Meet Pew Experts at the NCSL Legislative Summit

Strengthen State Government Pew at NCSL Legislative Summit 2026

Event July 27-29, 2026

Meet with experts from The Pew Charitable Trusts during the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit. Our teams have researched and analyzed a range of policy areas, including behavioral and public health, fiscal policy, disaster resilience and budgeting, infrastructure and deferred maintenance, crisis response and the courts, and modernization of the energy system. Pew speakers will be available for “office hours” at the Pew booth in the exhibit hall (#4011) and will also be available for one-on-one meetings to discuss research trends and policy solutions to these key issues states are facing.

Visit booth 4011 or sign up here to arrange a one-on-one chat with a Pew policy expert. See below a list of Pew’s office hours at the booth, as well as a list of all policy areas for which you can arrange a one-on-one meeting at the summit.

Office hours at the Pew booth (#4011)

Modernization of the energy system

Tuesday, July 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Experts: Brian Watts, Sophia Winston

Behavioral and public health

Tuesday, July 28, 2-4 p.m.
Experts: Erin Fleck, Jennifer McPartland, Andrew Whitacre, Glenn Wright, Farzana Akkas, Stacey Baxter

Disaster resilience

Wednesday, July 29, 9-11 a.m.
Experts: Mat Sanders, Kristiane Huber, Alexandra Mamontoff

Courts and communities

Wednesday, July 29, 12-2 p.m.
Experts: April Rodriguez, Eshaan Kawlra

Interested in a one-on-one meeting? Pew has experts at the summit focused on these policy areas:

• Broadband: Trends in state broadband policy and programs, and evidence-based solutions for broadband expansion.
• Courts and communities: Building open, effective, and equitable state and local legal systems, improving court participation, and reforming policies on consumer debt litigation.
• Modernization of the energy system: Modernizing the nation’s policies and electric grid to make energy more accessible, reliable, and affordable.
• Housing: Increasing housing availability by revising regulations, improving access to small mortgages, and making financing safer for homebuyers.
• Infrastructure funding: Challenges and opportunities to sustainably manage and address infrastructure issues including deferred maintenance, growing funding needs, and emerging risks.
• Plastics: Evidence-based solutions for addressing plastic pollution and improving waste management in states.
• Safer chemicals: Reducing Americans’ exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals by supporting scientific analysis, increasing transparency about where and why such chemicals are used, and identifying policies and practices that protect people from harm.
• Science fellowships: Connecting state and territorial legislatures with expertise in science and technology.
• State fiscal policy: State fiscal conditions, economic trends, and budget stability.
• Substance use prevention and treatment: Opioid use disorder treatment and sustainable behavioral health financing.
• Suicide risk reduction: Screening and care mechanisms to help reduce suicide deaths in the U.S.
• U.S. conservation: Protecting land and waters, preparing for climate impacts, restoring fish and wildlife, and expanding carbon-capturing habitats.