Justin Giboney is an ordained minister, attorney, and political strategist in Atlanta. He is also the president of the AND Campaign, a Christian civic organization. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in Georgia and referendums relating to Atlanta’s transportation and water infrastructure. In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. He’s the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement and author of the forthcoming book Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War.

Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. His online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month, and he is the founder of The Art of Leadership Academy.

Carey’s mission is to reduce the decline in the church. He has extensive experience helping organizations lead through change, develop high-capacity teams, and deepen their personal growth along with their health. He speaks to leaders worldwide about leadership, change, and personal growth.

His best-selling book, At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor, is designed to help every leader escape stress and begin living at a sustainable pace and has been profiled by Forbes, Fast Company, and Business Insider.

Carey and his wife, Toni, live north of Toronto, Canada and have two grown sons.

Daniel Yang is the National Director of Churches of Welcome at World Relief. Previously he served as the director of the Church Multiplication Institute at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center, a think tank for evangelism and church planting. He has pastored and helped plant churches in Detroit, Dallas-Fort Worth, Toronto, and Chicago. He is the co-author of "Inalienable: How Marginalized Kingdom Voices Can Help Save the American Church" with Eric Costanzo and Matthew Soerens, and "Becoming a Future-Ready Church: 8 Shifts to Encourage and Empower the Next Generation of Leaders" with Adelle Banks and Warren Bird.

Derrick Puckett is the Lead Pastor and Church Planter of Renewal Church of Chicago and serves as President of The Chicago Partnership. He and his wife, Kaley, moved to Chicago in 2013 to plant a Gospel centered disciple making multi-ethnic church. Renewal started in 2014 and has been thriving ever since. Derrick has a B.A. from Indiana University and a M.Div. from Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary. Derrick and Kaley have 4 beautiful daughters, Ramiyah, Elyana, Isabelle and Nalah and a handsome son, DJ.

Brian Dye serves as Director of Leader Development for The Chicago Partnership. Brian’s passion is "to train leaders in ministry to urban America." In 2006 he founded The Legacy Conference to equip those that are serious about being disciples of Christ to make disciples for Christ. In 2008 he co-founded Legacy Christian Fellowship, a multiplying house church movement in the city of Chicago. He has been married to his best friend and ministry partner, Heidi, since July 2000.

Bre Bonaparte (formerly Bre Harris) is a singer-songwriter and worship leader from the South suburbs of Chicago, blending gospel, R&B, and contemporary worship into a sound that’s both soul-stirring and deeply rooted in faith. She studied Worship Arts at Cornerstone University and has led worship and gospel choirs across five countries. Her newest single, “Better,” written during the height of the pandemic, is a vulnerable anthem of hope, reminding listeners that brighter days are ahead. With each release, Bre continues to offer music that heals, empowers, and uplifts. We’re thrilled to welcome Bre as a featured musical guest and leader at this year’s conference.

Rodrigo Cano is part of the NewThing Chicagoland Team as the Reproducing Catalyst, focused on developing new Networks and new churches. He is also part of the pastoral team of Community Christian Church in Aurora, IL. As part of his role at Community, he leads the Aurora location of Community, one of the seven locations around the Chicagoland area. He also leads Community’s effort to empower leaders to start MicroChurches. Rodrigo has helped start 100+ MicroChurches with over 1,000 people gathering each week through them. In his free time, Rodrigo enjoys running marathons!

The commission Jesus gave his disciples is the same for the church today: Go and make disciples. The call for the church is to get out of the four walls and get involved in the community God has planted them. Being a missional church shouldn't be a program that church has but an integral part in the life of the church.

Brad Hill has been deeply involved in solving technology challenges for the church for over 25 years. He serves as Chief Solutions Officer at Gloo (www.gloo.us), and is responsible for putting their platform capabilities to work for churches, networks, and the expanding portfolio of brands in the Gloo family.

Prior to Gloo, Brad was President at Ministry Brands. As a former church tech founder himself, Brad has the perspective to see and leverage patterns in tech innovation that can help the Church further its mission.

In addition to his experience starting, building and coaching companies for Kingdom and business impact, Brad has also served in lay leadership at several churches across multiple denominations.

Brad lives in Knoxville, TN with his wife and two kids.