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

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Michael Bayle

Tracey Black

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Michael Millay

Donald McPherson

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

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Natara Holloway

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

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Joy Russo

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Rosalyn Durant

John Skipper

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

Kerri Walsh

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Kathleen Behrens

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

Julie McGlone

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

Sara Frazier

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Katie Richman

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Diane Cummins

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Carmelita Jeter

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Michelle Kwan

Jackie Stasi

Marie Purvis

Marie Donoghue

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

Joanna Rice

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

Porter Littlepage

Alicia McConnell

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

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Tiana B. Holt

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Sarah Hirshland

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Maureen Lindsey

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Mary Wittenberg

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

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Minda Santiago Garvens

Julie Juarez

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Allison Leahy

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Christine Plonsky

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Matthew Weeks

Elly Deutch

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Peg Moline

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Dawn Scott

Circe Wallace

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Danielle Tiedt

Janey Marks

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Jackie MacMullan

Gabrielle Reece

Jane McManus

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Sloane Stephens

Jessica Long

Julie Foudy

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

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Molly Carter

Kerin Hempel

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

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Eric Johnson

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

Kat Kirsch Alford

Kevin Jackson

Mary O'Connor

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

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Paul Hertel

Abby Wambach

Jenna Mielnicki

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Aimee Crawford

Julie Moeller

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Marcia Keegan

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Sarah Spain

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

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Adam Deutsch

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

Michele Foley

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Christina King

Carrie Brzezinski

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Lauren Stevenson

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

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Linda Cohn

Dr. Jill Brooks

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Ambre Moton

Adriana Rizzo

Alex Morgan

Dina Gerson

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Sue Enquist

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Judith Sweet

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

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Kay Moore

Sue Rodin

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Chris Talbott

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Val Ackerman

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

Jessica Cassity

Leslie Gittess

Lauren Cheney

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Katie Mundell

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Lydia Craver

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Heather Scheer

Tonya Antonucci

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Morgan Flatley

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Kate Johnson

Rose Smith

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Alan Abrahamson

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Heather Mitts

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Susanna Earnest

Tina Thornton

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

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