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

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Joanna Rice

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

Tina Thornton

Sarah Hirshland

Diane Cummins

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Marcia Keegan

Dawn Scott

Marie Donoghue

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

Julie Foudy

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

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Jessica Long

Kathleen Behrens

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

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Laurel Richie

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Porter Littlepage

Joy Russo

Tiana B. Holt

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Kay Moore

Dina Gerson

Abby Wambach

Matthew Weeks

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Judith Sweet

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

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Allison Leahy

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Molly Carter

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Tracey Black

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Michelle Kwan

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Christine Plonsky

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Val Ackerman

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

Leslie Gittess

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Katie Mundell

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Tonya Antonucci

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Circe Wallace

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Sloane Stephens

Alan Abrahamson

Sara Frazier

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Kerri Walsh

Alex Morgan

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Mary O'Connor

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

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Jessica Cassity

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Danielle Tiedt

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Maureen Lindsey

Carrie Brzezinski

Adam Deutsch

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

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Susanna Earnest

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Carmelita Jeter

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

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Elly Deutch

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Kerin Hempel

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

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Kate Johnson

Sarah Spain

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

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Peg Moline

Rose Smith

Rosalyn Durant

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Kevin Jackson

Janey Marks

Julie McGlone

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

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Kat Kirsch Alford

Lauren Stevenson

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

Mary Wittenberg

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

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Linda Cohn

Jenna Mielnicki

John Skipper

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

Minda Santiago Garvens

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Michael Millay

Jackie Stasi

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Donald McPherson

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

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Marie Purvis

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Ambre Moton

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Julie Juarez

Sue Rodin

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Adriana Rizzo

Michael Bayle

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Natara Holloway

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

Heather Mitts

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Jackie MacMullan

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Eric Johnson

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

Gabrielle Reece

Dr. Jill Brooks

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Jane McManus

Heather Scheer

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Michele Foley

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Julie Moeller

Christina King

Sue Enquist

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Morgan Flatley

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Alicia McConnell

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

Aimee Crawford

Paul Hertel

Lauren Cheney

Chris Talbott

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Katie Richman

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Lydia Craver

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