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	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	Melrose 3/4	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	TBA	The Studio	Wilshire
12:30pm 12:45pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:00pm 11:15pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am 1:15am	Bri… Lawrence Reed "… Keynote - Patrick Byr… THE AMERICAN DR… Yeonmi P… Dramatic Presen… Former Congress…	COFFEE BREAK - REGISTRATION - PLEASE ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL Welcome Cocktail Reception & Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall - Book Signings by Allen West, Ken Elzinga…	Mark Skousen "What Has the Government Done to our Money?'' Mark Skousen "Money & Politics: A Washington Insider Offe… Mark Skousen "Move Over, Keynes! The New Supply-Side Aust…	The Cage (27 min) Where We Go from Here… Helio (20 min) Junk Girl (17 min) Police Strike Force (19 min) When We Meet Again (14 min) Wigs (24 min) Shelter (15 min)	Leadership Institute Seminar - Robert Arnakis “Defendin… Leadership Institute Seminar - Robert Arnakis "Understand… Perspective of Photography Workshop with Judd Weiss Judd Weiss "Focus and Photography"	STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY "Marketing to Millennials" Mod Emil…	Student Mini-Conferen… Student Mini-Conferen… Student M… Student Mini-Conferen… Student Mini-Conferen… Student Mini-Conferen… Student Mini-Conferen… Student Mini-Conferen…	Pre-Conference Events 1-4pm	Freedom Fest After Dark	Atlas Society - "The Dream of Entrepreneurial Individuali… Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (Tim Skousen, Jeremy Coon, dirs.)
	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	Melrose 3/4	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	TBA	The Studio	Wilshire

	Celebrity 5	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	London Club	Melrose 1/2	Melrose 3	Melrose 4	On Your Own	Santa Monica 2	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	Sunset 5/6	The Studio	Wilshire
6:45am 7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:15am 8:30am 8:45am 9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 10:45am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am 11:45am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 12:45pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:00pm 11:15pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am 1:15am	Steven Kates "Say’s Law vs. Keynes Law: The Ultimate De… Enlightened Capitalism Panel - Joel Stern, Rodolfo Milani… Wayne Allyn Root & Wayne Gorsek "Wayne's World: Confessio…	Meet & Gr… Jo Ann Skousen … Mark Skousen "W… PANEL "Global Economic Outlook" R… Rick Rule… Knut Ande… John Mackey "Private Soluti… PANEL "Privacy, Prope… Jeff Verd… THE BIG DEBATE "How Can We Best Restore the American Dream?" Paul Krugman, Stephen Moor… BULL & BEAR PANEL Bert Dohm… James Dot… Lou Petro… PANEL "Outlook for Energy" … Fox Business News with STOSSEL - John Stossel interviews Steve Wynn, John Mackey, John Aglialoro and othe…	Please Join us in the Exhibit Hall for a Complimentary Co… COFFEE BREAK - PLEASE ENJOY THE E… Book Signing in… COFFEE BREAK - PLEASE ENJOY THE E… COCKTAIL RECEPTION Time to mix and mingle with new friend…	London Club: Special Event Luncheon: ($75) Peter Schif… Alan Murrell and Ron C. Filer, Jr. "Winner Of The Prestig… Mark Plummer "Oil and Gas Investments in a Down Market: C… Steve Wolff "The Shocking Golden Gift the IRS Just Gave t…	DEBATE "War, What is it Good For?" Ian Morris, Angela Kea… "How to Protect and Manage Your Wealth Offshore" Daniel Z… T. Colin Campbell, John Mackey "Healthy Living: The Whole…	David Phillips "10 Most Common Mistakes in Estate Planning" Tony Perez “Think Like a Hacker” / “The Cost of Fre… Bill Domhoff "He Revolutionized the World: Sigmund Freud …	FEE DAY "Techno-Liberation Now: 3D-Printed Guns, Crypto-C… FEE DAY Jeffrey Tucker "How the Freedom Movement Changed … FEE DAY "A Christian, an Atheist, a Capitalist and an Eco…	Lunch	Morning Yoga with Jill Burnett Santa Monica 2: Special Event Luncheon: ($75) “My #1… Foundation for Economic Education Reception	Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall (40 m… PANEL "How Comedy Can Save Us from Outrage Culture and Ce… PlantPure Nation (92 min) Q&A; with T. Colin Campbell Shelter (15 min) Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It (59 mn) PANEL "Bitcoin Has Changed --and How!" Patrick Byrne, Geo…	Lou Petrossi "Select Investments to Protect and Multiply … PANEL "Hot Markets: Where in the World to Invest Now?" … Lee Edwards "Barry Goldwater’s Civil Rights Blunder: Ca…	ESCAPE FROM AMERICA "The American Dream is Alive and Well… Rick Durfee "The 5 Best Planning Practices For Every Estate" Axel Merk "How to Thrive in Era of Financial Repression a…	PANEL "Ben Franklin, Booker T. Washington, and Dale Carne… Jim Powel… ESCAPE FROM AMERICA "Uruguay, the Unique Safe Haven: Easy… Jeff Verdon, David Phillips "How to Avoid the Tax Time Bo…	Marc Eliot "American Titan: John Wayne, Symbol of the Wil… Eamonn Butler "Freedom’s First Document: 800th Annivers… Barry Potekin "Opportunities Outside the Stock Market"	The Studio: Hosted Luncheon: Swissmetal (visit booth 2… Tom Palmer "The Three Most Dangerous Philosophers of the … Christopher Sabec "Web 4.0: It's Time For The Internet To… Bud Belcher "Create Monthly Income in Oil with Lost Tax D… FreedomFest After Dark	Keith Fitz-Gerald "How to Invest in the Era of Bigger and… Daniel Peterson “Abraham Divided: Can the Middle East C… Kevin Williamson “The End is Near and It’s Going to b… MOVIES WITH MARC ELIOT "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956)
	Celebrity 5	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	London Club	Melrose 1/2	Melrose 3	Melrose 4	On Your Own	Santa Monica 2	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	Sunset 5/6	The Studio	Wilshire

	Celebrity 5	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	London Club	Melrose 1/2	Melrose 3	Melrose 4	On Your Own	Santa Monica 2	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	Sunset 5/6	The Studio	Wilshire
6:45am 7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:15am 8:30am 8:45am 9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 10:45am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am 11:45am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 12:45pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:00pm 11:15pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:00am 12:15am	Celebrity 5: Special Event Breakfast: ($45) Grover Norqui… Troy Eckard "What Investment Products Are out There in th… "How to Invest in the $100 Billion Marijuana Industry" Ki… Hosted Luncheon: Celebrity 5: High Gravity Resources (Acc… ATLAS SOCIETY PANEL Charles Murray, Michael Shermer, Davi… Jose Cordeiro "The Methuselah Project: Can You Live Forev…	Rick Rule "Speculator’s Boot Camp: Investigate Before Y… ATLAS SOCIETY DEBATE - Edwa… "The Road to Freedom and Pr… DEBATE "Is The American Dream Alive or Dead?" Gregory Cla… 'Voter Power! Maximizing Liberty, Democracy, and Voter Tu… DEBATE "The Middle East: Are We on the Road to Barbarism?… DEBATE "Are We in Moral Progress or Decline?" Michael She… “Blacklash: How the Government is Driving Americans Bac… Dinesh D’Souza "My Arguments with the Atheists" (seekin… Ale… MOCK TRIAL “The Federal Reserve on Trial” Prosecuting Attorney: Robert Murphy… Matt Kibbe, Ada… Glenn Beck "Never Again Is Now”, Co-sponsored by Matt Kibbe and FreedomWorks Marco Rubio "American Dreams: Re…	BREAKFAST Please Join us in the Exhibit Hall for a Compli… COFFEE BREAK- PLEASE ENJOY THE EX… COFFEE BREAK WITH LIGHT REF…	Geologist Harvey H. Howell "The Alice Field Legacy - Sout… ESCAPE FROM AMERICA "To Build A Nation: Investing in Myan… London Club: Hosted Luncheon: Southern Energy Group (v… "How to Repeal and Replace Obamacare" PANEL "10 Ways to Evaluate Your Lawmaker" Trevor Laky (mo…	David Boaz “The Unique AMERICAN Libertarian Mind” Boo… Investing Panel: "Less Risk, More Profits" Rodolfo Milani… CATO "Human Progress and Downsizing Government" Chris Edw… Jack (John) Reed "Successful Real Estate Strategies Wheth… Ziad Abdelnour, Yaron Brook "Israeli-Arab Peace Accord Fi… Austrian Economics Financial Panel "A Viennese Waltz Down…	ESCAPE FROM AMERICA "Second Citizenship – the Best Alte… Rick Rule "My Own Money: