5:30 - 8:00 PM                                

Welcome Reception

Remarks by Dr. Kevin Roberts, President, The Heritage Foundation, with Q&A from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.                                                                         

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker — Yuval Levin

Senior Fellow; Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy
Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies
Editor in Chief, National Affairs
American Enterprise Institute

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Prequel to Tocqueville — The Founding Fathers

What role did the men behind 1776 think civil society—and civil action—should play in shaping American culture?

Confirmed speakers:
W.B. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Michigan State University

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break with Refreshments

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

How Great Thou Art

Just how crucial are religious institutions in furthering civil society, historically and today—and what threats do they face in filling this role?

Confirmed speakers:
Carlos Campo, Chief Executive Officer, Museum of the Bible
Johann Huleatt, Outreach Director, Bruderhof, and Board Member, Becket
Fran Maier, Senior Fellow in Catholic Studies, Ethics & Public Policy Center

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.                               

Lunch

Matt Spalding Interview from 12:30 - 12:55 p.m.
Vice President, Washington Operations, Hillsdale College

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.

Association Nation — Is What Has Made Us Exceptional in Need of Aid?      

What could, or should, lawmakers at federal, state, and local levels do to promote the revivification of civil society and the art of association?

Confirmed speakers:
Charles Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Commonwealth Foundation
Leslie Graves, Founder and CEO, Ballotpedia
Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist, American Legislative Exchange Council

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Mom, Dad, the Kids, and Uncle Sam

As the most basic unit of civil society, what is the state of the American family? And what more can, or should, be done, publicly and privately, to support families? 

Confirmed speakers:
Ryan Anderson, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Delano Squires, Research Fellow, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing, The Heritage Foundation
Catherine Pakaluk, Director of Political Economy and Associate Professor, The Busch School of Business, The Catholic University of America

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Break with Refreshments

3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Dollars and Semiquincentennials

How is the charitable sector, especially philanthropists and philanthropic institutions, finding innovative ways to set America up for another 250 years of exceptionalism? 

Confirmed speakers:
Sadie Elliott, Director, Herzog Foundation
Aaron MacLean, Senior Director, The Paul E. Singer Foundation
Tom Riley, President, Connelly Foundation

4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Closing Reception