FreedomFest 2026

FreedomFest 2026

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8:00am PDT

The Silver Bull Market Belongs To Kuya: A New Silver Miner With Huge Growth Potential Adams Salon Room 126David Stein • Kuya Silver Home Run Derby: the 'M&M' Boys Reveal Their Favorite Growth & Income Hits Mark Skousen Breakfast with Marc Lichtenfeld, Tim Skousen Franklin Salon Room 102-103Mark Skousen • Marc Lichtenfeld • Tim Skousen • The Oxford Club 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 Control: Drug Prohibition, Gun Regulation, and the Search for Sensible Alternatives (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Jacob Sullum • Billy Binion • Reason China's Stealth Invasion; Tobias Elvhage, dir. 70 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Gary Alexander • Li Schoolland • Tobias Elvhage

9:00am PDT

Mentor Moment with Spike Cohen (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Spike Cohen 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

9:30am PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

9:32am PDT

Welcome to Saturday Morning Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy

9:35am PDT

The Next 250 Years of America: From Revolution to Revelation Main Stage Room 130-135Kelsey Grammer • Alexander McCobin

10:05am PDT

Fighting for Mises: A UFC Champion's Passion for Austrian Economics and Freedom Main Stage Room 130-135Matt Kibbe • Renato Moicano

10:30am PDT

Frame; Farshad Sharifi, dir. 7 min. (Iran) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Rayan Farzad No Rules: The Pioneers Who Built the UFC Main Stage Room 130-135Lou Perez • Dan Severn • Don Frye • Eric Carroll From Wealth to Impact: The Patron Mindset Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomSteve Forbes • Sharon Lechter

10:50am PDT

Little Soldier; Roxana Karami, dir. 13 min. (Iran) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Rayan Farzad • Farshad Sharifi

11:00am PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Lou Perez • Jeff Berwick • Jacob Sullum Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

11:10am PDT

NO-W-AR; Giulio Giorgetti, dir. 4 min. (Italy) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

11:15am PDT

Panel: The Prospect for Freedom in Iran Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Jo Ann Skousen • Rayan Farzad • Nafisa Pierce • Farshad Sharifi

11:30am PDT

Political Violence: Creating a Dangerous New World and What We Can Do About It Main Stage Room 130-135Rep Dusty Johnson

11:45am PDT

Washington Insiders on the Mid-Term Election Outlook Main Stage Room 130-135Jan Jekielek • Rep Dusty Johnson • John Fund • Erick Erickson • Steve Forbes • Grover Norquist Crimson; Rayan Farzad, dir. 18 min. (Iran) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

12:05pm PDT

FreedomFest Closing Panel Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Jon Najarian • Terry Kibbe • Del Bigtree • Rainer Zitelmann

12:15pm PDT

The Newlyweds; Hau Nguyen, dir. 6 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

12:30pm PDT

FreedomFest Closing Ceremony: Appreciation & Awards Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh • Kennedy Attractor; Alexey Nemov, dir. 59 min. (Russia) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

12:35pm PDT

FreedomFest 2027 Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

12:40pm PDT

Freedom360 Bridge to Freedom Program Student Photograph Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh • Wolf von Laer • Diogo Costa

12:45pm PDT

End of Saturday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 Silver Coin Photograph with Steve Forbes Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Steve Forbes • Kennedy • Rep Dusty Johnson Attendee Lunch - On Your Own N/A Attendee PLUS Exhibit Hall Room 136-139 VIP Attendee Lunch VIP Lounge Society Boardroom Building The Revelation: VIP Fundraiser Luncheon with Kelsey Grammer Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Alexander McCobin • Kelsey Grammer The Main Event: VIP Meet and Greet with UFC Champions Don Frye, Dan Severn and Renato Moicano Franklin Salon Room 102-103Dan Severn • Don Frye • Renato Moicano

1:00pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Joel F. Wade • Jose Luis Cordeiro • Rainer Zitelmann FreedomFest Closing Party in the Exhibit Hall! Prizes for Best Booth & Attendee Favorite Booth Prize, Giveaways, Snacks and Drinks Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

