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FreedomFest 2026

Denise Kalm

DPK Coaching

Coach

San Francisco Bay Area

kalmkreative.com

About me

Gun rights, 1st Amendment, how to stop Hillary

9:00am PDT

Freedom360 Foundation Lounge Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomFreedom360 Foundation

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

Political Roundtable (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Joshua Philipp • Chuck Muth • John Fund • Grover Norquist

2:00pm PDT

Mad Science, Bio-Weapons, and the Deep State: The Coverup Exposed Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Matt Kibbe • Rand Paul • Free the People

2:15pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break 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

4:20pm PDT

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

4:40pm PDT

FEE Hackathon Winners Main Stage Room 130-135Diogo Costa • FEE

4:50pm PDT

Freedom to Try Medical Innovations for a Better World Main Stage Room 130-135Dan Montano • Zhittya Genesis Medicine

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

5:25pm PDT

Punching Up "Truth in Comedy" Competition Winner Announcement Main Stage Room 130-135Lou Perez

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

6:30pm PDT

End of Wednesday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 FreedomFest Welcome Reception Red Carpet Event Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Triple AXL as the Quarter Millennials

8:00am PDT

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

8:30am PDT

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

Freedom360 Foundation Lounge Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomFreedom360 Foundation

9:30am PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

9:32am PDT

Welcome to Thursday Main Stage Room 130-135Lisa Kennedy

9:35am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

The Great Wealth Transfer and Your Bottom Line (By invitation and RSVP only) Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomPeter Lipsett • Lukas Dwelly • DonorsTrust

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

End of Thursday Morning at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 Attendee Lunch - On Your Own N/A

1:00pm PDT

Freedom’s Flashpoints: The Issues Defining Today’s Fight for Freedom (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126George Landrith • Curtis T. Hill Jr. • Andrew Langer • Frontiers of Freedom

2:00pm PDT

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 • Mike ter Maat Could the Founding Fathers Have Done Better? Time-Travel Novel Explores Fixing (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Nick Grose • Peter Grose • Grose Wealth Management

2:45pm PDT

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 130-135Lisa Kennedy

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

5:25pm 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 130-135Lisa Kennedy Nick Shirley Meet-n-Greet with Photo Ops (Students Only) Bridge to Freedom Student Lounge Room 128Nick Shirley • Brooke Shirley

8:00pm PDT

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

8:00am PDT

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

8:30am PDT

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

9:00am PDT

Freedom360 Foundation Lounge Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomFreedom360 Foundation

9:30am PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

9:32am PDT

Welcome to Friday Main Stage Room 130-135Lisa Kennedy

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

9:55am PDT

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

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 • Crime Prevention Research Center

10:40am PDT

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

11:00am PDT

Off The Cuff: Thinking Fast Under Pressure Franklin Salon Room 102-103Brian Lambrecht • You Are The Power

11:45am PDT

DonorsTrust Clients and Friends Lunch Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Stephanie Lips • Peter Lipsett • DonorsTrust

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

2:00pm PDT

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

2:45pm PDT

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

3:45pm PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

3:50pm PDT

Welcome to Friday Evening Main Stage Room 130-135Lisa Kennedy

3:55pm PDT

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

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

6:00pm PDT

End of Friday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135

8:00am PDT

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

9:00am PDT

Freedom360 Foundation Lounge Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomFreedom360 Foundation

9:30am PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

9:32am PDT

Welcome to Saturday Morning Main Stage Room 130-135Lisa Kennedy

9:35am PDT

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

10:30am PDT

No Rules: The Pioneers Who Built the UFC Main Stage Room 130-135Lou Perez • Dan Severn • Don Frye • Eric Carroll

11:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

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

12:05pm PDT

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

12:30pm PDT

FreedomFest Closing Ceremony: Appreciation & Awards Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh • Lisa Kennedy

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 • FEE

12:45pm PDT

End of Saturday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135 Attendee Lunch - On Your Own N/A

2:00pm PDT

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

Putting Patients First — Not Bureaucrats and Insurance Giants Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Andrew Langer • John Fund • Barbara Kolm • Admir Čavalić

4:00pm PDT

Power Struggle: The Lord of the Rings & Conservative Civil War Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Stephen Kent • Evan Cooney