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

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Tracey Black

Elly Deutch

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Adam Deutsch

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

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Matthew Weeks

Gabrielle Reece

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Jessica Long

Heather Mitts

Eric Johnson

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

Jackie MacMullan

Laurel Richie

Allison Leahy

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Circe Wallace

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Carmelita Jeter

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

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Sarah Spain

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

Sarah Hirshland

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Michael Bayle

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Julie McGlone

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

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Sue Enquist

Katie Mundell

Kay Moore

Kate Johnson

Julie Juarez

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Kathleen Behrens

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

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

John Skipper

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

Marie Purvis

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Lauren Cheney

Abby Wambach

Tina Thornton

Leslie Gittess

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Joanna Rice

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

Adriana Rizzo

Natara Holloway

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Jessica Cassity

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Ambre Moton

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Lauren Stevenson

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

Tonya Antonucci

Joy Russo

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Katie Richman

Christine Plonsky

Marcia Keegan

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Dina Gerson

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Porter Littlepage

Kat Kirsch Alford

Dawn Scott

Kerri Walsh

Marie Donoghue

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

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Molly Carter

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Michele Foley

Mary Wittenberg

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

Mary O'Connor

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

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Chris Talbott

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Jenna Mielnicki

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Diane Cummins

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Rosalyn Durant

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Janey Marks

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Alex Morgan

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Judith Sweet

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

Danielle Tiedt

Rose Smith

Lydia Craver

Aimee Crawford

Jackie Stasi

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Val Ackerman

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

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Heather Scheer

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Jane McManus

Paul Hertel

Alicia McConnell

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

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Michelle Kwan

Tiana B. Holt

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Michael Millay

Morgan Flatley

Alan Abrahamson

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Linda Cohn

Peg Moline

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Maureen Lindsey

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Dr. Jill Brooks

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Minda Santiago Garvens

Christina King

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Donald McPherson

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

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Sara Frazier

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Julie Moeller

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Carrie Brzezinski

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Susanna Earnest

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Julie Foudy

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

Sloane Stephens

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Kerin Hempel

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

Sue Rodin

Kevin Jackson

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

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