Keynote presenters have been revealed for the upcoming Heartbeat International Annual Pregnancy Help Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Heartbeat is the largest network of pregnancy help organizations in both the U.S. and the world, and its conference is the premier event in the pregnancy help movement, known for compelling keynote addresses.
Heartbeat’s Annual Conference is geared for ministry leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers of life-affirming pregnancy help centers, medical clinics, maternity homes, and non-profit adoption agencies, along with professionals in the areas of medicine, counseling, social work, and abortion recovery.
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In addition to the in-person Conference Heartbeat offers a virtual Conference, both presenting unique, professional keynote sessions and workshop presentations from ministry experts. Attendees of the in-person Conference can also take part in distinctive, full-day in-depth training sessions.
The keynote speaker for the pre-Conference In-Depth Day will be former Planned Parenthood facility manager Mayra Rodriguez.
Rodriguez worked for Planned Parenthood in Arizona for 17 years, managing several affiliates and being named Employee of the Year. She was awarded $3 million in damages in a wrongful termination lawsuit against Planned Parenthood after being a whistleblower of numerous serious violations on the part of the abortion giant.
Keynote presenters for the in-person Conference span the areas of leadership in pregnancy help, pro-life and legal advocacy, and comic relief.
Angela Minter is president and co-founder of Sisters For Life. The non-profit advocates through pregnancy help, sidewalk counseling, leadership development, youth conferences and mission trips, sexual integrity, parenting and etiquette classes, post-abortion counseling, and prayer.
Ken Ham is the founder of apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis, the Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ham is also the author of more than 30 books.
Peter Breen serves as Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation at Thomas More Society, advocating for clients in federal and state courts across the United States. Breen also served two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Alexandra DeSanctis is a contributor to National Review and co-author of the 2022 book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing. She writes and speaks regularly on topics including the pro-life movement, abortion policy, religion, politics, and family issues.
Jor-El Godsey serves as President of Heartbeat International, overseeing 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. Godsey's address for the Conference has been a foundational bellwether message for the movement.
Robert G. Lee is a comic offering a clean, relatable act with experience as a sitcom warm-up and in ad lib with diverse crowds. Lee has been entertaining audiences behind the scenes on Hollywood for over three decades, has performed in a DryBar comedy special and on Sirius radio’s Laughs USA, and written punchlines for produce on “Veggie Tales.”
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The 2026 Conference theme is Power of Love, based on John 15:12: Jor "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."
The in-person Heartbeat Conference will take place March 25-27, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. March 24 is the In-Depth Day.
The in-person Conference will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. Conference hotels will be the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, and the Westin Cincinnati.
Scholarships will be available for international affiliates who apply and are accepted.
In addition to the keynote presentations the in-person Conference offers more than 70 workshops, one-on-one prayer, morning devotionals, worship, and Mass, in-person networking opportunities, meals, the opportunity to explore Cincinnati, and free Conference swag.
The virtual Conference includes the keynote presentations, more than 40 workshops, a virtual prayer board, morning video devotionals, and virtual networking opportunities.
Registration and more information on the Heartbeat International Annual Pregnancy Help Conference is available HERE.
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