Thursday, April 9

8:00 AM

Registration Opens

9:00 AM

Workshop: Are You Ready to Run? Questions to Ask yourself Before Running

- Presented by Leadership Institute

Keystone A

Presenter

Duane Lester, Leadership Institute

9:00 AM

Workshop: Powering Pennsylvania: Energy Policy, Prices and Jobs

- Presented by American Institute for Economic Research

Keystone B

Presenter

Dr. Julia Cartwright

10:00 AM

Workshop: Show Me the Money: Putting the Fun in Fundraising

- Presented by Leadership Institute

Keystone A

Presenter

Andrea Raffle, Leadership Institute

10:00 AM

Workshop: Roadmap to an America First Immigration System: How the Trump Administration is Ending the Border Chaos and How Congress Can Help

- Presented by Heritage Action for America

Keystone B

Presenter

Corey Kendig, Heritage Action

Lora Ries, Heritage Action

11:00 AM

Workshop: Faith & Politics: Appealing to Conservatives of Faith

- Presented by Leadership Institute

Keystone A

Presenter

Amanda Spiers, Leadership Institute

11:00 AM

Workshop: Election Integrity and Litigation: Inside and Outside the Commonwealth

- Presented by Republican National Lawyers Association

Keystone B

Presenter

Wally Zimolong, Zimolong LLC

Caleb Hays, Section 4 Strategies

Michael Thielen, Republican National Lawyers Association

12:00

LUNCH (sponsored by Leadership Institute)

1:00 PM

Workshop: Social Media: Battling the Keyboard Warriors

- Presented by Leadership Institute

Keystone A

Presenter

Erica Ganther, Leadership Institute

1:00 PM

Workshop: Real Nature of Politics

- Presented by Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania

Keystone B

Presenter

Daryl Hearn, Liberty State Project

2:00 PM

Workshop: Public Speaking: Overcoming the World's # 1 Fear

- Presented by Leadership Institute

Keystone A

Presenter

Andrea Raffle, Leadership Institute

2:00 PM

Workshop: Pennsylvania's Shifting Coalitions

- Presented by Red Bridge

Keystone B

Presenter

Albert Eisenberg

3:00 PM

Workshop: Capturing the Youth Vote: Engaging a New Generation

Presented by Leadership Institute

Keystone A

Presenter

Amanda Spiers, Leadership Institute

3:00 PM

Workshop: History of the Republican Party

Presented by Capozzi/Adler, PC

Keystone B

Presenter

Louis J. Capozzi, Jr. Esq

4:00 PM

Workshops End

6:00 PM

Exhibitor Setup Begins

7:00 PM

Bringing the Energy Welcome Reception, Hosted by AFP Pennsylvania

Food and Drink Sponsor - Commonwealth Foundation

- A Sought Out City Band

10:00 PM

Welcome Reception Ends

Friday, April 10

7:00 AM

Registration Opens

8:00 AM

Workshop From Community to Capitol: Recruiting the Right Leaders

- Presented by Americans for Prosperity-PA

Moderator

Emily Brey, Americans for Prosperity-PA

Presenter

Jeff Glendening, Americans for Prosperity-PA

9:00 AM

Workshop: Getting Stuff Right: Protecting Life, Families, and Religious Liberty

- Presented by PA Family Institute

Moderator

Michael Geer, PA Family Institute

Presenter

Dan Bartkowiak, Truth on Weed

Presenter

Lexi Sneller, PA Family Institute

Presenter

Randy Wenger, Independence Law Center

10:00 AM

Workshop: Stop Shapiro's Tax Hikes

- Presented by Commonwealth Foundation

Moderator

Stephen Bloom, Commonwealth Foundation

Panelist

Megan Martin, Commonwealth Foundation

Panelist

Elizabeth Stelle, Commonwealth Foundation

11:00 AM

2026 PA Leadership Conference Kickoff

Speaker

Lowman Henry, PA Leadership Council

Opening Prayer

TBA

11:05 AM

Kick Off Speaker: TBA

11:35 AM

Speaker: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative

11:50 AM

Panel: The Heath Care Check Up: Why Competition Beats Bureaucracy

Moderator

Emily Greene Brey, Americans for Prosperity

Panelist

Gabrielle Minaret, Paragon Institute

Panelist

Lauren Stewart, Americans for Prosperity

Panelist

David Rowe, State Representative

12:20

Speaker: Tim DeFoor, Auditor General

12:35

Conversation: Honoring America's Founding

Panelist

Keith Rothfus, former U.S. Representative

Panelist

Matthew Spalding, Hillsdale College

12:55

Speaker: Cliff Maloney, Citizens Alliance

1:10

Speaker: Dave McCormick, U.S. Senator

Interviewer: Guy Ciarrocchi, Commonwealth Foundation

1:40

Speaker: Jondavid Longo, America First Policy Institute

1:55

Conversation: Requiem of a Contrarian: A Black Republican in the Urban Jungle

Panelist

Calvin Tucker, author

Panelist

Albert Eisenberg, Red Bridge

2:15

Speaker: Andrew Lewis, Commonwealth Foundation

2:30

Panel: Ain't Got Suff Done: Examining Governor Shapiro's Record

Moderator

Andrew Lewis, Commonwealth Foundation

Panelist

Scott Martin, State Senator

Panelist

Jesse Topper, PA House Republican Leader

3:00

Speaker: Dave Sunday, PA Attorney General

3:15

Latinos and the Fight for Liberty

Speaker

Larissa Martinez, Women's Public Leadership Network

3:30

Conversation: Latinos and the 2026 Election

Panelist

Jennie Dallas, Libre Initiative

Panelist

Daniel Garza, Libre Initiative

3:50

Speaker: Luke Bernstein, PA Chamber of Business and Industry

4:05

Panel: Ideas to Impacts: Entrepreneurship in PA

Moderator

Carl Marrara, PA Manufacturers Association

Panelist

Mike Kennedy, Entrepreneur

Panelist

Greg Moreland

Panelist

Valerie Gaydos, State Representative

4:35

BREAK

5:00

Pre-Dinner Reception with Chris Ruddy (Ticketed Separately)

6:30

Liberty Dinner

Featured Speaker Chris Ruddy

Presentation of the Frederick W. Anton, III Patriot of the Year Award

Speaker

Stacy Garrity, State Treasurer

M.C.

R. J. Harris, WHP News/Talk Radio

Invocation

Dann Caldwell, U.M. Pastor

Pledge

Local Eagle Scouts

National Anthem

Carol Sexton

Music

Joe Trojcak

Special Music

Kaytee Isley & Dann Caldwell

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