2025 CEO Summit
Oct. 15–17, 2025

Liz Truss served as the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, during which time in September 2022 she led the nation in mourning Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III acceded to the throne.

The Conservative MP for South West Norfolk between 2010 and 2024, she continuously held ministerial office for more than ten years between 2012 and 2022 and, after an initial spell as a junior education minister, sat at the Cabinet table in six different roles, prior to becoming Prime Minister: Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Chief Secretary to the Treasury; Secretary of State for International Trade; and Foreign Secretary – as well as Minister for Women and Equalities.

As Prime Minister she sought to implement her Plan for Growth, including a raft of tax cuts to kick-start economic growth and reforms to boost productivity. Regrettably these reforms did not command sufficient political and economic support and she reached the conclusion that she could not deliver the mandate on which she had been elected and stepped down.

Her Sunday Times best-seller Ten Years to Save the West was published in April 2024.

She is married to Hugh and they have two daughters.

*Dan will be making a special video appearance at the 2025 CEO Summit

Dan T. Cathy is chairman of Chick-fil-A Inc., an Atlanta-based fast-food chicken restaurant chain known as a leader in customer service and the home of the Original Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich. He was previously the company’s chief executive officer, serving as CEO from 2013 until November 1, 2021, when his son Andrew T. Cathy became the third CEO in Chick-fil-A history.

The son of Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy, Dan continues to build on his late father’s legacy as chairman, helping guide the business and supporting Chick-fil-A’s executive leaders. Dan is also involved in leadership development and the onboarding of new franchise operators and employees. And he serves as a passionate brand ambassador in Chick-fil-A’s hometown of Atlanta and other markets.

Now one of America’s largest family-owned businesses, Chick-fil-A posted strong, steady growth during Dan’s tenure as CEO. Today, Chick-fil-A’s franchise operators and their teams serve delicious, freshly prepared food in more than 2,600 restaurants in 47 states, Washington, D.C., and Canada.

As CEO, Dan enhanced Chick-fil-A’s reputation for customer service. Named the top fast-food restaurant in Newsweek’s 2019 America’s Best Customer Service report, Chick-fil-A also received multiple honors in QSR’s 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards including “The Most Respected Quick-Service Brand” and “Best Brand for Overall Experience.” In 2020, Glassdoor named Chick-fil-A one of the 100 best places to work.

Dan’s Chick-fil-A career began early. As a boy, he sang for customers and performed in radio ads for the chain’s original “Dwarf House” restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia. Before becoming CEO in 2013, Dan was president and chief operating officer for 12 years. His earlier roles include senior director of operations, vice president of operations and executive vice president.

Active in the Atlanta community, Dan is eager to serve his hometown by bringing people together and fostering new opportunities for those in tough circumstances. He is working to improve Atlanta’s Westside in partnership with other business leaders, nonprofits, charities and government agencies. A past chairman of The Carter Center’s board of councilors, Dan serves on the boards of the Georgia Aquarium, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the Atlanta Committee for Progress, Eagle Ranch and Heritage Preparatory School.

A musician known to play his trumpet at restaurant openings and the Chick-fil-A Support Center, Dan also enjoys gardening and landscaping. A lifelong athlete, he has completed multiple marathons and recently took up cycling on his Chick-fil-A branded bike. In addition, he enjoys flying small planes and hitting the road on his motorcycle as a member of the “Moo Cow Bikers.”

A recipient of the Zig Ziglar Servant Leadership Award, Dan has been honored in Atlanta by the Urban League and the Council for Quality Growth. In 2022, he will become a Georgia Trustee, receiving the state’s highest honor as a model of selfless leadership. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Georgia Southern University and honorary degrees from Pepperdine University, the University of West Georgia, the HBCA Entrepreneur Summit, Anderson College and Carver Bible College.

Dan and his wife Rhonda have six grandchildren and two sons, both of whom work in the family business. Andrew, as noted previously, is CEO of Chick-fil-A, and Ross serves as vice president of DTC Enterprises.

Jack Hollis served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). He was also president of Toyota Motor Sales. Mr. Hollis preferred the simple title of “Team Captain.” In this role, Hollis oversaw Sales, Marketing, TRD, Product Planning, Customer Service, Demand and Supply, Manufacturing and Product Support for the Toyota and Lexus brands in North America. Hollis has held many roles including vice president of the Scion division, group vice president of Toyota Marketing, group vice president and general manager of the Toyota Division, senior vice president of automotive operations, executive vice president, sales.

Hollis holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University. He was also a member of Stanford’s NCAA National Baseball Championship team and the Cincinnati Reds for two seasons.

Ken Eldred is an investor, apostolic church leader, and founder/CEO of Living Stones Foundation. Ken is also an elder at Yoido Full Gospel Church. Currently Ken focuses his efforts on non-profit projects via Living Stones Foundation and Living Rock Foundation, two charitable entities he endowed, as well as several start-up ventures. He is Chairman of United in Purpose, an organization dedicated to fostering spiritual renewal in America.

