2026 program
Speakers
Leading policymakers, scholars, and practitioners convening to build a durable agenda for young American men.
Featured voices
The Honorable Betsy DeVos, speaker 1 of 5
Speakers
The Honorable Betsy DeVos
11th U.S. Secretary of Education
View profile — The Honorable Betsy DeVos
Sen. Bill Cassidy
Chairman
View profile — Sen. Bill Cassidy
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Sen. Ruben Gallego
U.S. Senator
View profile — Sen. Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Rep. Ro Khanna
U.S. Representative
View profile — Rep. Ro Khanna
California's 17th District
Brad Wilcox
Director, Get Married Initiative
View profile — Brad Wilcox
Institute for Family Studies
Dr. Bill Beach
Former Commissioner
View profile — Dr. Bill Beach
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dr. Jonathan Ellen
Former Chief Executive Officer
View profile — Dr. Jonathan Ellen
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Dr. Warren Farrell
Author, The Boy Crisis
View profile — Dr. Warren Farrell
Dr. Andrew Hartz
Founder, President & Executive Director
View profile — Dr. Andrew Hartz
Open Therapy Institute
Rob Henderson
Author and Senior Fellow
View profile — Rob Henderson
Manhattan Institute
Ron Henry
Founder & President
View profile — Ron Henry
Men's Health Network
Judson Horras
President & CEO
View profile — Judson Horras
North American Interfraternity Conference
Jesse Hunt
Founder & President
View profile — Jesse Hunt
Monadnock Strategies
Emma Johnson
President
View profile — Emma Johnson
Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men
Meg Leta Jones
Professor and Chair, Communication, Culture & Technology
View profile — Meg Leta Jones
Georgetown University
Micah Kamrass
Partner
View profile — Micah Kamrass
Manley Burke, LPA
Michael Marinaccio
Executive Director
View profile — Michael Marinaccio
Center for Responsible Technology
Steve Marshall
Attorney General
View profile — Steve Marshall
State of Alabama
Joseph McInerney
Chief Strategy Advisor
View profile — Joseph McInerney
Knights of Columbus
Cavin McLay
Student
View profile — Cavin McLay
University of Alabama
Grover Norquist
President
View profile — Grover Norquist
Americans for Tax Reform
Maureen Riordan
Chief Counsel
View profile — Maureen Riordan
Equal Protection Project
Chuck Rocha
Founder and President
View profile — Chuck Rocha
Solidarity Strategies · CBS News Contributor
Brent Scher
Editor in Chief
View profile — Brent Scher
The Daily Wire
Ian Seibert
Student
View profile — Ian Seibert
Florida State University
Wynn Smiley
CEO
View profile — Wynn Smiley
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Christina Hoff Sommers
Senior Fellow Emeritus
View profile — Christina Hoff Sommers
American Enterprise Institute
Kirk Bado
Editor, The Hotline
View profile — Kirk Bado
National Journal
Del. Josh Thomas
Representative, District 21
View profile — Del. Josh Thomas
Virginia House of Delegates
Curtis Valentine
Founding President
View profile — Curtis Valentine
Male Educator Network & Policy Institute · American Institute for Boys and Men
Dr. Dawn Wiese
Chief Operating Officer
View profile — Dr. Dawn Wiese
FRMT, Ltd.
Moderators
Chairing the panels and keeping each conversation moving.
Doug Belkin
Reporter
View profile — Doug Belkin
Wall Street Journal
Lisa Britton
Writer
View profile — Lisa Britton
Evie Magazine & Institute for Family Studies
Chris Cillizza
Founder
View profile — Chris Cillizza
“So What” Substack Newsletter and YouTube channel
David Freedlander
Feature Writer and Political Columnist
View profile — David Freedlander
New York Magazine
Declan Garvey
Publisher
View profile — Declan Garvey
The Dispatch
Ben Jacobs
Freelance Political Journalist
View profile — Ben Jacobs
Cameron Joseph
Editor
View profile — Cameron Joseph
POLITICO
Chris Moody
Journalist and Lecturer
View profile — Chris Moody
Appalachian State University
Christine Rousselle
US News Editor
View profile — Christine Rousselle
The Catholic Herald
Shermichael Singleton
Political Strategist and Commentator
View profile — Shermichael Singleton
CNN
Alex Tarascio
Pollster and Principal
View profile — Alex Tarascio
Cygnal
Carlo Versano
Director of Politics & Culture
View profile — Carlo Versano
Newsweek
Emily Yoffe
Senior Editor
View profile — Emily Yoffe
The Free Press