Time
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Name
The Science of Staying in the Game
Featuring

Featuring Claire Thompson, Olympian, Team Canada and 3rd year medical student at NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Haleigh Washington, Team USA two-time Olympic medalist and Voice in Sport mentor and Dr. Bashir Ahmed Zikria, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; 
Moderated by Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company

Description

What does it take to push the human body—hard—and keep it healthy for the long run? Olympic medalists Claire Thompson and Haleigh Washington join Johns Hopkins orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bashir Ahmed Zikria to explore the intersection of elite performance and sports medicine. Together, they’ll discuss how modern, tech-savvy athletes and physicians approach training, recovery, and injury prevention—and what those insights can teach those of us who are striving for our own versions of elite.

Session Type
Panel
Claire Thompson Haleigh Washington Dr. Bashir Ahmed Zikria Brendan Vaughan