FreedomFest 2024: Full Schedule

11:45am PDT

How to Get the Most Out of FreedomFest, with Mark Skousen

Wednesday July 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:00pm PDT

Speakers

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Dr. Mark Skousen is a Presidential Fellow and the Doti-Spogli Endowed Chair of Free Enterprise at Chapman University. He has a BA, MA, and Ph. D. in economics (George Washington University, 1977). In 2018, Mr. Steve Forbes awarded him the Triple Crown in Economics for his work in... Read More →

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

As the founding director of the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, Jo Ann Skousen believes that storytelling has the power to change minds. She created Anthem to provide a venue for films that promote liberty, individuality, choice and accountability. She also serves as the entertainment... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:00pm PDT

GALA OPENING OF THE ANTHEM FILM FESTIVAL

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Speakers

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:15pm PDT

COFFEE WITH BABA Director: Omid Iranikhah

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:45pm PDT

BUBJAN Director: Nicholas Mihm

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:15pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:15pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:45pm PDT

Advice from Values-Aligned Investors

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Moderators

Alexander McCobin

General Partner, Liberty Ventures

Alexander is General Partner of Liberty Ventures. He has helped start or led many organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit. He is best known for being founder and President of Students For Liberty and CEO of Conscious Capitalism. In addition to Liberty Ventures, Alexander is the... Read More →

Speakers

Brian Bourgerie

Co-Hos, Uncommon EntrePReneurs

Driven by growth, innovation, efficiency, and empowering others. Whether it's working with a startup, running a non-profit, consulting with innovators, or teaching important skills, I find joy in being active and working with others to bring about positive change. Solving problems... Read More →

Michael Terpin

Founder/CEO, Transform Group

Michael Terpin is founder and CEO of Transform Group, whose divisions include Transform PR, a global public relations firm that has served more than 200 clients in the blockchain field and helped launch more than 100 ICO’s, including Aion, Aeternity, Augur, Bancor, Dent, Ethereum... Read More →

Exhibitors

Principled Business

An ecosystem of purpose-driven investors & entrepreneurs aligned on advancing a free and prosperous future.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

12:45pm PDT

FreedomFest Pitch Tank

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 132

Moderators

Paul Wendee

Editor/Publisher, Intrinsic Value Wealth Report

DR. PAUL M. WENDEE is the Managing Director of Paul M. Wendee & Associates, LLC, a corporate finance, private equity, management consulting, and financial planning firm, and a national strategy and capital firm, which he founded in 1998. He is also the Managing Director and Chief... Read More →

Speakers

Burke Franklin

Owner/CEO, Business Power Tools

“I love it when good companies, products, or people succeed!” says Burke Franklin, known as the man who’s helped “launch a million businesses” since he invented business planning software in 1988 with the introduction of his best-selling BizPlanBuilder® software system... Read More →

Jay Goth

Founder/CEO, Redtail Capital

Redtail Capital is led by founder and CEO Jay Goth. With over 40 years of experience in starting and building companies in many industries, he received an award from the SBA in 2016 as Small Business Champion of the Year.Jay is also the President of TCA (Tech Coast Angels) Venture... Read More →

Jenn Huynh

Program Manager, Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business

Jenn Huynh is a Program Manager in the Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business.

Bernt Ullman

Known as the '6 Billion Dollar Man' & CEO of Celebrity Lifestyle Brands

Often referred to as “The Man Behind the Brands”, Mr. Ullmann has been the trusted business acceleration expert by top fashion moguls and CEOs such as Daymond John, Eddie Lampert, and Tommy Hilfiger.Mr. Ullmann is arguably the world’s leading expert in celebrity brand development... Read More →

Jim Woods

Editor, Successful Investing/Bullseye Stock Trader/Fast Money Alert/The Deep Woods

Jim Woods is a 25-year veteran of the financial markets with experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, journalist, author and newsletter writer. He is the editor of Successful Investing, Bullseye Stock Trader, Fast Money Alert and The Deep Woods.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 132

Breakout Session

12:45pm PDT

How to Become More Deeply Yourself: Practical Strategies for Living a Happier, More Resilient Life

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 116/117

Speakers

Joel Wade

Author, Mastering Emotions, Moods and Reactions

Joel F. Wade, Ph.D. is Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach, and the author of Mastering Emotions, Moods and Reactions Workbook, The Virtue of Happiness, Mastering Happiness, The Mastering Happiness Podcast, and The Mastering Happiness Blog, all drawing from the increasingly useful research in psychology in general, and positive psychology in particular; a deep understanding of somatic psychotherapy, and his over four decades of working with people and organizations professionally. He has written regularly for a variety... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

12:45pm PDT

Know Your Rights When it Comes To...

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Moderators

Judd Weiss

President, Advance Mycology

Judd Weiss joins the Psychedelic-Revolution to share his deep knowledge of psychedelics. Judd is the President of Advanced Mycology the inventor and manufacturer of Shrum the “All In One Shroom Bag” that makes growing artisan mushrooms not only possible but easy!Judd is an Attorney... Read More →

Speakers

Catherine Bernard

Founding Partner, Bernard & Johnson, LLC

Catherine Bernard leads the firm's criminal and trial practices. A skilled and dedicated advocate, she has successfully represented thousands of individuals facing serious criminal charges throughout Georgia.Her focus is on assisting those wrongfully accused reveal the truth and... Read More →

Spike Cohen

Founder/President, You Are The Power

Spike Cohen is a successful business owner, Liberty activist, and media figure. He is the Founder and President of You Are The Power, a nonprofit focused on using solutions-oriented activism to grow the Liberty movement.Spike started a web design company as a teenager in 1998. In... Read More →

Avens O'Brien

VP of Operations, Advanced Mycology

Avens O’Brien is a 2nd-generation libertarian activist based in Los Angeles. The product of peaceful parenting, non-traditional education, & family who campaigned for political office as Libertarians in New Hampshire in the 70s and 80s, Avens was Vice Chair of the LPNH from 2006-2008... Read More →

Maj Toure

Founder, Black Guns Matter

Maj Toure is a Solutionary Hip Hop artist turned 2nd Amendment activist from North Philly. His following began after he was featured on the cover of the Philadelphia Weekly as “the Prophet of Philadelphia.” He founded the Black Guns Matter movement in 2015 and advocates for 2nd... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

12:45pm PDT

SESSION ONE - Insiders Guide to FreedomFest SESSION TWO - My Most Successful Technique to Win The Minimum Wage Debate Every Time (How to Raise Wages Without Government Intervention or Labor Unions)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Wednesday July 10, 2024 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

1:25pm PDT

HIDDEN Director: Rayan Farzad

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:25pm - 1:45pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:25pm - 1:45pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

1:30pm PDT

Break - Hurry to Your Next Session!

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:30pm - 1:45pm PDT

Break

1:45pm PDT

A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the Future: Out of The Matrix in the Era of the Singularity

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

Mihaela Ulieru

President, IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy

Professor Mihaela Ulieru is President of the IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy, aiming to capitalize on her achievments as the Canada Research Chair in Adaptive Information Infrastructures for the eSociety which she held for five years since July 2005. In 2007 she was a... Read More →

Bret Weinstein

Host, On The DarkHorse Podcast

Dr. Bret Weinstein has spent two decades advancing the field of evolutionary biology, earning his PhD at the University of Michigan, before teaching at The Evergreen State College for 14 years, from which he resigned his tenured position in 2017. He has developed a new Darwinian framework... Read More →

Exhibitors

Hypercycle.ai

HyperCycle is building the missing components for the Internet of AI. Its mission is to facilitate direct AI-to-AI communication without the need for intermediaries. HyperCycle revolutionizes the currently siloed, narrow AI landscape by facilitating secure and efficient collaboration... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

Asking Nicely for Secession: A Constitutional Amendment to Allow an American Brexit

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 128

Speakers

Stephen Villee

Libertarian Candidate, Governor of New Hampshire

Software developer and libertarian activist Stephen Villee is founder of the Club 75 Alliance, which advocates for a US constitutional amendment allowing New Hampshire to secede, to be free of federal income tax. Stephen was one of the earliest Free State Project participants, moving... Read More →

Exhibitors

Club 75 Alliance

Club 75 consists of people earning $75,000 or more annually. Our goal is to concentrate these folks in New Hampshire, and advocate for peaceful secession from the US, to be free of federal income tax.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

Permanent Rising Prices: What are the Best Inflation Hedges?

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Moderators

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Speakers

Alexander Green

Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford Club

Alexander Green is the Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club and a primary contributor to Liberty Through Wealth. He has more than three decades of experience as an investment analyst, portfolio manager and financial writer. He directs a monthly financial newsletter, The... Read More →

Nathan Lewis

Editor, Polaris Letter

Nathan Lewis has written five books on economic topics, and has been featured in television documentaries in the U.S., South Korea, China, Russia, and Britain. He has spoken at events hosted by the Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College and others, and has testified... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

Supporting Values-Aligned Entrepreneurs

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Speakers

Dominic Kalms

Founder/CEO, B Generous

Dominic Kalms is a 3X venture backed entrepreneur and philanthropist with an expertise in FinTech, nonprofits, and charitable fundraising. He has raised over $120M in venture and philanthropic capital during his career and has been featured in an array of media publications (e.g... Read More →

Mobin Koohestani

Founder/CEO, LendKoi

Mobin Koohestani is the Founder and CEO of LendKoi, a fintech focused on accessible and affordable credit among immigrants and the underbanked. LendKoi seeks to bridge critical and equitable support for underserved and disadvantaged consumers.Mobin was a Vice President at Goldman... Read More →

Alexander McCobin

General Partner, Liberty Ventures

Shawn Nelson

CEO, Lovesac

Shawn Nelson founded Lovesac in 1998 and is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Nelson is the lead designer of the Company's patented products and leads sourcing, creative, design, public relations, investor relations... Read More →

Exhibitors

Principled Business

An ecosystem of purpose-driven investors & entrepreneurs aligned on advancing a free and prosperous future.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

Supreme Court Review

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Moderators

Randy Barnett

Director, Georgetown Center for the Constitution

Professor Randy Barnett teaches constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. A former criminal prosecutor in Chicago, he argued the medical marijuana case of Gonzalez v. Raich in the Supreme Court before... Read More →

Speakers

Catherine Bernard

Founding Partner, Bernard & Johnson, LLC

Anastasia Boden

Civil Rights Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation,

Anastasia Boden is a civil rights attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, where she focuses on economic opportunity and equality before the law. She has represented entrepreneurs and small businesses in challenges to onerous licensing laws, anti‐competitive titling restrictions, Certificate... Read More →

Cody Wisniewski

President, FPC Action Foundation

Cody J. Wisniewski was born and raised in San Diego, California, before making his way to Ontario, Canada for his formative years. In 2013, he graduated cum laude and earned his B.A. in Joint Honours Classics and Philosophy from the University of Ottawa before returning to San Diego... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

The Brave New World of Marketing: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Messaging to the Masses

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 116/117

Moderators

Heather Wagenhals

Host, Unlock Your Wealth

Heather Wagenhals has empowered others for 25 years with her special blend of personal finance and wealth building techniques through books, articles, speeches, radio, and television. As a nationally recognized personal finance-expert, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist... Read More →

Speakers

Mike Garcia

Senior Consultant, Status Labs

As a Senior Consultant at Status Labs, I have over nine years of experience in providing high-level reputation management and public relations advice to clients from various industries and backgrounds. I help them improve what people see when they Google them or their company, and... Read More →

Ryan Green

CEO, Iron Light

Ryan Green is co-founder and CEO of Iron Light, a marketing agency empowering purpose-driven brands to change the world. Iron Light is one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. With a rich background in agency leadership, Ryan co-founded Firebone, served as... Read More →

Larry Sharpe

Host, The Sharpe Way

Larry Sharpe is a Husband, Father, Marine, Entrepreneur, Teacher and Political Activist. His mission is to help people find happiness through community and purpose, often by overcoming bad policy decisions in government. He ran for Governor of New York twice. In his first run, he... Read More →

Exhibitors

Status Labs

Our unique blend of innovative strategy and technology helps us advance the interests of our clients all over the world. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Status Labs has expanded with offices now in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, and Hamburg. Status Labs is a part of Millbrook... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

The History of the Deep State and its Effect on the Coming Election

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

Joel Skousen

Editor, World Affairs Brief

Joel Skousen is a political scientist, by training, specializing in the philosophy of law and Constitutional theory, and is also a designer of high security residences and retreats. He has designed Self-sufficient and High Security homes throughout North America, and has consulted... Read More →

Exhibitors

Independent American Party of Nevada

We, the members of the Independent American Party of Nevada, recognize that throughout human history most men have been slaves to man’s institutions of government; that through the providence of God, our American Forefathers, steeped in the traditions, values and discipline of Christianity... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

2:00pm PDT

HEART OF RECOVERY Director: Kassi Crews

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

2:20pm PDT

Road to Recovery: Solutions to Addiction and Criminal Behavior [PANEL]

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:20pm - 2:45pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

Speakers

Patrick Acuna

Former Inmate

Patrick Acuña served 30 years after being sentenced to Life Without Parole—death by incarceration. On Christmas Eve of 2018, California Governor E. Jerry Brown recognized Patrick’s rehabilitation efforts and commuted his sentence to 25-to-Life. After being released from prison... Read More →

Kassi Crews

Filmmaker

Kassi Crews is an entertainment industry veteran and a consummate storyteller. Her early studio career began at Cannon Films, famous for action titles like Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “Bloodsport,” Chuck Norris’ “Delta Force” and Sylvester Stallone’s “Cobra.” Crews became... Read More →

James Allen, Jr.

Author, Not My Chair

In 1981 James Allen, Jr. was sentenced to death at the age of eighteen. Inside prison, James began to understand what went wrong, and slowly, realized what he could do to alter his inevitable fate by following the rules and becoming a person who could be trusted and help others down... Read More →

Matt Kibbe

President, Free the People

Matt Kibbe is President at Free the People, an educational foundation using video storytelling to turn on the next generation to the values of personal liberty and peaceful cooperation. He is also co-founder and partner at Fight the Power Productions, a video and strategic commu... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:20pm - 2:45pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

2:30pm PDT

Break - Hurry to Your Next Session!

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:30pm - 2:45pm PDT

Break

2:45pm PDT

Facing Death, Choosing Life: The Firing Squad...A Must See in 2024

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Speakers

Steve Lance

Host, Epoch Times Capitol Report

Steve Lance is the host of Capitol Report, a political news show based in Washington aimed at providing a direct channel to the voices and people who shape policy in America. Capitol Report features all of the political news of the day with expert interviews and analysis.

Exhibitors

The Epoch Times /NTD News

The Epoch Times is the fastest-growing independent news media in America. We are nonpartisan and dedicated to truthful reporting.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

FreedomFest Book Club: A Brave New World Discussion

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 130

Speakers

Gary Alexander

Senior Writer, Navellier.com

Gary Alexander has been Senior Writer at Navellier since 2009. He edits Navellier’s weekly Marketmail and writes a weekly Growth Mail column, in which he uses market history to support the case for growth stocks. For the previous 20 years before joining Navellier, he was Senior... Read More →

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 130

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

FreedomFest Pitch Tank

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 132

Moderators

Paul Wendee

Editor/Publisher, Intrinsic Value Wealth Report

Speakers

Burke Franklin

Owner/CEO, Business Power Tools

Jay Goth

Founder/CEO, Redtail Capital

Jenn Huynh

Program Manager, Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business

Jenn Huynh is a Program Manager in the Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business.

Bernt Ullman

Known as the '6 Billion Dollar Man' & CEO of Celebrity Lifestyle Brands

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 132

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

Modern Gold Mining in Third World Conditions

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 116/117

Speakers

Eric Gemelli

Founder, Learn2Invest

Returning speaker, Eric Gemelli, has taught FreedomFest attendees market forecasting, option trading and the 7 Pillars of Wisdom; this year he will speak about his experience running a modern gold mine in the Amazon jungles of South America.Eric’s lifelong passion is teaching students... Read More →

Exhibitors

Learn2invest.co

That’s what Learn2Invest is for: to give access to precisely that knowledge that you need to achieve your goals and live your dream. The perfect time to learn is right now.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

Renewable Energy in a Brave New World: Wealth Creation for the Local Community!

