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

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Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Julie McGlone

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

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Porter Littlepage

Kerin Hempel

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

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Tracey Black

Kate Johnson

Linda Cohn

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Hilary Shaev

Vice President, Marketing WNBA, NBA Development League

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Kat Kirsch Alford

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Rosalyn Durant

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Lauren Stevenson

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

Eric Johnson

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

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Sarah Spain

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

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Sara Frazier

Adam Deutsch

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

Jessica Cassity

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Joy Russo

Rose Smith

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Christine Plonsky

Jane McManus

Molly Carter

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Adriana Rizzo

Jessica Long

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Dr. Jill Brooks

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Marie Donoghue

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

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Chris Talbott

Dina Gerson

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Kay Moore

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Judith Sweet

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

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Abby Wambach

Circe Wallace

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Heather Scheer

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Joanna Rice

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

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Julie Juarez

Mary O'Connor

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

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Michael Bayle

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Sloane Stephens

Dawn Scott

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Tonya Antonucci

Jackie Stasi

Carrie Brzezinski

Allison Leahy

Janey Marks

Tiana B. Holt

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Donald McPherson

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

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Minda Santiago Garvens

Sue Rodin

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Christina King

Mary Wittenberg

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

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Lauren Cheney

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Jackie MacMullan

Morgan Flatley

Alan Abrahamson

Danielle Tiedt

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Peg Moline

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Katie Mundell

Marcia Keegan

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Heather Mitts

Natara Holloway

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

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

John Skipper

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

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Jenna Mielnicki

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Sarah Hirshland

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Lydia Craver

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Gabrielle Reece

Aimee Crawford

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Katie Richman

Michele Foley

Elly Deutch

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Michelle Kwan

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Julie Moeller

Kathleen Behrens

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

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Alex Morgan

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Susanna Earnest

Kevin Jackson

Michael Millay

Kerri Walsh

Paul Hertel

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Maureen Lindsey

Ambre Moton

Alicia McConnell

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

Matthew Weeks

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Leslie Gittess

Carmelita Jeter

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

Marie Purvis

Laurel Richie

Diane Cummins

Tina Thornton

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Val Ackerman

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

Sue Enquist

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Julie Foudy

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

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