5:30 - 6:30 PM        

Welcome Reception

Fireside chat from 6:05 - 7:00 p.m.                                                                                    

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8:15 - 9:10 a.m.

Keynote Speaker — Yuval Levin

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 speaker: Bill Allen and Matt Spalding

10:55 - 11:55 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, Nina Shea, and Johann Huleatt

11:55 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.                               

Lunch

1:10 - 2:10 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 and Leslie Graves

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 speaker: Delano Squires

3:50 - 4:50 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 speaker: John Elliott

4:50 - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Closing Reception