Unlock Your Potential. Redefine Your Performance.
Our flagship one-day event for 2026, featuring expert keynotes and practical sessions on neuroscience, genetics, tactical conditioning, happiness, and mental toughness.
Optimum Performance Blueprint Live
Join us for a one-day live conference blending cutting-edge science, practical strategies, and inspiring talks from leading experts in neuroscience, genetics, performance, and resilience.
Whether you’re a coach, therapist, athlete, or someone committed to improving your health and wellbeing, this event will equip you with the tools to move better, think sharper, and perform stronger.
📍 Broadway Hotel, Letchworth Garden City
🗓 Saturday 24th January 2026
🎟£125
Event Programme
09:00 – 09:30 | Arrival & Registration
Welcome pack collection, tea, coffee, light refreshments & networking
09:30 – 09:45 | Opening Session
Welcome to the event and the Optimum Performance Academy
Setting personal goals and intentions for the day
09:45 – 10:45 | Neuroscience Applications for Health, Fitness & Wellbeing
Speaker: David Sanders
Discover how the brain drives movement, recovery, and long-term wellbeing through neuroscience-based strategies to build resilience, improve focus, and unlock potential.
10:45 – 11:05 | Refreshment & Reflection Break
11:05 – 11:25 | Achieving Happiness
Speaker: Sarah Williamson
Learn simple, practical habits to boost daily happiness and fulfilment. Understand how small mindset shifts lead to big improvements in wellbeing.
11:25 – 11:45 | Transition & Networking Gap
11:45 – 12:45 | Applying Genetics to Health, Fitness & Wellbeing Prescription
Speaker: Wesley Pooley
Uncover how DNA and epigenetics shape your body’s response to nutrition, training, and recovery — and see how genetic testing can translate into clear, actionable steps for everyday health and performance.
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch & Networking
13:45 – 14:45 | Tactical Conditioning for Everyday People
Speaker: Rowan Mills
Discover how military-inspired training builds resilience, discipline, and functional strength — and how to apply tactical conditioning principles to civilian life for improved fitness, mindset, and adaptability.
14:45 – 15:05 | Refreshment & Reflection Break
15:05 – 15:25 | The Power of the Mind: Hypnosis for Focus & Performance
Speaker: Lee Smith, Apricity Coaching
Explore how hypnosis and mindset conditioning can rewire performance from the inside out. Learn how to harness subconscious power to improve focus, calm the nervous system, and enhance confidence under pressure.
15:25 – 15:45 | Transition & Networking Gap
15:45 – 16:45 | Building Mental Toughness into Sports & Fitness Programmes
Speaker: Peter Wortley
Learn what mental toughness really means and how to develop it. Explore practical psychology tools for improving consistency, performance, and resilience in training, sport, and daily life.
16:45 – 17:00 | Panel Q&A & Closing Session
Q&A with all speakers and guided reflection: “My Top 3 Blueprint Actions”
Next steps with the Optimum Performance Academy
Unlock Your Potential. Redefine Your Performance.
Our flagship one-day event for 2026, featuring expert keynotes and practical sessions on neuroscience, genetics, tactical conditioning, happiness, and mental toughness.
Optimum Performance Blueprint Live
Join us for a one-day live conference blending cutting-edge science, practical strategies, and inspiring talks from leading experts in neuroscience, genetics, performance, and resilience.
Whether you’re a coach, therapist, athlete, or someone committed to improving your health and wellbeing, this event will equip you with the tools to move better, think sharper, and perform stronger.
📍 Broadway Hotel, Letchworth Garden City
🗓 Saturday 24th January 2026
🎟£125
Event Programme
09:00 – 09:30 | Arrival & Registration
Welcome pack collection, tea, coffee, light refreshments & networking
09:30 – 09:45 | Opening Session
Welcome to the event and the Optimum Performance Academy
Setting personal goals and intentions for the day
09:45 – 10:45 | Neuroscience Applications for Health, Fitness & Wellbeing
Speaker: David Sanders
Discover how the brain drives movement, recovery, and long-term wellbeing through neuroscience-based strategies to build resilience, improve focus, and unlock potential.
10:45 – 11:05 | Refreshment & Reflection Break
11:05 – 11:25 | Achieving Happiness
Speaker: Sarah Williamson
Learn simple, practical habits to boost daily happiness and fulfilment. Understand how small mindset shifts lead to big improvements in wellbeing.
11:25 – 11:45 | Transition & Networking Gap
11:45 – 12:45 | Applying Genetics to Health, Fitness & Wellbeing Prescription
Speaker: Wesley Pooley
Uncover how DNA and epigenetics shape your body’s response to nutrition, training, and recovery — and see how genetic testing can translate into clear, actionable steps for everyday health and performance.
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch & Networking
13:45 – 14:45 | Tactical Conditioning for Everyday People
Speaker: Rowan Mills
Discover how military-inspired training builds resilience, discipline, and functional strength — and how to apply tactical conditioning principles to civilian life for improved fitness, mindset, and adaptability.
14:45 – 15:05 | Refreshment & Reflection Break
15:05 – 15:25 | The Power of the Mind: Hypnosis for Focus & Performance
Speaker: Lee Smith, Apricity Coaching
Explore how hypnosis and mindset conditioning can rewire performance from the inside out. Learn how to harness subconscious power to improve focus, calm the nervous system, and enhance confidence under pressure.
15:25 – 15:45 | Transition & Networking Gap
15:45 – 16:45 | Building Mental Toughness into Sports & Fitness Programmes
Speaker: Peter Wortley
Learn what mental toughness really means and how to develop it. Explore practical psychology tools for improving consistency, performance, and resilience in training, sport, and daily life.
16:45 – 17:00 | Panel Q&A & Closing Session
Q&A with all speakers and guided reflection: “My Top 3 Blueprint Actions”
Next steps with the Optimum Performance Academy