PLC Workshop Topics Announced

Columnist : L. Henry

 

(Harrisburg, PA) – The 2018 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will include four workshop sessions for attendees including How Do We Experience Change presented by Americans for Prosperity-PA and the Grassroots Leadership Academy; Influence of the Reformation on American Liberty presented by the Constitutional Organization of Liberty; Protecting Student Safety, Privacy and Constitutional Freedoms presented by the Pennsylvania Family Institute and Campaign Planning to Win presented by American Majority.

This year’s featured dinner speaker at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be Byron York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner and a Fox News contributor.  Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn now with Convention of States; Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director at Turning Point USA and Greg Wrightstone author of Inconvenient Facts will also speak. Mac Zimmerman, Vice President of Legislative Affairs at Americans for Prosperity and former Congressman Phil English, co-chairman of the government relations practice at Arent Fox will have a Conversation on Tax Reform; and Brianna Walden of the Charles Koch Institute will have a conversation on Safe Streets & Second Chances with John Koufos from Right on Crime.

The conference will include four interactive panel presentations including Protecting Freedom of Speech moderated by Michael Geer of the Pennsylvania Family Institute; When in the Course of Human Events (limited state constitutional convention, Convention of States) moderated by Leo Knepper from the Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania; Lessons in Reform (How Other States Did It) moderated by Lenny McAllister of the Commonwealth Foundation, and Pursuit of Happiness

(Reform efforts including education, business climate, regulations & Welfare) moderated by State Representative Kristin Phillips-Hill.

Additional speakers will be announced over the coming weeks.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere gathering of public policy conservatives each year in the Keystone State.  It is the largest and longest-running of the state-based conservative conferences regularly attracting a long list of conservative elected officials, scholars, journalists and activists for two days of speeches, panel presentations, workshops and networking.

Registration for the conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org.

Here are details of the workshop sessions:

How do we experience change?

Change isn’t created solely by one person, and, contrary to popular belief, change doesn’t happen online.  We only experience change when people form relationships and trust through establishing communities. It’s only then that we experience a robust civil society that maintains a culture of mutual benefit, safety, and individual empowerment. Having lively communities provides the opportunity for individuals to come together with others to solve problem, forge bonds of affection, and help people transform their lives. Join us as we explore the proper role of community and how we can experience change.

Presenter:  Daryn Iwicki of the Grassroots Leadership Academy

Influence of the Reformation on American Liberty

With the recent celebration of 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, the COOL workshop will involve a review of how concepts of American were liberty were influenced by the Reformation and will include a discussion of the some of the key figures involved in the Reformation who’s idea’s influence us today.

Presenters:  State Senator Mike Folmer, Louis Petolicchio and Louis William Petollicchio of COOL.

Children at Risk: Protecting Student Safety, Privacy and Constitutional Freedoms

A policy leader and a constitutional attorney with public school board experience will talk about school safety, student privacy and First Amendment rights in light of the recent school shootings, laws that impact personal privacy and freedom of speech and religion.

Presenters:  Jeremy Samek, Independence Law Center and Michael Geer, Pennsylvania Family Institute

Campaign Planning to Win

If you are running for office, have ever thought about running for office, helping with a campaign or understanding more about the political process, plan on attending this workshop to learn what candidates need to do in order to win. Winning your race starts with the proper planning and research. Come learn what that takes in 2018.

Presenter:  Matt Batzel, American Majority

Registration for the conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org.

 

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