ADVENTIST TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT - DSM CONVENTION
Daily Schedule
Sunday - monday · July 12–13, 2026
Grand Millennium Auckland
DAY 1 — Sunday, July 12, 2026
Day 1 - MORNING · 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Morning Worship
8:00–8:45 · John Bradshaw · Morning Worship Block
Welcome & Roadmap
9:00–9:25 · Alyssa Truman & Richard Stephenson · Welcome, ATS Vision, & Conference Roadmap
Break
9:30–9:45 · Morning Break
Session 1 · Foundations
9:45–10:15 · Paul Douglas · Own the Mission (Keynote)
10:16–10:41 · Richard Stephenson · God Has Commissioned Us as Bridge-Builders (Keynote)
10:42–11:02 · Alyssa Truman · Storytellers as Bridge Builders (Keynote)
11:03–11:27 · Dr. DP Harris · Keeping Up with a God Who Moves
11:28–11:43 · Adrian Schmidt · Building Bridges: IT as a Global Mission Enabler
11:44–11:59 · Mildred Weiss · Building Bridges: The Most Underused Leadership Tool
11:59–12:30 · Open Discussion — Q&A and Reflection
Lunch
12:30–2:00 · Lunch & Networking
Day 1 - AFTERNOON & EVENING · 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM+
Session 2 · Platforms in Mission
2:00–2:20 · Thembi Moyo · One Church. Many Platforms. One Mission.
2:21–2:33 · Karen Glassford · God-Sought, Heart-Driven, Tech-Enabled: Hybrid Evangelism
2:34–2:49 · Jef Nascimento · Old Wine in New Wineskins: Video Formats for New Generations
2:50–3:05 · Rus Willcocks · Connecting Every Interest: Thrive, QR Codes & Digital Evangelism
3:05–3:25 · Open Discussion — Q&A and Reflection
Break
3:25–3:40 · Afternoon Break
Session 3 · Sovereignty & Security
3:40–3:58 · Justin Woods · Jetstream's Journey from the Commercial Cloud to Data Sovereignty
3:59–4:14 · Eder Marski · Enforcing the Sovereign Core: Zero Trust via IAM Adventist
4:15–4:27 · Greg Iverson · Intercepting the Session: MITM Token Theft & Authentication Risks
4:28–4:40 · Sascha Schuster · Data Protection, Privacy & Digital Stewardship Across Your Region
4:41–4:53 · Gerardo Sangronis · The Adventist Private Cloud: Why, How, and What's Next
4:54–5:07 · Matthew Mulligan · Cyber Incident Response: A Real-World Walkthrough
5:07–5:30 · Open Discussion — Q&A and Reflection
EVENING · 5:30 PM onwards
5:30 PM+ · Dinner & Networking
DAY 2 — Monday, July 13, 2026
Day 2 - MORNING · 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Morning Worship
8:00–8:45 · John Bradshaw · Morning Worship Block
Session 4 · AI & Strategy
9:00–9:25 · Italo Osorio · The Orchestra Is Now Artificial. The Conductor Is Real. (Keynote)
9:26–9:44 · John Beckett · AI May Be the Instruments, but We Hold the Vision Now
9:45–9:57 · Luke Pannekoek · AI Governance in Practice: What Leaders Need to Know Now
9:58–10:10 · Michelo Mulambo · Unified Systems Architecture and Integration
10:11–10:31 · Annette Melgosa & Juan · Microlearning. Macro Mission. The AdTech Training & Certification Initiative
10:31–10:45 · Open Discussion — Q&A and Reflection
Break
10:45–11:00 · Morning Break & Networking
Day 2 - Morning Breakouts · 7 Tracks in Parallel · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Round 1 of 2 — Breakout Session
Track 1 · The Creator's Corner · Tasman 1
Track 2 · Sacred Trust · Tui 2
Track 3 · Built for the Body · Tasman 2
Track 4 · Order in the House · Tui 1
Track 5 · Architecting the Agentic Church · Aucklander
Track 6 · More Mission, Less Margin · Coromandel
Track 7 · Intelligence by Design · Millennium Ballroom
All breakout sessions will be recorded and posted to the ATS website at the conclusion of the convention.
Day 2 - AFTERNOON · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 5 · Innovation & Collaboration
2:00–2:15 · Ben Thomas · The Tangible Impact of Innovation on Missional Outcomes
2:16–2:28 · Dean Tichborne · Digital Wellbeing in a Connected World
2:29–2:41 · Eric Claus · Together in IT
2:42–2:57 · Matthew Mulligan & Mark le Roux · Panel: Global Technology Collaboration & Shared Capability
2:57–3:05 · Open Discussion — Q&A and Reflection
Break
3:05–3:20 · Afternoon Break
Day 2 - Afternoon Breakouts · 7 Tracks in Parallel · 3:20 PM – 4:50 PM
Round 2 of 2 — repeat of morning tracks
Track 1 · The Creator's Corner · Tasman 1
Track 2 · Sacred Trust · Tui 2
Track 3 · Built for the Body · Tasman 2
Track 4 · Order in the House · Tui 1
Track 5 · Architecting the Agentic Church · Aucklander
Track 6 · More Mission, Less Margin · Coromandel
Track 7 · Intelligence by Design · Millennium Ballroom
All breakout sessions will be recorded and posted to the ATS website at the conclusion of the convention.
Day 2 - EVENING · 5:00 PM
ATS Reception & Farewell
5:00 PM · Richard Stephenson · ATS Reception & Farewell
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