FreedomFest 2026

FreedomFest 2026

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8:00am PDT

Basin Ventures VIP Breakfast Adams Salon Room 126Tim Davis • Adam Butcher • Basin Ventures 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

The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Anti-Fraud Vigilante Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107 The Forbidden Idea: Voluntary Cooperation or Violence—There Exists No Middle Way (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Mark Monoscalco • The Forbidden Idea Flashpoint; Van Spaulding, dir. 29 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

9:00am PDT

Austrian Economics for Students (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Mark Skousen Welcome to the "You Are The Power Action" Center: From Ideas to Action Franklin Salon Room 102-103Spike Cohen • You Are The Power 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

9:25am PDT

Watergate Secrets and Betrayals; George Bugatti, dir. 70 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Gary Alexander • George Bugatti • Andrew Hartman • Geoff Shepard

9:30am PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

9:32am PDT

Welcome to Friday Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy

9:35am PDT

Doors Win Wars: Inside the PA Chase Movement Main Stage Room 130-135Cliff Maloney • Michelle Backus

9:55am PDT

How To Win For Freedom Main Stage Room 130-135Spike Cohen • You Are The Power

10:00am PDT

From Application To Successful Resolution Franklin Salon Room 102-103Ryan Ralston • You Are The Power From Diagnosis to Self-Mastery: Reclaiming Your Brain in the Age of Over-Medicalization (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Mary Parker • Infinite Potential Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Jan Jekielek • The Epoch Times /NTD News You Are the CEO of Your Life: The New Currency of Wealth (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Sharon Lechter

10:05am PDT

Good People Break Bad Laws Main Stage Room 130-135Spike Cohen • Topher Field • Libertarian Party of Australia • Battleground Melbourne

10:25am PDT

Restoring the Second Amendment Main Stage Room 130-135John Lott • Robert Leider • Crime Prevention Research Center

10:45am PDT

Controlled Demolition of the American Empire Main Stage Room 130-135Jeff Berwick • Anarchapulco

11:00am PDT

Behind the Fund: A Conversation on Free Markets, Microfinance, and Building the Investment Vehicle America's Accredited Investors Were Never Offered Main Stage Room 130-135Rudolfo Beltran • Innova Global Fund Off The Cuff: Thinking Fast Under Pressure Franklin Salon Room 102-103Brian Lambrecht • You Are The Power

11:10am PDT

Leonard E. Read Award "Revolution" Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Eric Metaxas

11:15am PDT

"Top 5" Finals — Principled Business Pitch Competition Main Stage Room 130-135Chris Rufer • Shawn Nelson • Alexander McCobin • John Mackey • Principled Business

11:20am PDT

The Storyteller's Role; Nicole Yeatman, dir. 8 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

11:45am PDT

End of Friday Morning at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 Defending Debate; Tim Silfies, dir., John Papola, prod. 57 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Kennedy • Tim Silfies Attendee Lunch - On Your Own N/A Attendees PLUS Lunch Exhibit Hall Room 136-139 VIP Attendee Lunch VIP Lounge Society Boardroom DonorsTrust Clients and Friends Lunch Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Stephanie Lips • Peter Lipsett • DonorsTrust Steve Forbes Free to Choose Luncheon Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Steve Forbes • Robert Chatfield

12:00pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Mary Parker • Mark Monoscalco • Jan Jekielek LUNCHTIME ACTIVISM SLAM Franklin Salon Room 102-103Ryan Ralston • You Are The Power

1:00pm PDT

Adam Smith vs Karl Marx: The Ultimate Capitalism vs Socialism Debate Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Mark Skousen • Andrew Hartman • John Mackey • Integrally AI: Artificial, Advanced or Alarming? Main Stage Room 130-135Stephen Kent • Andrew Mayne • Marshall Toplansky • George Gilder Crypto Comedy Philosophers Room Room 104Dominic Frisby • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart • Andrew Heaton Disinherit the IRS – A Tale of Two Families Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117David T. Phillips • Estate Planning Specialists Running the Campaign You’re Not Allowed to Run — The Strategy Behind the Announcement Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Mike ter Maat • Mike ter Maat The CPA Dude Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Eldar Souliaev • The CPA Dude Reverse Pitch — The Investors Take the Stage Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Principled Business Major Funding: A Moves Management Masterclass (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Jessie Markell • Alex Staudt • Nick Hayden • Optimize Consulting Mentor Moment with Steve Forbes (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Steve Forbes An Inconvenient Study; Kris Armstrong, dir. 82 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Jenn Sherry Parry • Kris Armstrong • Del Bigtree

