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

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Val Ackerman

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

Kate Johnson

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Peg Moline

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Tracey Black

Christine Plonsky

Chris Talbott

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Tina Thornton

Linda Cohn

Joanna Rice

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

Paul Hertel

Sue Enquist

Michele Foley

Marie Purvis

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Alicia McConnell

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

Kay Moore

Kerri Walsh

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Dina Gerson

Alan Abrahamson

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Maureen Lindsey

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Jane McManus

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Jackie MacMullan

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Matthew Weeks

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Circe Wallace

Allison Leahy

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Marie Donoghue

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

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Michael Bayle

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Rose Smith

Michelle Kwan

Lauren Cheney

Jenna Mielnicki

Kat Kirsch Alford

Sue Rodin

Adriana Rizzo

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Katie Mundell

Tiana B. Holt

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Adam Deutsch

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

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Dr. Jill Brooks

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Julie McGlone

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

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Sara Frazier

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Kevin Jackson

Sarah Hirshland

Tonya Antonucci

Rosalyn Durant

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Marcia Keegan

Julie Juarez

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Danielle Tiedt

Molly Carter

Christina King

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Dawn Scott

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Heather Mitts

Katie Richman

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Susanna Earnest

Eric Johnson

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

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Julie Foudy

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

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Jessica Cassity

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Sloane Stephens

Michael Millay

Janey Marks

Porter Littlepage

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Abby Wambach

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Jessica Long

Kathleen Behrens

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

Jackie Stasi

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Alex Morgan

Carmelita Jeter

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

Joy Russo

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Lauren Stevenson

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

Natara Holloway

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

Mary O'Connor

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

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Sarah Spain

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

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Kerin Hempel

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

Carrie Brzezinski

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Mary Wittenberg

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

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Donald McPherson

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

John Skipper

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

Minda Santiago Garvens

Diane Cummins

Gabrielle Reece

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Morgan Flatley

Aimee Crawford

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Heather Scheer

Ambre Moton

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Elly Deutch

Leslie Gittess

Lydia Craver

Julie Moeller

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

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