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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Registration & Satellite Hotel Check-in Open (Broadmoor Main Building, Mezzanine Level)
State Think Tank CEO Dinner (by invitation only)
Welcome Party at PLaY Bowling Alley at The Broadmoor
sponsored by Facebook
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Registration Open (Broadmoor Main Building, Mezzanine Level)
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
State Think Tank CEO Dinner (by invitation only)
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Welcome Party at PLaY Bowling Alley at the Broadmoor
sponsored by Facebook
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Morning Hike at Seven Falls
9:00 a.m.
Registration and Networking Lounge Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1A: Marketing Solutions: Research-driven Communication for Greater Impact
1B: Turning Likes into Donors: The Definitive Guide to Facebook Advertising for Non-Profits
1C: Policy Successes in the States
11:30 a.m.
Lunch Buffet Opens
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
OPENING LUNCHEON
Welcome Remarks: Bridgett Wagner
Senior Vice President, Policy Promotion, The Heritage Foundation
Senior Vice President, Policy Promotion, The Heritage Foundation
Keynote: The Hon. Matt Bevin
Governor of Kentucky
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION: "Outside the Bubble: The Economic Anxiety and Cultural Crisis in Middle America"
Nicholas Eberstadt
Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2A: Strategies and Solutions Workshop: Addressing the Crisis in Middle America
2B: Marketing Activity vs. Marketing Impact: Understanding the Difference
2C: How to Be a Successful Fundraiser: Lessons from the Life of John Von Kannon
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3A: The State of Education in America Today
3B: The Midlevel Donor Crisis
3C: Can We Mend an America That is Divided? Conversations and Programs that Bridge the Divide
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Mountain View Meet & Mingle at Cheyenne Lodge
8:00 p.m.
Opening Evening for Dinners on Own
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Morning Hike to Seven Falls (pre-registration required; additional fee)
Registration and Networking Lounge Open
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 1A: Marketing Solutions: Research-driven Communication for Greater Impact
Moderator: Dee Allsop, CEO, Heart+Mind Strategies
Carrie Conko, Vice President for Communications, State Policy Network
Elizabeth Fender, Director, Center on Public Opinion,The Heritage Foundation
Session 1B: Turning Likes into Donors: The Definitive Guide to Facebook Advertising for Non-Profits
Moderator: Rob Bluey, Vice President, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Signal,
The Heritage Foundation
Tim Kachuriak, Chief Innovation of Optimization Officer, NextAfter
Lauren Bouton, Public Policy Associate, Facebook
Session 1C: Policy Successes in the States
Moderator: Tracie Sharp, President, State Policy Network
Paul Gessing, President, Rio Grande Foundation
Christina Sandefur, Executive Vice President, Goldwater Institute
Forest Thigpen, President, Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Lunch Buffet Opens
OPENING LUNCHEON
Welcome Remarks
Bridgett Wagner
Senior Vice President, Policy Promotion, The Heritage Foundation
Bridgett Wagner
Senior Vice President, Policy Promotion, The Heritage Foundation
Keynote Address
The Honorable Matt Bevin
The Honorable Matt Bevin
Governor of Kentucky
PLENARY SESSION: "Outside the Bubble: The Economic Anxiety and Cultural Crisis in Middle America"
Nicholas Eberstadt
Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 2A: Strategies & Solutions Workshop: Addressing the Crisis in Middle America
Moderator: Jennifer Marshall, Vice President for the Institute for Family, Community, and Opportunity,
and the Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
and the Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
The Honorable Mary C. Mayhew, Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services, State of
Maine
Maine
Seth Leibsohn, President, The Leibsohn Group
J.P. DeGance, Executive Vice President, Philanthropy Roundtable
Eric Kniffin, Counsel, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Session 2B: Marketing Activity vs. Marketing Impact: Understanding the Difference
Moderator: John Tillman, CEO, Illinois Policy Institute
Tarren Bragdon, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Foundation for Government Accountability
Matthew Elliott, Senior Fellow, Legatum Institute
Session 2C: How to Be a Successful Fundraiser: Lessons from the Life of John Von Kannon
Moderator: J.B. Horton, Senior Counselor and John Von Kannon Fellow in Philanthropy, The Heritage
Foundation
Foundation
Paul Cozby, Senior Writer for Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners
Jessica Dean, President, Bradley Impact Fund
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 3A: The State of Education in America Today
Moderator: Jason Bedrick, Director of Policy, EdChoice
Paul Peterson, Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education
Policy and Governance, Harvard University, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University,
Policy and Governance, Harvard University, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University,
and Senior Editor, Education Next
Session 3B: The Mid-Level Donor Crisis
Moderator: Andrew McIndoe, Director, Donor Relations, The Heritage Foundation
Tim Kachuriak, Chief Innovation of Optimization Officer, NextAfter
Doug Schneider, Managing Partner, American Philanthropic
Session 3C: Can We Mend an America That is Divided? Conversations and Programs that Bridge the Divide
Moderator: Genevieve Wood, Senior Fellow in Communications and Senior Contributor, The Daily Signal
Patricia F. Ware, President & CEO, The Ware Development Group, Inc.
Bill Mattox, Director of the J. Stanley Marshall Center for Educational Options, James Madison Institute
Forest Thigpen, President, Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Mountain View Meet and Mingle at Cheyenne Lodge
sponsored by the American Conservative Union (ACU)
Boots and jeans recommended!
