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Wednesday
, July 13
Celebrity 5
2:00pm •
Judd Weiss Photography Training
Celebrity Ballroom
5:00pm •
Mark & Jo Ann Skousen: Welcome and Introduction
5:15pm •
Wayne Allyn Root: Is Freedom Rising?
5:25pm •
Steve Forbes: Reviving America
5:40pm •
Lawrence Reed, Real Heroes: Inspirational Stories of Character in the Defense of Liberty
5:55pm •
Larry Elder, The Axis of Indoctrination: How Hollywood, Academia and Media Brainwash America
6:10pm •
Michael Medved: The Year of Rage and What To Do About It
6:25pm •
Grand Processional to the Welcome Cocktail Reception
Exhibit Hall
4:00pm •
COFFEE BREAK - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
6:30pm •
Welcome Cocktail Reception & Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall
Melrose 1/2
1:00pm •
Matt Needham: STUDENT MINI CONFERENCE Free Speech On Campus
2:00pm •
Elizabeth Hayes: STUDENT MINI CONFERENCE Kick Ass Activism
3:00pm •
CJ Sailor: STUDENT MINI CONFERENCE Fight For Free Speech
Melrose 3/4
1:00pm •
Mark Skousen, Sean Flynn (mod): Eureka! The Feds Adopt My GO Statistic
2:00pm •
Mark Skousen: Modern Portfolio Theory: Three Shocking Charts
3:00pm •
Daniele Struppa, Thomas Jefferson and Euclid: Axioms, Models and the Declaration of Independence
Santa Monica 4
8:00pm •
Global Investments Reception
Sin City Theater
1:00pm •
Panopticon (20 min.) Jarod Su, dir.
1:30pm •
iSpy (15 min.) Dugan Bridges dir.
2:00pm •
Everything (16 min.) Daniel Hanna, dir.
2:30pm •
Intrepid Spirits (13 min) Jeanine Butler, dir.
3:00pm •
Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate (26 min.) John Papola and Bradley Jackson, dirs.
3:30pm •
Mule: Living on the Outside (11 min.) John McDonald, dir.
3:45pm •
I've Just Had a Dream (7 min) Javier Navarro, dir.
4:00pm •
The Return, (23 min.) Matthew Szewczyk, dir.
4:30pm •
People Like Us (11 min.) Tina Gharavi, dir.
Sunset 1
1:00pm •
Dena Espenscheid & Chuck Muth: LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING #2 Pop Culture and Policy: Winning the War of Ideas One Blog, Meme, or Vlog at a Time
2:00pm •
Dena Espenscheid: LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING #1 Communicating Liberty: Mind the Gap
3:00pm •
Brett Pojunis: LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING #3 Recruiting Friends and Influencing Policy: KISS Them!
The Studio
2:00pm •
Grover Norquist's Coalition Meeting
Thursday
, July 14
Celebrity 5
12:00pm •
Hosted Luncheon Swissmetal Panama (Visit Booth #102 for complimentary tickets):
2:00pm •
Gene Epstein, The Fall in Economic Freedom in the U.S. and Slowdown in Economic Growth
3:20pm •
Trumpism: A New European Disease? (Frank Buckley, Dusan Milijevic, Joel Stern, Barbara Kolm)
9:00pm •
FreedomWorks Reception for Senator Ben Sasse
Celebrity Ballroom
7:50am •
Meet and Greet with Emcee Terry Brock
8:00am •
The Big Bull vs Bear Debate (Bert Dohmen, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Alexander Green, Peter Schiff)
8:30am •
Darrell MacMullin, Enabling of a Global Currency for Today's Global Commerce: Centralized or Decentralized? The Re-Invention of Gold.
8:40am •
Richard Fink, Political Strategy: Applying Hayek's Four Steps to Social Transformation
9:00am •
Libertarian CEOs: Creating a New Brand of Capitalism (John Allison, Bill Bonner, Jennifer Grossman, John Mackey, Mark Skousen)
10:00am •
Power Moves: Latest Trends in Energy and Investment (Harvey Howell, M.A. Plummer, Steve Stengell)
10:25am •
Paul Hornbach: How to Profit from the Upcoming Wave of Technological Metals Shortages
10:35am •
Money Streams: New Ways to Profit From Capitalism (Rich Checkan, Josh Crumb, Darren Marks, Alf Temme, Daniel Zurbruegg)
11:00am •
John Mackey & John Roemer, Capitalism vs Socialism: Which is the Best Model of Success?
