HUMAN PERFORMANCE SUMMIT 2025

Performance Summit is a premier gathering at the intersection of human performance, innovation, and technology. Powered by NASA and the Defense Innovation Unit, the event brings together athletes, founders, startups, and leading organizations to explore challenges, share insights, and forge powerful collaborations.

It’s where conversations turn into action — and where the future of performance begins to take shape.

168

TOTAL ATTENDEES

39

BRANDS

$200M+

NON DILUTIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

EVENT SPEAKERS

  • Bill Murphy

    CEO | Willpower

  • Cody Burkart

    Humanworks Chief | NASA

  • Devin Beckwith

    Tech Liaison | US SOCOM

  • Jim Rabuck

    DODx Director | DIU

  • Dr. Ben House

    Director of Nutrition Systems & Research | Memphis Grizzlies

  • Scott M. Smith, PhD

    Manager for Nutritional Biochemistry | NASA

  • Jason Karp

    CEO | HumanCo

  • Christi Logan

    Senior Performance Dietician | US SOCOM

  • Lt Col Moca Mocalis

    Defense Innovation Unit

  • Josh Ruben

    CEO | Absolute Rest

  • Dr. Ariana Smies, PHD

    Head of Wellness Product Research | Kohler

  • Mark Oliver

    CEO | Presage Technologies

  • William Hurley

    CEO | Strangeworks

  • Josef Schmid

    Flight Surgeon | NASA

  • Amy Smith

    Chief Scientific Officer | Blank Slate

  • Erika Hussey

    Program Manager | DIU

  • Tim Adams

    Tim Adams

    Integrated Performance Coach

  • Dr Sandra Chapman, PhD

    Chief Director Center | BrainHealth

  • Danica Vallone

    Organization for Space
    Medicine Engineering and Design

  • Grant Anderson

    CEO | Paragon Space Development Corporation

  • Tom Marshburn

    Astronaut | NASA

  • Tim Kennedy

    MMA Fighter | Sheepdog Response

WHAT IS THE
PERFORMANCE SUMMIT COLLECTIVE?