FreedomFest 2026

FreedomFest 2026

9:00am PDT

Bracket Reveal & Founder Check-In Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Michelle Bernier • Principled Business FEE Hackathon (Students Only) Franklin Salon Room 102-103Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)

9:30am PDT

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

11:00am PDT

FEE Hackathon (Students Only) Franklin Salon Room 102-103

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 • Madeleine Futterman • Principled Business You Can't Cancel Funny: Comedy, Courage, and Common Sense with Rob Schneider Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Matt Kibbe • Dave Abercrombie • Rob Schneider • You Can Do It Foundation

1:00pm PDT

Punching Up "Truth in Comedy" Competition Round 1 Free Speech Stage Room 108-109Lou Perez • Boris Khaykin • Peter Stewart

2:00pm PDT

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

1:00pm PDT

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

2:00pm PDT

Elite 8 — The Marquee Round Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Andrew Mayne • Ricky Marton • Principled Business

1:00pm PDT

Reverse Pitch — The Investors Take the Stage Entrepreneurship Stage Room 119-121Principled Business

4:00pm PDT

PITCH COMP ALUMNI NETWORK + CLOSING Innovation Workshop Room 122-123Principled Business