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

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Val Ackerman

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

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Kevin Jackson

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Matthew Weeks

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Eric Johnson

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

Morgan Flatley

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Kerri Walsh

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Natara Holloway

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

Julie Juarez

Jane McManus

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Sara Frazier

Circe Wallace

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Minda Santiago Garvens

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Lauren Stevenson

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

Molly Carter

Alan Abrahamson

Lauren Cheney

Rose Smith

Lydia Craver

Elly Deutch

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

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

Adriana Rizzo

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Paul Hertel

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Julie Foudy

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

Jessica Cassity

Jenna Mielnicki

Tiana B. Holt

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Michael Millay

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Sue Rodin

Carmelita Jeter

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

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Katie Richman

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Alex Morgan

Mary Wittenberg

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

Sue Enquist

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Sarah Hirshland

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Heather Scheer

Tonya Antonucci

Ambre Moton

Sloane Stephens

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Gabrielle Reece

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Jessica Long

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Diane Cummins

Michele Foley

Abby Wambach

Michelle Kwan

Dawn Scott

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Jackie Stasi

Allison Leahy

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Christina King

Tracey Black

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Chris Talbott

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Sarah Spain

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

Kate Johnson

Porter Littlepage

Kerin Hempel

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

John Skipper

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

Jackie MacMullan

Dina Gerson

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Julie McGlone

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

Marcia Keegan

Adam Deutsch

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

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Janey Marks

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Heather Mitts

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Tina Thornton

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kay Moore

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Donald McPherson

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

Michael Bayle

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Christine Plonsky

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Judith Sweet

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

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Peg Moline

Rosalyn Durant

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Danielle Tiedt

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Susanna Earnest

Kat Kirsch Alford

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Carrie Brzezinski

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Katie Mundell

Linda Cohn

Joy Russo

Leslie Gittess

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Alicia McConnell

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

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Marie Purvis

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Joanna Rice

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

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Marie Donoghue

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

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Kathleen Behrens

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

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Julie Moeller

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Maureen Lindsey

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Aimee Crawford

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Dr. Jill Brooks

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

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