Thursday , February 26, 2015 8:00 General Session Doors Open Potomac Ballroom Call to Order Invocation Presentation of Colors: The Citadel Republican Society Color Guard National Anthem: Carol Apelt, American Conservative Union Pledge of Allegiance 8:40 Dr. Ben Carson Potomac Ballroom 9:00 Senator Mike Lee, (UT) Potomac Ballroom 9:20 Reclaiming the American Dream: Millennials Look Toward Their Future Potomac Ballroom Moderator: Raffi Williams, Republican National Committee Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA Representative Mia Love, (UT-4) Senator Ben Sasse, (NE) 9:30 Coffee Reception with Dr. Ben Carson Chesapeake 4-6 First 50 attendees will receive signed book, “The Last Line of Defense” CPAC Theater Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2015 attendees. 10:00 What’s Next for Common Core: The Political Future of the Law Potomac Ballroom Moderator: Sabrina Schaeffer, Independent Women’s Forum Emmett McGroarty, American Principles Project Neil McClusky, CATO 10:00 Exhibit Hall Opens Exhibit Hall D-E 10:00 Yes, We Won in 2014 but Still Fail on the Ground and Online Chesapeake D-E Why We’ll Lose the White House in 2016 (and Deserve to) – Ned Ryun, American Activism Boot Camp Majority Hacking Facebook and Twitter – Aubrey Blankenship, American Majority 10:30 Inventing to Nowhere: Two first time inventors encounter patent legislation that Chesapeake 4-6 threatens their intellectual property rights and America’s innovative spirit. CPAC Theater Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2015 attendees. 10:30 Free One-on-one Personalized Career Consultations – Walk-ups welcome! Camellia 2 Sponsored by the Leadership Institute 10:40 The Conservative Replacement to Obamacare Potomac Ballroom Moderator: Amy Frederick, 60 Plus Association Senator John Barrasso, (WY) Representative Marsha Blackburn, (TN-7) Jim Capretta, Ethics and Public Policy Center 11:00 Activists & Candidates: Flip Sides of the Campaign Coin Chesapeake D-E 7 Grassroots Cheats You’ve Never Heard of – Matt Robbins, American Majority Activism Boot Camp Running for Office with Victory Guaranteed – Cecilia Houser, Ebensburg Borough Council 11:20 Beyond the Expected: Broadening the Conservative Base Potomac Ballroom Moderator: Amanda House, One America News Network Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform Heather Higgins, Independent Women’s Voice Tammy Bruce, The Washington Times Presented by the American Conservative Union Official CPAC -1- 2015 events appear in BOLD 12:00 Salute to Veterans Potomac Ballroom Senator Joni Ernst, (IA) LtCol Oliver North, USMC (Ret.), Freedom Alliance 12:00 America At Risk: How do we win a war with an enemy the Obama Chesapeake 4-6 Administration refuses to identify, hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich CPAC Theater Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all CPAC 2015 Attendees. 12:00 Book Signing: “Obama’s Enforcer” by John Fund Exhibit Hall D-E 12:20 You Built It, But Do You Own It? Potomac Ballroom A Discussion on Obama’s Initiative to Reduce Intellectual Property Rights Moderator: Dan Schneider, American Conservative Union Adam Mossoff, George Mason University Mark Schultz, George Mason School of Law Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission 1:00 Governor Chris Christie, (NJ) Potomac Ballroom 1:00 Talking the Right Way to the Right Crowd Chesapeake D-E Stop the Messaging Crisis! – Bill Meierling Activism Boot Camp The 80% Solution: Creating Winning Coalitions – Paulo Sibaja, Leadership Institute 1:00 Free One-on-one Personalized Career Consultations – Walk-ups welcome! Camellia 2 Sponsored by the Leadership Institute 1:20 Carly Fiorina, Former CEO, Hewlett-Packard, Chairman, American Conservative Potomac Ballroom Union Foundation 1:30 Book Signing: “Who Killed the American Family?” by Phyllis Schlafly Exhibit Hall D-E 1:40 Senator Ted Cruz, (TX) Potomac Ballroom 2:00 Where the Rubber Meets the Road Chesapeake D-E Community Organizing for Conservatives – Ed King, Young Americans for Liberty Activism Boot Camp Winning in the Bluest of States: A Vermont and Wisconsin Case Study – Tayt Brooks and Matt Batzel, American Majority 2:00 Meet and Greet: Carly Fiorina Exhibit Hall D-E Open to all CPAC 2015 Premium Attendees 2:00 Activism Boot Camp – Main Stage Potomac Ballroom 2:00: Ned Ryun, Intro the TED talks 2:05: Tom Basile, Sirius XM, Patriot Radio Host, “Effective Communication to Expand the Conservative Majority” 2:30: Roman Genn, National Review, “Satire and Caricature as a Political Weapon” 2:55: Sabo, UnsavoryAgents.com, “The Dissident Art Movement” 3:20: Craig Snider, Alta Vista Media, “The Subversive Art of Storytelling” 3:45: John Whitbeck, Chairman of Virginia GOP, “From Purple to Red” 3:55: Wrap up 2:10 When Should America Go to War? Potomac 1 Moderator: KT McFarland, National Security