The Global Leadership Summit is scheduled for Aug. 10 and Aug. 11 at Crossroads Church in Albert Lea.

According to a press release, the summit is a world-class leadership training opportunity for leaders of all types. For more than 20 years, the GLS has proven to produce compelling outcomes for attendees, including improvements in teamwork, effectiveness, significance and better leadership.

To register for the summit, go to Crossroad Church’s website, www.placeofdecision.com.

Among headlining 2017 faculty are Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook; Marcus Buckingham, a best-selling author and founder of The Marcus Buckingham Co.; Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative; Juliet Funt, CEO of Whitespace at Work; and Marcus Lemonis, star of CNBC’s “The Profit” and CEO of Camping World and Good Sam.

Bill Hybels, founder of the summit and senior pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, opens and hosts the two-day event. According to a press release, faculty members are the best of the best in their areas of expertise. They are selected for their innovative approaches and proven success in the faith-based, nonprofit, government, education and business sectors.

Hybels strongly advocates for presenting attendees with diverse speakers and ideas.

“We live in a world of powerful ideas,” he said. “The GLS team purposefully selects faculty who offer different perspectives. We best serve leaders by expanding their learning bandwidths.”

Additional notable 2017 faculty in attendance will be Sam Adeyemi, founder and senior pastor at Daystar Christian Centre in Nigeria; Angela Duckworth, professor at University of Pennsylvania and best-selling author; Laszlo Bock, senior advisor at Google and best-selling author; Immaculée Ilibagiza, advocate for peace and forgiveness and best-selling author; Gary Haugen, founder and CEO of the International Justice Mission; Fredrik Härén, author and business creativity expert and Andy Stanley, leadership author, communicator and pastor

For more information about the summit go to willowcreek.com/summit.