Schedule is Subject to Change without Notice
| 8:00 AM | Registration Opens | |
| 9:00 AM | Workshop: Are You Ready to Run? Questions to Ask yourself Before Running - Presented by Leadership Institute |
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| Keystone A | Presenter | Duane Lester, Leadership Institute |
| 9:00 AM | Workshop: Powering Pennsylvania: Energy Policy, Prices and Jobs - Presented by American Institute for Economic Research |
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| Keystone B | Presenter | Dr. Julia Cartwright |
| 10:00 AM | Workshop: Show Me the Money: Putting the Fun in Fundraising - Presented by Leadership Institute |
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| Keystone A | Presenter | Andrea Raffle, Leadership Institute |
| 10:00 AM | Workshop: Roadmap to an America First Immigration System: How the Trump Administration is Ending the Border Chaos and How Congress Can Help - Presented by Heritage Action for America |
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| Keystone B | Presenter | Corey Kendig, Heritage Action Lora Ries, Heritage Action |
| 11:00 AM | Workshop: Faith & Politics: Appealing to Conservatives of Faith - Presented by Leadership Institute |
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| Keystone A | Presenter | Amanda Spiers, Leadership Institute |
| 11:00 AM | Workshop: Election Integrity and Litigation: Inside and Outside the Commonwealth - Presented by Republican National Lawyers Association |
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| Keystone B | Presenter | Wally Zimolong, Zimolong LLC Caleb Hays, Section 4 Strategies Michael Thielen, Republican National Lawyers Association |
| 12:00 | LUNCH (sponsored by Leadership Institute) | |
| 1:00 PM | Workshop: Social Media: Battling the Keyboard Warriors - Presented by Leadership Institute |
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| Keystone A | Presenter | Erica Ganther, Leadership Institute |
| 1:00 PM | Workshop: Real Nature of Politics - Presented by Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania |
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| Keystone B | Presenter | Daryl Hearn, Liberty State Project |
| 2:00 PM | Workshop: Public Speaking: Overcoming the World's # 1 Fear - Presented by Leadership Institute |
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| Keystone A | Presenter | Andrea Raffle, Leadership Institute |
| 2:00 PM | Workshop: Pennsylvania's Shifting Coalitions - Presented by Red Bridge |
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| Keystone B | Presenter | Albert Eisenberg |
| 3:00 PM | Workshop: Capturing the Youth Vote: Engaging a New Generation Presented by Leadership Institute |
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| Keystone A | Presenter | Amanda Spiers, Leadership Institute |
| 3:00 PM | Workshop: History of the Republican Party Presented by Capozzi/Adler, PC |
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| Keystone B | Presenter | Louis J. Capozzi, Jr. Esq |
| 4:00 PM | Workshops End | |
| 6:00 PM | Exhibitor Setup Begins | |
| 7:00 PM |
Bringing the Energy Welcome Reception, Hosted by AFP Pennsylvania Food and Drink Sponsor - Commonwealth Foundation - A Sought Out City Band |
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| 10:00 PM |
Welcome Reception Ends |
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| 7:00 AM | Registration Opens | |
| 8:00 AM | Workshop From Community to Capitol: Recruiting the Right Leaders - Presented by Americans for Prosperity-PA |
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| Moderator | Emily Brey, Americans for Prosperity-PA | |
| Presenter | Jeff Glendening, Americans for Prosperity-PA | |
| 9:00 AM | Workshop: Getting Stuff Right: Protecting Life, Families, and Religious Liberty - Presented by PA Family Institute |
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| Moderator | Michael Geer, PA Family Institute | |
| Presenter | Dan Bartkowiak, Truth on Weed | |
| Presenter | Lexi Sneller, PA Family Institute | |
| Presenter | Randy Wenger, Independence Law Center | |
| 10:00 AM | Workshop: Stop Shapiro's Tax Hikes - Presented by Commonwealth Foundation |
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| Moderator | Stephen Bloom, Commonwealth Foundation | |
| Panelist | Megan Martin, Commonwealth Foundation | |
