ACE Summit Agenda

2024 ACE (Advocate, Cultivate, Empower) Summit

Washington, DC
June 3-5, 2024

**The Holiday Inn Capitol is the host hotel and will host the majority of the general sessions, breakout sessions, meals, and other events. Others will be held in AFBF offices.**

Monday, June 3, 2024

Casual, wear your state WLC gear (if applicable) and/or name badge

5:00 – 6:30 PM
Registration  

6:00 – 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
**Light Hor D'oeuvre Served & One Drink Ticket Per Attendee

7:30 – 9:00 PM
Dinner on Your Own  

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Business Casual Dress Encouraged

8:00 – 8:45 AM
Breakfast on Your Own

9:00 – 10:15 AM
Opening General Session

10:30 – 11:45 AM
Breakout Sessions

• • How to Begin the Advocacy Journey
  • Storytelling with Confidence
  • Cultivating Conversations
  • Issues on the Forefront of Politics and Economics

12:00 – 1:30 PM
Luncheon Program

*Includes plated lunch

1:30 – 1:45 PM
Break

1:45 – 3:00 PM
Breakout Sessions

• • Pixar Storytelling
  • Transferring a Negative to a Positive
  • Why Not Me?
  • Women in Urban Agriculture

3:15 – 3:30 PM
Break

3:30 – 4:30PM
AFBF Issue Briefing

4:30 – 5:30 PM
Message Development & Hill Training

5:30 – 6:30 PM
Break

6:30 – 9:00 PM
Dinner on Your Own

*We encourage you to plan dinner out with attendees from your region

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Business Professional Dress Encouraged

7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast on Your Own

8:30 – 9:30 AM
Closing General Session

9:30 – 9:45 AM
Break

9:45 – 10:45 AM
Regional Meet-Ups

11:00 – 11:15 AM
Break

11:15 – 12:00 PM
Hill Visit Practice

12:00 – 1:00 PM
To-go Lunch

1:00 – 5:00 PM
Hill Visits

4:00 – 6:00 PM
Hill Visit Debrief Drop-In

*Snacks or appetizers served