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

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Linda Cohn

Sarah Hirshland

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Kate Johnson

Kevin Jackson

Gabrielle Reece

Michael Bayle

Jackie MacMullan

Diane Cummins

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Jessica Cassity

Heather Mitts

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Circe Wallace

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Sarah Spain

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

John Skipper

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

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Janey Marks

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Kat Kirsch Alford

Donald McPherson

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

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Allison Leahy

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Julie Juarez

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Sloane Stephens

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Val Ackerman

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Carrie Brzezinski

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Tonya Antonucci

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Joy Russo

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Jessica Long

Julie Moeller

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Mary Wittenberg

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

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Alex Morgan

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Maureen Lindsey

Leslie Gittess

Aimee Crawford

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Rosalyn Durant

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Lauren Stevenson

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

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Elly Deutch

Chris Talbott

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Laurel Richie

Michele Foley

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Marie Donoghue

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

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Sue Enquist

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Lauren Cheney

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Heather Scheer

Alicia McConnell

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

Porter Littlepage

Julie Foudy

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

Susanna Earnest

Marie Purvis

Kerin Hempel

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

Danielle Tiedt

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Sara Frazier

Paul Hertel

Eric Johnson

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

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Rose Smith

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Morgan Flatley

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Julie McGlone

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

Judith Sweet

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

Jane McManus

Sue Rodin

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Hilary Shaev

Vice President, Marketing WNBA, NBA Development League

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Jenna Mielnicki

Natara Holloway

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

Tiana B. Holt

Kathleen Behrens

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

Matthew Weeks

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Tina Thornton

Michael Millay

Abby Wambach

Dina Gerson

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Christina King

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Adriana Rizzo

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Kay Moore

Adam Deutsch

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

Minda Santiago Garvens

Mary O'Connor

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

Lydia Craver

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Alan Abrahamson

Katie Mundell

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Katie Richman

Michelle Kwan

Marcia Keegan

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Jackie Stasi

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Molly Carter

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Carmelita Jeter

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

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Dawn Scott

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Joanna Rice

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

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Kerri Walsh

Tracey Black

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Ambre Moton

Dr. Jill Brooks

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Peg Moline

Christine Plonsky

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