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

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Carmelita Jeter

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

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Ambre Moton

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Donna Carpenter

President, Burton Snowboards

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Linda Cohn

Dina Gerson

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Circe Wallace

Kerri Walsh

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Porter Littlepage

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Jessica Cassity

Danielle Tiedt

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Carrie Brzezinski

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Sara Frazier

Elly Deutch

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Sarah Spain

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

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Adriana Rizzo

Chris Talbott

Michele Foley

Julie Foudy

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

Adam Deutsch

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

Judith Sweet

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

Dawn Scott

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Donald McPherson

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

Alicia McConnell

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

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Lauren Cheney

Kat Kirsch Alford

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Kathleen Behrens

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

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Peg Moline

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Marcia Keegan

Abby Wambach

Gabrielle Reece

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Sarah Hirshland

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Hilary Shaev

Vice President, Marketing WNBA, NBA Development League

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Paul Hertel

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Diane Cummins

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Heather Mitts

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Katie Richman

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Marie Purvis

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Mary O'Connor

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

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Alex Morgan

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Dr. Jill Brooks

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Tonya Antonucci

Jenna Mielnicki

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Rosalyn Durant

Michael Bayle

John Skipper

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

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Maureen Lindsey

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Jackie Stasi

Julie McGlone

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

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Sue Enquist

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Julie Moeller

Joanna Rice

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

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Aimee Crawford

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Molly Carter

Michael Millay

Morgan Flatley

Susanna Earnest

Jane McManus

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Joy Russo

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Eric Johnson

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

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Jackie MacMullan

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Tracey Black

Michelle Kwan

Sue Rodin

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Jessica Long

Sloane Stephens

Christina King

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Kevin Jackson

Christine Plonsky

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Alan Abrahamson

Tina Thornton

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Allison Leahy

Minda Santiago Garvens

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Lydia Craver

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Heather Scheer

Julie Juarez

Janey Marks

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Leslie Gittess

Kerin Hempel

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

Mary Wittenberg

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

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Marie Donoghue

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

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Tiana B. Holt

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Val Ackerman

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

Laurel Richie

Katie Mundell

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Matthew Weeks

Lauren Stevenson

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

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Rose Smith

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Kay Moore

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Kate Johnson

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Natara Holloway

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

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