LABS is the premier gathering for the adapted sport community, bringing together leaders, innovators, researchers, and practitioners. Attendees gain immediate value through new professional relationships, actionable tools, and fresh industry insights.

Save the Date: October 21 & 22, 2026

LABS convenes influential sport leaders with lived disability experience to drive credible, authentic conversations as the sought-after platform driving meaningful change.

• LABS is the space for bold sessions and candid conversations that advance adapted sport in business and amplify the Movement’s impact and spark change.

• LABS is positioned at the intersection of reputation, and relevance and revenue in adapted sport

• LABS delivers concrete, data-driven frameworks that position disability inclusion as a catalyst shaping the future of modern sport.

Akilah Carter-Francique, Dean, School of Education, Health, and Human Services, Benedict College

Ann Cody, PLY, Global Sports Leader

Anna Johannes, PLY, Founder, On the One Hand Consulting

Cole McKeel, VP of Partnerships, Huddle Up Group

Mary Hodge, High Performance Manager, USA Para Powerlifting

Mike Mushett, CEO, Turnstone

Rebecca Bressler, Program Specialist, Special Olympics New York

Rory Cooper, PhD, PLY, National Medal Laureate and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at University of Pittsburgh

Toby Wong, Board Director, Global Consumer Marketer

Victor Calise, PLY, Director, Global Accessibility Center of Excellence at Walmart

It’s Not inspiration. It’s Not awareness.
It’s where disability, sport and business collide.

The conversations are real (and sometimes uncomfortable)

LABS was built to challenge the sport ecosystem

Expect candor and perspectives you won’t hear anywhere else

It’s built by people with lived experience

Speakers and contributors bring credibility, not just credentials.

Who Should Attend LABS?

The ones leading sport. The ones changing it. The ones building what’s next.

USOPC and NGB leadership • Professional league and collegiate sport leadership • Venues, Facilities and DMOs • Disability and Adapted Sport Leaders • Media and Storytellers • Thought Leaders and Researchers • Brands Marketers, Innovators