October 12-13 | Nashville, TN

Faith-driven advisor, get equipped to fully live out your calling.
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Featured Line-Up

Tim Tebow

The Tebow Foundation | Philanthropist
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Ron Blue

Founder of Ron Blue Trust, Author
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Jody McBrayer

Worship Leader
Previous member of Christian pop group Avalon

Don Wenner

Founder & CEO
DLP Capital
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Andy Manton

Chief Equity Strategist
OneAscent
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Finny Kuruvilla, MD, PhD

Co-CIO, Senior Portfolio Manager, Managing Director, & Founding Member
Eventide Asset Management
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Bob Doll, CFA

President, CEO & CIO
Crossmark Global Investments

Harry Pearson, CFP®, CRPC®, CKA®

Founder & CEO, Sr. Lead Advisor
OneAscent

Jeffrey Cave

Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
OneAscent

Rodney Cox

Director of Relational Capital
OneAscent

Cole Pearson

President
OneAscent

Nicole Grogan

Head of Distribution
OneAscent

Pete Klingelhofer, CFA®, CKA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset
OneAscent

Matt Williams

Vice President of Advisor Experience
OneAscent

Rob Grubb

Founding Member & COO
OneAscent

Al Mueller

Founder
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Josh Arrington

Stewardship Advisor
OneAscent

Scott Elequin

Executive Director
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Stephen Kump

President, DAF Division
Foundation Source

Todd Decker

President, Private Client Group
OneAscent

Nick Stonestreet

President of Financial Services
DLP Capital

Karolina Wiggins

Director of Solutions Consulting
Orion

Chad Seales

Chief Technology Officer
Fast Slow Motion

Halston Kirkpatrick

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Services
OneAscent

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The Empower Conference welcomes any advisor who desires to align their practice with faith and values. Empower offers tools, strategies, and community to help you grow with purpose. Hear from inspiring keynote speakers, network with other faith-driven advisors, and leave equipped to make a lasting impact.

Who Should Attend?

  • Independent and wirehouse advisors seeking to integrate faith into their practice
  • Advisory teams exploring values-aligned solutions
  • Current OneAscent advisors and partners looking to deepen connections

Why Attend Empower?

Embrace & live out your God-given calling
Get equipped to deploy faith-aligned guidance, investing, and giving
Unleash the full potential of your business to maximize impact
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A Look Back at Last Year’s Conference

Event Details

  • October 12-13, 2026
  • JW Marriott Nashville
    201 8th Avenue South
    Nashville, TN 37203
  • $599 per person
There are a limited number of rooms at the conference venue available with special rates and exclusive amenities.
Follow this link to review our refund policy: https://oneascent.com/empower-registration-refund-policy/
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Agenda

The conference will kickoff Monday morning and conclude Tuesday evening.
A detailed agenda is coming soon.

Monday, October 12, 2026

  • 8:00 AM
Registration & Connection
  • 9:00 AM
Worship
  • 9:20 AM
Welcome & State of the Movement
  • 10:00 AM
Biblical Worldview of Stewardship & Guidance
  • 11:00 AM
The Values-Aligned Journey Framework
  • 12:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibitor Time
  • 1:00 PM
Investing that Elevates: Faith-Aligned Strategies Across Public and Private Markets
  • 1:45 PM
Panel: Shaping Culture Through Public Market Investments
  • 2:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
  • 3:30 PM
Growth Strategies for the Faith-Aligned Advisor
  • 4:00 PM
Building Extraordinary Organizations While Leading Extraordinary Lives
  • 5:00 PM
Exhibitor Time
  • 5:30 PM
Welcome Dinner, Worship & Kingdom Stories Panel
  • 7:00 PM
Free Time: Night Out in Nashville

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  • 7:30 AM
Breakfast / Women's Prayer Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM
Worship
  • 8:45 AM
The Giving Opportunity: Why Every Advisor Needs a Giving Strategy
  • 9:00 AM
The Serving Solution: Matching Skills with Specific Ministry Needs
  • 9:15 AM
Panel: The Giving & Serving Advisor
  • 10:30 AM
Extraordinary Trust: Directed Trust Services & Smarter Tax Structures for High-Net-Worth Families
  • 11:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Tim Tebow — A Life of Passion and Calling
  • 12:00 PM
Lunch
  • 1:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
  • 2:30 PM
Exhibitor Time
  • 3:30 PM
Panel: Start Small, Stay Human: AI for the Faith-Aligned Advisor
  • 5:00 PM
Exhibitor Time
  • 6:00 PM
Dinner: Community & Commission
  • 7:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Ron Blue — Where We've Come & A Challenge for What's Ahead
  • 8:00 PM
Live Music from Grammy Winning Artists and Songwriters

Hear from Faith-Driven Advisors

OneAscent’s Empower Conference embodies a spirit of camaraderie and shared beliefs, creating a powerful sense of oneness. Through this event, we forge deeper relationships that far exceed just being an RIA or an IAR. Attending the conference not only strengthens our bonds but also inspires us to serve our clients with integrity and heart. Bringing our staff and families allows them to witness firsthand the impactful work within the OneAscent community. We come to the Advisor Summit expectant because we know God is doing something and we want to be part of it. Our team goes home fired up for Kingdom impact.
Scott MacKenzie
Being part of a Kingdom-minded community is a total game changer for how we do business. OneAscent’s mission is to empower advisors to advance the Kingdom—and they deliver on this! Events like the Empower Conference foster discussions on leveraging our unique calling to deepen client relationships and build community with other faith-driven advisors. They provide a platform for advisors to exchange ideas, share concerns, and help uplift one another. Iron sharpens iron—at OneAscent, we have the freedom to grow in a way that honors God and aligns with our calling.
John Tate

About The JW Marriott Nashville

JW Marriott Nashville offers an exceptional setting for our event, blending modern luxury with the vibrant spirit of Music City. As one of the first luxury hotels near Broadway, the property is ideally located in downtown Nashville near The Gulch, placing guests steps away from world-class dining, entertainment, and culture. Known for its elevated design, refined service, and welcoming atmosphere, JW Marriott Nashville delivers an authentic and immersive experience for travelers, making it the perfect backdrop for a memorable and inspiring event.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Each individual from your organization should complete the registration form. Your registration is not complete until tickets are purchased.