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9:30am PDT

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

11:55am PDT

What Sweden Got Right; Tomasz Agencki, dir. 35 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Tomasz Agencki • Rainer Zitelmann

12:00pm PDT

The Field Narrows — 16 Founders Fight to Advance Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Jay Goth • Jim Woods • Paul Wendee • Principled Business The Field Narrows — 16 Founders Fight to Advance Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Alexander McCobin • Bernt Ullman • Principled Business 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

Free Syria: Syria's Economic Renewal; Adam Weinberg, dir. 16 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112 The Affordability Crisis: Causes and Cures Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Wolf von Laer • Ken Schoolland • Rainer Zitelmann • Gale Pooley Punching Up "Truth in Comedy" Competition Round 1 Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Lou Perez • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart

1:25pm PDT

Kebab: The Dish of the Poles; Marcin Chmielowski, Kamil Grzebyta, dirs. 17 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112

2:00pm PDT

Free Market Solutions to Immigration Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Gary Alexander • Marcin Chmielowski • Adam Weinberg • Carlos Urbizo Carbon Energy Holdings: A Family Reserve with Longevity for the Future Wealth Workshop Room 113-114Billy Kyle Smith • Carbon Energy Holdings Mad Science, Bio-Weapons, and the Deep State: The Coverup Exposed Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Matt Kibbe • Rand Paul • Free the People Reality Check for AI Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Eagle Financial Publication • Roger Michalski • Jim Woods • George Gilder Punching Up "Truth in Comedy" Competition Round 2 Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Lou Perez • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart The Second Chance — Comeback Round Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Principled Business The Second Chance — Comeback Round Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Principled Business DMSO as Atomic Medicine: Catalyst of the Electric Body (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Sean Allman • iHeal Collective

2:15pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Networking & Coffee Break Pre-Function Space

2:25pm PDT

Money Equals Freedom: How the Right Tactical Trades are the Key to More Liberty Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Roger Michalski • Jim Woods • Eagle Financial Publication

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

3:15pm PDT

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

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

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

6:30pm PDT

End of Wednesday at FreedomFest Main Stage Room 130-135

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

9:15am PDT

iHeal Collective Wellness Sessions (by appointment only) WheelhouseSean Allman • iHeal Collective

9:20am PDT

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

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

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

11:00am PDT

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

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 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 The Wildcard Semifinal — Last Ticket In Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Alexander McCobin • Brian Bourgerie • Lars Mapstead • Paul Wendee • Principled Business

2:00pm PDT

AI in the Exam Room Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Twila Brase • Citizens' Council For Health Freedom Indecent Exposure: Catching Uncle Sam with His Pants Down Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Stephanie Edewaard Weidle • Olivia Degenkolb • Jim Erdman • Kyle Seraphin • George Hill • Feds for Freedom Elite 8 — The Marquee Round Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Tim Davis • Andrew Mayne • Ricky Marton • Principled Business Investing in Alternative Asset Class: Combining Precious Metals with Fine Art Pre-IPO (Refreshments provided) Franklin Salon Room 102-103Michael Sheppard • Mark Russo

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

3:50pm 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

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

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

10:05am PDT

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

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

An Inconvenient Study; Kris Armstrong, dir. 82 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Jenn Sherry Parry • Kris Armstrong • Del Bigtree AI: Artificial, Advanced or Alarming? Main Stage Room 130-135Stephen Kent • Andrew Mayne • Marshall Toplansky • George Gilder Crypto Comedy Philosophers Room Room 104Dominic Frisby • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart • Andrew Heaton Running the Campaign You’re Not Allowed to Run — The Strategy Behind the Announcement Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Mike ter Maat • Mike ter Maat

2:00pm PDT

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 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

3:00pm PDT

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

3:55pm PDT

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

4:00pm PDT

If You Can Make It Here; Jaclyn Boudreau, dir. 60 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Corey DeAngelis • Joseph Kast

4:15pm PDT

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

8:00pm PDT

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

8:00am PDT

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

8:30am PDT

China's Stealth Invasion; Tobias Elvhage, dir. 70 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Gary Alexander • Li Schoolland • Tobias Elvhage

9:35am PDT

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

10:50am PDT

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

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