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

John Bay

President/CEO, Acadia Energy Corporation

John Bay has spent over 35 years in the Information Technology and the Energy Integration markets. John has owned, operated, and managed corporate enterprises specializing in large, mission-critical complex system integration projects and has successfully completed over $750 million... Read More →

Exhibitors

Acadia Energy

Building microgrids to provide local communities, business, and residents affordable renewable energy, electrified transportation, advanced manufacturing, financial and IT hosting services, workforce development & job creation, protein production, and more!

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

SESSION ONE - Life After Nvidia: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AI SESSION TWO - Money Equals Freedom: Investing for Bullseye Stock Trades

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

George Gilder

Editor, The Gilder Report

George is the most knowledgeable man in America when it comes to the future of technology and its impact on our lives.He accurately tipped off President Ronald Reagan to the rise of the microchip, saying that it would change the world. Gilder then went on to become Reagan’s most... Read More →

Jim Woods

Editor, Successful Investing/Bullseye Stock Trader/Fast Money Alert/The Deep Woods

Exhibitors

Eagle Financial Publications

Our world-renowned investment experts — Dr. Mark Skousen, George Gilder, Jim Woods, Bryan Perry, Bob Carlson, David Phillips, Jon Johnson, Hugh Grossman and Ahren Stephens — have been providing wealth-building advice and recommendations to millions of independent-minded investors... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

Taking Travel by Storm: Invest in the Company About to Become a Unicorn

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

Kevin Bidner

CEO, Hotel Communication Network

Mr. Bidner is a serial entrepreneur and a founding C-suite executive of a company with a $500M "Digital Platform" exit in his resume.Leveraging this expertise, he has applied his industry-shaping strategy to launch The Hotel Communication Network (HCN), a pioneering initiative poised... Read More →

Exhibitors

HCN, The Hotel Communication Network

Hotel tablets transform how guests interact with the hotel, the city, and their room. Increase room revenue, decrease room costs and delight your guests with an HCN hotel tablet in every guest room

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

The Author Experience: From Conceiving, To Publishing, To Promoting Your Book

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 119/120

Moderators

Michael Beas

Co-Founder, Atlas Elite Publishing; CEO Raver Magazine

As the Top Literary Consultant in 2020 I pride myself on helping authors market and brand their books. Through a proven algorithm that I developed over 7 years ago we help authors get on the bestseller list though a guaranteed program that targets your books SEO on Amazon.In short... Read More →

Speakers

Adam Coleman

Founder, Wrong Speak Publishing

Adam B. Coleman is the Author of “Black Victim To Black Victor“, Op-Ed Writer, Public Speaker, and the Founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. Adam is a columnist for Human Events, a frequent contributor for The New York Post, and has articles published in Newsweek, The Feder... Read More →

Alexandra Hudson

Author, The Soul of Civility

ALEXANDRA O. HUDSON is passionate about the way that ideas and storytelling change people’s lives. She is an author, popular speaker, and the founder of Civic Renaissance, a publication and intellectual community dedicated to beauty, goodness and truth comprised of 50,000 intellectually... Read More →

Helen Raleigh

Senior Contributor, The Federalist

Helen Raleigh, CFA, CDI.D, is an American entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. She’s the founder of Red Meadow Advisors, LLC. In 2023, the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce recognized Helen as one of the “top 25 most powerful women in business.”Helen is a senior contributor... Read More →

Exhibitors

Atlas Elite Publishing

At Atlas Elite Publishing Partners, we work with our writers every step of the way on their literary journey, helping to bring out the most from their work. From an idea and rough draft, to editing and publication, Atlas Elite Publishing Partners helps our authors produce high quality... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

The END of the International Monetary Order...It's Over

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Speakers

Mark Moss

Host, Mark Moss Show

Mark Moss is an Investor and Entrepreneur with a passion to learn, improve daily, and educate others to help them from making the same mistakes he made. He has learned how to bounce back, overcome defeat, learn and improve from his mistakes.He’s the founder of seven companies, each... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

The Repopulation Agenda: How Unvaccinated People are Finding Love and Connection in a Heavily Vaccinated World

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 128

Speakers

Shelby Hosana

Founder, Unjected.com

My health and wellness journey started over a decade ago when I was injured by the experimental Gardasil HPV vaccine. I went from a healthy and thriving teenager to being nearly debilitated by a myriad of heart conditions for several years.It was my first experience learning how important... Read More →

Exhibitors

Unjected

You are proud to be unvaccinated. Make connections with like-minded, health-conscious, mRNA-free humans. Unjected is the world’s first and largest COVID-19 unvaccinated platform since its creation in 2021 with members in over 90 different countries.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

2:50pm PDT

FROM PEN TO PAPER Director: Paul and Lori Sutton

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:50pm - 3:20pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

3:30pm PDT

Break - Hurry to Your Next Session!

Wednesday July 10, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm PDT

Break

4:00pm PDT

Welcome to FreedomFest: A Brave New World

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:10pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Valerie Durham

Conference Director

Valerie Durham has served as the conference director for FreedomFest since 2015, bringing together her background as a libertarian, marketing and project manager, and professional dance artist. Training as a dancer since the age of three in ballet, jazz and modern, Valerie is one... Read More →

Kennedy

Host, Kennedy Saves The World Podcast on Fox

Kennedy joined FOX Business Network (FBN) as a contributor in 2012 and is the host of Kennedy Saves the World Podcast on Fox. She also appears frequently as a panelist on FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Outnumbered program (weekdays 12-1PM/ET).Prior to joining FBN, Kennedy hosted a nightly... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:10pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:10pm PDT

Welcome to Las Vegas: What Happens Here, Only Happens Here

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:10pm - 4:25pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Governor Joe Lombardo

Governor, Nevada

Born in Japan in a military family, Governor Joe Lombardo spent his childhood growing up across the world, until his father was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base and his family put down roots in Las Vegas.Governor Lombardo attended Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, before going... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:10pm - 4:25pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:25pm PDT

The Principle of Human Respect

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:25pm - 4:40pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Spike Cohen

Founder/President, You Are The Power

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:25pm - 4:40pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:40pm PDT

Treasure Investment: Investing in the Exciting Fusion of Fine Art and Precious Metals

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:40pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Michael Sheppard

Partner, Treasure Investments

Michael Sheppard presently serves as Partner & Director of Investor Relations for Treasure Investments Corporation & CEO of Nevada Mining Company. Michael is a nationally known speaker on raising funds for charitable causes. As the President of World Bible Society & National Community... Read More →

Exhibitors

Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

https://foundrymichelangelo.com/With Treasure Investments Corporation, you have the opportunity to invest in a company that creates fine art profitably, virtually free from debt, holding assets in excess of two billion dollars with exclusive rights to produce 72 one-of-one posthumous original sculptures in precious me... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:40pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:50pm PDT

Defeat The Deep State

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:50pm - 5:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Angela McArdle

Chair, National Libertarian Party

Angela McArdle currently serves as Chair of the national Libertarian Party, serves as Co-Organizer for the Rage Against The War Machine, and is a two time candidate for California’s 34th Congressional District.Angela was a key organizer for the Los Angeles 2021 initiative to overturn... Read More →

Kash Patel

Former Chief of Staff, Department of Defense

Kash served multiple senior roles in government: most recently as the Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense (DoD), Deputy Assistant to the President on the National Security Counsel (NSC), and Deputy Director of National Intelligence in the Trump Administration. At the NSC... Read More →

Clint Russell

Host, Liberty Lockdown

Clint Russell was a private mortgage broker who managed hundreds of millions of dollars in investor capital for about a decade and retired in his 30's to rail against the Lockdowns. In May 2020 he started Liberty Lockdown Podcast and has since become one of the top 250 News Podcasts... Read More →

Bret Weinstein

Host, On The DarkHorse Podcast

Exhibitors

Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party (LP) is your representative in American politics. We are the only political organization which respects you as a unique and responsible individual.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:50pm - 5:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:15pm PDT

A Framework for Success in All Aspects of Your Life

Wednesday July 10, 2024 5:15pm - 5:30pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Shawn Nelson

CEO, Lovesac

Wednesday July 10, 2024 5:15pm - 5:30pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:30pm PDT

Reclaiming Your Freedom While Living in a Reactive World

Wednesday July 10, 2024 5:30pm - 5:45pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Baron Baptiste

Founder, Baptiste Power Yoga Institute / Co-Founder, Africa Yoga Project

A global force, Baron Baptiste has been influential on the international and American yoga scene for over two decades. His message and the methodology of Baptiste Yoga have produced powerful results with hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, and his work continues to... Read More →

Exhibitors

Baptiste Institute

Much more than yogaWe are here to awaken and empower you to live in wholeness and full potencial.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 5:30pm - 5:45pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:45pm PDT

How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom

Wednesday July 10, 2024 5:45pm - 6:05pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Speakers

Matt Ridley

Author, How Innovation Works, Rational Optimist, Viral

Matt Ridley’s books have sold over a million copies, been translated into 31 languages and won several awards. His books include The Red Queen, The Origins of Virtue, Genome, Nature via Nurture, Francis Crick, The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything, and How Innovati... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 5:45pm - 6:05pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

6:05pm PDT

Can the Comedians Save The World?

Wednesday July 10, 2024 6:05pm - 6:30pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Andrew Doyle

Writer, Broadcaster and Satirist

Andrew Doyle is a writer, broadcaster and satirist. He is the author of "Free Speech and Why It Matters" and "The New Puritans". He is the presenter of "Free Speech Nation", a weekly television show on GB News.

Matt Kibbe

President, Free the People

Rob Schneider

Comedian/Author

Rob Schneider is an accomplished actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in films, television and continues his worldwide standup tour... Read More →

Exhibitors

Free the People

Free the People’s goal is to get ahead of politics, and engage in the cultural exchange that will set the political agenda for the next 50 years. We want to set the conversation, instead of settling for rhetorical scraps tossed to us by the political class. We want to make the community... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 6:05pm - 6:30pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

6:30pm PDT

FreedomFest Welcome Reception

Wednesday July 10, 2024 6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT

Exhibit Hall

Speakers

Triple Axl

FreedomFest House Band

Peter Studebaker

Journeyman Magician

Peter Studebaker is a Journeyman Magician.He may not know all the tricks of the trade, but he has more than a few up his sleeve. Studebaker, originally from Texas, now lives in Las Vegas and travels the world to entertain. His comedic sleight of hand draws gasps, laughter and applause... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall

Social Event

7:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Book Signings

Wednesday July 10, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Randy Barnett

Director, Georgetown Center for the Constitution

Andrew Doyle

Writer, Broadcaster and Satirist

Nathan Lewis

Editor, Polaris Letter

Shawn Nelson

CEO, Lovesac

Lou Perez

Comedian and Author

Lou Perez is a comedian, producer with Cancelled Productions LLC, and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy. You may have seen him on FOX’s Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black).Lou was the head writer and producer of t... Read More →

Rob Schneider

Comedian/Author

Wednesday July 10, 2024 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Book Signing

8:00pm PDT

AWKWARD LIBERTARIAN BABY REVEAL Director: The Reason Team

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:00pm - 8:05pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:00pm - 8:05pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

8:00pm PDT

Young Professionals Happy Hour

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:00pm - 8:15pm PDT

Icebar Las Vegas

Join Young Voices, America's Future, and Donors Trust for an evening of drinks and networking with young professionals in the liberty community! Festivities will kick off at 8pm on Wednesday, July 10th at the Icebar. Swing by for a cool time!

You can find the registration link HERE.

Exhibitors

Donors Trust

DonorsTrust is the community foundation for liberty. DonorsTrust simplifies and strengthens giving for liberty-minded donors through donor-advised funds, legacy protection, and philanthropic advice. With its Novus society, it builds the next generation of charitable giver. Since 1999... Read More →

Young Voices

A nonprofit talent agency and public relations firm for students and young professionals in policy

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:00pm - 8:15pm PDT
Icebar Las Vegas 3545 Las Vegas Blvd. S Unit L23

Sponsor Event

8:05pm PDT

UNDIVIDE US Director: Kristi Kendall

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:05pm - 9:20pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Wednesday July 10, 2024 8:05pm - 9:20pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:00pm PDT

Punching Up Comedy Festival

Wednesday July 10, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm PDT

The Wheelhouse

This is a ticketed event. You can purchase a ticket via the FreedomFest Registration Platform.

Speakers

Andrew Doyle

Writer, Broadcaster and Satirist

Brittany Hunter

Writer, Pacific Legal Foundation; Comedian; Host, Punching-Up Comedy Festival

Brittany is a writer at Pacific Legal Foundation, a storyteller, and a standup comedian.Brittany is an avid believer in individual rights and especially, the right to free speech. Her career as a writer in the liberty space has been devoted to fields of economics and law. While she... Read More →

Lou Perez

Comedian and Author

Rob Schneider

Comedian/Author

Wednesday July 10, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
The Wheelhouse

Special Event (Ticketed)

9:20pm PDT

Common Ground: Creating Harmony in a Divided World

Wednesday July 10, 2024 9:20pm - 9:35pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Naomi Brockwell

Tech Journalist, Creator of NBTV.media

Naomi Brockwell is a tech journalist, and creator of "NBTV.media".NBTV teaches people how to reclaim control of their lives in the digital age. The channel gives people the tools they need to take back their data, money, and free online expression.From 2013 - 2015 she worked as a policy associate at the New York Bitcoin Center. From 2015 - 2021... Read More →

Speakers

Spike Cohen

Founder/President, You Are The Power

Kristi Kendall

Filmmaker

Kristi Kendall, president at Kristi Kendall and Co, is an expert in content production and storytelling with 25+ yrs experience. Kristi started her career as a journalist, producing for ABC News 20/20, and in 2009 became John Stossel’s executive producer at Fox Business, where... Read More →

Chase Oliver

2024 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Chase Oliver is a 37-year-old Libertarian activist living in Atlanta. Dubbed “…the most influential Libertarian in America…” by Rolling Stone, Oliver is a champion of the rights of the individual against the growing power of the state. He began his political activism opposing... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 9:20pm - 9:35pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

7:00am PDT

Morning Yoga

Thursday July 11, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am PDT

The Wheelhouse

Speakers

Lauren WIlliams

Yoga Teacher

My name is Lauren and I have been teaching yoga for 10 years now. I love to do restorative and Yin classes but I also don’t shy away from making people sweat with a fun Vinyasa! As a massage therapist by trade, anatomy is my specialty and I love incorporating education throughout... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
The Wheelhouse

Social Event

8:00am PDT

Coffee and Continental Breakfast - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall

Social Event

9:00am PDT

Welcome to Thursday at FreedomFest

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00am - 9:05am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Kennedy

Host, Kennedy Saves The World Podcast on Fox

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00am - 9:05am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:00am PDT

THE GOTAWAYS: THE HIDDEN BORDER CRISIS Director: Charlotte Cuthbertson

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00am - 10:05am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00am - 10:05am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:05am PDT

The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:05am - 9:25am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Dr. Henrik Cronqvist

Dean/Professor of Finance, Chapman University

Dr. Henrik Cronqvist is Dean and Professor of Finance at Chapman University’s George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics.A native of Sweden, Dr. Cronqvist received a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an M.S. in Business and Economics... Read More →

John Mackey

Co-founder and CEO, Love.Life

John Mackey is an entrepreneur and the co-founder and visionary of Whole Foods Market. In his 44 years of service as CEO, the natural and organic grocer grew from a single store in Austin, Texas, to 540 stores in the U.S., U.K., and Canada with annual sales exceeding $22 billion and more than... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:05am - 9:25am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:25am PDT

The Changing Landscape of Energy

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:25am - 9:35am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

RJ Burr

President/CEO, Panex LLC.

