2026 Speakers
Taking the stage.
The full Principled Business Summit lineup — founders, investors, executives, and cultural leaders shaping the next chapter of capitalism.
John Mackey
Co-founder of Whole Foods Market, CEO of Love.Life
Selim Bassoul
Executive Chairman at Six Flags
Brock Pierce
Cryptocurrency entrepreneur, impact investor, and co-founder of Tether
Carlos Mendez
Business Executive & Former U.S. Navy SEAL
Zachary Levi
American actor
Dave Heath
Founder & CEO of Bombas
Kelsey Grammer
American Actor & Film Producer
Brett Hurt
Love Conquers Fear; Co-founder and former CEO of data.world, Bazaarvoice, and Coremetrics
Alexander McCobin
Founder & GP, Principled Business / Liberty Ventures
Emily Kaplan
Cofounder & CEO at The Broken Science Initiative
Caroline Carralero
Founder & CEO at Daily Nouri
David O'Hara
Regional Director at Improving
Brian Robertson
Founder & Partner, HolacracyOne, LLC
Tal Tsfany
President and CEO, Ayn Rand Institute
Jeb Hensarling
Former Chairman of House Financial Services Committee, U.S. Congress
Bart Madden
Philanthropist, Bartley J. Madden Foundation
Matt Cole
Chairman and CEO, Strive
Ravi Roy
Professor, Southern Utah University
William Steele
Founder, Curious Builder AI
Peter Young
Managing Director, Free Cities Foundation
Naomi Brockwell
President and Founder, Ludlow Institute
Sandy Gibson
Founder and Managing Partner, On Base Capital
Bernt Ullmann
CEO, Celebrity Lifestyle Brands
Bill Kline
Executive Director, Academy On Capitalism and Limited Government
Lawrence Reed
President Emeritus, Foundation For Economic Education
Jorge Jraissati
President, Economic Inclusion Group
Eric Yakes
Managing Partner, Epoch
Mark Bailey
President/CEO, The Original Pancake House
Loreta Tarozaite
Executive Alignment Architect, Loreta Today LLC
Coury Deeb
Founder, Nadus Films
Lev Perlman
Co-Founder and CTO, Metamindz
James Heckman
Founder/CEO, Roundtable
Gurpreet Gil
Owner and CEO, Atman Healing LLC
Danielle Laughlin
Founder Attorney, SAGE Business Counsel
Jose Padilla
Founder, LegalMente AI
Larry Salzman
Vice President for Litigation & Strategy, Pacific Legal Foundation
Jimmy Fortuna
Chief Product Officer, Enverus
Andy Schoonover
CEO, CrowdHealth
Sytera Field
Founder, Live Nadi
Jeff Walton
Chief Risk Officer, Strive
Emily Chamlee-Wright
President & CEO, Institute for Humane Studies
Chad Thevenot
Founding Partner, The Athos Group
Peter Lipsett
Vice President, DonorsTrust
Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr.
Executive Director, The Great Questions Foundation
Joe Ross
President and Chief Executive Officer, Reach University
John Tillman
Founder & CEO of Hall of Giants
Joe Kent
Executive Vice President, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Brad Lips
CEO, Atlas Network
Stephanie Lips
Senior Director for Engagement, DonorsTrust
Lars Mapstead
Late-Stage Investor, Private Family Office
Dustin Palmer
Director of Operations, Principled Business
Tom Schnell
Revenue Leader, Excelsior Me
Eldar Souliaev
COO, The CPA Dude
Bryan Callen
American comedian and actor
Jonathan Willbanks
CEO, Arterra Pet Science
David Ruth
Provost, University of Austin
Maria Amare
Manager, FEE North American Programs, Foundation For Economic Education
Jon Najarian
Cofounder, Market Rebellion
Brian Bourgerie
Strategic Partnerships, Frontera21
Daniel Hamilton
Principal of Government Affairs Specialist, ICON
Shelly O'Neill Stoneman
Founder & Principal, StonePoint Strategies
Eric Harry
Venture Partner, Liberty Ventures
Harry LaRosiliere
Financial Advisor, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management, UBS
John Sweeny
Co-Head National Senior Housing, CBRE Capital Markets
Rick Groome
Managing Partner, Notre Dame Capital
Nathan Lewis
Principal, Kiku Capital Advisors LLC
Preston Martin
Chief Operating Officer, Tessera Defense
Johan Restrepo
Development Manager for Defense, Neurable
Morgan Woodruff
CEO & Co-founder, Tessera Defense
Mike Sherbakov
General Partner, The Veteran Fund
Mariyam Shamshidova
Partner, Muck Capital
David Luftglass
Director of Partnerships and Investor Relations, Andromeda Ventures
Tom Markusic
Co-Founder, Firefly Aerospace
Meg Charles
Member of the Board of Advisors, Basswood Counsel
Eric Taussig
CEO, Prialto
Cassandra Wesselman
CEO, Abakus
Drew Oetting
Founding Partner, 8VC
Paul Leggett
Managing Director, Mithril Capital Management
James Colquhoun
Entrepreneur, Filmmaker & Executive, Gaia
Zachry Godfrey
CEO & Co-Founder, Lumino Technologies
Joey Sanchez
Director of Ecosystem Growth, Lumino Technologies
Peter Jacobsen
Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Kansas
Joel Trammell
Chairman and Founder, CEO-S
Rosie Rios
Chair, America250
More 2026 speakers announced soon.