AGENDA

Below is the Sentinel Summit 2022 agenda as of Tuesday, November 8. Additional details and speakers will be made available soon. Check the updates tab regularly for more information. Times listed below are in CST.

Please note, the agenda is subject to change. 

Thursday, November 10, 2022

2:00 - 6:00 p.m.             

Registration Open

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Welcome to Texas Reception

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                 

Patriots Dinner featuring Sarah Huckabee Sanders & Senator Rick Scott

To honor and celebrate Veterans Day, Heritage Action and The Heritage Foundation's President's Club Texas Summit are pleased to present an evening celebrating the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.                                                                                                

Friday, November 11, 2022

8:00 a.m.                

Breakfast & Registration Open                                                                                        

8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.   

Texas Ballroom                                          

Opening Session: Next Steps for a Winning Conservative Agenda

  • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action
  • The Hon. Jason Chaffetz - Former United States House of Representatives and Fox News Contributor
  • Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. - President, The Heritage Foundation
  • John Solomon - Investigative Journalist and Founder, Just the News
  • Janae Stracke - Director of Grassroots, Heritage Action

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Texas Ballroom

Keynote Address: Leadership from the Heartland: A Special Address from Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt

  • The Hon. Kevin Stitt - Governor of Oklahoma

10:00 - 11:35 a.m.

Texas Ballroom

Session I: It's Education, Stupid!      

  • Lindsey Burke - Director, Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Education, The Heritage Foundation
  • Tiffany Justice - Co-Founder, Moms for Liberty
  • Nicole Neily - President & Founder, Parents Defending Education

10:35 - 10:50 a.m.     

Break

10:50 - 11:20 a.m. 

Texas Ballroom    

Verdict with Ted Cruz and Ben Ferguson Live Podcast Recording

  • The Hon. Ted Cruz - United States Senator (R-TX)
  • Ben Ferguson - Podcast and Talk Radio Host

11:20 - 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions I

  • How to Govern (Once You are Elected to School Board) — Ft. Worth Ballroom 4
    • Ted Mische - Chairman, National School Board Coalition, Sentinel
    • Hannah Smith - Trustee and Vice President, Carroll Independent School District
    • Rebekah Warwick - Regional Coordinator, Heritage Action for America
  • How to be a State Lobbyist — Ft. Worth Ballroom 5
    • Catherine Gunsalus - State Advocacy Director, Heritage Action for America
  • How to Fight Rank Choice Voting — Fort Worth Ballroom 6-8
    • Jason Snead - Executive Director, Honest Elections Project
  • How to Fight the Bureaucracy — Stockyards 1
    • Anthony Campau - Former President Trump Chief of Staff in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
    • Ian Artinger - Director of Digital Communications, Heritage Action for America

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Luncheon & Keynote Address: Apologetics for Life

  • Seth Gruber - Pro-Life Advocate and Host, UnAborted Podcast
  • Janae Stracke - Director of Grassroots, Heritage Action                                               

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Session II: A Crisis of Biden's Making: An Insider's Look at the Border

  • The Hon. Mark Morgan - Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Visiting Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation
  • The Hon. Greg Steube - U.S. House of Representatives (FL-17)

3:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Keynote & Fireside Chat: Protecting our Kids from the Attack on Biological Sex

  • Walt Heyer - Author, Trans Life Survivor and Articles of Impeachment against Sex Change Surgery
  • Annabelle Rutledge - Vice President of Advancement and External Relations, Concerned Women for America
  • Macy Petty - NCAA College Volleyball Player and Young Women for America Ambassador
  • Janae Stracke - Director of Grassroots, Heritage Action 

3:45 - 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions II

  • How to Govern (Once You are Elected to School Board) — Ft. Worth Ballroom 4
    • Ted Mische - Chairman, National School Board Coalition, Sentinel
    • Hannah Smith - Trustee and Vice President, Carroll Independent School District
    • Rebekah Warwick - Regional Coordinator, Heritage Action for America
  • How to be a State Lobbyist — Ft. Worth Ballroom 5
    • Catherine Gunsalus - State Advocacy Director, Heritage Action for America
  • How to Fight Rank Choice Voting — Fort Worth Ballroom 6-8
    • Jason Snead - Executive Director, Honest Elections Project
  • How to Fight the Bureaucracy — Stockyards 1
    • Anthony Campau - Former President Trump Chief of Staff in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
    • Ian Artinger - Director of Digital Communications, Heritage Action for America

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Break

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Dinner & Keynote Address: Fighting for America's Future

  • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action
  • Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. - President, The Heritage Foundation

8:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Texas Foyer & Texas Ballroom

Dessert Reception & Trivia Night (Optional)
   
   
   

Saturday, November 12, 2022

8:00 a.m.                                      

Breakfast & Registration Open                                                                           

9:00 - 9:05 a.m. 

Texas Ballroom                 

Opening Remarks

  • Janae Stracke - Director of Grassroots, Heritage Action

9:05 - 10:30 a.m.

Texas Ballroom

Session III: Congressional Leadership in a Time of Chaos

  • Garrett Bess - Vice President, Heritage Action
  • The Hon. Kevin Hern - U.S. House of Representatives (OK-1)

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

Texas Ballroom

Session IV: Environmental, Social, and Governance: The Left's Not-so-Secret Attack on Americans

  • Catherine Gunsalus - State Advocacy Director, Heritage Action
  • Will Hild - Executive Director, Consumers' Research
  • The Hon. Jason Isaac - Director of Life:Powered, Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • The Hon. John Murante - Nebraska State Treasurer

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Luncheon & Keynote Address: A New Foundation for American Greatness

  •  Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action                                                     

1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Break

1:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Keynote Address: A Special Address from Representative Mike Johnson

  • The Hon. Mike Johnson - U.S. House of Representatives (LA-04)

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Session V: Get Big Tech in Check

  • The Hon. Mike Johnson - U.S. House of Representatives (LA-4)
  • Kaelan Dorr - Head of Global Engagement, Gettr

2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Texas Ballroom

Session VI: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Combating the CCP

  • Lily Tang Williams - Survivor of Mao’s China, Former Congressional Candidate in NH
  • Erin Walsh - Senior Research Fellow for International Relations, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation
  • Dustin Carmack - Research Fellow, Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Emerging Technologies, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation

3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Break

4:15 p.m.

Omni Lobby

Busses begin departing from the Omni Fort Worth to the Fort Worth Stockyards

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Fort Worth Stockyards, Stampede Room

Closing Celebration Off-Site at the Fort Worth Stockyards: Saddle Up, Sentinel Nation!