Better Business, Better World Conference Announces Complete Speaker Lineup for December Gathering in Orlando
Twenty-eight presenters from science, business, healthcare, agriculture, and the space industry will address how commerce can build a better and more positive future.
Orlando, FL, October 03, 2026 --(PR.com)-- Better Business, Better World (BBBW) today announced its complete speaker lineup for the 2026 conference, taking place December 18-20, 2026 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
The three-day conference will bring together twenty-eight presenters - economists, scientists, physicians, farmers, educators, and executives - around a single question: what does it look like when business becomes a force for building a better world? Speakers will address the conference's Four Pillars: Commerce, Science, Spirit, and Connection.
Why these speakers, and why now
"The through-line of this year's program is simple," the conference organizers said in announcing the lineup. "Every speaker on this stage has taken an idea about how the world ought to work - fairer markets, cleaner energy, healthier communities, more meaningful work - and built something real with it. Attendees are not coming to hear opinions. They are coming to hear what worked, what did not, and what to do next."
The program pairs headline economic analysis with practical, ground-level sessions. Dr. Isabel Sawhill, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Brookings Institution, will open the conference's examination of the economic system itself with "Capitalism and the American Dream." Energy and resource security get a full-track treatment from Dr. Ghasem Bayat ("World Energy Supply & Demand - Past and Future"), Dr. Mark Pearson ("The Future of Energy Security"), and Dr. Arta Sadrzadeh, who will present on the role of seismic technology in mineral exploration. Mr. Jeffrey Barnes brings "The Science and Technology of Manned Space Flight" to the Science pillar.
Healthcare is examined from two directions: Dr. Vafa Bayat on "The Miracle of Modern Medicine," Dr. Kosti Psimopoulos on healthcare, ethics, and development, and Dr. Wellman on the provocative case that a market-based model has never actually been tried in US healthcare.
On the Commerce and enterprise side, Mr. Adam Torres, host of the Mission Matters Business Podcast, will speak on why business ecosystems matter; Mr. Wade Fransson presents real-world examples of corporate business strategy; Mr. Brian Adamson traces the journey from corporate contributor to business owner; and Mr. Tom Hampton reframes personal and professional life as a balance sheet in "Your Life is a Balance Sheet - Focusing on the Bottom Line."
A distinctive feature of this year's conference is the depth of its purpose-driven and human-development programming: Dr. Alise Cortez on expressing your purpose through business; Mr. Christopher Kai on story-based leadership; Dr. Soheila Azizi on women and development; Ms. Alexandra Nuñez on poverty and economic empowerment; Mr. Nathan Turner on financial empowerment from income to ownership; Mr. Alex Habib Riazati on the impacts of Third Wave Psychology on creating a service-based economy; Mr. Bruce Koerber on Divine Economy Theory; and Dr. Fred Jafari on education as a cornerstone of sustainable social and economic development.
Food, land, and community systems are equally well represented. Mrs. Mollie Engelhart presents "Farming for the Future," and Mr. Paul Hanley takes on one of the most important questions in sustainable agriculture: can regenerative agriculture feed the world, solve poverty, and address climate change at the same time? Mr. Ron Smith will present a model for collaborative non-profit enterprise, and Dr. Bob Atkinson will share "The Way of Unity: Building a Worldwide Enterprise for Flourishing Communities and Planetary Well-Being."
In a featured joint session, Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Ms. Michon True Smith will present "Religious Pluralism and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace" - an increasingly essential skillset for leaders managing diverse teams. Mr. Mike Rochelle will speak on the modern people-leadership challenge in "People Lead, Companioned by AI." International perspectives come from Mr. Andy Semotiuk (International/Canada), whose recommended plenary session addresses leading a life of achievement through control of money, time, and talent.
The complete speaker lineup
Dr. Isabel Sawhill
Senior Fellow Emeritus, Brookings Institution
Capitalism and the American Dream
Dr. Ghasem Bayat
World Energy Supply & Demand - Past and Future
Mr. Jeffrey Barnes
The Science and Technology of Manned Space Flight
Dr. Kosti Psimopoulos
Healthcare, Ethics, and Development
Mr. Adam Torres
Host, Mission Matters Business Podcast
Why Business Ecosystems Matter
Mrs. Mollie Engelhart
Farming for the Future
Dr. Fred Jafari
Education as a Cornerstone of Sustainable Social & Economic Development
Mr. Tom Hampton
Your Life is a Balance Sheet - Focusing on the Bottom Line
Dr. Vafa Bayat
The Miracle of Modern Medicine
Mr. Christopher Kai
Story Based Leadership
Dr. Soheila Azizi
Women & Development
Mr. Wade Fransson
Corporate Business Strategy - Real World Examples
Dr. Arta Sadrzadeh
The Role of Seismic Technology in Mineral Exploration
Mr. Bruce Koerber
Divine Economy Theory
Mr. Ron Smith
Collaborative Non-Profit Enterprise
Dr. Najeeba Syeed & Ms. Michon True Smith
Religious Pluralism and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Dr. Mark Pearson
The Future of Energy Security
Dr. Wellman
US Healthcare: A Market Based Model Has Never Been Tried
Mr. Paul Hanley
Can Regenerative Agriculture Feed the World? and Solve Poverty? and Climate Change?
