Keynote Speakers

Steve Green

President,
Hobby Lobby

 

Eric Schimpf

President & Co-Head,
Merrill Wealth Management

 

Jack Hollis

EVP & Chief Operating Officer,
Toyota North America

 

Edward Graham

Chief Operating Officer,
Samaritan's Purse

 

Andy Puzder

Fmr. Chief Executive Officer,
CKE Restaurants
Hardee's & Carl's Jr.

 

David Malpass

Fmr. President of the World Bank & Distinguished Fellow, Daniels School of Business Purdue University

 

Tulsi Gabbard

Former U.S. Congresswoman, Presidential Candidate, Veteran, Surfer, Soldier & NYT Bestselling Author

 

Lisa Gable

Fmr. U.S. Ambassador

 

Jim Bridenstine

Fmr. NASA Administrator

 

Dave Jaworski

Principal,
Microsoft Teams Engineering

 

T'Neil Walea

Dir. of Strategic Missions & Technologies,
Microsoft

 

Dave Rivers

Head of Enthusiast Brand Management,
Ford Motor Company

 

Corporate America

Kevin
Creasman

Fmr. President & COO,
SC Johnson Wax

 
 

Carey
Gille

Co-Founder & CEO,
Franchise FastLane

 
 

Chris
Carneal

Chief Executive Officer,
Booster Enterprises

 
 

Nate 
Morris

Chief Executive Officer,
Morris Industries

 

Holly
Petroff

EVP of Global Client Services,
Great Place To Work

 
 

Brian
Evans

Chief Executive Officer,
The GEO Group, Inc.

 
 

Law & Public Policy

Mike
Lee

U.S. Senator, Utah

 

Gregory
Petroff

Partner,
Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP

 

Louie
Gohmert

Fmr. U.S. Representative & Federal Judge

 
 

Matthew 
Whitaker

Fmr. U.S. Attorney General

 

Abram J. 
Pafford

Partner,
McGuireWoods LLP

 
 

Matt 
Krause

Of Counsel,
First Liberty Insititute

 
 

James "Wes"
Christian

Managing Partner,
Christian Attar

 
 

John 
Thomas

Partner,
Hafemann Magee & Thomas, LLC

 

Healthcare

Tom
Price

Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services & U.S. Representative

 

Alexander
Acosta

Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Labor

 

Lee
Gross

President, Docs for Patient Care Foundation

Dr. C.L.
Gray

President, Physicians for Reform

Dr. Heidi
DiFrancesca

Dean of Health Sciences,
Liberty University

Dr. Joseph
Johnson

Dean of College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Liberty University

Finance, Macro Outlook, Risks & Threats
 

Eric
Schimpf

Chief Executive Officer,
Merrill Lynch

 
 

Robin
John

Chief Executive Officer,
Eventide Investments

 
 

Kent
Pearce

Managing Dir. The Pearce Group,
Merrill Lynch

 
 

David L.
Bahnsen

Founder, Managing Partner, CIO,
The Bahnsen Group

Jon
Schubert

Chief Executive Officer,
Resolute Private Wealth

 
 

Kevin
Freeman

Author & Host,
Economic War Room

 
 

Rod
Martin

Tech Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist, "PayPal Mafia"

 
 

Wole
Oshin

Founder & Group Managing Partner,
Custodian Group

 
 

Stephen
Reed

Fmr. Vice President,
Amarillo Bank

 
 

Stephen
Hall

Chief Executive Officer,
Robert Hall & Associates

 

John 
Camp

Managing Director,
Arbor Investments

 

Technology & Artificial Intelligence

T'Neil
Walea

Tech Executive

 
 

Jim
Bridenstine

Fmr. NASA Administrator

 
 

Dave
Jaworski

Principal,
Microsoft Teams Engineering

 
 

Jared
Davis

Chief Executive Officer,
Foundry

 

John
Critz

Founder & CEO,
Bumpers

 
 

Levi
Binkley

Chief Executive Officer,
Moria

 
 

Dialogue with the World Summit & International Guests

Max
Primorac

Fmr. Dep. Administrator,
USAID 

 

Frank
Dunlevy

Vice Chair Investment Banking,
TD Cowen

 

Tim
Eun

Founder & CEO,
Socratics AI

 

Steve
Pinkos

Sen. Dir. of Security Policy,
Intel Corporation

 

Doug
Keesling

Chairman, Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)

 
 

Ned
Rauch-Mannino

Fmr. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Global Markets, Department of Commerce

 

Arthur
Asiimwe

Deputy Head of Mission,
Embassy of Rwanda

 
 

Kosei
Nomura

Economic Minister,
Embassy of Japan

 

Sebastian Ortiz
Montaner

Economic & Trade Counselor,
Embassy of Paraguay

 
 

Michelangeo
Margherita

Head of Trade, Agriculture, & Digital Economy,
EU Delegation

 

Juliana
Nam

Minister Counsellor of Trade,
Embassy of Australia

 
 

Noach
Hacker

Minister of Economic Affairs,
Embassy of Israel

 
 

Iyinoluwa
Aboyeji

General Partner,
Future Africa

 
 

Hogan
Bassey

Co-CEO,
LivFul

 
 

Garry
McDowall

Chief Executive Officer,
SuperGreen Solutions

 
 

Echo
VanderWal

Executive Director,
The Luke Commission

 
 

Steven
Gillum

Senior Director of LU Serve,
Liberty University

 
 

Energy
 

David
Walsh

Ret. President & CEO,
Mitsubishi Power Systems

 
 

Dick
Storm

Senior Consultant,
Storm Technologies, Inc.

 
 

Jack
Spencer

Senior Research Fellow,
The Heritage Foundation

 
 

Steve
DeRose

Senior Vice President,
Starwood Property Trust

 
 

RJ
Burr

President & CEO,
Panex

 
 

Workforce Challenges & Organizational Culture

Boyd
Worsham

President,
National Center for Construction Education & Research

 
 

Mark
Stout

Fmr. Chief HR Officer,
Nissan Global

 
 

Paul
Carney

Chief HR Officer,
Carter Bank & Trust

 
 

John
Binkley

President,
CRG Search

 

Michele
Bachmann

Fmr. U.S. Rep (MN-06) & Dean of Government, Regent University

 
 

His Royal Majesty
Owuo IV

Lawyer & Educator

 
 

Steve
Gandara

Co-Founder & Managing Director,
Excellent Cultures, Inc.

 
 

Todd
Elliott

Founder,
Tools of the Trade

 
 

Entertainment & Culture

Todd
Dupler

Senior Vice President,
Grammy Awards

 

Jackie
Patillo

Chief Executive Officer,
The Dove Awards (GMA)

 

Erick
Tran

Chief Executive Officer,
Chavvo Animation
The Simpsons

 

Michael W. 
Smith

Christian Musician

 
 

Troy
Miller

President & CEO,
NRB

 
 

Rick
Rekedel

Fmr. Head of Gobal Franchise,
Dreamworks Animation

 
 

Dr. Macfoy

CEO, Energize Music & Fmr. Chief Creative, Paramount Nigeria

 
 

Greg
Ham

CEO,
One:Eight Entertainment

 
 

Brian
Williams

Founding Partner,
Third Coast Film

 
 

Aaron
Norris

Producer,
Walker Texas Ranger

 
 

Dimitri
Vorontsov

CEO, Francois Borgel, Sponsor Critics Choice Award