6:00 P.M.

Doors Open

Scottsdale, AZ

6:30--8:30 P.M.

Welcome Reception

Connect with fellow Sentinels!       

8:15 A.M. 

Doors Open

Scottsdale, AZ

8:15--8:45 A.M.                               

Networking Breakfast

Meet fellow Sentinels and network with like-minded patriots over a light breakfast. Be sure to bring business cards!

8:45--11:30 A.M.

Morning Session

Featuring Steve Chartan, Executive Vice President of Heritage Action

Path to Majority: Where Conservatives Must Win in 2026

The party that holds the presidency always faces fierce headwinds in midterms elections. Learn from campaign experts about what messages are connecting with voters and strategies that conservatives can use to hold the Senate and House. 

Prices and Paychecks: What to Know About Affordability

Featuring E.J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation Chief Economist

The Deadly Cost of an Open Border: A Mother's Story

Featuring Anne Fundner, Angel Mom and Fentanyl Awareness Advocate at the Forever Weston Foundation 

Building a Stronger America: The Four Cornerstones

The challenges America faces are greater than ever---families are breaking down, the national debt is metastasizing, and children are being shaped by institutions hostile to the very idea of a free republic. Learn about The Heritage Foundation’s Four Cornerstones and how the roadmap to ensuring liberty and self-government can be preserved for generations to come, featuring these experts from The Heritage Foundation:

• E.J. Antoni, Chief Economist for the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies
• Brenda Hafera, Assistant Director and Research Fellow for the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies
• Edward Owen, Senior Policy Analyst for the Asian Studies Center
• Rachel Sheffield, Research Fellow, Welfare and Family Policy, for the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget
• Moderator: Matt Crouch, Heritage Action Vice President of Operations

11:45--1:15 P.M.

Lunch Keynote

Featuring Vanessa Sivadge, the pediatric nurse who exposed the illegal use of Medicaid funds to cover sex-rejecting procedures at Texas Children’s Hospital.

1:15--3:45 P.M.                            

Afternoon Session

Frontiers of Freedom: How States Can Pass an American Opportunity Agenda

Conservative Playbook: Delivering Legislative Wins in Congress and the States

Learn how conservatives can build strategies to enact permanent policy wins and how Sentinels can position themselves to influence legislators. 

Featuring Daniel West, Heritage Action Government Relations Director, and James Quarles, Heritage Action Director of Advocacy and Engagement 

3:45--5:00 P.M.

Breakouts

Session A: How to Organize Conservatives to Win

Receive an introduction to organizing groups and becoming a Sentinel group leader. 

Featuring Pat Blackburn, Heritage Action Grassroots Director 

Session B: Influencing the Vote: Crafting a Message That Shapes Legislative Outcomes

Learn tips for testifying and writing letters to the editor.

Featuring Stefani Buhajla, Heritage Action Senior Director of Communications 

5:15--7:30 P.M.

Dinner Keynote and Closing Session

Featuring Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05)