1:00pm •
Judge Andrew Napolitano: Do We Still Have A Constitution?
2:00pm •
Peter Schiff: The Junkie Economy--How Monetary Dependency Created a Zombie
3:20pm •
Just Business: Can Good Profits Save Capitalism? (John Allison, Rob Bradley, Steven Bradley, Stephen Hicks)
4:20pm •
Dinesh D'Souza & Michael Shermer: DEBATE Is the Bible the Good Book or Bad Theology?
6:30pm •
Yaron Brook, Shrugging the Stigma of Success
6:45pm •
Will Ruger: Can We Keep America Safe and Free? Toward a Better U. S. Foreign Policy
6:55pm •
Alexander McCobin, The Future of the Student Liberty Movement
7:00pm •
MOCK TRIAL on Global Warming
8:15pm •
The Freedom Agenda in 2017 & Beyond
Exhibit Hall
7:00am •
BREAKFAST - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND YOGA
9:30am •
COFFEE BREAK - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
2:50pm •
COFFEE BREAK - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
Exhibit Hall Bookstore
9:30am •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
2:50pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
5:20pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
London Club
10:00am •
Meet the Pitch Tank Entrepreneurs
2:00pm •
Meet the Pitch Tank Entrepreneurs
3:20pm •
Meet the Pitch Tank Entrepreneurs
Melrose 1/2
2:00pm •
High Gravity Presents One of Their Industry Partners / Geologist Harvey H. Howell As They Discuss Their Recent Success And Current Opportunities In South Texas
3:20pm •
Jeff Berwick & Daniel McCarthy: LIB-X Decriminalize (Not Legalize) All the Drugs!
Melrose 3
2:00pm •
David Phillips: The10 Most Common Mistakes in Estate Planning and How to Avoid Them
3:20pm •
DEBATE Which is Best: Flat Tax or Progressive Tax? (Mark Skousen, Lanny Ebenstein)
4:20pm •
Rick Durfee: The 5 Best Planning Practices for Any Estate
Melrose 4
2:00pm •
MEDIA TRACK Media Blast: Best Ways to Get Your Liberty Message OUT! (Larry Elder, Dre Baldwin, Craig Huey)
3:20pm •
MEDIA TRACK How to Change the World and Get Rich Through Social Media (Dre Baldwin, Floyd Brown, Craig Huey)
4:20pm •
PANEL Graduate to Prosperity! Millennials' Pathway to the American Dream (Roger Custer, Kevin Harrington, John Mackey, Carrie Sheffield, Donald Smith)
On Your Own
12:00pm •
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
Santa Monica 2
12:00pm •
Special Event Luncheon ($): Leaning In, Libertarian Style: A Frank and Honest Conversation on Women in the Liberty Movement Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
5:20pm •
America's Future Foundation Reception
Santa Monica 4
7:00am •
Yoga with Jill Burnett
Sin City Theater
9:30am •
People Like Us (11 min.) Tina Gharavi, dir. DISCUSSION: "The Trauma of Wrongful Conviction"
10:00am •
Short: Safety School (3 min.) Jeremy Michael Cohen and Victoria Hill, dir. Main feature: Can We Take a Joke? (75 min.) Ted Balaker, dir.
12:00pm •
Everything (16 min.) Daniel Hanna, dir. PANEL "Bad to the Bone: Feds Block Compensation for Bone Marrow Donors"
2:00pm •
The Return (23 min) Matthew Szewczyk, dir. PANEL "Labor Trafficking and the Rule of Law"
2:50pm •
I've Just Had a Dream (7 min.) Javier Navarro, dir.
3:20pm •
The Abolitionists (86 min) Darrin Fletcher, Chet Thomas, dirs. Q & A with Timothy Ballard
Sunset 1
2:00pm •
The Belize Advantage: Structures, Taxes, Passports, Banking and Foreign Real Estate (Christian Burn, Dave Drummon, Peter Zipper)
3:20pm •
Grom Social: A Children’s Media Destination Pre-IPO Opportunity (Darren Marks, Zach Marks, Sander Schwartz)
4:20pm •
M.A. Plummer: $50+ Oil- The Oil Boom is Coming Back
Sunset 2
2:00pm •
Darrell MacMullin & Josh Crumb, Ditching the Legacy of Legacy Payment Rails: Democratizing Cross-Border Payments for Instant, Secure, Affordable and Accessible Transactions
3:20pm •
Steve Stengell: How to Make Money at $10 Oil- "Investment Opportunity, After the Meltdown"
4:20pm •
Torgny Persson: How Safe is Your Gold?
