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

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Donald McPherson

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

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Chris Talbott

Judith Sweet

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

Sloane Stephens

Alex Morgan

Julie Juarez

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Maureen Lindsey

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Michele Foley

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Jenna Mielnicki

Aimee Crawford

Christine Plonsky

Mary Wittenberg

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

Dawn Scott

Lauren Cheney

Kathleen Behrens

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

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Sara Frazier

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Gabrielle Reece

Sarah Hirshland

Joy Russo

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Leslie Gittess

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Kat Kirsch Alford

Michael Millay

Matthew Weeks

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Morgan Flatley

Sue Enquist

Molly Carter

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Elly Deutch

Julie Foudy

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

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Sue Rodin

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Paul Hertel

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Lydia Craver

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Tonya Antonucci

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Katie Mundell

Circe Wallace

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Adam Deutsch

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

Danielle Tiedt

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Jessica Long

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

John Skipper

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

Marie Purvis

Marie Donoghue

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

Heather Scheer

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Alan Abrahamson

Adriana Rizzo

Kerin Hempel

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

Kevin Jackson

Julie McGlone

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

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Michael Bayle

Tina Thornton

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Dina Gerson

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Tracey Black

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Tiana B. Holt

Jane McManus

Porter Littlepage

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Allison Leahy

Carrie Brzezinski

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Abby Wambach

Katie Richman

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Ambre Moton

Kerri Walsh

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Mary O'Connor

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

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Michelle Kwan

Val Ackerman

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

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Minda Santiago Garvens

Joanna Rice

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

Dr. Jill Brooks

Kate Johnson

Carmelita Jeter

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

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Peg Moline

Alicia McConnell

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

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Marcia Keegan

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Diane Cummins

Rose Smith

Eric Johnson

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

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Rosalyn Durant

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Jackie Stasi

Linda Cohn

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Jessica Cassity

Julie Moeller

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Heather Mitts

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Lauren Stevenson

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

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Jackie MacMullan

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Susanna Earnest

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Christina King

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Natara Holloway

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

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Kay Moore

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Janey Marks

Sarah Spain

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

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