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! |
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 |