FEEcon: How You Can Change The World: Atlanta GA : June 15-17th 2017

You are invited to the inaugural FEEcon!

Atlanta / June 15-17th

2017 Registration is officially closed. For more info, contact FEEcon@FEE.org.

FEEcon is 2017's premier gathering of freedom lovers from all walks of life, with professional networking opportunities, inspiring panel discussions, and educational fun for everyone – all sponsored by the Foundation for Economic Education and held in vibrant and beautiful Atlanta, Georgia.

With your Student/Young Professional ticket, you will choose from 70+ sessions and 10 distinct learning tracks, designed to provide real skills for professional success, combined with a solid grounding in economic, ethical, and legal principles that you won't get anywhere else. Learn how to live and think more creatively and effectively, with the goal of improving your life and the lives of those around you. The conference will offer vast networking opportunities and allow you to engage with other successful entrepreneurs and student leaders.

With your General Admission ticket, you will have the best of both worlds – FEE's Annual Retreat plus FEEcon. This will be the conference of the year for supporters of liberty. You will enjoy a VIP experience with philanthropists and partner organizations from across the freedom-loving community. You may also attend your pick of any FEEcon sessions, where you can expand your own education while witnessing first-hand the returns that FEE is generating on your investment in educational outreach.

FEEcon will inspire and empower you to change your life and the world!

The conference will run from Thursday evening, June 15th, through Saturday evening, June 17th, 2017. The VIP Annual Retreat events begin on Friday evening, June 16th. All events are at the gorgeous Omni Hotel at Atlanta's CNN Center.

PRICING

For students and young professionals, registration is $149, and you'll have access to the FEEcon Kickoff event on June 15th, all Friday sessions, and all Saturday sessions. Limited travel, hotel and tuition reimbursement scholarships are now closed.

For all other attendees, $379 opens your access to all conference sessions, plus FEE's Annual Retreat, which includes these VIP events: Friday evening reception, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday evening reception, Saturday evening banquet dinner, and Sunday brunch.

SPEAKERS

Jimmy Wales

Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia, Wikipedia. His role in creating Wikipedia, which has become the world's largest encyclopedia, prompted Time Magazine to name him in their 2006 list of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World".

Glenn Jacobs aka Kane

Glenn Jacobs, better known as Kane from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), is one of the most successful professional wrestlers in history. Glenn has spent over two decades with WWE . He is the owner and principal of Jacobs Insurance Associates.

Lawrence W. Reed

Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed became president of FEE in 2008 after serving as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s. He has authored or coauthored eight books, the most recent being Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character and Conviction.

Patrick Byrne

Patrick M. Byrne is an American entrepreneur, e-commerce pioneer, and CEO of Overstock.com. Byrne has advocated for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. He believes our nation's future depends primarily on a sound educational system and a healthy capital market.

Magatte Wade

Magatte Wade is passionate about entrepreneurship and creating high-end retail brands based on diverse African traditions that change the perception of Africa. She is the founder and CEO of Tiossan, a high-end skin care products line. Forbes has named her as one of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa.

Jeffrey Tucker

Jeffrey Tucker is Director of Content for the Foundation for Economic Education. He is also Chief Liberty Officer and founder of Liberty.me, Distinguished Honorary Member of Mises Brazil, research fellow at the Acton Institute, policy adviser of the Heartland Institute, founder of the CryptoCurrency Conference.

Caitlin Long

Caitlin Long is chairman and president of Symbiont, the market-leading smart contracts platform for financial sector uses of blockchain technology. She is an independent blockchain adviser with 22 years of finance experience working with companies such as Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

Kevin Harrington

Kevin is an Original Shark on ABC's Shark Tank, inventor of the Infomercial and As Seen On TV Pioneer. He's launched over 20 businesses with over $100 million in sales each. Entrepreneur Magazine has called him one of the top Entrepreneurs of our time.

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Abby Hall

Abby Hall is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Tampa and a Research Fellow with the Independent Institute. She is currently researching how foreign intervention adversely impacts domestic political, social, and other institutions.

Adam Hengels

Adam Hengels is founder of Market Urbanism, which advocates for liberalization of land-use regulation and market-based transportation systems through its website, podcast, and social media. Adam is a co-founder of a software start-up that uses AI to optimize building designs.