Personal Strategies for the Year… Charles C. W. Cooke "Are Conservatarians the Key to Ameri… ESCAPE FROM AMERICA “Belize -- the Best Offshore Bankin… CATO John Allison "The Leadership Crisis: Hard Lessons I�… Bill Domhoff "What Dreams are Made of: A Scientist Reveal…	Daniel Peterson "Born Again in the USA: The Future of the… Peter Goettler "How a For-Profit Wall Streeter Can Succee… Alan Charles Kors "John Stuart Mill's Double Life: Libera… DEBATE “States Take Charge: Washington is Broken, Can t… Jeff Verdon "Upgrading Your Income Tax and Estate Plannin… PANEL "Dreaming Again: The Pursuit of Happiness After Pri…	Lunch	Yoga with Jill Burnett Santa Monica 2: Hosted Luncheon: Grom Social (Accredited …	PANEL “Police State USA: The Militarization of America�… Police Strike Force (19 min) The Biology of the Second Reich (… Searching for Eddie Running Wolf (98 min) Helio (20 min) 2:00 Junk Girl (based… The Cage (27 min) Stumped (… Power’s War (65 min)	"Can Investors Skip the Bust without Boycotting the Boom?… Lawson Bader "Gavel Out! Legal Opportunities to Push Back… Van Simmons "The World's Most Private Investments - Rare … Brian June "Insane Private Equity Investments That Make F… Dale Halling, Gregory Clark "The Real Source of Economic … Dennis Slothower "The 3 best ETF Strategies for Building …	Robert G. Beard "Making the American Dream Your Reality D… Ken Elzinga "The Mysterious Case of the Invisible Hand: U… John Aglialoro "Wall Street Goes to Hollywood: The Risks … Sonnie Johnson "Truth Be Told: Real History of African Am… "Dreams Deferred: Langston Hughes, Arthur Miller, and the… GLOBAL HOT SPOTS PANEL Keith Fitz-Gerald (Asia), Gia Jand…	Knut Andersen, Swissmetal "Own Inflation Proof Rare Tech … Stan The Annuity Man "Why Tony Robbins Is Wrong and I’m… Will Howard "Failure to Disclose: What your Attorney and … PANEL "Has Latin America Finally Rejected Marxism?' Jose … PANEL "Can Europe and the Euro Survive?" Karina Frankova,… PANEL ON CHINA Helen Raleigh, Lily Williams, Keli’I Aki…	Richard Crepeau "America's Pastime: Has Baseball Been Rep… James Doti "EconoPower: How to Build a Great University" … SOCIAL MEDIA Ben Swann, Star Parker, Richard Miniter "Ove… Randy Simmons "Was the American Wild West a Genuine Case … Craig Huey "12 Amazing New Marketing Trends & Breakthroug… POLITICAL PANEL "Compromise and Politics: Why The Most Su…	The Studio: Special Event Breakfast: ($45) Steve Moore wi… Bert Dohmen "How to Handle the Coming Market Turmoil" Bryan Hertz "Cashing in on the Communications Revolution" The Studio: Special Event Luncheon: ($75) Dinesh D’Souz… PANEL The World Upside Down: A conversation with Jeffrey … Scott Hodge, Tax Foundation, "Who's Paying America's Taxes?"	SOCIAL MEDIA - Floyd Brown "How to Make a Million Dollars… Erick Brimen, Shanker Singham "Developing Enterprise Cities" Peter Schiff "The Real Crash: America’s Coming Bankrupt… Art Benjamin "The Beauty & Mystery of Mathematics" Book/ … DEBATE "Should Vaccines be Mandatory?" Ronald Bailey vs D… DEBATE "The Inequality Debate: Have the Middle Class and … Movies with Marc Eliot: "A Face in the Crowd" (Elia Kazan, 1957)
	Celebrity 5	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	London Club	Melrose 1/2	Melrose 3	Melrose 4	On Your Own	Santa Monica 2	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	Sunset 5/6	The Studio	Wilshire

	Celebrity 5	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	London Club	Melrose 1/2	Melrose 3	Melrose 4	On Your Own	Santa Monica 2	Santa Monica 4	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	Sunset 5/6	The Studio	Wilshire
