ASCENT2026
Get right. Get building. Get serving. Get sent.
Not another conference — a village, raised for four days. Faith, health, and business leaders on one stage, and a free Serve Day that opens the doors to the whole community. Whole person. Whole family. One weekend.
In person in Brooklyn · streamed free to every nation · Saturday Serve Day free & open to all · 501(c)(3)
Most events leave you inspired and empty-handed. This one is built to move the needle.
You’ll leave with your health checked, a plan for your business, the people you needed to meet, and a clear next step into 2026 — grounded in faith and surrounded by people who are actually building something. And on Saturday, the doors open free to the whole neighborhood. Not a conference you attend. A village raised for four days.
Get right → get building → get serving → get sent.
Not another conference — a village, raised for four days. Scroll through the weekend: each day a chapter built for transformation.
The Opening
We begin where everything real begins: together, in worship. A service of prayer and commissioning that sets the tone for everything the weekend builds.
The Summit + The Sending
One stage, streamed worldwide. A business and leadership summit — leadership in the morning; AI, work, and capital in the afternoon. The people building the future of work and the future of the economy, in one room. That evening: The Sending — a private reception and the premiere of the IHA Kenya story.
Led by
Achumboro Ataande, Esq.
Co-Founder · Summit Lead
Leads the Institute’s business and investment tracks and the Summit’s program on leadership, AI, work, and capital.
Serve Day + The Gala
The doors open to the whole community — free, for every generation. Health screenings, mental health counselors, a careers floor, benefits enrollment, a wills clinic, a kids discovery zone, a marketplace of local makers — all around a live community stage of short, practical talks and workshops running all day. Target: 2,000+ neighbors served in one day. That night: The Luminaries Honors, our benefit gala.
Led by
Dr. Michele Griffith
Chief Medical Officer · Serve Day Lead
Leads the Institute’s Health Advancement Institute and all of Serve Day — the stations, the community stage, and the clinical program of screenings and counseling.
The Commissioning
A closing service. We send you out — commissioned, connected, and ready — and the weekend’s harvest goes home with the church.
From Brooklyn to the world.
Ascent isn’t theory. Our flagship deployment served 2,500+ people across Kenya — the first proof of a model built to advance human potential in every community it reaches.
Broadcast worldwide — from Brooklyn to every nation advancing humanity.
Kenya · Our Flagship Deployment
Not a conference. A working model of how an institution compounds.
Most organizations spend down. This one is built to recycle its own momentum — every cycle educates more people, deploys them into real work, capitalizes the builders, and scales the return. Then a share flows back to the community and the loop turns again.
- 01Educate — Train people for an intelligent future — health, workforce, leadership.
- 02Deploy — Place them into real work and real ventures across the network.
- 03Capitalize — Back the builders — capital, enterprise, and durable institutions.
- 04Scale — Returns compound, then 10% flows back to the community. The loop repeats.
The institution’s operating loop.
Serve Day. One day, every generation — 2,000+ neighbors served.
This is the day the village opens its doors. A grandmother gets her blood pressure checked while her daughter interviews for a job and her grandson builds something in the kids zone — while the community stage hums with talks and workshops all day long. The community isn’t addressed — it’s served. No ticket. No application. Just come.
Health Screenings
Physicians on the floor — blood pressure, vitals, and referrals that stick.
Mental Health
Licensed counselors, private conversations, and real next steps.
Careers Floor
Healthcare, technology, trades, and entrepreneurship — interviews happen on the floor.
Hiring Network
A 47-employer hiring network, run in partnership with Uplift Communities.
Benefits & Enrollment
Insurance and benefits enrollment — started and finished on the spot.
Wills Clinic
Estate guidance for elders. Walk in with questions, leave with it done.
Kids Discovery Zone
A place to build, discover, and dream while the whole family advances.
Vendor Marketplace
Local makers and small businesses in front of thousands of neighbors.
The Community Stage — live all day
Short, practical talks and hands-on workshops on a repeating rhythm — know your health numbers, get hired today, protect your family, start your business — so whenever you walk in, something useful is starting soon. In English, Spanish, and Chinese, while the village hums around it.
Every station is counted.Screenings completed, counseling sessions held, enrollments finished, interviews landed — reported to every partner, station by station, after the event.
Founders and physicians. Pastors and investors.
Builders, funders, and the people they serve.
National institutions and your next-door neighbor. Featured speakers and honorees announced soon.
- →Pastors, clergy, and community ministers
- →Prayer intercessors and ministry leaders
- →Faith-led executives and nonprofit builders
- →Physicians, clinicians, and health executives
- →Healthcare innovators and builders
- →Public health advocates and wellness leaders
- →Founders, operators, and investors
- →Corporate professionals and executives
- →Funders building a more human economy
Featured speakers and honorees will be announced as we get closer to October. Register below to be the first to know.
Whole person. Whole family. One weekend.
Ascent 2026 is convened by the Institute for Human Advancement alongside founding Brooklyn-rooted institutions.
TPC Ministries
Ministry Partner
Uplift Communities
Operating Partner
Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance
Community Partner
Additional partners to be announced.
Be in the room. Register early.
Choose the pass that fits. If cost is a barrier, sponsored seats are available — no application, no questions.