RJ Burr, President. Mr. Burr, 47, was named President of Burrite in 2022, when his father stepped down from the position upon his retirement. Being a third-generation oilman, Mr. Burr has spent most of his life in the oil patch. In 1983, when 7, he was hooked on the industry when... Read More →

Michael Shellenberger

Founder, Public News

Michael Shellenberger is a Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment,” Green Book Award winner, and the best-selling author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities (HarperCollins 2021) and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All (HarperCollins 2020).Mic... Read More →

Exhibitors

Panex LLC

Panex is an oil production company drilling wells in Texas and Louisiana.We issue investment opportunities under Reg D 506(c) regulations which require all investors to be accredited.We currently control over 20 million barrels of oil reserves.

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:25am - 9:35am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:35am PDT

Will the Coming Election Result in a Return Toward "Drill Baby Drill" or More "Green New Deal"...and How You Can Profit Either Way

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:35am - 10:00am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Michael Shellenberger

Founder, Public News

Speakers

RJ Burr

President/CEO, Panex LLC.

John Engel

COO, Gulf Coast Western

John Engel is the COO of Gulf Coast Western. Gulf Coast Western, a Dallas-based company founded in 1970, is focused on the exploration, development, and acquisition of domestic oil and gas reserves in the Gulf Coast region, and has activities in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma... Read More →

Mike Mauceli

Founder/CEO, REI Energy

Mike Mauceli is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reef Oil and Gas Companies. In his 26+ years as CEO, Mike has led the growth of the organization from a three full-time employee start-up company in 1987 to a much larger oil and gas production and property acquisition company... Read More →

Dan Sauer

President/CEO, Vertical Petroleum Industries

Dan Sauer is the president and CEO of Vertical Petroleum Industries, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Currently, he has partnered with multiple operators, geologists, and field engineers to ensure the success of over 10 projects in the last six years.

Exhibitors

Gulf Coast Western

Gulf Coast Western specializes in the acquisition of domestic oil and gas reserves primarily in the DJ, Delaware, and Powder River Basins in the United States.

Panex LLC

REI Energy

REI Energy, LLC (“REI”) is a privately owned oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Richardson, Texas. We specialize in the acquisition, development, and management of conventional and unconventional oil and gas properties.

Vertical Petroleum

Vertical Petroleum Industries was founded by a real estate and oil investor who was tired of being offered overpriced projects from people who had little to no control over major development decisions. He assembled a team with a trusted operator and geologist to acquire and develop... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:35am - 10:00am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

10:00am PDT

FreedomFest Book Signings

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Michael Cobb

CEO, ECI Development

At the height of a successful career in the computer industry, Mr. Cobb left to pursue more pioneering opportunities in the emerging real estate markets of Central America. In 1996, he and his business partner formed a company, Exotic Caye International, to provide loans to North... Read More →

John Mackey

Co-founder and CEO, Love.Life

Kerry McDonald

Senior Fellow, FEE and Host, LiberatED Podcast

Kerry McDonald is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019). She is also the Velinda Jonson Family Education Fellow at State Policy Net... Read More →

Matt Ridley

Author, How Innovation Works, Rational Optimist, Viral

Michael Shermer

Founding Publisher, Skeptic Magazine

Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the podcast The Michael Shermer Show, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism 101. For 18 years he was a monthly columnist for Scientific American. He writes a we... Read More →

Joel Wade

Author, Mastering Emotions, Moods and Reactions

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Book Signing

10:00am PDT

Coffee Break

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall

Break

10:05am PDT

Immigration and the Border Crisis [PANEL]

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:05am - 10:30am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Speakers

John Lott

Founder, Crime Prevention Research Center

CPRC was founded by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime. During the Trump administration, he served as the Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and then the Office of Legal Policy in the U.S... Read More →

Helen Raleigh

Senior Contributor, The Federalist

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:05am - 10:30am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

10:30am PDT

SHABBIFICATION Director: Jen Sidorova

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:30am - 10:45am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:30am - 10:45am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

10:30am PDT

Global Economic Summit

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Roberto Salinas-Leon

Executive Director, Atlas Network Center for Latin America

Roberto Salinas-Leon is the Executive Director of the Atlas Network Center for Latin America. He is also currently President of the Mexico Business Forum, President of the Alamos Alliance, Senior Debate Fellow and Debate Lecturer at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, and... Read More →

Speakers

Rainer Heufers

Founder/President, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies

Rainer Heufers is the Founder and President of the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies, an award-winning public policy think tank in Indonesia. He has spent more than three decades on public policy research in China and Southeast Asia and working on economic transition, regulatory... Read More →

Barbara Kolm

Founding Director, Austrian Economics Center and the Free Market Road Show

Barbara Kolm is President of the Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institute in Vienna, Austria, Founding Director of the Austrian Economics Center, and former Vice President of the Österreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank). A worldwide networker, Kolm is renowned for promoting free... Read More →

Grover Norquist

President, Americans for Tax Reform

Grover Norquist (Twitter: @GroverNorquist) is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. ATR works to limit the size and cost of government and opposes higher taxes at the federal, state, and local levels and supports tax reform that moves towards... Read More →

Rainer Zitelmann

Historian, Sociologist, Bestselling Author

Rainer Zitelmann is a historian, sociologist and multiple bestselling author, whose books include How Nations Escape Poverty, Hitler’s National Socialism, The Power of Capitalism and In Defense of Capitalism. He published 29 books. His books have been translated into 30 languages. In recent years, he has written articles and been the subject of interviews in leading media such as Forbes, Wallstreet Journal, Newsweek, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Le Monde, Corriere della Sera, Frankfurter... Read More →

Preity Üpala

Media Personality, Geo-political strategist and TV Host

Preity Üpala is a Media Personality, Geo-political strategist and TV Host. She is a CEO of The Omnia Institute and on the Board of EIUCCI. The former Miss India International is a much sought-after Podcaster and Radio/ TV commentator and has worked in Four continents in Bollywood... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

10:55am PDT

From the Magna Carta to the Bill of Rights – Understanding the Path to Digital Freedom Through the Lens of Complex Adaptive Systems

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:55am - 11:10am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Frank Holmes

Executive Chairman, HIVE Digital Technologies

Renowned global investor Frank Holmes leads HIVE Digital Technologies’ board of directors as Executive Chairman, contributing to the company’s vision and overall strategy. Frank is also the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, a leading asset management firm... Read More →

Exhibitors

Hive Digital Technologies

HIVE was the first crypto miner to go public in 2017. It has a focus on green, renewable energy and has data centers throughout Canada, Sweden and Iceland.

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:55am - 11:10am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:00am PDT

MY QUARTERLIFE CRISIS Director: Ryan Caldwell

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:00am - 11:15am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:00am - 11:15am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:10am PDT

What's Love Got to Do With It? A Realist Foreign Policy for a Free People

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:10am - 11:25am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Will Ruger

President, American Institute for Economic Research

William Ruger serves as the President of the American Institute for Economic Research.Ruger earned his Ph.D. in Politics from Brandeis University and an A.B. from the College of William and Mary. His scholarship has appeared in a number of academic journals including International... Read More →

Exhibitors

American Institute for Economic Research

American Institute for Economic Research educates Americans on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government and sound money. AIER’s ongoing scientific research demonstrates the importance of these principles in advancing peace, prosperity and... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:10am - 11:25am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:15am PDT

HOMELESSNESS: CALIFORNIA vs TEXAS Director: Zach Weissmueller, Liz Wolfe

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:15am - 11:45am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:15am - 11:45am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:25am PDT

Trust, Autonomy, Success: Transforming Education Together

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:25am - 11:40am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Nick Gillespie

Editor at Large, Reason

Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason, the libertarian magazine of "free minds and free markets," and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie.A two-time finalist for digital National Magazine Awards for his work on "UPS vs. FEDEX: Ultimate Whiteboard Mix" and... Read More →

Speakers

J. Andrew Clark

President, yes. every kid. foundation.

Andrew Clark is a veteran of the Stand Together community, a philanthropic organization founded by Charles Koch to address some of the most difficult and pressing issues facing our nation. A skilled lobbyist and political tactician, Clark has worked to unite broad and diverse coalitions... Read More →

Mercedes Grant

Founder, Path of Life Learning

Mercedes Grant's journey from frustration with traditional education to founding Path of Life Learning, a microschool that serves students in grades K - 5 in Yorktown, VA. Her journey reflects a compelling narrative of passion, determination, and innovation in the field of education... Read More →

Exhibitors

yes. every kid. foundation

yes. every k⁠i⁠d. ⁠i⁠s a lead⁠i⁠ng advocacy ⁠t⁠eam w⁠i⁠⁠t⁠h a fam⁠i⁠l⁠i⁠es-f⁠i⁠rs⁠t⁠ approach ⁠t⁠o ⁠t⁠ransform Amer⁠i⁠ca’s educa⁠t⁠⁠i⁠on pol⁠i⁠cy landscape

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:25am - 11:40am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:40am PDT

No More Ups and Downs: Protect Your Hard-Earned Wealth From Market Volatility

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:40am - 11:50am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

David Metcalfe

Consultant to the President, Hard Asset Exchange

After a three-decade career as a principal owner and Conference speaker, now semi retired, David consults and advises a select group of International Clients on strategic Hard Assets for Wealth Protection and Asset Accumulation. In today's financial world, private investors... Read More →

Exhibitors

Phoenix Asset Group Inc. / Hard Asset Exchange

PROTECT YOUR HARD-EARNED WEALTH FROM MARKET VOLATILITYThere is arguably no bigger threat to an Investor’s hard-earned wealth than Market volatility! Savy investors will do their best to minimize hedge portfolio volatility by creating a basket of stocks that includes a mix of growth... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:40am - 11:50am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:45am PDT

THE FORGOTTEN SOLUTION TO THE HOUSING CRUNCH Director: Rob Montz

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:45am - 11:55am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:45am - 11:55am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:50am PDT

Leonard E. Read Book Award

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:50am - 11:55am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Gale Pooley

History Professor, Utah Tech University

Professor Gale L. Pooley teaches U.S. economic history at Utah Tech University. He has taught economics and statistics at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Brigham Young University‐Idaho, Boise State University, and the College of Idaho.Dr. Pooley earned his BBA in... Read More →

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Marian Tupy

Founder, HumanProgress.org

Marian L. Tupy is the founder and editor of HumanProgress.org, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity.He is the coauthor of the Simon Abundance Index, Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flouris... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:50am - 11:55am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:55am PDT

Fascism via Health

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:55am - 12:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Del Bigtree

Founder, Informed Consent Action / Host, The HighWire

Del Bigtree is one of the world’s most powerful voices for the vaccine risk awareness movement. He is the founder of the non-profit, Informed Consent Action Network, and host of the breakout internet talk show The HighWire, the fastest-growing program in the natural health arena... Read More →

Exhibitors

Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) - I Can Decide

At the Informed Consent Action Network, you are the authority over your health choices and those of your children. In a medical world manipulated by advertising and financial interests, true information is hard to find and often harder to understand. Our goal is to put the power of... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:55am - 12:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:55am PDT

Innovative Solutions to the Housing Crisis [PANEL]

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:55am - 12:25pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Nick Gillespie

Editor at Large, Reason

Speakers

Christian Britschgi

Reporter, Reason

Christian Britschgi is a reporter at Reason who covers property rights, housing policy, transportation policy, and regulation. His writing has appeared in The American Conservative, The College Fix, The Lens, Watchdog.org, The Orange County Register, the Daily News, the New Yo... Read More →

Ryan Caldwell

Filmmaker

Ryan Caldwell is an American filmmaker with a film production degree from Webster University. He has directed four short films, ranging from supernatural thrillers to political satire. As the writer, producer, director, and editor of the comedy short film "The Beggar and the Road... Read More →

Sofia Hamilton

Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity

Sofia Hamilton is a Policy Analyst at Americans for Prosperity where she focuses on health care at the state and federal levels. She is also a Social Mobility Fellow at Young Voices, writing and commentating on issues related to housing, harm reduction, and criminal justice reform. Previously... Read More →

Jen Sidorova

Filmmaker

Jen Sidorova is a documentary film producer and rental property owner in Buffalo, NY. Her vision and drive for “Shabbification: The Story of Rent Control” comes from her experience with regulation as a real estate entrepreneur in New York. In developing this film, she also... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 11:55am - 12:25pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:15pm PDT

Attendee Lunch - On Your Own

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT

Social Event

12:15pm PDT

Brain Food with Steven Pinker, Michael Shermer and Matt Ridley

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 133

This is a ticketed event. You can purchase a ticket via the FreedomFest Registration Platform.

Speakers

Steven Pinker

Public Intellectual / Harvard Professor / Author of Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters & Enlightenment Now

STEVEN PINKER asks the big questions about human progress and sets out, in public, to answer them. In Rationality, he explores why—when humanity is reaching new heights of scientific reasoning—there appears to be more fake news, conspiracy theorizing, and medical quackery than... Read More →

Matt Ridley

Author, How Innovation Works, Rational Optimist, Viral

Michael Shermer

Founding Publisher, Skeptic Magazine

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 133

Special Event (Ticketed)

12:15pm PDT

DonorsTrust Clients and Friends Lunch – By Invitation Only

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 130

Please register at the Donor Trust exhibit booth.

Exhibitors

Donors Trust

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 130

Sponsor Event

12:30pm PDT

MISGENDERING A MURDERER Director: Free the People

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:30pm - 12:35pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:30pm - 12:35pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:35pm PDT

GENDER TRANSFORMATION: THE UNTOLD REALITIES Director: Tobias Elvhage, Liz Morberg

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:35pm - 2:05pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 12:35pm - 2:05pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

1:30pm PDT

Be a Part of History in the Making: Invest in an Alternative Asset Class, Fine Art & Precious Metals Combined

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

Michael Sheppard

Partner, Treasure Investments

Exhibitors

Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Capitalism Unleashed: Dismantling DEI and ESG Constraints

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

Matt Cole

CEO, Strive

Matt is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Strive — a leading provider of shareholder-focused investment solutions. Matt oversees Strive's investment philosophy, strategic positions, and product line up. He is Head Portfolio Manager for Strive’s passive equity... Read More →

Adam Coleman

Founder, Wrong Speak Publishing

Exhibitors

STRIVE

Our mission is to maximize value for our clients by leading companies to focus on excellence.

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Education Reimagined: Building the Marketplace of Alternative Education

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Moderators

Emily Jones

Founder/CEO, Home Tribe

Emily Jones is the founder and CEO of Home Tribe, an EdTech platform and native iOs and Android app that connects families and educators for local and online learning experiences, shippable and digital educational resources, and friends wherever you are for homeschool and alternative education... Read More →

Speakers

Suzanne Phillips

Host, The Informed Parent; Founder, Beacon Parent

Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parent and leadership coach and a visionary consultant with a passion for discipleship and intentional legacy. She is the host of The Informed Parent podcast and founder of Beacon Parent, a non profit with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents... Read More →

Sam Sorbo

Education Freedom Advocate

As an education freedom advocate, Sam’s mission is to help parents and their children emancipate from our modern school system. A successful Hollywood film actress, writer, and producer, Sam stepped back from her own career to immerse herself in the home education of her three young... Read More →

Exhibitors

Home Tribe

Home Tribe connects families and educators around the world for eclectic learning experiences. Find friends, outdoor experiences, learning pods, and eclectic programs you won't find anywhere else.

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Election Integrity: Mail In Voting, Ballot Harvesting, and the November Elections

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

John Fund

National Affairs Columnist, National Review

John Fund is national-affairs columnist for National Review. He worked for the Wall Street Journal for more than two decades, starting in 1984, and was a member of the newspaper’s editorial board from 1995 to 2001.Fund has written for Esquire, Reader’s Digest, Reason, and... Read More →

Speakers

Chuck Muth

President, Citizen Outreach

Chuck Muth is President of Citizen Outreach, a libertarian-leaning grassroots advocacy organization. He is also a professional campaign trainer and founder of CampaignDoctor.com.Chuck is Nevada’s leading conservative blogger and is also an independent free-lance columnist, an author... Read More →

Grover Norquist

President, Americans for Tax Reform

Christina Tobin

Founder, Free & Equal Elections

Christina Tobin is a thought leader in the electoral reform and voters’ rights movements. She is the founder and chair of both the non-profit Free & Equal Elections Foundation and the petitioning company Free & Equal, Inc. Free & Equal Elections Foundation leads national, state... Read More →

Exhibitors

Free and Equal Elections

The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to open the electoral process through education and collaborative action.

