ADVENTIST TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT - DSM CONVENTION
Daily Schedule
Sunday - monday · July 12–13, 2026
Grand Millennium Auckland
DAY 1 — Sunday, July 12, Plenary day
Day 1 - MORNING · 8:00 AM – 12:34 PM
Morning Worship
8:00–8:15 · Song Service & Prayer
8:15–9:00 · John Bradshaw · Morning Worship Block
Welcome & Roadmap
9:00–9:18 · Alyssa Truman & Richard Stephenson · Welcome, ATS Vision & Roadmap
Break
9:30–9:45 · Morning Break
Session 1 · Foundations
9:45–10:10 · Dr. Paul H. Douglas · Own the Mission (Keynote)
10:11–10:31 · Richard Stephenson · From Stone to Screen — The Tablets Still Carry the Message (Keynote)
10:32–10:52 · Alyssa Truman · Storytellers as Bridge Builders (Keynote)
10:53–11:18 · Dr. David Trim · Building Adventist Identity Through Digital Technology: The Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists (Keynote)
11:19–11:42 · Dr. DP Harris · Keeping Up with a God Who Moves
11:43–11:58 · Adrian Schmidt · Building Bridges: IT as a Global Mission Enabler
11:59–12:14 · Mildred Weiss · Building Bridges: The Most Underused Leadership Tool
12:14–12:34 · Open Discussion — Moderator - Juan Cabrera
Lunch
12:34–2:00 · Lunch & Networking
Day 1 - AFTERNOON & EVENING · 2:00 PM – 6:10 PM+
Session 2 · Platforms in Mission
2:00–2:18 · Herberth Ribeiro · Transformational Technology
2:19–2:39 · Thembi Moyo · One Church. Many Platforms. One Mission.
2:40–2:54 · Karen Glassford · God-Sought, Heart-Driven, Tech-Enabled: Hybrid Evangelism
2:55–3:10 · Jef Nascimento · Old Wine in New Wineskins: Video Formats for New Generations
3:11–3:26 · Rus Willcocks · Connecting Every Interest: Thrive, QR Codes & Digital Evangelism
3:26–3:46 · Open Discussion — Moderator - Juan Cabrera
Break
3:46–4:00 · Afternoon Break
Session 3 · Sovereignty & Security
4:00–4:20 · Justin Woods · Jetstream's Journey from the Commercial Cloud to Data Sovereignty
4:21–4:36 · Eder Marski · Enforcing the Sovereign Core: Zero Trust via IAM Adventist
4:37–4:49 · Greg Iverson · Intercepting the Session: MITM Token Theft & Authentication Risks
4:50–5:02 · Sascha Schuster · Data Protection, Privacy & Digital Stewardship Across Your Region
5:03–5:19 · Josue Pierre · Safeguarding Our Church's Data Is Part of the Mission
5:20–5:34 · Gerardo Sangronis · The Adventist Private Cloud: Why, How, and What's Next
5:35–5:50 · Matthew Mulligan · Cyber Incident Response: A Real-World Walkthrough
5:50–6:10 · Open Discussion — Moderator - Juan Cabrera
EVENING · 6:10 PM onwards
6:10 PM+ · Dinner & Networking
DAY 2 — Monday, July 13, 2026
Day 2 - MORNING · 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Morning Worship
8:00–8:15 · Song Service & Prayer
8:15–9:00 · 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)
9:26–9:46 · Juan Cabrera & Annette Melgosa · Microlearning. Macro Mission. The AdTech Training & Certification Initiative
9:47–10:05 · John Beckett · AI May Be the Instruments, but We Hold the Vision Now
10:06–10:18 · Luke Pannekoek · AI Governance in Practice: What Leaders Need to Know Now
10:19–10:31 · Michelo Mulambo · Digital Evangelism and Seeker Engagement Initiatives that Advance OneVoice27 at the Ground Level
10:31–10:45 · Open Discussion — Moderator - Juan Cabrera
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.
Lunch
12:30–2:00 · Lunch & Networking
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
2:29–2:46 · Eric Claus · Together in IT
2:47–3:02 · Matthew Mulligan & Mark le Roux · Panel: Global Technology Collaboration & Shared Capability
3:02–3:12 · Open Discussion — Moderator - Juan Cabrera
Break
3:12–3:20 · 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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