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6:40pm MDT

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

10:40am MDT

Turning Point: Why the Next Five Years Will Make the Ultimate Difference for Our Future - Charlie Kirk (Turning Point USA) Lawson Bader (DonorsTrust) Nicolas Sarwark (Libertarian Party) Todd Davidson (State Policy... Rivoli Ballroom

11:20am MDT

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

12:00pm MDT

Special Event Luncheon Trump’s Washington: Off-the-Record Insider Revelations with Andy Puzder, Steve Moore, John Fund (mod) $80 Champagne 3

1:00pm MDT

'I Am, Or How Jack Became Black' Eli Steele, dir. (84 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

2:00pm MDT

DEBATE Is College Worth It? - Doug Casey, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Daniele Struppa, Gabriel Calzada; Mark Stewart (mod) Vendome B Jennifer Grossman, Lesley Skousen, Fred Stitt; Bob Bowdon (mod) - Revolutionary Online Education: The Next Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Champagne 3

2:30pm MDT

PANEL Resisting Identity Politics - Deneen Borelli, Shelby Steele; Eli Steele, mod. Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

3:20pm MDT

Christina Sandefur, Claudia Murray, Lana Link, Nena Whitfield - Free Speech and Tolerance: What the Heck Does That Even Mean? (LOLA) Rivoli Ballroom

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

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 Book Signing with John Stossel and Mark Skousen in the Pitch Tank Versailles 1/4

8:30am MDT

'School Inc.' Andrew Coulson, dir. (56 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

10:30am MDT

Larry Sharpe, Julie Borowski, Lee Allison, Craig Huey; Floyd Brown (mod) - How to Make a Million $$ and Mold a Million Minds on Social Media Vendome C

11:30am MDT

Jeffrey Tucker, M. Zachary Johnson, Marji Ross (mod) - Can You Own an Idea? Abolishing Patents and Copyrights Bordeaux

12:30pm MDT

Special Event Luncheon Sen Mike Lee, Matt Kibbe (mod) - Written Out Of History: The Forgotten Founders Who Fought Big Government $95 includes autographed book Champagne 3

1:30pm MDT

ATLAS SOCIETY DAY John Fund, Stephen Moore, Brett Smith; Naomi Brockwell (mod) - Enduring Political Relevance of Ayn Rand Champagne 2 Joseph Buchman, John Alexander, Congressman Merrill Cook - Is ET Libertarian? The NAP, Self-Ownership, and High Technology: If THEY are HERE, They are Libertarian! Chablis Lib X - Nicholas Sarwark; Michael Shermer (mod) - No More Gun Control Champagne 1

2:30pm MDT

'Freedom on Trial' John Papola, dir. (27 min) Anthem Theater/Versailles 3 ATLAS SOCIETY DAY Matt Kibbe, Jim Caruso - Ayn Rand, Free Speech, and Beer: Matt Kibbe interviews Jim Caruso, CEO of the Flying Dog Brewery Champagne 2 Eric Shuss, Ed Hudgins, Peter Voss, Zoltan Istvan, Gennady Stolyarov; Michael Shermer (mod) - Artificial Intelligence & Robots: Economy of the Future or End of Free Markets? Vendome C Garrett Baldwin, Adam Guillette, Sean Malone; Jeff Joseph (mod) - Are Libertarians Losing the Culture War --and Does It Matter? (Modern Trader) Champagne 3

3:00pm MDT

PANEL Unintended Consequences: The Human Cost of Welfare and Regulation - Lisa Conyers, John Papola, Greg Gudenkauf; Bob Chitester, mod. Anthem Theater/Versailles 3

3:30pm MDT

Jeffrey Tucker, Terry Kibbe, Eric Graf; Matt Kibbe (mod) - Reaching the Liberty-Curious through Technology, Pop Culture and Storytelling (Free the People) Vendome B

5:00pm MDT

MOCK TRIAL Police on Trial - Larry Burns, Dan Bongino, Adam Bates, Lisa Kennedy, Neill Franklin, Larry Elder, Daniel Thompson III; Naomi Brockwell (Marshal) Rivoli Ballroom

6:00pm MDT

Reason TV Star Trek Parody Rivoli Ballroom

6:15pm MDT

KEYNOTE William Shatner - The Fountainhead of Freedom: Striking the Balance between Business and Art - Mark Skousen and Valerie Durham (mods) 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

10:00am MDT

Hallway BOOK SIGNING with Matt Kibbe and Senator Mike Lee Rivoli Ballroom

10:30am MDT

Jennifer Grossman, Anita MonCrief, Lana Link, Anastasia Boden, Nena Whitfield - Breaking through the 'Echo Chamber': How Women Are Making the Difference in the Liberty Movement (LOLA) Vendome B

11:30am MDT

Mark Stewart, Julie Borowski, Nicholas Sarwark, Judd Weiss; Larry Sharpe (mod) - What Will It Take to Win in 2018, 2020—and Beyond? Rivoli Ballroom

2:10pm MDT

Bob Barr - Genetic Databasing -- A Frontier Too Far? Loire REASON DAY Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, David Brin - Is Spock Libertarian? The Politics of Science Fiction Champagne 2

3:30pm MDT

Wolf Von Laer - How Young People Are Changing the US and the World (Students for Liberty) Chablis

4:30pm MDT

Arnold Steinberg, Bob Barr, Dan Mangru (mod)- Democracy Works! How to End Gerrymandering, Voter Fraud, and Career Politicians Vendome B Tim Lee, Andrew Kovalcin, Drew Johnson, Dan Mitchell; Barbara Kolm (mod) - Intellectual Property Rights Protection: Outdated or More Important than Ever? A Libertarian Perspective Champagne 2