DemocracySummit 2027

DemocracySummit 2027 β€” The Road to 2028

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πŸ“ Charleston, South Carolina
πŸ“… August 6th – 8th, 2027

As the race for 2028 heats up, join young leaders from across the country for a weekend of ideas, community, and conversations about the future of young people, democracy, America.

Official registration is coming soon. Pre-register now to be the first to know when tickets, speakers, travel scholarships, and programming are announced.

🎟️ Pre-Register Today!

Pre-registration is free, nonbinding, and does not guarantee admission. Official registration and ticketing will open at a later date.

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Check out our 2026 program:

2026 Featured Speakers

William He

Founder & CEO of Dream for America

VP Kamala Harris*

49th Vice President of the United States

Sec. Pete Buttigieg*

19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Sen. Mark Kelly*

U.S. Senator, Arizona

Gov. Andy Beshear*

Governor of Kentucky

Stacey Abrams*

Founder, Fair Fight Action

Sen. Chris Murphy*

U.S. Senator, Connecticut

Rep. Ro Khanna*

U.S. Representative (CA-17)

Rep. Maxwell Frost

U.S. Representative (FL-10)

Texas Rep. James Talarico*

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate

Ken Martin

Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Jaime Harrison

Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Mini Timmaraju

President & CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones

Mayor of San Antonio

Texas Rep. Gene Wu

Leader of the Texas House Democratic Caucus

PA Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta

Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton*

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis*

Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Texas Sen. Sarah Eckhardt

Democratic nominee for Texas Comptroller

Kendall Scudder

Chair of The Texas Democratic Party

Texas Rep. Vikki Goodwin

Democratic nominee for Texas Lieutenant Governor

Texas Rep. Donna Howard

Member of the Texas House of Representatives

Mayor Ron Nirenberg

Former Mayor of San Antonio

IL Rep. Kam Buckner

Speaker Pro Tempore of the Illinois House of Representatives

Steven Bonnell II (Destiny)

Political Commentator

Mark K. Updegrove

Chairman and CEO, The LBJ Foundation

Amb. Wally Brewster

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic

Board Member, Dream for America

Matthew Watkins

Editor-in-Chief, The Texas Tribune

Jevin D. Hodge

Board Member, Dream for America

Leonard Aguilar

President, Texas AFL-CIO

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal

Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner

MO Rep. Ray Reed

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Councilmember Zo Qadri

Austin City Councillor

Pooja Sethi

Former Chief of Staff in the Texas Legislature & Former Chair of the Travis County Democratic Party

Lt. Col. Evan Hunt, USAF (Ret.)

Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel & Combat Aviator

Democratic nominee for U.S House (TX-3)

Ayaan Moledina

Federal Policy Director, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT)

Igor Volsky

Campaign Manager, Tax the Greedy Billionaires

Debra Cleaver

Founder & CEO, Vote America

Yemisi Egbewole

Former Chief of Staff, The White House Press Office & Senior Advisor to the Press Secretary

Darcy Caballero

Government Relations & Political Director, Planed Parenthood Texas Votes

Samantha Casiano

Plaintiff in Zurawski v. Texas

Kimberly Taylor

CEO & Founder of Taylor Collective Solutions

Zhara Baksh

Campaign Manager at Color of Change

Mo Jenkins

Texas State Director at Human Rights Campaign

Nicolette Ardiente

Community Engagement Manager, Asian Texans for Justice

Jackie Bastard

Executive Director, JOLT Action

Anagha Uppal

Program Director, Powerhouse Texas

Clayton Tucker

Democratic nominee for Texas Agriculture Commissioner

Olivia Webster

National Organizing Director, Dream for America

Wyatt Sharpe

Journalist & Host, The Sharpe Exchange

Tre’veontae Martin

Deputy National Organizing Director, Dream for America

Marcus Emmanuel

Director of Operations, Dream for America

Zach Lambert

Pastor, Restore Austin

Kaylie Lynn (Lynndigo)

Singer

*virtual keynote address

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