FreedomFest 2024: Full Schedule

12:45pm PDT

Know Your Rights When it Comes To...

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

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

1:45pm PDT

Supreme Court Review

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

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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
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Breakout Session

2:45pm PDT

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

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

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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
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Breakout Session

1:30pm PDT

The Heterodox Challenge: Bridging the Divide in a Polarized World

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

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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
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Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The Art of Political Coexistence

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

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Moderators

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 →

Speakers

Spike Cohen

Founder/President, You Are The Power

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 →

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

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
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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

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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
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Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

The War on Free Speech: Exposing the Misinformation Industrial Complex

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

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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
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Breakout Session

11:00am PDT

How to Have More Productive Conversations with Social Democrats

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

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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
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Breakout Session

2:30pm PDT

For the Love of Liberty: A Fireside Chat

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm PDT

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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

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 →

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
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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

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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

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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
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Breakout Session