DTO begins with special resource roundtables for faith-specific and interfaith employee resource groups (ERGs).

DTO begins with special resource roundtables for faith-specific and interfaith employee resource groups (ERGs).

DTO begins with special resource roundtables for faith-specific and interfaith employee resource groups (ERGs).

DTO begins with special resource roundtables for faith-specific and interfaith employee resource groups (ERGs).

Box lunches available in the atrium of Maloney Hall. Grab you lunch and find some new folks to get to know before the plenary begins at 12:15 in Maloney Auditorium. NOTE: Please only take Kosher or gluten free meals if you pre-ordered. All other food should be halal.

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 a Changing Environment. Each year, our most popular keynote has been by the Busch School’s Dean Andrew Abela. This year promises to be the best yet, as he unpacks the ancient yet modern secrets to a successful life (and business). Everyone registered gets a free copy of his new book, Super Habits: The Universal System for a Successful Life. - - - - - The Keynote panel will wrap up with invitations from Dare to Overcome's sponsors to attend their special sessions over the coming two days.

PLENARY hosted by Interfaith America's Adam Phillips, and featuring Sumreen Ahmad (Accenture), Trisch Smith (Edelman), and Paulo Pontemayor (Catholic Health Asssociation). Americans are more likely to encounter religious diversity in their workplaces than in any other sphere of life. In an era defined by polarization, successful leaders recognize this diversity as both a challenge and an opportunity: acknowledging that team members hold fundamentally different worldviews while identifying the shared values that strengthen their team culture.

Passing the Vision to the Next Generation and other Companies featuring Fr. Greg McBrayer (Chaplain Care), Kathleen Brophy (AARP), Carla Blair (GE Aerospace), Ross Uminger (Toyota).

When Patrick Regan’s meeting with The Princess of Wales made headlines, it seemed like he was on the top of the world. But, as you can learn in his May 20, 2025, keynote at Dare to Overcome, the reality was different. As he’ll share, “People relate more to your scars than your successes.” Patrick Regan OBE, is founder of Brighter Days, Wellbeing & Resilience Training that helps your people flourish and thrive. Meet him at #Dare2Overcome

Join Accenture for a roundtable on Leveraging Faith-Based Discussions to Navigate Changes in Inclusion & Diversity Work.

A growing number of companies are utilizing chaplains in order to provide compassionate care for employees. Join chaplains from Chaplain Care & AZZ for a discussion and Q&A on How Chaplains Are an Indispensable Part of a Care Team.

Join Merck's Elsa Lopez and Maqsood Ahmed on May 20th to hear what’s behind the amazing growth of Merck’s Interfaith Organization Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) at our Dare to Overcome conference in Washington DC on May 20! They have double in size over the past year, spread to more countries, and the growth may just be getting started.

Join the Executive Sponsor of ServiceNow Interfaith ERG, Jen Odess, along with Accenture's Interfaith ERG Executive Sponsor, Sumreen Ahmad, and co-lead of Equinix's FaithConnect, Marsie Sweetland,for a discussion on how to Effectively Engage Executive Sponsors. Generally, Exec Sponsors don't get a manual or detailed instructions on what's involved with their roles in supporting employee (business) resource groups. This interactive session will include experience, sharing and brainstorming on how to do it well.

Julia Oltmanns, Sr. Manager of Culture and Care at Coca-Cola Consolidated, will share her journey of going from a foe to a friend of faith-based ERGs. Julia is a senior leader committed to helping organizations solve problems and leverage business resources for good. With a passion for living out my faith, she looks for meaningful ways to utilize her deep expertise in HR and employment law, legislative affairs and public policy, communications, employee engagement and culture, and ethics and compliance matters. She’s driven to use her extensive experience in legal and business environments to make a positive impact on individuals, organizations and communities.

Merck's Elsa Lopez and Maqsood Ahmed will hold a follow-up Q&A on what’s behind the amazing growth of Merck’s Interfaith Organization Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG). They have double in size over the past year, spread to more countries, and the growth may just be getting started.

The 6th Annual REDI Awards will celebrate all companies participating in the Faith-Friendly Workplace Index, with special recognition and messages from the top scoring companies. Join us for a night of inspiration, celebration and a few surprises! Who will be this year's ERG Leader of the Year?!

