A speaker on stage before an engaged summit audience.

Program

Three days,
one conversation.

An opening Friday afternoon, a full Saturday of sessions and panels, breakouts and dinners, and a closing Sunday morning.

The Summit runs Friday afternoon to Sunday noon. Friday opens the conversation; Saturday is a full day of keynotes, panels, and breakouts across every field that builds the future; Sunday closes with reflection and where the work goes next. Evenings are for dinners and the network -- half the point of being in the room.

Day One — Opening Afternoon

Friday, December 18
  1. 8:00 Registration openCheck-in from 8:00 AM — the program opens at 2:00.
  2. 2:00 Opening plenaryDr. Isabel Sawhill — Capitalism and the American Dream
  3. 3:00 PlenaryDr. Ghasem Bayat — World Energy Supply & Demand
  4. 4:00 PlenaryMr. Jeffrey Barnes — The Science & Technology of Manned Space Flight
  5. 5:00 Breakout sessionsFive parallel tracks — Psimopoulos · Torres · Engelhart · Jafari · Hampton
  6. 6:00 Dinner & receptionAn unhurried evening.
  7. 8:30 Music & entertainment

Day Two — A Full Day

Saturday, December 19
  1. 9:00 PlenaryDr. Vafa Bayat — The Miracle of Modern Medicine
  2. 10:00 PlenaryMr. Christopher Kai — Story-Based Leadership
  3. 11:00 Breakout sessionsFive parallel tracks — Azizi · Fransson · Sadrzadeh · Koerber · Smith
  4. 12:00 Lunch2 hours — no rush.
  5. 2:00 PlenaryDr. Najeeba Syeed & Ms. Michon True Smith — Religious Pluralism & Conflict Resolution
  6. 3:00 PlenaryDr. Mark Pearson — The Future of Energy Security
  7. 4:00 PlenaryDr. Bruce Wellman — US Healthcare: A Market-Based Model
  8. 5:00 Breakout sessionsFour parallel tracks — Hanley · Cortez · Riazati · Atkinson
  9. 6:00 Dinner
  10. 8:30 Music & entertainment

Day Three — Closing Morning

Sunday, December 20
  1. 9:00 PlenaryAdvances in AI Technology — speaker to be announced
  2. 10:00 Breakout sessionsFive parallel tracks — Nuñez · Adamson · Rochelle · Semotiuk · Turner
  3. 11:00 Closing remarksThe summit closes by 11:30.
  4. 11:30 Farewell lunch & checkout

The full program is set. One plenary keynote is still being confirmed, and room assignments will be published closer to the event.

A speaker mid-talk at the summit.

Sessions

Topics on the table.

A first look at the talks taking shape across every field that builds the future.

01 World Energy Supply & Demand: Past and Future Dr. Ghasem Bayat 02 The Way of Unity: Building a Worldwide Enterprise for Flourishing Communities and Planetary Well-Being Robert Atkinson 03 Divine Economy Theory Bruce Koerber 04 The Arab Oil Embargo of the 1970s to the Strait of Hormuz Crisis in 2026: Why the U.S. Is in a Totally Different Supply Position Dr. Mark Pearson 05 Religious Pluralism and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace Najeeba Syeed & Michon True Smith 06 Science & Technology of Space Exploration Dr. Jeffrey Barnes 07 The Miracle of Modern Medicine Dr. Vafa Bayat 08 Healthcare, Ethics, and Development Kosti Psimopoulos 09 Can Regenerative Agriculture Feed the World, Solve Poverty, and Address Climate Change? Paul Hanley 10 The Material, Spiritual, and Humanistic Foundations of a Prosperous Economic System Dr. Alex Habib Riazati 11 Women & Development Dr. Soheila Azizi 12 Education as a Cornerstone of Sustainable Social & Economic Development Dr. Fred Jafari 13 US Healthcare: A Market-Based Model Has Never Been Tried Dr. Bruce Wellman 14 Capitalism and the American Dream Isabel Sawhill 15 Why Business Ecosystems Matter Adam Torres 16 Farming for the Future Mollie Engelhart 17 Your Life Is a Balance Sheet: Focusing on the Bottom Line Tom Hampton 18 The Role of Seismic Technology in Mineral Exploration Dr. Arta Sadrzadeh 19 Expressing Your Purpose Through Business Dr. Alise Cortez 20 Corporate Business Strategy: Real-World Examples Wade Fransson 21 Purpose to Profits: From Corporate Career to CEO Brian Adamson 22 Financial Empowerment: From Income to Ownership Nathan Turner 23 People Lead, Companioned by AI Mike Rochelle 24 Collaborative Non-Profit Enterprise Ron Smith 25 Poverty and Economic Empowerment Alexandra Nuñez 26 Story-Based Leadership Christopher Kai 27 Leading a Life of Achievement: Mastering Money, Time, and Talent Andy Semotiuk
28 Advances in AI Technology Speaker to be announced

December 18–20, 2026 Orlando, FL

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