6:45am 7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:15am 8:30am 8:45am 9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 10:45am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am 11:45am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 12:45pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 4:45pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:00pm 11:15pm	Bill Pascoe, Jenny Beth Martin "Antelopes, Chipmunks, and… Ari Cohn "Free Speech 101: Protecting Free Expression and… Celebrity 5: Hosted Luncheon: Atlas Network with Tom Palm… Free State Project “Bringing Freedom Lovers Together: H… "Beyond Ayn Rand" Marty Cummins, Yaron Brook, John Alliso…	Reason Foundation: "How to Make t… DEBATE "Monopoly Power! How Competition Been Overso… PANEL "Flat Tax, Fair Tax, No Tax: The Future of Tax Refo… DEBATE "Spirituality vs Materialism" John Mackey & Marc G… Keynote: Senator Mike… Donald Trump "What the American Dream Means t… Cocktail Reception Gala Saturday Night Farewell Banquet & Entertainment featuring Keynote Steve Forbes, impressionist Rich Little, Film Festival Awards, and dancing with the Pink Flamingos. Tickets for the entire event, including di…	BREAKFAST Please Join us in the Exhibit Hall for a Compli… COFFEE BREAK – PLEASE ENJOY THE… COFFEE BREAK – PLEASE ENJOY THE…	London Club: Hosted Luncheon: Chestnut Exploration (visit…	REASON DAY: Robert Poole "Fast Cars and Fast Highways: Tr… EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT PANEL - Jayant Bhandari, Mary… Wayne Gorsek "Are Vitamins and Supplements Necessary?" Greg Writer "Saving America One Crowd at a Time" Marc Gafni "The Erotic and the Ethical: Next Steps in Lib…	Grom Social "Pre-IPO Opportunity, a Safe, Social Networki… PANEL Think Tanks Make a Difference! Peter Goettler (Cato… Steven Watts "America’s Wet Dream: Playboy and the Sexu… Brian Wise "The CFPB- America's Most Dangerous Threat" Art Benjamin "Mental Math for Fun and Profit: Secrets of … ANTHEM FILM FESTIVAL - Grand Priz…	Yaron Brook "How to be Morally Selfish" Anthem Blanchard "The Hayek: A Comparison on Cryptocurren… REASON DAY: "Sex and Speech on Campus: From Freedom to Fu… Marie Stroughter ""The Freedom to Educate: Choosing Schoo… REASON DAY: "The End of Doom: How Human Ingenuity Will Sa…	Lunch	Morning Yoga with Jill Burnett Santa Monica 2: Special Event Luncheon: ($75) Yeonmi Park…	Santa Monica 4: Hosted Luncheon: FIRE “Student Free Spe…	Vision: Healing the Blind in Ethi… “The Top Ten Films Every Libertarian Should Know” Gar… Farming in Fear (28 min) For Love … Imminent Threat (74 min) Where We Go from Here… When We Meet Again (14 min) Wigs (24 min) PANEL “Film and the Power…	"Teaching Economics and Combatting the Bias of the Econom… David Batchelder and Jack Reed "Surprise Nuclear Attack i… STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY Alexander McCobin “The Silver Bull… "The Road to Marijuana Legalization" Rob Kampia, Aaron Ju… Mark Weber, Daniel Mitchell "Free Market Solutions to Glo…	ESCAPE FROM AMERICA "Taxes, Money Laundering and Drugs" H… Keli’i Akina "Remember Pearl Harbor? Why Hawaii Matters… Joel Wade "The Virtue of Happiness: Courage, Grit and Re… SOCIAL MEDIA "It's Only Rational to Use Emotion" Adam Gui… "Incarceration Nation" Vanessa Spinazola, Derek Cohen, Pa…	"What’s New in Education and School Choice?" Rebecca Fr… PANEL “How the War on Terror Impacts Liberty” Janek A… Leon Louw "Lies, Myths and Realities about Income Inequal… FREEDOM AND RACE PANEL Derrick Wilburn, Rachel Campos Duf… Will Howard "Failure to Disclose: What your Attorney and …	“The National Constitution Center and Freedom Day 2016:… DEBATE "California Dreamin’: Love It or Leave It?" Floy… A.J. Delgado, Jon Utley, Dan McCarthy (mod) "How Cutting … Joseph Farah “Free Press Unbound: 200 Years of America�… PANEL "Compact for America: How to Deploy the States' Ult…	The Studio: Special Event Breakfast: ($45 per person) Mar… “Confessions of A Pair of Unshackled Politicians – … Vít Jedlička "The Free Republic of Liberland: The New L… The Studio: Special Event Luncheon: ($75) Peter Thiel “… FreedomWorks "It's Time for Real Justice Reform!" Matt Ki… INTERNET FREEDOM PANEL Ladar Levison, Ethan Eilon, Kevin … CLOSING PANEL Senator Mike Lee, S…	Charles Murray "By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without… PRIVACY PANEL Jeff Kalibjian, Terry Easton "Re-claim Your… DEBATE "Anarchy vs Limited Government: Can a Voluntary So… Kevin Freeman "What If Scenarios? CyberAttack…." Senator Mike Lee Reception
	Celebrity 5	Celebrity Ballroom	Exhibit Hall	London Club	Melrose 1/2	Melrose 3	Melrose 4	On Your Own	Santa Monica 2	Santa Monica 4	Sin City Theater	Sunset 1	Sunset 2	Sunset 3/4	Sunset 5/6	The Studio	Wilshire

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