NZT
DAY ONE – 24 October 2026
08:00
ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
Christchurch Town Hall
09:00
OPENING & WELCOME – Bishop Susan Wallace
09:30
KEYNOTE: Rachel Bernstein
Price of the Promise: The Conversion/Inversion Framework
Limes Room
10:20
5 MIN TRANSITION
10:25
Legal Initiatives: From Activism to Law Reform
Dr Duncan Webb (host), Ryan Carey,
Renée Spencer, Debbs Murray
Limes Room
10:25
My Journey Through and From Potter’s House
Aaron Sharp
Victoria Room
11:00
Guru, Pastor or Parent: Understanding Family Cults
Beth St Claire & Ingrid Campbell
Victoria Room
11:40
LUNCH & BOOK SIGNING – RACHEL BERNSTEIN
12:55
Indigenous Perspectives:
The Colonising-to-Cults Pipeline
Nic Low (host), Cecilia Alice, Amanda Morgan, Wayne Turipa, Valiant Overcomer
Limes Room
12:55
Hidden Death Toll: When Cults Cause Suicide
Dr Kyle Eggleton
Victoria Room
13:30
Fear of Hell: Religious Trauma in Christianity
Andrew Jasko
Victoria Room
14:10
5 MIN TRANSITION
14:15
Purity, Power and Pleasure: Sexuality Inside Cults
Melody Thomas (host), Angèle Tremsal, Paul Valor, Micki McAllen, Sam Sellers
Limes Room
14:15
What’s Up in the Kiwi Cultiverse?
Dr Caroline Ansley, Lindy Jacomb, Liz Gregory
Victoria Room
15:30
AFTERNOON TEA
16:00
Survivor Story Jam
Ganesh Cherian (host)
Limes Room
17:00
GUEST DEPARTURE
18:00
CONFERENCE DINNER
Ticketed event
GMT
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ONLINE SESSIONS: EUROPE
10:00
GMT
23:00
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You’re Dead to Me: Shunning as Coercive Control
Dr Windy Grendele
10:40
GMT
23:40
NZDT
From Exit to Accountability: Survivor-Led Cult Justice
Rachael Reign
11:20
GMT
00:20
NZDT
Caught in the Net: The Tools of Spiritual Influencers
Mirijam Wiedemann
12:00
GMT
01:00
NZDT
Reforming a Sex Cult or Fighting it: Activist Perspectives on ISTA
Cara Cordoni & Eyal Shaham
12:40
GMT
01:40
NZDT
Divine Light Submission: Leaving Prem Rawat’s Cult
Don Johnson
PDT
EDT
ONLINE SESSIONS: US & CANADA
08:00
PDT
11:00
EDT
The MLM Mindset: A neurodivergent perspective on commercial cults
Brandie Hadfield
08:40
PDT
11:40
EDT
Heal Before You Holler: The Hidden Cost of Becoming a Whistleblower
Sarah Edmondson
09:20
PDT
12:20
EDT
False Narratives: The Victim Myth Acceptance
Dr Tabitha Chapman
10:00
PDT
13:00
EDT
Spotting Signs of Spiritual Narcissism
Becky Garrison
10:40
PDT
13:40
EDT
My Slice of the Orange: Untangling Compliance & Celebrating Resilience
Nicola Ranson
11:20
PDT
14:20
EDT
What Are We Still Getting Wrong About Cults?
Ashlen Weltz
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DAY TWO – 25 October 2026
08:00
ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
Christchurch Town Hall
09:00
WELCOME – Julian Noel
09:10
KEYNOTE: Dr Christine Marie
From Informant to Impact: When Justice Needs a Megaphone
Limes Room
9:55
5 MIN TRANSITION
10:00
Healing Families and Navigating the Long Way Out
Lindy Jacomb (host), Liz Cameron, Catherine Cameron, Dr Kyle Eggleton, Rachel Bernstein
Limes Room
10:00
Beyond Survival: Transforming Experience into Expertise
Sarah Schricker
Victoria Room
10:35
Caring for Ourselves While Seeking Justice
Charlotte Cummings
Victoria Room
11:15
MORNING TEA & BOOK SIGNING – LIZ CAMERON & SARAH STEEL
11:45
Spiritual Shadow: From Meditation to Manipulation
Phil Vine (host), Dave Mullins,
Jaya Mangalam Gibson, Andrew Jasko, Michelle Tonkin,
Limes Room
11:45
Understanding Complex Trauma in Cult Recovery
Dr Natalie Fabert
Victoria Room
12:20
Coercive Control in Mainstream Megachurches
Elise Heerde
Victoria Room
13:00
5 MIN TRANSITION
13:05
Our Lives, Our Rights: Protecting Children in Cults
Amy Tiemann (host), Dassi Erlich, Theo Pratt, Renée Spencer
Limes Room
13:05
Faith, Fear and Exorcism: The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
Dr Christopher Longhurst
Victoria Room
13:40
It’s Not Over When You’re Out: The Grief of Leaving
Liz Sallows
Victoria Room
14:20
LUNCH & BOOK SIGNINGS – DASSI ERLICH, THEO PRATT, ELISE HEERDE
15:35
Christian Nationalism, Tradwives and the Politics of Control
Sarah Steel (host), Nikki G., Sam Featherstone, Trina Elkington-Ball
Limes Room
15:35
In This Together: Safe Peer Support Groups for Survivors
Sam Sellers (host), Beth St Claire, Rachel Bernstein, Jaya Mangalam Gibson
Victoria Room
16:50
5 MIN TRANSITION
16:55
Where to from here? The future and potential of Decult
Anke Richter
17:10
Closing and waiata
Ingrid Campbell & Julian Noel
Limes Room
17.20
GUEST DEPARTURE
