Legislative Leaders Agenda for the Legislative Summit

4:30-6 p.m.
McCormick Place West
Roof Terrace
 

International Delegates Welcome Reception 

Greet international delegates while taking in the stunning Chicago skyline. NCSL gratefully acknowledges the Canadian Consul General Roy Norton and the Canadian Consulate of Chicago for hosting this reception.
 

University Club

76 E. Monroe St.

Reception for NCSL President-Elect Senator Mike Gronstal

Please join us at the University Club for this special event to honor NCSL’s incoming president, Senator Mike Gronstal. 
 

11-11:30 a.m.
McCormick Place West
Room 471a

Refreshments will be served.
 

Leaders-only conversation with Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel, a 42-year veteran of ABC News, was anchor and managing editor of "Nightline" from 1980 to 2005. New York University recently named him one of the top 100 American journalists of the past 100 years. His bestselling book, "Lights Out," explores the possibility of a major cyberattack on America’s power grid.
 

Legislative Summit Orientation

New to NCSL’s Legislative Summit? Then you'll want to attend this very helpful session to help you maximize your experience at the meeting.
 

Leaders-only conversation with Ron Insana

Ron Insana is a highly respected business journalist and commentator on financial markets and domestic and global economics. The author of several books, he has interviewed presidents, industry titans and foreign leaders. 
 

General Session: The Economy -- Five Things You Need to Know

Speaker:  Ron Insana
 

NCSL Standing Committees Meet
 

NCSL’s nine standing committees will examine and discuss a wide variety of important and timely public policy issues. Each committee also will convene a business meeting to discuss policies that will advance to the full NCSL Business Meeting on Wednesday. We hope you will attend one or more of these important discussions.
 

NCSL President’s Reception

Please join NCSL President Senator Curt Bramble for a festive gathering.
 

State Government Affairs Council (SGAC) Late Night Event

All legislative leaders are welcome at this event. Entry requires a ticket, which are being mailed to leaders’ offices in the next two weeks.
 

Leaders-only conversation with Hampton Sides
 

Hampton Sides is the award-winning editor of Outside magazine and a bestselling author. He is best known for his gripping adventure stories, often set in war-time or depicting epic expeditions of exploration and discovery.
 

A Conversation on Leadership with President Abraham Lincoln

Today’s challenging and often divisive political environment requires bold and nuanced leadership. But are contemporary leadership challenges really so different from those faced by leaders 150 years ago? Hear from one of the most accomplished leaders in American history and draw your own conclusions. You won’t want to miss this riveting conversation!

Speaker: President Abraham Lincoln (as performed by Michael Krebs, Lincoln Productions, Illinois)
 

Respondents: Senator Michael Sanchez, New Mexico

Senator Brent Hill, Idaho

NCSL Annual Business Meeting

General Session: Demographics, Democracy, the Future

Speakers: Jim Johnson, professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Karlyn Bowman, senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute
 

Collective Creativity

New leadership looks, sounds and feels, well, a lot like jazz! You’ll get a musical perspective on the creativity, inspiration and efficiency that characterize leadership from Orbert Davis and members of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, who use music as a catalyst for change. You will learn how an innovative and inclusive leadership approach nurtures an environment where all voices are fully present, and excellence is the standard. Attend this dynamic session for inspiration, learning and fun.

Leaders-only conversation with Melinda Gates
 

Leaders-only Reception at the Field Museum

Republican Breakfast

Legal analyst and host of the prime-time Fox News program, “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” Jeanine Pirro’s incisive insights on today’s politics are fascinating in an election year like no other.
 

Hear an insider’s view of the presidential election—from the Democratic perspective—from Amanda Renteria, national political director for Hillary for America. A former staffer for  U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Debbie Stabenow, she was the first Latina chief of staff in the history of the U.S. Senate. She also was the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives from California's 21st congressional district in 2014.
 

10 Things Great Leaders Do

It’s true: There are 10 essentials to great leadership and you’ll leave this session knowing how to apply them and what the field of neuroscience reveals that all successful leaders need to know.  

Speaker:  Tim Storey, director of State Services, NCSL
 

General Session Luncheon:  Election 2016 -- Insight and Analysis with Mara Liasson

Mara Liasson is a contributor on the Fox News Channel and a panelist on Fox News Sunday. She is a national political correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR). She has covered several presidential elections and was NPR's White House correspondent during all eight years of the Clinton administration. .