1:15pm PDT

Anthem Arts Council (By invitation only) Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomFreedom360 Foundation

2:00pm PDT

Multigenerational Time Trillionaires: Creating 200-Year Families in an Age of Short-Term Thinking Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Eric Stats • Brighton Wealth Management "Revolution: The Origins of the Greatest Nation in History" An Author's Insights Leonard E. Read Award Winner Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Eric Metaxas Breakthrough Builders: Three Ventures Radically Reinventing Education Main Stage Room 130-135Pano Kanelos • Meredith Olson • Joe Ross How to Supercharge Your Weekly Paycheck: Make $1000 per Week in the Stock Market Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Greg Galloway • Conrad Schwalbe • Marc Lichtenfeld • Fund Advisors of America Recent Advances in Longevity and Age-Reversal Research Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Mary Ruwart • Liberty International Rethinking Women's Rights: The Unconventional Pro-Life Libertarian Case Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Norman Horn • Kerry Baldwin • Michael Shermer • Integrally • Libertarian Christian Institute The Future of Financial Freedom Is Hybrid: How AI-Powered Investing is Helping Independent Investors Challenge Wall Street’s Advantage Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Randy Tate • iFlip The Sorry State of Medical Freedom for California Students Philosophers Room Room 104Alix Mayer • Free Now Foundation Carbon Energy: How Coal Is Changing and Adapting to Find Its Place in World Markets (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Billy Carroll Smith • Carbon Energy Holdings Metals Mania: The Government's War on Money (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Ronnie Green • Alpine Gold Exchange Human Respect: Rethinking How We Solve Social Issues (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Juan Carlos Maldonado • Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity

2:25pm PDT

The Hidden Cost of Prosperity: What Successful Families Are Missing Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Todd Corelli • Dr. Todd Talks

2:45pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Sheriff Richard Mack • Michael Shermer • Mike ter Maat • Eric Metaxas Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

3:00pm PDT

The Essential Thomas Sowell, starring Clifton Duncan Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Clifton Duncan “Who’s Driving?” Develop Your Skills For Handling Difficult Interviews Franklin Salon Room 102-103Brian Lambrecht • Topher Field • You Are The Power

3:45pm PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

3:50pm PDT

Welcome to Friday Evening Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy

3:55pm PDT

Pitch Competition Champion Announced — Live Main Stage Room 130-135Alexander McCobin • John Mackey • Principled Business

4:00pm PDT

The Day Everything Changed Franklin Salon Room 102-103Robby Soave • Naomi Brockwell • Spike Cohen • You Are The Power If You Can Make It Here; Jaclyn Boudreau, dir. 60 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Corey DeAngelis • Joseph Kast

4:15pm PDT

A History Lesson with Glenn Beck Main Stage Room 130-135Glenn Beck

4:45pm PDT

FreedomFest Mock Trial: ICE on Trial Main Stage Room 130-135Del Bigtree • Wayne Allyn Root • Dean Cain • JJ Carrell • Catherine Bernard • Billy Binion • Athar Haseebullah • Integrally

5:00pm PDT

When Authority Crosses the Line Franklin Salon Room 102-103Naomi Brockwell • Spike Cohen • You Are The Power

6:00pm PDT

End of Friday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 Networking Happy Hour Franklin Salon Room 102-103You Are The Power International Coin Alliance Happy Hour Pros Lounge Room 101International Coin Alliance

7:00pm PDT

Are You Smarter Than a Politician? Gameshow Recording Franklin Salon Room 102-103Dan "Free" O'Connell • Teri Batts • You Are The Power "Freedom to Try" Dinner Summit BallroomWayne Allyn Root • Dan Montano • Lt Gov Stavros Anthony • John Laub

8:00pm PDT

Escaping Venezuela; Jim Epstein, dir. 74 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Germania Rodríguez Poleo • Jim Epstein • Reason Conversation Circle: The Responsibility of Free Men. If Evil Is Done In Our Name, What Is Our Duty? Adams Salon Room 126Hazel Sage • Elemental Society Conversation Circle: Braver Angels Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Dan Jones • Braver Angels Karaoke WheelhouseTriple AXL as the Quarter Millennials