Join us at Impact 2026, presented by Cedarville University’s Robert W. Plaster School of Business, where you’ll come together with business professionals and pastors to revolutionize the way you view your work and harness its potential for Kingdom purposes.
Rooted in God’s unchanging truth, this powerful gathering will equip you to lead with integrity, speak with boldness, and influence your world for Christ — right where He has placed you.
Through inspiring keynote messages, interactive breakout sessions, and Christ-centered community, you’ll discover how to:Whether you lead in business, ministry, education, or the public square, this conference will encourage and empower you for such a time as this.
Come ready to be encouraged. Come ready to be equipped. Come ready to lead and serve with courage.
Schedule coming soon!
The IMPACT Conference brings together an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers and breakout presenters who are shaping the future of leadership, innovation, and influence. From nationally recognized voices to practitioners leading meaningful change in their fields, each speaker offers practical insight, compelling perspective, and real-world experience. Whether you’re looking for bold ideas, proven strategies, or fresh inspiration, IMPACT is designed to challenge your thinking and equip you to lead with purpose.
Watch for the line-up of the 2026 keynote and breakout presenters coming soon!
Pricing and exclusive attendee perks will be announced soon. IMPACT registration will include access to dynamic keynotes, engaging breakout sessions, and meaningful opportunities to connect with leaders and peers who are passionate about making a difference.
Registration opens soon. Be among the first to secure your place at IMPACT, where ideas spark action and leaders are equipped to create lasting impact.
Sponsor Impact 2026 to elevate your brand and connect with an audience passionate about glorifying God through business. Your investment unlocks benefits like VIP tickets, prime logo placement, advertising opportunities, and the chance to lead a pre-conference session. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please send an email to impact@cedarville.edu and we will contact you with more information.
Owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop | Founder, President, and General Counsel of Reason for Life
Keynote #1
Session title: The Cost of My Faith
View BioJack Phillips is the Colorado cake artist who was at the center of one of 2018’s most talked-about U.S. Supreme Court decisions. From an early age, Jack had developed his expertise in painting, drawing, and cartooning. When Jack started Masterpiece Cakeshop in 1993, it was to honor God through his work every day. In 2012, Jack declined a request to create a custom cake celebrating a same-sex wedding, explaining that he would be happy to design a cake for the customers for a different event, or sell them anything else in his shop, but that he could not create cakes expressing messages that conflict with his deeply held religious beliefs. But for more than twelve years, Jack was pulled away from his work in order to defend his freedom to express what he believes without fear of government punishment. After three wins — including one at the U.S. Supreme Court — Jack’s rights have been vindicated again and again.
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Before founding Reason for Life, Samuel spent five years at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), where he engaged in litigation to defend the sanctity of life, freedom of speech, and religious liberty. Samuel has also worked as a litigation associate at a large law firm, as a member of a presidential campaign’s legal team, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Chief Financial Officer, Vinmar Group
Keynote #2
Session title: Countercultural Leadership: Living Your Faith in a Secular Market
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President and CEO, The Wynalda Group
Keynote #3
Session title: Leading with Kingdom Principles
View BioRobert Wynalda, Jr. is a business owner, inventor, and elder in his local church in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area. Wynalda has around 50 patents related to business ventures that he launched, including Wyndscent, Fourth Arrow, and Final Rest. Rob’s contributions to the business community and his ongoing involvement in real estate highlight his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to the local economy. He loves the Lord and his family and seeks to advance the Gospel and the Kingdom of God.
President of Cedarville University
Keynote #5
Session title: Conversation on Biblical Leadership
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