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12:00pm PDT

Two Toms Wrote the Declaration of Independence: How Tom Paine's Common Sense Set the Stage for Tom Jefferson's Declaration C-SPAN Coverage Philosophers Room Room 104Mark Skousen • David Fisher • Shane Krauser • Randy Barnett

1:50pm PDT

La Petit Mortimer; Nickolas Gilbert, dir. 6 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

2:00pm PDT

Reality Check for AI Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Eagle Financial Publication • Roger Michalski • Jim Woods • George Gilder

2:30pm PDT

Building Home; Matt Battaglia, Sam Martin, dirs. 39 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Matt Kibbe • Terry Kibbe • Matt Battaglia • Sam Martin • Free the People

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

3:55pm 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

4:20pm PDT

Your Freedom, Your Move: How to Take It Back Main Stage Room 130-135Casey Fleming

5:00pm PDT

Liberty’s Secret Agents: Freedom Inside Government Main Stage Room 130-135Adam Knott • Adam Knott

5:15pm PDT

250 Years of America and Free Markets Main Stage Room 130-135David Ibsen

5:30pm PDT

Hollywood's Blacklist 2.0: Creativity in an Age of Conformity Main Stage Room 130-135Lisa Kennedy • Dean Cain • Clifton Duncan • Rob Schneider

6:00pm PDT

Is There Any Hope for America for Another 250 Years? Main Stage Room 130-135Rand Paul • Mark Skousen

9:00pm PDT

Punching Up Comedy Show Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Rob Schneider • Lou Perez • Bridget Phetasy • Andrew Heaton

9:20am PDT

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

9:35am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

Generational Wealth Planning – On YOUR Terms Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Rick Durfee • David T. Phillips Where Is the GOP Headed? (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Grover Norquist

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

11:00am PDT

Macro Forces, New Opportunities: Where Smart Investors Break from the Crowd Main Stage Room 130-135Frank Holmes • HIVE Digital Technologies

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

Fulfilling the Promise: Teachers, Students, and the Declaration of Independence; Lena Popilieva, dir. 50 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Corey DeAngelis Rand Paul Fundraising Luncheon Franklin Salon Room 102-103Mark Skousen • Steve Forbes • Rand Paul • Kelley Paul

1:00pm PDT

Is Trump a Net Gain or a Net Loss for Liberty? Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Kathy Barnette Podcast • Austin Petersen • Jacob Sullum • Keith Knight • Wayne Allyn Root • James Green • Integrally Politics, Comedy & the Death of Late Night Shows Main Stage Room 130-135Lou Perez • Andrew Heaton • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart • Randy Barnett 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

2:00pm PDT

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 Could the Founding Fathers Have Done Better? Time-Travel Novel Explores Fixing (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Nick Grose • Peter Grose • Grose Wealth Management Unicorn Alert! The Coming AI Revolution in Travel, Invest in the Company Making It Happen (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Kevin Bidner

2:25pm PDT

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

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

5:10pm PDT

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

5:25pm PDT

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

8:00pm PDT

Reagan, director's cut; Sean McNamara, dir., Mark Joseph, prod. 152 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Mark Joseph

8:30am PDT

Flashpoint; Van Spaulding, dir. 29 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

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

9:35am PDT

The Kids Are Alright: How the Right Won Gen Z (and What Comes Next) Main Stage Room 130-135Cliff Maloney • Michelle Backus • Grant Mankin

10:00am PDT

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 (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Jan Jekielek • The Epoch Times /NTD News

10:05am PDT

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

10:40am 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 130-135Mark Skousen • Rudolfo Beltran • Innova Global Fund Off The Cuff: Thinking Fast Under Pressure Franklin Salon Room 102-103Brian Lambrecht • You Are The Power

11:20am PDT

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

11:45am PDT

Steve Forbes Free to Choose Luncheon Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Steve Forbes • Robert Chatfield

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

2:00pm PDT

Breakthrough Builders: Three Ventures Radically Reinventing Education Main Stage Room 130-135Pano Kanelos • Joe Ross

2:25pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

The Essential Thomas Sowell, starring Clifton Duncan Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Clifton Duncan

8:00pm PDT

Escaping Venezuela; Jim Epstein, dir. 74 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Germania Rodríguez Poleo • Jim Epstein • Reason

9:35am PDT

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

10:30am PDT

Frame; Farshad Sharifi, dir. 7 min. (Iran) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Rayan Farzad From Wealth to Impact: The Patron Mindset Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomSteve Forbes • Sharon Lechter

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

Crimson; Rayan Farzad, dir. 18 min. (Iran) Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112 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

12:05pm 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

12:35pm PDT

FreedomFest 2027 Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

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 It's Not an Option! Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Jon Najarian • Pete Najarian The Movies of 1776 Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Marc Eliot Why Global Markets Are Set to Outperform the US, with Emerging Markets Leading Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Adrian Day