Religious Freedom in America Conference

8:15 am Registration

9:00 am Welcome – Ambassador Sam Brownback

Allison Auditorium (all conference sessions will be held in Allison Auditorium)

9:10 am Keynote Address - Mike Farris, National Religious Broadcasters

9:30 am Panel – Religious Freedom in Health Care

Moderator: Jeffrey Barrows, D.O., Christian Medical & Dental Associations

Scott Armistead, M.D., Family Medicine Physician

Donna Harrison, M.D., Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Dave Prentice, Ph.D., Charlotte Lozier Institute

Roger Severino, The Heritage Foundation

10:45 am  Panel – Religious Freedom in Government

Moderator: Roger Severino, The Heritage Foundation

Lance Kinzer, 1st Amendment Partnership

Tom McClusky, Catholics Vote

Maya Noronha, First Liberty Institute

Jeremy Tedesco, Alliance Defending Freedom 

12:00 pm Presentation and Remarks - Madison Guardian of Religious Freedom Award

The Honorable Mike Lee, United States Senator from Utah  

12:30 pm  Lunch – Religious Freedom in the Military

Meal sponsored by The Heritage Foundation

The Right Reverend Derek Jones, Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty

Mike Berry, First Liberty Institute  

Davis and Luce Conference Room

1:40 pm  Panel – Religious Freedom in Corporate America

Moderator: Jeremy Tedesco, Alliance Defending Freedom

The Honorable Marlo Oaks, Treasurer of Utah

Jonathan Berry, Boyden Gray PLLC

Steve Hap, Indigenous Advance Ministries

2:45 pm  Keynote Address - Coach Joe Kennedy – former Bremerton, Washington High School football coach

3:05 pm Break

3:15 pm Panel – Religious Freedom in Education 

Moderator: David Trimble, Religious Freedom Institute

Wael Elkoshairi, Family Rights for Religious Freedom

Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Coalition for Jewish Values

Jonathan Pidluzny, America First Policy Institute

Superintendent Mark Taylor, Spotsylvania County Public School System

4:30 pm Open Discussion and Wrap Up

5:00 pm Conference concludes - all participants are invited to reception

5:30 pm Reception for all attendees

Sponsored by: Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty and the Anglican Office for Government and International Affairs 

Capitol Hill Club

320 First Street, SE, Washington, DC 

7:30 pm Reception concludes