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1:15pm MDT

'Go to Where the Light Is: Escaping North Korea' Josh Oldham, dir. (7 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

2:00pm MDT

Mark Skousen, Steven Kates - Capitalism vs Communism After 100 Years: What Every Student and Citizen Should Know about Marxism Vendome A

2:30pm MDT

'Anastasia Lin: The Witness Project' Hawk Jensen, dir. (8 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

4:40pm MDT

James O'Keefe - New Frontiers in Journalism: Why the Mainstream Media is Failing American Democracy and How to Fix It (Project Veritas) Rivoli Ballroom

6:00pm MDT

Greg Gutfield with Nick Gillespie (mod) - Exploring the Shake-Up in Washington and the Media: What It Means to You, Your Business, and Your Investments Rivoli Ballroom

6:40pm MDT

Welcome Cocktail Reception & Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall with DJ Sterling Henton Concorde Ballroom

9:40am MDT

COFFEE BREAK and book signing - George Gilder, Steve Forbes, Jim Rogers FEE Authors- ENJOY THE EXHIBIT HALL AND THE FILM FESTIVAL Concorde Ballroom

11:20am MDT

Gabriel Calzada - Too Hot For Teacher!? The Future of Higher Ed (UFM) Rivoli Ballroom

12:00pm MDT

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall and the FILM FESTIVAL On Your Own

1:00pm MDT

Lawson Bader, Peter Lipsett - Five Ways to Ruin Your Charitable Giving (DonorsTrust) Vendome C FEE DAY Doug Bandow - New Frontiers of Foreign Policy Champagne 2

2:00pm MDT

DEBATE Is College Worth It? - Doug Casey, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Daniele Struppa, Gabriel Calzada; Mark Stewart (mod) Vendome B FEE DAY Antony Davies, James Harrigan - The Prime Directive in the 21st Century Champagne 2 John Fund, Travis Korson, Andrew Langer - Emerging Issues for those Fighting for Freedom (Frontiers of Freedom) Versailles 2

2:50pm MDT

COFFEE BREAK and BOOK SIGNING - Doug Casey, Naomi Brockwell, Lanny Ebenstein, Robin Koerner, Steven Watts - ENJOY THE Concorde Ballroom AND THE FILM FESTIVAL Concorde Ballroom

3:20pm MDT

FEE DAY Robin Koerner, Jeffrey Tucker - New Frontiers in How We Talk About Politics Champagne 2 JuanPablo Andrade, Avens O'Brien, James Paek; Ron Meyer (mod) - Millennials and the Movement: Is There Hope for Our Future? (Washington Examiner) Vendome A Tom Palmer, Doug Bandow, Adam Bates, David Boaz; Heather Curry Kartch (mod) - The Cato Institute: 40 Years of Advancing Liberty Versailles 2

4:20pm MDT

Claudia Murray, Lana Link - Heading 'Back to the Future': How Hollywood History Reveals What's Next for Freedom in Film (Moving Picture Institute / We the Internet TV) Champagne 2

6:30pm MDT

The Student Movement for Liberty: A Case for Optimism - Wolf Von Laer (Students for Liberty) Rivoli Ballroom

6:40pm MDT

Larry Reed - Real Heroes Who Inspire—We Need More of Them! (FEE) Rivoli Ballroom

7:20pm MDT

KEYNOTE John Stossel - CONFRONTATION: My Run-Ins with Donald Trump, Ted Turner and Other Central Planners Rivoli Ballroom

8:00pm MDT

'Re-Evolution' David Sousa Moreau, dir. (101 min) sneak peek, not in competition Panel: The Legacy of Ayn Rand in Filmmaking - Doug Casey, Jennifer Grossman, Javier Parellada; Mark Klugmann (mod) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

7:00am MDT

Coffee and Petit Dejeuner - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Concorde Ballroom

9:00am MDT

Escaping the Political Medical System: How to Gain your Healthcare Freedom Today—No Lines, No Waiting, and Much Less Expense - John Hunt (Liberty Healthshare), Ralph Weber, Jud Anglin, Dr. Lee Gross Rivoli Ballroom

9:30am MDT

100 Years of Forbes: What Have We Learned? - Steve Forbes, William Baldwin, Mark Skousen (mod) Rivoli Ballroom

10:00am MDT

COFFEE BREAK and book signing with Helen Raleigh, Ralph Weber, John Alexander, David Boaz - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall and FILM FESTIVAL Concorde Ballroom

10:30am MDT

Marc Eliot, Mark Klugmann, Yuri Maltsev, Lee Edwards (mod) - A Century of Communism: Who’s Winning the 100-Year War? (Heritage Foundation) Vendome A Ziad Abdelnour - Capitalism from The Inside Out: How the 99% Can Build Wealth, Fight Crony Capitalism, and Restore America’s Promise Chablis

11:30am MDT

Bob Chitester, Larry Reed, Ziad Abdelnour - Adam Smith: The Father Of Business Ethics (Free to Choose) Champagne 1

11:55am MDT

PANEL The Land of the Free? Regan Hines, Adrienne Levy, Lyn Ulbricht, David Safavian; Vincent Vittorio (mod) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

