2026 Speakers
Main Stage Guides
Drew Hyun
Lead Pastor, Hope Church NYC
Drew Hyun is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Hope Church NYC, a diverse church with three locations in New York City. Drew is also the Executive Director of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, an organization that aims to transform church culture through the multiplication of deeply changed pastors and leaders. He regularly speaks at churches, conferences and college campuses throughout the United States and abroad. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div), and Fuller Theological Seminary (DMin) and is the author of the book, Beautiful, Disappointing, Hopeful: How Gratitude, Grief, and Grace Reflect the Christian Story.
Vijay Krishnan
Lead Pastor, The Well Toronto
Vijay spent the first 11 years of his working life doing brand marketing for large Canadian and multi-national businesses. In 2009 he was privileged to become the lead pastor of the church which he and his wife Jennifer had helped start a few years earlier. The Well is one church with three congregations in the north GTA, working to see the unchurched, de-churched and post-everything people of the GTA come to know and love Jesus. Vijay, Jennifer and their 4 kids love being a part of what is doing through the local church. Vijay recently launched Full Spectrum, a mastermind community for Entrepreneurs and business leaders. In his spare time, Vijay enjoys listening to loud music, cooking, playing sports with his family & snowboarding the mountain-less hills of Ontario.
Domenic Ruso
Lead Pastor, The 180 Church Montreal
Dom is from Montreal, Qc. He is a pastor, communicator and cultural thinker passionate about helping a new generation discover their purpose with a renewed focus on God. As a sought-after speaker, Dr. Ruso brings an authentic and fresh vision for what it means to follow Jesus while navigating doubt about God and the church. He is the author of The Bible for a Shifting Secular Age and the founding Lead Pastor of The180 Church (the180.ca) in the greater Montreal area.
Sharon Witton
Lead Pastor, Toronto City Church
Sharon Witton is the co-pastor of Toronto City Church with her husband Brendan. Toronto City Church is an intercultural, intergenerational church with a passion to impact the city of Toronto and the nation of Canada. Sharon serves in a leadership capacity in a few organizations and movements including Ministers Network Canada and Empowered 21 where she is the Next Gen North American Regional Co-chair.
She also sits on the board of the Culture Changers, a non-profit organization that focuses on tackling critical cultural issues that affect the church and the next generation, and Alpha Canada.
Sharon’s passions include empowering women, raising next generation leaders, and seeing people grow in their faith. She and Brendan have two awesome kids, Micah and Shiloh.
Lab Speakers
Shauna Saker
Shauna is the Church Engagement & Events Manager for Compassion Canada- a leading holistic child development organization, releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. She leads a team of church and event relationship managers who create meaningful partnerships focusing on missional efforts to impact communities across the globe with the transformative message of Jesus. Prior to joining Compassion Canada, she was the Children’s Pastor at The Bridge- a Markham Community Church. She also served as Elementary Principal & Coach with Agape International Missions in Cambodia- a ministry dedicated to combatting child sex trafficking. Shauna is passionate to see the love and justice of Jesus manifested on earth as it is in heaven. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership & Administration, and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with her husband Brandon and daughter Haddie
Senait Litchmore
Senait Litchmore is a Registered Psychotherapist and speaker with over 10 years of experience helping youth, women and families heal, grow, and step into who God is shaping them to become. She is the creator of the Mommy & Me Christian Journal, a guided resource for mothers and daughters inspired by her own desire to build intentional connection with her 3 daughters. Senait also serves as a contributing co-host on See, Hear, Love, a nationally aired faith-based show on YES TV. She brings a bold, honest approach to emotional wellness, equipping others with practical tools for living with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
Chris Vacher
Chris Vacher is the Founder of Clearway, helping churches across a wide range of denominations faithfully realize their God-given vision through strategic planning, team development, and leadership coaching. With over 20 years of church leadership experience in Executive, Multisite, and Worship roles, Chris partners with church leaders to clarify their vision and create actionable plans for sustainable growth, healthy accountability, and long-term ministry impact. He holds a Master’s degree in Leadership, specializing in transformational servant leadership for pastors. Chris and his wife Sonya live near Toronto with their four kids.
