FreedomFest 2026

FreedomFest 2026

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8:00am PDT

Coffee and Continental Breakfast - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Room 136-139 Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Room 136-139 Registration Open Registration Desk

8:15am PDT

Yoga with Lauren Williams Wheelhouse

8:30am PDT

Beyond Labels; Free to Choose, prod. 18 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Robert Chatfield • Rainer Zitelmann Belize River Valley - Naturally Rooted in Freedom (Refreshments provided) Franklin Salon Room 102-103Phil Hahn • Carmelita Gardens Freedom Uncensored: Your Survival Guide for Winning Through the Chaos (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Casey Fleming The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon's Case for the Existence of the Soul (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Mark Skousen • Dr. Michael Egnor

9:00am PDT

How to Build a Career that Advances Liberty (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Katy Gambella • Talent Market Freedom360 Foundation Lounge Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomFreedom360 Foundation VIP Attendees and Pros Pass Attendees Lounge VIP Lounge Society Boardroom

9:15am PDT

iHeal Collective Wellness Sessions (by appointment only) WheelhouseSean Allman • iHeal Collective

9:20am PDT

Cuba's Eternal Night; Jordan Allott, dir. 69 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

9:30am PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

9:32am PDT

Welcome to Thursday Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy

9:35am PDT

Global Economic Summit Main Stage Room 130-135Rob Arnott • Li Schoolland • Barbara Kolm • John Fund • Diogo Costa

10:00am PDT

Generational Wealth Planning – On YOUR Terms Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Rick Durfee • David T. Phillips The Economics of Anarchic Order (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Dr. Daron Djerdjian • Matthew James Geiger • Ethan Akimoto • Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics Where Is the GOP Headed? Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Grover Norquist The Great Wealth Transfer and Your Bottom Line (By invitation and RSVP only) Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomPeter Lipsett • Lukas Dwelly • DonorsTrust Human Respect: Rethinking How We Solve Social Issues (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Juan Carlos Maldonado • Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity

10:15am PDT

The Freedom Dividend: How Kenyan Microfinance Is Delivering a Fixed 24% Return to American Investors Main Stage Room 130-135Rudolfo Beltran • Innova Global Fund

10:25am PDT

Own the Well: How Everyday Investors Get a Real Piece of American Energy Main Stage Room 130-135Adam Butcher • Tim Davis • Basin Ventures

10:40am PDT

Protect Your Hard-Earned Wealth from Market Volatility Main Stage Room 130-135Daniel Metcalfe • The Hard Asset Exchange

10:50am PDT

The Entrepreneurial Quest: How to Spot a Unicorn Investment; Learn from a Founder's Journey Main Stage Room 130-135Kevin Bidner • HCN, The Hotel Communication Network

11:00am PDT

Macro Forces, New Opportunities: Where Smart Investors Break from the Crowd Main Stage Room 130-135Frank Holmes • HIVE Digital Technologies Operation Arnon; Hannah Puder, dir. 16 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Thomas Pack The Liberty to Look Sharp: Dress Like Your Ideas Deserve to Win (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Emma Erfourth • Eric Kohn • America's Future

11:10am PDT

True Wealth Beyond Dollars: The New Currency of Legacy Main Stage Room 130-135Sharon Lechter

11:25am PDT

My Greatest Entrepreneurial Success: Disrupting the Deep State Main Stage Room 130-135Patrick Byrne

11:30am PDT

American Dream; Houra Kian, dir. 13 min. (Iran) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

11:45am PDT

End of Thursday Morning at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 Fulfilling the Promise: Teachers, Students, and the Declaration of Independence; Lena Popilieva, dir. 50 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Corey DeAngelis Attendee Lunch - On Your Own N/A Attendees PLUS Lunch Exhibit Hall Room 136-139 VIP Attendee Lunch VIP Lounge Society Boardroom Rand Paul Fundraising Luncheon Franklin Salon Room 102-103Mark Skousen • Steve Forbes • Rand Paul • Kelley Paul

12:00pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139George Landrith • Casey Fleming • Patrick Byrne • Sharon Lechter • Dr. Michael Egnor

1:00pm PDT

The Power of Storytelling: Does the News Follow Art, or Does Art Follow the News? Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Marc Eliot • Mark Joseph Breakthrough Biotech Medicine for Treating the Cause of Death of 65% of All Adults Philosophers Room Room 104Dan Montano • Zhittya Genesis Medicine HIVE Digital: Compute Is Power – Bitcoin, AI and Digital Independence Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Frank Holmes • HIVE Digital Technologies Is Trump a Net Gain or a Net Loss for Liberty? Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Austin Petersen • Jacob Sullum • Keith Knight • Wayne Allyn Root • Integrally Politics, Comedy & the Death of Late Night Shows Main Stage Room 130-135Lou Perez • Peter Stewart • Boris Khaykin • Andrew Heaton Rule Breakers: The Innovators Rebuilding Health Freedom Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Amy Bohn • David Cain • Don Williams • Jarom Sidwell The Battle for Sound Money: Foreign Currency, Your Purchasing Power, and the Future of the Dollar Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Tim Smith • Battle Bank The Infinite Game of Family Prosperity & Wealth: What Traditional Estate Planners Don't Tell You Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Rick Durfee • Harmony Durfee • Durfee Law Group The Wildcard Semifinal — Last Ticket In Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Alexander McCobin • Paul Wendee • Lars Mapstead • Principled Business Freedom’s Flashpoints: The Issues Defining Today’s Fight for Freedom Adams Salon Room 126George Landrith • Curtis T. Hill Jr. • Frontiers of Freedom Inside Basin Ventures: A Closer Look at Owning American Oil and Gas (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Tim Davis • Adam Butcher • Basin Ventures Mentor Moment with John Mackey (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128John Mackey