Sunset 3/4
2:00pm •
Lawrence Reed: FEE DAY Excuse Me, Professor
3:20pm •
Privacy, Patrols, and Protection: Inside Policing in America (CKI) (Jim Bueermann, Russel Coleman, Neill Franklin, Kevin Williamson)
4:20pm •
Angela Keaton: LIB-X Bring the Troops Home Now!
Sunset 5/6
2:00pm •
Tom Palmer: The Three Most Dangerous Philosphers of the 20th Century (Could Hayek be One of Them?)
3:20pm •
Peter Jaworski, FEE DAY Buying & Selling Sex, Kidneys, Votes, and... Children?
4:20pm •
FEE Day Fear and Loathing: The Rise of American Fascism (Max Borders, Steve Horwitz, Jeffrey Tucker)
TBA
12:00pm •
Lunch Break
The Studio
7:00am •
Special Event Breakfast with Dinesh D'Souza ($): Clinton World: Back to the Future? Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
12:00pm •
Special Event Luncheon Judge Andrew Napolitano ($): The Future of the Supreme Court and Other Hot Legal Issues Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
3:20pm •
Larry Elder, David Evans (mod): Why Donald Trump WILL Get Black Votes!
5:20pm •
FEE and Intercollegiate Studies Institute Joint Reception
9:00pm •
Students for Liberty Reception
Wilshire A
2:00pm •
Tax Reform: Improving Economies, Empowering Lives (Joseph Henchman, Scott Hodge, Brad Lips)
3:20pm •
Daniel Nance: Own Inflation-Proof Rare Tech Metals Stored in Offshore Vaults for Wealth Preservation and Profit
4:20pm •
Emerging Issues for those Fighting for Freedom (John Fund, Travis Korson, George Landrith)
Wilshire B
2:00pm •
Daniel Zurbruegg, Wealth Protection and the Best Global Investment Opportunities
3:20pm •
Tawfik Hamid, Lee Edwards (mod) How Radical Islam Works, Why It Should Terrify Us, and How to Defeat it
4:20pm •
Roslyn Ross, Raising Children Is an Act of Philosophy: The Connection Between How We Raise Our Children, How We Are Governed, and the Psychology of Freedom
Friday
, July 15
Celebrity 5
7:00am •
Special Event Breakfast Dan Mitchell, Grover Norquist, John Fund ($): The Future of Liberty and the Republican Party Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
9:00am •
Kevin Harrington: Secrets To Early Stage Investing
10:30am •
Richard Ebeling, Jacob Hornberger, Jeffrey Tucker: Separate Money and the State
12:30pm •
Hosted Luncheon (Visit Booth #417/419 for complimentary tickets): Ralph Sabella and Grom Social
2:30pm •
M.A. Plummer: $50+ Oil – The Oil Boom is Coming Back
7:30pm •
Ringside VIP Reception with George Foreman, Don King ($) Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
Celebrity Ballroom
7:50am •
Welcome by Terry Brock
8:00am •
Taxing Nation: Is the Supply-side Revolution Over? (Steve Forbes, Dan Johnson, Jenny Beth Martin, Grover Norquist, Andrew Puzder)
8:25am •
Anthony Scaramucci, The Entrepreneur's Case for Trump
8:35am •
Voter Access, Voting Fraud and Gerrymandering: Can Democracy Work?
9:00am •
Yaron Brook & Don Watkins: Equal is Unfair
10:30am •
Conrad Black & Robert Murphy, FDR: Champion or Opponent of Liberty?
11:30am •
Trump, Pro and Con: The YUGE Debate (Dan Mangru, Wayne Allyn Root, Jeffrey Tucker, Matt Welch)
1:30pm •
Do Dividends Make a Difference? (Rob Arnott, Joel Stern, Rodolfo Milani)
2:30pm •
Li Schoolland & Lily Williams, Up from Mao: The Anti-Cultural Revolution 50 Years Later
3:30pm •
Gary Johnson & William Weld: Can Liberty Win the White House?
5:00pm •
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson: Less Government Equals More Liberty
5:20pm •
Rob Arnott, Steve Forbes: Global Turmoil, the US Elections and the Markets
5:40pm •
Brent Bozell, Can We Transform the Biased Media? Yes! In Three Steps
5:55pm •
Senator Rand Paul: Taking a Stand
6:35pm •
Only in America: What Freedom Means to Me
6:50pm •
George Foreman, The Art of Fighting in Business and Life
Exhibit Hall
7:00am •
BREAKFAST - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND YOGA
10:00am •
COFFEE BREAK – ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND FILM FESTIVAL
4:20pm •
COFFEE BREAK - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND FILM FESTIVAL
Exhibit Hall Bookstore
10:00am •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
12:30pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
3:40pm •
Meet the Author: Robin Koerner "If You Can Keep It"
4:20pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
7:30pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
London Club
8:00am •
Meet the Pitch Tank Entrepreneurs
10:30am •
Meet the Pitch Tank Entrepreneurs
1:30pm •
Preliminary Pitch Presentation and Coaching with Contestants
Melrose 1/2
10:30am •
Alf Temme: Fitness Isn't Health
11:30am •
Greg Galloway, Sleep Well At Night (SWAN) Strategy: How to Earn High Income and Beat the Market Most of the Time
1:30pm •
Stephen Cox: Why Ayn Rand Was Wrong about Religion
3:30pm •
Michael G. Pravica: The Mysterious and Brilliant Nikola Tesla
Melrose 3
9:00am •
Term Limits: It's Something You Can Do Featuring Gary Johnson
10:30am •
Ed Asner & Marc Eliot, Red Lights, Green Lights and BlackLists: My Life in Hollywood
11:30am •
PANEL Privacy, Security, and Encryption (Terry Easton, Jeff Kalibjian, Zafar Khan, Kevin O'Neil, Suhail Khan)
1:30pm •
Generational Theft: How Washington Is Robbing the Next Generation of Prosperity (Adam Brandon, Charlie Kirk, Rep. Brat)
2:30pm •
Ed Hudgins, ATLAS SOCIETY DAY Technological Challenges to Freedom’s Future
3:30pm •
David Kelley, ATLAS SOCIETY DAY Equality: Good and Bad
Melrose 4
9:00am •
John T. Reed, What's Hot, What's Not in Real Estate: Best Ways to Profit
10:30am •
Lee Edwards: Is the Cold War Really Over? Militant Communism on the Rise in Russia, China and North Korea
11:30am •
Bridging the Racial Divide: Engaging Liberty (Kristoffer Adams, Will Coley, Jose Cordeiro, Lily Williams, Kevin Williamson)
1:30pm •
Kevin Glass & Jared Meyer: Why Uber Turns Millennials Into Libertarians
2:30pm •
Applied Austrian Economics: Outlook for Interest Rates, Inflation and the Boom/Bust Cycle (Chris Casey, Adrian Day, Gene Epstein, Robert Murphy, Keith Weiner, Justin Mohr)
3:30pm •
Latin Libre: From Cuba to Argentina (Jose Cordeiro Federico Fernandez, Ramon Parellada, Mark Klugmann)
On Your Own
12:30pm •
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
Santa Monica 2
12:30pm •
Hosted Luncheon (Visit Booth #407/409 for complimentary tickets ): Texas E&P
8:00pm •
Daniel Zurbruegg, Once in a Decade Opportunities
Santa Monica 4
7:00am •
Yoga with Jill Burnett
Sin City Theater
9:00am •
Panopticon (20 min) Jarod Su, dir. iSpy (15 min) Dugan Bridges, dir. PANEL Watching Big Brother Watching You
10:00am •
Intrepid Spirits (13 min.) Jeanine Butler, dir.
10:30am •
Climate Hustle (75 min.) Christopher Rogers, dir. PANEL "What's the Hustle?"
12:30pm •
Adam Guillette, Lana Link, Lou Perez, PANEL You and Meme: Creating and Marketing Comedy Videos with "We the Internet"
1:30pm •
Seized (15 min) Matthew and Thomas Locastro, dirs. PANEL "Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws: License to Steal"
2:30pm •
Of Dogs and Men (72 min.) Michael Ozias, dir.
4:20pm •
Anthem Film Festival: Ayn Rand: Draw My Life (4 min) The Atlas Society, producer
Sunset 1
9:00am •
Mark Whitmore: Currency Investing in an Era of Monetary Madness: Taking Advantage of Reckless Central Banking and the Formation of Serial Bubbles
10:30am •
Amir Adnani: Freedom and Gold – A Unique Way to Leverage Gold’s Rise
11:30am •
Bob Barr: Does National Security Require Losing Our Bill of Rights?
1:30pm •
Li Schoolland: The Young Chinese Entrepreneurial Movement and Investment Opportunities
2:30pm •
Heather Wagenhals: Turning Critics into Converts
3:30pm •
Tim O'Fallon: Four Valuable Opportunities in the Rare Coin Market
Sunset 2
9:00am •
Jim Copland, Overcriminalizing America: What States Can Do to Keep Good People Free
10:30am •
Adam Trexler: The Aurum as a Store of Value to Make Investing Available Around the World
11:30am •
Van Simons: 40 Years of Secrets in Making Money in Art, Rare Coins, and Collectibles
1:30pm •
ATLAS SOCIETY DAY Keynesianism and the Long Run (William Thomas)
2:30pm •
Michelle Seiler-Tucker, How to Buy & Sell a Business for Maximum Profits
3:30pm •
Where in the World to Invest Now (Doug Casey, Marin Katusa, Adrian Day)
Sunset 3/4
9:00am •
LIB-X Open the Borders! (Richard Ebeling, Jacob Hornberger, Jeffrey Tucker)
10:30am •
Doug Casey & Jon Utley, LIB-X My Adventures Turning Third World Hell-holes into Anarcho-Capitalist Havens
11:30am •
LIB-X 100 Years Is Enough! Privatize All National Parks (Randy Simmons)
1:30pm •
Carla Gericke & Austin Petersen, LIB-X If At First You Don’t Secede: A Case for New Hampshire Independence
2:30pm •
Why Every Attempt at Tax Reform Has Failed (Jack Boyle, Dan Johnson, Emily Kingston, Robin Koerner, Geoffrey Lawrence, Dr. Timothy Nash)
3:30pm •
Ken Schoolland: Why Donald Trump is YUGELY Wrong About Immigration and Trade
Sunset 5/6
9:00am •
Aaron Hamlin & Andrew Jennings: How Can Smarter Voting Methods Improve Democracy?
10:30am •
Suhail Khan: Your Right to Privacy In an Age of High Tech and Big Government
11:30am •
Daniel McCarthy & Jon Utley: Yes, We Can Afford to Reduce the Military-Industrial Complex
1:30pm •
John Fund, Hillary and Trump: Who Is The Evil of Two Lessers?
2:30pm •
Las Vegas Investment Club, Fire Your Financial Advisor! How to Invest Like the 1% With Proven Track Records -- We Are Doing It!
3:30pm •
Wall Street and the Elections (Rob Arnott, Christopher Long, Rodolfo Milani, Donald Smith, Paul Wendee)
The Gallery
9:00pm •
Karoake
The Studio
7:00am •
Special Event Breakfast with Bill Bonner, Doug Casey, Peter Schiff ($): When the Dollar Stopped Working Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
9:00am •
DEBATE Who Needs the Fed? (Warren Coats, John Tamny, Dan Mitchell)
10:30am •
Is a Harvard MBA Worth It? (Donald Smith, John Chisholm, John T. Reed, Gina Carr)
12:30pm •
Special Event Luncheon with Senator Rand Paul ($): Taking a Stand Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
2:30pm •
Bert Dohmen: Why the Next Crisis Will Be Worse Than 2008
7:30pm •
Special Event Reception: High Gravity Resources
Wilshire A
9:00am •
Joe Lawrence: Cashing In On the Communications Revolution
10:30am •
George Gilder, The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does
11:30am •
Matt Kibbe & Matt Battaglia, Indoctrination: How Graphic Novels Set The Cultural Narrative
1:30pm •
High Gravity Presents One of Their Industry Partners / Geologist Harvey H. Howell As They Discuss Their Recent Success And Current Opportunities In South Texas
2:30pm •
Marc Eliot, Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend
3:30pm •
Steve Stengell, Direct Oil Well Investments -“Capital Preservation through Multiple Well Diversification”
Wilshire B
9:00am •
Peter Zipper, Belize: The Best Offshore Banking Country in the World
10:30am •
Lyn Ulbricht, The Silk Road Case: How It Impacts Your Liberty
11:30am •
Lawson Bader, Victor Bernson, Chris Rufer: Keeping Government's Prying Hands Off Charity and Non-Profits
1:30pm •
Bob Barr, Frank Karsten, DEBATE Democracy Is Not Freedom
2:30pm •
Steven Kates, Political Economy in Crisis: Were the Classical Economists Right After All?
3:30pm •
Wayne Gorsek: Nutraceuticals that May Slow and Reverse Aging and Memory Loss
Saturday
, July 16
Celebrity 5
7:00am •
Special Event Breakfast with Alexander Green and Mark Skousen ($): "Duel of the Investment Gurus: Insider Secrets You Won't Hear Anywhere Else" Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
10:00am •
The Power Of Mastermind Investing & Marketing (Kevin Harrington, Bernt Ullman, Greg Writer)
12:40pm •
Special Event Luncheon with Former Shark-Tank Shark Kevin Harrington ($): Invest Like A Shark Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
2:40pm •
John Mauldin, The Invisible Hand, Evolution and Why I Am an Economic Atheist
Celebrity Ballroom
8:00am •
Pitch Tank Presentations and Judging (Steve Forbes, Kevin Harrington, John Mackey, Michelle Seiler-Tucker, Bernt Ullmann, Greg Writer)
9:00am •
REASON DAY The Libertarian Momentum: What It Is and How To Keep It Going Through November and into The Future
10:00am •
Oil, Islam, ISIS and the Mid-East Crisis: What's Fueling the Chaos? (Gene Epstein, George Gilder, Tawfik Hamid, Daniel McCarthy)
11:00am •
Foreign Policy Panel (Barbara Kolm, Leon Louw, Will Ruger, Li Schoolland, Joel Stern
12:00pm •
CLOSING PANEL with Adam Brandon, Steve Forbes, John Fund, Nick Gillespie, Mark Skousen
6:00pm •
Farewell Cocktail Reception ($)
7:00pm •
Gala Saturday Night Farewell Banquet and Concert ($) Register now! 855-850-3733 ext 202 or http://freedomfest.com/special-events-2/
Exhibit Hall
7:00am •
BREAKFAST - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND YOGA
9:30am •
COFFEE BREAK - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
3:30pm •
COFFEE BREAK - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
Exhibit Hall Bookstore
9:30am •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
12:40pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
3:30pm •
Meet the Authors--Book Signings
London Club
11:00am •
Meet the Pitch Tank Entrepreneurs
Melrose 1/2
10:00am •
Jared Labell, Taxes Are Revolting! (Why Aren't You?)
11:00am •
Colleen Cowles, Civil Liberties Lost: War On Drugs = War on Us
1:40pm •
Getting Big Government out of the Courtroom (Derek Cohen, Jorge Marin, Jason Pye)
2:40pm •
Adam Guillette, Lana Link, Lou Perez: Using Humor to Advance Liberty
4:00pm •
Blockchains: How Bitcoin Technology Changed Everything (Anthem Blanchard, Naomi Brockwell, George Gilder, Michael Terpin)
Melrose 3
10:00am •
William F. Buckley, Frank Meyer, Russell Kirk: Can Libertarianism and Conservativism Ever Agree? (Lee Edwards, Christopher Long, Eugene Meyer)
11:00am •
John Chisholm, Beating the State: Should You Engage in Minimal or Maximum Compliance with the IRS, EPA and Other Government Agencies?
1:40pm •
Will We Ever Save Education from the State? How? (Bob Bowdon, Andrew Campanella, Jonatha Butcher, Brittany Corona, Larry Sand)
2:40pm •
Matt Philips, The Free State Project Recruits 20,000 Liberty Activists to New Hampshire!
4:00pm •
Speculator: Doug Casey's First Novel
Melrose 4
10:00am •
The Road to TOTAL Marijuana Legalization (Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Michael Blunk, Rob Kampia)
11:00am •
Jeffrey Tucker & Randy Barnett, LIB-X I'm MADD: The Case Against Drunk Driving Laws
1:40pm •
REASON DAY Election 2016: The Collapse of the Republicans and Democrats, the Rise of the Libertarian Party, and the Glorious Future of American Politics
2:40pm •
REASON DAY Vice Is Nice: How Legalized Booze, Gambling, and Pot Have Made America a Better and Better Country
4:00pm •
REASON DAY It's Happening: Huge Wins on Pensions, School Choice, and the End of Statist Public Policy (Adrian Moore, Lisa Snell)
On Your Own
12:40pm •
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL
Santa Monica 4
7:00am •
Yoga with Jill Burnett
Sin City Theater
9:30am •
Mule: Living on the Outside (11 min.) John McDonald, dir.
