Global Leaders to Gather at Historic Kingdom Economic Summit Sept. 4-6 in Austin, TX

2008-08-13 19:56:02 -

www.kingdomeconomicsummit.com - 'Pius poverty' has for centuries been associated with the Christian faith while the economic marketplace has been relegated to the secular. This so-called 'Great Divide' has been bridged in recent years by the faith at work movement and the two spheres - once considered separate - are now being intertwined. An historic international gathering of Christian leaders representing both the church and marketplace will explore the union between Christian faith and the economic marketplace at the "Financial K.E.Y.S. to Global Transformation: Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit" Sept. 4-6 in Austin, TX. "Our speakers and panelists will be addressing broad themes such as Stewardship vs. Ownership, Leverage in Investing, Covenental versus Transactional Relationships, Generational Wealth, Spiritual Due Diligence, Unlocking Storehouses, and Transformation of Cities and Nations," said Dr. Bruce Cook, convenor and host of the event. "God is moving in a big way in the marketplace," he added. "What's happening is basically a marketplace reformation."

Patterned loosely after the World Economic Forum, but with a Christian focus and perspective, the KEYS Summit will feature a number of keynote speakers including Dr. Myles Munroe, best-selling author, speaker and President of Bahamas Faith Ministries Intl., Nassau, Bahamas; Dr. Pat Francis, CEO, Kingdom Covenant Centre, Pat Francis Ministries, and Elomax Inc., Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada; Dr. Lance Wallnau, executive coach, corporate and government consultant and trainer, and president of 7M University, Roanoke, TX; Dr. Alistair Petrie, author, consultant and speaker, and Executive Director, Partnership Ministries, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; Os Hillman, author of 10 books and President of Marketplace Leaders Ministries, International Coalition of Workplace Ministries, and the US branch of the International Christian Chamber of Commerce, Cumming, GA; Rick Joyner, best-selling author of The Final Quest and numerous other books and President of MorningStar Ministries, Fort Mill, SC; Bob Fraser, Director of the Joseph Company, author of Marketplace Christianity and a former technology CEO, Kansas City, MO; Dan Stratton, a former Wall Street commodities trader and President of Faith Exchange and President of ProVision Network, New York, NY; Rich Marshall, consultant and speaker, President, ROI Leadership Intl. and author of God@Work, Vols. I & II, San Jose, CA; Rick Heeren, former businessman, regional vice president of Harvest Evangelism Inc., and author of four books including Marketplace Miracles and Thank God It's Monday, Bloomington, MN; Michael Pink, a Fortune 500 sales executive and consultant, author of Selling Among Wolves, and President of the Christian Business Daily, Sarasota, FL; David van Koevering, physicist, author of Elsewhen and serial inventor with numerous patents, Cleveland, TN; Morris Ruddick, President of Strategic Initiatives Foundation and Ruddick International, and author of The Daniel-Joseph Calling and God's Economy, Israel, & The Nations, Denver, CO; Tamara Lowe, co-founder and Executive Vice President of Get Motivated Seminars Inc., Tampa, FL; Doug Spada, President of His Church at Work, Alpharetta, GA; and Dr. Philip Phinn, President General, CEO, and Chief UN Representative of the Word of Life Ministries International and International Third World Leaders Association, Kingston, Jamaica.

Cook, 55, of Leander, TX, is an ordained Christian minister, private investor and financial consultant, and has served as President and Founder of VentureAdvisers Inc. since 2000, and Kingdom Venture Partners, LP since 2006. Previously he was Research Coordinator for The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) (focused on private equity), and was a marketing communications executive for 12 years for several universities and a software company and technology incubator, and a bank manager for five years. Cook holds a PhD in Higher Education Administration from The University of Texas at Austin (1994) and wrote his doctoral dissertation on fundraising theory.

In addition, over 20 marketplace panels and breakout sessions are planned, including Healthcare, Energy, Real Estate Investing, Angel and Venture Capital Investing, Hedge Funds, Wealth Managers, Charitable Foundations, Financial Intercession, Currency and Futures Trading, Insurance, Entrepreneurs, Marketplace Ministries, Women CEOs, Repurposing Business, Values Based Fund Managers, International Business, Investing in Israel, Wealth Secrets of the Rain Forest, Mental Wealth(TM), Philanthropic Advisors, etc., with roughly 100 panelists expected to participate.

Venue for the event will be PromiseLand Church, located near I-35 and 51st Street at 1504 E. 51st St. Schedule is 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily Sept. 4-6, 2008. Registration price is $395 per individual or $595 with spouse, associate or colleague. Student registration is $295 per person. Single day rate is $150 and Webcast rate is $99. Group rates are also available, with a 10% discount offered to groups of 10 or more. For more information on the KEYS Summit, visit their web site at www.kingdomeconomicsummit.com.

Kingdom Economic Summit
Bruce Cook, 512-453-1035 or 512-845-3070
bruce@kingdomventures.com