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Wednesday, Apr 8
Thursday, Apr 9
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Bill Gray Room
Ivar Giaever Ballroom · Plenary & Track AWednesday, April 8
Bill Gray Room · Track BWednesday, April 8
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Breakfast Keynote · 8:45 – 9:40 AM
Opening & EPA Keynote
8:45 – Opening Remarks: James Taylor
9:00 – Lee Zeldin, Administrator, U.S. EPA (Craig Rucker: Introduction)
Break 9:40–10:00
Panel 1A · 10:00 – 11:30 AM
DOE Climate Report – The Authors Speak
Judith Curry, Ph.D. · Ross McKitrick, Ph.D. · Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D.
Moderator: Craig Rucker
Break 11:30–12:00
Lunch Keynotes · 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Keynote Session
12:00 – Will Happer, Ph.D., Princeton / CO2 Coalition
1:00 – Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia
1:40 – Frederick Seitz Memorial Award → Peter Ridd, Ph.D.
Break 2:00–2:20
Panel 2A · 2:20 – 3:45 PM
Beyond CO₂ – Other Possible Climate Drivers
Willie Soon, Ph.D. · Ronan Connolly, Ph.D. · Arthur Viterito, Ph.D.
Moderator: Craig Rucker
Break 3:45–4:00
Panel 3A · 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Climate Science, Law, and the Courts
James Taylor · Joe Morris · Holger Thüss, Ph.D. · Danielle Carl
Break 6:00–6:50
Dinner Keynotes · 6:50 – 8:30 PM
Evening Keynote Session
6:50 – Craig Rucker, CFACT · 7:00 – Keynote TBA
7:35 – Climate Pioneer Award · 8:00 – Anthony Watts
8:30 – Closing: James Taylor
Bill Gray Room
Panel 1B · 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Wrong Again – Failed Climate Predictions
Steve Milloy · Marc Morano · Douglas Pollock
Moderator: Sterling Burnett
Panel 2B · 2:20 – 3:45 PM
Problems with the Temperature and Climate Records
Anthony Watts · Jonathan Cohler · David Legates
Moderator: Linnea Lueken
Panel 3B · 4:00 – 6:00 PM
The Most Important Upcoming Battles
Jason Issac · Steve Milloy · Willis Eschenbach · Angela Wheeler
Moderator: Cameron Sholty
Evening keynotes: switch to Ivar Giaever Ballroom · 6:50 PM
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Bill Gray Room
Ivar Giaever Ballroom · Plenary & Track AThursday, April 9
Bill Gray Room · Track BThursday, April 9
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Breakfast Keynote · 9:00 – 9:40 AM
Opening & Morning Keynote
9:00 – Opening Remarks: James Taylor
9:10 – Keynote: Lois Perry
Break 9:40–10:00
Panel 4A · 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Climate Change: Facts and Fairytales
Joe Bastardi · Stan Goldenberg · Jed Dorsheimer · Jim Steele
Moderator: Craig Rucker
Break 11:30–12:00
Lunch Keynotes · 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Keynote Session
12:00 – John Clauser, Ph.D., 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
1:00 – "The Climate Realism Show" LIVE
Break 2:00–2:20
Panel 5A · 2:20 – 3:45 PM
Climate Science: An International Perspective
Ronan Connolly, Ph.D. · Marcel Crok · Tom Harris
Moderator: Lois Perry
Break 3:45–4:00
Panel 6A · 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Bringing Youth into the Climate Realist Fold
Linnea Lueken · Chris Martz · Lucy Biggers · Emma Arns · Anika Sweetland
Break 6:00–6:50
Dinner Keynotes · 6:50 – 8:30 PM
Evening Keynote Session
6:50 – Dauntless Purveyor of Climate Truth Award
7:15 – Chris Martz · 7:45 – Marc Morano, CFACT
8:25 – Closing: James Taylor
Bill Gray Room
Panel 4B · 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Climate Policy's Impact on the Real Economy
Geoffrey Pohanka · Robert Vogt · Rob Bradley
Moderator: James Taylor
Panel 5B · 2:20 – 3:45 PM
Big Tech and Big Utilities – The Dastardly Axis
James Taylor · Steve Milloy · Cameron Sholty
Moderator: Sterling Burnett
Panel 6B · 4:00 – 6:00 PM
The Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Model
James Taylor · LA State Rep. Jacob Landry · Rob Bradley · Lee Schalk
Moderator: Cameron Sholty
Evening keynotes: switch to Ivar Giaever Ballroom · 6:50 PM

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Schedule

Subject to change  |  All times EDT

Day 1 – Wednesday, April 8

8:45 am - 9:40 am
Morning Plenary Session
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
  • James Taylor Opening Remarks
  • Lee Zeldin, Administrator, U.S. EPA Keynote - Introduction: Craig Rucker
Panel 1A - Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Department of Energy Climate Report – The Authors Speak
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Judith Curry
  • Ross McKitrick
  • Benjamin Zycher
  • Craig Rucker (Moderator)

Note: Zycher was not an author of the DOE Report.