Global Stream — Free
- ✓The full broadcast: the services, the Summit, and Serve Day
- ✓Tune in from any nation — free
Sponsored Seat
- ✓All four days — the services, the Summit, Serve Day
- ✓Materials + one meal included
- ✓No application. No questions.
Community
- ✓General admission — all four days
- ✓The services, the full Summit, and Serve Day
- ✓Sponsored seats available — just ask
Secure checkout via Stripe.
General
- ✓Everything in Community
- ✓Reserved seating + workshops & breakouts
- ✓Materials + one meal
Secure checkout via Stripe.
Business All-Access
- ✓Everything in General
- ✓Summit business track + expo floor + networking session
- ✓All meals included
Secure checkout via Stripe.
VIP All-Access
- ✓Everything in All-Access
- ✓Reserved seating + VIP lounge
- ✓Priority networking + gift
- ✓Gala seat included
Secure checkout via Stripe.
The Luminaries Honors
A benefit evening honoring the people advancing humanity — dinner, the honors ceremony, and the moment that funds the mission. Included with VIP All-Access.
Seats $100 · Patron $250 · Tables $2,000 / $5,000 / $10,000
For partners and high-capacity friends who want to build this with us.
Includes honoree-circle access and a seat at the table for the institution’s leadership.
Register now
Select your pass, fill in your details, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Join the worldwide broadcast — tune in from any nation. The services, the Summit, and Serve Day, streamed free.
Put your name on the weekend.
Ascent 2026 is built with a small circle of founding partners. Choose a named sponsorship, co-sponsor in kind, or put individuals in the room — every level stands with serious people doing serious work, from Brooklyn to the world.
Founding Presenting Partner
Exclusive — one available, at the founding rate
- ✓"Ascent 2026 presented by…" — lead naming in the room and on the worldwide stream
- ✓Opening remarks before the assembled leaders
- ✓VIP table of 10 + Luminaries Honors gala table
- ✓First right of renewal for Ascent 2027 — at this founding rate
Pavilion Partner
Four available — name a pavilion
- ✓Your name on one pavilion: Health, Financial Health, Careers, or Family
- ✓Your team on the floor, serving in your name all day
- ✓Six all-access passes + four Honors gala seats
- ✓Station-by-station impact report after the event
Luminary Sponsor
Co-brand the Summit or Serve Day
- ✓Named co-brand of one full day of programming
- ✓Six all-access passes + six Honors gala seats
- ✓Stage recognition + logo on the stream and all materials
Builder Sponsor
Stand with the builders
- ✓Four all-access passes + two Honors gala seats
- ✓Logo on event materials, website, and signage
- ✓Recognition at the Luminaries Honors
Community Sponsor
Put your name behind the mission
- ✓Two all-access passes
- ✓Name listing on event materials and website
- ✓Funds 10 fully sponsored seats for community leaders
Bring what you build — media, catering, production, health screenings.
In-kind contributions are recognized at the equivalent sponsorship level. Tell us what your organization does best and we’ll build the package around it.
Put a pastor, a nurse, a founder in the room.
Every gift funds fully covered seats — the reason we can say “no application, no questions.” 100% tax-deductible; no benefits attached, just someone in the room who couldn’t be otherwise.
Institute for Human Advancement
The Institute for Human Advancement is a 501(c)(3) platform institution developing people and systems for an intelligent future — across health, workforce, education, technology, and economic advancement. A global institution, proven in the field: from Brooklyn to the world.
Ascent 2026 is rooted in the ministry of TPC Ministries— the spiritual foundation beneath the work — and built with Uplift Communities and the Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance.
“This isn’t charity. It’s architecture.”
Learn about IHACommon questions
How much does it cost?
Community admission is $25 for all four days (first 300 seats), General is $75 (reserved seating + workshops), Business All-Access is $175 (full Summit + expo + all meals), and VIP All-Access is $500 (VIP lounge + your gala seat). The global stream is free, and Saturday’s Serve Day is free and open to everyone. Gala seats start at $100.
Do I need a ticket for Serve Day?
No. Saturday’s Serve Day is free and open to the whole community — health screenings, mental health counselors, the careers floor, benefits enrollment, the wills clinic, the kids zone, the vendor marketplace, and a live community stage of short talks and workshops all day. Just come. Registering (free) helps us plan for you.
What if I can't afford it?
We never want cost to keep you out. Select "Sponsored Seat" in the registration form below — no application, no questions. We'll confirm your fully covered seat within a few days.
Where is it?
Brooklyn, NY — venue announced soon. There's also a full virtual option for anyone who can't be in person.
Who is it for?
Anyone advancing humanity: faith, health, and business leaders — builders, funders, clinicians, pastors — and the whole community, every generation, on Serve Day.
Can I come for just one day?
Yes — register and choose your days. (We hope you'll stay for all of it.)
How can my organization partner or sponsor?
Ascent 2026 is built with a small circle of founding partners — named pavilions and moments, not logos. Download the partnership prospectus in the Partners section above, or reach us at advance@theiha.org to start the conversation.
More questions? Email us at advance@theiha.org
Humanity is advancing faster than ever. Come help build the institution to match.
Brooklyn, NY + Streamed Worldwide · October 22–25, 2026