What to Expect at Washington Faith@Work Summit
Good news – despite economic challenges, major companies are gathering together to highlight the business imperative of making their workplaces faith-and-belief friendly. Dare to Overcome begins on May 20 with with special resource roundtables for faith-specific and interfaith employee resource groups (ERGs).
Following a networking lunch, the Keynote Plenary will feature Busch School of Business Dean Andrew Abela. All attendees get his new book Superhabits: the Universal System for a Successful Life. Also, our sponsors will share their Ways Forward in today’s changing environment.
The program is filled with a variety of sessions that inspire, equip and connect people from across the US and world. Topics include the nuts and bolts of faith@work initiatives such as employee resource groups (ERGs).
We will also look at ways faith initiatives at work increase productivity by increasing resiliency through stronger networks as well as spiritual and emotional health.
As Dare to Overcome ends and the IRF Builders Forum begins, the cross-over event at 3pm on May 21 looks at how our India team have successfully piloted a human rights and business skills curriculum for teenagers.
The Executive President of the University carrying out the pilot will receive the 2025 Global Business & Interfaith Peace God Medal, an honor shared previously by CEOs of companies as diverse as Intel, Tyson Foods, Godrej Industries, American Airlines, EY, Senior United Nations officials, and other leaders of business in more than 30 countries worldwide.
The closing plenary of Dare to Overcome will coincide with the opening of the first-ever International Religious Freedom (IRF) Builders Forum. U.S. Senior Official performing duties of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom will deliver a keynote followed by a fireside chat with RFBF President Brian Grim, IRF Secretariat Chair Greg Mitchell and Chris Seiple, Senior Fellow, Love Your Neighbor Community (LYNC).
