CEA Policy Summit 2026:
Defending Your Right to Do Business God's Way.
September 21–23, 2026 • Washington, D.C.
Right now, mandates are moving that would force Christian employers to choose between their faith and their business. The CEA Policy Summit is where you stop watching that fight from the sidelines -- and step into the rooms where it's decided. Three days. One capital. Your voice, where it matters most.
Stand for Your Values in the Heart of Washington
This isn't a conference. It's the fight made visible. For three days, you'll join a select delegation of Christian CEOs and business owners inside the halls of American power -- the White House, the Capitol, the Senate. Not as spectators. As advocates.
Last year, CEA members walked into rooms most business leaders never see. Direct engagement with members of Congress. Face-to-face access to executive branch officials. We're building that same high-impact environment again -- because your convictions deserve more than a hashtag. They deserve a seat at the table.
You lead your business by faith. This is where you defend your right to keep doing it.
This is an elite delegation, not a mass event. Every attendee has direct access. Every voice is heard.
What to Expect
Four rooms you'll never forget. Every session is built around direct access -- no filler, no panels of strangers. The people in the room are the people making the decisions.
Arrive, connect, and orient. The relationships you build on Monday carry through every session that follows. This is where the delegation comes together.
Opens with a CEA organizational briefing and Biblical Business Index update (12:00 – 12:30 pm), followed by a discussion of active legislation and insider updates on the issues most impacting Christian employers. Closes with a private panel discussion and lunch with U.S. Senators on the issues threatening your operational freedom.
Honoring the lawmakers with the strongest records defending biblical business principles. See who's scoring highest on the Five Freedoms Framework -- and stand with them in person.
What a U.S. CBDC means for financial freedom, private transactions, and the sovereignty of Christian employers who refuse to comply with government-directed commerce.
Enjoy lunch with fellow CEA members and guests.
Stopping Islam's March Through Our Culture, Institutions & Everyday Life -- a frank discussion on the ideological pressures reshaping American institutions and what Christian employers and leaders must understand to respond with conviction.
A briefing on the active legal battles shaping your right to operate by conviction -- from ACA contraceptive mandates to Title VII gender rules. Know where the courts stand and what protections apply to your business today.
The summit's signature event. Kelly Loeffler addresses guests at the 5:30 pm reception, followed by dinner beginning at 6:30 pm. Xi Van Fleet opens the dinner as keynote speaker, followed by Fritz Steiger on "Leading Boldly in Today's Society: Building Businesses on Biblical Foundations," and closing remarks from CEA leadership. The relationships built in this room outlast the Summit.
The Leaders Shaping Policy, Faith & Enterprise
We're assembling a lineup of the leaders shaping policy, faith, and enterprise in America. Invited and confirmed voices include:
Administrator Kelly Loeffler leads the U.S. Small Business Administration under President Trump, championing the entrepreneurs and faith-driven business owners who power America's economy. A principled leader and successful businesswoman, she brings a firsthand understanding of what it means to build something from the ground up — and why protecting the freedom to do so is worth fighting for.
Born in China and a survivor of Mao's Cultural Revolution, Xi Van Fleet is the author of Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning. She has dedicated her life to sounding the alarm on cultural Marxism and defending the freedoms that make America unique. Her firsthand testimony is a powerful call to action for every Christian employer who believes liberty is worth protecting.
"Leading Boldly in Today's Society: Building Businesses on Biblical Foundations." A veteran voice in the defense of faith-driven enterprise, Fritz brings decades of strategic insight to the fight for religious liberty in the marketplace. His perspective connects the convictions you hold to the policy battles being waged on your behalf.
Most Christian Employers Fight Alone.
Not Here.
At the Summit, you stand shoulder to shoulder with employers who share your convictions and leaders who hold real power. You don't just learn what's coming. You help shape what happens next.
Walk away with personal connections to the members of Congress, executive officials, and policy leaders who are writing the rules that govern your business.
Know exactly which mandates are moving, which bills threaten your freedom, and which lawmakers are standing with you -- before they make the news.
CEA holds three permanent federal injunctions. This isn't theory -- it's proof. The Summit is where you join the people behind those wins and the fights still ahead.
Ethical stewardship meets the people who write the rules. Your convictions aren't a liability here. They're the reason everyone in the room is fighting.
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A dedicated room block has been reserved for Summit guests.
Monday, September 21 – Thursday, September 24, 2026
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The Rooms That Matter.
The Fight That Counts.
Three days defending your right to do business God's way -- with unprecedented access to Congress, the White House, and the policymakers shaping the future of religious liberty in America.