12:30pm MDT

'I, Whiskey' Pip Gilmour, dir. (8 min) PANEL The Marvel of Free Markets - Lawson Bader, Kent Lassman, Larry Reed, Jeffrey Tucker; Drew Tidwell, mod. Anthem Theater/Versailles 3 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall and the FILM FESTIVAL On Your Own

1:30pm MDT

'Work and Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare' Erin Mae Miller, dir. (57 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3 David Boaz - I Knew George Washington, and Trump is no Washington! (Cato) Vendome B

2:30pm MDT

Garrett Baldwin, Adam Guillette, Sean Malone; Jeff Joseph (mod) - Are Libertarians Losing the Culture War --and Does It Matter? (Modern Trader) Champagne 3 M. Zachary Johnson, Madeleine Morgenstern, Katherine Mangu-Ward; Russell Fulmer (mod) - Trigger Nation: How to Overcome Manipulation by the Media and Academia (Reason) Versailles 2 William Baldwin - BEAT THE IRS: Seven Clever Ways for Investors to End-Run the Tax Collector Loire

3:30pm MDT

ATLAS SOCIETY DAY David Kelley, George H. Smith, Wolf Von Laer - The Future of Objectivism Champagne 2 Jeffrey Tucker, Terry Kibbe, Eric Graf; Matt Kibbe (mod) - Reaching the Liberty-Curious through Technology, Pop Culture and Storytelling (Free the People) Vendome B

4:20pm MDT

'Temporary' Milena Govich, dir. (12 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

4:45pm MDT

We the Internet video Rivoli Ballroom

6:00pm MDT

Reason TV Star Trek Parody Rivoli Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Justin Amash, Rep. Thomas Massie; Adam Brandon (mod) - Defending Freedom in the House of Cards (FreedomWorks) Rivoli Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Thomas Massie; Matt Kibbe (mod) - Defending Liberty in the Era of Trump (Free the People) Rivoli Ballroom

9:00am MDT

Dan Bongino - Evaporating Liberties? Protecting the Pursuit of Economic, Healthcare, and Education Happiness (CRTV) Rivoli Ballroom

9:10am MDT

Kennedy (Fox News) and Bob Chitester (Free to Choose) - Creating Supernovas for Freedom Rivoli Ballroom

9:30am MDT

Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch - Reason Day: To Boldly Go…: Reason and the Glorious Libertarian Future (Reason Foundation) Rivoli Ballroom

10:30am MDT

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, Tom Palmer, George Gilder, Jim Powell, Steven Kates; Steven Watts (mod) - The Lessons of History Vendome A Eric Graf, Susan Byrne, Stephen Cox (mod) - Tilting at Windmills: The Real Meaning of Don Quixote, the World's First Modern and Greatest Novel Chablis

11:30am MDT

Jim Antle, Veronique de Rugy, Dan Mitchell, Deneen Borelli; Robert Lawson (mod) - Big Government: Can It Ever Be Stopped? (CRTV / Washington Examiner) Chablis Mark Stewart, Julie Borowski, Nicholas Sarwark, Judd Weiss; Larry Sharpe (mod) - What Will It Take to Win in 2018, 2020—and Beyond? Rivoli Ballroom REASON DAY Ronald Bailey, Zoltan Istvan, Mike Riggs; Matt Welch (mod) - Liberating the Human Body Champagne 2 Roberto Salinas, Jose Cordeiro, Gabriel Calzada, Rodolfo Milani; Mark Klugmann (mod) - Capitalist Manifesto or Communist Manifesto: Which Way, Amigo? Vendome B

1:30pm MDT

'Anastasia Lin: The Witness Project' Hawk Jensen, dir. (8 min) PANEL Escape from Communism - Li Schoolland, Hawk Jensen (mod) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

2:10pm MDT

'And My Prison Bars Bloom: The True Story of Armando Valladares' Jeff Gasser, dir. (7 min) PANEL The Art of Revealing Truth through Film - Jeff Gasser, Tim Hedberg, Adrienne Levy, Josh Oldham; Hawk Jensen, mod... Anthem Theater/Versailles 3 AUTHOR'S ROUNDTABLE and book signing - Lisa Conyers "The Human Cost of Welfare" Concorde Ballroom Matthew Lederman, Alona Pulde; Alex Green, (mod) - The Whole Foods Diet: Discover Your Potential for Health, Beauty, Vitality and Longevity Vendome C Tom Palmer - Marxism as Reactionary Politics (and Its Fascist Offshoots) (Atlas Network) Vendome B

3:30pm MDT

'Secrets of the Magna Carta' Martin Durkin, dir. (50 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3 Philip Nicozisis - Veganism and Liberty: Stop Following Orders and Stop Being Exploited Burgundy Wolf Von Laer - How Young People Are Changing the US and the World (Students for Liberty) Chablis

4:30pm MDT

PANEL Robin Hood, Magna Carta and the Epic Story of Freedom - John Chisholm, Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, Jeffrey Tucker; Sam Bowman (mod) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3