| Panelist | Elizabeth Steele, Commonwealth Foundation | |
| 11:00 AM | 2026 PA Leadership Conference Kickoff | |
| Speaker | Lowman Henry, PA Leadership Council | |
| Opening Prayer | TBA | |
| 11:05 AM | Kick Off Speaker: TBA | |
| 11:35 AM | Speaker: Scott Perry, U.S. Representative | |
| 11:50 AM | Panel: The Heath Care Check Up: Why Competition Beats Bureaucracy | |
| Moderator | Emily Greene Brey, Americans for Prosperity | |
| Panelist | Gabrielle Minaret, Paragon Institute | |
| Panelist | Lauren Stewart, Americans for Prosperity | |
| Panelist | David Rowe, State Representative | |
| 12:20 | Speaker: Tim DeFoor, Auditor General | |
| 12:35 | Conversation: Honoring America's Founding | |
| Panelist | Keith Rothfus, former U.S. Representative | |
| Panelist | Matthew Spalding, Hillsdale College | |
| 12:55 | Speaker: Cliff Maloney, Citizens Alliance | |
| 1:10 | Speaker: Dave McCormick, U.S. Senator | |
| Interviewer: Guy Ciarrocchi, Commonwealth Foundation | ||
| 1:40 | Speaker: Jondavid Longo, America First Policy Institute | |
| 1:55 | Conversation: Requiem of a Contrarian: A Black Republican in the Urban Jungle | |
| Panelist | Calvin Tucker, author | |
| Panelist | Albert Eisenberg, Red Bridge | |
| 2:15 | Speaker: Andrew Lewis, Commonwealth Foundation | |
| 2:30 | Panel: Ain't Got Suff Done: Examining Governor Shapiro's Record | |
| Moderator | Andrew Lewis, Commonwealth Foundation | |
| Panelist | Scott Martin, State Senator | |
| Panelist | Jesse Topper, PA House Republican Leader | |
| 3:00 | Speaker: Dave Sunday, PA Attorney General | |
| 3:15 | Latinos and the Fight for Liberty | |
| Speaker | Larissa Martinez, Women's Public Leadership Network | |
| 3:30 | Conversation: Latinos and the 2026 Election | |
| Panelist | Jennie Dallas, Libre Initiative | |
| Panelist | Daniel Garza, Libre Initiative | |
| 3:50 | Speaker: Luke Bernstein, PA Chamber of Business and Industry | |
| 4:05 | Panel: Ideas to Impacts: Entrepreneurship in PA | |
| Moderator | Carl Marrara, PA Manufacturers Association | |
| Panelist | Mike Kennedy, Entrepreneur | |
| Panelist | Greg Moreland | |
| Panelist | Valerie Gaydos, State Representative | |
| 4:35 | BREAK | |
| 5:00 | Pre-Dinner Reception with Chris Ruddy (Ticketed Separately) | |
| 6:30 | Liberty Dinner | Featured Speaker Chris Ruddy |
| Presentation of the Frederick W. Anton, III Patriot of the Year Award | ||
| Speaker | Stacy Garrity, State Treasurer | |
| M.C. | R. J. Harris, WHP News/Talk Radio | |
| Invocation | Dann Caldwell, U.M. Pastor | |
| Pledge | Local Eagle Scouts | |
| National Anthem | Carol Sexton | |
| Music | Joe Trojcak | |
| Special Music | Kaytee Isley & Dann Caldwell | |
| 6:00 AM | Registration Opens | |
| 7:00 AM | Freedom Breakfast | |
| M.C. | Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring USA | |
| Invocation | ||
| Speaker | John Gizzi, Newsmax | |
| Conversation: State of the Conservative Movement | ||
| Panelist | John Gizzi, Newsmax | |
| Panelist | Paul Kengor, Grove City College | |
| Panelist | Jeff Lord, American Spectator | |
| 8:30 AM | Speaker: Victoria Coates, Heritage Foundation | |
| 8:45 AM | Panel: Protect Women's Sports | |
| Moderator | Alexis Sneller, PA Family Institute | |
| Panelist | Barb Gleim, State Representative | |
| Panelist | Clint Owlett, State Representative | |
| Panelist | Kristin Phillips Hill, State Senator | |
| 9:15 AM | Speaker: Doug Mastriano, State Senator | |
| 9:30 AM | Conversation: Confronting the China Threat | |
| Panelist | Rose Tennent, Rose Unplugged | |
| Panelist | Joshua Philipp, Epoch Times | |
| 9:50 AM | Speaker: Greg Rothman, Republican Party of PA | |
| 10:05 AM | Speaker: Jason Richey, Candidate for Lt. Governor | |
| 10:20 AM | Panel: Powering the Future: Energy and AI in PA | |
| Moderator | Joy Johnson, PA Manufacturer's Association | |
| Panelist | J. Kevin Mooney, Author | |
| Panelist | Jim Welty, Marcellus Shale Coalition | |
| Panelist | Ted Ellis, America First Policy Institute | |
| 11:00 AM | BREAK | |
| 12:00 | Leadership Luncheon | |
| M.C. | David Taylor, PA Manufacturers Association | |
| Invocation | TBA | |
| Speaker | Joe Concha, Washington Examiner/Fox News | |
| 2026 Pennsylvania Straw Poll Results | ||
| Speaker | Scott Davis, PA Leadership Council | |
| 2:00 | Conference Concludes | |
| Young Republican and College Republican Spring Meetings in Keystone Rooms | ||