Schedule

Subject to Change

Updated on April 1, 2026
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Breakfast Keynote
  • James Taylor Opening Remarks, President, The Heartland Institute
  • Lee Zeldin KEYNOTE - Administrator, U.S. EPA
BREAK
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Panel 1A
Department of Energy Climate Report – The Authors Speak
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Judith Curry, Ph.D.
  • Ross McKitrick, Ph.D.
  • Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D.
  • Craig Rucker (Moderator)
Note: Zycher was not an author of the DOE Report.
Panel 1B
Wrong Again – Embarrassing Record of Failed Climate Predictions
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Steve Milloy, Energy & Environment Legal Institute
  • Marc Morano, CFACT
  • Douglas Pollock, Civil Engineer (Chile)
  • Sterling Burnett (Moderator)
BREAK
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
🍽️ Lunch Keynotes
  • Will Happer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Princeton University, CO2 Coalition (Introduction: Gregory Wrightstone)
  • Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia Governor (Introduction: Cameron Sholty)
  • Peter Ridd, Ph.D., Frederick Seitz Memorial Award Recipient (Introduction: Ken Haapala)
BREAK
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Panel 2A
Beyond CO2 – Other Possible Climate Drivers
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • Willie Soon, Ph.D.
  • Ronan Connolly, Ph.D.
  • Arthur Viterito, Ph.D.
  • Craig Rucker (Moderator)
Panel 2B
Problems with the Temperature and Climate Records
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • Anthony Watts
  • Jonathan Cohler
  • David Legates
  • Linnea Lueken (Moderator)
BREAK
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Panel 3A
Climate Science, Law, and the Courts
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • James Taylor
  • Joe Morris
  • Forrest Frantz
  • Danielle Carl (Moderator)
Panel 3B
The Most Important Upcoming Battles
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Jason Isaac
  • Steve Milloy
  • Willis Eschenbach
  • Angela Wheeler
  • Cameron Sholty (Moderator)
BREAK
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm
6:50 pm - 8:30 pm
🍽️ Dinner Keynotes
  • Craig Rucker, President, CFACT Opening Remarks
  • TBA KEYNOTE
  • Joseph Morris, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Heartland Institute Presents Climate Pioneer Award
  • Anthony Watts, Senior Fellow, The Heartland Institute KEYNOTE (Introduction: Willis Eschenbach)
  • James Taylor, President, The Heartland Institute Closing Remarks
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Breakfast Keynote
  • James Taylor Opening Remarks, President, The Heartland Institute
  • TBA KEYNOTE
BREAK
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Panel 4A
Climate Change: Facts and Fairytales
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Joe Bastardi
  • Stan Goldenberg
  • Jed Dorsheimer
  • Craig Rucker (Moderator)
Panel 4B
Experience with Climate Policy's Impact on the Real Economy
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Geoffrey Pohanka
  • Robert Vogt
  • Rob Bradley
  • James Taylor (Moderator)
BREAK
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
🍽️ Lunch Keynotes
  • John Clauser, Ph.D., 2022 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics (Introduction: Gregory Wrightstone)
  • The Climate Realism Show LIVE with a studio audience and streamed
BREAK
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Panel 5A
Climate Science: An International Perspective
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • Ronan Connolly, Ph.D.
  • Marcel Crok
  • Holger Thüss, Ph.D.
  • Tom Harris
  • Lois Perry (Moderator)
Panel 5B
Big Tech and Big Utilities – The Dastardly Axis
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • James Taylor
  • Steve Milloy
  • Cameron Sholty
  • Sterling Burnett (Moderator)
BREAK
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Panel 6A
Bringing Youth into the Climate Realist Fold
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Linnea Lueken
  • Chris Martz
  • Lucy Biggers
  • Emma Arns
  • Anika Sweetland
Panel 6B
The Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Model
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • James Taylor
  • Jacob Landry, LA State Representative
  • Rob Bradley
  • Lee Schalk
  • Cameron Sholty (Moderator)
BREAK
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm
6:50 pm - 8:30 pm
🍽️ Dinner Keynotes
  • Craig Rucker, President, CFACT Dauntless Purveyor of Climate Truth Award
  • Chris Martz KEYNOTE (Introduction: Linnea Lueken)
  • Marc Morano, CFACT
  • James Taylor, President, The Heartland Institute Closing Remarks