2026 YMCA Key Leaders Luncheon

Join us for our 2026 YMCA Key Leaders Luncheon! 2026 YMCA Key Leaders Luncheon DATE: Thursday, Oct 8th, 2026 LOCATION: Omni Dallas Hotel CHECK-IN: 11:30 AM PROGRAM: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas invites you to the 2026 YMCA Key Leaders Luncheon, a signature event that convenes business leaders, educators, and community stakeholders to explore the most pressing issues shaping our region. Sports do more than build athletes. They build confidence, resilience, leadership, and belonging. Join us for this year’s luncheon, Beyond the Ball, as community leaders explore how access to sports can create opportunity, build character, and shape stronger futures for North Texas youth. Moderated by FOX4’s Shannon Murray, our panel will feature: • Dr. Sophia Ulman, Director of the Movement Science Lab at Scottish Rite for Children • Kendall Miller, Athletic Director for Plano Independent School District • LaDondra Wilson, Vice President of Social Responsibility and Executive Director of the Community Foundation for the Dallas Wings Join business and community leaders for a conversation about how North Texas can expand opportunity for young people and the role each of us can play in shaping what comes next. Sponsors • Presenting Sponsor: Southwest Airlines • Social Responsibility Sponsor: Texas Health Resources • Healthy Living Sponsors: Thrivent, Texas Instruments • Media Sponsor: D CEO Magazine • Youth Development Sponsors: Allyn, Felix Lozano, Haynes Boone, Jill & Brent Magnuson, Jonathan Clarkson, Savills, Ernst and Young Join us for an afternoon of insight, connection, and inspiration as we shape a stronger future for North Texas together. For more information, visit: www.ymcadallas.org/keyleaders