Mission Accepted Media launches 29th global Stand Up, Speak Up, Show Up summit

By AI, Created 10:45 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – Mission Accepted Media announced the 29th installment of its live online global summit series, a women-focused event tied to Deb Drummond’s Mission Accepted movement. The summit highlights a growing media-and-book platform that has reached millions of impressions and is adding men’s panels for the first time.

Why it matters: - The summit is part of a wider women’s visibility platform built to help entrepreneurs, authors and speakers reach larger audiences. - Mission Accepted Media says the movement has become a global ecosystem spanning publishing, live events and media. - The 29th event adds men’s panels for the first time, broadening the format while keeping women’s leadership at the center.

What happened: - Mission Accepted Media announced the 29th Global Stand Up, Speak Up, Show Up, Yes You! Summit of Inspiration. - The live online event is set for May 8, 2026, and is designed to be accessible across multiple time zones. - The summit is part of a monthly series founded by entrepreneur and media executive Deb Drummond. - The event will honor International Women’s Day and continues the series’ practice of holding every summit on the 8th day of the month.

The details: - Across 28 previous summits, the series has welcomed upwards of 7,000 attendees and more than 1,200 speakers and authors. - Mission Accepted Media describes the platform as the largest speakership and authorship event of its kind. - The Mission Accepted: 262 Women Entrepreneurs, Ultrapreneurs, Creatives & Media — Rock Legacy & Tell All anthology has generated more than 5 million media impressions. - The broader Mission Accepted movement has reached more than 900 million viewers through affiliated media programs, including The Women’s Channel TV Show. - The first book is in year three of a five-year launch tour, and applications are open for the second book. - The book has been gifted to more than 500 celebrities at Oscar and Emmy week gifting suites. - The tour has also included events in Ireland, Vancouver and cities across Texas and Los Angeles. - The 29th summit will include celebrity participants Joe Anselm, John Di Domenico, Kim Estes, Michelle Romano, Brian Sebastian, Eric Zuley, Jesse Norsworthy, Sean Lizeé, David Kaye and Tyrone DuBose. - Ocean Baker, whose artwork appears on the Mission Accepted book cover, will appear and speak on one of the men’s panels. - Featured speakers include Tammy Cohen, Stacey Hall, Jennifer Bond, Johann Callaghan, Catherine Rocheleau, Heather Marianna, Avery Crumrine, Cynthia Gregory, Liz Goll Lerner, Andrea Nechita, Anat Peri, Susan Blumberg and Deb Drummond. - Drummond will deliver the keynote. - The summit also includes coaching and training in public speaking and strategic media use. - Mission Accepted Media says the event is open to entrepreneurs at all stages, from early-stage founders to 5-time Emmy Award winners.

Between the lines: - The launch of men’s panels signals a deliberate expansion from a women-centered showcase into a broader leadership conversation. - The heavy emphasis on books, media reach and celebrity participation suggests the summit is as much a visibility engine as it is a conference. - Drummond’s message centers on access: public recognition, speaking opportunities and media placement as tools for business growth. - The recurring May 8 timing reinforces the series’ International Women’s Day theme by turning it into a monthly ritual.

What’s next: - Mission Accepted Media says the summit series will continue its monthly cadence. - Applications remain open for the second book in the Mission Accepted series. - The organization is extending the current five-year book tour as it expands the movement’s media and event footprint.

The bottom line: - Mission Accepted Media is turning a summit series into a year-round platform for visibility, publishing and entrepreneurship, with the 29th event marking its most notable format change yet.

For more information, visit DebDrummond.com and the company’s LinkedIn page.