2026 CONFERENCE
Agenda
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2026 CONFERENCE
Agenda
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Lunch and Learn for Congressional Staff
Russell Senate Office Building - Room: SR-385
Jacqueline Garrick, WoA Advocacy Mission
John Kiriakou - Whistleblower Rights Protect Democracy
Tom Devine - GAP - Overview of MISC activities on the Hill
Ryan Sweazey - Walk the Talk Foundation
Emily Fertitta - FBI Employee Protections
A’Isiah Johnson - Public Citizen & Occupational Safety
1:30 P.M. -3:30 P.M.
Capitol Hill Office Visits
8:00 - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
Military District of Washington Armed Forces Color Guard
National Anthem - Recording of Ed Schrank
Invocation and moment of silence - Rev. Anthony Motley
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Jackie Garrick, WoA Founder
9:15 - 9:45 AM
Keynote: Former Congressman Tony Coelho
9:45 - 11:45 AM
Whistleblower Laws and Legal Processes - Who Gets What?
Tom Devine
Robert Turkewitz
Brian Knowles
Richard Condit
Dan Meyer
11:45 - 12:45 PM
Box Lunch - Giraffe Awards
1:00 PM - 1:30PM
Conducting Corruption Investigations
Scott Greytak
1:30 - 3:00 PM
US Government Resources, Referrals and Rightdoing
Rebecca Jones
Lanie Delessandro
Laura Pavlovic
Creola Kelly
3:00 - 3:15 PM
BREAK
3:15 - 4:00 PM
Overcoming Adversity - Restoration and Resilience
Dr. Jackie Garrick
Erin Fullerton
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Reception & Networking Movie Night - Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing Directed by Rory Kennedy discussion with Santiago Paredes & Merle Meyers
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Global Imperative - Whistleblower Rights & Protections
Oksana Bronevytska
Noma Pakade
Amina Mwaikambo
Dante Presser
Bonnie Palifka
Samantha Feinstein
11:00 - 11:30 PM
Getting Your Story in the News: What Reporters Need to Know
James Grimaldi
11:30 - 12:45 PM
Box Lunches
12:45 - 1:00 PM
Restoration and Resilience Retreats
Jenny Malony
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Restoration and Resilience
Ted Blickwedel
3:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Dr. Jackie Garrick
Benediction - Rev. Anthony Motley
3:30 PM
Networking
4:30 PM
Adjourn