THANK YOU FOR FLOURISHING WITH US!
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2027
WHO WAS THERE?
The 2026 Flourishing Summit brought together researchers, creatives, and community leaders, to explore what it means to live a full and flourishing life.
FEATURED
SPEAKERS
What does it actually take to live a good life, and what happens when the people with the research meet the people with the platform to share it?
At the Flourishing Summit, we brought together scientists, storytellers, academics, and culture-makers around a single, stubborn conviction: that human flourishing isn't just an idea worth studying. It's a way of living worth building together.
Our speakers didn't just inspire. They equipped.
Emcee & Moderators
Main Stage Sessions
BREAKOUT Sessions
2026
LOOK BACK AT OUR 2026 EVENT SCHEDULE
THURSDAY SEPT 3*
- OPTIONAL Morning grounding -
Devotion, Breath-work,
& Mindfulness
8:00am
- Session 1 -
What is Flourishing?
Dr. Byron Johnson, Dr. Matt Lee,
Jon Clifton, moderated by Scott Heare
9:00am
- Breakouts Round 1 -
3 concurrent options:
A) AI & HUMAN FLOURISHING
B)
You Are a Soul: The Nervous
System & Human Flourishing
C)
Flourishing in Education
10:00am
- Session 2 -
More Than Physical: What Does It
Mean to be Fully Alive?
Scottie PARKER, David Pollack,
Al Mead, DR. BERT MANDELBAUM
11:00am
- LUNCH -
(Chick-fil-A)
12:00pm
- Welcome Back -
Intermission Conversation
Alston Causey + Dan Cathy
1:30pm
- The Lives We Build: Brain, Arts, Entertainment, Purpose & Influence -
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dan T. Cathy, Tia Miller
1:45pm
- Breakouts Round 2 -
3 concurrent options:
A) Flourishing in BUSINESS
B) Flourishing in creativity
C)
FLOURISHING IN MENTAL HEALTH
3:00pm
- Session 4 -
CHOOSING FLOURISHING: YOUR STORY
Katherine Wolf, Sho Baraka,
Stefanie Boyce
4:00pm
- DINNER BREAK -
(TOWN AT TRILITH)
5:00pm - 7:00pm
- Session 5 -
SOUNDTRACK OF FLOURISHING: MUSIC & STORYTELLING
Miles Adcox, Eric Thomas, Lecrae
7:30pm - 9:00pm
*Schedule subject to change
VENUE • DIRECTIONS • PARKING
This year, we're gathering at Trilith LIVE. A world-class, entertainment complex that's unlike anything else in Georgia and surrounding states. Designed to host concerts, performing arts, live productions, and conventions, it's a venue built for moments that matter and this is one of them.
NEED A PLACE TO STAY, OR A BITE TO EAT?
The Town at Trilith, featuring unique restaurants and shopping, plus a boutique Marriott hotel, the Trilith Guesthouse, a AAA Four Diamond boutique hotel, the first of its kind in our picturesque community, providing your backdrop for creativity.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 EVENT SPONSORS
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