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

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Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Joanna Rice

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

Rose Smith

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Leslie Gittess

Jessica Cassity

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Jenna Mielnicki

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Dina Gerson

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Gabrielle Reece

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Joy Russo

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Carrie Brzezinski

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Michael Bayle

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Marie Purvis

Michael Millay

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Adriana Rizzo

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Alex Morgan

Heather Scheer

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Elly Deutch

Natara Holloway

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

Alicia McConnell

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

Val Ackerman

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

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Marie Donoghue

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

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Donald McPherson

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

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Jane McManus

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Kat Kirsch Alford

Peg Moline

Paul Hertel

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Kay Moore

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Alan Abrahamson

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Ambre Moton

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Chris Talbott

Minda Santiago Garvens

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Katie Richman

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Marcia Keegan

Julie Moeller

Porter Littlepage

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Tonya Antonucci

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Kathleen Behrens

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

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Kerin Hempel

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Eric Johnson

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

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kerri Walsh

Julie Juarez

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Sue Rodin

Christine Plonsky

Sue Enquist

Mary O'Connor

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

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Allison Leahy

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Tiana B. Holt

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Abby Wambach

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Michelle Kwan

Julie McGlone

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

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Susanna Earnest

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Linda Cohn

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Molly Carter

Judith Sweet

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

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Circe Wallace

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Jackie MacMullan

Kate Johnson

Julie Foudy

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

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Sarah Hirshland

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Adam Deutsch

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

Rosalyn Durant

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Heather Mitts

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Dr. Jill Brooks

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Danielle Tiedt

Lauren Cheney

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Christina King

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

John Skipper

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

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Diane Cummins

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Jessica Long

Lydia Craver

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Carmelita Jeter

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

Jackie Stasi

Mary Wittenberg

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

Sara Frazier

Sloane Stephens

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Sarah Spain

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

Tina Thornton

Matthew Weeks

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Dawn Scott

Tracey Black

Lauren Stevenson

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

Morgan Flatley

Aimee Crawford

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Kevin Jackson

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Maureen Lindsey

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Katie Mundell

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Michele Foley

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Janey Marks

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