Afua Richardson

Afua Richardson is an American illustrator and writer, best known for her work on Black Panther World of Wakanda for Marvel comics. Other works include All Star Batman, Xmen, Captain America and Attack on Titan.

Amy Baxter

Amy Baxter directs innovation, invention, operations, and strategy for MMJ Labs. Dr. Baxter founded PEMA Emergency Research, Scottish Rite, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta while founding MMJ Labs.

Anne Bradley

Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley is the Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics. Based on her academic research she has worked as an economic analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Terrorism Analysis.

Bill Frezza

Bill Frezza is a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He is also an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, columnist and the host of RealClear Radio Hour. Mr. Frezza is currently serving as consigliere to a young CEO at Boston Microfluidics, a development-stage medical diagnostics company.

Brad DeVos

Brad DeVos is President and CEO of the Bastiat Society, a member of the historic Mont Pelerin Society, a L.E.E.D. Accredited Professional, a graduate of the Atlas Think Tank Leadership Academy, and an appointed member of the South Carolina Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Brandon Loran Maxwell

Brandon Loran Maxwell is a Writer's Digest prize winning essayist, keynote speaker, and regular contributor at Bold. His writings have appeared at Salon, The Hill, Townhall, and The Foundation for Economic Education, among others.

Brian Brenberg

Brian Brenberg serves as Program Chair for Business and Finance at The King's College in New York City. He has written for numerous publications, including USA Today, Forbes, and the New York Post, and has appeared on CNBC, FOX News, and FOX Business.

C Bradley Thompson

C. Bradley Thompson is a Professor of Political Science at Clemson University and the Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism. Dr. Thompson lectures all over the U.S. and around the world.

Carrie Sheffield

Carrie Sheffield is the founder of Bold, a digital news and cultural platform for a new generation of thinkers and creators. With Clay Aiken, Carrie co-hosts Bold TV, produced by Al Roker Labs.

Charles Marohn

Charles Marohn is a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Minnesota and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Chuck is the founder and president of Strong Towns.

Dan Mitchell

Daniel J. Mitchell is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute who specializes in fiscal policy, particularly tax reform, international tax competition, and the economic burden of government spending.

Dan Sanchez

Dan Sanchez is Managing Editor of FEE.org. He is also a prolific essayist, specializing in clarifying economic principles and explaining geopolitics. He is a contributing editor at Antiwar.com and an independent journalist at TheAntiMedia.org. His writings and talks are collected at DanSanchez.me.

David T. Beito

David T. Beito is a professor of history at the University of Alabama and a research fellow at the Independent Institute. He is currently writing a book dealing with governmental suppression of civil liberties and privacy during the New Deal period.

Mate Tokay

Mate is COO of Bitcoin.com, the premier source for everything Bitcoin-related. He has a BA in International Business Relations from the University of Buckingham, International Business School Budapest.

Donald Boudreaux

Donald J. Boudreaux is a senior fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, a Mercatus Center Board Member, and a professor of economics and former economics-department chair at George Mason University.

Eileen Wittig

Eileen Wittig is an Associate Editor and author of the Lazy Millennial column at FEE. She graduated from Benedictine College with a BA in English after tricking everyone into thinking that she was studying Political Science, which is quite possibly the most political thing a person can do in undergraduate school.

Emily Hamilton

Emily Hamilton is the policy research manager for the State and Local Policy Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her writing has appeared in USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, Economic Affairs, and Market Urbanism.

George Selgin

George A. Selgin is the Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where he is editor-in-chief of the Center's blog, Alt-M. He is Professor Emeritus of economics at the Terry College of Business.

Hayden Trepeck

Mr. Trepeck is a business development, project management, and marketing executive who has assisted companies with creating and executing marketing, strategic partnership, and business development programs. In early 2017 Hayden was recruited to join the newly formed executive team at GardaWorld Cash Services.

Ivan Pongracic

Ivan Pongracic Jr. is a professor of economics at Hillsdale College, where he holds the William E. Hibbs/Ludwig von Mises Chair in Economics. He is a member of the FEE Faculty Network.

Jared Meyer

Jared Meyer is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. His research interests include microeconomic theory and the economic effects of government regulations. He is a regular contributor to The Federalist, National Review, Forbes, and Reason.

