Schedule
Welcome Reception hosted by Cleveland Clinic
Location: Infinity Rooftop Bar
The Welcome Reception will serve as the first shared moment for the Summit. It will set the tone for the event and create space for informal connection before the working sessions begin.
Morning Yoga
Padel
Location: Hotel Padel Courts
Breakfast and Reset
Location: MED Restaurant
Research Agendas and Infrastructure
Location: Tapies Rooms
This working session will examine how leagues, player associations, teams, and research organizations are developing, funding, and delivering athlete health and performance research, and how findings can be translated into better services, standards, and support.
Lunch
Location: MED Restaurant
Biomechanics, Human Movement, and Return to Performance
Location: Tapies Rooms
This working session will examine the NBA and NBPA biomechanics program, how movement data is being used across clinical and elite performance settings, and what is needed to make assessments, reporting, and follow-up more useful and actionable for athletes.
Break, Recovery, and Free Time
Golf Outing
Location: Chapparal Golf Club
Morning Yoga
Padel
Location: Hotel Padel Courts
Breakfast and Reset
Location: MED Restaurant
What the Union Is Hearing About Athlete Health and Performance
Location: Tapies Rooms
This working session will examine the emerging testing, treatment, and technology questions reaching the Union, including GLP-1s, peptides, blood biomarkers, recovery tools, and athlete health services, with a focus on responsible oversight, education, and decision making.
Lunch
Location: MED Restaurant
Athlete Health Infrastructure, Staffing Models, and Offseason Support
Location: Tapies Rooms
This working session will examine how medical and high-performance teams should be structured and coordinated across the full calendar year, including the roles of team staff, personal practitioners, nutrition professionals, facilities, and offseason support networks.
Summit Synthesis and Close
Location: Tapies Rooms
A short closeout focused on key themes, practical takeaways, and what comes next.
Closing Reception
Location: The Embassy
A relaxed, relationship driven close to the Summit, designed to create space for meaningful connection across the high performance community.