Join us throughout the day for virtual coffee chats with Heritage experts and your fellow members. During these sessions, you'll have the opportunity to turn on your webcam and microphone and participate directly in the conversation.
Be sure to tune in live for our can't-miss Closing Program: Heritage Honors and the Fight for America at 7:00 p.m. EST! This exciting program will feature a discussion of election integrity, a look back at our 2020 impact and forward to our 2021 game plan, and special recognitions of titans of the conservative movement. Featured speakers include Heritage president Kay C. James, Senator Mike Lee, Congressman Jim Banks, Senator Marsha Blackburn, and Representative-Elect Burgess Owens.
Note on Virtual Coffee Chats:
When you join the session, a new window will open on your browser called GoToMeeting. Enter your name, select the icon to turn on your camera if you wish to share your video feed, and hit the OK button to join.
Virtual Coffee Chat: Marriage & Family Formation
Tuesday, December 8 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. EST
Limited Capacity: 250 attendees
Session will also be recorded and posted to the Event Hub within 24 hours.
We know the formula for success: graduate high school, get a job, get married, have a kid – in that order. This sequence leads to a healthy and vibrant civil society. In light of marriage being at an all-time low, the pandemic demonstrating the need for a strong familial support system, the uptick in the opioid crisis and an increase in depression and suicide, what do the future prospects for the American family look like?
Featuring:
- Emilie Kao, Director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society
- Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D., Vice President, Institute for Family, Community, and Opportunity
Virtual Coffee Chat: The Green New Deal
Tuesday, December 8 | 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. EST
Limited Capacity: 250 attendees
Session will also be recorded and posted to the Event Hub within 24 hours.
The United States was Energy Independent in 2019, for the first time in over 60 years. What should we anticipate from the progressive agenda, both in the short and the long run? What does that mean for consumers, employment in different sectors, and geopolitical relations?
Featuring:
- Nicolas Loris, Deputy Director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies and Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy
- Katie Tubb, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for International Trade and Economics
Virtual Coffee Chat: Keeping Us Safe & Secure - Rebuilding America's Military Project
Tuesday, December 8 | 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. EST
Limited Capacity: 250 attendees
Session will also be recorded and posted to the Event Hub within 24 hours.
Under the Trump administration, significant efforts were made to rectify the fact that US forces were engaged beyond capacity and in need of rebuilding. What does the future look like for the branches in light of the election results?
Featuring:
- James Carafano, Ph.D., Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy and the E.W. Richardson Fellow
- Thomas Spoehr, Director, Center for National Defense
- Dakota Wood, Senior Research Fellow, Defense Programs, Center for National Defense
Closing Program: Heritage Honors and the Fight for America
Tuesday, December 8 | 7:00 - 9:15 p.m. EST
The 2020 President's Club Meeting closes with a live, interactive closing program that is both educational and entertaining. Join us as we recap 2020 and turn our attention toward the fight for America in 2021 and beyond. You’ll hear directly from leaders in the movement as we discuss pressing policy issues. We will also be honoring a few incredible titans of the conservative movement.
Featuring:
- The Honorable Kay C. James, President, The Heritage Foundation
- Senators Mike Lee and Marsha Blackburn
- Congressman Jim Banks
- Representatives-elect Burgess Owens and Byron Donalds
- and many others!
