FreedomFest: Full Schedule

2:20pm MDT

DEBATE "War, What is it Good For?" Ian Morris, Angela Keaton; Daniel McCarthy, mod.

War, What is it Good For?

Moderators

Daniel McCarthy

Editor, The American Conservative

Daniel McCarthy is the editor of The American Conservative. His writing has appeared in a wide variety of other publications, including The Spectator, Reason, Modern Age, and Orion. Outside of journalism, he has worked as internet communications coordinator of the Ron Paul 2008... Read More →

Speakers

Angela Keaton

Director of Operations, Antiwar.com

Angela Keaton is the director of operations at Antiwar.com, which is a project of the Randolph Bourne Institute. Keaton is the former producer of the Scott Horton Show for Antiwar Radio. She is also the immediate past chair of Outright Libertarians and the former Chair of the Ladies... Read More →

Ian Morris

Professor, Stanford University

Ian Morris is interested in understanding why the west has dominated the earth for the last few centuries. He began his career as an archaeologist and historian of ancient Greece, studying early texts and excavating sites around the Mediterranean Sea, but in recent years he has moved... Read More →

Thursday July 9, 2015 2:20pm - 3:10pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

3:50pm MDT

"How to Protect and Manage Your Wealth Offshore" Daniel Zurbreugg, Richard Duke

Daniel Zurbreugg featuring Prof. Richard Duke "How to Protect and Manage Your Wealth Offshore "

Speakers

Richard Duke

Counsel and Professor of Law, Duke Law Firm

J. Richard Duke, J.D., LL.M., Taxation; Duke Law Firm, P.C., Birmingham, Alabama. Counsel to the Mises Institute (1983-1989) and a student of Austrian economics. Professor of Law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Graduate International Tax Program. "Top 100 Attorneys" in the U.S... Read More →

Daniel Zurbreugg

Managing Director & Partner, Swiss Infinity Global Investments

Daniel Zurbruegg is the founder and managing partner of Swiss Infinity Global Investment, a company that is helping Americans to invest internationally and to protect their assets. The services offered by Swiss Infinity go far beyond what one normally expects from an investment... Read More →

Exhibitors

Swiss Infinity Global

Swiss Infinity Global Investments GmbH is an independent Swiss investment advisor focused on serving U.S. persons. Registered in Switzerland and the United States (U.S. SEC registered RIA) we provide personalized wealth management solutions for individual private clients and families... Read More →

Thursday July 9, 2015 3:50pm - 4:40pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

4:50pm MDT

T. Colin Campbell, John Mackey "Healthy Living: The Whole Foods Diet Updated"

Speakers

T. Colin Campbell

Cornell University

T. Colin Campbell (born, January 1, 1934) is an American biochemist who specializes in the effect of nutrition on long-term health. He is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University. Campbell has become known for his advocacy of a... Read More →

John Mackey

Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market

John Mackey is an American businessman. He is the co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, which he co-founded in 1980. Named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003, Mackey is a strong supporter of free market economics. He is one of the most influential advocates in the movement for organic... Read More →

Thursday July 9, 2015 4:50pm - 5:40pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

9:00am MDT

David Boaz “The Unique AMERICAN Libertarian Mind” Book Signing to Follow

Speakers

David Boaz

Executive Vice President, Cato Institute

David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is the author of The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom and the editor of The Libertarian Reader.

Friday July 10, 2015 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

10:30am MDT

Investing Panel: "Less Risk, More Profits" Rodolfo Milani, Rich Checkan, Marshall Stocker, Axel Merk; Paul Wendee, mod.

Investing Panel: Less Risk, More Profits
Rodolfo Milani, Rich Checkan, Marshall Stocker, Axel Merk, Paul Wendee (mod)

Moderators

Paul Wendee

Managing Director, Paul M. Wendee & Associates

DR. PAUL M. WENDEE has been an investment banker, securities analyst, and private equity fund manager for 33 years. He is the Managing Director of Paul M. Wendee & Associates, LLC, a corporate finance, private equity, and management consulting firm. He is the creator and developer... Read More →

Speakers

Rich Checkan

Investment Panel, President, Asset Strategies International

Rich Checkan joined Asset Strategies International (ASI), then International Financial Consultants Inc., in 1996 after working in sales for telecommunications and multinational service corporations in Macon and Atlanta, Ga. As the president and COO of ASI, and with almost 20 years... Read More →

Axel Merk

President & CIO, Merk Investments

Axel Merk is President & CIO of Merk Investments, Manager of the Merk Funds and Sponsor of the Merk Gold Trust, the deliverable gold ETF (NYSE:OUNZ). Passionate about uncovering how policy makers distort free markets, Merk distills complex topics into common sense advice on how... Read More →

