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

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Rose Smith

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Jane McManus

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Sue Enquist

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Linda Cohn

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Alan Abrahamson

Carrie Brzezinski

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Christina King

Julie Foudy

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

Minda Santiago Garvens

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Lauren Stevenson

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

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Kerri Walsh

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Marie Purvis

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Dina Gerson

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Val Ackerman

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

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Elly Deutch

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Matthew Weeks

Michael Bayle

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Tracey Black

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Marcia Keegan

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

John Skipper

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

Morgan Flatley

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Donald McPherson

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

Kat Kirsch Alford

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Sarah Spain

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Eric Johnson

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

Christine Plonsky

Katie Richman

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Aimee Crawford

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Sue Rodin

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Joy Russo

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Rosalyn Durant

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Peg Moline

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Ambre Moton

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Jackie MacMullan

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Chris Talbott

Natara Holloway

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

Julie Juarez

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Carmelita Jeter

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

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Adriana Rizzo

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Dawn Scott

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Kate Johnson

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Sara Frazier

Jenna Mielnicki

Leslie Gittess

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Jessica Cassity

Kathleen Behrens

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Alicia McConnell

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

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Allison Leahy

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Kay Moore

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Jessica Long

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Tiana B. Holt

Mary Wittenberg

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

Lydia Craver

Danielle Tiedt

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Katie Mundell

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Diane Cummins

Tina Thornton

Heather Mitts

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Circe Wallace

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Julie McGlone

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

Lauren Cheney

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Sloane Stephens

Mary O'Connor

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

Susanna Earnest

Joanna Rice

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

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Marie Donoghue

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

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Abby Wambach

Michael Millay

Dr. Jill Brooks

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Julie Moeller

Michelle Kwan

Paul Hertel

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Jackie Stasi

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Michele Foley

Kevin Jackson

Tonya Antonucci

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Gabrielle Reece

Kerin Hempel

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

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Alex Morgan

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Maureen Lindsey

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Adam Deutsch

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

Sarah Hirshland

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Janey Marks

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Heather Scheer

Molly Carter

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Porter Littlepage

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

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