Agenda

Please check back for additional updates on confirmed speakers and sessions.

Updated as of April 14, 2024

Monday, April 15, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
REGISTRATION AND HOSPITALITY AREA OPEN

As guests arrive, there are a number of activities offered by the resort, please visit the hotel website for suggested activities!

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION: A TOAST ON THE COAST

 

 

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
EXCLUSIVE MOVIE SCREENING: REAGAN

A special exclusive advance screening of the movie REAGAN starring Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, and Jon Voight. 

Featuring a short introduction by:
Mark Joseph
Producer, REAGAN

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST PROGRAM: WHY YOUR IMPACT MATTERS

Host: Genevieve Wood
Counselor and Spokesperson, The Heritage Foundation

On donor philanthropy and intent—
Jonathan Butcher
Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy,
Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation

Tom Rogerson
President and CEO, Gen Leg Co.

Project 2025 spotlight—
Paul Dans
Director, Project 2025 Transition Project, The Heritage Foundation

Overview of Focus 2024 breakouts—
Eric Teetsel
Vice President, Government Relations,
The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America

 

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
BREAKOUT SESSION 1B: Economy & Inflation—Gas, Groceries & Rent

  

Richard Stern
Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, The Heritage Foundation

BREAKOUT SESSION 1A: Societal Rot—Crime, Drugs, Homelessness

 

Cully Stimson        
Deputy Director, Edwin Meese III Center, Manager, National Security Law Program, and Senior Legal Fellow, Senior Advisor to the President, The Heritage Foundation
 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 2A: Protecting Women & Children—Defeating Gender Ideology

 

Jay Richards, Ph.D.
Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life,
Religion, and Family and William E. Simon Senior
Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

 

BREAKOUT SESSION 2B: Border Security

 


Lora Ries
Director, Border Security and Immigration Center
The Heritage Foundation  

 
Mike Howell

Executive Director, Oversight Project, The Heritage Foundation

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
LUNCH AL FRESCO
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
OPENING KEYNOTE: HOW TO RECLAIM AMERICA

 

President’s Welcome
Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D.
President, The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America


Keynote Address
Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D.
Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution,
Stanford University

Followed by a conversation with Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D.

 

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PLENARY SESSION I: THE HERITAGE PLAYBOOK IN 2024

 

Moderator: Andy Olivastro
Chief Advancement Officer, The Heritage Foundation

Derrick Morgan
Executive Vice President, The Heritage Foundation

Ryan Walker
Executive Vice President, Heritage Action for America

Eric Teetsel
Vice President, Government Relations, The Heritage Foundation
and Heritage Action for America

   

 

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION II: SECURING OUR ELECTIONS

 

Remarks by: 
Janae Stracke
Vice President, Outreach and Advocacy,
The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America

Conversation with:
The Honorable Jason Chaffetz
Fox News Contributor and Former U.S. House of Representative

Mike Howell
Executive Director, Oversight Project, The Heritage Foundation

Hans von Spakovsky
Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow,
Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation

 

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
DISCUSSION: FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY

 

The Honorable Tulsi Gabbard
Former U.S. House of Representatives, 2020 Presidential Candidate, author, and Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve

 

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
DINNER PROGRAM: INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION

 

Heritage People Pipeline and the Young Leaders Program
Ross Hougham
Assistant Director, Student Programs, Phillip N. Truluck Center
for Leadership Development, The Heritage Foundation
  

Anna Young and Wyatt Eichholz
Former Heritage Young Leaders Program Interns

New Inroads in Shaping the Culture for our Children
Erick Goss
CEO and Co-Founder, Minno (Christian Streaming Platform for Children) 
 
Christian McGuigan

Founder and CEO, Sycamore Studios, and Adjunct Professor,
Pepperdine University School of Public Policy

 

8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
AROUND THE FIRE WITH HERITAGE LEADERSHIP

Following dinner, join Heritage leadership for informal conversations around the ocean terrace firepits.
You’ll have the opportunity to chat with Heritage leaders, while enjoying beverages, and cigars! 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST SESSION CURRENT AFFAIRS—STATE OF THE RACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY

 

Host:
Kayleigh McEnany
Co-host of Fox News’ Outnumbered and Former Press
Secretary for President Donald Trump

Wes Anderson
OnMessage Inc.  

Victoria Coates
Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Collum Davis Institute for
National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation

 

 

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PLENARY SESSION III: DEFEATING MARXISM – FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM

 

Remarks by:
Mike Gonzalez
Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow, International Engagement,
The Heritage Foundation

 

Conversation with:
Jonathan Butcher
Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy,
Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation

Jay Richards
Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life,
Religion, and Family and William E. Simon Senior
Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

Janae Stracke
Vice President, Outreach and Advocacy,
The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America

Victoria Coates
Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Collum Davis Institute for
National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation


Moderator: Andy Olivastro
Chief Advancement Officer, The Heritage Foundation

 

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: THE FIGHT FOR SOVEREIGNTY AND AMERICAN SELF-GOVERNANCE

 

Vivek Ramaswamy
American business leader, New York Times bestselling author, and former 2024 U.S. Presidential candidate

 
Moderated by
Andy Olivastro
Chief Advancement Officer, The Heritage Foundation

 

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: TOUR REAGAN RANCH CENTER - DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA
 
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: WINE TASTING WITH VEGA WINERY AND FARM
 
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
CLOSING DINNER AND ADDRESS

 

Closing Address:
Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D.
President, The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America

 

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
DESSERT SOIRÉE UNDER THE STARS