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FreedomFest 2026

Kenny Wagner

Students For Liberty

Director of Development

The World

studentsforliberty.org

9:00am PDT

Registration Opens Registration Desk

9:30am PDT

The Competition Begins Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Eldar Souliaev • Lars Mapstead • Jim Woods • Principled Business

12:00pm PDT

Biblical Economics Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Dave Arnott • Turning Point USA Prep Year 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 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

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: The Declaration of Economic Independence (with first edition copy) C-SPAN Coverage Philosophers Room Room 104Mark Skousen • Rob Arnott The Affordability Crisis: Causes and Cures Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Wolf von Laer • Ken Schoolland • Rainer Zitelmann • Gale Pooley 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 The Year of the Enlightenment: How Edward Gibbons and David Hume Influenced 1776 C-SPAN Coverage Philosophers Room Room 104Mark Skousen • Brian Thomassen • Steve Forbes Think Tank Roundtable: What are the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Liberty Organizations Today (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Katy Gambella • Jennifer Grossman • Hannah Henriksen • Robert Chatfield • Wolf von Laer

2:15pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break Pre-Function Space

3:25pm PDT

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

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

4:40pm PDT

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

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

10:00am PDT

Where Is the GOP Headed? (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Grover Norquist The Great Wealth Transfer and Your Bottom Line (By invitation and RSVP only) Foundation Lounge Caucus BoardroomPeter Lipsett • Lukas Dwelly • DonorsTrust

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

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 Unicorn Alert! The Coming AI Revolution in Travel, Invest in the Company Making It Happen (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Kevin Bidner

3:50pm PDT

Building What Comes Next: A Venture Model for Greater Human Flourishing Main Stage Room 130-135Chad Thevenot • Pano Kanelos

5:25pm PDT

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

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

Welcome to the "You Are The Power Action" Center: From Ideas to Action Franklin Salon Room 102-103Spike Cohen • You Are The Power

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

9:55am PDT

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

10:25am PDT

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

11:15am PDT

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

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 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

4:00pm PDT

The Day Everything Changed Franklin Salon Room 102-103Terry Kibbe • Robby Soave • Naomi Brockwell • Spike Cohen • You Are The Power

4:15pm PDT

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

5:00pm PDT

Lines That Should Not Be Crossed Franklin Salon Room 102-103Matt Kibbe • Chris Rufer • Naomi Brockwell • Spike Cohen • You Are The Power

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

9:35am PDT

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

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

3:00pm PDT

Against Mamdani: How and Why Capitalism Outperforms Domestic Imperialism (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Keith Knight

4:00pm PDT

Conspiracy Theories: From Aliens to Epstein Island Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Jennifer Grossman • Michael Shermer

6:45pm PDT

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