Join Coca-Cola Consolidated and Craig Carter, formerly the founding coordinator of Intel's Interfaith Network ERG, for a multi-faith prayer event. Each is encouraged to pray in the way most authentic for them.

Sponsored by Coca-Cola Consolidated, join researcher Daniel Copeland from Barna and panelists -- Craig Carter (Courageous Third), Sloan Menkes (PwC ), and Paul Lambert (BYU) -- as they reveal and discuss just-released new research indicating the need for a "More Human-Centered Workplace." In an era of hybrid teams, shifting values, and high turnover, the modern workplace is at risk of becoming impersonal and transactional. But new research reveals that what people long for most isn’t just better pay or perks—it’s to be seen, supported, and developed. Using new research, this session explores how organizations can close the gap between performance and care by designing human-centered cultures that prioritize clarity, connection, and the whole person at work. The future of work depends on our ability to design environments that prioritize the whole person—not just the role they fill.

Roundtable by Equinix: How to develop partnerships with NGOs, other ERGs, and other companies. Equinix has been a leader in forming partnerships with organizations such as A21, an anti-human trafficking NGO, as well as partnerships with other ERGs in their company. They are also a leader in joint initiatives with peer companies across the globle.

Eva Witesman and Paul Lambert from BYU Marriott School of Business will introduce a new tool to help ERGs measure bottom-line benefit,

Join Interfaith America's Jenan Mohajir and Megan Johnson for this workshop on "Navigating Challenging Scenarios in the Workplace." Religious diversity is a reality in today’s workplace—influencing team interactions, client engagement, and community partnerships. Navigating religious differences can be challenging, especially when conversations become sensitive, or workplace situations require thoughtful responses. This 45-minute training offers practical, real-world strategies for employees and managers to confidently address workplace challenges related to religious diversity in ways that build trust, strengthen team collaboration, and align with organizational values. You’ll leave with a simple, effective framework for handling real-world scenarios with respect and inclusivity.

This plenary will look at the UK Faith@Work Summit held last month at Equinix HQ in London as an example of how such networks are growing. Panelist are: Brian Grim (Religious Freedom & Business Foundation), Jack Palmer-White (Free For All), Rlorian Noillet (Equinix), and Vinod Subramanian (MIT World Peace University).

BYU's MBA program will highlight how companies can get involved in their annual case competition.

Box lunches available in the atrium of Maloney Hall. Enjoy a simple lunch and find some new folks to get to know before the next plenary begins at 1:30 in Maloney Auditorium. NOTE: Please only take Kosher or gluten free meals if you pre-ordered. All other food should be halal.

Leading figures from the two colliding worlds of AI and religious liberty – Suhail Khan, a senior fellow at Microsoft, Rev. Johnnie Moore, an evangelical leader, and Max Tegmark, an AI researcher – will discuss the rapid development of AI and its growing, multifaceted impacts on religious liberty in the United States and abroad. Moderator William Jones from the Future of Life Institute (FLI).

The ServiceNow Roundtable will give an example of a successful ERG interfaith engagement program.

Our initiative in India has successfully piloted a human rights and business skills curriculum for teenagers. This panellists, Dr. Priya Kale, and Dr. Rahul Langde, moderated by Dr. Christina Clark, will describe how this is a potential CSR program ERGs could support in the US and internationally

The AI panel will have a follow-on Q&A. William Jones (FLI), Max Tegmark, (MIT), Rev. Johnnie Moore (JDA Worldwide), Suhail Khan (Microsoft).

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).

The International Dinner will provide an opportunity to learn about and network with domestic and international civil society organizations that are working to build religiously inclusive, peaceful and sustainable societies. (Tickets sold separately to ensure an accurate headcount.)

Day 3 (optional) is focused on ways people build religious freedom for all internationally through faith-friendly workplaces, education, positive engagement, and cross-cultural religious literacy, among others. This event will provide an opportunity to hear from domestic and international civil society organizations that are working to build religiously inclusive, peaceful and sustainable societies. Day 3 sessions are organized by the IRF Secretariat in partnership with LYNC, Templeton Religion Trust, and the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation.