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FreedomFest 2026

Alex Cress

Trier Management, Inc.

President

Reno, NV

9:00am PDT

VIP Attendees and Pros Pass Attendees Lounge VIP Lounge Society Boardroom Registration Opens Registration Desk

11:00am PDT

Attendee Lunch - On Your Own N/A

12:00pm PDT

You Can't Cancel Funny: Comedy, Courage, and Common Sense with Rob Schneider Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Matt Kibbe • Rob Schneider • You Can Do It Foundation

1:00pm PDT

Building the Right Team for a Startup Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Eldar Souliaev • Michelle Bernier • Principled Business • The CPA Dude Teaching Kids About the Founding Fathers, the Original Civil Liberties Heroes (followed by book signing) Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Kelley Paul

3:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies Procession Pre-Function Space

3:15pm PDT

America the Beautiful Main Stage Room 130-135Lydia Abbott Drury

3:20pm PDT

Reading of the Declaration of Independence Main Stage Room 130-135Dean Cain

3:25pm PDT

What Is the American Way? Main Stage Room 130-135Dean Cain

3:35pm PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

3:40pm PDT

Welcome to FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135Lisa Kennedy

3:45pm PDT

Where Liberty Meets Legacy: Turning Precious Metals into History in the Making of Fine Art Unveiling of the Eagle Statue Main Stage Room 130-135Michael Sheppard • Mark Russo • Steve Forbes • Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

3:55pm PDT

Celebrating the Achievements of the American Experiment: What Have We Done Right? Main Stage Room 130-135Erick Erickson • Steve Forbes • Shane Krauser • David Fisher • Kelley Paul

8:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

9:00am PDT

VIP Attendees and Pros Pass Attendees Lounge VIP Lounge Society Boardroom

10:00am PDT

Generational Wealth Planning – On YOUR Terms Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Rick Durfee • David T. Phillips

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

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

11:45am PDT

VIP Attendee Lunch VIP Lounge Society Boardroom

1:00pm PDT

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 Inside Basin Ventures: A Closer Look at Owning American Oil and Gas (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Tim Davis • Adam Butcher • Basin Ventures

2:00pm PDT

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

2:45pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Peter Grose • Mark Joseph • Twila Brase • Sharon Lechter • Shawn Needham

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

4:50pm PDT

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

5:25pm PDT

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

8:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Room 136-139 Energy Market Insights & Trends: How to Generate Income and Profits with Best-in-Class Operators | Basin Ventures VIP Breakfast Adams Salon Room 126Tim Davis • Adam Butcher • Basin Ventures

8:30am PDT

Turning Point Latin America: Immense New Opportunities South of the Border, and Countries to Avoid Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Carlos Urbizo

9:00am PDT

VIP Attendees and Pros Pass Attendees Lounge VIP Lounge Society Boardroom Welcome to the "You Are The Power Action" Center: From Ideas to Action Franklin Salon Room 102-103Spike Cohen • You Are The Power

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 130-135Mark Skousen • Rudolfo Beltran • Innova Global Fund

1:00pm PDT

Disinherit the IRS – A Tale of Two Families Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117David T. Phillips • Estate Planning Specialists Reverse Pitch — The Investors Take the Stage Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Principled Business

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 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

2:25pm PDT

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

9:00am PDT

VIP Attendees and Pros Pass Attendees Lounge VIP Lounge Society Boardroom

10:30am PDT

From Wealth to Impact: The Patron Mindset Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomSteve Forbes • Sharon Lechter From Wealth to Impact: The Patron Mindset Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomSteve Forbes • Sharon Lechter

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

12:45pm PDT

Building The Revelation: VIP Fundraiser Luncheon with Kelsey Grammer Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Alexander McCobin • Kelsey Grammer

4:00pm PDT

The Non-Operator Advantage: Building Wealth Through Direct Ownership in U.S. Shale Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Tim Davis • Adam Butcher • Basin Ventures