Preliminary Event Time - *subject to change
6:00pm: Doors Open
6:30pm: Dinner tables open for serving from our Featured Chefs
7:00pm: Welcome Speech - including exciting news of our Grant Rewards and Coming Robotics
7:15pm: Keynote Speaker
7:45pm: Exoskeleton Live Exhibition
8:00pm: Live Auction by Auctioneer Erin Kienzle, Founder of Giving4Good
8:45pm: Raffle Drawings, Paddle Raise, Games
9:15pm: Closing Remarks, checkout opens, DJ dance party begins
11:00pm: Event Ends
Brandon Lyons
US Paralympian | Paralympic Cycling | MH3
Saint Augustine, FL
Sporting Achievements 🏅
- 1x Paralympian
- 2x World Championship Medalist
- 6x World Cup Medalist
- 10x National Championship Medalist
- 24 Hour Time Trail World Champion
Background
Upon graduation from Penn State University in 2012, Lyons began his career at Big 4 Consulting Firm, EY, in the Washington DC metro area. One year into his career, Lyons’ life was immediately turned upside down. On May 24, 2014, Lyons mistakenly dove into shallow water, breaking his T5/T6 vertebrae and became paralyzed instantly.
Lyons looked at his injury as a second chance at life and an opportunity to discover his purpose. Lyons was introduced to handcycling in 2014 just months after his injury, and in 2017, Lyons moved to the US Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO as the first full time resident handcyclist in Team USA history. Ironically enough, Lyons’ first day on the team was May 24, 2017, exactly 3 years to the date of his injury.
In just 5 short years since joining the team, Lyons has excelled on the national and international stage. Today, Lyons is a 2024 Paralympian who recently returned from Paris and is now training for the 2028 Paralympics.
Other Milestones
- Supply Chain Consulting Rookie of the Year Award I Ernst & Young (EY)
- Outstanding Young Alumnus Award I Penn State
- Alumni Achievement Award I Penn State
- First adaptive cyclist on iFit platform
- Introduced adaptive exercise classes to Google employees
