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

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Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Danielle Tiedt

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Val Ackerman

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

Kerin Hempel

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

Morgan Flatley

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Donald McPherson

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

Adriana Rizzo

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Lauren Cheney

Tracey Black

Circe Wallace

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Julie Juarez

Mary O'Connor

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

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Abby Wambach

Jackie MacMullan

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Julie Foudy

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

Ambre Moton

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Sara Frazier

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Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Linda Cohn

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Tonya Antonucci

Alan Abrahamson

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Natara Holloway

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

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Katie Richman

Gabrielle Reece

Julie Moeller

Michael Millay

Kat Kirsch Alford

Sloane Stephens

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Matthew Weeks

Michele Foley

Sarah Spain

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

Jessica Cassity

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Allison Leahy

Kate Johnson

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Marie Donoghue

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

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Julie McGlone

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

Christine Plonsky

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Dawn Scott

Susanna Earnest

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Christina King

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Jackie Stasi

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Sue Rodin

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Heather Mitts

Judith Sweet

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

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Joy Russo

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Carmelita Jeter

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

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Jessica Long

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Jane McManus

Kay Moore

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Alicia McConnell

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

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Aimee Crawford

Michael Bayle

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Diane Cummins

Porter Littlepage

Marcia Keegan

Molly Carter

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Tiana B. Holt

Maureen Lindsey

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Kerri Walsh

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Kathleen Behrens

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

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Sarah Hirshland

Paul Hertel

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

John Skipper

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

Joanna Rice

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

Leslie Gittess

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Katie Mundell

Elly Deutch

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Tina Thornton

Peg Moline

Heather Scheer

Chris Talbott

Janey Marks

Jenna Mielnicki

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Sue Enquist

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Lauren Stevenson

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

Adam Deutsch

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

Rosalyn Durant

Eric Johnson

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

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Rose Smith

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Minda Santiago Garvens

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Michelle Kwan

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Dr. Jill Brooks

Kevin Jackson

Carrie Brzezinski

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Alex Morgan

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Dina Gerson

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Marie Purvis

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Mary Wittenberg

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

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Lydia Craver

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