Schedule of Events and Speakers
All events are scheduled at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. Schedule is subject to change.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Executive Committee Meeting (closed)
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Convention Registration / Information Desk Open
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm: State Federation Presidents Meeting (state federation presidents only)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Regents Reception (Regents and their guests only)
For more information about the Regents Reception, contact Liz Matro at lmatro@nfrw.org.
Friday, September 24, 2021
9:00 am – 6:00 pm: Convention Registration / Information Desk Open
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Pre-Convention Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Campaign School (separate ticket)
Instructor:
NFRW Trainer Holly Robichaud will provide intensive training on the latest techniques in fundraising, voter contact and GOTV.
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Convention Welcome Reception
Special Guests:
Ron DeSantis, Governor, Florida
Tim Scott, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
Saturday, September 25, 2021
8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Convention Registration / Information Desk Open
8:30 am – 11:30 am: Convention General Session
Speakers:
Jeanette Nuñez, Lieutenant Governor, Florida
Michael McCaul, Congressman, Texas' 10th District
Claudia Tenney, Congresswoman, New York's 22nd District
Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and host of Huckabee
Roman Buhler, Director, Keep Nine Coalition
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Luncheon
Keynote Speaker:
Kristi Noem, Governor, South Dakota
Exclusive Preview of "Reagan" Trailer:
Howie Klausner, Screenwriter
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Workshops
- Critical Race Theory
Presenters:
Byron Donalds, Congressman, Florida's 19th District
Angela Morabito, Higher Education Fellow and Spokesman, Campus Reform
Frances Presley Rice, Co-Founder, Yocum African American History Association
Karlee Copeland, Treasurer, Loudoun County Republican Women, VA
- Election Integrity
Presenters:
Claudia Tenney, Congresswoman, New York's 22nd District
Alyssa Gonzales Specht, Election Integrity Counsel, Republican National Committee
Terry Campo, The Campo Group
- Communications: Getting Your Message Heard, organized by the Leadership Institute
Presenter:
Heather Sellers, Founder and President, Best Sellers
- Fundraising: Getting the Money You Need to Succeed, organized by the Leadership Institute
Presenters:
Mike Milligan, Vice President, Direct Mail Systems
Pam Pollard, NFRW Director of Finance
- Membership: Growing Your Organization, organized by the Leadership Institute
Presenters:
Dena Espenscheid, Director of Coalitions, Leadership Institute
Autumn Campbell, NFRW Membership Director
Glynis Chester, President, Texas Federation of Republican Women
Esther Byrd, President, Republican Women's Club of Duval Federated, FL
Kathy Schulte, President, Republican Women of Prescott, AZ
- Bylaws and Parliamentary Procedure
Presenter:
Theresa Kosmoski, RP, NFRW Parliamentarian and Bylaws Chair
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Achievement Awards Ceremony
Dinner: Attendees on own
Sunday, September 26, 2021
6:00 am – 12:00 pm: Convention Registration / Information Desk Open
6:30 am – 8:00 am: Voting for National Officers (if necessary)
7:15 am – 8:15 am: Prayer Breakfast (separate ticket)
9:15 am – 12:00 pm: Convention General Session
Speakers:
Kat Cammack, Congresswoman, Florida's 3rd District
Gordon Chang, author, commentator and leading expert on China, "Saving America from China's Existential Threat"
Katie Hopkins, Commentator
Rabbi
Aryeh Spero, "Leftwing Anti-Semitism is Exploding and Poses Greatest Threat to American Jews and Israel"
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Networking Luncheon
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Post-Convention Board of Directors Meeting (to elect the three Members-at-Large to the NFRW Executive Committee)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Post-Convention Executive Committee Meeting (closed)
All events are scheduled at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. Schedule is subject to change.