Get Ready for OneAO® 2026!
Courses | April 27-29 & May 1-3
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL
A Sneak Peek of OneAO® 2026!
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Hotel Information
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Official OneAO® 2026 Hotel
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Don’t Miss Out on the Biggest Event of the Year!
Countdown to OneAO® 2026 in Tampa!
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OneAO® 2026 — Elevating Performance, Inspiring Confidence | Precision, Resilience, and Results
OneAO® 2026 is AO North America’s flagship multi-specialty conference, uniting surgeons, fellows, and residents across spine, orthopaedic trauma, craniomaxillofacial, hand, foot and ankle, veterinary medicine, sports, and reconstruction. By convening this broad surgical community in one setting, OneAO® fosters cross-specialty dialogue, innovation, and collaboration—advancing solutions in musculoskeletal disorders, fracture management, and surgical performance.
This year’s theme centers on human performance and the factors that drive exceptional outcomes in high-stakes environments. Renowned speakers, researchers, and frontline leaders will explore resilience, grit, decision-making under pressure, and the behaviors that elevate individuals and teams.
The program includes:
- Nationally and internationally renowned speakers who bring their insights and expertise.
- Get AHEAD — professional development tracks covering research, teaching and career development.
- Together in Surgery — Performance, Resilience, and Purpose: Lessons from the OR and From Life.
- Emerging Investigator Workshop — to promote the development of aspiring new researchers in the field of orthopedic trauma.
- Meet the AO greats — mentors who have contributed significantly to orthopedics and to AO NA.
- Educator of the Year Awards Dinner – Join us for a memorable evening as we come together to celebrate the dedication and achievements of our outstanding AO NA faculty. The closing dinner & awards ceremony will honor those who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to excellence.
The event begins Wednesday, April 29, at 2:30 PM, with registration. Join us for an inaugural keynote delivered by Benjamin Hall, the author of Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home. The event continues on Thursday, April 30 with additional speakers, activities, and exciting social events. Do NOT miss this opportunity to join your peers, experts, and mentors and take part in the AO spirit! It’s going to be E P I C — Elevating Performance, Inspiring Confidence.
Make Connections
From workshops to networking events and social gatherings, OneAO® is about connecting with mentors and peers!
Get Inspired
Nationally and internationally renowned speakers will bring their insights and expertise.
Innovation and Knowledge
Participate in cutting-edge workshops, insightful panels, and innovative AO courses.
Agenda
(subject to change)
2:30 PM – 6:00 PM — OneAO® Registration
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM — Together in Surgery
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM — OneAO® Opening
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM — Keynote session: Benjamin Hall, Author, SAVED
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM — OneAO® Welcome Reception and Benjamin Hall Book Signing
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM — Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM — OneAO® Welcome Back
8:20 AM – 9:05 AM — Keynote session: Mun. Y. Choi, Ph. D, Chancellor and President, University of Missouri
9:05 AM – 9:50 AM — Keynote session: Franck Renouard, DDS, Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon, Paris, France
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM — Break
10:05 AM — 10:50 AM — Performance Assessments in the Real World — Trends, Successes, Opportunities: A Surgeon Panel
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM – Reflection Panel: State of Surgical Education- A Learner’s Perspective
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Sages on Stage
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM — Lunch
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM — On Your Own!
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM — Reception
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Educator of the Year Awards Dinner
Speakers
(subject to change)
Inaugural keynote
Featured
Benjamin Hall
British American journalist and author of Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home
Senior correspondent for Fox News Channel and host of Searching for Heroes. Covered conflicts worldwide and survived a catastrophic attack while reporting in Ukraine in 2022. Author of SAVED and Resolute.
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Benjamin Hall currently serves as a senior correspondent for Fox News Channel (FNC) and also hosts the podcast Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall on FOX News Audio. He joined the network in 2015.
In March of 2022, while covering the war in Ukraine, Hall was catastrophically wounded when his team was struck by incoming fire outside Kyiv. Tragically, his colleagues Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshynova were killed in the attack. With the help of the nonprofit organization Save Our Allies, Hall was safely evacuated out of the combat zone and into Poland where he was then transported by the United States Military to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and then later to the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. After more than 30 surgeries, he is currently recovering at home in London with his family.
Hall is author of Resolute and SAVED: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, and has covered conflicts worldwide throughout his career.
Keynote speaker
Featured
Mun Y. Choi, PhD
President and Chancellor, University of Missouri
24th president of the University of Missouri System and chancellor of the University of Missouri, overseeing four universities plus a health care system and statewide extension program.
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Mun Y. Choi serves as the 24th president of the University of Missouri — a dual role as chancellor of the University of Missouri and president of the University of Missouri System.
Choi came to Missouri in 2017 after leadership roles at the University of Connecticut and has a background in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Together in Surgery
Featured
Rex Marco, MD
Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Internationally recognized orthopedic spine and musculoskeletal oncology surgeon and Spine Fellowship Director at UTHealth Houston. Also Chief Medical Ambassador for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, integrating resilience, mindfulness, and emotional healing into medicine and leadership.
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Dr. Rex Marco is an internationally recognized orthopedic spine and musculoskeletal oncology surgeon whose career has centered on caring for patients with complex spinal disorders and tumors. He completed his undergraduate studies at UC Irvine and conducted research at the National Institutes of Health through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute before earning his medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine. He went on to complete surgical training at Virginia Mason Medical Center, orthopedic residency at UC Davis, and dual fellowships in musculoskeletal oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and reconstructive spine surgery at Rush University.
Dr. Marco has held leadership roles at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, and UTHealth Houston, where he currently serves as Spine Fellowship Director.
In 2019, Dr. Marco sustained a C3–4 fracture-dislocation in a cycling accident, resulting in C2 quadriplegia. Today, he serves as the Chief Medical Ambassador for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, advocating for research, cure, and improved quality of life for individuals living with spinal cord injury. He is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and is passionate about integrating resilience, presence, and emotional healing into medicine, leadership, and life.
Speaker
Featured
Franck Renouard, DDS
Oral Surgeon, Paris, France • Human Factors Specialist
Oral and implant surgeon in private practice in Paris, author of major implant dentistry textbooks, and an international lecturer focused on complications, biomechanics, and human factors and medical errors.
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Franck Renouard graduated from the Dental University of Paris V in 1982 and trained within the Cranio-Maxillo-Facial team in Paris.
He is author of multiple implant dentistry textbooks and lectures internationally on complications, biomechanics, and human factors and medical errors.
A Look at Last Year’s Event
Held just outside Las Vegas, NV, last year’s OneAO® was a great success. Watch the video for a look inside OneAO® 2025!
