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7:00am MDT

Registration, Check-In, and Information

8:00am MDT

Pre-Conference: State Energy Policy Summit (Sponsored by Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy)Jason Isaac • David Fotouhi • James Voyles • Shawn Martini • Dr. David Dismukes • Ray Gifford • Laura Schepis • Hon. Luther Strange • Christopher Horner Pre-Conference: Emerging Issues in Tech Policy (Sponsored by Center for Growth and Opportunity, James Madison Institute, Libertas Institute, and Washington Policy Center)Jennifer Huddleston • Nancy Libin • Eli Dourado • Evan Swarztrauber • Bartlett Cleland • Christopher Koopman • Sal Nuzzo • Taylor Barkley • Dann Mead Smith • Ian Adams • Ashkhen Kazaryan • Michael Melendez • Richard Deulofuet • Scott Weathers

8:30am MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Breakfast (Invitation Only)

9:00am MDT

Pre-Conference: The Great Communicators Summit: Marketing the Ideas of Liberty (Sponsored by Think Freely)Austin Berg • Richard Lorenc • Brian Walker • Melissa Mann • Jo Jensen • Eric Tubbs • John Tillman

9:30am MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Grow a Bartering Mindset (Invitation Only)

10:00am MDT

Pre-Conference: Lessons in State-Level Criminal Justice Reform: An Introduction to Jumpstart Your Criminal Justice Work (Sponsored by R Street Institute) State Think Tank Board Chairmen's Retreat (Invitation Only)William Sturtevant

10:45am MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Work Smarter, Not Harder (Invitation Only)Laurel McCombs

11:00am MDT

Exhibitor Check-In and Set-Up

11:45am MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Lunch (Invitation Only)

12:00pm MDT

Pre-Conference: Advancing Liberty Through Criminal Justice Reform (Sponsored by Charles Koch Institute)

1:00pm MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Own Your Seat at the Table (Invitation Only)Beverly Hallberg Pre-Conference: Defending Parental Rights in Healthcare, Education, and Law (Sponsored by Family Policy Alliance and The Heritage Foundation)Autumn Stroup • Emilie Kao Pre-Conference: Operations: Salesforce Decoded (Beginner Level)Shawn Holt • Paul Keogan

1:45pm MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Think Tank Mania Presentations to “Board of Directors” (Invitation Only)Beverly Hallberg • Rea Hederman • F. Vincent Vernuccio • Alyssa Rau

2:30pm MDT

State Think Tank CEO Meeting (Invitation Only)Heidi Ganahl

3:00pm MDT

Pre-Conference: Operations: Salesforce Decoded (Intermediate/Advanced Level)Shawn Holt • Paul Keogan

3:15pm MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Leverage Annual Meeting (Invitation Only)Katy Gambella • Casey Given • Kristine Goffos • Holly Wetzel

4:30pm MDT

Meet-Up: A Conversation about Universal Basic Income (Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity) Meet-Up: Ask a Heritage Expert (The Heritage Foundation) Meet-Up: Breaking Down Barriers to Work with Universal Recognition (Goldwater Institute) Meet-Up: Comparing State Public Labor Laws: A Comprehensive Post-Janus Grading of Worker Friendly States (Commonwealth Foundation) Meet-Up: Develop a Successful Internship Program (Hillsdale College) Meet-Up: Do All Skittles Taste the Same? Let's Find Out. (The Center for Growth and Opportunity) Meet-Up: End of Year Fundraising (AC Fitzgerald) Meet-Up: Endangered Species as Assets Instead of Liabilities (PERC) Meet-Up: Federalism: Finding and Telling Stories about Federal Grant Boondoggles (Badger Institute) Meet-Up: Implementing Janus: How Every State Can Improve Worker Freedom (Mackinac Center) Meet-Up: Meetup with CSEL (Center for the Study of Economic Liberty: Arizona State University) Meet-Up: The Affordable Education Triangle (Western Governors University ) Meet-Up: Turning Think Tanks Into Shark Tanks—Using the Silicon Valley Model to Foster and Fund New Ideas (Georgia Center for Opportunity) Meet-Up: Young People Engaged for Change: School Choice (American Federation for Children) Networking: Beer Tasting (Sponsored by Enterprise Holdings)

5:00pm MDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Reception (Invitation Only)

6:00pm MDT

Opening Reception (Sponsored by Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State University)

7:30pm MDT

Communications Reception (Sponsored by The Heritage Foundation) Development Reception (Sponsored by AC Fitzgerald and ClearWord Communications Group, Inc.) Policy and Outreach Reception (Sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government )

8:15pm MDT

Reception: Cato State Leaders Initiative (Sponsored by Cato Institute)Khristine Brookes

8:30pm MDT

Chess Tournament: Simultaneous Exhibition

9:30pm MDT

Cigar and Cocktails Reception