Florida Policy Summit 2026

Browse the schedule below for the pre-summit workshops, happy hour, and Florida Policy Summit

Resources:

Florida Policy Institute: What Floridians Should Know About Amendment 3 and Property Tax Cuts Under Amendment 3 Would Lead to Reductions in Services for Some Florida Hospitals
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Volunteer Recruitment Flyer
Florida Philanthropic Network: Amendment 3 One Pager
Foundation for A Healthy St. Petersburg: South St. Pete Health Equity Study Summary
National Association for Social Workers - Florida: Policy Table
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Full Schedule

September 16, 2026

September 16, 2026

12:00 pm

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1:15 pm

ET

Pre-Summit Workshops - Registration

Royal Palm Ballroom

1:15 pm

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2:45 pm

ET

Building an Impactful Communications Plan to Amplify Your Message

Room A

1:15 pm

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2:45 pm

ET

Can You Balance the Budget? Exploring the Local Impacts of Proposed Major Property Tax Cuts

Room B

Esteban Leonardo Santis, PhD

1:15 pm

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2:45 pm

ET

Investing in an Organizational Culture of Wellness

Room C

Brittney Frazier

2:45 pm

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3:00 pm

ET

Break: 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

ET

Creating Value-Based Messages for Narrative Change

Room A

Julie Fisher-Rowe

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

ET

Bending the Arc Together: Building Healthy Coalitions

Room B

McKay Chamberlain

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

ET

Creativity, Connections, and Mindfulness

Room C

Erica Monet Li, MPH, CHES®

4:30 pm

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5:30 pm

ET

Break: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

5:30 pm

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7:30 pm

ET

Happy Hour

Royal Palm Ballroom

Full Schedule

September 17, 2026

September 17, 2026

8:00 am

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9:00 am

ET

The Florida Policy Summit - Registration and Breakfast

Royal Palm Ballroom

Menu Coming Soon

9:00 am

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10:40 am

ET

Why Florida Matters

Royal Palm Ballroom

Senator Dwight Bullard

Michael Leachman

10:40 am

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11:00 am

ET

Break: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 am

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12:10 pm

ET

Inclusive Immigration Approaches That Put People First

Room A

Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD

Evelyn Almodóvar

11:00 am

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12:10 pm

ET

Increasing Equity by Addressing Disparities in Florida's Child Well-Being

Room B

Genesis Robinson

Norín Dollard, PhD

11:00 am

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12:10 pm

ET

Engaging with State Agencies: Lessons from the Field

Room C

Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith

12:10 pm

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1:10 pm

ET

Lunch

Menu Coming Soon

1:10 pm

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2:25 pm

ET

Addressing Affordability Through Paid Family Leave and Wage Enforcement

Room A

Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD

Carolina Wassmer

1:10 pm

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2:25 pm

ET

Breaking the Bank: Florida's Underinvestment in Education and its Consequences

Room B

Norín Dollard, PhD

1:10 pm

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2:25 pm

ET

The True Cost of Property Tax Cuts: Historical Perspectives and a Look at Florida's Ballot Question

Room C

Esteban Leonardo Santis, PhD

McKay Chamberlain

2:25 pm

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2:40 pm

ET

Break: 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM

2:40 pm

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3:55 pm

ET

Moving Away From the Old Ways: How Florida Can Adopt Better Practices to Public Safety

Room A

Michael Langley

2:40 pm

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3:55 pm

ET

Preserving and Strengthening Florida's Medicaid Program Amid Deep Federal Cuts

Room B

Erica Monet Li, MPH, CHES®

Melanie Williams

2:40 pm

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3:55 pm

ET

Assessing Florida’s Property Insurance Market: Current Pressures, Reform Tradeoffs, and the Road Ahead

Room C

Senator Jeff Brandes

3:55 pm

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4:15 pm

ET

Break: 3:55 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 pm

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5:00 pm

ET

Policy and Poetry: Expressions of Solidarity・Courage・Hope

Royal Palm Ballroom