We are just over a month away from the start of the ELO Forums for 2026! Once again we are hosting Canada's premier business conference for Christian entrepreneurs and leaders in the following cities:

• ELO Forum Winnipeg — October 22 at the Fort Garry Hotel. 
• ELO Forum Vancouver — November 4 at the Paradox Hotel. 
• ELO Forum Toronto — November 18 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel.

Every year, ELO has an incredible roster of world-class speakers presented at Canada's premier conferences (the ELO Forums) for Christian business leaders and entrepreneurs. This year is no different! The 2026 speaker roster has been announced:

• Titi Akinsamni, Global Policy Strategist; AI Governance Leader, Innisfil, ON. Guided by her "5 I's" leadership framework—Inspire, Impact, Involve, Inform, and Influence—Titi will be speaking on navigating the "innovation-regulation" paradox. 
• Kathleen Cooke, Co-Founder & Media Executive, Cooke Media Group & The Influence Lab/Influence Women, Nashville, TN, USA, will be presenting on "Influencing Culture: Lessons from Changing Hollywood from the Inside."
• Phil Cooke, Co-Founder & President, Cooke Media Group, Nashville, TN, USA, will be speaking on "Ideas on a Deadline: How to be Creative When the Clock is Ticking." 
• Jillian Gilbert. Director, Leadership By Design, IWU, Indianapolis, IN, USA, will speak on  "LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: The Power of 100% Engagement (with Dr. Wendi McGehee)"
• Marina Hofman, Author, Biblical Scholar & Theology Professor, Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL, USA, will speak on "Leading Without Losing Your Center."
• Andy Hughes, President of Mobility & Chief Innovation Officer, Affinity Risk Solutions, Indianapolis, IN, USA, will speak on "Surfing the Waves of Change: Thoughts from a Man Who Can't Swim."
• Nona Jones, CEO, Inside Out Leadership, FL, USA, will be speaking on "Success from the Inside Out."
• Ken Keis, President & CEO, CRG International, Abbotsford, BC, will be speaking on "Leadership & Team Development."
• Paul Stevens, Professor Emeritus of Marketplace Theology and Leadership, Regent College, Vancouver, BC. He will be speaking on "Kingdom Entrepreneurship: What is Your Mission in the Marketplace?"
• David Zietsma, President, Redeemer University, Hamilton, ON, will address the topic "Higher Education, Faith, and Innovation: Navigating Challenges in a Rapidly-Changing Sector."

Additional presenters include: Ray Pennings, Co-Founder & Executive VP, Cardus, Ottawa, ON; Ben Slager, Partner & CEO, MDS M & A Lawyers, Vancouver, BC, and Kindree Chescoe, Founder & Principal Designer, KLC kre-a-tiv, Vancouver, BC. 

This year's events are receiving great support from our partners from all over Canada. Our "National Sponsors" are supporting all three Forums!

GOLD

• Opportunity International (National Sponsor) empowers families to leave poverty behind for good by providing financial products, services, and training along their paths toward new lives filled with strength, hope, resilience, and the power to achieve their dreams.
• Societ (National Sponsor) - Societ, based in Canada and supporting NPOs and charities in 40 countries, is the leading end-to-end nonprofit solutions partner executive directors, board members, and fundraising professionals rely on to work smarter.
• Youth Unlimited (National Sponsor) is part of Youth for Christ Canada, an international, non-denominational Christian ministry that, for over 75 years, has passionately engaged young people to live their full life potential as designed by God.
• Cardus (National Sponsor) is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to clarifying and strengthening, through research and dialogue, the ways in which society’s institutions can work together for the common good.
• Redeemer University (National Sponsor) is where education is about understanding a complex global world, thinking critically from a kingdom perspective, and following Christ’s call to transform culture and communities.
• World Vision Canada (National Sponsor) is a Christian charity that helps children and families overcome poverty in the world’s most vulnerable places.
• MDS Lawyers is an industry leader in mid-market transaction services and is continually evolving its unique processes and client experiences to deliver exceptional outcomes.

SILVER

• Indiana Wesleyan University (National Sponsor) is a spiritually rich learning environment, academic commitment, and caring instruction develop in students the knowledge, skills, and disposition to change the world for Jesus Christ. 
• Nicola Wealth (National Sponsor) is a wealth management and advisory firm dedicated to serving the complex needs of high-net-worth families, entrepreneurs, and professionals across Canada.
• Inside Out Leadership offers leadership cultivation programs that have helped thousands of professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs unlock new levels of purpose and fulfillment in their lives.
• Book Depot has been in the wholesale bargain book business for over 35 years, saving organizations time and money by offering the largest selection of high-margin books.
• Avisar is a top accounting firm for small- and medium-sized businesses whose goal is to make running a business or not-for-profit organization less stressful by demystifying the numbers and turning them into tools that clients can use to make smarter decisions.

BRONZE

• International Needs Canada (National Sponsor) is an inter-denominational Christian development organization with a global network of more than 30 partner countries. Their approach to community development relies on empowering indigenous leaders to bring about change in their local communities.
• Great Commission Media Ministries (National Sponsor) is a non-denominational missions organization that focuses on taking the Gospel to hard-to-reach nations in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa using the tools of television, radio, and the Internet, working towards the fulfillment of the Great Commission of Christ.
• CRG International (National Sponsor) is dedicated to improving your personal, professional or organizational effectiveness through several million words of content and an entire assessment and learning system based on CRG’s Proprietary Holistic Development Model and CRG’s Transforming Leadership Model. 
• Global Aid Network (National Sponsor) reveals hope by sharing God’s unconditional love and restoring life by demonstrating the gospel through compassionate action to those who are living in poverty, injustice, and crisis around the world.
• Christian School Foundation (National Sponsor) supports nearly 100 Christian schools across six provinces by providing tuition bursaries, support for skilled trades education and leadership development, and coordination of the collective investment of long-term assets so that Christian schools can influence our culture in the name of Christ.
• Titi Akinsanmi (National Sponsor) is a globally recognized authority on the digital economy, specializing at the intersection of public policy, emerging technology, and institutional governance.
• Regent College is a graduate school where theological depth meets spiritual formation. It’s a vibrant community where many paths cross and many lives are changed. Above all, it’s a place to explore the difference Christ makes to everything.
• Columbia Bible College seeks to equip people for a life of discipleship, ministry, and leadership in service to the church and community.
• Barnabas Landing is a place for slowing, reflecting, and reconnecting with God and one another on BC's beautiful Sunshine Coast.

Interested in attending this year?