Jasmine Burton

Jasmine Burton founded Wish for WASH, LLC, a social impact startup intended to bring innovation to sanitation after her senior design team was the first all-female team to win the GT InVenture Prize Competition for their invention of the SafiChoo toilet in 2014.

Jason Brennan

Jason Brennan is Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business, and by courtesy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, at Georgetown University, and formerly Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Research, at Brown University.

Jeff Andrade-Fong

Jeff Andrade-Fong has been at the intersection of tech and urban logistics for the last several years. He was an early stage employee at Lyft and now works at on-demand delivery startup Postmates. Jeff also co-founded Tech for Housing, a policy advocacy organization dedicated to rallying Bay Area tech workers around urban reform.

Jeremy Beer

Jeremy Beer is cofounder and principal partner at American Philanthropic, LLC, and the president of the American Ideas Institute, publisher of The American Conservative. He writes frequently on philanthropy, nonprofits, and civil society, and is the author of The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity.

Jim Beach

Jim Beach has started businesses and has taught entrepreneurship around the world. In 2010, he founded School for Startups, which has taught over 7000 people to be low risk entrepreneurs. CNN called him the Simon Cowell of small business. He is the founder of American Computer Experience.

Julie Borowski

Julie Borowski is a political commentator living in the D.C. area. She is best known for her YouTube channel where she discusses current events in an entertaining way. Her videos have over 8 million views. She won CPAC’s Blogbash Video of the Year in 2014 for her video debunking ObamaCare.

Kevin Lieber

Kevin hosts and produces Vsauce2, part of the most popular education network on YouTube. Vsauce’s videos have been viewed over 2 billion times and won both the 2016 Webby for Best Science & Education Channel and the People’s Choice award three years in a row.

Lou Perez

Lou Perez is Luis Amate Perez, Head Writer of We the Internet TV, the bearded half of Greg and Lou, and co-host of the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space

Matt Kibbe

Matt Kibbe is President and Chief Community Organizer at Free the People, an educational organization turning Millennials on to the values of liberty. He is also President of AlternativePAC, a political organization supporting Liberty candidates for federal office including Gary Johnson for President in 2016.

Matthew Mitchell

Matthew D. Mitchell is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Project for the Study of American Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He specializes in public choice economics and the economics of government favoritism.

Michael Strong

Michael Strong is an expert in designing entrepreneurial solutions to global problems. He is lead author of Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems, co-founder of the Startup Cities Institute at UFM, and founder of innovative schools, most recently KoSchool.

Mikolaj Pisarski

Mikolaj Pisarski is president of KoLiber Association. He was responsible for developing the “Economic Lessons for the Youth” project, working with thousands of young people in Poland acquainting them with the principles of Austrian Economics.

Nathan Bond

Nathan Bond is co-founder and CEO of Rifle Paper Co., an international stationery and lifestyle brand based in Winter Park, Florida. In 2015 Bond was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list of young game changers, movers, and makers.

Nolan Gray

Nolan Gray is a writer at Market Urbanism, which advocates for liberalization of land-use regulation and market-based transportation systems. Nolan hosts the Market Urbanism Podcast. His research interests include land-use regulation, economic development, and urban planning theory.

Peter Jaworski

Peter Martin Jaworski is an Assistant Teaching Professor teaching business ethics at Georgetown University. He is a Senior Fellow with the Canadian Constitution Foundation, and a Director of the Institute for Liberal Studies.

Remy Munasifi

Remy Munasifi is a YouTube creator and comedian whose "GoRemy" videos have been viewed over 90 million times. He is a frequent contributor to Reason.TV and currently stars in the Netflix series "Brown Nation." Remy resides in Virginia.

Richard Ebeling

Dr. Richard M. Ebeling is the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Ebeling lectures on a wide variety of economic policy themes.

Robert C. Enlow

Robert C. Enlow is the president and CEO of EdChoice. He was an integral part of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice since its founding in 1996.

Robin Koerner

In 2011, Robin Koerner originated the Blue Republicans, which became the largest coalition for Ron Paul's presidential candidacy. That put him on the map as a writer and consultant in "the Art of Political Persuasion". He is the author of If 'You Can Keep It' and founder of Watching America.

Sandy Ikeda

Sandy Ikeda is a professor of economics at Purchase College, SUNY, and the author of The Dynamics of the Mixed Economy: Toward a Theory of Interventionism. He is a member of the FEE Faculty Network.