Analyst Breakout Room #1 Ambassador John Bolton, American Enterprise Institute Representative Ryan Zinke, (MT) James Carafano, The Heritage Foundation Senator Tom Cotton, (AR) 2:10 Immigration: Can Conservatives Reach a Consensus? Potomac 2 Presented by the American Conservative Union Official CPAC -2- 2015 events appear in BOLD Moderator: Charlie Gerow, Quantum Communications Breakout Room #2 Representative Jeff Duncan, (SC- 3) Alfonso Aguilar, American Principles Project Mario Lopez, Hispanic Leadership Fund 2:10 How Schools and Universities are Failing to Teach Kids Potomac 3 Moderator: Michael Poliakoff, American Council of Trustees and Alumni Breakout Room #3 Annie Hsiao, Charles Koch Institute Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review Patrick Wolf, University of Arkansas 2:10 Two Bits and 64 Bytes: Digital Currency and the Democratization of Money Potomac 4 Moderator: Ed Moy, Former Director of the U.S. Mint Breakout Room #4 Jinyoung Englund, The Bitcoin Foundation Terry Schilling, American Principles Project 2:10 Asset Forfeiture: The Sheriff of Nottingham at your Doorstep Potomac 5 Pat Nolan, American Conservative Union Foundation CPAC University Derek Cohen, Texas Public Policy Foundation Darpana Sheth, Institute for Justice 2:10 Full House: Who’s Got the Winning Hand? Potomac 6 A Discussion on Internet Freedom and the 10th Amendment: Should CPAC University Congress Shut Down State-Authorized Gambling Websites? John Pappas, Poker Players Alliance 2:10 Government Intervention in Economic Recession: Less is More Chesapeake A Peter Wallison, American Enterprise Institute CPAC University 2:30 Occupy Unmasked. A shocking indictment of one of the most controversial Chesapeake 4-6 movements in American history, starring Andrew Breitbart. CPAC Theater Sponsored by Citizens United. Open to all registered CPAC 2015 attendees. 2:30 Crushing the Crony Culture Chesapeake 1-3 Moderator: Tim Chapman, Heritage Action for America Diane Katz, The Heritage Foundation Romina Boccia, The Heritage Foundation Nick Loris, The Heritage Foundation *Sponsored by The Heritage Foundation 2:30 Regulatory Assaults on Your Freedom That You Might Now Yet Know About Camellia 3 Live panel discussion between Niger Innis, Executive Director of TheTeaParty.net, George Landrith, President of Frontiers of Freedom Institute and Jeff Stier, Senior Fellow of National Center for Public Policy Research. David Keene, Opinion Editor for The Washington Times to moderate. Sponsored by The Washington Times. Open to all CPAC 2015 Attendees. 3:00 The New Frontiers of Data Chesapeake D-E Information Never Sleeps: Tracking Politics in 2015 – Austin James, Optimus Activism Boot Camp We’re Watching You: How to Video Track 24/7 – Tim Miller, America Rising PAC 3:00 Book Signing: “The School Choice Journey” by Patrick Wolf Exhibit Hall D-E 3:10 Surfing for Secrets: Cyber Insecurity in the Digital Age Potomac 1 Moderator: Steven Bucci, The Heritage Foundation Breakout Room #1 John Solomon, The Washington Times Representative Mike Pompeo, (KS-4) Kevin Freeman, author of “Game Plan” General Michael Mukasey, Former U.S. Attorney General Senator Rob Portman, (OH) Presented by the American Conservative Union Official CPAC -3- 2015 events appear in BOLD 3:10 Vote Early, Vote Often: How to Combat Election (Voter) Fraud Potomac 2 Moderator: Guy Benson, Townhall Breakout Room #2 Don McGahn, Former FEC Chairman James O’Keefe, Project Veritas Representative Peter Roskam, (IL-6) 3:10 Climate: What Tom Steyer Won’t Tell You Potomac 3 Moderator: Becky Norton Dunlop, The Heritage Foundation Breakout Room #3 Joe Bast, The Heartland Institute Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute Andrew Langer, Institute for Liberty Representative Bill Flores, (TX-17) Gary Broadbent, Murray Energy Corporation 3:10 There’s No “I” in Teamsters: Obama’s Bow to Big Labor Bosses Potomac 4 Moderator: Bill McMorris, Washington Free Beacon Breakout Room #4 Mark Mix, National Right to Work Committee State Representative Nick Zerwas, (MN) Tammy McCutchen, Former Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor John Diehl, Speaker, Missouri House of Representatives 3:10 Prosecutors Gone Wild Potomac 5 John Fund, National Review Online CPAC University Sidney Powell, Sidney Powel, P.C. Clark Neily, The Institute for Justice Reginald Brown 3:10 Can Islam and Democracy Co-Exist? Potomac 6 Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, American Islamic Forum for Democracy CPAC University Raquel Saraswari 3:10 US-Israel: Does the Special Relationship Still Exist? Chesapeake A Jeff Ballabon, Former CBS Vice President CPAC University 3:30 Meet and Greet: Senator Rand Paul Exhibit Hall D-E Open to all CPAC 2015 Premium Attendees. 4:00 Book Signing: “Government Bullies” by Senator Rand Paul Exhibit Hall D-E 4:15 The Red Pill or the Blue Pill?