Agenda: Pollies 26

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM	AAPC Foundation Golf Tournament Location: Little Sandy Short Course More Info
10:00 AM	Registration Location: Magnolia Foyer More Info
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Exhibits More Info
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Breakfast & USPS Listening Session: A Conversation with the Postal Service on How to Deliver Maximum Impact Location: Amelia 1 Room More Info
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	First Timers/New Members Luncheon: Courtesy of Resonate Location: Cumberland A Room More Info
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	AAPC Foundation Leadership Lounge Location: Ossabaw Room More Info
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Welcome Happy Hour: Courtesy of FullPAC Location: Magnolia Foyer and Terrace More Info
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM	Industry Perspective: Courtesy of FullPAC Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info Travis Trawick, FullPAC, Inc.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	The Podcast Playbook: Courtesy of iHeartMedia Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info Kelly Gibson, Bryson Gillette Clay Travis, The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show / Outkick Media Andy Kelly, iHeartMedia
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Beach Party: Courtesy of Ampersand, Comcast, Cox & Spectrum Reach More Info
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM	A Night Out at the Pollies More Info
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Sunrise Networking: Beach Yoga Courtesy of REPAY More Info
8:30 AM	Registration Location: Magnolia Foyer More Info
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast: Courtesy of SparkFire More Info
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM	Exhibits More Info					AAPC Foundation Leadership Lounge Location: Ossabaw Room More Info
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Breakfast of Champions: 40 Under 40 & Trailblazers Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Break: Courtesy of REPAY More Info
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Republican Caucus: Courtesy of DataTrust Location: Amelia 1 Room More Info Rob Secaur, RNC Jack Pandol, NRCC Mason Di Palma, Republican State Leadership Committee Domenic Re, SLF Joe Pileggi, CLF Tracy Dietz, DonorBureau			Democratic Caucus Location: Amelia 4 Room More Info Shripal Shah, House Majority PAC Allyson Marcus, The Hub Project Stewart Boss, DSCC Melissa Williams, EMILYs List Kelly Gibson, Bryson Gillette				Public Affairs Caucus: Courtesy of Holtzman Vogel Location: Amelia 23 Room More Info Erica Monteith, GMMB Stacie Rumenap, DCI Group Trey Richardson, Sagac Public Affairs Sharon Copeland, The Herald Group Jefrey Pollock, Global Strategy Group
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Break: Courtesy of SparkFire More Info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	CEO Perspectives: A Candid Conversation Location: Cumberland A Room More Info Jeff Roe, Axiom Kate Sours, Empower Strategies	Modeling the Modern Electorate Location: Amelia 4 Room More Info Tim Saler, Grassroots Targeting Zachary Imel, Republican National Committee John Hagner, Workbench Strategy Rosa Mendoza, Global Strategy Group			Fundraising Under Pressure Location: Cumberland BC Room More Info Brent Brooks, RNC Lauren Newhouse, Dogwood Public Affairs John Hall, JHS Patrick Burton, MissionWired		Breaking the Algorithm Location: Amelia 23 Room More Info Tanner Williams, Convergence Media Charlotte Robertson, COURIER Zandria Haines, Moxie Boo Yuen, The Adwell Group Robert Aho, BrabenderCox			Every Screen Counts: The Race for Voter Attention: Courtesy of MiQ Location: Amelia 1 Room More Info Jesse Contario, MiQ Michael O'Brien, National Media Micaela Chavez, TKO Political Andrea Ambrosia, Yosemite Consulting Celia Bote, Targeted Victory
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Powering Political Campaigns – From Launch through Election Day: Courtesy of X Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info Sten McGuire, xAI Danny Jester, GMMB Paul Winn, Smart Media Group Kevin Walling, ㅤ