Rodolfo Milani

Senior Managing Director, Dominick & Dominick

Rodolfo Milani has been a Senior Managing Director in the Miami office of Dominick & Dominick since January 2005. He began his career at Merrill Lynch International in New York, followed by seven years with Kidder Peabody & Co. in New York and Miami. He then spent 16 years with Donaldson... Read More →

Marshall Stocker

Global Macro Equity Specialist, Eaton Vance Management

Marshall L. Stocker is a vice president of Eaton Vance Management, global macro equity strategist and portfolio manager on Eaton Vance’s global income team. He is responsible for buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk management for equity assets managed by the... Read More →

Friday July 10, 2015 10:30am - 11:20am MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

11:30am MDT

CATO "Human Progress and Downsizing Government" Chris Edwards, Daniel Mitchell; James Gwartney, mod.

CATO
" Human Progress and Downsizing Government" Chris Edwards, Daniel Mitchell, James Gwartney (mod)

Moderators

James Gwartney

Florida State University

James D. Gwartney holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University, where he directs the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education. He is the coauthor of Economics: Private and Public Choice, a widely used principles of... Read More →

Speakers

Chris Edwards

Director of Tax Policy, Cato Institute

Chris Edwards is the director of tax policy studies at Cato and editor of www.DownsizingGovernment.org. He is a top expert on federal and state tax and budget issues. Before joining Cato, Edwards was a senior economist on the congressional Joint Economic Committee, a manager with... Read More →

Daniel Mitchell

Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

Daniel J. Mitchell is a Senior Fellow who specializes in fiscal policy, tax reform, international tax competition, and the economic burden of government spending. He also serves on the editorial board of the Cayman Financial Review. Prior to joining Cato, Mitchell was a senior fellow... Read More →

Friday July 10, 2015 11:30am - 12:20pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

1:30pm MDT

Jack (John) Reed "Successful Real Estate Strategies Whether Boom or Bust"

Jack Reed
"Successful Real Estate Strategies Whether Boom or Bust"

Speakers

John (Jack) Reed

Publisher, John T. Reed's Real Estate Investor's Monthly

John T. Reed is the author of 20 real estate investment books and is the sole writer and publisher of John T. Reed’s Real Estate Investor’s Monthly newsletter. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, including 60 Minutes and Larry King Live. Reed was a real estate investor for 23... Read More →

Friday July 10, 2015 1:30pm - 2:20pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

2:30pm MDT

Ziad Abdelnour, Yaron Brook "Israeli-Arab Peace Accord Finally Achieved -- in Oil, Gold, and Stock Markets!"

Ziad Abdelnour & Yaron Brook
"Israeli-Arab Peace Accord Finally Achieved -- in Oil, Gold, and Stock Markets!"

Speakers

Ziad Abdelnour

CEO, Blackhawk Partners, Inc./Financial Policy Council

Ziad K. Abdelnour is a Wall Street investor and financier, author, philanthropist, activist, lobbyist, oil & gas trader and president & CEO of Blackhawk Partners, Inc., a New York-based private-equity “family office” that focuses on management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity... Read More →

Yaron Brook

Executive Director, Ayn Rand Institute,

Yaron Brook is the executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute and a leading advocate of Rand’s ideas. A former finance professor, he speaks internationally on such topics as the causes of the financial crisis, the morality of capitalism, and ending the growth of the state. Yaron... Read More →

Friday July 10, 2015 2:30pm - 3:20pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

3:30pm MDT

Austrian Economics Financial Panel "A Viennese Waltz Down Wall Street: Austrian Economists Show How They Beat the Market" Adrian Day, Chris Casey, Keith Weiner, Robert Murphy; Justin Mohr, mod.

Austrian Economics Financial Panel
"A Viennese Waltz Down Wall Street: Austrian Economists Show How They Beat the Market" Adrian Day, Chris Casey, Keith Weiner, Robert Murphy, Justin Mohr (mod)

Moderators

Justin Mohr

Host, The Justin Mohr Show

Justin is the host of the weekly Justin Mohr Show, which is available on itunes/sticher. He attempts to make talking about economics education and entertaining. Justin also farms and works on a feedlot with a capacity of 8,000 head of cattle, alongside his dad, in the beautiful state... Read More →

Speakers

Chris Casey

Managing Director, Windrock Wealth Management

Combining a degree in economics from the University of Illinois with a specialty in the Austrian school of economics, Mr. Casey advises clients on their investment portfolios in today’s world of significant economic and financial intervention. As a Director with the national financial... Read More →

Adrian Day

President, Adrian Day Asset Management

Adrian Day, London born and a graduate of the London School of Economics, heads the eponymous money management firm Adrian Day Asset Management, where he manages discretionary accounts in both global and resource areas. Day is also sub-adviser to the EuroPacific Gold Fund. His... Read More →

Robert P. Murphy

Senior Fellow, Mises Institute

Robert P. Murphy is an Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute and sits on the board of the Nelson Nash Institute. He is the author of many books including Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action (Independent Institute, 2015). He is the host of The Bob Murphy Show.