Dr. Alise Cortez
Expressing Your Purpose Through Business
Mr. Alex Habib Riazati
The Impacts of Third Wave Psychology on Creating a Service-Based Economy
Dr. Bob Atkinson
The Way of Unity: Building a Worldwide Enterprise for Flourishing Communities and Planetary Well-Being
Ms. Alexandra Nuñez
Poverty and Economic Empowerment
Mr. Brian Adamson
Corporate Contributor to Business Owner
Mr. Mike Rochelle
People Lead, Companioned by AI
Mr. Andy Semotiuk
International/Canada
Leading a Life of Achievement Through Control of Money, Time and Talent (Recommended Plenary Session)
Mr. Nathan Turner
Financial Empowerment - From Income to Ownership
Event details
Better Business, Better World runs December 18-20, 2026 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida. The venue is a full resort - pool, restaurants, and minutes from SeaWorld, Universal, and Walt Disney World - making it easy for attendees to turn the conference into a December getaway.
Advance tickets are $200, with door pricing at $250 and student tickets at $50. Group rates are available. Full details and registration are at betterbusinessworld.com.
Orlando in mid-December averages a high of 74 degrees - a working climate for three days of ideas, and a welcome one for attendees escaping winter.
About Better Business, Better World
Better Business, Better World is a three-day conference exploring how commerce, science, spirit, and connection can work together to build a better and more positive future. The conference convenes purpose-driven business leaders, scientists, educators, and changemakers around the belief that business is one of the most powerful levers humanity has for solving its shared challenges - and that the companies which serve people, communities, and the planet are the ones that will outlast the quarter. Better Business, Better World is produced by SOOP Media.
Media Contact:
Karla Rodriguez
contact@soopmedia.net
The three-day conference will bring together twenty-eight presenters - economists, scientists, physicians, farmers, educators, and executives - around a single question: what does it look like when business becomes a force for building a better world? Speakers will address the conference's Four Pillars: Commerce, Science, Spirit, and Connection.
Why these speakers, and why now
"The through-line of this year's program is simple," the conference organizers said in announcing the lineup. "Every speaker on this stage has taken an idea about how the world ought to work - fairer markets, cleaner energy, healthier communities, more meaningful work - and built something real with it. Attendees are not coming to hear opinions. They are coming to hear what worked, what did not, and what to do next."
The program pairs headline economic analysis with practical, ground-level sessions. Dr. Isabel Sawhill, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Brookings Institution, will open the conference's examination of the economic system itself with "Capitalism and the American Dream." Energy and resource security get a full-track treatment from Dr. Ghasem Bayat ("World Energy Supply & Demand - Past and Future"), Dr. Mark Pearson ("The Future of Energy Security"), and Dr. Arta Sadrzadeh, who will present on the role of seismic technology in mineral exploration. Mr. Jeffrey Barnes brings "The Science and Technology of Manned Space Flight" to the Science pillar.
Healthcare is examined from two directions: Dr. Vafa Bayat on "The Miracle of Modern Medicine," Dr. Kosti Psimopoulos on healthcare, ethics, and development, and Dr. Wellman on the provocative case that a market-based model has never actually been tried in US healthcare.
On the Commerce and enterprise side, Mr. Adam Torres, host of the Mission Matters Business Podcast, will speak on why business ecosystems matter; Mr. Wade Fransson presents real-world examples of corporate business strategy; Mr. Brian Adamson traces the journey from corporate contributor to business owner; and Mr. Tom Hampton reframes personal and professional life as a balance sheet in "Your Life is a Balance Sheet - Focusing on the Bottom Line."
