PORTLAND, OREGON
August 5th - 7th, 2026
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August 5th, 2026 | KEEN Garage HQ
"WHEN THE WEIGHT IS HEAVY"
Greg Oden and Tom Nash share a powerful conversation about carrying the burdens no one sees, navigating adversity, identity, and expectations, and discovering how resilience, purpose, and human connection can help us move forward when life feels its heaviest.Â
If the world were ending tomorrow, and you could have one Last Meal, what would it be?
That question is the starting the point for Last Meal – an Immersiive live experience created by Tom Nash that uses food as a doorway into deeper conversation. Part interview, part audience Q&A, and part shared
and part shared meal, Last Meal explores the stories, beliefs, regrets, lessons, and life-defining moments that shape who we are.
In this special edition, Tom sits down with former No. 1 overall pick and NBA standout Greg Oden for an honest conversation about pressure, identity, setbacks, and rebuilding when life takes an unexpected turn.
August 6th, 2026 | Viking Pavilion
The DNA Behind Winning Teams
Behind every dynasty, every breakthrough brand, every high-performing organization, and every enduring culture is a shared DNA. A combination of people, purpose, leadership, trust, accountability, and belief that creates something greater than the sum of its parts.
Whether you’re building a professional sports franchise, a global brand, a startup, or a community, the challenge is the same: How do you create an environment where people perform at their highest level together?
In a world where the lines between functions continue to blur, success is no longer driven by individual departments operating in silos. The organizations that win are the ones that align across people, culture, brand, leadership, and performance.
In this Opening Keynote, we’ll explore the DNA behind winning teams through the lens of sport and business. From locker rooms to boardrooms, we’ll unpack the principles that create trust, build resilience, foster belonging, and drive sustained excellence.
Because winning isn’t simply about talent. It’s about creating a culture where people, purpose, and performance move as one.
When Departments Collide... In a Good Way
Most organizations are built in departments. The best organizations are built in alignment.
Marketing, People, Product, Operations, Sales, and Brand all have different goals, priorities, and ways of working. But customers don’t experience departments. Employees don’t experience departments. Markets don’t reward departments.
They reward alignment.
The most innovative organizations understand that breakthrough ideas, stronger cultures, and better business outcomes happen when functions stop operating in parallel and start moving together. When leaders create shared accountability, common language, and a collective vision that extends beyond any one team.
In this session, leaders from KEEN Footwear will pull back the curtain on how they are intentionally building an organization where collaboration isn’t an initiative, it’s part of the operating system. From brand and product to people and operations, they’ll share how cross-functional leadership drives faster decisions, stronger culture, deeper trust, and better results.
Because the future doesn’t belong to organizations with the best departments.
It belongs to organizations where departments move as one team.
The Technology Behind Winning Teams
Technology doesn’t just power organizations anymore. It shapes how teams think, connect, and perform.
The best teams aren’t separated by talent alone. They’re separated by how quickly they learn, communicate, adapt, and execute.
Increasingly, technology sits at the center of all of it.
From artificial intelligence and digital collaboration to performance analytics and customer insights, technology is no longer a support function operating behind the scenes. It’s becoming a competitive advantage that influences every decision, every interaction, and every outcome.
But technology alone doesn’t create better teams… People do.
In this session, leaders from sport, technology, and business will explore how modern organizations are leveraging technology to build smarter, faster, and more connected teams. From player performance and fan engagement to workforce experience and organizational alignment, they’ll examine how the right tools can strengthen communication, accelerate decision-making, and unlock human potential.
Because the future won’t be defined by the organizations with the most technology.
Built to Last: How Intentional Brands Win
The brands that endure aren’t always the biggest. They’re the ones that stand for something.
In a world obsessed with growth, scale, and attention, the most enduring brands are built differently. They lead with purpose, create genuine connection, and earn loyalty one experience at a time.