Keith Weiner

CEO, Monetary Metals

Keith Weiner is CEO of Monetary Metals, a gold fund in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is a leading authority in the areas of gold, money, and credit and has developed a trading model based on the analysis of spreads. He is founder and chairman of the Gold Standard Institute USA. He founded... Read More →

Friday July 10, 2015 3:30pm - 4:20pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

9:30am MDT

REASON DAY: Robert Poole "Fast Cars and Fast Highways: Transforming Our Highways for the 21st Century."

REASON DAY

Fast Cars and Fast Highways: Transforming Our Highways for the 21st Century.

Speakers

Robert Poole

Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation

Robert Poole is Director of Transportation Policy and the Searle Freedom Trust Transportation Fellow at the Reason Foundation. He received his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering at MIT and studied operations research at NYU. His 1988 policy paper proposing privately financed... Read More →

Exhibitors

Reason

Reason is the monthly print magazine of "free minds and free markets." It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews. Reason provides a refreshing alternative to right-wing and left-wing opinion magazines by making a principled... Read More →

Saturday July 11, 2015 9:30am - 10:20am MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

10:30am MDT

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT PANEL - Jayant Bhandari, MaryAnne Aden, Pamela Aden, Lou Petrossi; Adrian Day, mod.

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT PANEL
Jayant Bhandari, MaryAnne Aden, Pamela Aden, Adrian Day (mod)

Moderators

Adrian Day

President, Adrian Day Asset Management

Speakers

Pamela Aden

Co-Editor, The Aden Forecast

Mary Anne and Pamela Aden are two of the most influential and well known investment analysts, writers and lecturers in the world. They are the co-editors and publishers of The Aden Forecast, a monthly investment newsletter, which specializes in the U.S. and global stock markets... Read More →

MaryAnne Aden

Co-Editor, The Aden Forecast

Jayant Bhandari

Advisor, Writer/Editor

Jayant is constantly traveling the world to look for investment opportunities, particularly in the natural resource sector. He advises institutional investors about his finds. He worked for six years with US Global Investors (San Antonio, Texas), a boutique natural resource investment... Read More →

Lou Petrossi

Founder, Wealth Research Institute

Renowned investment guru Louis Petrossi has more than three decades of experience as a leader in the financial service industry. Having served throughout his career as a registered investment advisor and wealth manager as well as a certified financial, estate and tax planner, broker... Read More →

Saturday July 11, 2015 10:30am - 11:20am MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

1:30pm MDT

Wayne Gorsek "Are Vitamins and Supplements Necessary?"

Wayne Gorsek
"Are Vitamins and Supplements Necessary? Yes!"

Speakers

Wayne Gorsek

Founder, DrVita.com

Wayne Gorsek, DrVita.com Founder & CEO, is a vitamin and supplement manufacturer who became interested in wellness supplements as he watched his grandparents fall ill. Because of his regimen of supplements, Wayne only goes to the doctor once every two years — to get his FAA medical... Read More →

Saturday July 11, 2015 1:30pm - 2:20pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

2:30pm MDT

Greg Writer "Saving America One Crowd at a Time"

Speakers

Greg Writer

Founder, CEO, Angel Investors Network

Mr. Writer is an executive with over 31 years experience in corporate finance, capital formation, executive level management, mergers, acquisitions, software development and sales/marketing. At the age of 21, he was the youngest owner and operator of a full service investment banking... Read More →

Exhibitors

Angel Investors Network

Booth 224

Angel Investors Network (AIN) was created by a group of successful entrepreneurs, investment bankers, angel investors, marketing and management experts, lawyers, and accountants who have built companies in a diverse set of industries. AIN offers investors an opportunity to participate... Read More →

Saturday July 11, 2015 2:30pm - 3:20pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions

4:00pm MDT

Marc Gafni "The Erotic and the Ethical: Next Steps in Libertarian Awakening"

Marc Gafni
"The Erotic and the Ethical: Next Steps in Libertarian Awakening"

Speakers

Marc Gafni

Co-Founder, Author, Center for Integral Wisdom

Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, passionate philosopher, wisdom teacher, and author of ten books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self. He holds his doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University, and is the co-founder with Ken Wilber of The Center... Read More →

Saturday July 11, 2015 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Melrose 1/2

Break Out Sessions