Sarah Skwire

Sarah Skwire is the Literary Editor of FEE.org and a senior fellow at Liberty Fund, Inc. She is a poet and author of the writing textbook Writing with a Thesis. She is a member of the FEE Faculty Network.

Leah Kieff

Leah Kieff started her career working with the Washington Research Group. She is currently the Director of the Foundation for Generation Opportunity Institute, which is focused on educating young Americans and giving them tools to better understand and own their personal and our country’s future.

Evan Swarztrauber

Evan Swarztrauber is Communications Director at TechFreedom and host of the Tech Policy Podcast. Prior to that, he served as a staffer for a New York State Assemblyman and interned at a political consulting firm in New York City. Apart from his work in tech policy, Evan is a die-hard New York Rangers fan and plays classical piano.

Spencer Banzhaf

Spencer Banzhaf's research focuses on environmental policy analysis, especially related to the urban environment and the interactions among local environmental amenities, local real estate markets, and the demographic composition of cities.

Zoltan J. Cendes

Zoltan J. Cendes is the founder of Ansoft Corporation which developed software for engineering design. Ansoft went public in 1996 and was acquired by ANSYS for $900 million in 2008.

Steven Horwitz

Steven Horwitz is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University and the author of Hayek's Modern Family: Classical Liberalism and the Evolution of Social Institutions. He is a Visiting Scholar at the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise at Ball State University.

Tom W. Bell

Professor Tom W. Bell coined the term “polycentric law” and cultivated the field both as an academic and as a consultant to companies building legal systems for new cities. He frequently writes for The Freeman on issues related to startup cities.

Randy Hicks

Randy Hicks is the president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO), an independent, non-partisan organization that conducts public policy research and mobilizes community resources to create opportunities for a quality education, fulfilling work, and healthy family life.

Bob Ewing

Bob Ewing is the Director of Media Relations for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Last year his team ran training programs nationwide on how to advance liberty by winning hearts and minds. Bob is a founding member of the FEE Alumni Board along with Robert Anthony Peters, who unlike Bob has beautiful teddy bear eyes.

Robert Tracinski

Rob Tracinski is the editor of RealClearFuture, an offshoot of RealClearPolitics, and a senior writer for The Federalist. He has been a writer and commentator for more than 20 years, covering politics, economics, philosophy, science, and technology. He is currently completing a forthcoming reader’s guide to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.

Marcin Chmielowski

Marcin Chmielowski is vice president of the Poland-based Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation. He holds a Ph.D. in political philosophy and an M.A. in political science, and he has a postgraduate diploma in central banking. He is the author of one book and many papers concentrated on the theory and practice of libertarianism.

Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is National Review’s roving correspondent and director of the National Review Institute’s William F. Buckley Jr. Fellowship Program in Political Journalism. He is the author of The End Is Near and It’s Going To Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure.

Max Borders

Max Borders is Executive Director at Social Evolution, a non-profit organization dedicated to solving social problems through subversive innovation. Max is former Director of Idea Accounts at Emergent Order and former Director of Content for FEE, where he remains a contributing editor.

Mort Taylor

Mort Taylor is the Chief Executive Officer of Signal, Power and Light based in Alabama. He founded Signal, Power and Light out of a belief that, given the opportunity, innovative technologies could be applied such that people could have greater access to energy throughout the world.

Roger Custer

Roger Custer is the executive director of America's Future Foundation. Under his leadership since 2011, AFF's impact, programs, and budget have grown steadily. He is a 2012 graduate of the Koch Associate Program and a 2014 recipient of the William F. Buckley, Jr. Award from the Young Conservatives Coalition.

Sean Malone

Sean Malone is the Director of Media at the Foundation for Economic Education. He built a video production team at the Charles Koch Institute, where he created an award-winning series of documentary films, including “No Vans Land,” “Locked Out,” and “Farming in Fear.

Paul Guay

Paul Guay's movies have grossed over half a billion dollars. He conceived and co-wrote "Liar, Liar," at the time of its release the sixth-highest-grossing comedy in history, and co-wrote "The Little Rascals" and "Heartbreakers."

Tom G. Palmer

Tom G. Palmer is the George M. Yeager Chair for Advancing Liberty and executive vice president for international programs at the Atlas Network, and is responsible for establishing operating programs in 14 languages and managing programs for a worldwide network of think tanks.