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Energizing Your Investments and Maximizing Your Tax Deductions with Oil and Gas Investments

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

Mike Mauceli

Founder/CEO, REI Energy

Exhibitors

REI Energy

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Sin, Sex, and Censorship: Defending Freedom in Adult Entertainment

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 116/117

Moderators

Ricci Levy

President & CEO, Woodhull Foundation

Ricci Levy (she/her) has been engaged in sexual freedom activism for several decades. In 2003, she helped found the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit human rights organization dedicated to defending the personal autonomy of all individuals. As the Executive Director... Read More →

Speakers

Shirley Lara

COO, Chaturbate.com

Shirley Lara is the Chief Operating Officer of the wildly popular live-cam adult chat site Chaturbate.com. Her family is heavily involved in computers and programming, which helped her launch her career in website development—she built her first website in 1999.When Chaturbate... Read More →

Alice Little

Founding Member, Hookers for Healthcare

Alice Little is a career sex worker and advocate for sex workers rights operating in Nevada’s legalized brothel system. She is a founding member of Hookers for Healthcare and an active member of the Nevada Brothel Association. As an activist for sex workers' rights, Little has fought... Read More →

Mike Stabile

Director of Public Policy, Free Speech Coalition

Mike Stabile is a journalist and documentary filmmaker who has written about and advocated for sex workers and sexual speech for over a decade. His work has been published in a wide range of publications, including the Daily Beast, Salon, Buzzfeed, Playboy and the New York Times... Read More →

Exhibitors

New Moon Network

The mission of New Moon Network is to secure rights and opportunity for people in the sex trade by building capacity in the field and organizing philanthropy to channel critical resources into grassroots movements.

Woodhull Freedom Foundation

Woodhull envisions a world that recognizes sexual freedom as the fundamental human right of all individuals to develop and express their unique sexuality; to be personally autonomous with regard to bodily integrity and expression; and to enjoy sexual dignity, privacy, and consensual... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Slaying Goliath: Leveraging Judicial Branch Advocacy to Safeguard Entrepreneurs and Promote Economic Liberty

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

Dan Winslow

President, New England Legal Foundation

Dan served as Chief Legal Counsel to then-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, overseeing a team of more than 800 in-house and outside counsel. He also was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served on the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, the House Ethics... Read More →

Exhibitors

New England Legal Foundation

The New England Legal Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public interest foundation whose mission is promoting public discourse on the proper role of free enterprise in our society and advancing free enterprise principles in the courtroom. Our ongoing mission is to champion... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

The Collapse of US Law Enforcement: Examining the Impact of Media Misrepresentation on Crime and Gun Ownership Trends

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 128

Speakers

John Lott

Founder, Crime Prevention Research Center

Exhibitors

Crime Prevention Research Center

The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) is a research and education organization dedicated to conducting academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime, and public safety; educating the public on the results of such research... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

The Heterodox Challenge: Bridging the Divide in a Polarized World

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Speakers

Monica Harris

Executive Director, Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

Monica Harris received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. She spent more than a decade as a business and legal affairs executive at Walt Disney Television, NBCUniversal... Read More →

Exhibitors

Fair For All

FAIRis a multi-discipline, nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending civil rights and liberties and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity. As an advocate for open discourse and debate, FAIR is committed to celebrating our shared interests... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

2:05pm PDT

Under Pressure: A Discussion of Trans Rights, Children’s Rights, and Parental Rights

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:05pm - 2:40pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Jan Jekielek

Senior Editor, The Epoch Times; Host, American Thought Leaders

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders” and co-host of “FALLOUT” with Dr. Robert Malone and “Kash’s Corner” with Kash Patel. Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost... Read More →

Speakers

Grant Brown

Producer/Filmmaker

Grant is a producer and filmmaker based out of Milwaukee. His narrative feature film Scotch Tension played at various local festivals and won Best Midwest Roots at the Red Cedar Film Festival. His musical short film Gemütlichkeit won Best Wisconsin Short at the Beloit International... Read More →

Haley Kennington

News Editor, Wrong Speak

Haley Kennington is an investigative journalist, freelance writer, and reporter, as well as a contributor to dozens of conservative news sites, blogs, and independent media outlets. In addition, she’s been employed as copy editor for several online publications & works one-on-one... Read More →

Lou Perez

Comedian and Author

Colin Wright

Founding Editor, Reality's Last Stand

Colin Wright is an evolutionary biology PhD, Manhattan Institute Fellow, an Academic Advisor at the Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM), and a member of The Killarney Group.Wright received his PhD in evolutionary biology from UC Santa Barbara in 2018, and was an Eberly... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:05pm - 2:40pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

2:15pm PDT

Break - Hurry to Your Next Session!

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:15pm - 2:30pm PDT

Break

2:30pm PDT

12 Truths that Expose Dangerous Health Care Myths . . . and Covid Update

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 116/117

Speakers

Twila Brase

Co-Founder/President, Citizens' Council for Health Freedom; RN, PHN

Twila Brase RN, PHN is president and co-founder of the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), a national organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota with a mission to protect patient and doctor freedom.. She is also a policy advisor for health care to The Heartland Institute.In August 2009, Modern Healthcare named her #75 on their “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare... Read More →

Exhibitors

Citizens' Council For Health Freedom

Protect health care choices, individualized patient care and medical and genetic privacy rights.

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Attend This if You're a Development Professional...and Other Ways of Attracting Your Prospective Audience

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

Tim Bertram

Partner, Optimize Consulting

Tim Bertram is a fundraising and sales enablement expert and founding Partner of Optimize Consulting. Optimize Consulting harnesses the power of proven for-profit business strategies to revolutionize non-profit and campaign operations, marketing, and fundraising. Together with our... Read More →

Jessie Markell

Partner, Optimize Consulting

Prior to being full-time with Optimize Consulting, Jessie served as a Director of Integrated Marketing at Foot Locker, Inc, a Fortune 500 Retailer. He has held positions in both public relations and digital marketing and been honored to work on projects that include The New York Times... Read More →

Exhibitors

Optimize Consulting

Optimize Consulting is the leading online fundraising and digital marketing firm for the liberty movement.

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Changing Our Minds: Prohibition, Psychedelics, and a Better Path Forward with Drugs

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Moderators

Christina Dent

Founder & President, End It For Good

Christina Dent is the Founder & President of the nonprofit End It For Good. She is a speaker whose TEDx Talk helped spark the movement End It For Good leads today, a writer whose work has been featured in publications such as Real Clear Policy and USA Today, and the author of the... Read More →

Speakers

Lynnette Averill

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Reason for Hope

Dr. Lynnette A. Averill is the daughter of a US Marine who died by suicide after years of struggling with ineffective treatments. His life – and subsequent death – shaped Dr. Averill personally and professionally. She grew up very aware of the effects of stress and trauma, including... Read More →

Juliana Mercer

Director of Veteran Advocacy and Public Policy, Healing Breakthrough

Juliana Mercer is a Marine Corps veteran who served her country honorably both in and out of war zones for sixteen years. Over the course of her military career, she deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. She spent five years providing holistic support to injured Marines recovering at... Read More →

Exhibitors

End It for Good

Our goal is a future where fewer people are harmed by drugs.To get there, we need to shift away from a criminal justice approach and towards a health-centered approach to drug production, distribution, and consumption.As a 501(c)(3), we educate citizens, advocates, and policymakers... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Enlightenment or Enslavement? Two AIs debate the Impact of Colonialism

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Richard Pocklington

Board Member, Thinkable Ai

Dr. Richard Pocklington, stands at the intersection of science, technology, and innovation. As a cultural anthropologist in the trenches of our ongoing technological revolution, he has garnered deep insights into our rapidly changing society. He currently holds board positions at... Read More →

Speakers

Anthropic's Claude

Google's Gemini

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

FreedomFest Pitch Tank

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 132

Moderators

Paul Wendee

Editor/Publisher, Intrinsic Value Wealth Report

Speakers

Burke Franklin

Owner/CEO, Business Power Tools

Jay Goth

Founder/CEO, Redtail Capital

Jenn Huynh

Program Manager, Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business

Jenn Huynh is a Program Manager in the Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business.

Bernt Ullman

Known as the '6 Billion Dollar Man' & CEO of Celebrity Lifestyle Brands

Jim Woods

Editor, Successful Investing/Bullseye Stock Trader/Fast Money Alert/The Deep Woods

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 132

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Help Make America Energy Independent While Putting Your Tax Dollars to Work!

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

John Engel

COO, Gulf Coast Western

Tim Taylor

Executive Vice President, Gulf Coast Western

Tim Taylor is the Executive Vice President of Gulf Coast Western. Gulf Coast Western, a Dallas-based company founded in 1970, is focused on the exploration, development, and acquisition of domestic oil and gas reserves in the Gulf Coast region, and has activities in Texas, Louisiana... Read More →

Exhibitors

Gulf Coast Western

Gulf Coast Western specializes in the acquisition of domestic oil and gas reserves primarily in the DJ, Delaware, and Powder River Basins in the United States.

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

HIVE Digital Technologies’ Pioneering Role in Crypto Mining and the AI Revolution

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

Frank Holmes

Executive Chairman, HIVE Digital Technologies

Exhibitors

Hive Digital Technologies

HIVE was the first crypto miner to go public in 2017. It has a focus on green, renewable energy and has data centers throughout Canada, Sweden and Iceland.

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! How the Fed, ESG, & Big Government are Keeping Us from Oz

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 128

Moderators

Will Ruger

President, American Institute for Economic Research

Speakers

Peter C. Earle

Senior Research Fellow, AIER

Peter C. Earle, Ph.D, is a Senior Research Fellow who joined AIER in 2018. He holds a Ph.D in Economics from l’Universite d’Angers, an MA in Applied Economics from American University, an MBA (Finance), and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.Prior... Read More →

David Hebert

Senior Research Fellow in Research & Education, AIER

Dave Hebert, Ph.D, is a senior research fellow at AIER. He was formerly a professor at Aquinas College, Troy University, and Ferris State University. He has also been a fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget and has worked for the U.S. Joint Economic Committee. Dr... Read More →

Paul Mueller

Senior Research Fellow, American Institute for Economic Research

Paul Mueller is a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. He received his PhD in economics from George Mason University. Previously, Dr. Mueller taught at The King’s College in New York City.His academic work has appeared in many journals including... Read More →

Exhibitors

American Institute for Economic Research

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The Art of Political Coexistence

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Moderators

Baron Baptiste

Founder, Baptiste Power Yoga Institute / Co-Founder, Africa Yoga Project

Speakers

Spike Cohen

Founder/President, You Are The Power

Adam Coleman

Founder, Wrong Speak Publishing

Alexandra Hudson

Author, The Soul of Civility

Michael Shellenberger

Founder, Public News

Exhibitors

Baptiste Institute

Much more than yogaWe are here to awaken and empower you to live in wholeness and full potencial.

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The Billionaire's Secret, From Forests to Fortunes: Investing in High-Value Tropical Timber

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

Alex Wilson

Brand Ambassador, Las Azucenas

Las Azucenas is a leading purveyor of regenerative tropical hardwood agroforestry solutions and a global marketplace for high-value tropical tree assets. We are an Impact Investment Company with over $100M of assets under management and more than 150,000+ trees planted. Our trees... Read More →

Exhibitors

Las Azucenas

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

2:40pm PDT

72 HOURS Director: Grant Brown, Nicole Yeatman

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:40pm - 2:55pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:40pm - 2:55pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

3:00pm PDT

What To Do When Child Protective Services Knocks on Your Door

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Speakers

Grant Brown

Producer/Filmmaker

TBD

Nicole Yeatman

Filmmaker

Nicole is a writer in Washington, DC. She wrote the adapted screenplay for the animated short I, Pencil, which won the Gold Award at TIVA-DC Peer Awards, First Prize at the Reason Foundation Media Awards, and Best Short Documentary at Anthem Film Festival. 72 Hours is her directorial... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

3:15pm PDT

FreedomFest Book Signings

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Twila Brase

Co-Founder/President, Citizens' Council for Health Freedom; RN, PHN

Adam Coleman

Founder, Wrong Speak Publishing

Alexandra Hudson

Author, The Soul of Civility

Robert Kiyosaki

Author, Rich Dad Poor Dad

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad—the #1 personal finance book of all time—Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who believes the world needs more entrepreneurs who will create jobs.Robert has been heralded as a visionary who has... Read More →

Steven Pinker

Public Intellectual / Harvard Professor / Author of Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters & Enlightenment Now

Michael Shellenberger

Founder, Public News

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Book Signing

3:15pm PDT

Coffee Break

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT

Break

3:30pm PDT

Make Me a Video, HAL: AI & Storytelling (Anthem Filmmakers Lounge Workshop)

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT

Room 109 (Anthem Lounge)

Speakers

Patrick Reasonover

Writer/Producer, Just Add Firewater

Patrick is a writer/producer at Just Add Firewater. He is in post-production on his third feature documentary (previous two being Of Dogs and Men and They Say It Can't Be Done). He also co-created and directed the animated comedy web series PIGTV, based on the NYTimes bestselling Politically... Read More →

Daniel T. Richards

President & Chief Rhetorician, Return on Ideas

Daniel is a leading expert on digital strategy and classical rhetoric. Prior to co-founding ROI, Daniel served as the Federalist Society’s VP of Digital, shepherding its video and digital marketing efforts from a beautiful idea to a juggernaut in the liberty movement. He oversaw... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Room 109 (Anthem Lounge)

Anthem Film Festival

3:45pm PDT

A Fireside Chat with Michael Shermer and Colin Wright on Sex, Gender, Trans, and Rights

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:45pm - 4:05pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Michael Shermer

Founding Publisher, Skeptic Magazine

Colin Wright

Founding Editor, Reality's Last Stand

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:45pm - 4:05pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:05pm PDT

Rationality and Intellectual Freedom

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:05pm - 4:30pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Steven Pinker

Public Intellectual / Harvard Professor / Author of Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters & Enlightenment Now

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:05pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:30pm PDT

A Rising Tide: The Power of Free Enterprise to Lift People Out of Poverty

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Austin Berg

Co-Founder, Iron Light

Austin Berg is the vice president of marketing for the Illinois Policy Institute and co-founder of Iron Light, a marketing agency helping purpose-driven brands change the world.He and his work have been featured in the Economist, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. He is the... Read More →

Marcus Bullock

CEO, Flikshop, Inc.

Marcus Bullock is an entrepreneur, justice reform advocate, and innovator that leverages empathy and tech to create success pathways for marginalized communities.Following his 2004 release from prison, he launched a construction business that grew to employ other returning citizens... Read More →

Exhibitors

American Culture Project

Giving citizens the knowledge and tools that make it easy to be a part of the solutionMillions of Americans today feel politically homeless. Why?Because politicians and media companies on both sides of the aisle too often focus their time and attention on “the base.” Instead of... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:50pm PDT

Creating Wealth in a High Inflation World

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:50pm - 5:05pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Robert Kiyosaki

Author, Rich Dad Poor Dad

Exhibitors

REI Energy

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:50pm - 5:05pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:05pm PDT

The Freedom Hedge: Modern Strategies for a Classic Currency...Gold

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:05pm - 5:20pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Gary Alexander

Senior Writer, Navellier.com

Speakers

Jeremy Cordon

Founder/President, Goldback Inc.