A distinctive feature of this year's conference is the depth of its purpose-driven and human-development programming: Dr. Alise Cortez on expressing your purpose through business; Mr. Christopher Kai on story-based leadership; Dr. Soheila Azizi on women and development; Ms. Alexandra Nuñez on poverty and economic empowerment; Mr. Nathan Turner on financial empowerment from income to ownership; Mr. Alex Habib Riazati on the impacts of Third Wave Psychology on creating a service-based economy; Mr. Bruce Koerber on Divine Economy Theory; and Dr. Fred Jafari on education as a cornerstone of sustainable social and economic development.
Food, land, and community systems are equally well represented. Mrs. Mollie Engelhart presents "Farming for the Future," and Mr. Paul Hanley takes on one of the most important questions in sustainable agriculture: can regenerative agriculture feed the world, solve poverty, and address climate change at the same time? Mr. Ron Smith will present a model for collaborative non-profit enterprise, and Dr. Bob Atkinson will share "The Way of Unity: Building a Worldwide Enterprise for Flourishing Communities and Planetary Well-Being."
In a featured joint session, Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Ms. Michon True Smith will present "Religious Pluralism and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace" - an increasingly essential skillset for leaders managing diverse teams. Mr. Mike Rochelle will speak on the modern people-leadership challenge in "People Lead, Companioned by AI." International perspectives come from Mr. Andy Semotiuk (International/Canada), whose recommended plenary session addresses leading a life of achievement through control of money, time, and talent.
The complete speaker lineup
Dr. Isabel Sawhill
Senior Fellow Emeritus, Brookings Institution
Capitalism and the American Dream
Dr. Ghasem Bayat
World Energy Supply & Demand - Past and Future
Mr. Jeffrey Barnes
The Science and Technology of Manned Space Flight
Dr. Kosti Psimopoulos
Healthcare, Ethics, and Development
Mr. Adam Torres
Host, Mission Matters Business Podcast
Why Business Ecosystems Matter
Mrs. Mollie Engelhart
Farming for the Future
Dr. Fred Jafari
Education as a Cornerstone of Sustainable Social & Economic Development
Mr. Tom Hampton
Your Life is a Balance Sheet - Focusing on the Bottom Line
Dr. Vafa Bayat
The Miracle of Modern Medicine
Mr. Christopher Kai
Story Based Leadership
Dr. Soheila Azizi
Women & Development
Mr. Wade Fransson
Corporate Business Strategy - Real World Examples
Dr. Arta Sadrzadeh
The Role of Seismic Technology in Mineral Exploration
Mr. Bruce Koerber
Divine Economy Theory
Mr. Ron Smith
Collaborative Non-Profit Enterprise
Dr. Najeeba Syeed & Ms. Michon True Smith
Religious Pluralism and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Dr. Mark Pearson
The Future of Energy Security
Dr. Wellman
US Healthcare: A Market Based Model Has Never Been Tried
Mr. Paul Hanley
Can Regenerative Agriculture Feed the World? and Solve Poverty? and Climate Change?
Dr. Alise Cortez
Expressing Your Purpose Through Business
Mr. Alex Habib Riazati
The Impacts of Third Wave Psychology on Creating a Service-Based Economy
Dr. Bob Atkinson
The Way of Unity: Building a Worldwide Enterprise for Flourishing Communities and Planetary Well-Being
Ms. Alexandra Nuñez
Poverty and Economic Empowerment
Mr. Brian Adamson
Corporate Contributor to Business Owner
Mr. Mike Rochelle
People Lead, Companioned by AI
Mr. Andy Semotiuk
International/Canada
Leading a Life of Achievement Through Control of Money, Time and Talent (Recommended Plenary Session)
Mr. Nathan Turner
Financial Empowerment - From Income to Ownership
Event details
Better Business, Better World runs December 18-20, 2026 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida. The venue is a full resort - pool, restaurants, and minutes from SeaWorld, Universal, and Walt Disney World - making it easy for attendees to turn the conference into a December getaway.
Advance tickets are $200, with door pricing at $250 and student tickets at $50. Group rates are available. Full details and registration are at betterbusinessworld.com.
Orlando in mid-December averages a high of 74 degrees - a working climate for three days of ideas, and a welcome one for attendees escaping winter.
About Better Business, Better World
Better Business, Better World is a three-day conference exploring how commerce, science, spirit, and connection can work together to build a better and more positive future. The conference convenes purpose-driven business leaders, scientists, educators, and changemakers around the belief that business is one of the most powerful levers humanity has for solving its shared challenges - and that the companies which serve people, communities, and the planet are the ones that will outlast the quarter. Better Business, Better World is produced by SOOP Media.
Media Contact:
Karla Rodriguez
contact@soopmedia.net
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https://betterbusinessworld.com/
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https://betterbusinessworld.com/
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