O&P Professionals
Global Partners Summit for O&P Professionals
January 26 – 27, 2026
Cost: $950
Registration opens October 8, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Attendees must receive an invite code to register for this track.
The invite-only O&P Professionals track is designed for professionals and thought-leaders from O&P manufacturers, independent providers and educators leading MSOP programs to promote collaboration and connection with our partners in care.
Now in its second year, this track brings together leading voices in O&P to illuminate the current state of the profession, share key insights and trends, and address the industry’s most pressing priorities. New this year, Bold Moves Labs—collaborative sessions tailored to specific high impact topics—drive accelerated progress and spark innovative solutions to the field’s most critical challenges.
Upon completion of this program, learners will be able to:
- Illuminate the state of the business: bring together leading voices in O&P to share insights and trends that define current landscape.
- Accelerate progress through Bold Moves Labs: facilitate high-impact, collaborative session based on WG needs.
- Address the industry’s most pressing priorities: focus collective expertise on solving critical challenges.
What’s Included:
- CE Credits Available: 7.5
- Breakfast and Lunch both days
- O&P Leaders Evening Social
Agenda
Download full schedule here.
Sunday, January 25, 2026
- Registration Open: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Monday, January 26, 2025
- Registration Open: 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Breakfast: 6:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
- Clinical Keynote: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- Education Sessions: 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Hanger LIVE Showcase and Welcome Reception: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- GPS O&P Leaders Evening Social: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 27, 2025
- Networking Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
- Education Sessions: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Commence and Lunch: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Insights from Past Participants
“It was great to hear from leaders in the profession, especially from individuals who had enough clinical context to share the ways in which they are advancing the profession with recognition of the current framework.”
Day One Host and Moderator
Katy Sullivan
Award winning actress, producer, writer, athlete and bilateral above knee amputee
Katy Sullivan is an award-winning actress, producer, writer, athlete, bilateral above knee amputee and is the first actress who is an amputee to ever star on Broadway. She grew up in Alabama, performing in theatre and received a BFA in acting from Webster University’s Conservatory in St. Louis. As an actress, she has performed all over the US, including in THE LONG RED ROAD at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and FINISH LINE: A Documentary Play about the 2013 Boston Marathon at the Shubert Theatre Boston.
Global Welcome and Kickoff
Pete Stoy
Chief Executive Officer
Pete Stoy is Hanger’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, having assumed the role in May 2023. He joined Hanger as Chief Operating Officer in November 2020, and was named President in January 2023.
Clinical Keynote
From Preferences to Expectations- Understanding Patient Behavior to Guide Care
Juan Marcos Gonzalez Sepulveda, PhD
Associate Professor; Duke Department of Population Health Sciences and Associate Professor in Medicine
Dr. Gonzalez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences and an expert in designing stated-preference surveys and applying advanced statistical methods to analyze preference data. His research centers on making benefit-risk evaluations of medical interventions more transparent and incorporating patient and stakeholder preferences into shared decision making. Currently, he collaborates with FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health to strengthen the agency’s review of stated-preference evidence in regulatory decisions.
Workgroup Facilitator
Lesleigh Sisson
Vice President and General Manager, O&P Insight
Lesleigh Sisson, CFo, CFm, began her career in the orthotic and prosthetic field in 1992. With extensive experience in both administrative and clinical support roles within O&P, Lesleigh developed a passion for helping businesses deliver exceptional patient care while ensuring they remain compliant and profitable.