Human Performance Optimization Conference
Registration Now Open!
Thank You for Attending #GSHPO24! See You Next Year!
March 28-29, 2025
The Human Performance Conference Eagle Summit (HPO) will offer educational sessions for both the individual Soldier and the providers who work with them.
The content is focused on improving physical and mental readiness for Soldiers and will have lecture and lab-based offerings.
We are excited to announce #GSHPO24 will be held in person at the Student Union Ballroom at Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus in Savannah, Georgia.
Georgia Southern University
Student Union Ballroom
HPO Keynote Speakers
Friday Keynote Speaker
Major General Windsor S. “Shane” Buzza
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command
Major General Shane Buzza assumed responsibility as the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command on 1 Oct. Prior to his arrival to Fort Liberty, he served as the Wartime Chief of Staff for Eighth Army, Camp Humphreys, Republic of South Korea.
Major General Buzza’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Armed
Forces Expeditionary Medal and Parachutist Badge.
MG Buzza and his wife have two adult sons.
Saturday Keynote Speaker
Colonel Kevin Bigelman, USA, Retired
Deputy Director, H2F
Colonel Kevin A. Bigelman, USA, retired, is a 1993 graduate of the United States Military Academy and was commissioned in the Field Artillery.
His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Master Fitness Trainer Course, Joint Firepower
Control Course, Light Fire Support Officer’s Course, Jumpmaster Course, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Mountain Warfare School, and the US Army Command and General Staff College.
He retired after 30 years of service on 1 JUNE 2023. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Director, H2F at Joint Base Langley Eustis, VA.
Please check out the Accommodations page for additional information on the venue and link to reserve a hotel room.
HPO Schedule
Planning Committee
Dr. Nancy Henderson, PT, PhD, DPT, OCS, Cert MDT Assistant Professor Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program Georgia Southern University- Armstrong campus
Dr. Haley Worst, PT, DPT, EdD, OCS, Associate Professor Waters Faculty Fellow Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Campus
March 28-29, 2025 | #GSHPO25
Last updated: 4/23/2024
Contact Information
P.O. Box 8124
FAX: 912-478-0847
CPE Center
10449 US Hwy 301 S., Statesboro, GA 30458
912-478-5555
Armstrong Campus
13040 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA 31419
912-478-5555