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

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Danielle Tiedt

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Alan Abrahamson

Minda Santiago Garvens

Michael Millay

Molly Carter

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Joanna Rice

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

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Adriana Rizzo

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Tina Thornton

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Rose Smith

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Leslie Gittess

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Rosalyn Durant

Kerin Hempel

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

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Carmelita Jeter

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

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Kat Kirsch Alford

Katie Richman

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Katie Mundell

Val Ackerman

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

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Janey Marks

John Skipper

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

Natara Holloway

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

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Kevin Jackson

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Julie Foudy

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

Diane Cummins

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Julie McGlone

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

Donald McPherson

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

Dina Gerson

Mary Wittenberg

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

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Kay Moore

Sloane Stephens

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Michelle Kwan

Chris Talbott

Marie Purvis

Eric Johnson

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

Kerri Walsh

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Marcia Keegan

Elly Deutch

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Julie Juarez

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Tiana B. Holt

Jenna Mielnicki

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Alicia McConnell

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

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Lydia Craver

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Lauren Cheney

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Ambre Moton

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Dawn Scott

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Aimee Crawford

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Abby Wambach

Tonya Antonucci

Allison Leahy

Jessica Cassity

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Kate Johnson

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Marie Donoghue

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

Morgan Flatley

Heather Mitts

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Lauren Stevenson

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

Sarah Hirshland

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Gabrielle Reece

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Porter Littlepage

Christina King

Adam Deutsch

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Peg Moline

Jessica Long

Carrie Brzezinski

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Julie Moeller

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Sue Enquist

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Christine Plonsky

Linda Cohn

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Jane McManus

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Matthew Weeks

Judith Sweet

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

Joy Russo

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Alex Morgan

Kathleen Behrens

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

Circe Wallace

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Sue Rodin

Mary O'Connor

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

Michael Bayle

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Heather Scheer

Dr. Jill Brooks

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Maureen Lindsey

Michele Foley

Jackie MacMullan

Susanna Earnest

Tracey Black

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Sarah Spain

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

Jackie Stasi

Sara Frazier

Paul Hertel

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

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