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FreedomFest 2026

Sam V

Freight Train Studios LLC

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Chicago, IL

https://freighttrainstudios.com

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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 The Field Narrows — 16 Founders Fight to Advance Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Jay Goth • Jim Woods • Paul Wendee • 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

12:30pm PDT

Panel: Austrian Economics and the Philosophy of Liberty Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Joanna Guerra • Tomasz Agencki • Ken Schoolland • Rainer Zitelmann • Dominic Frisby

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 Building the Right Team for a Startup Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Eldar Souliaev • Michelle Bernier • Principled Business • The CPA Dude Punching Up "Truth in Comedy" Competition Round 1 Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Lou Perez • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart The Freedom to Innovate: CPAC and CASM on the Threat of Socialized Medicine (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Andrew Langer • Coalition Against Socialized Medicine

2:00pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies Procession Pre-Function Space

3:15pm PDT

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

4:20pm PDT

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

5:15pm PDT

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

6:00pm PDT

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

6:30pm PDT

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

10:00am PDT

The Economics of Anarchic Order (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Dr. Daron Djerdjian • Matthew James Geiger • Ethan Akimoto • Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics

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

10:50am 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

11:10am 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

Fulfilling the Promise: Teachers, Students, and the Declaration of Independence; Lena Popilieva, dir. 50 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Corey DeAngelis

12:00pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139George Landrith • Casey Fleming • Patrick Byrne • Sharon Lechter • Dr. Michael Egnor

1:00pm PDT

The Power of Storytelling: Does the News Follow Art, or Does Art Follow the News? Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Marc Eliot • Mark Joseph 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 Rule Breakers: The Innovators Rebuilding Health Freedom Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Amy Bohn • David Cain • Don Williams • Jarom Sidwell 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 The Wildcard Semifinal — Last Ticket In Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Alexander McCobin • Brian Bourgerie • Lars Mapstead • Paul Wendee • Principled Business

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 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 The Top 10 Problems Comics Face — And How to Solve Them Philosophers Room Room 104Andrew Heaton • Dominic Frisby • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart

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

3:45pm PDT

Think Independent Main Stage Room 130-135Valerie Leigh

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

6:00pm PDT

RPost | RAPTOR AI Cybersecurity Investor Hospitality Suite Reception - Tickets Booth 808 Adams Salon Room 126Zafar Khan • RPost: RAPTOR AI

6:30pm PDT

Founders & Investors Happy Hour — The Final 5 Revealed Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Alexander McCobin • Principled Business

8:00pm PDT

Comedy Networking Mixer Franklin Salon Room 102-103

8:30am PDT

The Forbidden Idea: Voluntary Cooperation or Violence—There Exists No Middle Way (Refreshments provided) Jefferson Salon Room 124-125Mark Monoscalco • The Forbidden Idea

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

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

10:40am 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

11:15am PDT

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

11:20am PDT

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

12:00pm PDT

LUNCHTIME ACTIVISM SLAM Franklin Salon Room 102-103Ryan Ralston • You Are The Power

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 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 Reverse Pitch — The Investors Take the Stage Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Principled Business Major Funding: A Moves Management Masterclass (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Jessie Markell • Alex Staudt • Nick Haydon • Optimize Consulting

2:00pm PDT

"Revolution: The Origins of the Greatest Nation in History" An Author's Insights Leonard E. Read Award Winner Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Eric Metaxas 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 Recent Advances in Longevity and Age-Reversal Research Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Mary Ruwart • Liberty International 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 The Sorry State of Medical Freedom for California Students Philosophers Room Room 104Alix Mayer • Free Now Foundation

3:55pm PDT

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

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

6:00pm PDT

Libertarian Nationalism: The Most Dangerous Ideas in Liberty Adams Salon Room 126Austin Petersen • Lou Perez • 4Liberty Network

8:00pm PDT

Escaping Venezuela; Jim Epstein, dir. 74 min. Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Germania Rodríguez Poleo • Jim Epstein • Reason Conversation Circle: The Responsibility of Free Men. If Evil Is Done In Our Name, What Is Our Duty? Adams Salon Room 126Hazel Sage • Elemental Society

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

10:05am PDT

Fighting for Mises: A UFC Champion's Passion for Austrian Economics and Freedom Main Stage Room 130-135Matt Kibbe • Renato Moicano

10:30am PDT

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

11:15am PDT

Panel: The Prospect for Freedom in Iran Anthem Film Festival Room 110-112Jo Ann Skousen • Rayan Farzad • Nafisa Pierce • Farshad Sharifi

11:45am 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

1:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Closing Party in the Exhibit Hall! Prizes for Best Booth & Attendee Favorite Booth Prize, Giveaways, Snacks and Drinks Exhibit Hall Room 136-139

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 Reason Vs: Is Technology Good or Bad for Humanity? Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107Peter Suderman • Andrew Mayne • Sean Allman • Lindsey Granger • Robby Soave • Integrally • Reason 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

FIRESIDE: Champion Spotlight Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Alexander McCobin • Principled Business Freedom Can't Wait: Federal Hostages of the War on Drugs Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Kat Murti • Jimmy Romans • Travis Cullen • Lyn Ulbricht • Students for Sensible Drug Policy How to Lean into Your Future with Authenticity and Resilience: a FreedomFest Workshop with Joel F Wade, PhD (Refreshments provided) (90 mins) Adams Salon Room 126Joel F. Wade

4:00pm PDT

A New Revolution in Psychedelic Freedom and Access Franklin Salon Room 102-103Judd Weiss The Vanishing Wallet: The Global War on Financial Privacy Financial Freedom Stage Room 115-117Mark Skousen • Naomi Brockwell • Nick Anthony PITCH COMP ALUMNI NETWORK + CLOSING Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Principled Business