Kasey Darling

Kasey Darling works to connect liberty-minded professions with opportunities across the country as the Alumni Relations Coordinator for the Charles Koch Institute. Previously she held positions at the same organization working in external partner relations and recruiting.

Randal O’Toole

Randal O’Toole is a senior fellow with the Cato Institute specializing in land-use and transportation policy. He has written five books on the follies of government planning, the most recent of which is American Nightmare: How Government Undermines the Dream of Home Ownership.

Joe Gressis

Joe Gressis is a producer, writer, and director with extensive experience in creating and producing award-winning films, television, and new media. Joe has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and a Streamy New Media Award and has been an honoree at myriad film festivals, including Sundance.

Lana Link

Lana Link, MPI's vice president of marketing, spearheads marketing efforts for in-house productions and assists MPI-supported filmmakers with their marketing and distribution strategies, as well as story consultation. She is also a member of MPI's creative team, on which she writes scripts and comedy sketches.

Christina Sandefur

Christina Sandefur is Executive Vice President at the Goldwater Institute, where she works in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities to defend and strengthen the freedom guaranteed to all Americans in the constitutions of the United States and all fifty states.

Nigel Ashford

Nigel Ashford is a Senior Programs Officer at the Institute for Humane Studies. He is a recipient of the International Anthony Fisher Trust Prize for published work which strengthens public understanding of the political economy of the free society.

Casey Given

Casey Given is the executive director of Young Voices. He joined Young Voices in January 2014 when it was a project of Students For Liberty and oversaw its transition to an independent nonprofit in May 2016. Casey is a political columnist at Rare and contributor at The Washington Examiner.

T.K. Coleman

T.K. Coleman is the Co-Founder & Education Director of Praxis. He is a prolific writer and speaker with a singular mission: to awaken people to their own creative power. Sounds cheesy, but TK listens to Christmas music year-round, so he's used to being called cheesy and it doesn't bother him in the least.

Levi Morehouse

Levi is CEO and Founder of Ceterus, a Charleston startup that empowers small business entrepreneurs with automated accounting and benchmarked reporting. Levi launched his first business at age 20 and has pursued his passion for entrepreneurship ever since. He earned his CPA shortly after and founded Ceterus in 2008.

Isaac Morehouse

Isaac is the Founder and CEO of Praxis, a startup apprenticeship program for those seeking an alternative to college. He's the author of six books, a regular blogger, and podcast host dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom.

Patrick Jones

Patrick Jones is an award winning executive producer, entrepreneur, and Founder of Vocatio. Jones is a passionate advocate of conscious capitalism and social entrepreneurship to solve some of the world’s most vexing problems. As a top speaker to more than 100 universities, he’s an agent of radical change.

Logan D. Delany, Jr.

Mr. Logan D. Delany, Jr. serves as the President at Delany Capital Management Corp. Mr. Delany has an extensive background in finance, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts. He serves as a Director of Phoenix House Foundation, Inc. and Marietta Corporation.

Bob Chitester

Bob Chitester is chairman, president and CEO of Free To Choose Network, a global media company which produces thought-provoking documentaries and series, offering diverse voices, powerful stories and a fresh perspective on a range of important global and national issues through its production company, Free To Choose Media.

Jason Sorens

Jason Sorens is Lecturer in the Department of Government and Program Director of the Political Economy Project at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on fiscal federalism, U.S. state politics, and movements for regional autonomy and independence around the world. He is founder and chair of the Free State Project.

Gonzalo Schwarz

Gonzalo Schwarz is president and CEO of the Archbridge Institute and was until recently the director of Strategic Initiatives at Atlas Network. During his six years at Atlas he managed key projects including the prestigious Templeton Freedom Award, the Latin American program, and the Sound Money Project.

Rhea Perry

Rhea Perry has educated her seven children at home since 1987 and represented Lifetime Books as a homeschool curriculum advisor for five years. She is an award-winning home business owner and hosts the only home business conference of its kind for families to learn about home business.

Stephen Pair

Stephen Pair is the CEO and co-founder of BitPay, the world’s leading provider of bitcoin payment technology. He has over 20 years of experience building software systems in the financial and telecommunications industries.

