SPN 27th Annual Meeting: Full Schedule

8:00am MDT

Breakfast: Protect the Marketplace of Ideas with Donor Privacy (Sponsored by People United for Privacy)

Privacy for individuals who support nonprofit organizations is critical for a wide range of public policy debates. How can we more effectively drive conversation about free speech, citizen privacy, and government transparency?

Speakers

Shelby Emmett

Director of Free Speech Initiatives, Stand Together

Shelby Emmett graduated from James Madison College at Michigan State University (GO GREEN!!) in 2006 with a dual-major in Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy and Social Relations & Policy. Shelby attended the David A. Clarke School of Law in Washington DC.   After law... Read More →

Matt Nese

Director of External Relations, Institute for Free Speech

Matt re-joined the Institute for Free Speech as the organization’s Director of External Relations in July 2012 after spending time at Stateside Associates, where he gained an extensive knowledge of state legislative processes. In his capacity as Director of External Relations, Matt... Read More →

Jameson Taylor

Vice President for Policy, Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Dr. Jameson Taylor is vice president for policy at the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. Over the past 15 years, he has worked on state-level policy issues, with a focus on health care, civil liberties and good governance. He has engineered passage of numerous laws, including... Read More →

Ted Trimpa

Principal and CEO, Trimpa Group

Ted Trimpa is the Principal and CEO of Trimpa Group LLC, a national political consulting and government relations firm that specializes in progressive public policy advocacy and political strategy. He is considered a key architect of the political infrastructure that facilitated the... Read More →

Amy Cooke

Executive Vice President, Independence Institute

Amy Oliver Cooke is the Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Center for the Independence Institute, Colorado’s free market, state-based think tank. She has worked in both policy and operations since 2004.Amy began working in energy policy... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2019 8:00am - 9:15am MDT

General, Thursday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom B

2:15pm MDT

Roundtable: Make Your Mark: How to Stand Up, Stand Out, and Increase Freedom, No Matter Your Experience Level (Sponsored by America's Future Foundation)

America's Future Foundation (AFF) is committed to supporting the next generation of freedom-advancing leaders through building community and leadership skills both in your city and across the country. During this session, you will learn strategies for building a career that makes a difference. Join AFF's Buckley Award winners, all inspiring and impact-driving leaders within think tanks around the country. They will provide insights and advice on how to build a career you love, rise through the ranks of your organization, and establish your own niche.

Speakers

Cindy Cerquitella

Executive Director, America’s Future Foundation

Cindy Cerquitella is executive director at America’s Future Foundation. Cindy has spent her career empowering champions of freedom across the globe by giving them the skills, support, guidance, and community they need to take the ideas of liberty and spread them throughout their... Read More →

Austin Berg

Director of Content Strategy, Illinois Policy Institute

Austin Berg is the Vice President of Marketing for the Illinois Policy Institute. He and his work have been featured in the Economist, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. He is the winner of two Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club for his photojournalism. Austin... Read More →

Brooke Fallon

Assistant Director of Activism, Institute for Justice

Brooke Fallon is the Assistant Director of Activism at the Institute for Justice. Brooke teaches activists across the country how to fight for their rights to own property and earn an honest living. Through organizing, trainings, coalition building, and public outreach, Brooke helps... Read More →

Richard Lorenc

Executive Vice President, Foundation for Economic Education

Richard N. Lorenc is the Executive Vice President of the Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. (FEE) whose vision is to make the ideas of liberty familiar, credible, and compelling to the rising generation. As FEE’s Executive Vice President, Lorenc serves as chief of staff... Read More →

Aaron Rice

Director, Mississippi Justice Institute

Aaron Rice serves as the Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute and is passionate about the vital role the Constitution plays in protecting our most precious freedoms.After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Aaron felt called to serve his country. He joined the Marine Corps... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2019 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT

Roundtables & Workshops, Thursday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom B

3:30pm MDT

Reception: Build Community and Engagement with America's Future Foundation (Sponsored by America's Future Foundation)

During this Halloween-themed meet and greet, you will have the chance to network with fellow young professionals across the country and learn about ways to advance your leadership skills by joining or launching an America's Future Foundation chapter in your city. America's Future Foundation connects freedom-loving professionals in 28 cities, and AFF’s network is growing across the country. Don a costume and enjoy this trick-or-treat-themed networking event.

Thursday October 31, 2019 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT

Networking, Thursday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom B