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FreedomFest 2023

Welcome to FreedomFest 2023: The Soul of Liberty

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Grand Opening of Anthem Film Festival Anthem Theater - Ballroom BJo Ann Skousen • Iron Light Anthem Film Festival Lounge Memphis BoardroomPanda Mony • Iron Light

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COOLIDGE: REDISCOVERING AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT Paul Sanderson, dir. (39 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BCOOLIDGE: REDISCOVERING AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT

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What To Expect at FreedomFest and Anthem Film Festival 2023 Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMark Skousen • Jo Ann Skousen

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How America Changed in the Twentieth Century Anthem Theater - Ballroom BSteve Forbes • Douglas Brinkley • Amity Shlaes • Joseph Kast

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Myths and Facts about Capitalism Main Stage Two - Ballroom ARainer Zitelmann

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Counter Punch: Fighting Back For Faith and Freedom Room 205Floyd Brown Fact or Fiction: Gun Rights Cause Gun Violence Ballroom DSpike Cohen • Maj Toure • Gabriella Hoffman • Cody Wisniewski GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Making Money, Fast and Slow Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Rodolfo Milani • Louis Navellier • John Mauldin • Alexander Green • Colin Caldarera Handicapped Freedom: How Policies Meant to Help Actually Do More Harm Room 204Shawn T. Miller Monetary Mayhem: The Federal Reserve Is Out of Control Room 202/203William Luther • Thomas Hogan • Joshua R. Hendrickson • American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) SUBVERSION SUMMIT - The Promise of Special Jurisdictions: Creating Free Spaces in an Unfree World Room RF1/RF2Max Borders • Carla Gericke • J. Robertson • Trey Goff The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A Discussion of the Modern Libertarian Movement Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMark Skousen • Richard A. Epstein • Andrew Koppelman

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TRUST US Chase Kinney, dir. (42 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTRUST US

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Based on a True Story: The Challenge of Making Films about Real People Anthem Theater - Ballroom BDave Henderson • Sean Malone • Timothy Blackwood • Matt Battaglia Chasing the Dream: Using My Financial Freedom to Buy a Championship Pro Football Team Main Stage Two - Ballroom ABrian June • Robin Lumsden • EuroSportUSA and Vienna Vikings Gaslit Politics: Understanding Government Abuse Through the Lens of Power and Control Ballroom DKimberly Emery GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Crossing the Atlantic to Financial Freedom: A Step-by-Step Guide to Leveraging Swiss Banking for Privacy, Diversification, and Asset Protection Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Jamie Vrijhof-Droese • Urs Vrijhof-Droese • Weber Hartman Vrijhof & Partners How You Can Reap Huge Profits by Investing in the Post-Covid Solution for the Travel Industry Room 204Kevin Bidner • HCN, The Hotel Communication Network Opting Out of Income Tax Through Negotiated Secession Room 205Stephen Villee • Club 75 Alliance SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Toward A Fraternal Renaissance: Taking Back Our Social Welfare Room RF1/RF2Max Borders • Noaman Sharief • Justin Arman • Jack McGuire They Say "Health Is Wealth" But Health Is Actually FREEDOM! Room 202/203Dr. Matthew Morgan • Spike Cohen • Laura Spath • Carla Gericke

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WE’RE HERE TO HELP Jonathan Cullinane, dir. (85 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BWE’RE HERE TO HELP

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Black American Music: The Memphis Impact on American Music Room 202/203Doctor Thunder • Daryl Davis • Memphis Jones EUREKA SUMMIT - How To Create a #1 Bestselling Book, Brand, PR, & 100,000 Buyers in 30 Days or Less Room 204Doug Crowe • Author Your Brand GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Gold: A Winning Portfolio Strategy Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Rich Checkan • Asset Strategies International Left, Right, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive: Do These Labels Help or Hinder the Fight for Freedom? Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMark Skousen • John Fund • Floyd Brown • Andrew Koppelman • Hyrum Lewis Life After Capitalism: The News from Information Theory Ballroom DGale Pooley • George Gilder Sidestepping the FDA: The Acceleration of Advanced Medical Treatments to Treat Cardiovascular Disease Room 205Dr. Jack Jacobs • Dan Montano • Zhittya Genesis Medicine SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Promise or Peril? Room RF1/RF2Rachel Chiu • Edward Hudgins • Natasha Vita-More

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Welcome to FreedomFest Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy • Valerie Durham

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Welcome to Memphis...And An Army of Normal Folks Main Stage One - East HallBill Courtney • Iron Light

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Reclaiming the Soul of Liberty: Breathing Life and Happiness Into the Pursuit of Liberty Main Stage One - East HallTK Coleman • Foundation for Economic Education

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Libertad Guatemalteca: A Presidential Run Rooted in the Principles of Liberty Main Stage One - East HallGloria Alvarez

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Presentation of North American Liberty Awards Main Stage One - East HallDr. Lyall Swim • Atlas Network

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The Art of Investing in Art Main Stage One - East HallMark Russo • Michael Sheppard • Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

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Freedom: It's not Given...It's Taken Main Stage One - East HallEnes "Freedom" Kanter • Young Americans For Liberty

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Under Threat of Death: Speaking Out for What is Right...An Interview with Enes Freedom Main Stage One - East HallEnes "Freedom" Kanter • Sean Themea • Young Americans For Liberty

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Nation Of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence Main Stage One - East HallVivek Ramaswamy • Vivek for President

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Life Changing Conversations: Finding Common Ground With Your Enemies Main Stage One - East HallJohn Tillman • Daryl Davis • American Culture Project

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Book Signings FreedomFest Bookstore (Exhibit Hall)George Gilder • Rainer Zitelmann • Hyrum Lewis • Jeffrey A. Hirsch • Gloria Alvarez • Richard A. Epstein • Andrew Koppelman FreedomFest Welcome Reception Exhibit HallBrian Lee Howell

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Doctor Thunder Quartet Pop Up Music Performances River View LobbyDoctor Thunder

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Daryl Davis Pop Up Music Performances River View LobbyDaryl Davis THE UNREDACTED Meg Smaker, dir. (108 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTHE UNREDACTED Young Professionals Party Westy'sAmerica's Future • Donors Trust • Young Voices

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Morning Yoga Room 205Michelle Robert

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Coffee and Continental Breakfast - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

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Welcome Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy Welcome Main Stage Two - Ballroom ATK Coleman CALL ME MULE John McDonald & Nina Schwanse, dir. (90 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BCALL ME MULE Anthem Film Festival Lounge Memphis BoardroomPanda Mony • Iron Light

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Take a Penny, Leave a Penny: Financial Freedom as a Path to Giving Back Main Stage Two - Ballroom ANoaman Sharief Global Economic Summit Main Stage One - East HallGarrett Baldwin • Steve Forbes • Preity Üpala • Gloria Alvarez • Barbara Kolm

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Letters from Sing Sing: Inside a 20-year Wrongful Conviction Main Stage Two - Ballroom AJo Ann Skousen • Jon-Adrian Velazquez

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Government Exposed: What Federal Whistleblowers Revealed to Project Veritas Main Stage One - East HallHannah Giles • Aaron Stevenson • Tara Rodas • Kyle Seraphin • Arden Young • Project Veritas

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The Future of Energy: Is 2030 The End of Petroleum or Just the Beginning? Main Stage One - East HallMichael Shellenberger • RJ Burr • Dan Sauer • John Engel • Eric Rice • King Operating Corporation • Vertical Petroleum Industries • PANEX LLC • Gulf Coast Western Bridging the Age Gap: Finding Common Ground With the Rising Generation Main Stage Two - Ballroom AEmily Austin

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Book Signings FreedomFest Bookstore (Exhibit Hall)Jose Cordeiro • Matt Taibbi • Aron Flam • Steve Forbes Coffee Break - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

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A Health Transformation: How A Carnivore Diet Changed my Life Main Stage Two - Ballroom ALaura Spath Tax Strategies To Preserve Your Wealth Main Stage One - East HallHeather Wagenhals • Grover Norquist • Ed Lyon • Daniel Bunn • Tax Foundation • Financial Tax Strategies INFRACTION Timothy Blackwood, dir. (21 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BINFRACTION

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Tools for Emotional Wellness During Adverse Times Main Stage Two - Ballroom AAidan Park

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Yrefy-Investing in America’s Future Main Stage One - East HallLaine Schoneberger • Yrefy

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The Freedom Of Information Act: A Powerful Tool to Protect our Republic Main Stage One - East HallTom Fitton • Judicial Watch

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Silent Spring Revolution: The Great Environmental Awakening Main Stage Two - Ballroom ADouglas Brinkley The Tragedy of Wrongful Convictions Anthem Theater - Ballroom BJon-Adrian Velazquez • Timothy Blackwood

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Breakthrough Treatments for Serious Diseases Can Only Happen with Freedom! Main Stage One - East HallDr. Jack Jacobs • Zhittya Genesis Medicine

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Have the Environmental Activists Gone Too Far? Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMichael Shermer • Douglas Brinkley • Michael Shellenberger

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The Dread of War: An Enemy to Public Liberty Main Stage One - East HallTulsi Gabbard

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The Anti-Davos: Unleashing Freedom and Self-Organization Around the World Main Stage One - East HallBrad Lips • Dr. Tom G. Palmer • Magatte Wade • Atlas Network EUREKA SUMMIT - Defamation Nation: Protect Your Business Against Damaging and False Claims Main Stage Two - Ballroom ADusty Wunderlich • Libby Locke • Credova

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Attendee Lunch - On Your Own Luncheon Meet & Greet with Tulsi & Enes: Off-the-Record Heritage Ballroom 1 @ The SheratonTulsi Gabbard • Enes "Freedom" Kanter Euro SportUSA/Vienna Vikings Luncheon Heritage Ballroom 3 @ The SheratonEuroSportUSA and Vienna Vikings

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THE VAMPYRE Paul Guay, dir. (12 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTHE VAMPYRE

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BABY FORMULA DRUG DEAL Greg Burke, dir. (5 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BBABY FORMULA DRUG DEAL

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ALIEN Patrick Reasonover, dir. (20 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BALIEN

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Engaging the Art of Satire Anthem Theater - Ballroom BPatrick Reasonover • Paul Guay • Lou Perez

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Not Your Father’s Saturday Cartoons: Reinventing Animation Anthem Theater - Ballroom BSean Malone • Patrick Reasonover • Matt Battaglia • Jonny Vance FREE TO SPEAK DAY Thought Police Ballroom DRobert Chatfield • Nadine Strossen • Enes "Freedom" Kanter • JoAnn Koob • Free To Choose Network GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Rich Habits: The 300 Behaviors, Ideas and Activities That Distinctly Separate the Rich and the Poor Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Tom Corley Long Term Liberty: The 500 Year Dynasty Estate Plan Room 205Rick Durfee • Durfee Law Group SUBVERSION SUMMIT - The Future of Decentralized Technologies; Its Promise and Peril Room RF3/RF4/RF5Dr. Lyall Swim • Chris Berg • Luke Hogg • Atlas Network The American Energy Crisis & How to Get American Oil Working For You Room 204RJ Burr • PANEX LLC The Cost of War in the 21st Century Main Stage One - East HallSteve Lance • Doug Bandow • Tulsi Gabbard • Scott Horton The Dissident Project: Firsthand Insights into the Perils of Authoritarianism Room RF1/RF2Casey Given • Grace Bydalek • Frances Hui • Angesom Teklu • Young Voices The Rise of Atheism: An Answer to Theocrats and Woke Authoritarians Attacking the Freedoms We Cherish Room 202/203Thomas Sheedy • Atheists for Liberty Unleashing Prosperity: The Future of Tax and Spend in Washington Ballroom EGrover Norquist • Bob McEwen • Keli'i Akina Who's Winning The Battle of Ideas: Adam Smith, Marx or Keynes Main Stage Two - Ballroom AWolf von Laer • Barbara Kolm • James Harrigan • Thomas Hogan • Robert Wright • Art Carden

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HOUSE ON FIRE Matt Battaglia, dir. (17 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BHOUSE ON FIRE

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FORTUNE IN THE BOOK Josh Oldham, dir. (15 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFORTUNE IN THE BOOK A Gift From the Government: Build Wealth and Receive Tax Advantages Through American Oil Room 205John Engel • Tim Taylor • Gulf Coast Western Broken Eggs Make Omelets: Why Liberty Requires Confrontational Politics Ballroom EEnes "Freedom" Kanter • Sean Themea • Ron Ferguson • Lucius O’Dell • Young Americans For Liberty Digital Freedom: Stop the Tracking, Secure Your Phone and Take Back Your Privacy Room RF1/RF2David Sinclair • 4Freedom Mobile EUREKA SUMMIT - How to Raise $1 Million Online for Your Organization in 7 Months Room 204Chris Bradford • Optimize Consulting FREE TO SPEAK DAY The One True Faith Ballroom DRobert Chatfield • Dr. Tom G. Palmer • Nico Perrino • Nadine Strossen • Free To Choose Network GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - SESSION ONE: Generous High Yield Income In A Stingy Market with Bryan Perry ------ SESSION TWO: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet: Emerging Technologies and the Next Stock Market Tech Boom with... Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Roger Michalski • George Gilder • Bryan Perry • Eagle Financial Publications How Lives Turn Out: Genes, Environment, Luck, and Tools For What We Can & Cannot Control in Life Main Stage One - East HallMichael Shermer Shifting Lines: How the Game of American Politics Has Changed in the Past Half Century -- and in the Past Three Years Room 202/203Steven J. Allen • The Conservative Caucus SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Towards a Mature Transhumanism Room RF3/RF4/RF5Edward Hudgins • Jose Cordeiro • Natasha Vita-More The Grassroots of Success: When Good Policy Meets Great Branding To Effect Change Main Stage Two - Ballroom AStephen Kent • Richard Viguerie • Dennis Consorte • Chazz Clevinger • Daniel T. Richards • Kathy Barnette

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Getting In: The School Choice Dilemma Anthem Theater - Ballroom BJaclyn Boudreau • Corey DeAngelis • Kerry McDonald • Adam Coleman • Joseph Kast

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Break - Hurry to your next session! Goldback Hospitality Suite Memphis BoardroomJeremy Cordon • Goldback Memphis Jones Trio Pop Up Music Performance River View LobbyMemphis Jones

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SPLIT ENDS Alireza Kazemipour, dir. (14 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom B Building a Consent Culture in the Liberty Movement Room 202/203Dan Fishman • Joshua Eakle • Melissa Balocca • Lauren Daugherty • Laura Williams • Olivia Rondeau • Let Live Disinherit the IRS: How to Prepare for Tax Doomsday...December 31, 2025 Room 205David Phillips • Estate Planning Specialists Don't Kill For Me: Reflections on Justice and the Death Penalty Main Stage One - East HallDemetrius Minor • Christal Martin • Nicholas Cote • Jasmine Woodson • Vittorio Nastasi • Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty FREE TO SPEAK DAY The Speech We Hate Ballroom DRobert Chatfield • Monica Harris • Lou Perez • Nadine Strossen • Free To Choose Network GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - More Than Your Fair Share: How the Internal Revenue Code Encourages Paying Too Much (And How to Fight Back) Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Ed Lyon • Financial Tax Strategies Investing in a Unique Oil Drilling Project Room 204Dan Sauer • Vertical Petroleum Industries Preventing a National Divorce: A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations Main Stage Two - Ballroom ADavid Blankenhorn • John Wood, Jr. • Braver Angels SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Subversive Journalism: Truth from Power; Truth to Power Room RF3/RF4/RF5Max Borders • Michael Shellenberger The Global War on Farmers, and Push to 'Eat the Bugs' Room RF1/RF2Roman Balmakov • Margaret Byfield • Marc Morano • Alex Newman • Epoch Times (The) / NTD News Unmasked Narratives: Classical Liberal Insights You're Not Supposed to Know Ballroom EPete Earle • Robert Wright • Ryan Yonk • American Institute for Economic Research (AIER)

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FORBIDDEN TO SEE US SCREAM IN TEHRAN Farbod Ardebili, dir (18 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFORBIDDEN TO SEE US SCREAM IN TEHRAN

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How Nations Escape Poverty: The Examples of Poland and Vietnam Anthem Theater - Ballroom BRainer Zitelmann

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Book Signings FreedomFest Bookstore (Exhibit Hall)Dr. Tom G. Palmer • Aidan Park • Tom Corley • Art Carden • Douglas Brinkley • Grover Norquist • Scott Horton Coffee Break - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

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Welcome Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy

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FREE TO SPEAK DAY - Free to Speak Main Stage One - East HallNadine Strossen • Free To Choose Network

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Digital Freedom: The Next Phase in the Fight for Freedom of Speech Main Stage One - East HallDavid Sinclair • 4Freedom Mobile

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Ecomodernism: A Human-Centric Approach to the Problem of Climate Change Main Stage One - East HallMichael Shellenberger

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The Post-Truth Era: Learning to Navigate Journalistic Misinformation Main Stage One - East HallMatt Taibbi • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

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A FIRE-Side Chat with Nico Perrino and Matt Taibbi Main Stage One - East HallMatt Taibbi • Nico Perrino • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

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"Dirty" Talking With Mike Rowe Main Stage One - East HallMark Skousen • Mike Rowe • Knobel Spirits

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VIP Meet and Greet with Mike Rowe Heritage Ballroom 1 @ The SheratonMike Rowe Cigar Reception Room 205Tom Kakadelis • Brothers Solutions & Imports Anthem Filmmakers Reception & Masterclass Anthem Theater - Ballroom BThomas Pack • Jo Ann Skousen • Paul Guay • Iron Light Pacific Legal Foundation 50 Years Bold Celebration Mississippi Terrace @ The PyramidPacific Legal Foundation

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Treasure Investments VIP Dinner Heritage Ballroom 3 @ The SheratonMichael Sheppard • Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo

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FreedomFest Jam Session Blues City Cafe

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Morning Yoga Room 205Michelle Robert

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Coffee and Continental Breakfast - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

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Welcome Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy Welcome Main Stage Two - Ballroom ATK Coleman THE BROKEN BOYS OF KENOSHA, Rob Montz dir. (29 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTHE BROKEN BOYS OF KENOSHA Anthem Film Festival Lounge Memphis BoardroomPanda Mony • Iron Light

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Parallel Structures: Focus Your Energy on Building the New and Not Fighting the Old Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMark Moss Resurging Nationalism: A Threat to Human Flourishing? Main Stage One - East HallNick Gillespie • Bryan Caplan • Dr. Norman Horn • Rich Lowry • Libertarian Christian Institute

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Picking Fights for Liberty: Solving Problems Within Your Community Main Stage Two - Ballroom ASpike Cohen • You Are The Power

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In Gold We Trust: Making Gold Accessible (and Profitable!) for Everyone Main Stage One - East HallAdrian Day • David Russell • Rich Checkan • Jeremy Cordon • Dana Samuelson • Goldback • GoldCore • American Gold Exchange • Asset Strategies International

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Common Denominator: The Absent Father Anthem Theater - Ballroom BAlton Hardy • Jon-Adrian Velazquez • Rob Montz

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Speaking Wrong at the Right Time Main Stage Two - Ballroom AAdam Coleman • Wrong Speak Publishing

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One Star, One Destiny: TEXIT and the Resurgence of American Self-Determination Main Stage Two - Ballroom ADaniel Miller • Texas Nationalist Movement Weaponizing Compassion Main Stage One - East HallDel Bigtree • Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN)

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Defend The West Main Stage Two - Ballroom ADr. Bret Weinstein • Libertarian Party

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Book Signings FreedomFest Bookstore (Exhibit Hall)Dr. Bret Weinstein • Daniel Miller • Michael Shermer • Mark Moss • Arthur Laffer • Bryan Caplan • Nadine Strossen • Michael Shellenberger Coffee Break - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

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FREE(D) BY FAITH, Chase Kinney dir. (10 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFREE(D) BY FAITH

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That's Obscene: The Journey to Set Lenny Bruce Free Main Stage Two - Ballroom ARicci Joy Levy • Lou Perez • Robert Corn-Revere • Woodhull Foundation MY DAD, THE HONOR FLIGHT DIRECTOR, Jimmy Morrison dir. (21 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BMY DAD, THE HONOR FLIGHT DIRECTOR SUBVERSION SUMMIT - The Republic is Dead: Write a New Constitution and Win $25,000 Main Stage One - East HallMax Borders

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Freedom First Gold Financial Seminar Memphis BoardroomUniversal Coin and Bullion

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Watch What You "Sey": Cancellation in the Corporate World Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMatt Kibbe • Jennifer Sey • Free the People

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Mission Driven Media: Using a Narrative of Liberty to Move the Political Needle Main Stage One - East HallHannah Cox • Brad Polumbo • BASED Politics

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FREE(D) BY FAMILY Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFREE(D) BY FAMILY

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Out of Prison? Now What...? Main Stage One - East HallAustin Berg • Lee Robbins • Larry Williams • Iron Light EUREKA SUMMIT - The 4th Great American Movement: Proof That the Free Enterprise System Works for Everyone Main Stage Two - Ballroom ARobert Blackwell • Iron Light

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Redefining Normal: In Praise of ALL Fathers Anthem Theater - Ballroom BJohn Papola • Justin and Alexis Black • Dr. Aaron Lewis • Jimmy Morrison

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Stop Playing Defense: How the Freedom Movement Can Win By Reaching and Teaching Families Main Stage One - East HallConnor Boyack • Tuttle Twins SUBVERSION SUMMIT - What Is Money? Main Stage Two - Ballroom ARobert Breedlove

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REASON DAY From Suspicious Minds To Burning Love: Libertarian Reforms that Are Transforming America Main Stage One - East HallNick Gillespie • Elizabeth Nolan Brown • Adrian Moore • Peter Suderman • Reason

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When Artists Censor Other Artists Main Stage Two - Ballroom AWinston Marshall

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Attendee Lunch - On Your Own Goldback Luncheon Magnolia Room @ The SheratonJeremy Cordon • Goldback LUNCHEON Steve Forbes on Achievement: A Look at His New Education Series and a Discussion of The Future of Innovation in America Heritage Ballroom 1 @ The SheratonRobert Chatfield • Steve Forbes • Free To Choose Network “How Philanthropy Can Strengthen Your Client Relationships” Professional Advisor Lunch hosted by DonorsTrust Heritage Ballroom 3 @ The SheratonDonors Trust

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TO MY FATHER, Sean Schiavolin, John Papola dir. (24 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTO MY FATHER

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WHERE HAILEY LIVES, Jaclyn Boudreau (7 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BWHERE HAILEY LIVES

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RETURN TO THE CHILDHOOD HOME BEFORE THE LAST FAREWELL, Andre Almeida Rodrigues dir. (8 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BRETURN TO THE CHILDHOOD HOME BEFORE THE LAST FAREWELL

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DEBATE: Is Legalizing Marijuana a Mistake? LIVE recording for NPR Main Stage One - East HallJohn Donvan • Teresa Haley • Paul J. Larkin, Jr. • Toi Hutchinson • Cat Packer • Open to Debate

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BITCOIN COWBOYS: WILL WYOMING BECOME THE NEXT CRYPTO CAPITAL?, Tim Hedberg dir. (24 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BBITCOIN COWBOYS: WILL WYOMING BECOME THE NEXT CRYPTO CAPITAL? Comedy Is Murder Ballroom EDoc Dixon • Lou Perez • Matt Kibbe • Terry Kibbe • Free the People EUREKA SUMMIT - Wokeness in Business and Business Schools: How Did We Get Here, How Do We Move Forward? Room RF1/RF2Daniel Sutter • Phil Magness • Chuck Salvo • Scott Shepard • Free Enterprise Scholars GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - My Most Successful Technique for Making Money Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Jeffrey A. Hirsch • Garrett Baldwin • Adrian Day • John Mauldin Got Gold? Seizing the Moment as Financial Tides Shift, Unleashing a New Gold Rush. Discover the 10 Reasons to Act Now Room 202/203David Russell • GoldCore How To Be On The Right Side of History: Why The Philosophy of Freedom Will Save The Future Room 205Gary Richied • TK Coleman • Charlie Westerman Lower Your Taxes, Increase Your Cash Flow, and Support American Energy Room 204Eric Rice • King Operating Corporation REASON DAY Boulevard to Serfdom: How Land Use and Zoning Policies Commit Every Economic Planning Fallacy Ballroom DChristian Britschgi • Adrian Moore • Peter Suderman • Reason SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Subversion Showcase: A Pitch Contest for Liberty Innovators Room RF3/RF4/RF5Max Borders • Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity Supreme Court Review Main Stage Two - Ballroom ACody Wisniewski • Christina Martin • Justin Pearson

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Examining 'Bitcoin Cowboys' and Wyoming's Crypto Revolution Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTim Hedberg • Jerry Brito • Mark Moss • Robert Breedlove

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Break - Hurry to your next session!

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The Art and Craft and Business of Screenwriting Anthem Theater - Ballroom BPaul Guay EUREKA SUMMIT - Self Reliance As Civic Engagement: Why Growing A Profitable Local Business Is The Ultimate Way to "Give Back" Room RF1/RF2Tim Chermak GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - SESSION ONE How to Hit the Bullseye with Your Stock and Options Trades with Jim Woods -------- SESSION TWO The Age Of Carbon And Why It's The Biggest Technological Advance In Decades with... Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Roger Michalski • George Gilder • Jim Woods • Eagle Financial Publications Heart Disease, Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Cancer, Diabetes and More: Medical Breakthroughs Are Happening Now! Room 204Dr. Jack Jacobs • Zhittya Genesis Medicine Progressive Taxation: Raise Tax Rates on the Rich? Main Stage One - East HallAlexander Green • Arthur Laffer • Lanny Ebenstein Pulling Back the Curtain on Public Interest Litigation Room 202/203Angela Erickson • Jim Manley • Christina Martin • Laura Ebke • Tawanda Hall • Pacific Legal Foundation REASON DAY Big Government Is Strangling the Internet: How Tech Regulation Destroys Privacy, Limits Innovation and Stifles Free Speech Ballroom DElizabeth Nolan Brown • Spence Purnell • Robby Soave • Reason SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Getting Small: The Tiny Home Revolution Room RF3/RF4/RF5John Papola • Lee Robbins • Joe Basel • Practical Revolution The Art of Investing in Art Room 205Michael Sheppard • Treasure Investments Corporation dba Foundry Michelangelo The Illusion of Division: Is America Really As Divided As It Seems, or Has Our Collective Reality Been Distorted? Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMonica Harris • Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism Ballroom EMatt Zwolinski • Martha Bueno • Spike Cohen • David Boaz • Robin Koerner

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Break - Hurry to your next session! Afroman Pop Up Music Performances River View LobbyJoseph "Afroman" Foreman

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME, Sam Martin (24 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BEVERYONE IS WELCOME EUREKA SUMMIT - Storytelling Isn’t Enough: Knowing How to Maximize the Value of the Stories You're Telling Your Audiences. Room RF1/RF2Sean Malone • Daniel T. Richards • Return on Ideas From Bastion to Battleground: Why Latin America Could Be Losing the Fight for Freedom and What We Can Do About It Ballroom ERodolfo Milani • Gloria Alvarez • Jose Cordeiro • Jeffrey Baldwin • Izabela Patriota From Liberty’s Front Lines: Emerging Issues Shaping Today's Fight for Freedom Room 205Donna Jackson • Charles Sauer • George Landrith • Frontiers of Freedom GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - This Chart Shows that Inflation Can Only Get Worse: What Rising Prices Means to Investors and the Dollar Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Stephen Moore • Mark Skousen • Steve Forbes • Louis Navellier • David Bahnsen • Alexander Green It’s a Great Year to Be in Oil Room 204Dan Sauer • Vertical Petroleum Industries Punching Up to Power: Let the Comedians Speak Freely Main Stage Two - Ballroom ALou Perez • Lou Santini • Aron Flam • Brittany Hunter REASON DAY The Unchallengeable Power of the Prosecutor: Inside the Office of the Nation’s Top Law Enforcement Official Ballroom DBilly Binion • C.J. Ciaramella • Geoffrey Lawrence • Reason SUBVERSION SUMMIT - In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism Room RF3/RF4/RF5Mark Moss • Robert Breedlove • Peter St. Onge The Liberty Antidote to Christian Nationalism Room 202/203Jacob Winograd • Dr. Norman Horn • Alex Bernardo • Kerry Baldwin • Ryan McMaken • Libertarian Christian Institute Vaccine Experts Under Oath: Shocking Revelations in the Fight for Transparency and Truth Main Stage One - East HallDel Bigtree • Aaron Siri • Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN)

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Covid Aftermath Anthem Theater - Ballroom BHawk Jensen • Scott McRae • Matt Kibbe • Sam Martin

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Clara and Anders Pop Up Music Performances River View LobbyClara and Anders

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Book Signings FreedomFest Bookstore (Exhibit Hall)Max Borders • Robert Corn-Revere • Jennifer Sey • Adam Coleman • David Bahnsen • Connor Boyack • Monica Harris • Matt Zwolinski Coffee Break - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

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FOLLOW THE SCIENCE, Adam Hawk Jensen dir. (117 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFOLLOW THE SCIENCE

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Welcome Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy

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Embracing The Enlightenment: Classical Liberal Response to a Growing Illiberalism Main Stage One - East HallDavid Boaz

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Human Rights in China: From Tiananmen Square to Today Main Stage One - East HallLi Schoolland • Sheng Xue • Terence Shen • Fengsuo Zhou

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Coalition Summer Happy Hour with the Libertarian Party St. Louis Room @ The SheratonAngela McCardle • Maj Toure • Hannah Frankman • Dr. Bret Weinstein • Libertarian Party

5:10pm CDT

Systemic Abuse: Why We Need Criminal Justice Reform More Than Ever Main Stage One - East HallLarry Sharpe • Joseph "Afroman" Foreman • Lars Mapstead for President

5:30pm CDT

MOCK TRIAL Open Borders on Trial Main Stage One - East HallMichael Shermer • Larry Elder • Jim Geraghty • Bryan Caplan • Catherine Bernard • Jacob Hornberger • Jan Jekielek

7:30pm CDT

Punching Up Comedy Show (Clean Show) Main Stage Two - Ballroom AChris Trew • Doc Dixon • Brittany Hunter • Aidan Park • Lou Santini • Brandon Vestal

8:00pm CDT

THE EXILES, Violet Columbus, Ben Klein dir. (90 min) + Q/A Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFengsuo Zhou • Li Schoolland

10:00pm CDT

Punching Up Comedy Show (Uncensored Show) Main Stage Two - Ballroom AYoshi Obayashi • Lou Perez • Christian Braeker • Chris Trew • Aron Flam • Brittany Hunter • Doug Stanhope

7:00am CDT

Morning Yoga Room 205Michelle Robert

7:30am CDT

How to Profit from Adam Smith’s Model of Prosperity VIP Breakfast Heritage Ballroom 1 @ The SheratonMark Skousen Liberate your Tax Burden and Protect America's Oil Independence Heritage Ballroom 3 @ The SheratonJohn Engel • Gulf Coast Western

8:00am CDT

Coffee and Continental Breakfast- Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

8:30am CDT

ITHAKA, Ben Lawrence dir. (106 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BITHAKA

8:45am CDT

Welcome Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy Welcome Main Stage Two - Ballroom ATK Coleman Anthem Film Festival Lounge Memphis BoardroomPanda Mony • Iron Light

8:50am CDT

Yrefy - Investing in America’s Future Main Stage One - East HallLaine Schoneberger • Larry Elder • Yrefy The Montessori Way: Nurturing Success For Over One Hundred Years Main Stage Two - Ballroom AJesse McCarthy

9:00am CDT

FreedomFest Ambassadors Panel Main Stage One - East HallMark Skousen • Steve Forbes • Spike Cohen • Larry Sharpe • Lisa Kennedy

9:10am CDT

The Growing Problems With Higher Education...and How to Push Back Main Stage Two - Ballroom AJacob Howland • Phil Magness • Michael Shermer

9:20am CDT

Funding Students, Not Systems: The Case for Education Freedom... and Why We're Winning Main Stage One - East HallCorey DeAngelis • American Federation for Children

9:35am CDT

EUREKA SUMMIT - The Entrepreneur: A Force for Freedom Main Stage Two - Ballroom ARyan Moran • Capitalism.com Podcast The FreedomFest Political Roundtable Main Stage One - East HallMatt Kibbe • Warren Davidson • Larry Elder • Lars Mapstead • Free the People

9:55am CDT

Living the Solutionary Lifestyle Main Stage Two - Ballroom AMaj Toure • Black Guns Matter

10:00am CDT

EDUCATION DAY Educational Choice is Our Future! Main Stage One - East HallDr. Steve Perry • Robert Enlow • Sharif El-Mekki • EdChoice

10:15am CDT

EUREKA SUMMIT - Principled Business: It's Time for Capitalists to Stand for Capitalism Main Stage Two - Ballroom AAlexander McCobin • Principled Business

10:30am CDT

Book Signings FreedomFest Bookstore (Exhibit Hall)Stephen Moore • Paul Dykewicz • Corey DeAngelis • Kerry McDonald • David Boaz • Phil Magness • John Fund • Lou Perez • Dr. Steve Perry Coffee Break - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall FREE TO SPEAK, Kip Perry, Elan Bentov dir. (56 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BFREE TO SPEAK

11:00am CDT

Building Better Cities: How a New Approach to Governance Can Yield an Era of Prosperity Room 205J. Robertson • Próspera Civilization in the Danger Zone Room 204Gloria Greenfield • Doc Emet Productions EDUCATION DAY School Choice Works! The Overwhelmingly Positive Research on School Choice Ballroom DJohn Kristof • Martin Lueken • Colyn Ritter • EdChoice EUREKA SUMMIT - Writing a Book to Establish Yourself as a Thought Leader in Your Industry Room RF1/RF2Michael Beas • Atlas Elite Publishing Fear Driven Compliance and The Medical Police State: The "How-dunnit" of Lockdowns Ballroom EAlix Mayer • Free Now Foundation GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Big Four of Supply Side Economics Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)David Bahnsen • Stephen Moore • John Fund • Mark Skousen • Grover Norquist Let the Games Begin: The 2024 Political Season Roundtable Main Stage Two - Ballroom AJohn Dennis • Hannah Cox • Arnold Steinberg • Caroline Downey • Warren Davidson • Chase Oliver Sex and Censorship - The Beat Goes On Room 202/203Robert Corn-Revere • Ricci Joy Levy • Lawrence Walters • Woodhull Foundation SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Colonizing Space: A New Frontier For Human Freedom Room RF3/RF4/RF5Jose Cordeiro • Bart Womack • Meagan Crawford

11:30am CDT

Moral Imperative: Protecting the Freedoms that Protect Us Anthem Theater - Ballroom BCharles Santini • Greg de Deugd • Dugan Bridges • Nadine Strossen

11:50am CDT

Break - Hurry to your next session!

12:10pm CDT

FreedomFest Closing Panel Main Stage One - East HallMark Skousen • Michael Beas • David Boaz • Elizabeth Nolan Brown • Zilvinas Silenas

12:15pm CDT

IN THE PINES, Dugan Bridges dir. (18 mins) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BIN THE PINES

12:25pm CDT

Thinking Outside The Ballot Box Main Stage One - East HallLainie Huston • Maj Toure • Dr. Bret Weinstein • Hannah Frankman • Angela McCardle • Libertarian Party

12:50pm CDT

The Constitution in Hard Times Main Stage One - East HallRobert F. Kennedy, Jr • Heal the Divide

1:00pm CDT

PAPA CORIANDRE, Charlie Fritschner dir. (6 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BPAPA CORIANDRE Attendee Lunch - On Your Own

1:10pm CDT

THE GREAT EQUALIZER, Pritchett Cotton dir. (19 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTHE GREAT EQUALIZER

1:20pm CDT

Wrap Up, Prizes, Conference Awards Main Stage One - East HallMark Skousen • Valerie Durham • Libertarian Party Tennessee

1:25pm CDT

Northern National Pop Up Music Performances River View LobbyNorthern National

1:35pm CDT

Entrepreneurship: Bringing Freedom to the World” Anthem Theater - Ballroom BPatrick Reasonover • Pritchett Cotton • Thomas Pack • Clint Pagurko

2:10pm CDT

THE DREAM OF A DECENT INCOME, Pablo Abram dir. (12 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTHE DREAM OF A DECENT INCOME Achieving Superior Returns with Asset Allocation Room 205Conrad Schwalbe • Fund Advisors of America EUREKA SUMMIT - Built To Last: Using Resiliency as a Strategy for Entrepreneurial Success Room RF1/RF2Tony Lopes • Paul Wendee • Ryan Moran • Maureen McCann • Dirty Boots Capital From Ayn to Art and Back Again: A Father-Daughter Conversation Room 202/203Ana Freund • Dean Kugler GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - SESSION ONE Markets, To Be Commanded, Must Be Obeyed with Jim Woods -------- SESSION TWO Raking In Profits From Market Volatility with Bryan Perry Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Jeffrey A. Hirsch • Jim Woods • Bryan Perry • Eagle Financial Publications SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Subversive Health: Going Abroad to Side Step the FDA Room RF3/RF4/RF5Dan Montano • Zhittya Genesis Medicine The Douglas Initiative: A Challenge to Build a More Perfect Union Main Stage Two - Ballroom ALarry Sharpe • Adam Coleman • Salomé Sibonex • Dr. Aaron Lewis • Monica Harris The JFK Assassination: How the Military’s Fraudulent Autopsy on Kennedy’s Body Led to the Truth Ballroom DJacob Hornberger • Future of Freedom Foundation The Rise of the West: Why the West Became the Dominant Global Civilization...and Why It Will Remain So Room 204Brian V. Thomassen Voices of the Future: Perspectives on Education Feedom From Beneficiaries of School Choice Programs Ballroom EHera Varmah • Anthony Accurso • Myles Slade Bowers • American Federation for Children

2:25pm CDT

The Great Inflation Scandal Anthem Theater - Ballroom BJimmy Morrison • Patrick Reasonover • Pablo Aragona • Steve Forbes

3:00pm CDT

Break - Hurry to your next session!

3:10pm CDT

TUTTLE TWINS: THE INFLATION MONSTER, Tyler Stevens dir. (26 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BTUTTLE TWINS: THE INFLATION MONSTER #1 in the World? How the Criminal Justice System Is Causing Our Incarceration Epidemic Room 205Mike ter Maat • Chase Oliver • Addison Hosner • Lee Robbins Black Guns Matter Deescalation Workshop Room 204Maj Toure • Black Guns Matter EDUCATION DAY Grow Your Own: How Charter Schools, Hybrid Homeschooling, and Microschooling are Disrupting at a Local Level Ballroom DDr. Marco Clark • Dalena Wallace • Michael Parsons • EdChoice GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Financial Independence: The Most Important Kind Of Freedom (And How To Achieve It) Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Jake Desyllas Liberty in the Rainbow: A Fireside Chat on LGBTQ+ Issues Room 202/203Brad Polumbo • Sara Higdon SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Entrepreneurs Fighting Back Against State Power Room RF3/RF4/RF5Sterlin Lujan • Dusty Wunderlich • Colin Pape The Rising Generation of Liberty: The Issues That Are Shaping THEIR Future Room RF1/RF2Spike Cohen • Kiyah Willis • Garion Frankel • David McGarry • Nico Zviovich The Wilder Initiative: Freedom Issues for Women...by Women Main Stage Two - Ballroom AElizabeth Nolan Brown • Martha Bueno • Emma Ayers • Audra Facinelli • Salomé Sibonex Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: A Deeper Dive Into Chinese Policy Ballroom ELi Schoolland • Frances Hui • Simon Lee • Fengsuo Zhou

4:00pm CDT

Break - Hurry to your next session!

4:10pm CDT

STUDENT LOANS: DO THE MATH!, Charles Santini dir. (23 min) Anthem Theater - Ballroom BSTUDENT LOANS: DO THE MATH! Be the Living Room RF1/RF2Matt Kibbe • Terry Kibbe • Free the People EDUCATION DAY How to Talk the Talk: School Choice Polling, Messaging, and The Three Languages of School Choice Ballroom DJohn Kristof • Colyn Ritter • Chantal Lovell • EdChoice EUREKA SUMMIT - The Educational Entrepreneur Revolution Ballroom EKerry McDonald • Emily Jones • Coi Morrison • Marianna Davidovich GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT - Get Rich with Dividends Ballroom C (Global Financial Summit)Conrad Schwalbe • Fund Advisors of America How To Grow The Liberty Movement (Without Working For A Think Tank) Room 205Tim Chermak • TK Coleman • Dusty Wunderlich Live Simply...Live Healthy: The EASIEST Tips to Live a Healthier Life Room 202/203Dr. Matthew Morgan SUBVERSION SUMMIT - Real Crypto: Beyond Bored Apes and Scams Room RF3/RF4/RF5Colin Pape • Chris Berg • Avik Roy • Sterlin Lujan Unleashing Liberty: How Independence Movements are the Viable Path to Restoring Freedom Main Stage Two - Ballroom ANate Smith • Daniel Miller • Stephen Villee What Energy Sources Will Survive and Prosper Under the Green Revolution? Room 204John Mauldin • John Mauldin

4:35pm CDT

How to Solve the Student Loan Crisis Anthem Theater - Ballroom BCharles Santini • Steve Forbes • Jo Ann Skousen

5:00pm CDT

Break - Hurry to your next session!

6:00pm CDT

FreedomFest Closing Banquet Cocktail Reception (Paid Event) River View Lobby

7:00pm CDT

FreedomFest Closing Banquet (Paid Event) Main Stage One - East HallLisa Kennedy • Beale Street Flippers • 901 Heavy Hitters • Larry Elder