Keynote – Retired Admiral William McRaven

Tuesday, July 1

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Admiral William H. McRaven is a retired U.S. Navy Four-Star admiral and the former Chancellor of the University of Texas System. During his time in the military, he commanded special operations forces at every level, eventually taking charge of the U.S. Special Operations Command. His career included combat during Desert Storm and both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He commanded the troops that captured Saddam Hussein and rescued Captain Phillips. McRaven is also credited with developing the plan and leading the Osama bin Laden mission in 2011. He currently serves on the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the National Football Foundation, and the Board of Directors of ConocoPhillips.

Keynote - Reince Priebus

Thursday, July 3

Noon – 1:30 PM

Reince Priebus was named White House Chief of Staff shortly after the 2016 campaign.

Prior to managing the White House staff, Priebus served as the longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee in modern history. He oversaw a dramatic turnaround of the RNC, rescuing its finances, repairing its operations, and rebuilding its ground game. By welcoming new voters and harnessing the power of new technologies, Priebus built the infrastructure needed for landslide GOP victories. He left the RNC the winningest chairmen of either political party in American history. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 and 2017.

Priebus is a regular political commentator for major news channels and is an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Prior to his role at CBS News, he served as a visiting Fellow at Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. Priebus and his wife, Sally, have two young children, Jack and Grace. He was raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin and is a die-hard Packers fan.