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM	Disclosed But Not Understood: New Research on AI Disclaimers and Voter Trust Location: Cumberland A Room More Info Julie Sweet, AAPC Larry Huynh, Trilogy Interactive Taylar Pompey Harrington, Swayable	Polling for Strategy Location: Amelia 4 Room More Info Angela Kuefler, Global Strategy Group Travis Tunis, Fabrizio Lee & Associates David Binder, David Binder Research Jill Normington, Normington Petts Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies			Small Firms, Big Wins Location: Cumberland BC Room More Info Philip Swibinski, Vision Media Marketing Inc. Brett Cooper, SWAY Lauren Morenko, Smart Media Group Nicole Hall, HSP Direct		The Paradox of Persuasion Location: Amelia 23 Room More Info Brad Herold, Something Else Strategies Tommy Mcdonald, Fight Agency Sarah Doty, On Message Inc.			What Everyone is Getting Wrong About CTV: Courtesy of Cross Screen Media Location: Amelia 1 Room More Info Chris Gulugian, Cross Screen Media Kyle Roberts, AdImpact Kory Vargas Caro, Nexxen Alexi Mellady, Bask Digital Media
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Break More Info
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Tech Stack 2026 – Lightning Demos Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM	Stack & Social Happy Hour Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM	A Night Out at the Pollies More Info
Thursday, March 26, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Sunrise Networking More Info
8:30 AM	Registration Location: Magnolia Foyer More Info
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibits More Info
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM	AAPC Foundation Leadership Lounge Location: Ossabaw Room More Info
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM	Breakfast Location: Magnolia Foyer More Info
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	General Session: Art of the Pitch Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info Brad Todd, OnMessage/OnMessage Public Strategies Rebecca Pearcey, Bryson Gillette Trish Hoppey, The Pivot Group
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break: Courtesy of TrueStream More Info
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	The Intelligence Advantage Location: Amelia 4 Room More Info Maya Hutchinson, BattlegroundAI David Seawright, GP3 Technology Group Julie Sweet, AAPC George Nassar, Public Opinion Strategies		The End of the IE? Location: Amelia 23 Room More Info Kyle Roberts, AdImpact Nicole Kelly, Lex Politica PLLC Erin Clark, BakerHostetler Rachel Jacobs, Elias Law Group LLP Daria Dawson, America Votes			The New Science of Mail Location: Cumberland BC Room More Info Rachel King, Moxie Tyler Foote, Arena Mail+Digital Nadia Garnett, Deliver Strategies Conor McGuinness, Big Dog Strategies Paul Del Signore, United States Postal Service			Touchdowns, Targeting, and Turnout: Winning with Live Sports: Courtesy of Optimum Media Location: Amelia 1 Room More Info Joel Sawyer, Optimum Media Bona Daniel, GMMB Kyle Yadon-Smith, Senate Leadership Fund Greg Butcher, Alamo Intelligence, LLC Vania Lopez Castillo, Evolve Campaigns
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Break: Courtesy of Stirista More Info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Field Reimagined Location: Cumberland BC Room More Info Tommy Knepper, InField Strategies Betsy Ankney, EMA Strategies Jay Jackson, AMM Political Strategies Aftab Baig, Peerly Inc. Victoria Perrone, Spruce Street Compliance		The Business of Influence Location: Amelia 4 Room More Info Caleb Brock, WOW!SGNL Piper Melbye, Direct Persuasion Paula Dhier, Urban Legend Micaela Chavez, TKO Political			Script to Shipped Location: Amelia 23 Room More Info Camille Torres, The Adwell Group Alaina Haworth, Bearstar Strategies Tom Pino, Polaris Campaigns Peter Lifson, Baker Group Strategies Kyle Martinsen, K24 Creative			The Supply Side Election: The Better Way to Buy Ads and Reach Voters: Courtesy of Magnite Location: Amelia 1 Room More Info Andrew Mullins, IMGE LLC Erik Brydges, Magnite Ryan Fanning, DSPolitical Thomas Ferrall, National Media
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	General Session Luncheon: Campaign Excellence Awards Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info
2:15 PM - 6:00 PM	Island Time More Info
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Pickleball Tournament, Courtesy of L2 More Info
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Pollie Award Winners Reception: Courtesy of D2 & DIRECTV Elect Location: Magnolia Foyer More Info
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Pollie Awards Live! Dinner, Drinks & The Big Reveal: Courtesy of StackAdapt Location: Magnolia Ballroom More Info
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Pollie Awards After Party: Courtesy of StackAdapt Location: Magnolia Garden More Info

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