AHACON25 Schedule
Thursday, June 26
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Building Humanist Power: A Workshop for Chapter Leaders & Organizers
(open to all current or aspiring humanist organizers)
— with Jake Via
6:00pm - 8:00pm
AHA Board Meeting
(open to AHA members and conference attendees)
Friday, June 27 (Morning: Mainstage)
9:00am - 9:45am
Mainstage Session 1
What Does “Humanists Move America” Mean?
— with Fish Stark
10:00am - 10:45am
Mainstage Session 2
Chicago Elected Officials Welcome Humanists
11:00am - 11:45am
Mainstage Session 3
BIG IDEA SERIES: Human Flourishing in the Age of AI: The Next Great Humanist Mission?
— with Dr. Narath Carlile
Friday, June 27 (Afternoon: Breakout Sessions)
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Breakout A: Jailbreaking the Red-Pilled Mind: How Humanists Can Reclaim America from Conspiracies
— with Coleman Watts
Breakout B: Humanist Game Time
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout A: Space Limited Salon
Breakout B: On Reason's Shoulders: Reclaiming Love and Emotion in Humanism
— with Joseph Farkas
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Breakout A: How You Can Preserve Humanist History
— with John Dechant, John Hooper, and Roy Speckhardt
Breakout B: Building Communities of Belonging
— with Audrey Kingstrom, Evan Clark, and Jake Via
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Banquet and Award Ceremony
Lifetime Achievement Award, Humanist Arts Award
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Humanist Social Night
Saturday, June 28 (Morning: Mainstage)
9:00am - 9:45am
Mainstage Session 4
BIG IDEA SERIES: Swipe Left, Swipe Right: The Future of Mating and Marriage – A Humanist’s Perspective
— with Darrel Ray
10:00am - 10:45am
Mainstage Session 5
TBA Debate
11:00am - 11:45am
Mainstage Session 6
BIG IDEA SERIES: TBA
Saturday, June 28 (Afternoon: Breakout Sessions)
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Breakout A: The Secular Case for Reparations
— with Cynthia McDonald
Breakout B: TBA
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout A: How Humanists Can Build a Political Movement?
Breakout B: Space Limited Salon
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Breakout A: Center for Freethought Equality Annual Meeting
(open to CFE members)
Breakout B: Humanist Game Time
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Banquet and Award Ceremony
Humanist Media Award, Humanist of the Year
Sunday, June 29 (Mainstage)
9:00am - 9:45am
Mainstage Session 7
BIG IDEA SERIES: The Future of Civic Power: How Humanists Can Reimagine Democracy
— with Sharon Welch
10:00am - 10:45am
Mainstage Session 8
TBA Debate
11:00am - 11:45am
Mainstage Session 9
TBA
11:50am - 12:00pm
Closing Remarks / Farewell
Final Thoughts
— with Fish Stark and Candace Gorham