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Oct. 14

Friday

Mainstage - Regency Ballroom
1:00 PM
Open Registration
5:00 PM
Welcome to LibertyCon
Emcee Martha Bueno
5:05 PM
Opening Remarks
Dr. Wolf von Laer
5:20 PM
Ethos of Capitalism
John Mackey interviewed by Dr. Wolf von Laer
5:40 PM
Don't Worry, Be Happy: The World Is Not As Bad As It Seems
Antony Davies
6:00 PM
Philosophy for Freedom Fighters
Craig Biddle
6:30 PM
Everything Wrong with "National Conservatism"
Aaron Ross Powell and Joe Walsh interviewed by Hannah Cox
7:00 PM
Strange Bedfellows: Diverse Groups Agree, It's Time to End the Drug War
Christina Dent, Supreme, Kat Murti, moderated by Jacob Rich
7:30 PM
Why Congress is Broken
Justin Amash interviewed by Matt Welch
8:00 PM
Official LibertyCon Social
Riverwalk Terrace

Oct. 15

Saturday

Mainstage - Regency Ballroom
8:00 AM
Open registration
9:00 AM
Should the US Continue to Support NATO or Withdraw Entirely?
Warren Rhea vs Peter St. Onge moderated by Stephen Kent
9:45 AM
Reason, Republicans, and the Future of Freedom
Jon Hersey
10:15 AM
The F-Word: Feminism
Jo Jorgensen, Hannah Cox, moderated by Kat Murti
10:45 AM
Lyn Ulbricht: A Mother Fighting in the Face of Injustice
Lyn Ulbricht interviewed by Jess Mears
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Check the breakout sessions
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM
Libertarianism: Perfect Solution or Unrealistic Fantasy?
Destiny vs Spike Cohen moderated by Robby Soave
1:40 PM
Why Republicans Should Embrace Cannabis Reform
Nancy Mace interviewed by Duane Lester
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Check the breakout sessions
3:00 PM
The Human Cost of Putin's War
Jon Farina, Tetiana Rak, moderated by Dylan Burns
3:30 PM
The Fight Against Socialism in Latin America
Daniel DiMartino and Martha Bueno moderated by Jorge Jraissati
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Check the breakout sessions
5:00 PM
The Price of Freedom
Enes Freedom interviewed by Matt Welch
5:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Dr. Wolf von Laer
5:45 PM
Break
7:30 PM
2022 Students For Liberty Awards
Dinner will be served buffet-style
Breakout sessions
Jasmine Room
11:00 AM
How to Sell Freedom Without Starting a Fight
Duane Lester
11:30 AM
Philosophy, Who Needs It? Strengthening the Case for Liberty
Rob Tracinski
Salon 1
11:00 AM
Living Free in an Unfree World
Li Schoolland
11:30 AM
Warning: Governmentally-Mandated Safety Measures May be Hazardous to Your Health
Jim Lark
Salon 2
11:00 AM
Finding Truth in the Era of Disinformation
Jon Farina and Ford Fischer moderated by Hannah Cox
11:30 AM
Myths and Facts About Capitalism
Rainer Zitelmann
Salon 3
11:00 AM
Making Liberty Cool Again: How We Can Reach Out to Hollywood with Our Ideas
Supreme, Jonathan Reelz
11:30 AM
Organizing a Mass Uprising
Dale Woolridge
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Jasmine Room
2:00 PM
The War in Ukraine and Implications on Energy, Economy, and the World
Zilvinas Silenas
2:30 PM
Do Journalism, Not Clickbait
Christian Britschgi, Robby Soave, Matt Welch
Salon 1
2:00 PM
A Neoliberalism vs Libertarianism Pt. 2: The Rematch Between Warren and Spike
Spike Cohen vs Warren Rhea Moderated by Jacob Rich
2:30 PM
A Redneck's Guide to Ayn Rand: Spinning a Yarn for Liberty
Patrick Reasonover
Salon 2
2:00 PM
Introducing the LC Program
Jacob Killburn, Lynn Hu, Keaton Powell, Siddarth Gundapaneni, and Ethan Lecavalier-Kidney moderated by Nick Fisher and Naomi Choulagh
2:30 PM
What Can You Say on Campus? Protected v. Unprotected Speech
Margaux Granath
Salon 3
2:00 PM
Extremism and Political Violence in America
Ford Fisher, Dylan Burns and Jess Mears
2:30 PM
How to Write Powerfully in Defense of Freedom
Jon Hersey
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jasmine Room
4:00 PM
The Culture Wars are the New Cold War
Faisal al Mutar and Melissa Chen
4:30 PM
Why You Should Ignore Every Other Speaker at LibertyCon and Devote Your Life to Health Freedom
Michael F. Cannon introduced by Sloane Frost
Salon 1
4:00 PM
Do We Need a New Country?
Jeff Barnes
4:30 PM
Advancing Objectivism Worldwide: How the Prometheus Foundation Network Can Change Your Life
Annie Vinther-Sanz
Salon 2
4:00 PM
Thanos, Darth Vader & Magneto: Profiles in Tyranny
Stephen Kent, Aaron Ross Powell, Michael F. Cannon
4:30 PM
Anarchy vs. Minarchy
Christian Britschgi, Spike Cohen 
Moderator: Robby Soave
Salon 3
4:00 PM
From Plastic Straws to Nucelar Power: It's Time to Talk About Free Market Environmentalism
Warren Rhea w/ Jess Mears
4:30 PM
Creative Freedom: The Right to Become Who You Are
Salomé Sibonex

