2026 program

Speakers

Leading policymakers, scholars, and practitioners convening to build a durable agenda for young American men.

Featured voices

The Honorable Betsy DeVos

Featured voice

The Honorable Betsy DeVos

11th U.S. Secretary of Education

Betsy DeVos is an innovator, a disruptor, and a tireless champion for freedom — particularly education freedom for students of all ages.

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Speakers

Dr. Bill Beach
Former Commissioner
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Dr. Jonathan Ellen
Former Chief Executive Officer
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Dr. Warren Farrell
Author, The Boy Crisis
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Dr. Andrew Hartz
Founder, President & Executive Director
Open Therapy Institute
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Rob Henderson
Author and Senior Fellow
Manhattan Institute
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Ron Henry
Founder & President
Men's Health Network
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Judson Horras
President & CEO
North American Interfraternity Conference
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Micah Kamrass
Partner
Manley Burke, LPA
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Steve Marshall
Attorney General
State of Alabama
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Joseph McInerney
Chief Strategy Advisor
Knights of Columbus
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Jack Pandol
Deputy Executive Director
National Republican Congressional Committee
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Brent Scher
Editor in Chief
The Daily Wire
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Wynn Smiley
CEO
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
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Christina Hoff Sommers
Senior Fellow Emeritus
American Enterprise Institute
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Del. Josh Thomas
Representative, District 21
Virginia House of Delegates
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Curtis Valentine
Founding President
Male Educator Network & Policy Institute · American Institute for Boys and Men
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Dr. Dawn Watkins Wiese
Chief Operating Officer
FRMT, Ltd.
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Moderators

Chairing the panels and keeping each conversation moving.

Doug Belkin
Reporter
Wall Street Journal
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Lisa Britton
Writer
Evie Magazine & Institute for Family Studies
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Chris Cillizza
Founder
“So What” Substack and YouTube channel
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David Freedlander
Feature Writer and Political Columnist
New York Magazine
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Ben Jacobs
Freelance Political Reporter
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Cam Joseph
Editor
POLITICO
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Chris Moody
Journalist and Lecturer
Appalachian State University
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Alex Tarascio
Pollster and Principal
Cygnal
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Carlo Versano
Director of Politics & Culture
Newsweek
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Emily Yoffe
Senior Editor
The Free Press
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