Jeremy Cordon is the Founder and President of Goldback Inc., the pioneering company behind the world’s first physical, interchangeable gold currency designed for transactions of any size. Under his leadership, Goldback Inc. has developed multiple denominations of the Goldback currency... Read More →

Mike Fuljenz

President, Universal Gold and Bullion

Recognized as America’s Gold Expert®, Dr. Mike Fuljenz helped author the Federal Trade Commission’s and the Texas Attorney General’s consumer protection alerts on precious metals, is the American Numismatic Association’s Dealer of the Year, the recipient of the ANA’s Lifetime... Read More →

Exhibitors

Goldback

Our goal was to create the best physical money that the world has ever seen. For the first time in human history you can spend physical gold on small transactions such as a smoothie, while using the same type of money for large transactions, such as a remodel on your home. This solves... Read More →

Universal Coin and Bullion

Whether investor or collector, Universal Coin & Bullion provides leading-edge acquisition strategies for the gold and rare coin markets, along with award-winning numismatic materials and comprehensive coin consultation services. Universal Coin & Bullion (UCB) specializes in rare... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:05pm - 5:20pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:20pm PDT

The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:20pm - 5:35pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Alexandra Hudson

Author, The Soul of Civility

Exhibitors

Young Voices

A nonprofit talent agency and public relations firm for students and young professionals in policy

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:20pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:35pm PDT

Taking Back the Senate

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:35pm - 5:50pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Justin Amash

US Senate Candidate

Justin Amash served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 2011 to January 2021. After joining the Libertarian Party in early 2020, he became the highest-ranking Libertarian Party officeholder in the country. As an elected official, Rep. Amash was a leading advocate of... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:35pm - 5:50pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:50pm PDT

Just Watch What You Say! A Fireside Chat with IceT

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:50pm - 6:30pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Ice-T

Actor, Hip Hop Artist, Author

Ice-T not only invented gangster rap, he has lived it. Ice-T is the original embodiment of LA Hip-Hop and acultural icon. Through his music, his books (The Ice Opinion, Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life andRedemption-from South Central to Hollywood), and his lecture tours of America’s... Read More →

Kennedy

Host, Kennedy Saves The World Podcast on Fox

Thursday July 11, 2024 5:50pm - 6:30pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

6:30pm PDT

Unfiltered Conversation with Ice-T Reception

Thursday July 11, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT

Room 130

This is a ticketed event. Please purchase using the FreedomFest Registration Platform.

Moderators

Heather Wagenhals

Host, Unlock Your Wealth

Speakers

Ice-T

Actor, Hip Hop Artist, Author

Thursday July 11, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Room 130

Special Event (Ticketed)

6:30pm PDT

Treasure Investments Private Dinner

Thursday July 11, 2024 6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT

Room 133

Speakers

Michael Sheppard

Partner, Treasure Investments

Exhibitors

Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

Thursday July 11, 2024 6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 133

Sponsor Event

7:00pm PDT

Filmmakers Reception and Master Class (Anthem Filmmakers Lounge)

Thursday July 11, 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT

Room 109 (Anthem Lounge)

Speakers

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

Will Wallace

Film Producer/Writer/Director

Will has produced, written, & directed numerous award- winning films. He is a producer at Sunflower Films with Terrence Malick & Ed Pressman in L.A. His projects include executive producing "Flatland: The Movie" (Martin Sheen & Kristen Bell), & directing the multi- award winning comedic... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Room 109 (Anthem Lounge)

Anthem Film Festival

8:00pm PDT

CLIMATE, THE MOVIE (THE COLD TRUTH) Director: Martin Durkin

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:00pm - 9:20pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:00pm - 9:20pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Jam Session

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00pm - 11:59pm PDT

The Wheelhouse

So we can plan, please complete the Jam Session RSVP!

Speakers

Triple Axl

FreedomFest House Band

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00pm - 11:59pm PDT
The Wheelhouse

Social Event

9:20pm PDT

The Truth About Climate Change

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:20pm - 9:50pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Gary Alexander

Senior Writer, Navellier.com

Speakers

Ethan Brown

Host, The Sweaty Penguin

Ethan Brown is a climate journalist best known as Founder and Host of The Sweaty Penguin, an award-winning comedy climate podcast that ran from 2020-2024 through PBS's climate initiative "Peril and Promise." The podcast released over 220 episodes, amassed over 50,000 downloads, interviewed over 100 climate scientists and scholars from 18 countries and 6 continents, earned We... Read More →

Thomas Nelson

Climate/Energy Podcaster.

Producer of Martin Durkin's 2024 film: "Climate: The Movie".Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomanelsonMore background information:I have an MS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.I was involved in tech and software for many years. In 2005, as an avid bird-watcher, I became heavily involved in debunking a high-profile, but bogus “Ivory-billed Woodpecker” rediscovery that op... Read More →

Michael Shellenberger

Founder, Public News

Michael Shermer

Founding Publisher, Skeptic Magazine

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:20pm - 9:50pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

7:00am PDT

Morning Yoga

Friday July 12, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am PDT

The Wheelhouse

Speakers

Lauren WIlliams

Yoga Teacher

Friday July 12, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
The Wheelhouse

Social Event

7:30am PDT

Liberate Your Tax Burden and Protect America's Oil Independence

Friday July 12, 2024 7:30am - 9:00am PDT

Room 130

Speakers

John Engel

COO, Gulf Coast Western

Tim Taylor

Executive Vice President, Gulf Coast Western

Exhibitors

Gulf Coast Western

Gulf Coast Western specializes in the acquisition of domestic oil and gas reserves primarily in the DJ, Delaware, and Powder River Basins in the United States.

Friday July 12, 2024 7:30am - 9:00am PDT
Room 130

Sponsor Event

8:00am PDT

Coffee and Continental Breakfast - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall

Friday July 12, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall

Friday July 12, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall

Social Event

9:00am PDT

Welcome to Friday at FreedomFest

Friday July 12, 2024 9:00am - 9:05am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Kennedy

Host, Kennedy Saves The World Podcast on Fox

Friday July 12, 2024 9:00am - 9:05am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:00am PDT

FREEDOM HAIR Director: Dianne Houston

Friday July 12, 2024 9:00am - 10:45am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Friday July 12, 2024 9:00am - 10:45am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:05am PDT

Education Entrepreneurialism in the 21st Century

Friday July 12, 2024 9:05am - 9:25am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Robert Enlow

President/CEO, EdChoice

Robert C. Enlow is the president and CEO of EdChoice.Before the formation of EdChoice in 2016, Robert was an integral part of the Milton and Rose Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice from its launch in 1996. He served as fundraiser, projects coordinator, vice president and executive... Read More →

Speakers

Kerry McDonald

Senior Fellow, FEE and Host, LiberatED Podcast

Ashley Soifer

Chief Innovation Officer, National Microschooling Center

Ashley Soifer is the Chief Innovation Officer of the National Microschooling Center, where she leads strategic growth, the development of new programs and outreach. Ashley guides the Center’s movement-building work.Prior to her role at the Center, Ashley served as the Chief of Staff... Read More →

Sarah Tavernetti

Co-Founder/Executive Director, Bloom Academy

A Las Vegas native, Sarah Tavernetti knew she wanted to work with kids when she was just a child herself. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she taught 2nd grade at a Title 1 school for 3 years where she witnessed the... Read More →

Exhibitors

EdChoice

The EdChoice mission is to advance educational freedom and choice for all as a pathway to successful lives and a stronger society.

Friday July 12, 2024 9:05am - 9:25am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:25am PDT

Parkinson Disease: 150 Human Research Subjects Have Reversed Their Disease with the FGF-1 Medicine

Friday July 12, 2024 9:25am - 9:40am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Dan Montano

CEO, Zhittya Genesis Medicine

Dan Montano started on the floor of the Los Angeles Stock Exchange in 1968, as a floor broker. Over the next 30 years, he managed thousands of stockbrokers as CEO of several securities firms. As an investment banker, Mr. Montano handled the IPO's of over 100 companies from 1968 until... Read More →

Exhibitors

Zhittya Genesis Medicine

Zhittya Genesis Medicine Inc. (Zhittya means “life” in Ukrainian) is advancing a group of drugs which trigger the human body’s natural regeneration process. Zhittya’s regenerative drugs act by specifically stimulating the growth of new blood vessels (a biological process termed... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 9:25am - 9:40am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:40am PDT

The Age of Pandemics: A Reflection on the Past Five Years

Friday July 12, 2024 9:40am - 10:00am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Matt Kibbe

President, Free the People

Speakers

Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Host, The Tom Woods Show

Thomas E. Woods, Jr., is the 2019 winner of the Hayek Lifetime Achievement Award from the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna. He is a senior fellow of the Mises Institute and host of The Tom Woods Show.Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard and his master’s, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, C-SPAN, and Bloomberg Television, among other outlets, and has been a guest on hundreds... Read More →

Thomas Massie

U.S. Representative from Kentucky

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie entered Congress in November 2012 after serving as Lewis County Judge Executive. He represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District which stretches across Northern Kentucky and 280 miles of the Ohio River.U.S. Representative Massie attended the... Read More →

Matt Ridley

Author, How Innovation Works, Rational Optimist, Viral

Exhibitors

Free the People

Friday July 12, 2024 9:40am - 10:00am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

10:00am PDT

FreedomFest Book Signings

Friday July 12, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Steve Forbes

Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media

Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media.Steve’s newest project is the podcast “What’s Ahead,” where he engages the world’s top newsmakers, politicians and pioneers in business and economics in honest conversations meant to challenge traditional conventions... Read More →

John Fund

National Affairs Columnist, National Review

Monica Harris

Executive Director, Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

Gale Pooley

History Professor, Utah Tech University

Marian Tupy

Founder, HumanProgress.org

Rainer Zitelmann

Historian, Sociologist, Bestselling Author

Friday July 12, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Book Signing

10:00am PDT

Coffee Break

Friday July 12, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall

Friday July 12, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall

Break

10:30am PDT

Finding Common Ground in Polarizing Times

Friday July 12, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Monica Harris

Executive Director, Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

Speakers

Ben Kawaller

Host, Ben Meets America for The Free Press

Ben Kawaller hosts the sociopolitical interview series Ben Meets America for The Free Press. His writing and/or video reporting have also appeared in Los Angeles Magazine, the erstwhile West Hollywood local publication Wehoville, The Advocate, Salon, and The American Bystander.Before... Read More →

Ilana Redstone

Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ilana Redstone is an Associate Professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of the Certainty Trap (out in September 2024). The Certainty Trap refers to the contempt that arises from an unwillingness or an inability to: consider the possibility that we might be wrong or might not be right in the way we think; consider the downsides to our preferred policy; make our principles... Read More →

Chloé Valdary

Founder, Theory of Enchantment

After a year as a Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal, Chloé Valdary developed the Theory of Enchantment (ToE), an innovative framework for compassionate anti-racism that combines social-emotional learning (SEL), character development, and interpersonal growth as tools for leadership development in the boardroom and beyond.Her work has been covered in Atlantic Magazine, and her writings... Read More →

Exhibitors

Fair For All

Friday July 12, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:00am PDT

The WORLD'S Freest Country

Friday July 12, 2024 11:00am - 11:05am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Vit Jedlicka

Founder, Free Republic of Liberland

Vit Jedlicka has been actively involved with the liberty movement since his university days. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Economics, Prague in 2009. At the same time, he became the founding member of the Czech Libertarian Free Citizens Party. He also... Read More →

Exhibitors

Liberland

Liberland is built on classical liberal (libertarian) ideals which emphasize autonomy and minimize the state's encroachment on individual liberties. Rule of law, bodily autonomy, free trade, freedom of choice, freedom of movement, and others are all core tenets of our fledgling n... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 11:00am - 11:05am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:05am PDT

Liberty in Our Lifetime: The Free State Movement

Friday July 12, 2024 11:05am - 11:20am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Eric Brakey

Executive Director, Free State Project

Eric Brakey began in liberty politics as the Maine State Director for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign. Elected shortly thereafter to the Maine Senate, Brakey became the youngest state senator in America at the age of 26. Across three terms, Senator Brakey authored Maine’s... Read More →

Carla Gericke

Chairwoman, Free State Project

Carla "Queen Quill" Gericke is the primary spokesperson for the Free State Project. Currently chairwoman of the board, she is also a former FSP executive director and PorcFest organizer. Carla is open about her personal story of immigration to the U.S. from South Africa, practicing... Read More →

Exhibitors

Free State Project

The Free State Project is a mass migration of more than 20,000 people who have pledged to move to New Hampshire for liberty. By concentrating our numbers in a single state, we are maximizing our impact as activists, entrepreneurs, community builders, and thought leaders.

Friday July 12, 2024 11:05am - 11:20am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:05am PDT

THE WALL Director: Evrim Inci

Friday July 12, 2024 11:05am - 11:30am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Friday July 12, 2024 11:05am - 11:30am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:20am PDT

Why California IS NOT a Lost Cause! The Rise of Freedom in the Golden State

Friday July 12, 2024 11:20am - 11:30am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Amy Bohn

Co-Founder/President, Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids

Amy Bohn is the co-founder and President of PERK, Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids. Founded in 2019, PERK is a bi-partisan, non-profit that advocates for civil rights and freedoms, with particular focus on protecting children.PERK represents tens of thousands of parents... Read More →

Exhibitors

Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids

Educational RightsEmpower a coalition of advocates to impact policy that will guarantee the protection of educational rights for our children.Medical FreedomWe engage communities and leaders on key issues impacting medical liberties. We oppose vaccine passports, mandates, laws, and... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 11:20am - 11:30am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:30am PDT

A Fireside Chat with Steve Forbes: The Fed, Inflation, Business...and...The Yankees!

Friday July 12, 2024 11:30am - 11:50am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Troy W. Eckard

CEO, Eckard Enterprises

With almost four decades of experience, Troy W. Eckard’s focus on domestic oil and gas puts him at the top of his class in expertise and industry knowledge. Eckard Enterprises believes that owning, developing, and managing assets is one of the safest long-term investment strategies available today. Eckard is committed to identifying, acquiring, developing, and maturing the right tangible assets exclusively for our valued partners... Read More →

Steve Forbes

Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media

Exhibitors

Eckard Enterprises

Eckard Enterprises, LLC is a privately owned group of entities. It focuses on oil and gas, real estate, mineral rights, and midstream acquisitions. We've been in the oil and gas industry since 1985, and have made this our bread and butter of our operations. Eckard Global, LLC has... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 11:30am - 11:50am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

11:30am PDT

SAKAS Director: Dugan Bridges

Friday July 12, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Friday July 12, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:50am PDT

Making Serious Money Without Guessing About the Future

Friday July 12, 2024 11:50am - 12:00pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Michael Turner

President, Turner Capital Investments

Mike Turner is the Founder and President of Turner Capital Investments, LLC, a 3-generation asset management RIA (Registered Investment Advisory). His formal education is Engineering, Computer Science and Finance. He is a 20+ year veteran in the development of strong portfolio... Read More →

Exhibitors

Turner Capital Investments

Grow your capital in bull cycles, andGrow your capital in bear cycles, andMove your capital to safe, high-yielding money markets when risk is high.

Friday July 12, 2024 11:50am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

12:00pm PDT

Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania

Friday July 12, 2024 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Host, The Tom Woods Show

Friday July 12, 2024 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

12:15pm PDT

Attendee Lunch - On Your Own

Friday July 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT

Social Event

12:15pm PDT

Justin Amash Fundraiser

Friday July 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 130

Speakers

Justin Amash

US Senate Candidate

Friday July 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 130

Sponsor Event

12:15pm PDT

Steve Forbes on Achievement: Promoting Capitalism in the Classroom

Friday July 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 133

Speakers

Robert Chatfield

President & CEO, Free to Choose Network

Robert Chatfield serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Free To Choose Network (FTCN), a global media organization, replacing Bob Chitester, Founder and Chairman of the Board, who stepped aside as President and CEO in July 2017. Chatfield is the executive producer for... Read More →

Steve Forbes

Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media

Exhibitors

izzit.org

We offer no-cost, high-quality educational materials to educators: teachers, homeschoolers, parents, grandparents, scout troop leaders — to anyone interested in learning/teaching! Our entertaining & educational videos come with tons of additional resources — Teacher's Guide, activities... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 133

Sponsor Event

12:20pm PDT

LOVE GOV 3: THE METAVERSE OF MADNESS Director: John Papola

Friday July 12, 2024 12:20pm - 1:15pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Friday July 12, 2024 12:20pm - 1:15pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

1:30pm PDT

DEBATE: Will This Bitcoin Bubble EVER Burst?