Panel 1B - Bill Gray Room
Wrong Again – Embarrassing Record of Failed Climate Predictions
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Steve Milloy
  • Marc Morano
  • Douglas Pollock
  • Sterling Burnett (Moderator)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
🍽️ Lunch Keynotes
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
  • Will Happer Keynote (12:00 pm) – Introduction: Gregory Wrightstone
  • Gov. Patrick Morrisey Keynote (1:00 pm) – Introduction: Cameron Sholty
  • Ken Haapala Presents "Frederick Seitz Memorial Award" (SEPP) to Peter Ridd (1:40 pm)
Panel 2A - Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Beyond CO2: Other Possible Climate Drivers
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • Willie Soon
  • Ronan Connolly
  • Arthur Viterito
  • Craig Rucker (Moderator)
Panel 2B - Bill Gray Room
Problems with the Temperature/Climate Records
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • Anthony Watts
  • Jonathan Cohler
  • David Legates
  • Linnea Lueken (Moderator)
Panel 3A - Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Climate Science, Law and the Courts
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • James Taylor
  • Joe Morris
  • Holger Thüss
  • Danielle Carl
Panel 3B - Bill Gray Room
The Most Important Upcoming Battles
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Jason Isaac
  • Steve Milloy
  • Willis Eschenbach
  • Angela Wheeler
  • Cameron Sholty (Moderator)
6:50 pm - 8:30 pm
🍽️ Dinner Keynotes
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
  • Craig Rucker Opening Remarks (6:50 pm)
  • TBA Keynote (7:00 pm)
  • Joe Morris Presents "Climate Pioneer Award" (7:35 pm)
  • Anthony Watts Keynote (8:00 pm) – Introduction: Willis Eschenbach
  • James Taylor Closing Remarks (8:30 pm)

Day 2 – Thursday, April 9

9:00 am - 9:40 am
Morning Plenary Session
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
  • James Taylor Opening Remarks (9:00 am)
  • Lois Perry Keynote (9:10 am)
Panel 4A - Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Climate Change: Facts and Fairytales
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Joe Bastardi
  • Stan Goldenberg
  • Jed Dorsheimer
  • Jim Steele
  • Craig Rucker (Moderator)
Panel 4B - Bill Gray Room
Experience with Climate Policy's Impact on the Real Economy
10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Geoffrey Pohanka
  • Robert Vogt
  • Rob Bradley, Jr.
  • James Taylor (Moderator)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
🍽️ Lunch Keynotes
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
  • John Clauser Keynote (12:00 pm) – 2022 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics; Introduction: Gregory Wrightstone
  • The Climate Realism Show LIVE! (1:00 pm) – Jim Lakely, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken
Panel 5A - Ivar Giaever Ballroom
Climate Science: An International Perspective
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • Ronan Connolly
  • Marcel Crok
  • Tom Harris
  • Lois Perry (Moderator)
Panel 5B - Bill Gray Room
Big Tech and Big Utilities – The Dastardly Axis
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm
  • James Taylor
  • Steve Milloy
  • Cameron Sholty
  • Sterling Burnett (Moderator)
Panel 6A - Ivar Giaever Ballroom
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 - Bill Gray Room
The Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Model
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • James Taylor
  • Jacob Landry LA State Rep.
  • Rob Bradley, Jr.
  • Lee Schalk
  • Cameron Sholty (Moderator)
6:50 pm - 8:30 pm
🍽️ Dinner Keynotes
Ivar Giaever Ballroom
  • Craig Rucker Dauntless Purveyor of Climate Truth Award (6:50 pm)
  • Chris Martz Keynote (7:15 pm) – Introduction: Linnea Lueken
  • Marc Morano Keynote (7:45 pm) – Introduction: Sterling Burnett
  • James Taylor Closing Remarks (8:25 pm)