Schedule

Family Economics Conference – March 8-10, 2012

The following schedule is a tentative outline of the conference. Exact times, topics and speakers are subject to change.

The conference will begin Thursday evening, March 8th, and conclude Saturday evening at 5:00 PM, followed by the Liberty Day Celebration Saturday evening from 6:30-10:30PM.

Thursday

  Room 1  
  Thursday
3:00 Registration Open

3:00-6:30PM

(Dinner not Provided at Wheaton – Eat Offsite)
Vendor Hall Open
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
Evening Keynotes – 6:30-9:00PM

The Future of Western Civilization

Kevin Swanson

Family Economics – The Hope for the New Economy

Doug Phillips
7:00
7:30
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00

Friday

  Room 1 Room 2 Room 3  
  Friday
9:00 Keynote: The Keystone of the Family Economy – Being the Visionary Leader

Erik Weir
9:30
10:00 30 min Break Family Economy Panels 30 min Break Vendor Hall Open
10:30 Beyond the College Paradigm – A Vision for Young Men and Women
Kevin Swanson
Marketing, Sales, and Advertising 101
Speaker Panel
Family Legal Rights in Business, Health, and Child Labor Laws
Don Hart
11:00
11:30
Lunch Break – 11:30-1:15PM
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:15 Preparing Sons Who Can Provide for a Family
Steve Maxwell
How to Choose the Optimum Business
Dave Tucker & Speaker Panel
Starting a Business – The First 100 Days
Scott Bailey
1:30
2:00
2:15   15 min Break
2:30 Preparing Church and Family for Economic Hard Times
Kevin Swanson
Money – A Tool for the Kingdom of God – RC Sproul Jr.

PLUS – Mistakes People Make in Handling Money – Speaker Panel
Health Care, Hospitals, and the Future of Family Freedoms in Medicine
James Lansberry
3:00
3:30   30 min Break
4:00 Good Times in Bad Times – How to Seize the Greatest Opportunity of Your Life
Doug Phillips
How to Integrate the Family into Business
Speaker Panel
A Challenge for Boys – “Nobody Owes You a Job!”
Dave Tucker
4:30
5:00
Dinner Break – 5:00-6:45
5:30
6:00
6:30
6:45 Evening General Session – 6:45-8:00PM

Economics – What Would Jesus Do?
RC Sproul Jr.
7:00
7:30
8:00
Dessert and Networking with Speakers – 8:00-9:00 PM
8:30
9:00

Saturday

  Room 1 Room 2 Room 3  
  Saturday
9:00 How We Will Build Our Family Economies Over the Next 10 Years
Kevin Swanson and Speaker Panel
9:30
10:00 30 min Break Family Economy Panels Proverbs 31 Track Vendor Hall Open
10:30 A Sanctified Balance – Work, Play, and the Sabbath
RC Sproul Jr.
Young Entrepreneurs Panel – Led by Kevin Swanson
Speaker Panel
The Family Chore Team: Using Chores to Facilitate the Entrepreneur Family
Teri Maxwell
11:00
11:30
Lunch Break – 11:30-1:15PM
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:15 Financial Freedom for Your Family
Erik Weir
Family Ministry and Hospitality
Speaker Panel
Household Budget Management
Alex and Cassie Michael
1:30
2:00
2:15   15 min Break
2:30 What God Wants from Every Family Economy
Doug Phillips
The Good, Bad, and Ugly – Stories from Successful Entrepreneurs
Speaker Panel
Help for the Time-Pressured Mom: From Chaos to Peace
Teri Maxwell
3:00
3:30   15 min Break
3:45 All or Nothing, Now or Never! The Biblical Vision for All of Life
Kevin Swanson
4:00
4:30
4:45
Dinner Break – 4:45-6:30PM
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
Liberty Day Celebration

6:30-10:30PM
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30

Sunday

10:30 AM Church Service at Edman Chapel, hosted by Reformation Church.