PEAK2026 St. Louis | Welcome Remarks from US Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Join us for an inspiring opening keynote with Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the legendary six-time Olympic medalist named the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century. From her humble beginnings in East St. Louis to setting a world heptathlon record that still stands today, Jackie shared the defining principles that guided her to elite performance and lifelong impact as a community builder and philanthropist leading the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation in East St. Louis today. Gain insight into building resilience, maintaining a champion’s mindset, setting audacious goals, and leading through purpose, embodying her belief that “there is gold in all of us.”