March 25-27, 2026 | Cincinnati, OH
Register for In-Person Conference
Who Should Attend the Heartbeat International Annual Conference?
Heartbeat's Annual Conference is designed for ministry leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers of life-affirming pregnancy help centers, medical clinics, maternity homes, and nonprofit adoption agencies, as well as professionals in the areas of medicine, counseling, social work, and education.
Our conference offers the most dynamic training to equip ministers and empower ministries worldwide in the pregnancy help community through the largest international Pregnancy Help Conference, this year both in-person and online!
There will be plenty to learn in person with the following trainings available:
- Unique, Professional Keynote Sessions
- Distinctive, Full-Day In-Depth Training Sessions
- Workshop Presentations from Ministry Experts
- And much more!
Conference Theme
The 2026 Conference theme is Power of Love, based on John 15:12,
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."
Schedule At-A-Glance
In-Person Schedule ▼
MONDAY, MARCH 23
5:00-7:00 p.m. – In-Depth Day Check-In
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
7:45-9:00 a.m. – In-Depth Day Check-In
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – In-Depth Day training
12:00 p.m. Lunch & Keynote
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Conference Check-In
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
7:45 a.m. – Mass
8:00 a.m. – Conference Check-In
8:00 a.m. – Exhibit Hall OPEN
11:30 a.m. – Opening Lunch & Keynote
2:00 p.m. – Workshop Session A
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session B
6:00 p.m. – Dinner & Parade of Nations
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
7:45 a.m. – Mass
8:00-a.m. - Exhibit Hall OPEN
8:30 a.m. – Morning Worship & Keynote
10:30 a.m. – Workshop Session C
12:00 p.m. Lunch & Keynote
Afternoon Break, Prayer Ministry, Confession, Receptions
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
7:45 a.m. – Mass
8:30 a.m. – Morning Worship & Keynote
10:30 a.m. – Workshop Session D
12:00 p.m. – Lunch & Keynote
2:00 p.m. – Workshop Session E
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session F
6:00 p.m. – Closing Banquet & Keynote
Virtual Schedule ▼
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
*Exhibiting Hall and networking opportunities available all day.
11:30 a.m. – Opening Session
12:00 p.m. – Workshop Session 1
1:15 p.m. – Workshop Session 2
2:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 3
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session 4
Closing Session
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
*Exhibiting Hall and networking opportunities available all day.
11:30 a.m. – Opening Session
12:00 p.m. – Workshop Session 5
1:15 p.m. – Workshop Session 6
2:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 7
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session 8
Closing Session
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
*Exhibiting Hall and networking opportunities available all day.
11:30 a.m. – Opening Session
12:00 p.m. – Workshop Session 9
1:15 p.m. – Workshop Session 10
2:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 11
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session 12
Closing Session
All workshops from the Virtual Conference will be available on demand to attendees starting 24 hours after the live session.
Individual Basis Access - 3/25/26 - 4/7/26
Expanded Individual, Group, and Enterprise Access - 3/25/26 - 4/14/26
Workshops will be available for purchase on Heartbeat’s Academy on 4/17/26.
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In-person and virtual attendees can access Whova for all Conference information, including Keynotes, Workshop times and locations, interact with your Heartbeat Conference Community, and so much more.
Keynote Speakers
Announcing soon!
Mayra Rodriguez
Mayra Rodriguez is a former Planned Parenthood Clinic Manager in Arizona who blew the whistle on egregious deficiencies and mismanagement at her affiliate. She worked for Planned Parenthood in Arizona for 17 years, rising to the position of managing several affiliates, and even received Planned Parenthood’s Employee of the Year award in 2016. When she was abruptly fired in October 2017, she filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, claiming her employer unjustly fired her because she was reporting instances of critical safety and health-related violations including incomplete abortions, falsification of patient records, illegal conduct, unreported statutory rape, severe injuries by abortion and high complication rates with a specific abortionist. In August of 2019, a jury of her peers unanimously awarded her $3 million in damages done by Planned Parenthood.
Ken Ham
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Alexandra DeSanctis
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Jor-El Godsey
Jor-El Godsey serves as President of Heartbeat International. He leads a staff dedicated to equipping, empowering, and encouraging the thousands of leaders and developing leaders of Heartbeat’s affiliated pregnancy help centers, maternity homes, and adoption services, in the U.S. and on every inhabited continent. He oversees Heartbeat’s core mission to be the leadership supply line for the growing pregnancy help movement worldwide by providing accurate information, training resources, leadership development conferences, programs, and daily support to help affiliates start, grow, and expand their services to women and couples at risk for abortion.
Jor-El comes to Heartbeat having served in the pregnancy help movement since 1988. He first served as a volunteer at Hope, the pregnancy help centers in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Then he joined their board, served as Chair, then as Executive Administrator. In 1999, Jor-El became Executive Director of Life Choices in Longmont, Colorado. Six years later, in 2006, Jor-El accepted the call to help Heartbeat International meet the diverse and expanding leadership needs of the pregnancy help movement as Vice President.
Jor-El met his wife, Karen, at a volunteer training meeting for the Hope Center in Ft. Lauderdale. They now have three children.
Robert G. Lee
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Conference Options
- In-Person (starting at $599)
- Keynote Presentations
- 120+ Workshops
- One-on-one Prayer
- Morning Devotionals
- Morning Worship
- Morning Mass
- In-person Networking Opportunities
- Meals Included
- Explore Cincinnati
- Free Conference Swag
- Register In-Person
- Virtual (starting $199)
- Keynote Presentations
- 50+ Virtual Workshops
- Virtual Prayer Board
- Morning Video Devotionals
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