Ken is also working on the growth and development of several innovative companies in the field of social media and technology. Ken was instrumental in organizing support within the evangelical community in 2016, aiding President Trump’s successful campaign. Many report this evangelical aid made the difference in Trump’s election. Other political endeavors included acting as Finance Chairman of Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign.

As an entrepreneur, Ken has founded numerous successful companies, including Ariba Technologies, Inc. (now SAP Ariba). Ariba was the first internet business-to-business company to go public and was valued as high as $40 billion. He also founded and lead Inmac, the first direct-mail computer products company, which went public in 1987 and later merged with MicroWarehouse.

Ken was named Silicon Valley “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 1988. Internationally, Ken was co-founder and director of Epicenter Technologies, a call center based in India which grew to 3000 employees. He was also an early investor in Wumart, now China’s largest indigenous retailer, and Anapass, a South Korean chip company, which is traded publicly on KOSDAQ.

Ken was profiled in Executive Influence by Christopher Crane and Mike Hamel, and he is co-editor of On Kingdom Business (2003), which earned a coveted Christianity Today Book Award. He is the author of God is at Work (2005), named the top book by the Business as Mission Network and now is translated into seven languages, as well as The Integrated Life (2010), which is used at several universities as a text. He speaks at Christian business meetings, faith-based organizations and has been interviewed on CBN, Family Talk, and other broadcast programs.

Ken spent time as a visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. He holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Stanford as well as a Doctor of Laws from Belhaven University. He and his wife, Roberta have been married since 1971.

Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui is Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, a role he assumed in December 2023. He has over 35 years of experience in diplomacy and previously served as Taiwan’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023.

His past overseas assignments include serving as Taiwan’s Representative to the European Union and Belgium, as well as Ambassador to Paraguay from 2015 to 2018. Ambassador Yui has held various leadership roles within Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on Latin American, European, and global affairs.

Throughout his career, he has worked to expand Taiwan’s global partnerships and strengthen its international presence. His extensive experience includes postings in New York, San Salvador, and Geneva, reflecting his commitment to advancing Taiwan’s foreign policy goals.

Ambassador Yui received a BA in politics and foreign languages and a MA in Spanish literature from Texas A&M University.

Lieutenant General, US ARMY (Retired) Michael T. Flynn is a subject matter expert in Diplomacy, Statecraft, Foreign Policy, Strategy Formulation, Defense, Intelligence, and other areas of national and international security. He served more than 33 years in the Army, Joint, and Special Operations Forces, with multiple overseas combat tours.

He is the author of 7 books, two are best sellers. He holds three master’s degrees, an honorary doctorate and currently serves as the Chairman of America’s Future, which is among the nation’s oldest non-profits.

His military career culminated as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the nation’s highest serving military intelligence officer. Additionally, he served the 45th President of the United States, President Donald J. Trump, as the nation’s 25th National Security Advisor.

General Flynn is the recipient of numerous military awards and decorations as well as law enforcement, intelligence community and several non-profit lifetime achievement awards.

He is married, with two sons and several grandchildren.

Jack Brewer is the Lead Director at The GEO Group, Inc.

Brian Wesbury is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors L.P. Brian has been a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In 2012, he was named a Fellow of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, TX, where he worked closely with its 4%-Growth Project.

His writing appears in various magazines, newspapers, and blogs and he appears regularly on business TV, radio shows, and on podcasts talking about the economy and financial markets.

In 1995 and 1996, Brian served as Chief Economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. The Wall Street Journal ranked Brian the nation’s #1 U.S. economic forecaster in 2001, for his prediction of recession, USA Today ranked him as one of the nation’s top 10 forecasters in 2004 and Consensus Economics ranked First Trust’s economics team the #1 most accurate forecasters of the U.S. economy in 2022.

Brian began his career in 1982 at Harris Bank in Chicago. Former positions include Vice President and Economist for the Chicago Corporation and Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson.

Brian received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA in Economics from the University of Montana. McGraw-Hill published his first book, The New Era of Wealth, in October 1999. His second book, It’s Not As Bad As You Think, was published in November 2009 by John Wiley & Sons.

In 2011, Brian received the University of Montana’s Distinguished Alumni Award. This award honors outstanding alumni who have “brought honor to the University, the state, or the nation.” There have been 267 recipients of this award out of a potential pool of 91,000 graduates.

Pat Gelsinger is a pioneering American engineer and business executive best known for his transformative leadership as CEO of Intel from 2021 to 2024. Born in 1961 in rural Pennsylvania, Gelsinger began his career at Intel at just 18, rising to become the company’s youngest-ever vice president and later its first Chief Technology Officer. He was the lead architect of the groundbreaking Intel 80486 processor and played a key role in developing technologies like Wi-Fi, USB, and Intel Core.

After a decade-long executive stint at EMC and VMware—where he was ranked America’s top CEO by Glassdoor—Gelsinger returned to Intel to spearhead a bold turnaround. His tenure saw strategic investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, including two $20 billion fabs in Arizona, and a renewed push to reclaim leadership from rivals like TSMC, AMD, and Nvidia.

A devout Christian and philanthropist, Gelsinger co-founded Transforming the Bay with Christ and supports global humanitarian efforts. He holds multiple honorary doctorates and serves on national advisory boards, including President Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.