Saturday, May 2 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Orange County Convention Center
$25 ticket is available through registration (free for AAO Student Members)
Seating for this special event is limited
Winning With Grace and Humility
Drawing from her own experiences, Jackie provides profound insights into building resilience and overcoming adversity. She’ll share practical tools for maintaining a positive outlook, adapting to change, and transforming challenges into opportunities for growth, while emphasizing the importance of leveraging success to create positive change within communities. Jackie inspires audiences to embrace social responsibility and explore meaningful ways to contribute to a better future, particularly through youth development and education.
Meet the Speaker
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the “Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century,” works to intentionally expand opportunities for learning and achievement in science and technology across biology, agriculture, artificial intelligence, and geospatial information systems. Her work makes it possible for people of all ages to gain access to education, sports, culture, and lifelong learning. Jackie’s accomplishments, leadership, and generous sharing of her talents benefit everyone she meets. Jackie has used her training and skills from the Olympics to inspire organizations, companies, and youth today through leadership, determination, and social issues. Jackie is a six-time Olympic medalist, including three Olympic gold medals. She dominated the Olympic heptathlon and long jump events throughout her career and four Olympic Games. The World Heptathlon Record, set at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, still stands today. Sports Illustrated named Jackie the most outstanding female athlete of the 20th century.