2:00pm PDT

The End of Chips Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117George Gilder • Eagle Financial Publications Scam Slave: From Hell to Home; Timothy Blackwood, dir. 22 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Jo Ann Skousen • Timothy Blackwood • Thomas Pack AI in the Exam Room Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Twila Brase • Citizens' Council For Health Freedom Exit Rich: The Essential Components for a Scalable and Saleable Business with Sharon Lechter Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Sharon Lechter Financial Freedom Beyond U.S. Borders: How to Access 24% Returns Through Kenyan Microfinance — A Practical Guide for Accredited Investors Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Rudolfo Beltran • Innova Global Fund Indecent Exposure: Catching Uncle Sam with His Pants Down Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Stephanie Edewaard Weidle • Olivia Degenkolb • Jim Erdman • Kyle Seraphin • George Hill • Feds for Freedom Shared Passion, Different Paths: What's the Way Forward for Libertarian Principles in Government? Main Stage Room 130-135Larry Sharpe • Evan McMahon • Avens O'Brien The Top 10 Problems Comics Face — And How to Solve Them Philosophers Room Room 104Andrew Heaton • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart • Lou Perez Elite 8 — The Marquee Round Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Andrew Mayne • Ricky Marton • Principled Business Could the Founding Fathers Have Done Better? Time-Travel Novel Explores Fixing (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Nick Grose • Peter Grose • Grose Wealth Management Investing in Alternative Asset Class: Combining Precious Metals with Fine Art Pre-IPO (Refreshments provided) Franklin Salon Room 102-103Michael Sheppard • Mark Russo Unicorn Alert! The Coming AI Revolution in Travel, Invest in the Company Making It Happen (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Kevin Bidner Non-Negotiable: Become the Person AI Can't Replace (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Taylor Davidson

2:25pm PDT

The 'BEST' is Yet to Come: The Five Characteristics of the Best Winning Stocks Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Jim Woods • Eagle Financial Publications

2:45pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Nick Grose • Harmony Durfee • Peter Grose • Mark Joseph • Twila Brase • Sharon Lechter Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

3:00pm PDT

The Spirit of 1776: The Musical Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Jo Ann Skousen • Lydia Abbott Drury • Brian Drury • Mark Skousen • Gary Alexander • Steve Forbes • David T. Phillips

3:45pm PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

3:47pm PDT

Welcome to FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy

3:50pm PDT

Building What Comes Next: A Venture Model for Greater Human Flourishing Main Stage Room 130-135Chad Thevenot • Pano Kanelos

4:05pm PDT

The Food Industrial Complex Main Stage Room 130-135Andrew Gruel • John Mackey

4:25pm PDT

Healthcare in America Main Stage Room 130-135John Goodman • Andrew Langer • Twila Brase • Andy Schoonover

4:50pm PDT

Who Owns the Classroom? The War for America’s Children Main Stage Room 130-135Marissa Streit • PragerU

5:10pm PDT

Running the Campaign You’re Not Allowed to Run — An Unprecedented Announcement Main Stage Room 130-135Mike ter Maat

5:20pm PDT

My Most Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Government Fraud in Minnesota and California Main Stage Room 130-135Nick Shirley • Adam Carolla

6:00pm PDT

End of Thursday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy Hospitality Suite Adams Salon Room 126Zafar Khan • RPost: RAPTOR AI International Coin Alliance Happy Hour Pros Lounge Room 101International Coin Alliance Mises Caucus Networking Volunteer (Room 127) Nick Shirley Meet-n-Greet with Photo Ops (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Nick Shirley • Brooke Shirley Treasure Investments Private Dinner Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Michael Sheppard • Mark Russo • Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

6:15pm PDT

Anthem Filmmakers Reception and Master Class Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Jo Ann Skousen • Dean Cain

6:30pm PDT

Founders & Investors Happy Hour — The Final 5 Revealed Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Alexander McCobin • Principled Business

8:00pm PDT

Comedy Networking Mixer Franklin Salon Room 102-103 Conversation Circle: Can a Society Be Free Without True Understanding of Informed Consent and the Social Contract? Adams Salon Room 126Hazel Sage • Elemental Society Conversation Circle: Peer-to-Peer Liberty: Generating Freedoms in an Era of Rising Controls Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Adam Knott • Adam Knott Reagan, director's cut; Sean McNamara, dir., Mark Joseph, prod. 152 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Mark Joseph

9:00pm PDT

The Wrong Take Podcast Live Recording Franklin Salon Room 102-103Lou Perez • Peter Stewart • Boris Khaykin