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

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Heather Scheer

Rosalyn Durant

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Mary Wittenberg

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

Dawn Scott

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Eric Johnson

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

Susanna Earnest

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Jackie MacMullan

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Sarah Spain

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

John Skipper

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

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Circe Wallace

Alicia McConnell

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

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Adriana Rizzo

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Paul Hertel

Carrie Brzezinski

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Aimee Crawford

Molly Carter

Julie Juarez

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Marie Donoghue

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

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Kat Kirsch Alford

Joy Russo

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Janey Marks

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Alex Morgan

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Kerin Hempel

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

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kerri Walsh

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Kate Johnson

Jenna Mielnicki

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Carmelita Jeter

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

Sarah Hirshland

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Sloane Stephens

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Donald McPherson

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

Dr. Jill Brooks

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Jessica Cassity

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Elly Deutch

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Christine Plonsky

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Lauren Cheney

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Lydia Craver

Michael Bayle

Val Ackerman

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

Marcia Keegan

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Joanna Rice

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

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Julie McGlone

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

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Katie Mundell

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Danielle Tiedt

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Allison Leahy

Julie Foudy

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

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Michael Millay

Matthew Weeks

Maureen Lindsey

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Peg Moline

Natara Holloway

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

Diane Cummins

Ambre Moton

Michele Foley

Lauren Stevenson

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

Minda Santiago Garvens

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Sue Rodin

Chris Talbott

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Jane McManus

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Jackie Stasi

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Porter Littlepage

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Alan Abrahamson

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Mary O'Connor

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

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Julie Moeller

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Kathleen Behrens

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

Marie Purvis

Michelle Kwan

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Morgan Flatley

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Sara Frazier

Katie Richman

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Tiana B. Holt

Linda Cohn

Leslie Gittess

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Tonya Antonucci

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Sue Enquist

Tracey Black

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Dina Gerson

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Christina King

Tina Thornton

Kevin Jackson

Rose Smith

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Kay Moore

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Gabrielle Reece

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Abby Wambach

Adam Deutsch

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

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Jessica Long

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Heather Mitts

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