In this conversation, founders and brand leaders share what it takes to build organizations people don’t just buy from, but believe in. From challenger brands and community-driven businesses to global icons, they’ll explore the decisions, values, and leadership principles that create lasting relevance in a rapidly changing world.
Because the strongest brands aren’t built for the next quarter.
They’re built for the next decade.
"WHEN THE WEIGHT IS HEAVY"
What does it really mean to carry the weight of a team, an organization, or a community?
In this powerful lunch keynote, Britt Oase and Damian Lillard explore the reality of leadership when the expectations are high, the pressure is constant, and people are counting on you. From rebuilding Special Olympics Oregon through crisis to leading on and off the court in Portland, this conversation goes beyond highlight moments and into what leadership actually feels like in real time.
Together, they unpack how purpose changes perspective, why leadership must evolve in different seasons, and what it takes to show up for others.
Leading Without Lanes: People, Culture, Strategy - And The Work that Lives Between Them.People,
The job has changed. Not just the title, the work itself.
Today’s people leaders aren’t operating inside clean functional boundaries. They’re sitting at the intersection of organizational design, culture, strategy, and the very real human experience of navigating change at speed. And the business problems landing on their desks, change fatigue, innovation blockers, role and structure debt, the pressure of AI reshaping skills and tasks, don’t fit neatly into any one lane.
So how do you lead effectively when the map keeps shifting?
In this panel conversation, four executives share what it actually looks like to integrate people, culture, and strategy in service of real business outcomes. These four women each bring a distinct lens to what leadership looks like when the lines between functions continue to blur. From diagnosing what’s slowing teams down to building the alignment and trust that make change stick, this session goes beyond frameworks and into the decisions, tradeoffs, and mindsets that define leadership without limits.
The Influence Eceonomy
In a world where everyone can create content, influence has never been more valuable or more decentralized.
Athletes, creators, brands, and communities are reshaping how attention is earned, trust is built, and audiences are engaged. From NIL and personal brands to partnerships and fandom, the rules of influence are changing in real time.
In this session, leaders from sport, culture, media, and business explore who owns attention today, how influence is evolving, and what it takes to build authentic connections in a world where access, trust, and community have become the ultimate competitive advantage.
Because influence isn’t about who speaks the loudest.
It’s about who people choose to listen to.
Culture Isn't Inherrited... It's Built
Winning teams don’t inherit culture. They build it every day.
Culture gets talked about everywhere. But in high-performance environments, culture isn’t what’s written on a wall. It’s the standards people uphold, the accountability they embrace, and the habits they repeat when nobody is watching.
In this closing keynote, Oregon State Baseball Head Coach Mitch Canham and Oregon State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Justin Joyner join John Canzano for a candid conversation on what it takes to build teams that compete, grow, and win together. From establishing standards and earning trust to navigating adversity and developing leaders, they’ll explore how culture is intentionally built over time and why it remains the foundation of sustained success.
Because talent may win games. But culture determines what happens next.
August 7th, 2026 | Wieden + Kennedy
Culture Isn't Inherrited... It's Built
The fitness industry told women to push harder, go heavier, feel the burn. Sadie Lincoln said: pause. That counterintuitive philosophy — built right here in Portland — became the foundation of barre3, a global movement redefining what success looks, feels, and moves like. In this keynote, Sadie explores how she scaled a company by slowing down, why the best leaders pause before they perform, and what it means to build something that lasts when the world rewards speed above all else.
Teams That Freeze Lose
Most organizations train their people to slow down, stay alert, and avoid mistakes.
But in fast-moving environments, hesitation isn’t safety… it’s risk.
The teams that win aren’t the most cautious. They’re the ones that can think, adapt, and move in real time.
In this high-energy, interactive session, Brian Brushwood breaks down how deception actually works… and why modern threats are designed to exploit hesitation, not recklessness.
Through live demonstrations, audience participation, and real-world scenarios, this session challenges the way most organizations think about risk, awareness, and response.
Because in today’s environment, it’s not about avoiding pressure. It’s about how your team performs when it hits.
