| Sunday 2/1 | Opening Reception | |||
| Sunday 6:00pm | IRF Summit Opening Reception (Invite Only) | |||
| Monday 2/2 | IRF Summit Day 1 | |||
| Monday 8:00am | Registration Opens (All Day) | |||
| Exhibit Hall Opens (All Day) | ||||
| Monday 8:30am | Coffee with USCIRF Commissioners | |||
| Monday 9:45am | Plenary Session 1 Panel: Prioritizing IRF Commitment of Global Democracies | |||
| Monday 10:45am | Breakout Session 1 | |||
| Action Track Panel: Collaboration that Works – Linking Sectors Panel: Collaboration that Works – Bridging Generations | ||||
| Awareness Track Panel: Voices from Underreported Religious Communities Caught Amid Conflict Panel: Surfacing Stories of Religious Persecution | ||||
| Accountability Track Panel: Beyond the List – Sanctions, Strategy, and Solutions: Strengthening the Global Accountability Toolkit for Religious Freedom Panel: Securing Justice – Using International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice for Religious Atrocities | ||||
| Summit Seminar Training: Navigating International Human Rights Mechanisms to Advance Freedom of Belief | ||||
| Monday 12:30pm | Sponsored Lunch (Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | |||
| Monday 2:00pm | Breakout Session 2 | |||
| Action Track Panel: Justice Beyond Borders – Advocating for Religious Prisoners of Conscience Panel: Justice Beyond Borders – Protecting The Persecuted on the Run | ||||
| Awareness Track Panel: Identifying Red Flags Before Persecution Escalates Panel: When FoRB Red Flags Become Normalized | ||||
| Accountability Track Panel: Incentivizing Freedom – Building a Global Accountability Architecture Through Business, Policy, and Collaborative Reform Panel: From Local Victories to Global Impact – Connecting Local Advocacy to Global Policy Successes for Religious Freedom | ||||
| Summit Seminar Training: Preventing Burnout and Sustaining Wellbeing in Religious Freedom Advocacy | ||||
| Monday 3:30pm | Plenary Session 2 -Panel: How Religious Freedom Impacts Global Security -Panel: The Case for Investing in IRF | |||
| Monday 5:00pm | Reception (Sponsored by Ukrainian Week) | |||
| Monday 6:30pm | Sponsored Dinner (Sponsored by the Washington Times Foundation) | |||
| Monday 7:30pm | After-hours Reception (Sponsored by Meta) Jack Rose Dining Saloon | 2007 18th St NW | |||
| Tuesday 2/3 | IRF Summit Day 2 | |||
| Tuesday 8:00am | Registration Opens (All Day) | |||
| Exhibit Hall Opens (All Day) | ||||
| Networking Breakfast | ||||
| Tuesday 9:15am | Plenary Session 3 –Panel: Fleeing for Faith: Protecting Freedom of Belief for People on the Move –Panel: Transnational Repression: How Authoritarian Regimes Target Religion and Belief Beyond their Borders | |||
| Tuesday 10:45am | Breakout Session 3 | |||
| Action Track Panel: Forging Multi-Faith Partnerships in Our Communities and Nations Panel: Forging Multi-Faith Partnerships Around the Globe | ||||
| Awareness Track Panel: Media, FoRB and Visibility in the Global South Workshop: From Reporting to Reach – Increasing Visibility for FoRB Issues | ||||
| Accountability Track Panel: Digital Frontiers and Algorithmic Bias – Next-Gen Accountability in the Information Age Panel: The Law of Conscience – Ensuring the Safe Return and Property Restoration for Religious Communities | ||||
| Summit Seminar Training: Beyond Digital Hygiene: Practical Security Skills for Activists, Organizers, and Movements | ||||
| Tuesday 12:15pm | Sponsored Lunch (Sponsored by Alliance of Virtue) | |||
| Tuesday 1:30pm | Save Armenia 2.0 Launch (Post-Lunch Reception) | |||
| Tuesday 3:30pm | Affiliated Session: The G20 Process and Challenges for Religious Freedom (Sponsored by the G20 Interfaith Forum) | |||
| Tuesday 3:30pm | Affiliated Session: Syria at a Crossroads – Plotting a Path Away from Violence Toward a Peaceful, Inclusive Syria (Sponsored by Shai Fund, Alawites Association of the US, and American International Druze Public Affairs Council) | |||
| Tuesday 3:30pm | Affiliated Session: The Kremlin’s Use of the Russian Orthodox Church in the War Against Ukraine (Sponsored by National Endowment for Democracy) | |||
| Wednesday, 2/4 | Congressional Advocacy Day | |||
| Wednesday 8:30am | Kickoff Networking Breakfast CVC | HVC-200 Open to Registered Summit Participants | |||
| Wednesday 10:30am | House Foreign Affairs Committee Rayburn Open to the Public | |||
| Wednesday 11:30am | Press Conference Rayburn | |||
| Wednesday 4:00pm | United in Advocacy: A Year in Solidarity with the Persecuted Rayburn 2168 | Gold Room Refreshments Provided. Open to Registered Summit Participants. RSVP here. | |||
Breakout Track Themes
In addition to the plenary stage program, attendees of IRF Summit 2026 also get to take part in a number of exciting breakout sessions, each with their own theme. The four breakout tracks–Action, Awareness, Accountability, and a track dedicated to training workshops–will run concurrently and are interspersed between other Summit functions, allowing participants to dive deep on their chosen area of interest.
Action
Recognizing positive steps taken to advance religious freedom sends an important message of hope and progress. By focusing on encouraging developments in legal and political systems, highlighting multi-faith alliances, telling stories of determination and developing the next generation of champions, we can celebrate effective actions, analyze successful interventions, share lessons learned and provide encouragement to those facing challenges.
Awareness
We seek to raise awareness of freedom of religion violations that have been unreported, underreported or overlooked. By shining a light on regions, practices or trends of concern, we can help strengthen the reach and momentum of the IRF movement.
Accountability
Accountability transforms ideals and moral imperatives into actively enforced, legally binding obligations for governments, societies, and individuals. Beyond merely protecting individuals and belief communities, these powerful safeguards serve as proactive mechanisms that deter would-be persecutors and create unprecedented opportunities for systemic change.
Summit Seminars
We are providing Summit attendees with access to specialized trainings designed to help them advance their religious freedom work.
