Gather the whole Movement
Founders, leaders, our faith community and partners meet around one shared question: what will we build for the generations that follow? You do not need to be a programme member to inquire about attending.
The annual gathering of the Movement
Gather
The Illuminator Summit.
One room. The whole Movement.
Our annual gathering brings founders, influential leaders, our faith community and partners together around what we build for the next generation. Exceptional speaking, prayer, meaningful relationships and a philanthropic luxury gala expression — with the first Summit planned for 2027.
- 2027
- Date to be announced
- Venue
- Coming soon
Inquire now
Network members receive early and priority ticket access.
The purpose of the evening
More than an event. A shared responsibility.
The people building businesses and the people serving through ministry belong to one wider Movement. The Summit is where those relationships meet: to listen, reflect, exchange ideas and consider what faithful stewardship looks like together. Its gala and Foundation vision create an invitation to generosity, not a requirement to give or join a paid programme.
What the evening holds
Six reasons the room matters.
Prayer declaration
The evening opens and ends in prayer — a declaration over the Movement, the leaders it forges, and the generations it intends to serve. Faith at the centre of all we build.
Generosity with purpose
The philanthropic gala expression invites voluntary support for the Movement’s work and Foundation vision. Gathering, faith participation and giving are distinct choices.
Exceptional speaking
Voices from across the Movement and beyond — economists, theologians, founders and philanthropists — speaking into the wealth transfer, the AI age and the future we are stewarding.
Launch the Foundation
The first Summit is intended to introduce the Illuminator Foundation publicly and invite partners into its mission. Launch arrangements and giving details will be announced when confirmed.
Partner in the 2027–2030 plan
An invitation to partner in the ethos of our plan — a four-year arc to forge leaders, steward wealth, shape culture and build institutions that outlast any single generation.
Who is in the room
Every stage of the path, under one roof.
Network members
Academy members
Business School founders
Checkmate members
Council members
Hub Leaders
Ambassadors
Illuminator-aligned businesses
Contend and Hope community
New faces and values-aligned guests
The stage
The Summit is not about one voice. The Movement’s ideas become bigger than its founder.
- Illuminator speakers
- Council members
- Founders
- Economists
- Investors
- Theologians
- Technology leaders
- Philanthropists
- Cultural leaders
- Gen Z voices
- International leaders
The 2027–2030 ethos
A four-year arc to build what outlasts us.
The Summit is where we invite you to partner in the ethos of our plan — the arc that carries the Movement from its first funded room to an inheritance handed on.
2027
Forge the room. Launch the Foundation. Gather the Movement.
2028
Scale the cohorts. Cement the standard. Multiply the leaders.
2029
Steward the wealth. Shape the culture. Build the institutions.
2030
Hand on the inheritance. A Movement built to last generations.
Partner with us
Stand with the Movement at the first Summit.
To partner, attend, sponsor a table or pledge your support for the 2027–2030 ethos, email us at info@samanthabrunskill.com — and tell us how you would like to stand with the Movement.
Between gatherings
Keep the conversation going.
Faith-led
We build with God at the centre.
The Illuminator Movement is a faith-led movement. We believe every good thing — wealth, influence, talent, time — is entrusted, never self-made, and given to be stewarded well. Profit is a tool. Legacy is the assignment. You do not have to share our faith to belong here, but you should know what we are building on. We believe in Jesus — the way, the truth and the life.
Much has been entrusted to this generation. Much will be required of it.