Agenda: Pollies 26

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM	AAPC Foundation Golf Tournament More Info
10:00 AM	Registration More Info
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Exhibits More Info			AAPC Foundation Leadership Lounge More Info
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	USPS Listening Session More Info
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	First Timers/New Members Luncheon: Courtesy of Resonate More Info
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Welcome Happy Hour More Info
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Opening General Session More Info
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 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 More Info
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Breakfast of Champions: 40 Under 40 & Trailblazers 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 More Info Rob Secaur, RNC Jack Pandol, NRCC Brendan Jaspers, National Republican Senatorial Committee Mason Di Palma, Republican State Leadership Committee Domenic Re, Senate Leadership Fund Joe Pileggi, CLF Tracy Dietz, DonorBureau		Democratic Caucus More Info Shripal Shah, House Majority PAC Allyson Marcus, The Hub Project		Public Affairs Caucus: Courtesy of Holtzman Vogel More Info Erica Monteith, GMMB
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Break: Courtesy of SparkFire More Info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Modeling the Modern Electorate More Info Tim Saler, Grassroots Targeting Zachary Imel, Republican National Committee John Hagner, Workbench Strategy Rosa Mendoza, Global Strategy Group	Fundraising Under Pressure More Info Brent Brooks, Republican National Committee Lauren Newhouse, Dogwood Public Affairs		Breaking the Algorithm More Info		Spotlight Breakout: Courtesy of MiQ More Info
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	General Session Luncheon More Info
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM	Polling for Strategy More Info Angela Kuefler, Global Strategy Group Nicole McCleskey, Public Opinion Strategies Travis Tunis, Fabrizio Lee & Associates	Small Firms, Big Wins More Info Philip Swibinski, Vision Media Marketing Inc. Brett Cooper, SWAY Chris Miles, AM Strategies		The Paradox of Persuasion More Info Brad Herold, Something Else Strategies Tommy McDonald, FIGHT Agency		Spotlight Breakout: Courtesy of Cross Screen Media More Info
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	Break: Courtesy of TrueStream More Info
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	General Session: Digital Up Fronts More Info
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Happy Hour 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 More Info
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	AAPC Foundation Leadership Lounge More Info			Exhibits More Info
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM	Breakfast More Info
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	General Session: Art of the Pitch More Info Brad Todd, OnMessage Rebecca Pearcey, Bryson Gillette Trish Hoppey, Pivot
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	The Intelligence Advantage More Info Maya Hutchinson, BattlegroundAI	The End of the IE? More Info		The New Science of Mail More Info Rachel King, Moxie Tyler Foote, Arena Mail+Digital Nadia Garnett, Deliver Strategies		Spotlight Breakout: Courtesy of Optimum Media More Info
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Break More Info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Field Reimagined More Info Gabriella Zutrau	The Business of Influence More Info		Script to Shipped More Info Chris Scott, Mary Sheffield for Mayor of Detroit		Spotlight Breakout: Courtesy of Magnite More Info
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	General Session Luncheon: Campaign Excellence Awards More Info
2:15 PM - 6:00 PM	Island Time More Info
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Pollie Award Winners Reception More Info
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Pollie Awards Live! Dinner, Drinks & The Big Reveal: Courtesy of StackAdapt More Info
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Pollie Awards After Party: Courtesy of StackAdapt More Info

CONFERENCE AGENDA