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

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Heather Mitts

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Morgan Flatley

Christine Plonsky

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Jenna Mielnicki

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Alan Abrahamson

Joanna Rice

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Michael Millay

Maureen Lindsey

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Heather Scheer

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Kevin Jackson

Donald McPherson

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

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Tonya Antonucci

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Kerin Hempel

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

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Mary O'Connor

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

Julie Juarez

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Sloane Stephens

Laurel Richie

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Sue Enquist

Jessica Long

Mary Wittenberg

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

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Elly Deutch

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Sue Rodin

Chris Talbott

Katie Richman

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Lydia Craver

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Julie Moeller

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Jane McManus

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Marie Purvis

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Tiana B. Holt

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Marie Donoghue

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

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Michele Foley

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Alex Morgan

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Rose Smith

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Linda Cohn

Rosalyn Durant

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Gabrielle Reece

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Circe Wallace

Sara Frazier

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Carrie Brzezinski

Matthew Weeks

Jackie MacMullan

Dawn Scott

Lauren Stevenson

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

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Paul Hertel

Tracey Black

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Katie Mundell

Julie Foudy

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

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Alicia McConnell

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

Michael Bayle

Joy Russo

Peg Moline

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Adriana Rizzo

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Abby Wambach

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Jackie Stasi

Marcia Keegan

John Skipper

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

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Lauren Cheney

Val Ackerman

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

Julie McGlone

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Minda Santiago Garvens

Kerri Walsh

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Leslie Gittess

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Dr. Jill Brooks

Susanna Earnest

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Janey Marks

Eric Johnson

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

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Danielle Tiedt

Kat Kirsch Alford

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Sarah Hirshland

Porter Littlepage

Dina Gerson

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Adam Deutsch

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

Kathleen Behrens

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

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Tina Thornton

Ambre Moton

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Allison Leahy

Natara Holloway

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

Carmelita Jeter

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

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Kay Moore

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Christina King

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Diane Cummins

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Aimee Crawford

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Michelle Kwan

Judith Sweet

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

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Molly Carter

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Kate Johnson

Jessica Cassity

Sarah Spain

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

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