Ethan and Janette Park
Ethan and Janette Park – Founding Partner at Extract Capital & Palliative Care Nurse
Ethan and Janette Park have been married for 18 years and have two children—a 15-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son—as well as a 9-year-old dog named Charlie, who still thinks he’s a puppy. Ethan is a founding partner at Extract Capital, a hedge fund focused on natural resources. With experience in both the ministry and nursing sectors, Janette has primarily been at home with the children while gradually taking on more roles outside the home, such as returning to palliative care nursing, working in the philanthropy sector, conference planning, and other volunteer roles. Through the years of marriage and navigating life together, they have grown in their faith and learned to see each other as true partners, striving to view their strong differences as their greatest united strength. One of their marriage mottos has been: If we are both looking out for the other’s best, then everyone’s best interest is taken care of.
Karmyn Bokma
Karmyn Bokma – Worship and Congregational Engagement Pastor at North Burlington Baptist Church
Karmyn Bokma is a pastor and a speaker in the GTA. She has served in ministry contexts of all kinds, from youth and young adults, to small groups and discipleship, to senior pastoring. She currently works as the Worship and Congregational Engagement pastor at North Burlington Baptist Church. Regardless of the role, Karmyn always feels a passion to continue to point people to Jesus and discover together what he has to say to us about our identity, our character and our place in the Kingdom.
She is married to Ben and they have three kids (Ellie, Zeke and Silas)
Leanne Cabral
Leanne Cabral – Mother – Author – Speaker – Spiritual Director
Leanne is passionate about helping others recognize God’s voice in their own life. She loves coming alongside others, helping them slow down and create space to connect to their soul and Creator so they can intentionally respond to the gifts, stirrings and calling He has placed within them.
Her authenticity, humility and gentle approach creates the kind of atmosphere that makes delving into this subject safe and comfortable. Her vulnerability about her struggles and growth invites others into her journey – breathing life and igniting others to live life with purpose and intentionality.
Leanne is the creator of Hearing God, Thinking Clearly, Whispers in the Storm, and Bringing Faith Home speaking series. She is also the author of A Parent’s Best Gift – A book that provides biblically based tools, strategies and resources for parents and ministry leaders to make their invisible faith tangible, so they can intentionally point their kids to Jesus. Leanne graduated from Emmaus Formation Centre as a Certified Spiritual Director and currently co-teaches their Intro to Spiritual Direction Course. She and her husband James have 4 kids in their 20’s and live just outside of Toronto.
Jenn Krishnan
Jenn Krishnan – High School Teacher
Jenn Krishnan is a mom of 4, a partner in pastoral ministry with her husband, a high school teacher with a passion for helping people encounter the healing presence of Jesus. After helping plant a church in the GTA, Jenn began exploring a powerful question: What if Jesus could heal emotional wounds from the past, even now?
That question led her to develop a renewal prayer program at her church—one designed to create safe, grace-filled spaces where Jesus brings healing to inner wounds and freedom from debilitating lies and fears. Jenn is also passionate about helping people experience prayer as a living, two-way relationship with God, authoring a book called Hear, Here: Listening to Jesus through scripture in real time.
She is only slightly less passionate about design, ultimate frisbee, waterskiing, and eating chocolate.
Katrina Robert
Katrina Robert is a graphic designer, songwriter, Mom of 3, and the co-founder of Tapestry Collective, a national ministry run with her husband, Trevor. Tapestry Collective exists to disciple and develop artists across Canada, in order to see revival through the arts. With over 17 years of experience in the creative industry, Katrina often blends disciplines and loves to collaborate with others. She is passionate about helping artists walk in their creative calling and identity as sons and daughters of God. Last year, her and her husband also planted Tapestry Church in Stouffville, where they live with their children.