Colorado: Shari Williams

The weekend, which drew a crowd of 470 to its Saturday night dinner at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, was headlined by speaker Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, an influential beltway magazine. “Cheer up,” Kristol said, adding that the vigorous internal debate Republicans have been experiencing is actually good for the party.

"The retreat was such a success is because conservatives understand that LPR is beyond election politics," said the program's president Shari Williams. "LPR is about the healthy discussion and debate of ideas, not politics. We see an opportunity for the country to understand why free-markets make a difference.