ASCENT2026
Get right. Get well. Get building. Get sent.
Four days that bring faith, health, and business leaders into one room — to be poured into, to build, and to honor the people advancing humanity. Whole person. One weekend.
In person in NYC · streamed free to every nation · sponsored seats available · 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. Not a conference you attend. A weekend that changes your year.
Get right → get well → get building → get sent.
Four days, one sequence. Scroll through the weekend — each day a chapter built for transformation.
Arrival & Opening Service
We begin where everything real begins: together, in prayer. Arrive, settle in, and set the tone for the weekend.
Health Day
Your health is your first wealth. On-site wellness and screenings, plus the people building the future of care. Get checked. Get equipped.
Led by
Dr. Michele Griffith
Chief Medical Officer
Leads the Institute’s Health Advancement Institute and the day’s clinical program.
Business Day + The Luminaries Honors
The room where it gets built. Investors, founders, funders, and operators — practical sessions on capital, enterprise, and growth. That night: The Luminaries Honors, our awards gala.
Led by
Achumboro Ataande, Esq.
Co-Founder · Business Day Lead
Leads the Institute’s business and investment tracks and the day’s Business Day program.
Closing Service
We send you out — commissioned, connected, and ready for the year ahead.
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.
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. 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.
Seating is limited to 250 in person. 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: services, Health Day, and Business Day
- ✓Tune in from any nation — free
Sponsored Seat
- ✓All four days — services, Health Day, Saturday sessions
- ✓Materials + one meal included
- ✓No application. No questions.
Community / General
- ✓Services, Health Day, general Saturday sessions
- ✓Materials + one meal
- ✓Sponsored seats available — just ask
Secure checkout via Stripe.
Professional / All-Access
- ✓Everything in Community
- ✓Full Business Day access
- ✓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
- ✓Saturday night dinner + the honors ceremony
- ✓Funds the IHA mission
- ✓Included with VIP All-Access
Secure checkout via Stripe.
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. Services, Health Day, and Business 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.
Presenting Partner
Exclusive — one available
- ✓"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
Luminary Sponsor
Co-brand Health Day or Business 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 / General admission is $50 for all four days — includes your materials and a meal. Professional / All-Access is $175 (adds Business Day + all meals), and VIP All-Access is $500 (adds reserved seating + your gala seat). Virtual is free. The Saturday gala is ticketed separately and funds the mission.
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?
New York City — venue to be announced. 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 communities they serve.
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. 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.
New York City + Streamed Worldwide · October 22–25, 2026 · 250 in-person seats