
The Leverage Lab
A National Convening
One day in Washington for the people fighting workplace abuse from every side. The employees living it, the HR professionals navigating it from the inside, and the attorneys taking it to the wall. You will leave with a plan, not just permission to be angry.
Keynotes from Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, co-founders of Lift Our Voices.
Tickets from $49 virtual and $95 in person, priced by role so the people with the least leverage pay the least. In-person seating is limited and the rooms are built to stay intimate.
Washington D.C. | August 28, 2026
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

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What to expect
The National Leverage Lab brings together employees, HR professionals, and employment attorneys for a full day of keynotes, breakout sessions, and real community, all organized around one question: what does it actually take to hold abusive workplaces accountable?
The day opens in Washington, DC with a grounding look at the workplace accountability landscape: the systemic patterns driving harm, the emerging solutions taking shape across industries and jurisdictions, and the practical frameworks attendees will carry into the afternoon. Keynote addresses follow, setting the tone for a day built around tangible paths forward. The afternoon divides into three tracks designed around where you are right now. Employees building and documenting their cases. HR professionals navigating executive pressure from the inside. Attorneys exploring every available path to accountability.
FEATURED
Keynote Speakers
Voices who have changed the conversation on workplace accountability

Gretchen Carlson

Julie Roginsky
Morning Plenary
SPEAKERS
A morning plenary followed by three concurrent afternoon tracks, led by practitioners who do this work every day.

Dr. Jen Fraser
Author of The Bullied Brain

James Felton Keith
Inclusion Score

Kim Williams
The Fair Path Project

Andy Regal
Early Bird Productions

Andrew Cohen
The Fair Path Project
Target Track
For employees building and documenting their cases.

Cierra Gross
Work Receipts & Caged Bird HR

James Voytek
Simulos
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Gracie Gilligan
The Fair Path Project

Sherry Streicker
Former Prosecutor & Investigator
HR Track
For HR professionals navigating executive pressure.

Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey
Element Of Inclusion

Arianna Sessoms
Future Without Violence

Jordyn Battle
Future Without Violence

Arely Garcia
The Fair Path Project

Stephania Alexander
The Fair Path Project

Lauren Golanty
Third To First
Attorney Track
For attorneys exploring every path to accountability

Christel Best, Esq.
Christel Best Training

Dan Peterson
Equal Fight Advocates

Edgar Ndjatou
Workplace Fairness & Officium

Erica Harold
Illinois Supreme Court Commission On Professionalism

Barbara Zabawa
Wellness Law LLC

Joe Wade
Whistleblowers Of America

Mahir Nisar
Nisar Law Group & NELA

Erica T.Healey-Kagan
Filippatos PLC

Tomas Freeman
Fiedler Law Firm, PLC
FEATURED
Closing Keynote
Gregg will be bringing the National Convening to a close, sending us back to our workplaces with the tools to build cultures of respect.

Gregg Ward
Questions, answered
Event Location
2111 Decatur Place NW
Washington, DC 20008
Solutions
A Collective for Courage, Care, and Accountability

