Executives line up to share insights at Liberty’s annual CEO Summit Oct. 15-17

Liberty University will welcome an extensive network of CEOs, government leaders, innovators, and influencers as well as students, faculty, and staff for a time of collaboration and fellowship at the 2025 CEO Summit on Oct. 15-17.

This year’s keynote speakers are:

• Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss
• Chick-fil-A Chairman Dan T. Cathy (through special video appearance)
• Former Intel CEO and current Gloo Executive Chair and Head of Technology Pat Gelsinger
• Amway Co-Chair Doug DeVos
• S. Army Lt. Gen (Ret.) Michael Flynn, former U.S. National Security Advisor
• Living Stone Foundation Founder and CEO Ken Eldred
• Former Toyota North America Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jack Hollis
• Taiwanese Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui
• Geo Group Lead Director and former NFL player Jack Brewer
• First Trust Advisors L.P. Chief Economist Brian Wesbury

Other featured speakers include Managing Partner with Uma Ventures Ash Shrivastav, Global Entrepreneurship Network Chairman Jeff Hoffman, Israeli Embassy Minister of Economic Affairs Noach Hacker, Director of Innovative Technology for the Federal Government at Microsoft T’Neil Walea, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Co-Founder John T. Hewitt, Ford Motor Company Head of Enthusiast Brand Management Dave Rivers, Northern Ireland Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots, and Google Deepmind Staff Research Scientist Richard Zhang.

Topics of discussion will include cryptocurrency, U.S. hemispheric defense in the context of continuous war, advancing the Gospel through CEO work, the various problems and possibilities related to Artificial Intelligence, building the service economy, expanding international commerce, women’s leadership, and more.

Visit the CEO Summit website for a full list of scheduled speakers, agenda, and registration information.

This is the fifth year Liberty will host the event. Previous summits have drawn over 750 participants, including hundreds of business owners and leaders.

“There is nothing like this – the generosity of like-minded Christian business CEOs and world leaders coming together in a faith community, all committed to helping each other and the world, sharing insights with the best and most ethical Christian students imaginable,” said Dave Brat, senior vice president of business relations and former U.S. Representative (VA-07).

While keynote dinners are only offered to paid registrants, Liberty students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the panel sessions with their LU ID.