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Grover Norquist

President, Americans for Tax Reform

Speakers

Joel Bomgar

President, Prospera

Joel Bomgar is President of Próspera, the world’s first charter city / free private city, located on the island of Roatán in the Caribbean. Próspera has the highest degree of liberty and freedom of any jurisdiction in the world, and was the first jurisdiction in the world to... Read More →

Alexander Green

Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford Club

Chris Hunter

CoFounder, Satoshi

Chris Hunter is a 47 year-old native New Yorker. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University (B.S. summa cum laude), and subsequently completed graduate studies at both Columbia and London Business Schools. The first 15 years of his career were spent in the cleantech industry... Read More →

John Mackey

Co-founder and CEO, Love.Life

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Fascism via Health: A Deeper Look

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Speakers

Del Bigtree

Founder, Informed Consent Action / Host, The HighWire

Exhibitors

Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) - I Can Decide

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Heart Disease, Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Diabetes and more: Medical Breakthroughs with FGF-1 are Happening Now!

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

Dr. Jack Jacobs

President and Chief Scientific Officer, Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Inc

Dr. Jacobs received his BS degree from Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He has been involved in the healthcare industry for over 25 years and has extensive expertise in supervising drug manufacturing... Read More →

Dan Montano

CEO, Zhittya Genesis Medicine

Exhibitors

Zhittya Genesis Medicine

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

In the Face of California's "1984": How We Mobilized California to Victory During Challenging Times

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

Amy Bohn

Co-Founder/President, Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids

Exhibitors

Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Is Making Consistent Profits in the Stock Market Possible? Absolutely!

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

Michael Turner

President, Turner Capital Investments

Exhibitors

Turner Capital Investments

Grow your capital in bull cycles, andGrow your capital in bear cycles, andMove your capital to safe, high-yielding money markets when risk is high.

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Live Well, Leave a Legacy: What Matters most in Estate Planning, Asset Protection, and Tax Minimization

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

Richard E. Durfee

Senior Attorney, Durfee Law Group, PLLC

Richard E. Durfee Jr. is the senior attorney at Durfee Law Group, PLLC, which evolved through natural selection from various partnerships. Located in Mesa, Arizona, the firm's services range from wills, trusts, and probate, to complex multi-jurisdictional planning for the ultra-wealthy... Read More →

Exhibitors

Durfee Law Group

Durfee Law Group, PLLC: Serving the best clients in the world for Dynasty Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Charitable Planning, Business and Tax Planning, and related matters

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

The Twin Crusades Against Guns and Drugs: The Parallel Perils of Two Misguided Public Safety Strategies

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Speakers

Jacob Sulum

Senior Editor, Reason

Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason and a nationally syndicated columnist. He is an award-winning journalist who has covered drug policy, public health, gun control, civil liberties, and criminal justice for more than three decades. Sullum is the author of two critically acclaimed... Read More →

Exhibitors

Reason

Founded in 1968, Reason is the nation's leading libertarian magazine. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, technology, culture, policy, and commerce. As the magazine of free minds and free markets, Reason exists outside of the left/right echo... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Unlocking Wealth and Tax Advantages: Investing in Oil Working Interests for Maximum Returns

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 128

Speakers

Dan Sauer

President/CEO, Vertical Petroleum Industries

Exhibitors

Vertical Petroleum

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

Why Gold Now? Meet the Experts!

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT

Room 116/117

Speakers

Mike Fuljenz

President, Universal Gold and Bullion

Forest Hamilton

Assistant Director, Universal Coin and Bullion

Forest Hamilton was literally delivered into his father’s hands. When the midwife was late in arriving, David Hamilton had to find a way to bring his boy into this world. Through fear, uncertainty, and an umbilical cord wrapped around his son’s neck, he found a way. Raised without... Read More →

Exhibitors

Universal Coin and Bullion

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

THE UNSEEN CRISIS: VACCINE STORIES YOU WERE NEVER TOLD Director: Cindy Drukier (Followed with Q/A with Alix Mayer)

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Speakers

Alix Mayer

Chairman/Co-founder, Free Now Foundation

Alix Mayer is Chairman and co-founder of Free Now Foundation, since April 2023. In the 1990s, at the age of 29, Alix ran a worldwide research group at Apple until the Hepatitis B vaccine physically disabled her and gave her brain damage. She calls her decades-long disability her "Runner-up... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 1:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

2:15pm PDT

Break - Hurry to Your Next Session!

Friday July 12, 2024 2:15pm - 2:30pm PDT

Break

2:30pm PDT

An Insider's Guide to Transforming Public Policy: Launch Your Career with America's #1 Issue Advocacy Organization

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 106

Join Americans for Prosperity’s Managing Director, Kent Strang, as he recounts his professional transformation from field staffer to a senior leader during AFP’s 20 year climb from an upstart grassroots team to the nation’s largest issue advocacy organization. Learn how a career with AFP will allow you to hold our elected officials accountable and make America a freer place while growing as a professional. AFP Career’s recruiting staff will be available to connect with after the session to discuss your career priorities and open roles with AFP and the broader Stand Together Community.

Speakers

Kent Strang

Managing Director, Americans for Prosperity

Kent Strang is currently the Managing Director at Americans for Prosperity, where Kent previously held the titles of Special Projects Manager and Grassroots & Programs Director for Illinois & Missouri. Prior to this, Kent served as the Youth Leadership School Director at The Leadership... Read More →

Exhibitors

Americans for Prosperity Careers

We believe that every person has unique gifts that enable them to realize their American Dream. Learn about career opportunities with America’s premier grassroots organization. Are you looking for a role where you can leverage your unique skillset, grow as a professional, and help... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Disinherit the IRS: How to Prepare for Tax Doomsday, December 31, 2025!

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

David T. Phillips

CEO/Founder, Estate Planning Specialists, LLC

David T. Phillips is a nationally recognized consumer advocate for estate planning, annuities and insurance with over 51 years of experience. He is the author of bestselling books – Estate Planning Made Easy, The Family Bank Strategy, The 10 Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes... Read More →

Exhibitors

Estate Planning Specialists

With headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona (Phoenix Metro), Estate Planning Specialists and its managing firm, Phillips Financial Services, LLC has clients in every state of the union with the overall goal of KEEPING YOUR WEALTH IN THE FAMILY while enjoying life to its fullest.

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Executing Doesn't Heal: Impacted Voices Against the Death Penalty

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Moderators

Nicholas Cote

Western Regional Organizer, Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty

Nicholas educates and mobilizes conservatives throughout the western United States to support campaigns against the death penalty. In 2022, he returned to Nevada, where he grew up, after living and working in the Washington, D.C., area for over a decade. Nicholas’s previous experience... Read More →

Speakers

Mark Bettencourt

Campaign Director, Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Mark has served the Nevada community working with under-served populations as both an educator and grassroots organizer for a decade. Three of his immediate family members have experienced incarceration and the horrors of the American legal system, informing his work as the Executive... Read More →

James Allen, Jr.

Author, Not My Chair

Cynthia Portaro

Minister, Grief and Trauma Coach, Author, and Mother of a Murder Victim

Cynthia’s journey is a captivating and mesmerizing true story. In a blink of an eye, life changed drastically and traumatically for her and her family. The loss of her son, daughter, and her husband, all within a four-year period, was overwhelming, but she found a way to peace... Read More →

Exhibitors

Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty

Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a network of political and social conservatives who question the alignment of capital punishment with conservative principles and values.

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

FreedomFest Pitch Tank Final Round

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Moderators

Paul Wendee

Editor/Publisher, Intrinsic Value Wealth Report

Speakers

Rob Arnott

Founder/Chairman, Research Affiliates

Rob Arnott is founder and chairman of the board of Research Affiliates. Rob plays an active role in the firm’s research, portfolio management, product innovation, business strategy, and client-facing activities. He is a member of the Investment Committee and the Executive Committee... Read More →

Steve Forbes

Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media

John Mackey

Co-founder and CEO, Love.Life

Rudy Mawer

Serial Investor

Rudy is a TV host and one of the most famous business influencers and celebrity marketer in the world with his famous red brand. Across socials, he has over 1 million followers, 200 + stages as a Keynote speaker, and regular news interviews as an expert on marketing, money and business... Read More →

Bernt Ullman

Known as the '6 Billion Dollar Man' & CEO of Celebrity Lifestyle Brands

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Inside Baseball of Politics: An Insiders Guide to the Shocking Politics of Washington DC

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Congressman Eric Burlison

US Congressman from Missouri

Congressman Burlison is a sixth-generation Missourian with 20 years of private sector experience as an investment advisor and software consultant. He is a 1995 graduate from Parkview High School in Springfield, and he received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Master of Business... Read More →

Sean Themea

COO, Young Americans for Liberty

Sean Themea serves as Chief Operating Officer for Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), where he oversees daily operations for over 45 employees committed to building a youth army, electing pro-liberty candidates and passing transformative liberty legislation.A former progressive, Sean's... Read More →

Exhibitors

Young Americans For Liberty

YAL is the most active and effective libertarian youth organization advancing liberty on campus and in American electoral politics. Our four-step mission is to identify, educate, train, and mobilize youth activists to make liberty win.Our vision is to build a bench of 250 liberty... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Panex and the Bayou Choctaw: How American Oil’s Past Has Created an Incredible Opportunity for Our Financial Future

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

RJ Burr

President/CEO, Panex LLC.

Exhibitors

Panex LLC

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The War on Free Speech: Exposing the Misinformation Industrial Complex

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Speakers

Robby Soave

Senior Editor, Reason and Host, Rising on Hill TV.

Robby Soave is a senior editor at Reason and host of Rising on Hill TV. He enjoys writing about culture, politics, education policy, civil liberties, television, and video games. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, U.S. News & World Report, an... Read More →

Exhibitors

Reason

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Unions, Teachers, and Teachers' Unions: Conversations on Organized Labor & Effective Strategies for Removing Big Labor from Schools

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 128

Catch up on the latest in labor unions and learn more about an effective and unconventional strategy that has helped remove national teachers' unions from nearly 40 school districts in 7 states.

Moderators

Amanda Griffiths

Contributor, Young Voices

Amanda is a PhD student concentrating on political theory and international relations, with an emphasis on Machiavelli's political thought. She received her M.A. from the University of Chicago and previously worked as the editorial director at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary... Read More →

Speakers

Mark Janus

Senior Fellow, Liberty Justice Center

Mark Janus is a Senior Fellow at the Liberty Justice Center, where he serves as an advocate and spokesperson for workers’ rights.Mark spent the last 11 years of his career as a child support specialist for the Illinois state government, ensuring that children get all the resources... Read More →

Garry Sigle

Executive Director, Kansas Association of American Educators

Garry Sigle served for 33 years as a public-school teacher and coach at Riley County High School in Riley, Kansas. He has been a member of the Association of American Educators (AAE) since 1996 and currently serves as the executive director of the association’s state chapter in... Read More →

Keith Williams

Senior Vice President, The Center for Independent Employees

Keith was a public high school teacher and coach for over 20 years and, in 2014, led the only successful school district in PA history to overturn union fair share fees prior to the Supreme Court's Janus v. AFSCME decision. While still in the classroom, Keith successfully sued... Read More →

Exhibitors

Center for Independent Employees

The Center for Independent Employees (CIE) is a 501(c)(3) legal defense foundation that provides legal representation and aid to independent employees who are opposed to union oppression in their workplaces. CIE is dedicated to protecting employee freedom from union interference in... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

What’s Your Purpose: Creating and Keeping Your Donor Intent

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 116/117

As you know, we at DonorsTrust care passionately about protecting donor intent. In this session, we will talk with several donors and foundation leaders who have the role of defining and defending charitable intentions. Speaking are: Chris Rufer of Morning Star, Alvaro Salas-Castro of the Reynolds Foundation, Lawson Bader, CEO of DonorsTrust, and moderated by Peter Lipsett, Vice President of DonorsTrust. This session will take place Friday, July 12 at 2:30 p.m. in room 116/117.

Speakers

Lawson Bader

President/CEO, DonorsTrust

Since 2015, Lawson Bader serves as president and CEO of DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund. Before coming to DonorsTrust, he amassed twenty years’ experience leading free-market research and advocacy groups including the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Mercatus Center... Read More →

Peter Lipsett

Vice President, DonorsTrust

Peter Lipsett is vice president at DonorsTrust. He also leads DonorsTrust’s Novus Society, a network of donors under 40 committed to growing their philanthropic know-how. He has a dual degree in political science and theater from Davidson College and finally got a practical credential... Read More →

Chris Rufer

Founder, The Morning Star Company

Chris J. Rufer founded The Morning Star Company in 1970, driving one truck hauling tomatoes and peaches. He now designs, constructs and operates the company's food-processing facilities. The company's principal business is agribusiness development and management in the processing... Read More →

Alvaro Salas-Castro

CEO, Reynolds Foundation

Álvaro Salas-Castro is an expert in behavioral economics, diplomacy, emerging markets, and public-private partnerships with a focus on investment and philanthropy. Salas-Castro teaches the “Navigating Public-Private Partnerships” course for the Executive MPA program. In addition... Read More →

Exhibitors

Donors Trust

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Individual Stability Social with the Mobility Independence Foundation

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 132

Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

Exhibitors

The Mobility Independence Foundation

We are a 501c3 nonprofit working to foster a more independent society by developing and distributing open-source mobility equipment for those with physical disabilities. Our goal is to empower individuals with disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Friday July 12, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 132

Sponsor Event

3:15pm PDT

JAWBONED Director: Matthew Wood, Tim Hedberg

Friday July 12, 2024 3:15pm - 3:35pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Friday July 12, 2024 3:15pm - 3:35pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

3:15pm PDT

Coffee Break

Friday July 12, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT

Exhibit Hall

Friday July 12, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Exhibit Hall

Break

3:15pm PDT

FreedomFest Book Signings

Friday July 12, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

José Luis Cordeiro

Director, Liberty International

José Luis Cordeiro is the leading futurist from Venezuela, Founder of the World Future Society Venezuela, President of the Venezuela Node of The Millennium Project, and former Director of the Venezuela Chapter of the Club of Rome. He graduated in science at Universidad Simón Bolívar... Read More →

Paul Dykewicz

Author

Paul Dykewicz, (DIE ka wits), is the author of “Holy Smokes! Golden Guidance from Notre Dame’sChampionship Chaplain,” www.holysmokesbook.com, a book that features the life, wisdom and humor ofthe university’s late sports chaplain who also headed discipline during the Vietnam... Read More →

George Gilder

Editor, The Gilder Report

Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Host, The Tom Woods Show

Grover Norquist

President, Americans for Tax Reform

Sam Sorbo

Education Freedom Advocate

Friday July 12, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Book Signing

3:30pm PDT

Adapted from…. Producing Films Based on True Stories and IP (Anthem Filmmakers Lounge)

Friday July 12, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT

Room 109 (Anthem Lounge)

Speakers

Melony Armstrong

Owner, Naturally Speaking Shop

The Naturally Speaking Shop is owned by Melony Armstrong. Melony is a pioneer in the natural hair and braiding industry. After opening Naturally Speaking in September 1999, She successfully lobbied the state of Mississippi to release those who wanted to braid hair for a living. In... Read More →

Joseph Corey

Director of Philanthropic Investments, Moving Picture Institute

Joseph Corey, the Moving Picture Institute’s director of philanthropic investments, works closely with our supporters and executes fundraising strategy. A native of Rochester, Michigan, Joseph holds a BS in economics and philosophy from Central Michigan University and an MPhil in... Read More →

Lana Link

Senior Vice President, Moving Picture Institute

Lana Link is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Moving Picture Institute’s senior vice president. She works with the executive staff to acquire, develop, and produce MPI Original Films. She also works with filmmakers in MPI’s talent development programs and runs... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Room 109 (Anthem Lounge)

Anthem Film Festival

3:35pm PDT

Free Speech, Social Media, and Digital Censorship [PANEL]

Friday July 12, 2024 3:35pm - 4:00pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Alexa Secrest

Producer, FedSoc Studios

Alexa Secrest is a Producer with FedSoc Studios, the film department of The Federalist Society, which aims to both educate and entertain, turning tough legal questions into artistic and creative stories.

