Donate Life Symposium Aug. 25 10:00am – 2:00pm ET (Movie Screening until 3pm)

Signature Event hosted by Donate Life Kentucky Trust:
Thank you to our sponsors – Heart of the Motor: The Wyatt Eddy Story and Network for Hope
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Derby Industries, and the family of Craig Kingsbury

This year’s Donate Life Symposium is built around a simple but powerful idea: different paths brought us here, but the impact we make together changes lives for good.

Join us on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at the UofL Shelby Campus Conference Center as supporters from across the region gather for more than a training. This will be a shared experience rooted in purpose, connection, and the life-saving mission of organ, eye and tissue donation.

Whether you are a driver’s license employee, healthcare professional, first responder, Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Coroner, volunteer, donor family member, or advocate, you have seen firsthand how donation transforms lives. Recipients are given a second chance. Families find meaning in loss. Communities come together in ways they never expected.

No one leaves this work unchanged.

This year’s theme reflects the lasting impact of donation and the connections that shape this mission every day. “Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.”

This is more than a lyric – more than a show. It is the heartbeat of the day.

We’ve invested in dynamic keynote speakers you may recognize from America’s Got Talent (watch sneakpeak of their story!), along with thoughtfully curated sessions designed to educate, energize, and connect attendees across disciplines.

Because when we come together, we do more than learn. We connect. We grow. We support families. We save lives.

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm ET (Lunch Provided)
Private Screening of Heart of the Motor until 3:00pm
Location: UofL Shelby Campus – Founders Union Building (450 N. Whittington Pkwy, Louisville, KY)

Cost: Free (Contributions accepted) RSVP required: CLICK HERE TO RSVP

This event, and all of our programs, are possible thanks to philanthropic supporters.
Sponsorships Available – CLICK HERE.