Monday, October 14

7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.             

Golf at Blackwolf Run - The River Course (optional)

12:30 p.m.              

Registration Opens

1:00 p.m. –  2:30 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom              

Opening Luncheon

Peter Schweizer
President, Government Accountability Institute and Bestselling Author

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Spotlight:  Donor Intent – Threats and Opportunities

Gabe Conger
President, Bradley Impact Fund

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom

Spotlight: 2024 Election Analysis 

Sean Trende
Senior Elections Analyst, RealClearPolitics

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom

Session I: Insider's Perspective – Media & the 2024 Election

Vince Coglianese (facilitator)
Editorial Director, The Daily Caller 

Jim Geraghty 

Senior Fellow, National Review Institute

Sean Trende 

Senior Elections Analyst, RealClearPolitics

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom 

Session II: Necessarily Predominates – Reclaiming Article I Power

Kent Lassman (facilitator)
President and CEO, Competitive Enterprise Institute 

Avik Roy
President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity

Paul Winfree, PhD 
President and CEO, The Economic Policy Innovation Center

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Kohler Design Center   

Welcome Reception 

Tuesday, October 15

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom Foyer                        

Breakfast Buffet available - Guests eat in breakouts

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.          

Breakout I:  Transforming Lives, Revitalizing Community

LT Austin
Founder, Hope Through Restoration

Kurt Owens, EdD
President and Founder, Bridge Builders

Adam Procell
Instructor, Partners in Hope

Breakout II: A Republic, If We Can Teach It

Jeffrey Sikkenga, PhD
Executive Director, Ashbrook Center

Breakout III: Pursuing Value-Based Philanthropy

J.C. Huizenga
Chairman and Founder, National Heritage Academies

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.          

Repeat Breakout Sessions

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.     

Spotlight: Is the Pursuit of Truth on Campus Still Possible?

John Rose, PhD
Professor, Civic Life and Leadership, School of Civic Life and Leadership, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom         

Session III: New Frontiers in Education Innovation

Robert Enlow (facilitator)
President and CEO, EdChoice

Scott Bullock
President and Chief Counsel, Institute for Justice

Don Soifer

CEO and Co-Founder, National Microschooling Center

Ashley Soifer

CIO and Co-Founder, 
National Microschooling Center

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom  

Luncheon

Abigail Shrier
Independent Journalist and Bestselling Author

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom       

Session IV: A Talent Pipeline for the Future of America

Josh Holdenried (facilitator)
Executive Vice President, Teneo Network

Josh Archambault
President, Reformers Academy

Karin Lips

Founder and President, Network of enlightened Women

Adam Josefczyk

President and Co-Founder, Forge Leadership Network

5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. - Great Lakes Foyer       

Reception

5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom       

Special Conversation

Jay Bhattacharya MD, PhD
Professor, Stanford School of Medicine, and
Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Chris Krug (facilitator)
CEO & Publisher, Franklin News Foundation

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom         

Dinner Service

7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. - Great Lakes Ballroom       

Keynote Address

General Jack Keane (USA Ret.)
Retired Four-Star General, Former Vice Chief of Staff, 
United States Army, and Chairman, Institute for the Study of War

8:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.   

Dessert Reception