Tuesday, Dec. 1 *All times shown in ET.

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm NAAG Executive Committee and Mission Foundation Meeting Open to NAAG Executive Committee members and/or appointed proxies.

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm BREAK

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Regional Elections in Breakout Rooms: East, Midwest, South Open to regional attorneys general and/or appointed proxies.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm SAGE Business Session Open to former attorneys general.

Wednesday, Dec. 2

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Welcome Remarks & Moderated Discussion with Michael Beschloss Open to all registrants.

Description Michael Beschloss is an award-winning presidential historian, best-selling author of nine books, a New York Times columnist and Emmy-winning news contributor. His 2007 book "Presidential Courage" – which covers nine presidents from George Washington to Ronald Reagan – focused on the important traits necessary for effective leadership and was a #1 best seller for three months. Beschloss will provide his unique perspective of American history, politics, and current U.S. events, and give attendees his considered insight on how we can return to statesmanship, bipartisanship, mutual respect, understanding, collaboration, and a more civil discourse.

Moderator Tim Fox, 2020 NAAG President & Montana Attorney General

Speaker Michael Beschloss, Presidential Historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times Columnist and #1 Best-Selling Author

3:00 pm – 3:10 pm BREAK

3:10 pm – 4:10 pm Roundtable and Q&A with Michael Beschloss Open to attorneys general and chief deputies / chiefs of staff.

Description This session is an opportunity for attorneys general and chief deputies / chiefs of staff to speak with Michael Beschloss in a small group setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to turn on their cameras and video.

Moderator Tim Fox, 2020 NAAG President & Montana Attorney General

Michael Beschloss, Presidential Historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times Columnist and #1 Best-Selling Author

3:10 pm – 4:10 pm Key to Competence: Be Mindful of Your Well-Being Open to attorneys general staff and the general public.

Description Join Jeena Cho, co-author of The Anxious Lawyer, an 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation (ABA) for a one-hour workshop. You will learn concrete strategies for increasing self-regulation, enhancing well-being, and managing negative thought patterns through mindfulness and meditation.

Jeena Cho, Author, Mindfulness Instructor, Lawyer

60 MINUTES GENERAL / WELLNESS CLE

4:10 pm – 4:20 pm BREAK

4:20 pm – 5:30 pm NAAG Business Session Open to attorneys general and attorney general staff.

Thursday, Dec. 3

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Welcome & 2021 NAAG Presidential Initiative Introduction Open to all registrants.

Description Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, public speaker, peace advocate, published author, and a former violent extremist. Since leaving the white power movement two decades ago, he has dedicated his life to helping others leave hate groups. Picciolini will share his journey in and out of hate and how compassion and humanity were key to this process.

Karl A. Racine, 2021 NAAG President & District of Columbia Attorney General

Christian Picciolini, Author of Breaking Hate and Founder of Free Radicals Project

2:15 pm – 2:25 pm BREAK

2:25 pm – 3:25 pm Ethics Panel: Lobbying-Related Issues for Attorneys General Open to all registrants.

Description This CLE-eligible session features three experts who will summarize federal and state lobbying laws; discuss gift laws that may apply to attorneys general; and explain pay- to-play prohibitions and provisions under federal and state laws.

Moderator Amie Ely, Director, Center for Ethics and Public Integrity (CEPI), National Association of Attorneys General

Panelists Kenneth A. Gross, Partner, Political Law, Skadden Melissa L. Laurenza, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP B. Holly Schadler, Partner, Trister, Ross, Schadler & Gold PLLC

60 MINUTES ETHICS CLE

3:25 pm – 3:35 pm BREAK

3:35 pm – 5:00 pm U.S. Supreme Court Update Panel Open to all registrants.

Description Two of the nation’s leading U.S. Supreme Court practitioners will discuss the cases before the Court this Term.

Moderator Dan Schweitzer, Supreme Court Director and Chief Counsel, National Association of Attorneys General

Panelists Walter Dellinger, Professor of Law, Duke University Law School and Partner, O’Melveny & Myers Ted Olson, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Former United States Solicitor General

60 MINUTES GENERAL CLE

5:00 pm Program Conclusion