10:00am •
Deep Web (90 min.) Alex Winter, dir. PANEL "Bitcoin, Silk Road, and Free Markets that Aren't So Free"
12:40pm •
Ted & Courtney Balaker, From the Supreme Court to the Big Screen: Susette Kelo's Historic Fight against Eminent Domain Abuse
1:40pm •
The Money Changers (98 min.) Chris Mortensen, dir.
3:30pm •
PANEL "The Money Changers: A Brief History of Banking" Yaron Brook, Warren Coats, Gary Alexander
4:00pm •
Comedy Shorts: Safety School (3 min.) Jeremy Michael Cohen and Victoria Hill, dirs. Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate (26 min) John Papola and Bradley Jackson, dirs.
Sunset 1
10:00am •
Jon Utley, Trump’s Trade Deficits—Free Trade Is Not the Culprit --Six Ways Washington Handicaps U.S. Exporters
11:00am •
Dusan Miljevic The NEW Road to Liberty: Legalizing Free Trade of Votes
1:40pm •
Frank Buckley: Once and Future King: The Rise and Fall of Crown Government
2:40pm •
Marc Eliot: Hollywood, Freedom, and Criticism
4:00pm •
Michelle Liberman, From Hollywood to Singapore: The Battle Between Beauty and Liberty
Sunset 2
10:00am •
Jim Powell: Why Liberty Flourished in the West More than Anywhere Else
11:00am •
Engaging Millennials (Kristoffer Adams, Lana Link, Christopher Long, Alexander McCobin)
1:40pm •
Joel Wade: How the Skills of Happiness Can Lead to a Kinder and More Virtuous World
2:40pm •
Fred Stitt: How Libertarianism Liberates Business Enterprise
4:00pm •
Philip Nicozisis, The Ethics of Eating (Vegan Philosophy Explained)
Sunset 3/4
10:00am •
Alexander McCobin, How the Entrepreneurial Generation can Save Liberty
11:00am •
John T. Reed, Unelected President
1:40pm •
Peter Ferrara, Power to the People: The New Road to Freedom and Prosperity for the Poor, Seniors, and Those Most In Need of the World's Best Health Care
2:40pm •
Josh Crumb, Why Deep Freedom and Deep Equality Start with Fair Money, Good Measurement, and Choice in Savings: The Technology of Money
4:00pm •
Kevin O'Neil, Human-Digital Liberty and Disrupting the Anti-Liberty Police State
Sunset 5/6
10:00am •
Dr. Tom McFie, The Perpetual Wealth Code: How to Beat the Bankers
11:00am •
Craig Huey, How to Profitably Grow your Business…The Most Successful Marketing Secrets Used by Trump and Clinton to Win
1:40pm •
Jeff Berwick: Live Free By Becoming a Permanent Traveler/Prior Taxpayer (PT)
2:40pm •
Chris Edwards, Privatization: Will the Global Revolution Come to America?
4:00pm •
CJ Sailor, Fight For Free Speech
The Studio
1:40pm •
Bert Dohmen Q&A
4:00pm •
FreedomWorks House Freedom Caucus Panel with Congressmen Brat, Schweikert and Gosar
5:00pm •
FreedomWorks for America Reception Featuring Congressmen Brat, Gosar and Schweikert
Wilshire A
10:00am •
David Bernstein, The Obama Administration’s Assault on the U.S. Constitution – What does it mean for the future of Liberty and Limited Government?
11:00am •
Austin Petersen, The Politics of Principle
1:40pm •
John Pugliano, Harvesting Freedom & Wealth from the Dispersed Economy
2:40pm •
Jose Cordeiro: You Can Live Forever! The New Technology
4:00pm •
Randy Barnett, Our Republican Constitution: Can We Keep It?
Wilshire B
10:00am •
Matt Kibbe, Socialism Kills
11:00am •
Vilifying Speech: More Hate, Less Freedom in the Media? (Michael Bugeja, Charles Cooke, Robby Soave)
1:40pm •
Eric Graf, 400 Years of Quixotic Madness: Why Don Quixote, the First Modern Novel, Still Matters Today
2:40pm •
Nicholas Sarwark, Diversifying Your Political Investment
4:00pm •
Gena Lofton, Achieving Financial Independence in Today's Knowledge-Based Economy by Building Income-Generating Assets with Leverage
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