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

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Elly Deutch

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Marie Purvis

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Danielle Tiedt

Sloane Stephens

Adriana Rizzo

Chris Talbott

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Michele Foley

Molly Carter

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Katie Richman

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Porter Littlepage

Gabrielle Reece

Julie McGlone

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

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Heather Scheer

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Kat Kirsch Alford

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Kevin Jackson

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

John Skipper

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

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Linda Cohn

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Jackie MacMullan

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Val Ackerman

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

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Minda Santiago Garvens

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Abby Wambach

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Kerin Hempel

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

Eric Johnson

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

Paul Hertel

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Katie Mundell

Rose Smith

Maureen Lindsey

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Morgan Flatley

Kerri Walsh

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Sarah Hirshland

Leslie Gittess

Alicia McConnell

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

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Joy Russo

Dina Gerson

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Natara Holloway

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

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Diane Cummins

Joanna Rice

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

Mary O'Connor

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

Lydia Craver

Dr. Jill Brooks

Tina Thornton

Donald McPherson

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

Sarah Spain

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

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Carrie Brzezinski

Tracey Black

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Sue Rodin

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Julie Moeller

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Lauren Stevenson

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

Kate Johnson

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Alan Abrahamson

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Marie Donoghue

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

Kathleen Behrens

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

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Tiana B. Holt

Jackie Stasi

Jane McManus

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Circe Wallace

Peg Moline

Michael Millay

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Christina King

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Michelle Kwan

Marcia Keegan

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Matthew Weeks

Lauren Cheney

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Jessica Long

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Mary Wittenberg

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

Sue Enquist

Sara Frazier

Jenna Mielnicki

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Jessica Cassity

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Alex Morgan

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Michael Bayle

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Kay Moore

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Adam Deutsch

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

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Heather Mitts

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Janey Marks

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Allison Leahy

Rosalyn Durant

Susanna Earnest

Aimee Crawford

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Tonya Antonucci

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Dawn Scott

Julie Juarez

Carmelita Jeter

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

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Julie Foudy

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

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Ambre Moton

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Christine Plonsky

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

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