IN-PERSON AGENDA

After a year that kept us apart, we are thrilled to gather in person this spring. Arizona will serve as the perfect setting for our important and timely programming hosted in a safe and enjoyable way. For more information on how we are working to keep you safe, please visit our COVID-19 page.

Times listed below are in local Arizona time. Please note, during our time together, while Arizona is always in the Mountain Time Zone, they will be on Pacific Time (3 hours behind Eastern Time). Below is our detailed program as of April 20; the agenda is subject to change. Please also note, attire for the conference is resort casual for the day time and business casual attire during the evening.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Optional Activities*

*There are no conference-organized activities during this time; guests are encouraged to arrange on their own.

3:00 -  7:00 p.m. 

Registration & Hospitality Area Open

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.                               

Welcome Reception

THURSDAY, APRIL 22

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.           

Breakfast and Coffee with a Spoonful of Candor

  • Grab-and-go breakfast available with Heritage policy experts.                         

9:00 - 9:20 a.m.               

Session I: Heritage Welcome

9:20 - 10:20 a.m.

Session II: Restoring Confidence in our Elections

  • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action for America
  • The Honorable John Albers - Georgia Senate
  • The Honorable Barry Fleming - Georgia House of Representatives 
  • Hans von Spakovsky - Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow, Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation

10:30 - 10:40 a.m.

Session III: Remarks from the Chair of the House Freedom Caucus

  • The Honorable Andy Biggs (R-AZ) - United States House of Representatives (virtual speaker)

10:40 - 11:40 a.m.

Session IV: Combatting Critical Race Theory in the Classroom

  • Lindsey Burke, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Education, The Heritage Foundation
  • Mike Gonzalez - Senior Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy and Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
  • Christopher Rufo - Visiting Fellow, Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation, and Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
  • Genevieve Wood - Senior Advisor and Spokesperson, The Heritage Foundation (moderator)

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session V: Training Parents for the Fight

  • Angela Sailor - Vice President, Edwin J. Feulner Institute, The Heritage Foundation
  • John Tillman - Chairman and CEO, Illinois Policy Institute

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.       

Lunch

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Create Your Own Experience (pre-registration is required)

  • Mosaic Works of Art (1:30 - 3:30 p.m.)
  • Hot Button Breakout: Listening Session with the Feulner Institute: Unpacking our 2021 Plan (1:30 - 2:30 p.m.)
    • Katharine Gorka - Director, Center for Civil Society and the American Dialogue, The Heritage Foundation
    • Angela Sailor - Vice President, Edwin J. Feulner Institute, The Heritage Foundation

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Session VI: The Absolutely Avoidable Border Crisis

  • The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli - Visiting Fellow, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, and Former Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • The Honorable Mark Morgan - Visiting Fellow, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, and Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • The Honorable Chad Wolf - Visiting Fellow, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, and Former Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Mike Howell - Senior Advisor, Government Relations, The Heritage Foundation (moderator)

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Keynote Discussion

  • featuring The Honorable Mike Pence - Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, and Former Vice President of the United States

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.                           

Dinner                                                                                                                                                                                                        

8:00 - 9:30 p.m.                                                                                            

Dessert & Dialogue: The Future of Conservatism        

  • Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. - Visiting Fellow, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, The Heritage Foundation, and Director of Research, Acton Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

FRIDAY, APRIL 23

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Optional Activity - Guided Morning Hike                                                                               

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Cappuccino and Conservatism Breakout Sessions

  • Enjoy barista-made beverages during breakout sessions with Heritage policy experts.
  • Breakout Topics: 
    • Breakout I: Conservative Policies that Work for the Family
      • Emilie Kao - Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society, The Heritage Foundation
      • Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D. - Vice President, Institute for Family, Community, and Opportunity, and the Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
    • Breakout II: Heritage Action—Beating the Left: A Discussion on Year-Round Ground Game
      • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action for America
      • Garrett Bess - Vice President, Government Relations and Communications Heritage Action for America
    • Breakout III: Going on Offense: Stymieing Corporate America's Leftward Slide
      • Justin Danhof - General Counsel and Free Enterprise Project Director, National Center for Public Policy Research
      • Andrew Olivastro - Director, Coalition Relations, The Heritage Foundation
      • Jeremy Todesco - Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President, Communication, Alliance Defending Freedom

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Brunch

12:00 - 12:20 p.m.

Session VII: Leaving a Legacy to Coming Generations

  • Russ Crosson - Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Mission Officer, Ronald Blue Trust
  • Andrew McIndoe - Vice President, Development

12:20 - 1:15 p.m.

Session VIII: Updates from Capitol Hill

  • The Honorable Paul Gosar (R-AZ) - United States House of Representatives
  • The Honorable Rick Scott (R-FL) - United States Senate (virtual speaker)
  • The Honorable Tim Scott (R-SC) - United States Senate (virtual speaker)

1:15 - 2:00 p.m.

Session IX: The Chinese Communist Party and the Threat to America

  • James J. Carafano, Ph.D. - Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, and the E.W. Richardson Fellow, The Heritage Foundation (moderator)
  • Anthony Kim - Research Manager and Editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
  • Ana Quintana - Senior Policy Analyst, Latin America and the Western Hemisphere, The Heritage Foundation

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Session X: Biden's 100 Day-Agenda and the Seeds of a Conservative Comeback

  • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action for America (moderator)
  • Marie Fishpaw - Director, Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
  • The Honorable Paul Winfree - Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, and Richard F. Aster Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Sip and Stroll

  • Enjoy the Arizona fresh air with Heritage policy experts and refreshing treats.

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Closing Keynote Discussion

  • featuring The Honorable Nikki Haley - Founder, Stand for America, and Former United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.                                                     

Dinner                                                                                                                       

8:30 - 9:30 p.m.                                                  

Dessert and Star Gazing