Jeff Proctor

Jeff Proctor is a senior instructor and Market-Based Management® consultant at the Charles Koch Institute in Arlington, VA. His primary work is currently focused on providing organization development consulting services to community organizations through a partnership with Stand Together.

Alexander D. Perwich

Alexander D. Perwich II (“Alex”) serves as President of Enactus USA, the largest operating division of Enactus. He is a leader, change agent, and entrepreneur with a unique and exemplary record of leadership, excellence, and innovation in the entrepreneurial, corporate, nonprofit, and military sectors.

Alfredo Ortiz

Alfredo Ortiz is the president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, where he has led the defense of small businesses from the onslaught of bad government policies. Alfredo speaks frequently to business organizations across the nation about the need for job creators to seize responsibility for defending free enterprise.

Derek Magill

Derek Magill is a college dropout, marketer, business strategist, and career expert. He is currently the Director of Marketing at Praxis and has consulted with companies such as Voice & Exit, the Foundation for Economic Education, Glockstore, Colliers International, Daily Caller, and Undertech.

Stephen B. Bonner

Mr. Stephen B. Bonner, also known as Steve, is an Operating Advisor at Pulse Equity Partners, LLC. Mr. Bonner is responsible for the healthcare sector. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc. until July 2013.

David Veksler

David Veksler is the Director of Marketing at the Foundation for Economic Education. Since 2004, he has worked as a software developer and information systems architect for companies including Match.com, VML, Education First, Essilor America, Reynolds and Reynolds, and Liberty.me.

Amos Schorr

Amos Schorr is an entrepreneur who helps non-technical entrepreneurs learn how to change the world. As Director of Cities for ProtoHack, he runs events all over North America to facilitate and evangelize entrepreneurship and innovation.

Joshua Parker

Joshua Parker is founder and CEO of Parker's Real Maple. After turning his passion into a real business as a 15-year-old in 2013, Joshua has grown his brand and product placement across the United States. Parker’s Real Maple was substantiated as a truly national food company with its appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank.

David Barnes

David Barnes is Director of Policy Engagement at Generation Opportunity. He leads GO’s issue advocacy towards preventing the bankrupting of America, ending cronyism and corporate welfare, reforming the criminal justice system, and protecting campus free speech.

Jesse Kanson-Benanav

Jesse Kanson-Benanav is a leader in the emerging YIMBY movement in Metro Boston. He was named a 2017 "Game Changer" by the Boston Globe for his work promoting a pro-housing, pro-growth agenda in a notoriously tough-to-build region.

Bartley J. Madden

Bartley J. Madden retired as a managing director of Credit Suisse HOLT after a career in investment research and money management that included the founding of Callard Madden & Associates. His latest book, Value Creation Thinking, focuses on how long-term value begins.

John Hunt

Dr. John Hunt is the Chief Medical Officer of the National Coalition of Healthcare Sharing Ministries and a sharing member of Liberty HealthShare. He is a founder of Trusted Angels Foundation, an organization operating in Liberia, West Africa, advancing individual freedom and responsibility through programs that provide educational and medical support.

Brent Gaisford

Brent is the Director of Abundant Housing LA, the leading pro-housing organization in Los Angeles. In addition to his advocacy work, Brent is also the COO and co-founder of Upwell Real Estate Group, a venture backed co-living company which develops and manages community-focused apartments in Los Angeles.

Michael Demkovich

Michael Demkovich is the director of digital strategy for the Illinois News Network, the news director for the Illinois Radio Network, and is a senior advisor for Think Freely Media, helping execute the Great Communicators Tournament.

Jonathan Coppage

Jonathan Coppage is a visiting senior fellow with the R Street Institute, where he studies regulatory obstacles to the traditional, walkable neighborhood development patterns that strengthen communities both socially and fiscally. He is a contributing editor to The American Conservative magazine.

Michael Lewyn

Michael Lewyn teaches property, land use, and environmental law. Most of Professor Lewyn's scholarship focuses on urban and suburban development, and in particular the question of "sprawl": why some cities are walkable and full of vitality, while others have been overshadowed by suburbs where car ownership is a necessity.

Richard Lorenc

Richard N. Lorenc is FEE's Chief Operating Officer and the host of FEEcon 2017. As COO, Lorenc supports FEE's business unit leaders, supervises program measurement, directs artwork and corporate communications, and participates in fundraising and strategic planning.