SPEAKERS

Justin Amash

Former Congressman

Enes Kanter Freedom

Activist NBA player

John Mackey

Co-Founder and former CEO of Whole Foods Market

Destiny

Media Personality

Spike Cohen

2020 Libertarian Party candidate for Vice President

Jo Jorgensen

Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee

Rep. Nancy Mace

Congresswoman

SUPREME

Artist and Producer

Matt Welch

Editor at Large, Reason

Stephen Kent

Writer, libertarian Media Personality

Dr. Wolf von Laer

Students For Liberty, CEO

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

Founder & President, Ideas Beyond Borders

Warren Rhea

Media Personality

Robby Soave

Senior Editor, Reason

Antony Davies

Economist

Christina Dent

Founder & President of End It For Good

Hannah Cox

Libertarian-conservative Writer, Activist, and Commentator

Melissa Chen

Ideas Beyond Borders

Aaron Ross Powell

ReImagining Liberty

Martha Bueno

Entrepreneur & Activist

Joe Walsh

Former Republican Congressman from Illinois

Michael F. Cannon

Cato Institute

Ford Fischer

News2Share

Rob Tracinski

Editor of Symposium

Dylan Burns

Political Organizer

Jon Farina

Photo and Video journalist

Peter St. Onge

The Heritage Foundation

Dr. Rainer Zitelmann

Historian, Author

Dr. James W. Lark III

Professor

Craig Biddle

Objective Standard Institute

Zilvinas Silenas

President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)

Sloane Frost

Students For Liberty co-founder

Jess Mears

Grassroots Leadership Academy

Kat Murti

Feminists for Liberty, Executive Director

Jeff Barnes

Children of Liberty

Salomé Sibonex

FEE

Jon Hersey

The Objective Standard

Lyn Ulbricht

CEO of FreeRoss.org

Patrick Reasonover

Just Add Firewater

Li Zhao Schoolland

Acton Institute

Tetiana Rak

Ukrainian Journalist & Activist

Duane Lester

Grassroots Leadership Academy

Christian Britschgi

Reason

Jonathan Realz

Political Activist, Actor, Comedian

Margaux Granath

FIRE

Daniel Di Martino

Dissident Project