2:00pm PDT

Panel: The Power of Curiosity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Alexander McCobin • Patrick Byrne • Tim Hedberg • Lana Link • Ricky Marton • Principled Business Counter-Revolution Against the Managers: How Housing Reform Rebuilds the Case for Liberty Innovation Workshop Room 122-123David Rand • Market Rebellion It's Not an Option! Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Jon Najarian • Pete Najarian Reason Vs: Is Technology Good or Bad for Humanity? Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Peter Suderman • Andrew Mayne • Sean Allman • Lindsey Granger • Robby Soave • Integrally • Reason The Movies of 1776 Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Marc Eliot The Philosophy of Human Respect Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Chris Rufer • Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity Why Global Markets Are Set to Outperform the US, with Emerging Markets Leading Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Adrian Day Young Voices: Dissidents Philosophers Room Room 104Jack Confrey • Grace Jo • Young Voices Crime in the 50 States: Why Self-Defense Is Critical for Public Safety (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126John Lott • Crime Prevention Research Center

3:00pm PDT

The Art of Inflation; Brett Wietecha, dir. 24 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112 2025 SCOTUS Review Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Randy Barnett • Catherine Bernard • Jonathan Riches FIRESIDE: Champion Spotlight Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Alexander McCobin • Principled Business Freedom vs Factory Farms: How to Defend Liberty and Animals Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Liam Gray • John Mackey • Dr. Gary Chartier • Julie Germany • Wilberforce Institute Putting Patients First — Not Bureaucrats and Insurance Giants Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Andrew Langer • John Goodman • John Fund • Barbara Kolm • Hannes Holmsteinn Gissurarson The Hottest Investment Sectors of 2026 Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Greg Galloway • Conrad Schwalbe • Tim Skousen • Fund Advisors of America The Secret History of Gold: What History Tells Us About What Comes Next Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Dominic Frisby Against Mamdani: How and Why Capitalism Outperforms Domestic Imperialism (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Keith Knight The Capitalist Space Revolution Has Begun! (Refreshments provided) Franklin Salon Room 102-103Rainer Zitelmann The Free Will Debate: Are Humans Predictable and Rational, or Wayward and Incalculable? (Refreshments provided) Philosophers Room Room 104Mark Skousen • Michael Shermer • Jennifer Grossman • Doug Stuart How to Lean into Your Future with Authenticity and Resilience: a FreedomFest Workshop with Joel F Wade, PhD (Refreshments provided) (90 mins) Adams Salon Room 126Joel F. Wade

4:00pm PDT

Skyward: The Sport Rocketry Revolution; Matthew Middendorf, dir. 15 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112 Conspiracy Theories: From Aliens to Epstein Island Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Jennifer Grossman • Michael Shermer Latin America: The Emerging Free Market Revolution! Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Carlos Urbizo • Juan Carlos Maldonado • Michelle Bernier • Jose Luis Cordeiro Power Struggle: The Lord of the Rings & Conservative Civil War Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Stephen Kent • Evan Cooney Psychedelic Freedom: Where We’re at, and Where We’re Going Philosophers Room Room 104Judd Weiss Students for Sensible Drug Policy Franklin Salon Room 102-103Kat Murti • Students for Sensible Drug Policy The Non-Operator Advantage: Building Wealth Through Direct Ownership in U.S. Shale Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Tim Davis • Adam Butcher • Basin Ventures The Vanishing Wallet: The Global War on Financial Privacy Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Mark Skousen • Naomi Brockwell • Nick Anthony War in the Middle East: Can This Foreign Policy Ever Create Peace? Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Joshua Philipp • Keith Knight • Sara Higdon • Grover Norquist • Chuck Muth PITCH COMP ALUMNI NETWORK + CLOSING Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Principled Business

5:00pm PDT

Anthem Champagne Toast & Awards Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

6:00pm PDT

Kelsey Grammer VIP Reception & Fundraiser Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomKelsey Grammer • Alexander McCobin

6:45pm PDT

"Independence Ball" FreedomFest Saturday Night Farewell Banquet & Party Main Stage Room 130-135Kennedy • Chris Rufer • Triple AXL as the Quarter Millennials