Peter Burns is the Executive Director of the International Religious Freedom Summit and a Policy Advisor for Global Christian Relief.

He formerly served as Special Assistant to the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the Department of State. Before that, he worked as Government Relations and Policy Director at In Defense of Christians and as the Policy Analyst for Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. He has been an advocate for building movements from the time he founded the College Republican chapter while attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2014 and worked on Senator Marco Rubio's primary presidential campaign to his work today amplifying the cause of religious freedom around the world.

Peter has studied politics and foreign policy through selective fellowships with The Philos Leadership Institute, the Tikvah Fund, and the Public Interest Fellowship. He has written for Newsweek, Washington Examiner, Providence Magazine, The Federalist, The American Conservative, and The Hill. He also serves on the board of the Forge Leadership Network.

Pam serves on the executive team at Cornerstone Chapel, located in Leesburg, Virginia. She has a strong background in leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Prior to joining Cornerstone’s staff, she was appointed acting assistant secretary for International Organizations at the State Department by President Trump and Secretary Mike Pompeo. Under her purview were all the multilateral organizations, including six ambassadors, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization. Before serving in that role, Pam was the senior bureau official in the undersecretariat of Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. She oversaw anti-trafficking, international religious freedom, and global women’s issues, as well as six other bureaus from immigration to international narcotics. In 2016, she led Faith Outreach for President Donald Trump. She has specialized in coalition building and faith outreach throughout her career.

Previously, Pam was chief of staff to Congressman J.C. Watts of Oklahoma, serving in his personal office and over the House Republican Conference in the US House leadership.

Additionally, Pam has been a college professor, TV news anchor, and radio talk show host.

Nadine is the President of the IRF Secretariat, an international organization focused on building infrastructure to support the religious freedom movement globally. She runs the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable in Washington, DC, and in over 30 countries globally. She also serves as a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center. In May 2022, Nadine finished her second term as a White House appointee on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), serving her last year as Chair. 

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In 2023, Nadine was given the "Hevrin Khalaf Peace Award" from The Future Syria Party in Raqqa, Syria. In 2022, Nadine was awarded the IRF Impact Award for current or former government officials at the IRF Summit in Washington, D.C. Because of her strong commitment to advocating for freedom of religion or belief for all communities; she was honored by separate awards from both Christian and Muslim communities. In July 2023, she was given the "Humanitarian Award" by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, focusing on her work evacuating the community from Afghanistan. In 2022, she was awarded by Justice for All for "Advocacy for all, especially Muslims." In 2021, she was awarded the "Cedar of God Award" by In Defense of Christians for her "tireless worker throughout her career for religious freedom for Christians both in the Middle East and globally."  

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In the past five years, Nadine has traveled extensively, spending about a month each year in Syria and Iraq. She is a sought-after speaker on religious freedom, building inclusive societies, U.S. foreign policy, and various other topics. Her writings have been published in numerous publications domestically and internationally. 

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Drawing on her extensive network, she has helped build unique coalitions on issues such as paid family leave, health care, tax reform, and international religious freedom. Nadine has advised several major organizations on faith engagement, working family policy, and strategic partnerships through The Clapham Group. She has partnered with The Shai Fund in the evacuation of those fleeing severe persecution, including resettling Afghan refugees since August 2021. She has decades of experience in fundraising and grassroots organizing as senior advisor to several presidential candidates, U.S. Senators, and the grassroots organization Patriot Voices. She worked on Capitol Hill in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

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She currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) and is on the board for both The Sinjar Academy and Freedom Research Foundation. She is a graduate of Penn State University. She is married with three adult children and lives outside of Philadelphia in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Gia Chacón is a humanitarian, motivational speaker, and founder of For the Martyrs and the March for the Martyrs. She first began her humanitarian efforts in 2017 and has since traveled to Central America, East Africa, and throughout the Middle East.

During her time with the refugees, she had the opportunity to speak with them about the atrocities they faced and the horrible acts of violence they suffered for refusing to renounce Christ.

