LevelUp 2025 Program Announced!

by Craig BiddleAnnouncementsFeb 4, 2025

The program for LevelUp 2025 (Orlando, July 16–19) has been posted—and it’s all about living fully, loving life, and advancing liberty.

Here are some of the talks and discussions you can look forward to:

  • How to Get the Most out of LevelUp, with Sarah and Craig Biddle
  • Thinking Tools for Loving Life, with Craig Biddle
  • Facts and Myths About Independence, with Thomas Walker-Werth
  • Aristotle and Ayn Rand on the Nature and Art of Friendship, with Carrie-Ann Biondi
  • Judging the West: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, with Andrew Bernstein
  • Walt Disney and the Business of Creativity, with Tim Chermak
  • AI and the Future of Higher Education, with Carl Barney
  • Fiction as Soul-Fuel: Why Stories Move Us, with Angel Walker-Werth
  • Highway to Health: Exercise and Nutrition for Living Your Best Life, with Lee Sandstead
  • Liberalism vs. Nationalism: Which Road Leads to Freedom?, with Kiyah Willis
  • Heroes of Innovation and Progress, with Jason Bateman and Thomas Walker-Werth
  • AI and Philosophy: Flourishing in Our New Age, with Ely Lassman
  • How to Level Up Year-Round with OSI, with Craig Biddle, Angel Walker-Werth, and Justyna Piątek-Pawłowska

Read the talk descriptions here.

Register now and save 50% with early-bird pricing.

Scholarships are available to young adults aged 18–29. These are going fast—apply now.

Excel in life. Fight for liberty. If these are your goals, this conference is for you!

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