Announcing the Austin Peay State University Health and Performance Summit (October 17, 2026)
Austin Peay State University will host its inaugural Health and Performance Summit on Saturday, October 17, 2025, bringing together approximately 100 professionals from the tactical, clinical, collegiate, and private-sector performance industries for a full day focused on strength, resilience, recovery, and human performance innovation.
You can check out the agenda of the Austin Peay State University Health and Performance Summit, get your ticket for the summit by clicking on the link below and select register now:
Event Details
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2025
Location: APSU Health Professions Building, Clarksville, Tennessee
Hosted By: APSU Department of Health and Human Performance
Audience Size: Approximately 100 industry professionals
Focus Areas: Strength, resilience, recovery, tactical performance, wellness, rehabilitation, and sports medicine
Expected Audience
Attendees are expected to include:
Gym owners
Athletic trainers
Strength and conditioning coaches
Clinicians and rehabilitation professionals
Collegiate performance staff
Tactical performance professionals
Military personnel connected to the U.S. Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) initiatives at Fort Campbell
Why Attend
The summit is designed for professionals looking to stay at the forefront of health, performance, recovery, and human optimization.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
Learn from nationally recognized speakers and industry experts
Explore emerging trends in tactical and athletic performance
Network directly with practitioners, clinicians, coaches, and military professionals
Gain practical insights that can be applied immediately within training, rehabilitation, wellness, and performance settings
Build relationships with decision-makers across collegiate, tactical, clinical, and private-sector organizations
Connect with professionals shaping the future of human performance innovation
The event’s intimate format is intentionally designed to encourage meaningful conversations, collaboration, and high-quality networking opportunities rather than large-scale convention-style interactions.
Why Vendors and Sponsors Should Participate
The summit provides vendors and sponsors with direct access to a highly targeted and influential audience actively involved in purchasing decisions across the health and performance industry.
Sponsors will benefit from:
Face-to-face engagement with professionals in fitness, rehabilitation, tactical performance, and sports medicine
Exposure to decision-makers from collegiate programs, private facilities, and military performance initiatives
Opportunities to showcase products, services, and technologies in a focused professional environment
Brand visibility within the rapidly growing Clarksville market and greater Nashville region
Access to military-connected professionals affiliated with the U.S. Army’s H2F initiatives at Fort Campbell
The ability to build long-term relationships with practitioners and organizations shaping the future of performance and wellness
Because the summit audience is highly specialized and professionally engaged, sponsors can expect more meaningful interactions and stronger relationship-building opportunities than at broader consumer-focused events.
Why the Summit Matters
The summit is designed to create meaningful networking and business development opportunities between:
Industry leaders
Practitioners
Decision-makers
Sponsors
Emerging health and performance innovators
With nationally recognized speakers and a highly targeted audience, sponsors will have direct access to professionals who influence purchasing decisions across:
Fitness
Tactical performance
Rehabilitation
Wellness
Sports medicine
The event’s location also provides access to both the rapidly growing Clarksville market and the greater Nashville region.
For sponsorship information, attendees can visit the event website or contact Dr. Tim Leszczak, Chair of the APSU Health and Human Performance Department, at Leszczakt@apsu.edu.