AGENDA

Below is the Sentinel Summit 2021 agenda as of Tuesday, November 2. Additional details and speakers will be made available soon. Check the updates tab regularly for more information. Times listed below are in EDT. Please note, the agenda is subject to change. 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021

3:00 - 6:00 p.m.                       

REGISTRATION OPEN

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

WELCOME TO FLORIDA RECEPTION         

                                                          

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.                                                                       

PATRIOTS DINNER featuring Governor Ron DeSantis

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

  • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action
  • Kay C. James - President, The Heritage Foundation 
  • Andrew P. McIndoe - Vice President of Development, The Heritage Foundation                                                                                                       

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021

8:00 a.m.                                    

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST OPEN                                                                                

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.                 

OPENING SESSION: Welcome to Sentinel Summit

  • Janae Stracke - Director of Grassroots, Heritage Action                                                        

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Welcome to Florida

  • Sen. Rick Scott - U.S. Senator (R-FL)                                                                                         

9:45 - 11:30 a.m.                                                                                                                     

SESSION I: Save Our Elections

Get an inside look at what has already been accomplished in the battle for election integrity and how you can implement tactics to do so in your state! Hear from elected officials, policy experts, and Sentinels like yourself who had boots on the ground fighting for election integrity in their states.                  

STATE ELECTION REFORMS: A PROGRESS REPORT

  • Moderator: Garrett Bess - Vice President, Heritage Action
  • Rep. Jake Hoffman - Arizona House of Representatives
  • Sen. Bryan Hughes - Texas State Senator
  • Hans von Spakovksy - Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow; Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
  • Katie Spee - Georgia Sentinel
  • Rebekah Warwick - Central Regional Coordinator, Heritage Action 
  • Nathan Duell - Western Regional Coordinator, Heritage Action

SENTINEL TESTIMONIES: ELECTION DAY WORKERS

  • Laura Felix - Colorado Sentinel
  • Todd Hathorne - New Mexico Sentinel
  • Kerry Luedke - Georgia Sentinel 

RUNNING A WINNING ELECTION DAY OPERATION

  • Sec. Michael Watson - Secretary of State, Mississippi 

 

11:30 - 11:45 a.m.             

BREAK                                                                                                                        

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.                                                                                                      

REGIONAL BREAKOUTS:

Election Day Poll Worker Training

Come participate in an interactive training on how to fight against election fraud in your area. You will walk away with a step-by-step approach for how you can get involved and make an impact.                                                                                                    
 

12:45 - 1:00 p.m.                                 

BREAK                                                                                                                       

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.   

LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A Mandate for Freedom

  • Jessica Anderson - Executive Director, Heritage Action      
                                     

2:15 - 2:30 p.m. 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Biden's Border Crisis 

  • Rep. Chip Roy - U.S. House of Representatives (TX-21)      
                              

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. 

SESSION II: Ensuring Safety & Security in America

Hear the latest in the Big Tech fight from experts who've been on the inside, and learn how to talk about Immigration and the Border Crisis with a winning message for friends and family who may disagree. We will highlight your efforts in making the Police Pledge a success, and deliver a briefing on where we stand in all aspects of national security.                                                                              

COMING TO AMERICA: A PERSONAL TESTIMONY OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION

  • Arturo Morales Llan - Utah Sentinel 

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY ABOUT IMMIGRATION

  • Wes Anderson - Founding Partner, OnMessage Inc.
  • Brad Todd - Founding Partner, OnMessage Inc.

WOKE INC.: CONFORMITY, CANCELATION, AND COERCION

  • Seth Dillon - CEO, The Babylon Bee
  • Kara Frederick - Research Fellow, Technology Policy, The Heritage Foundation
  • Will Hild - Executive Director, Consumers' Research

REVISITING A GRASSROOTS WIN: POLICE PLEDGE

  • Ian Artinger - Director of Digital Communications, Heritage Action

 

4:00 - 4:15 p.m.                

BREAK

 

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.                     

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A Man in the Arena

  • Jonathan Isaac - Professional Basketball Player
     

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.                     

BREAK

 

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.       

DINNER & KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Saddle Up: A Fireside Chat with President-Elect Dr. Kevin Roberts

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

2021 SENTINEL AWARDS                                                                                 

8:00 - 8:30 p.m.            

DESSERT RECEPTION                                                                                               

8:30 - 9:30 p.m.

OPTIONAL: Game Night

Join fellow Sentinels and the Heritage Action team for a casual and fun evening of games and conversation.                                    

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021

8:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST OPEN                                                                                                                                               

9:00 - 11:45 a.m.                                                        

SESSION III: Making Policy: Impact, Process, and Power

Walk away from this training better able to fight the Left using legislative tactics. In this session, learn how a bill actually becomes law, and how and why Heritage Action strategically picks our fights. 

UNMASKED: A PERSONAL TESTIMONY TO SAVE OUR PAYCHECKS

  • Erica Kious - Former San Francisco Salon Owner     

CONFESSIONS OF A FORMER CIVICS TEACHER: HOW A BILL REALLY BECOMES LAW

  • Garrett Bess - Vice President, Heritage Action
  • Ryan Walker - Director of Government Relations, Heritage Action

WELCOME TO CONGRESS

  • Rep. Kat Cammack - U.S. House of Representatives (FL-3)

                                                                                                                                  

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.          

BREAK

 

12:00 - 3:15 p.m.

LUNCHEON & SESSION IV: Save Our Schools

With our children's education under attack, we will learn exactly what red flags to look for and how to craft our messaging to fight against Critical Race Theory and other messages from the Left being promoted in our schools. 

FROM CCP TO CRT: A PERSONAL TESTIMONY

  • Xi Van Fleet - Mother, Loudon County, Virginia   

HOW TO RUN FOR YOUR SCHOOL BOARD

  • Heather Cordasco - Virginia Sentinel
  • Andrew Yeager - School Board Candidate, Texas
  • Randy Hough - Georgia Sentinel 
  • Rebekah Warwick - Central Regional Coordinator, Heritage Action

STATE LEGISLATION & LOBBYING

  • James Quarles - Southern Regional Coordinator, Heritage Action 

           

3:15 - 4:45 p.m.             

BREAK

 

4:45 - 5:45 p.m.

CLOSING KEYNOTE: Between the Tweets: A Conversation with Kayleigh McEnany

  • Kayleigh McEnany - Contributor, Fox News & Former White House Press Secretary                                  

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

CLOSING CELEBRATION