Speakers

Thomas Berry

Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

Thomas Berry is a legal fellow in the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor‐in‐chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation and clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the U.S... Read More →

Naomi Brockwell

Tech Journalist, Creator of NBTV.media

James Czerniawski

Senior Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity

James Czerniawski is a Senior Policy Analyst at Americans for Prosperity, a national think tank in DC with 35 state chapters around the country. He writes about Section 230, antitrust, consumer data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology and innovation issues.He earned his masters... Read More →

Tim Hedberg

Co-Founder/CEO, Motivo Media

My name is Tim and I’m the co-founder and CEO of Motivo Media, a boutique production company in the beautiful city of Seattle. We’re a one-stop-show for all your storytelling needs. Take a moment to check out our website at: www.motivo.me With a background in multimedia storytelling, tech start-ups, and educational non-profits, I've been fortunate to work on a wide range of projects, from consulting in D.C. to tech start-ups in Seattle to a visiting media professorship at a film school in Guatemala.My passion for c... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 3:35pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

4:10pm PDT

The Agony of Abundance: How Unprecedented Material Wealth is Making Us All Unhappy--and What to do About It

Friday July 12, 2024 4:10pm - 4:30pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Nick Gillespie

Editor at Large, Reason

Exhibitors

Reason

Friday July 12, 2024 4:10pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

4:30pm PDT

The Head and The Heart: What it Will Take to Get America Back on Track

Friday July 12, 2024 4:30pm - 4:45pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Joe from Texas

Philanthropist

Joe from Texas is a family man with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who has had tremendous success and lived the American dream. His beliefs are both straightforward and deeply held. He believes in God, his family, and the United States of America.Joe began his full-time... Read More →

Hon. David M. Walker

Former Comptroller General, United States

Dave is a nationally and internationally recognized fiscal responsibility, government transformation/ accountability, and retirement security expert. He is a non-practicing CPA with over 40 years of executive level experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including... Read More →

Exhibitors

Joe from Texas

This “Contract From the American People” was authored by Texas businessman, Mr. Joe Penland, Sr., and Hon. David M. Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States, based on their combined citizen education and engagement experience over time. Let us know if you have... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 4:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

5:00pm PDT

Free & Equal Presidential Debate

Friday July 12, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Thomas Massie

U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Christina Tobin

Founder, Free & Equal Elections

Speakers

Chase Oliver

2024 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Jill Stein

2024 Green Party Presidential Candidate

Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy... Read More →

TBD

Randall Terry

2024 Presidential Candidate, Constitution Party

Randall Allan Terry is the 2024 Presidential Candidate for the Constitution Party. He is the Founder of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. Mr. Terry led the largest peaceful civil disobedience in American history from 1987 to 1994. He’s been arrested 49 times, and spent... Read More →

Exhibitors

Free and Equal Elections

The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to open the electoral process through education and collaborative action.

Friday July 12, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

7:00pm PDT

VIP Meet the Independent Candidates Reception

Friday July 12, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Room 130

Moderators

Thomas Massie

U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Christina Tobin

Founder, Free & Equal Elections

Speakers

Chase Oliver

2024 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Jill Stein

2024 Green Party Presidential Candidate

TBD

Exhibitors

Free and Equal Elections

The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to open the electoral process through education and collaborative action.

Friday July 12, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 130

Special Event (Ticketed)

7:00pm PDT

VIP Speakers Reception

Friday July 12, 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT

The Wheelhouse

This is a VIP event for Speakers at FreedomFest only.

Speakers

Triple Axl

FreedomFest House Band

Friday July 12, 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
The Wheelhouse

Special Event (Ticketed)

8:00pm PDT

THE ANIMATED ADVENTURES OF JONATHAN GULLIBLE Director: Ignacio Alaniz, Erika Höflich

Friday July 12, 2024 8:00pm - 9:10pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Friday July 12, 2024 8:00pm - 9:10pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Karaoke Night

Friday July 12, 2024 9:00pm - 11:59pm PDT

The Wheelhouse

Friday July 12, 2024 9:00pm - 11:59pm PDT
The Wheelhouse

Social Event

7:00am PDT

Morning Yoga

Saturday July 13, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am PDT

The Wheelhouse

Speakers

Lauren WIlliams

Yoga Teacher

Saturday July 13, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
The Wheelhouse

Social Event

7:30am PDT

Five Easy Ways to Convert Students to Free-Market Capitalism

Saturday July 13, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am PDT

Room 133

This is a ticketed event.

Speakers

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Saturday July 13, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am PDT
Room 133

Special Event (Ticketed)

8:00am PDT

Coffee and Continental Breakfast - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall

Saturday July 13, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall

Saturday July 13, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall

Social Event

9:00am PDT

Welcome to Saturday at FreedomFest

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:00am - 9:05am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Kennedy

Host, Kennedy Saves The World Podcast on Fox

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:00am - 9:05am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:00am PDT

KILLING AMERICA Director: Eli Steele

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:05am PDT

A Brave New Peace: Coexistence in the Middle East

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:05am - 9:25am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Emily Austin

Social Influencer

Emily Austin is an American TV personality. She began interviewing NBA players and athletes during the pandemic at only 18. Since then, she has interviewed 100s of people from sports, to entertainment, to politicians and more. Emily hosted MTVs Music Lives on, interviewed athletes... Read More →

Emily Compagno

Co-Host, Outnumbered

Emily Compagno currently serves as a co-host of 'Outnumbered' on FOX News Channel. She joined the network as a contributor in December 2018.In addition to her role at FNC, Compagno is an attorney and has been practicing law since 2006. Previously, she served as a federal managing... Read More →

Preity Üpala

Media Personality, Geo-political strategist and TV Host

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:05am - 9:25am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:25am PDT

Legislative & Ballot Access Campaigns for Liberty Minded Organizations

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:25am - 9:40am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Paul Allen

Founder of Ancestry,com; Founder of Citizen Portal

Paul Allen was the Founder & CEO of Ancestry.com. After a successful exit, he went on to start multiple mission-driven high-growth tech companies including MyFamily.com and FamilyLink. He then spent 5 years at Gallup as the Global Strengths Evangelist helping millions of people discover... Read More →

Chazz Clevinger

Founder & CEO, CiviClick

Mr. Clevinger serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CiviClick: a new and highly innovative digital advocacy and public affairs technology company in Washington, DC with clients across the United States, Canada, Australia.Chazz has won seven Reed Awards from Campaigns and... Read More →

Exhibitors

CiviClick

CiviClick exists to bring revolutionary data and technology solutions to public affairs professionals for use in their daily professional life

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:25am - 9:40am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:40am PDT

When a Free Market Idea Changes the Opportunities of a Nation

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:40am - 9:50am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Speakers

Rudy Beltran

Vice President/Head of Capital Acquisition/Marketing & CRM, Positiviti Lending

Rudolfo Beltran, the Vice President, Head of Capital Acquisition, Marketing & CRM at Positiviti Lending, brings over three decades of extensive experience in Brand Management and Sales within the Beverage Industry to his role. With a rich background in senior-level director positions... Read More →

Exhibitors

PositivitiLending

At Positiviti Lending, our mission is to empower individuals and communities in Kenya by providing accessible, responsible, and transformative microloans. We aim to alleviate financial barriers and foster economic growth through innovative lending solutions, nurturing entrepreneurship... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:40am - 9:50am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

9:45am PDT

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RISK FOR FREE SPEECH? Director: Aaron Reese, Tyler MacQueen

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:45am - 10:00am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:45am - 10:00am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

9:50am PDT

Afuera! Pushing the Statists OUT and Bringing Liberty IN! & Audience Q&A (OFFICIAL MESSAGE IN DESCRIPTION REGARDING JAVIER MILEI'S APPEARANCE)

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:50am - 10:30am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Official Message from FreedomFest on 6/11/2024

We are currently coordinating with Javier Milei’s team regarding a scheduling issue that may necessitate rescheduling his participation at FreedomFest. We are in communication with his team and expect to have a resolution shortly. We appreciate your understanding as we work through these scheduling complexities.

Speakers

TBD

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:50am - 10:30am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

10:00am PDT

Balancing Act: Free Speech, Violent Speech and The Right to Protest [PANEL]

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Gary Alexander

Senior Writer, Navellier.com

Speakers

Tyler MacQueen

Filmmaker

Tyler MacQueen is the digital communications strategist at FIRE, where he manages the organization’s social team and content vendor relations. He has written and produced documentary episodes on American history and civil liberties for So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. Tyler... Read More →

Lou Perez

Comedian and Author

Aaron Reese

Senior Editor/Producer, FIRE

Aaron began working at FIRE in 2016, and directs and edits videos ranging from live events to animations to feature length documentaries. He regularly releases videos relating to FIRE cases and free speech principles on FIRE’s Youtube channel. As a documentary filmmaker, he wa... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

10:30am PDT

Coffee Break

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PDT

Exhibit Hall

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall

Break

10:35am PDT

The American Miracle Director: Ralf W. Augstroze

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:35am - 10:50am PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:35am - 10:50am PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:00am PDT

A Spark in the Dry Wood: How the Revolution in Argentina Could Ignite the World

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Roberto Salinas-Leon

Executive Director, Atlas Network Center for Latin America

Speakers

José Luis Cordeiro

Director, Liberty International

Diogo Costa

President, Foundation for Economic Education

Diogo Costa is widely recognized as both a thought leader and an organizational leader in the liberty movement in Brazil, which is among the most robust in the world. Diogo began his career in Washington, D.C. in 2007 with roles at the Cato Institute and the Atlas Network, promoting... Read More →

Izabela Patriota

Director of Development, LOLA; Lead, LOLA Brazil

Dr. Izabela is a member of the leadership team of LOLA Brazil and is their Director of Development. She is a Ph.D in Law and Political Economy from the University of São Paulo. She began her career in the Liberty Movement as a research intern at the Cato Institute.

Guillermo Peña

President, Fundación Eléutera

Guillermo Peña is a political economist focused on economic development through the private sector. He is currently the Commercial Director at Universidad de la Libertad in Mexico City. He is also President of Fundación Eléutera, a non profit free market thinktank, founded in... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

Empowering Entrepreneurs: The Impact of Micro-Lending in Kenya

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 106

Speakers

Rudy Beltran

Vice President/Head of Capital Acquisition/Marketing & CRM, Positiviti Lending

Exhibitors

PositivitiLending

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

From Liberty’s Frontlines: Emerging Issues Shaping Today's Fight for Freedom

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 128

Moderators

Horace Coooper

Senior Fellow, National Center for Public Policy Research

Horace Cooper is a legal commentator and senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research. He is also the author of the recently completed book “Put Ya’ll Back in Chains — How Joe Biden’s Policies Harm Black America” which will be available in stores around... Read More →

Speakers

James Davis

Founder & President, Touchdown Strategies

James Davis is a highly effective communicator with a strategic approach to molding public opinion and driving positive outcomes through traditional and non-traditional media, subject matter experts, and opinion leaders. He has advised major corporations, family businesses, NGOs... Read More →

Donna Jackson

Director of Membership Development, Project 21 Black Leadership Network

Donna Jackson, who serves as the director of membership development for the Project 21 black leadership network, is a seasoned accountant with public and private sector experience as well as previous forays into politics and ministry.Prior to her career in accounting, Donna was... Read More →

George Landrith

President, Frontiers of Freedom

George Landrith is the President of Frontiers of Freedom, an educational foundation whose mission is to promote the principles of individual freedom, peace through strength, limited government, free enterprise, free markets, and traditional American values. Previously, Mr. Landrith... Read More →

Exhibitors

Frontiers of Freedom

Frontiers of Freedom, founded in 1995 by U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop, is an educational foundation whose mission is to promote the principles of individual freedom, peace through strength, limited government, free enterprise, free markets, and traditional American values as found... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

How Did Cops Become Robbers?

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 105

Moderators

Patrick Reasonover

Writer/Producer, Just Add Firewater

Speakers

Dan Alban

Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice

Dan Alban is a Senior Attorney and the co-director of IJ’s National Initiative to End Forfeiture Abuse. He has served as an attorney with the Institute for Justice since September 2010, and was a summer law clerk at IJ in the summer of 2004.Dan litigates cutting-edge constitutional... Read More →

Brad Cates

Founding Member, Federalist Society

Brad Cates is a nationally recognized expert in Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, and Financial Compliance law.He is a member of the Bar in New Mexico, Texas, and Washington D.C. In addition to his law practice, he is a blockchain development entrepreneur in eastern Europe, and... Read More →

Exhibitors

Capital Research Center

The Capital Research Center was established in 1984 to examine how foundations, charities, and other nonprofits spend money and get involved in politics and advocacy, often in ways that donors never intended and would find abhorrent.

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

How Government Created the Housing Crisis—and What We Can Do to Fix It

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 116/117

Moderators

Jim Burling

VP of Legal Affairs, Pacific Legal Foundation

Before becoming an attorney, James had been a productive member of society working as an exploration geologist in the late 1970s throughout the southwestern United States. However, after several years of dealing with irrational government bureaucrats and environmental policies untethered... Read More →

Speakers

Christian Britschgi

Reporter, Reason

Nolan Gray

Research Director, California YIMBY

M. Nolan Gray is the research director for California YIMBY and an expert in urban land-use regulation. He is the author of Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How To Fix It. Gray previously worked as a planner in New York City, where he worked on the front lines... Read More →

Exhibitors

Pacific Legal Foundation

Pacific Legal Foundation is a nonprofit legal organization that defends Americans’ liberties when threatened by government overreach and abuse. We sue the government when it violates Americans’ constitutional rights—and win!

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

How Nations Escape Poverty

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 121/122/123

Moderators

Rainer Zitelmann

Historian, Sociologist, Bestselling Author

Speakers

Barbara Kolm

Founding Director, Austrian Economics Center and the Free Market Road Show

Ken Schoolland

Director of the Entrepreneurship Center, Hawai‘i Pacific University in Honolulu

Ken Schoolland is currently an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Entrepreneurship Center at Hawai‘i Pacific University in Honolulu.Schoolland served as an international economist in the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and... Read More →

Li Schoolland

Freedom Fighter

For more than 30 years Li Schoolland has promoted free market, libertarian ideas to youth around the world. For more than 10 years she organized the Austrian Economics Seminars for a dozen scholars in week-long summer programs for more than 120 international students annually at Northeastern... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

How to Have More Productive Conversations with Social Democrats

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 113/114/115

Speakers

Bill Doherty

Co-Founder, Braver Angels

Co-founder and internationally recognized marriage expert Bill Doherty, Ph.D. has been working with therapists, legislators, lawyers, mediators, and clergy for years to better serve couples struggling with divorce decisions. As a researcher, he has documented high levels of divorce... Read More →

Exhibitors

Braver Angels

Braver Angels seeks to depolarize American politics. Our work is rooted in grassroots organizing. From the grassroots however, our volunteer leaders (supported by a small staff) leverage Braver Angels programs and unique organizing structure to impact community life and American... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

Saving America’s Future: Putting Our Federal Finances in Order

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

Joe from Texas

Philanthropist

Hon. David M. Walker

Former Comptroller General, United States

Exhibitors

Joe from Texas

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

Gale Pooley

History Professor, Utah Tech University

Marian Tupy

Founder, HumanProgress.org

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

THE GREAT AWAKENING Director: Mikki Willis

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

11:45am PDT

Break - Hurry to Your Next Session!

