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FreedomFest 2026

Tom Cormier

Southern California, CA

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

3:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies Procession Pre-Function Space

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

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

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

11:10am PDT

Leonard E. Read Award "Revolution" Main Stage Room 130-135Mark Skousen • Eric Metaxas

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 AI: Artificial, Advanced or Alarming? Main Stage Room 130-135Stephen Kent • Andrew Mayne • Marshall Toplansky • George Gilder Reverse Pitch — The Investors Take the Stage Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Principled Business

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 Carbon Energy: How Coal Is Changing and Adapting to Find Its Place in World Markets (Refreshments provided) Adams Salon Room 126Billy Carroll Smith • Carbon Energy Holdings

2:45pm PDT

Book Signings Exhibit Hall Room 136-139Mark Skousen • Eric Metaxas • Michael Shermer • Mike ter Maat

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

4:15pm 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