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

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Allison Leahy

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Sue Enquist

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Dr. Jill Brooks

Donald McPherson

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

Val Ackerman

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

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Tonya Antonucci

Sue Rodin

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Dawn Scott

Maureen Lindsey

Julie McGlone

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

Ambre Moton

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Joanna Rice

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

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Christine Plonsky

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Leslie Gittess

Jenna Mielnicki

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Sarah Spain

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

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Chris Talbott

Kat Kirsch Alford

Molly Carter

Katie Mundell

Mary Wittenberg

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Christina King

Marcia Keegan

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Jackie Stasi

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Marie Purvis

Adriana Rizzo

Eric Johnson

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

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Abby Wambach

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Janey Marks

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Laurel Richie

Diane Cummins

Mary O'Connor

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

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Julie Foudy

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

Heather Scheer

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Michael Bayle

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Lydia Craver

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Jane McManus

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Michael Millay

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Tiana B. Holt

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Natara Holloway

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

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Kate Johnson

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Alan Abrahamson

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Michele Foley

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Julie Moeller

Susanna Earnest

Aimee Crawford

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Marie Donoghue

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

John Skipper

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

Jessica Long

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Sarah Hirshland

Linda Cohn

Danielle Tiedt

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Alicia McConnell

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

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Donna Carpenter

President, Burton Snowboards

Heather Mitts

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Tracey Black

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Jackie MacMullan

Jessica Cassity

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Kerin Hempel

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

Sloane Stephens

Rosalyn Durant

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Adam Deutsch

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

Hilary Shaev

Vice President, Marketing WNBA, NBA Development League

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Carmelita Jeter

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

Rose Smith

Julie Juarez

Kerri Walsh

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Morgan Flatley

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Carrie Brzezinski

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Matthew Weeks

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Peg Moline

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Paul Hertel

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Porter Littlepage

Alex Morgan

Katie Richman

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kathleen Behrens

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

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Tina Thornton

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Lauren Stevenson

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

Kay Moore

Joy Russo

Judith Sweet

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

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Sara Frazier

Minda Santiago Garvens

Circe Wallace

Dina Gerson

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Lauren Cheney

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Gabrielle Reece

Kevin Jackson

Elly Deutch

Michelle Kwan

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