October 9-11, 2013 | St. Regist Monarch Beach | Dana Point, California

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Lauren Cheney

Peg Moline

Aimee Crawford

Sheryl Swoopes

Six time WNBA All Star and Three Time Defensive Player of the Year

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Carmelita Jeter

THREE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST TRACK & FIELD WORLD CHAMPION FASTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Lauren Stevenson

Senior Director of National Accounts, Disney and ESPN Media Networks.

Kerri Walsh

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Heather Mitts

Michael Millay

Tina Thornton

Sarah Spain

Columnist, espnW SportsCenter Anchor, Chicago's ESPN 1000 Reporter, ESPNChicago.com

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Michael Bayle

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Christine Plonsky

Linda Cohn

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Minda Santiago Garvens

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Marie Purvis

Dawn Scott

Eric Johnson

Executive Vice President, Multimedia Sales for ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales

Val Ackerman

Former President, WNBA U.S. Representative, International Basketball Federation

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Danielle Tiedt

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Donald McPherson

Activist, Educator, Feminist, Entrepreneur College Football Hall of Famer

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Sue Enquist

Julie McGlone

Coordinating Producer for the Creative Content Unit in ESPN's Production Department

Jackie Stasi

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Jackie MacMullan

Alicia McConnell

Director of Training Sites and Community Partnerships for the United States Olympic Committee

Porter Littlepage

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Sue Rodin

Sarah Hirshland

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Tiana B. Holt

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Jessica Long

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Michele Foley

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

John Skipper

President, ESPN, Inc. Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Kerin Hempel

Leads the Strategy & Planning department at New York Road Runners (NYRR)

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Lydia Craver

Mary O'Connor

Vice President of Olympic Marketing and Global Platforms for Omnicom’s The Marketing Arm (TMA)

Kay Moore

Dr. Jill Brooks

Jessica Cassity

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Dina Gerson

Katie Mundell

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Christina King

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Rose Smith

Alex Morgan

Carrie Brzezinski

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Circe Wallace

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Elly Deutch

Heather Scheer

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Kevin Jackson

Adriana Rizzo

Jenna Mielnicki

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Julie Juarez

Joy Russo

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Laurel Richie

Kat Kirsch Alford

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Kate Johnson

Maureen Lindsey

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Adam Deutsch

Sr. Director of Product Development for Global X Games, ESPN

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Allison Leahy

Chris Talbott

Judith Sweet

Co-Director, Alliance of Women Coaches NCAA Senior Vice President, Retired UC San Diego, Director of Athletics Emerita

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Sara Frazier

Jane McManus

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Diane Cummins

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Janey Marks

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Tonya Antonucci

Leslie Gittess

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Julie Moeller

Gabrielle Reece

Morgan Flatley

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Tracey Black

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Marie Donoghue

Sr VP Global Strategy, Business Development and Business Affairs, ESPN

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Alan Abrahamson

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Ambre Moton

Abby Wambach

Dr. Henry Friedman

Co-Director, Collegiate Athlete Premedical Experience (CAPE) Deputy Director, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Mary Wittenberg

NYRR President and CEO Race Director of the ING New York City Marathon

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Joanna Rice

Director of Finance & Strategy for ESPN Publishing, Licensing & espnW

Kathleen Behrens

Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs National Basketball Association

Michelle Kwan

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Sloane Stephens

Katie Richman

Susanna Earnest

Molly Carter

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Natara Holloway

Vice President of Retail Development in the Consumer Products department of the NFL

Marcia Keegan

Rosalyn Durant

Paul Hertel

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Julie Foudy

Founder, Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, Television Analyst and Reporter for ABC/ESPN

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Matthew Weeks

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