Conservative climate activists come to DC this weekend: The Inaugural American Conservation Coalition Summit

  • Published on June 9th, 2022

The Inaugural American Conservation Coalition SummitJoin the American Conservation Coalition for the first-ever ACC Summit! We’ll be kicking off summer 2022 with 250 ACC members and friends from across the country for a weekend of networking, education, and activism training in Washington, D.C!

June 9-11, 2022 | JW Marriott Washington, D.C.

Attendees will learn how they can elevate their involvement with ACC and the broader conservative environmental movement, as well as how to organize their branches and communities around local action.

Register Here

Agenda

Thursday (Evening), June 9

  • Check-In and Registration: (3-7 PM)

  • Introduction & Welcome Cocktail Hour (7:30 PM) – Business Attire

Friday, June 10

  • General & Breakout Sessions – Business Casual Attire (8:30 AM – 5 PM)

    • History of Conservative Environmentalism

    • Natural Climate Solutions

    • Clean Energy & Nuclear

      • Sponsored by Curio

    • Social Media for Activism

  • Keynote Address (7 PM) – Business Casual Attire

  • Networking Cocktail Reception (8:30 PM) – Business Casual Attire

  • VIP Reception – Invite Only (8:45 PM) – Business Attire

Saturday, June 11

  • General & Breakout Sessions – Business Casual Attire (8:30 AM – 5:45 PM)

    • What Threat Does China Pose?

    • Climate Polling & Messaging

    • Policy Breakout Sessions

    • Building Our Movement

  • Awards Dinner & Keynote (7 PM) – Semi-Formal Attire

  • Cocktail Hour (8:30 PM)

 

Confirmed Speakers

  • CONGRESSMAN DAN CRENSHAW

    Representing Texas’ 2nd District.

  • CONGRESSMAN PETER MEIJER

    Representing Michigan’s 3rd District.

  • CONGRESSMAN DAN NEWHOUSE

    Representing Washington’s 4th District.

  • CONGRESSMAN BRUCE WESTERMAN

    Representing Arkansas’ 4th District.

  • GOVERNOR SUNUNU

    Serving the state of New Hampshire. Read bio.

  • ELAINE CHAO

    Former United States Secretary of Transportation.

  • HANNAH DOWNEY

    Policy Director at the Property and Environment Research Center. Full bio.

  • ZACHARY HARTMAN

    Chief Policy Officer at Ducks Unlimited. Full bio.

  • BRENT SUTER

    Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher and Environmental Advocate

  • JESSICA (WAHL) TURNER

    President of Outdoor Recreation Roundtable. Full bio.

  • RICH POWELL

    Chief Executive Officer of ClearPath and ClearPath Action. Full bio.

  • AURELIA S. GIACOMETTO

    CEO of the International Order of T. Roosevelt. Full bio.

  • AL ROBERTSON

    Host of Unashamed Podcast. Stay updated.

  • NATE MORRIS

    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Rubicon. Full bio.

  • ANDREW GRUEL

    Chef & television personality. Full bio.

  • MARIA KORSNICK

    President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute. Full bio.

  • DANIELLA PINEDA

    Actress, writer, producer, and director. Full bio.

  • STEPHEN ROWE

    Director of Digital Training at Leadership Institute. Full bio.

  • VERONICA HAYS

    Digital Training Coordinator at the Leadership Institute. Full bio.

  • TODD MYERS

    Director of the Center for the Environment at Washington Policy Center. Full bio.

  • MORGAN ZEGERS

    Small businesswoman, nonprofit CEO, and political commentator.

  • W. RON ALLEN

    Chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Full bio.

  • JASON RANTZ / EMCEE

    Host of the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH 770AM. Learn more.

  • ISABEL BROWN

    Independent content creator encouraging more Gen Zers to Live Their American Dream. Full bio.

  • KAI WEISS

    Austrian Economics Center Research and Outreach Coordinator, Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institute board member

  • RAY GAESSER

    Co-Chair of the Conservation Infrastructure Initiative.

  • JOSEPH MAJKUT

    Director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

  • CARRIE FILIPETTI

    Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition.

  • BRIAN MILLER

    Vice President of Growth and Policy at Project Canary

  • EMILY DOMENECH

    Senior Policy Advisor to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

  • J.J. MANSER

    Director of Government Relations for the National Alliance of Forest Owners.

  • SEAN O’BRIEN

    Executive Director of the Congressional Western Caucus.

 

 

About the Author

Jeremy Bloom is the Editor of RedGreenAndBlue. He lives in New York, where he combines his passion for the environment with his passion for film, and is working on making the world a better place.