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Networking Lounge Open
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
BREAKFAST PLENARY SESSION
Dennis Prager
Radio Talk Show Host, The Dennis Prager Show, and Founder, Prager University
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
4A: After Obamacare: Can we Deliver on the Promise of Patient-Centered, Market-Driven Healthcare?
4B: Exposing the Progressive’s Plan for Grassroots, Media and Corporate Dominance
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
5A: Strategies & Solutions Workshop: Can We Deliver Education Reforms that Drive Results
5B: Innovative Ways to Roll Back the Administrative State
5C: Donors Who Have Made a Difference
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON AND PRESENTATION OF THE SALVATORI PRIZE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Award Presenter:
David Azerrad, Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics and AWC Family Foundation Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
"The Great Upheaval: Can Trump Return Power and Politics to the American People?"
Keynote Address:
The Honorable Newt Gingrich
The Honorable Newt Gingrich
50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
6A: Standing up for the First Amendment
6B: Special Screening of the Gosnell Movie (3:00 - 4:30 p.m.)
6C: Rising to the Challenge in Colorado: Local Leaders Who Have Made a Difference
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Leisure Time/Networking Break
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
ROBERT H. KRIEBLE DINNER
*Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Address: The Hon. Jim Jordan
United States Representative (R-OH)
Address: The Hon. Scott Pruitt
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
40TH ANNIVERSARY DESSERT RECEPTION
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Breakfast and Networking Lounge Open
BREAKFAST PLENARY SESSION
keynote address sponsored by National Coalition of Healthcare Sharing Ministries
Introduction: Rob Bluey, Vice President of Publishing and Editor in Chief, The Daily Signal
Address: Dennis Prager
Radio Talk Show Host, The Dennis Prager Show, and Founder, Prager University
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 4A: After Obamacare: Can We Deliver on the Promise of Patient-Centered, Market-Driven Health Care?
Moderator: Hadley Heath Manning, Senior Policy Analyst and Director of Health Policy, Independent
Women's Forum
Women's Forum
Naomi Lopez Bauman, Director of Healthcare Policy, Goldwater Institute
Tim Phillips, President, Americans for Prosperity
Chris Jacobs, Senior Healthcare Policy Analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Session 4B: Exposing the Progressive’s Plan for Grassroots, Media and Corporate Dominance
Bill Meierling, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, ALEC
Rob Witwer, Co-Author, The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans
Everywhere Should Care)
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 5A: Strategies & Solutions Workshop: Can We Deliver Education Reforms that Drive Results
Moderator: Lindsey Burke, Director, Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Fellow in Education,
The Heritage Foundation
Inez Feltscher Stepman, Director, Education and Workforce Development Task Force, ALEC
Jonathan Butcher, Education Director, Goldwater Institute
Matthew Ladner, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Koch Institute
Jason Bedrick, Director of Policy, EdChoice
Session 5B: Innovative Ways to Roll Back the Administrative State
Moderator: Paul Larkin, Senior Legal Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Daniel Flores, Chief Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform,
Commercial and Antitrust Law, U.S. House of Representatives
Paul Winfree, Deputy Director, Domestic Policy Council, Executive Office of the President
Timothy Sandefur, Vice President for Litigation, Goldwater Institute
Session 5C: Donors Who Have Made a Difference
Moderator: Adam Meyerson, President, Philanthropy Roundtable
Lori D. Armistead, Senior Program Officer, K-12 Education Focus Area, Walton Family Foundation
Carl Helstrom, Vice President for Programs, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Heather Higgins, President and CEO, Independent Women's Voice
LUNCHEON AND PRESENTATION OF THE SALVATORI PRIZE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Award Presenter: David Azerrad
Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics and AWC Family Foundation Fellow,
The Heritage Foundation
"The Great Upheaval: Can Trump Return Power and Politics to the American People?"
Keynote Address: The Honorable Newt Gingrich
50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 6A: Standing up for the First Amendment
Moderator: Cleta Mitchell, Partner, Foley & Larner LLP
Peter Wood, President, National Association of Scholars
Lisa Nelson, CEO, American Legislative Exchange Council
Session 6B: Special Screen of the Gosnell Movie (3:00 - 4:30 p.m.)
Hosted by the film producers
Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer
Ann and Phelim Media LLC
Session 6C: Rising to the Challenge in Colorado: Local Leaders Who Have Made a Difference
Moderator: Shari Williams, President, Leadership Program of the Rockies, and Executive Director,
Vernon K. Krieble Foundation
Vernon K. Krieble Foundation
Leisure Time/Networking Break
ROBERT H. KRIEBLE DINNER
*Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Keynote Addresses:
The Honorable Jim Jordan (R-OH)
United States Representative
The Honorable Scott Pruitt
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
40TH ANNIVERSARY DESSERT RECEPTION
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017
6:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Farewell Grab 'n Go Breakfast (no programming)
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Pikes Peak Cog Railway Experience (additional fee)
Includes lunch aboard the train
6:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Farewell Grab 'n Go Breakfast (no programming)
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Pikes Peak Cog Railway Experience
(pre-registration required; additional fee)
(pre-registration required; additional fee)
Includes lunch aboard the train
