Below is the tentative schedule overview. The detailed schedule will be available on the Whova app by mid-June.
If you have trouble with the app at the conference, we can assist you. Find one of our conference staff members or visit the check-in table at the Prince Conference Center.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Keynote: Israel Soong, CIA |
| 1:30–2:00 p.m. | Break |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Track Session 1 * |
| 3:30–4 p.m. | Break |
| 4–5:30 p.m. | Track Session 2 * |
| 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Dinner Break (on your own) |
| 7:30–8:30 p.m. | Keynote: Friar Paolo Benanti, Vatican |
Friday, October 9, 2026
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30–10 a.m. | Track Session 3 * |
| 10–10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. | Track Session 4 * |
| 12–1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break (box lunch available) |
| 1:30–3 p.m. | Track Session 5 * |
| 3–3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30–5 p.m. | Track Session 6 * |
| 5–7 p.m. | Dinner Break (on your own) |
| 7–8 p.m. | Keynote: Andy Crouch |
Saturday, October 10, 2026
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8–9 a.m. | Keynote: Rosalind W. Picard, MIT |
| 9–10 a.m. | Panel One |
| 10–10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Panel Two |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Keynote: Ryan Struyk, CNN |
*Each track session will have 6 tracks to choose from: Arts & Humanities, Business, Church, Education, Health Care, STEM.
Abstracts: We are not posting abstracts of sessions to reduce administrative burden and encourage in-person engagement. Full titles and speakers will be available on the agenda found on the Whova app.
Recording: Select sessions may be recorded. Concurrent sessions are typically not recorded. Please do not record presenters without explicit permission.
Check-in and Session Locations
- Conference Check-in
- On Thursday, October 8 (8 a.m.– 1 p.m.), check-in will take place at the Covenant Fine Arts Center, since the conference begins with a keynote at 12:30 p.m..
- For the remainder of the conference, check-in will be located in the lobby of the Prince Conference Center.
- Most concurrent sessions will take place at the Prince Conference Center, with additional sessions held at the Covenant Fine Arts Center, the School of Business, and the Meeter Center Lecture Hall.
- All keynote sessions will be held in the auditorium of the Covenant Fine Arts Center.