Saturday July 13, 2024 11:45am - 12:00pm PDT

Break

12:00pm PDT

What Lies Ahead in the Brave New World of US Politics? A Congressional Panel Discussion

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Emily Compagno

Co-Host, Outnumbered

Matt Kibbe

President, Free the People

Speakers

Warren Davidson

US Congressman, Ohio

Warren Davidson represents Ohio’s 8th Congressional District. He is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, where he is focused on policies that help grow our economy, instill fiscal discipline, advance innovation, and limit runaway government expansion that threatens... Read More →

Thomas Massie

U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Exhibitors

Free the People

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

12:25pm PDT

FreedomFest Ambassadors Panel

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:25pm - 12:45pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Speakers

Spike Cohen

Founder/President, You Are The Power

Kennedy

Host, Kennedy Saves The World Podcast on Fox

John Mackey

Co-founder and CEO, Love.Life

Larry Sharpe

Host, The Sharpe Way

Maj Toure

Founder, Black Guns Matter

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:25pm - 12:45pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

12:40pm PDT

Bravely Resisting the New World Order

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:40pm - 1:10pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Moderators

Gary Alexander

Senior Writer, Navellier.com

Speakers

Del Bigtree

Founder, Informed Consent Action / Host, The HighWire

Adam Coleman

Founder, Wrong Speak Publishing

Brian Thomassen

Director, Kentetsu World Express

Brian V. Thomassen has advanced degrees in law and philosophy. His philosophical emphasis is on Twentieth Century Franco-German Thought, specifically phenomenology. Brian is the Director of the Western US for a Japanese firm Kintetsu World Express, based in Los Angeles. He has... Read More →

Mikki Willis

Author/Filmmaker

Best selling author, investigative filmmaker, Mikki Willis was a self- proclaimed far-left progressive until 2016. While traveling with the Bernie Sanders campaign and producing media to grow the grassroots movement, his all access pass granted him access behind the veil of American... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:40pm - 1:10pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

12:45pm PDT

FreedomFest Closing Panel

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:45pm - 1:05pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Speakers

Valerie Durham

Conference Director

Jan Jekielek

Senior Editor, The Epoch Times; Host, American Thought Leaders

Chase Oliver

2024 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Wayne Allyn Root

Host, Talk Media Network

Wayne Root is the former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee and served on their Presidential ticket in 2008. He is the star of his own nationally-syndicated radio show on Talk Media Network and three national TV shows including…“The ROOT Reaction” at 10 PM ET weeknights... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:45pm - 1:05pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

1:05pm PDT

FreedomFest Prizes & Awards

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:05pm - 1:20pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Moderators

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Speakers

Valerie Durham

Conference Director

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:05pm - 1:20pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

General Session

1:20pm PDT

LATINX-FILES Director: Free the People

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:20pm - 1:30pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:20pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

1:20pm PDT

Attendee Lunch - On Your Own

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:20pm - 2:30pm PDT

Social Event

1:30pm PDT

UNWOKE, INC. Director: Ian Reid

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:30pm - 1:50pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:30pm - 1:50pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

2:15pm PDT

HOLLYWOOD TAKEOVER: CHINA’S CONTROL OF THE FILM INDUSTRY Director: Penny Zhou

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:20pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:20pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

2:30pm PDT

For the Love of Liberty: A Fireside Chat

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Speakers

Mike ter Maat

2024 Vice Presidential Candidate, Libertarian Party

Mike campaigned in 2021-22 as the Libertarian Party candidate in the January special Congressional election in Florida’s District 20. He served as a police officer in Broward County from 2010 through 2021 as a registered libertarian.Mike’s prior career in finance and economics... Read More →

Chase Oliver

2024 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Exhibitors

Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party (LP) is your representative in American politics. We are the only political organization which respects you as a unique and responsible individual.

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

How AI is Revolutionizing Personal Wealth Building: A Peek into iFlip's Approach

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Speakers

Randy Tate

CEO/Co-Founder, iFlip

Randy Tate is the CEO/co-founder of iFlip and former executive at Infusionsoft. He is an international business trainer, and executive coach specializing in leadership training. Mr. Tate has had two successful business startup exits and is now fully focused on bringing new efficiencies... Read More →

Exhibitors

iFlipiFlip

iFlip is a simple to use investment platform powered by AI and machine learning that protects your wealth while consistently outperforming the market.

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Liberty From the Ground Up: What Goes Into Making a Freedom Forward Country

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 116/117

Moderators

Tom Walls

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Free Republic of Liberland

Thomas serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Free Republic of Liberland, the world's newest country, and one founded on explicitly libertarian principles. Tom is a longtime libertarian activist in the U.S. and has long had a strong interest in the languages, culture and... Read More →

Speakers

Jason Crawford

Founder, The Roots of Progress

Jason Crawford is the founder of The Roots of Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to building a culture of progress for the 21st century. He writes and speaks about the history of technology and the philosophy of progress.He has written for the MIT Technology Review, been interviewed as a spokesman for the progress movement by BBC and Vo... Read More →

Scott Hodge

President Emeritus & Senior Policy Advisor, Tax Foundation

Scott Hodge is President Emeritus & Senior Policy Advisor at the Tax Foundation, which he led as President for over two decades, between 2000 and 2022. Scott Hodge is recognized as one of Washington’s leading experts on tax policy, the federal budget, and government spending. After... Read More →

Vit Jedlicka

Founder, Free Republic of Liberland

Barbara Kolm

Founding Director, Austrian Economics Center and the Free Market Road Show

Exhibitors

Liberland

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Retirement States: Good, Better, Best?

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 119/120

Moderators

Michael Cobb

CEO, ECI Development

Speakers

Keli'i Akina

President/CEO, Grassroot Institute

Keliʻi Akina, Ph.D., is President/CEO of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, a public policy research institution dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and limited, accountable government. He is also a Trustee-at-Large in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a... Read More →

James Brown

CREATOR, PRODUCER & HOST

An award-winning broadcast journalist/TV Host and Producer who has worked across a number of broadcast fronts including both independent and major network outlets. Mr. Brown also played a key role in the development and management of Salt Lake City Studios where he served as Founder... Read More →

Adrian Day

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Day Asset Management

Adrian Day, London born and a graduate of the London School of Economics, heads the eponymous money management firm Adrian Day Asset Management where he manages discretionary accounts in both global and resource areas. Day is also portfolio manager of the EuroPacific Gold Fund. His... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

Sex Work Is the New Marijuana: The Decriminalization of Prostitution Is Enjoying a Familiar Political Trajectory

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

Rob Kampia

Political Director, Decriminalize Sex Work

Rob Kampia co-founded and ran the Marijuana Policy Project from 1995 to 2017, serving as the architect of the laws in about half of the states where medical marijuana and/or adult-use marijuana have been legalized. In 2018, he co-founded Decriminalize Sex Work.

Ricci Levy

President & CEO, Woodhull Foundation

Exhibitors

Decriminalize Sex Work

The purpose of the organization is to end the prohibition of prostitution in the United States.

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The JFK Assassination: A Fraudulent Autopsy and a Fraudulent Film

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 128

Speakers

Douglas Horne

Author/Historian

Douglas Horne graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University in 1974 with a B.A. in History. Doug spent ten years on active duty service with the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, serving onboard an ASW frigate, and two guided missile cruisers. He then spent ten more years... Read More →

Exhibitors

Future of Freedom Foundation

The mission of The Future of Freedom Foundation is to advance freedom by providing an uncompromising moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private property, and limited government.

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The New Roaring Twenties: What Sector Will Outperform -- Tech, Commodities, or Crypto?

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Moderators

Roger Michalski

Vice President, Eagle Financial Publications

Roger Michalski started Eagle Financial Publications in 2003 when Eagle Publishing became the publisher of Mark Skousen's Forecasts & Strategies. His experience in publishing spans 30-plus years and includes time working at the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in its catalog... Read More →

Speakers

George Gilder

Editor, The Gilder Report

Mark Skousen

Producer, FreedomFest

Jim Woods

Editor, Successful Investing/Bullseye Stock Trader/Fast Money Alert/The Deep Woods

Exhibitors

Eagle Financial Publications

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

What's in Your Safe?

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

Greg Neel

Owner/President, Gold Ore Store LLC

The Gold Ore Store helps clients convert their antiquated Federal Reserve notes into gold and silver, a more tangible form of currency.

Exhibitors

Gold Ore Store

In 2011 we sold gold mining ore out of our mines online and at gem shows in Salt lake City. We got involved with coins and gold and silver not long after and became a major dealer in precious metals after opening up our current location. We buy and sell virtually everything related... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

3:15pm PDT

Coffee Break

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:15pm - 3:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:15pm - 3:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall

Break

3:30pm PDT

From Automated Enforcement to Automated Vehicles: How Your Driving Freedoms are Under Threat and What You Can Do About It

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 116/117

Moderators

Jay Beeber

Executive Director/Policy, National Motorists Association

Jay Beeber is a dedicated champion of citizen empowerment and driving freedom. Dubbed "The People's Lobbyist" by Dr. Drew Pinsky, Jay has been a key figure in eliminating abusive photo ticketing programs, such as red light and speed cameras, that have drained billions from our economy... Read More →

Speakers

Glenn Bronson

Founder, Zebra Solutions

Glenn Bronson received his MS in network communication and electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1993, where he conducted research on the newly developed Wi-Fi network technology. He attended industry standards conferences and his work published in PIMRC... Read More →

Baruch Feigenbaum

Senior Managing Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation.

Baruch Feigenbaum is senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.Feigenbaum has a diverse background researching and implementing transportation issues including revenue and finance, public-private partnerships, highways, transit, high-speed rail, ports... Read More →

Exhibitors

National Motorists Association

Drivers’ rights don’t just occur naturally. To protect the driving public from excessive tolls, fees, and fines and to ensure that motorists retain the due process rights afforded all citizens, it takes an organization dedicated to the task. That organization is, and has been... Read More →

Reason

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 116/117

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

How People Become Famous: The Art of Self-Marketing

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 119/120

Speakers

Rainer Zitelmann

Historian, Sociologist, Bestselling Author

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 119/120

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 106

Speakers

Samuel T. Wilkinson

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine & Author of Purpose

Samuel T. Wilkinson, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Yale Depression Research Program. He is the author of Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existenc... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 106

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

Saving Liberty: How to Raise Up Next Generation Entrepreneurs to Defend Main Street Capitalism from Socialism

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 121/122/123

Speakers

Russell Gray

Founder/Executive Director, The Raising Capitalists Project

Russell Gray is the founder and Executive Director of The Raising Capitalists Project. A second-generation entrepreneur, seasoned financial talk show host, author, business mentor, former home-school dad, and concerned American, Mr. Gray believes socialism is a cancer, and Main... Read More →

Exhibitors

The Raising Capitalists Project

The Raising Capitalists Project is dedicated to organizing, supporting, and promoting the education of young people from grade school through college in the history, principles, practice, and protection of Constitutional Capitalism as the best system for sustained personal and societal... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 121/122/123

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

SESSION ONE - The Moral Imperative of Making Money: A Plan for the Decades SESSION TWO - The New Carbon Economy and the End of the Silicon Age

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Speakers

George Gilder

Editor, The Gilder Report

Jim Woods

Editor, Successful Investing/Bullseye Stock Trader/Fast Money Alert/The Deep Woods

Exhibitors

Eagle Financial Publications

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 124/125/126 (GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT)

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

The Bravest New World: How Techno-Optimism Can Lead Us Into a Freer Future

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 113/114/115

Moderators

Edward Hudgins

Founder, Human Achievement Alliance

Edward Hudgins, Ph.D, is founder of the Human Achievement Alliance. With an expertise in science and exponential technology policy, he seeks through his organization to unleash innovators to use infotech, nanotech, biotech, robotics, and AI to create a future of unimagined prosperity, with long, healthy, living-to-200 lives for all.In recent year... Read More →

Speakers

Rachel Chiu

Contributor, Young Voices

Rachel Chiu is a contributor for Young Voices and a visiting fellow at the Independent Women's Forum. She is a policy commentator and writer focused on online speech, antitrust, and emerging technologies. Rachel has authored over 60 op-eds, which have been featured in the Wall Street... Read More →

Diogo Costa

President, Foundation for Economic Education

Jason Crawford

Founder, The Roots of Progress

James Czerniawski

Senior Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity

Exhibitors

Human Achievement Alliance

A Human Achievement Alliance can help to ensure the flourishing of exponential technology and re-establish the cultural foundations of a prosperous, inclusive, civil society by exploiting the synergy between those who value technology, entrepreneurial achievers, and friends of freedom... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 113/114/115

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

The Detriments of Modern Technology: How Daylight Computer is Building Freedom Tech

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 105

Speakers

Tristan Scott

Co-Founder, Daylight Computuer

Tristan Scott is an Electrical Engineer (M.S.) and the Health/Marketing Lead at Daylight Computer Company. He is an expert in the electromagnetic aspects of our biology and educates around important topics such as light, EMFs, grounding, and a local diet. He is the author of the book... Read More →

Exhibitors

Daylight Computer

Showcasing our brand new computer technology (tablet, screen) and educating the attendees on our vision to become a Public Benefit version of Apple. We can have all the freedom and liberty in our community but if everyone is still using Apple+Google we are losing the path. We are... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 105

Breakout Session

3:30pm PDT

The JFK Assassination: A Fraudulent Autopsy and a Fraudulent Film

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 128

Speakers

Jacob Hornberger

President, Future of Freedom Foundation

Jacob Hornberger is president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, whose mission since its founding in 1989 has been to present the principled case for the libertarian philosophy. FFF has also taken a leading role in the libertarian movement establishing the regime-change nature of... Read More →

Exhibitors

Future of Freedom Foundation

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 128

Breakout Session

3:45pm PDT

EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL: BOARDGAMES Director: The Reason Team

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:45pm - 3:49pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:45pm - 3:49pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

3:49pm PDT

REACH NEW HEIGHTS WITH FRANK WEBER Director: Will Keizer

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:49pm - 3:52pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:49pm - 3:52pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

3:52pm PDT

THE GODFATHER Director: Paul Guay

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:52pm - 4:00pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:52pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

4:08pm PDT

The Lighter Side: Why Comedy Counts [PANEL]

Saturday July 13, 2024 4:08pm - 4:40pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Speakers

Matt Battaglia

Executive Producer, Free the People

Matt Battaglia is the executive producer at Free the People where he has directed such award-winning documentaries as “Off the Grid”, “All We Have”, and “The Free Life”. He also produced and edited “The Constitution: Line by Line” and oversees the rest of Free the People’s projects. His artwork and design work can be found across Free the People’s offerings.His work in comics started with coloring for BOOM! Studios and Roche Limit at Image Comics. He collaborated with author Michael Moreci for their... Read More →

Ryan Caldwell

Filmmaker

Paul Guay

Film Writer/Film Maker

Paul Guay’s movies have grossed over half a billion dollars. He conceived and co-wrote LIAR, LIAR, at the time of its release the sixth-highest-grossing comedy in history. The screenplay received an Honorable Mention in Scr(i)pt magazine’s list of the Best Scripts of the Past... Read More →

Will Keizer

Musician/Filmmaker

Will Keizer is a musician and award winning filmmaker, an actor/voice actor, father of three,, and Wisconsin native. He holds degrees in Recording Arts from Full Sail U, and a BS in Film and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.Will and his work have appeared... Read More →

Lou Perez

Comedian and Author

Saturday July 13, 2024 4:08pm - 4:40pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

4:15pm PDT

Break - We'll See You At The Closing Banquet!

Saturday July 13, 2024 4:15pm - 6:00pm PDT

Break

6:00pm PDT

Champagne Toasts and Anthem Film Festival Awards Ceremony

Saturday July 13, 2024 6:00pm - 6:45pm PDT

Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Who will win the coveted film awards? Join the glitz of awards night and toast the filmmakers in the Anthem Theater Saturday evening, 6:00 pm. Your FreedomFest badge is your ticket to the festivities.

Speakers

Jo Ann Skousen

Founding Director, Anthem Film Festival

Saturday July 13, 2024 6:00pm - 6:45pm PDT
Room 110/111/112 (Anthem Film Festival)

Anthem Film Festival

7:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Closing Banquet

Saturday July 13, 2024 7:00pm - 10:00pm PDT

Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

This is a ticketed event.

Speakers

Triple Axl

FreedomFest House Band

The Spazmatics

FreedomFest Banquet Band

Internationally renowned as “The Ultimate 80s New Wave Tribute,” the Spazmatics come with all the awesome sounds, styles, and way cool dance steps from the decade we’ll never forget. With nearly two dozen lineups setup regionally to serve every major market across the coun... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 7:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Room 134/135/136 (MAIN STAGE)

Special Event (Ticketed)