PAC Accelerate - Phoenix 2026
A high-trust environment where athletes and executives don’t just meet, they collaborate. Over three days, 400 professional athletes and 150+ executives, founders, and investors came together for a highly curated experience designed to create momentum. From immersive programming and private conversations to elevated shared experiences beyond the agenda, every moment was intentional.
400+
Current and former professional athletes
150+
Executives, Founders, and Investors
70+
Live Podcast episodes recorded
40
Brands activated
6+
Countries represented
Podcast Row
PACfluence is PAC's platform for activating the trusted voice, media, and influence of professional athletes — not as individual creators, but as a community. Through four connected programs — Speakers Bureau, Media Network, Influence Platform, and PAC Publicist — PACfluence gives athletes infrastructure to monetize their voice, and gives brands a direct path to authentic athlete activation. This is not traditional influencer marketing. It is a curated network built around trust, education, access, and authentic connection.
The PAC Accelerate Momentum Expo
The Momentum Expo was the heartbeat of Accelerate — a live marketplace where athletes, brands, and business leaders collided to spark real opportunity. From the Member Business Showcase to the Career Accelerator and PAC Central LIVE, every activation was designed to turn conversations into partnerships, pathways, and long-term momentum.
Running alongside the Expo was our Momentum Lab — consisting of three rotations, twelve powerful topics, and full freedom to choose your lane. These sessions took place at the same time, in separate spaces, giving members the autonomy to dive deep into the mindsets, strategies, and skills that matter most without losing access to the energy and opportunity of the Expo.
Together, they created a dual-engine experience — learn, connect, explore, and activate, all in one block — with the space to turn insight into action and relationships into real opportunity.
Outdoor Networking
Pros & CEOs Golf Invitational
We flipped the script on traditional celebrity golf. Each team was led by “celebrity” CEO golfers paired with PAC members for an 18-hole mix of competition and connection—where business leaders and athletes teamed up, traded insights, and competed for bragging rights on the leaderboard—all while building meaningful relationships that lasted well beyond the course.
PAC Pickleball Classic
Competition met connection on the court. The PAC Pickleball Classic paired business leaders with pros for a high-energy pickleball showdown where relationships were built through rallies, strategy, and shared wins. This fast-paced experience blended friendly competition with powerful networking, proving that some of the best conversations happen between points.
Sessions & Speakers
Across three days at the Arizona Grand Resort, more than 400 professional athletes, executives, founders, and investors moved through Main Stage panels, intimate firesides, and small-group conversations led by some of the most influential voices working in sport, business, and culture today.
Speakers included Manchester United legend Patrice Evra, Emmy Award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer, NFL legend Drew Bledsoe, WNBA Champion and MVP Candace Parker, Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush, Rugby World Cup champion Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira, and author and business mentor David Meltzer — alongside a deep bench of investors, operators, and founders whose work spans hospitality, capital, real estate, media, and athlete entrepreneurship.
From "Beyond the Spotlight" with Evra, Grammer, and Harrell to "Playing the Long Game" with leading investors and operators, every session was built for the kind of conversation that only happens when the right people are in the room.