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

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Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Sara Frazier

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Sarah Hirshland

Sloane Stephens

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Circe Wallace

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Heather Scheer

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Mary O'Connor

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

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Elly Deutch

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Lauren Cheney

Linda Cohn

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Janey Marks

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Dr. Jill Brooks

Michelle Kwan

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Christina King

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Marie Donoghue

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

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Maureen Lindsey

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Sarah Spain

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

Kay Moore

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Rosalyn Durant

Julie McGlone

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

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Heather Mitts

Sue Rodin

Alicia McConnell

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

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Lydia Craver

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Julie Juarez

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Carmelita Jeter

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

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Val Ackerman

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

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Joy Russo

Sue Enquist

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Julie Moeller

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Leslie Gittess

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Adriana Rizzo

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Abby Wambach

Allison Leahy

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Julie Foudy

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

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Jackie MacMullan

Jenna Mielnicki

Tracey Black

Alan Abrahamson

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Chris Talbott

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Joanna Rice

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

Kevin Jackson

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Adam Deutsch

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

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Mary Wittenberg

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

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Jessica Cassity

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Minda Santiago Garvens

Tiana B. Holt

Michele Foley

Katie Richman

Kate Johnson

Donald McPherson

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

Dawn Scott

Michael Bayle

Judith Sweet

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

Morgan Flatley

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Peg Moline

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Lauren Stevenson

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

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Marcia Keegan

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Kathleen Behrens

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

Kat Kirsch Alford

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Katie Mundell

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Matthew Weeks

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Tina Thornton

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Christine Plonsky

Tonya Antonucci

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Alex Morgan

Molly Carter

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Jane McManus

Michael Millay

Jackie Stasi

Marie Purvis

Gabrielle Reece

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Danielle Tiedt

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Jessica Long

Diane Cummins

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Carrie Brzezinski

Kerin Hempel

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

John Skipper

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

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Dina Gerson

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Kerri Walsh

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Rose Smith

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Ambre Moton

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Aimee Crawford

Porter Littlepage

Paul Hertel

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Susanna Earnest

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Natara Holloway

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

Eric Johnson

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

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

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