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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Check in
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Opening reception
9:00 PM: Improv Show

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LEARNING TRACKS

Digital Solutions (Entrepreneurship Hack Day)

Entrepreneurship Hack Day exists to show entrepreneurs that they can create something valuable from scratch without knowing how to code. You don't need to be a computer programmer to participate in this hackathon! We will provide you with mentorship that will help you bring your ideas to life and visually communicate them through prototyping. Learn more and register.

Entrepreneurship & Business Success

It all starts with an idea. The Entrepreneurship & Business Success track is for those who are looking to turn today's great idea into tomorrow's thriving business. FEEcon speakers and workshops explore what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, develop practical skills such as pitching ideas, raising capital, and growing your business. Hear from today's business leaders as they recount their inspirational stories and struggles of growing a business from an idea to success.

Personal & Professional Development

Success requires you to cultivate a certain set of skills. The Personal & Professional Development track gives you actionable advice needed to push your career forward. This learning track focuses on improving your leadership skills, being comfortable with who you are, and developing your own personal brand. Learn from masters as you continue your journey to be a better manager, public speaker, storyteller, writer, marketer, and professional.

Poverty Alleviation, Well-being, & Prosperity

It's almost paradoxical that in a world with so much wealth, our society continues to struggle with poverty. FEEcon’s Poverty Alleviation, Well-being, & Prosperity track tackles this formidable issue head-on. We dive into the history of the global aid industry and explore the social benefits derived from economic development, social entrepreneurship, and mutual aid societies.

Urbanism, Development, & Your Neighborhood, Presented by Market Urbanism

Wherever you live, your city uses regulations to restrict what can be built and for what purposes buildings can be used. FEEcon’s Urbanism, Development, & Your Neighborhood track is a joint effort by Market Urbanism and FEE to shed light on the vast spectrum of land use and transportation regulations that often diminish neighborhood communities, cause traffic congestion, and constrain housing supply to create affordable housing crises across the world. This track provides you with the intellectual tools you'll need to make a case for liberty in your own backyard.

Policies for Economic & Social Progress

As we all strive to create a vibrant society, we must always be mindful of how policy impacts our efforts. FEEcon’s Policies for Economic & Social Progress track is a survey of hot button policy issues such as immigration, education, police reform, criminal justice reform, corporate welfare, religious liberty, and environmental issues. We explore how policy can lead to great strides forward… or disastrous steps backwards.

Economic Essentials

No longer should you be a slave to some defunct economist and his theoretical scribblings and mind-numbing economic equations. FEEcon’s Economic Essentials track is an extensive introduction into economic thinking. Become adept at handling spurious economic arguments through exploring different perspectives of Austrian economics, the Chicago school, public choice theory, and Keynes vs Hayek. A special focus is on the Austrian view of entrepreneurship and its central role in producing wealth and prosperity for all.

Political Philosophy

Our social institutions are shaped by underlying philosophical foundations. FEEcon’s Political Philosophy track explores how varying philosophical ideas promote or hinder entrepreneurship and progress. From conservatism to classical liberalism to objectivism to voluntaryism, we uncover the moral foundations that make a free society possible.

Science & Technology

We live in a world made better every day by innovators. FEEcon’s Science & Technology track explores current and future trends, including artificial intelligence, Bitcoin, medicine, self-driving cars, environmental entrepreneurship, 3-D printing, start-up cities, and even seasteading. We delve into efforts to hinder progress in these areas along with ways to maneuver around such attempts.

Creativity & Commerce

Creativity breathes life into ideas, and makes our ideas beautiful. When free to create, human beings discover beauty. FEEcon’s Creativity & Commerce track examines how individual freedom has influenced art, literature, music, and film. A special nod is given to hip hop and its evolution as an organic and self-directed creative development.

FEE Strategic Update

Learn more about how FEE applies the latest technologies to publishing, education, media, and marketing in pursuit of our vision of a world where the ideas of liberty are familiar and credible, especially to young people. Financial supporters will be particularly interested to learn about FEE's leadership in knowing our customer and using leveraged distribution to introduce the principles of a free society to young people around the world.

