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

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Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Minda Santiago Garvens

Kathleen Behrens

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

Alan Abrahamson

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

John Skipper

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

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Kevin Jackson

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Katie Mundell

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Marie Purvis

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Mary Wittenberg

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

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Jessica Cassity

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Lydia Craver

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Dina Gerson

Tonya Antonucci

Judith Sweet

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

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Maureen Lindsey

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Lauren Stevenson

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

Alex Morgan

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Jackie Stasi

Aimee Crawford

Linda Cohn

Kate Johnson

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Circe Wallace

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Porter Littlepage

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Michael Bayle

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Kay Moore

Paul Hertel

Joanna Rice

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

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Julie Foudy

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

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Abby Wambach

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Michele Foley

Adriana Rizzo

Sue Rodin

Julie Moeller

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Sara Frazier

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Ambre Moton

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Chris Talbott

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Tiana B. Holt

Susanna Earnest

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Jessica Long

Eric Johnson

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

Molly Carter

Julie McGlone

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

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Natara Holloway

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

Elly Deutch

Heather Scheer

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Michelle Kwan

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Val Ackerman

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

Rosalyn Durant

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Sloane Stephens

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Marie Donoghue

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

Matthew Weeks

Christine Plonsky

Dawn Scott

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Danielle Tiedt

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Heather Mitts

Carmelita Jeter

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

Jackie MacMullan

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Tracey Black

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Carrie Brzezinski

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Leslie Gittess

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Donald McPherson

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

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Jenna Mielnicki

Jane McManus

Sue Enquist

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Katie Richman

Kerri Walsh

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Michael Millay

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Morgan Flatley

Julie Juarez

Allison Leahy

Marcia Keegan

Alicia McConnell

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

Kat Kirsch Alford

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Kerin Hempel

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

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Diane Cummins

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Sarah Hirshland

Lauren Cheney

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Mary O'Connor

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

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Peg Moline

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Rose Smith

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Tina Thornton

Christina King

Joy Russo

Dr. Jill Brooks

Sarah Spain

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

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Adam Deutsch

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

Gabrielle Reece

Janey Marks

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

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