After hearing these stories, God laid it on her heart to bring awareness to the growing crisis of Christian Persecution and to make a positive impact in the lives of the suffering faithful. This led to the founding of For the Martyrs.

In addition to public speaking, pro-life advocacy, and religious freedom advocacy, Gia Chacón is a published writer, has been featured in news articles, and has been interviewed on television and radio shows. She impacts culture daily through her social media account @genuinelygia.

As a Christian leader, Bishop Dr. Paul Murray is a well-received global speaker and minister known for his servant leadership traits and call for moral and innovative leadership. Dr. Murray is a passionate advocate for religious freedom and human rights. He is a powerful, articulate, and anointed speaker at conferences and presenter on international program panels where he addresses the ongoing global human rights challenges impacting the many who seek to live and practice their religion or belief freely. He presents values-based peacebuilding concepts to aid in resolving inter-religious, societal, and governmental conflicts. An anointed minister of the gospel, Murray has been a guest speaker and minister on TBN, Daystar, and CTN in the U.S.A. and Rede Globo in Brazil. In addition to speaking at significant venues, including the United Nations and numerous national and community churches across Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, and the United States, he was also featured prominently in BOSS Magazine.

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Dr. Murray is the International Vice President for Religious Freedom Initiatives at the Global Peace Foundation (GPF). In this role, he has been instrumental in developing and growing a values-based peacebuilding approach in addressing freedom of religion and belief. Through his development and implementation of educational, outreach, and advocacy projects, Dr. Murray continues expanding his global network of partners and advocates who represent grassroots community organizations, academia, NGOs, and government officials. In addition, Dr. Murray serves as vice chairman of the International Religious Freedom Secretariat (IRFSec), assisting in establishing regional and country-based IRF Roundtables and summits.

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With a global footprint, Dr. Murray has engaged as a USA Expert on Religious Freedom to the European Inter-Parliamentarian Human Rights Commission, a civil society committee member of the annual government-hosted Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, vice chairman, National Committee for Religious Freedom (NCRF), executive board member of the First Amendment Voice Alliance, along with several other human rights organizations addressing freedom of religion, belief, or conscience.  

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An ordained minister serving in ministry for 30 years, Murray is the Senior Pastor of the Lighthouse Church. Dr. Murray holds ministerial credentials with Rebirth Fellowship Assemblies, where he serves as Vice Presiding Prelate. He is also the award-winning author of Broken: Picking Up the Pieces After the Fall and the soon-to-be-released Walking with the Good Samaritan: Servant Leadership for a New Era. He holds a Doctorate in Pastoral Leadership from Howard University's School of Divinity, a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling, a Master of Art in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Phoenix, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Services.

David Curry is the President and CEO of Global Christian Relief, an international ministry that advocates for those persecuted for their Christian faith. GCR works to support Christians in the most oppressive countries in the world. Curry has traveled to several continents to encourage those living under persecution and raise awareness of this issue. Curry also serves as a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan, federal government entity established by Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on religious freedom abroad. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and the Christian Broadcasting Network, among others. He is a contributor to Christianity Today, The Christian Post, Religion News Service, and Huffington Post. David is a popular speaker on ethical leadership and life transformation. He holds an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Faith Evangelical College and Seminary and received a B.A. from Northwest University.

After earning his master's degree at Alliance Theological Seminary, Craig and his wife, Joyce, moved to Tajikistan during its long civil war in the 90s. After working with several relief and development organizations through those years, Craig and Joyce moved to New Jersey, where he planted and pastored a church for the next eighteen years. During that time, he coordinated his denomination's work in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. He also served as its national Mission Mobilizer. During these years, Craig also started a local NGO for single mothers living at or below the poverty line while also starting an international NGO focusing on reconciliation between people groups divided by historic hurts. In 2018, Craig and Joyce left New Jersey and moved to Armenia under the covering of his newly formed organization, "Ararat Hope," where he's been equipping and encouraging Evangelical churches around the country. He also serves as the Regional Coordinator for the Caucasus for the World Evangelical Alliance's "Peace & Reconciliation Network." Craig has also been very involved in advocacy work for Armenia, as it faces existential threats from neighboring Azerbaijan.