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Travel Information

Atlanta, Georgia

If you're flying, plan to arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). FEEcon will be held at the Omni Hotel: 190 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. There is a room block available at the Omni Hotel, and there are numerous other lodging options nearby. The valet entrance for the Omni Hotel is located on Marietta Street. (Parking Information)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should register to attend FEEcon?
FEEcon is open to anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship or exploring economic thinking. We encourage people who are new to these ideas to apply, and all we ask is that you are respectful, intellectually curious, and willing to engage in the presentations and discussions.
How much does FEEcon cost?
For students and young professionals, registration is $149, and you'll have access to the FEEcon Kickoff event on June 15th, all Friday sessions, and all Saturday sessions. Limited travel, hotel and tuition reimbursement scholarships are now closed.

For all other attendees, $379 gains access to all FEEcon sessions, plus FEE's Annual Retreat which includes these VIP events: Friday evening reception, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday evening reception, Saturday evening banquet dinner, and Sunday brunch.
When should I arrive?
For Students/Young Professionals, sign-in begins on Thursday, June 15th from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.

For Annual Retreat and general attendees, you are welcome to attend all Friday sessions and may arrive anytime on Friday, June 16th.
How can I apply for a Tuition, Hotel and/or Travel Reimbursement Scholarship?
Scholarships are now closed.
Where do I park?
When following GPS, please use 190 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. The valet entrance is located on Marietta Street.

Hourly parking rates:

- 0-3 hours: $16
- 3-6 hours: $22
- 6-24 hours: $35

Parking rate for over-sized vehicles (large and/or lifted SUVs and trucks) is $39. Covered, overnight valet-only parking ($35) includes in/out privileges. See the map of self-parking lots near the Omni Hotel.
What's the dress code?
Business casual attire for all sessions and social events. Cocktail attire for the VIP Dinner at the College Football Hall of Fame.
What about meals?
For Student and Young Professional attendees, we will provide coffee and bagels for breakfast. Student/Young Professional ticket holders are responsible for their own lunch and dinner. Don't stress. There's an extensive food court connected to the Omni Hotel in the CNN Center. Please take a look at the available options.

For Annual Retreat and General registrants, FEE will provide the following VIP events, which include food and beverages: Friday evening reception, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday evening reception, Saturday banquet dinner, and Sunday brunch.
Where do I sleep?
We have reserved a large block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate with the Omni Hotel. The number of rooms are limited, so we suggest you book early to ensure you can take advantage of the discounted rate.
What days should I make my hotel reservation for?
For those with student/young professional tickets we suggest you make your reservation for 6/15/2017 to 6/18/2017.

For those with general admissions/annual retreat tickets we suggest you make your reservation for 6/16/2017 - 6/18/2017.
Can I share the hotel room and split the cost with another FEEcon attendee?
Of course. In fact, we encourage you to do this! If you know someone who is attending FEEcon and you would like to room with them go ahead and arrange that with the hotel. If you do not know anyone attending FEEcon and would like to find with a roommate, please fill out this form. You are responsible for coming to agreement with any prospective roommate and for coordinating the booking arrangements in the room block with your roommate.
Can international students register to attend FEEcon?
Yes. International students are welcome to register and attend. Please note that you are responsible for your own travel and for completing any necessary paperwork required by your country and the United States to obtain a visa. We offered a limited number of Travel Reimbursement Scholarships for international students but they have been filled. If you need a letter from FEE to bring to your embassy, please fill out this form.
How do I get a visa after I am accepted?
If you need a visa to enter the United States, contact the US Embassy or Consulate in your country and find out what options are available to you and their requirements. Be sure to do this as soon as possible as it may take a few weeks or months to complete the process. Once registered, if you need a letter from FEE, please submit the request here.
I confirmed my attendance but need to cancel. How do I do that?
Please fill out our cancellation form. You can also send an email to FEEcon@FEE.org. Please refer to the Cancellation Refund Schedule below to see if your cancellation will result in a fee.
What is the Cancellation Refund Schedule?
- On or before 5/15/2017: 75% of registration fee may be refunded
- Between 5/16/2017 and 6/01/2017: 50% of registration fee may be refunded
- On or after 6/02/2017: $0 (no refund available)
Where do I get the FEEcon mobile app for iOS/Android?

*Please note: This is a private event hosted by FEE. FEE reserves the right to refuse registration and/or entrance and remove anyone from the conference.

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