DTO convenes critical global gatherings in partnership with major global corporations including American Airlines, Accenture, Equinix and Salesforce.
Dare to Overcome began in partnership with the UN Global Compact in 2014, starting a movement that moved from Rio de Janeiro (2016) with the support of Brazilian President Michel Temer, to South Korea (2018) under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s patronage, then to Tokyo (2021) with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s active support.
Since 2022, it has been held in India (2023 and 2024) and in Washington DC (2022 and 2025) in partnership with Fortune 100 companies including the world’s largest carrier, American Airlines.
DTO comes to London in 2026 and 2027!
The Network
Dare to Overcome is the only global gathering that convenes world leaders, investors, policymakers, and business innovators around a shared conviction: that our deeply held faiths and beliefs offer essential insights for advancing human flourishing, strengthening social trust, and shaping a more prosperous and peaceful future.
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Why It Matters
Around the world, societies face growing polarization, declining trust, workplace fragmentation, and uncertainty about the future of work.
At the same time, business leaders, investors, policymakers, educators, and faith communities are searching for practical ways to strengthen social cohesion, create economic opportunity, and uphold human dignity.
Dare to Overcome exists to convene those leaders around a simple but powerful conviction:
The values that shape our lives can also help shape better businesses, stronger communities, and a more flourishing future.
What We Do
Through global forums, leadership summits, awards programmes, research initiatives, workplace engagement, and cross-sector partnerships, Dare to Overcome creates spaces where leaders can collaborate across business, government, civil society, academia, and faith communities.
About DTO’s Founder
Brian Grim, Ph.D., is DTO’s Global Chairman and is founding president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, which serves as DTO’s Secretariat .
Grim is pictured below (L) with former Brazilian President Michel Temer (R). This 2014 meeting launched DTO.
Dr. Grim is the founding president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation and a globally recognized expert on the socio-economic impact of religious freedom. His work spans continents and institutions, from establishing the first Western-style business school in the Soviet Union to advising the World Economic Forum.
He also speaks regularly to high level audiences including top Fortune 100 companies, the White House, the United Nations, the U.S. State Department, the British and European Parliaments, No. 10 Downing Street, the Vatican, and has appeared on CNN, the BBC, Fox News, Forbes, etc.
Dr. Grim has had numerous academic affiliations, including with Boston University, Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown University.