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2026 California LGBTQ+ Leadership Summit
Monday, August 3
 

9:00am AKDT

Registration Table Open
Monday August 3, 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm AKDT

Monday August 3, 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

9:30am AKDT

Breakfast Buffet
Monday August 3, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am AKDT

Monday August 3, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

10:15am AKDT

Celebrations: Local Wins and New Leaders!
Monday August 3, 2026 10:15am - 11:00am AKDT
Have you had a big win in your city council or commission in the past year? Are you a newly elected or appointed official? Now is the time to celebrate those! We will open the Summit this year with a chance for shout outs and happy dances for the progress we have made this year.
Monday August 3, 2026 10:15am - 11:00am AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

11:00am AKDT

Social Media and AI Policies
Monday August 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm AKDT

Speakers
avatar for Casey Pick

Casey Pick

Senior Director of Law and Policy, The Trevor Project
Casey Pick (she/her) is the Senior Director of Law and Policy for The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and mental health organization serving LGBTQ+ young people. She is responsible for ensuring The Trevor Project’s life-saving expertise is elevated in state capitols... Read More →
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Shae Gardner

Director of Policy and Research, LGBT Tech
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Asm. Josh Lowenthal

Assembly District 69, California State Legislature
Monday August 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

12:15pm AKDT

Lunch
Monday August 3, 2026 12:15pm - 1:45pm AKDT

Monday August 3, 2026 12:15pm - 1:45pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

1:45pm AKDT

Our Rights and the Courts
Monday August 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm AKDT

Speakers
avatar for Amanda Goad, Esq.

Amanda Goad, Esq.

Audrey Irmas Director, Gender, Sexuality, & Reproductive Justice Project and Deputy Director of Advocacy, ACLU Southern California
Amanda is the Audrey Irmas Director, Gender, Sexuality, & Reproductive Justice Project and Deputy Director of Advocacy at the ACLU of Southern California, fighting for the rights and civil liberties of LGBTQ people through litigation, policy advocacy, technical assistance, coalition-building... Read More →
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Crystal Adams

Deputy Attorny General, California Department of Justice
Crystal Adams (she/her) is a Deputy Attorney General at the California Department of Justice in the Healthcare Rights and Access Section of the Public Rights Division, where she works on a variety of lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s attacks on public health funding... Read More →
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Imani Rupert Gorden

Executive Director, NCLR
Monday August 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

3:00pm AKDT

Break
Monday August 3, 2026 3:00pm - 3:15pm AKDT

Monday August 3, 2026 3:00pm - 3:15pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

3:15pm AKDT

California Ballot Measures
Monday August 3, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm AKDT

Monday August 3, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

4:15pm AKDT

Remarks: Asm. Corey Jackson
Monday August 3, 2026 4:15pm - 4:30pm AKDT

Speakers
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Asm. Corey Jackson

Assembly District 60, California State Legislature
Monday August 3, 2026 4:15pm - 4:30pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

4:30pm AKDT

Rainbow Reception
Monday August 3, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm AKDT
Join us for a hosted reception at Change Craft, right next door to The California Endowment!
Monday August 3, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm AKDT
Change Craft 1414 K Street, Suite 150 Sacramento, CA 95814
 
Tuesday, August 4
 

8:00am AKDT

Registration Table Open
Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:00am - 1:00pm AKDT

Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:00am - 1:00pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

8:30am AKDT

Breakfast Buffet
Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am AKDT

Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

8:45am AKDT

Breakfast Workshop: TGI Messaging
Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:45am - 9:45am AKDT

Speakers
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Adrienne Kimmell

Founder, Sparks Solutions
Adrienne Kimmell is a strategist, researcher, and communications expert who helps organizations, candidates, and advocacy campaigns understand, persuade, and mobilize conflicted audiences—and translate those insights into measurable political, electoral, and policy victories.
Drawing on behavioral science, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and decades of experience in public opinion research and strategic communications, she specializes in uncovering the values, emotions, and decision-making processes that shape public opinion and developing messaging... Read More →
Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:45am - 9:45am AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

9:45am AKDT

Fireside Chat with Laphonza Butler
Tuesday August 4, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am AKDT

Speakers
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Senator Laphonza Butler

Senator
A trailblazing figure in American politics, Senator Butler completed the term of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein. Butler has a storied career as a trusted advisor to top elected officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s presidential... Read More →
Tuesday August 4, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

10:45am AKDT

Break
Tuesday August 4, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am AKDT

Tuesday August 4, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

11:00am AKDT

Healthcare Access in Crisis
Tuesday August 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm AKDT

Speakers
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Asm. Mark Gonzalez

Assembly Majority Whip and Assembly District 54, California State Legislature

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Asm. Alex Lee

Assembly District 24, California State Legislature
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Laura Sheckler

Director of Budget Advocacy & Strategic Policy, California Primary Care Association
Tuesday August 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

12:15pm AKDT

Closing Remarks
Tuesday August 4, 2026 12:15pm - 12:30pm AKDT

Tuesday August 4, 2026 12:15pm - 12:30pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814

12:30pm AKDT

Snacks!
Tuesday August 4, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm AKDT

Tuesday August 4, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm AKDT
Adelante Room 1414 K. Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814
 
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