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

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Heather Scheer

Katie Richman

Julie Foudy

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

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Jane McManus

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Jessica Long

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Abby Wambach

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Carmelita Jeter

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

Morgan Flatley

Mary O'Connor

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

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Marie Purvis

Sloane Stephens

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Rosalyn Durant

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Jessica Cassity

Alicia McConnell

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

Marcia Keegan

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Julie McGlone

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

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Tina Thornton

Porter Littlepage

Sue Enquist

Marie Donoghue

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

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Diane Cummins

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Aimee Crawford

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Chris Talbott

Eric Johnson

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

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Kate Johnson

Val Ackerman

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

Kat Kirsch Alford

Jenna Mielnicki

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Sarah Spain

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

Gabrielle Reece

Christina King

Kerin Hempel

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

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Julie Moeller

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Sue Rodin

Adam Deutsch

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

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Janey Marks

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Lauren Stevenson

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

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Katie Mundell

Leslie Gittess

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Circe Wallace

Tonya Antonucci

Susanna Earnest

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Michele Foley

Mary Wittenberg

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

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Linda Cohn

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Dawn Scott

Elly Deutch

Maureen Lindsey

Tiana B. Holt

Donald McPherson

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

Christine Plonsky

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Adriana Rizzo

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Alex Morgan

John Skipper

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

Michelle Kwan

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Heather Mitts

Kevin Jackson

Michael Millay

Julie Juarez

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Molly Carter

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Jackie MacMullan

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Kay Moore

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Jackie Stasi

Michael Bayle

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Carrie Brzezinski

Kathleen Behrens

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

Allison Leahy

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Dina Gerson

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Sara Frazier

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Lydia Craver

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Matthew Weeks

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Lauren Cheney

Joanna Rice

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

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Natara Holloway

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

Tracey Black

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Judith Sweet

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

Peg Moline

Alan Abrahamson

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Paul Hertel

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Danielle Tiedt

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Dr. Jill Brooks

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Sarah Hirshland

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Kerri Walsh

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Joy Russo

Rose Smith

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Ambre Moton

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Minda Santiago Garvens

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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