Brain Game Events
Brain Game is permanent event architecture, not a one-off conference. Every edition is free, community-hosted, and built around direct access to researchers.
Upcoming
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2027 Edition
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Past Events
Every past edition stays documented — agendas, recaps, and photo highlights.
August 28–29, 2026 · Utah
Conference · August 28, 2026
Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah. A full day of research presentations, clinician panels, and open Q&A — free, with 300 seats filled by athletes, coaches, parents, and medical professionals.
Nils Erik Söderlund Memorial Ice Hockey Game · August 29, 2026
Weber County Ice Sheet, Ogden, Utah. The science on Friday, the game on Saturday — a community day on the ice in Nils' memory.
2026 Featured Speaker
Legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg — the real-life inspiration for “Jerry Maguire” — spoke and held a book signing at the CTE conference on August 28, 2026.
Sweden
The original Brain Game. A hockey community gathered around science and proved the format works: plain-language research, honest open questions, and families seated alongside clinicians.
Event Architecture
Sweden
A hockey community gathered around science, and the format proved itself: plain-language research, open questions, and families in the same room as clinicians.
Utah
August 2026 brought a free conference to Layton and a memorial ice hockey game to Ogden — the full Brain Game model in a new community.
Jackson, WY
The Jackson Brain Game and Conference carries the model into Wyoming, with additional regional Brain Games to follow. If a community will host it, the Foundation will help build it.