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

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Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Jane McManus

Sue Rodin

Katie Richman

Porter Littlepage

Dina Gerson

Mary Wittenberg

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

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Alan Abrahamson

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Kevin Jackson

Rose Smith

Sarah Hirshland

Gabrielle Reece

Kathleen Behrens

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

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Julie Juarez

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Tonya Antonucci

Abby Wambach

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Natara Holloway

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

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Morgan Flatley

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Peg Moline

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Joanna Rice

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

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Paul Hertel

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Lauren Stevenson

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

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Tracey Black

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Christine Plonsky

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Circe Wallace

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Matthew Weeks

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Sloane Stephens

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Joy Russo

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Val Ackerman

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

Alex Morgan

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Ambre Moton

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Allison Leahy

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Elly Deutch

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Jessica Cassity

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Judith Sweet

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

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Jackie Stasi

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Marie Donoghue

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

Julie McGlone

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

Aimee Crawford

Michael Bayle

Janey Marks

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Adriana Rizzo

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Marcia Keegan

Rosalyn Durant

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Carrie Brzezinski

Alicia McConnell

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

Sarah Spain

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

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

John Skipper

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

Tiana B. Holt

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Heather Mitts

Danielle Tiedt

Heather Scheer

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Michelle Kwan

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Dawn Scott

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Susanna Earnest

Maureen Lindsey

Sue Enquist

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Dr. Jill Brooks

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Jessica Long

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Sara Frazier

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Julie Moeller

Tina Thornton

Diane Cummins

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Julie Foudy

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

Jenna Mielnicki

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Jackie MacMullan

Adam Deutsch

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

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Kerin Hempel

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

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Leslie Gittess

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Katie Mundell

Chris Talbott

Christina King

Minda Santiago Garvens

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Lauren Cheney

Kerri Walsh

Mary O'Connor

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

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Kate Johnson

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Michael Millay

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Marie Purvis

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Hilary Shaev

Vice President, Marketing WNBA, NBA Development League

Kay Moore

Lydia Craver

Kat Kirsch Alford

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Molly Carter

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Linda Cohn

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Laurel Richie

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Eric Johnson

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

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Carmelita Jeter

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

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Donald McPherson

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

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Michele Foley

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