US Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins with Margaret Byfield – ASL Executive Director
Land & Liberty Summit 2026

Summit Wrap Up

The Land & Liberty Conference brought together the nation’s premier leaders, advocates, and organizations fighting to defend private property rights against federal overreach and radical environmental agendas.

Keynote Speakers

Secretary
Brooke Rollins, USDA

Brooke Rollins is a lifelong Texan and a leading champion of private property rights, agricultural producers, and American landowners. Before serving as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, she founded and led the America First Policy Institute and played a central role in shaping the Trump administration’s domestic policy agenda as Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Assistant to the President. Rollins previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation for 15 years, transforming it into a nationally respected force for conservative, state-based policy reform. With deep roots in agriculture and a steadfast commitment to limiting government overreach, she embodies the principles at the heart of American Stewards of Liberty’s mission.

Representative
Harriet Hageman (R-WY)

A nationally recognized property-rights attorney, Rep. Hageman is serving her second term representing the great state of Wyoming in Congress. She has spent decades confronting radical environmental lawfare and now brings that fight directly to the halls of congress Rep. Hageman is widely regarded as one of the most effective and principled leaders defending private property rights today.

Catherine Austin Fitts

Catherine Austin Fitts is a former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the George H. W. Bush administration and a longtime leader in finance and public policy. She played an integral role in helping American Stewards of Liberty expose the structure and intent behind Natural Asset Companies and the global push to control America’s land and resources. Prior to her government service, Fitts was a managing director at the investment bank Dillon, Read & Co., bringing deep experience from both Wall Street and Washington. She is the founder of The Solari Report and the author of numerous works examining financial systems, central banking, and government accountability. Catherine’s unique perspective makes her a powerful and timely voice at this year’s 2026 Land & Liberty Summit.

Land & Liberty Summit – 2026

Special Event: BBQ & Rodeo

Energy Security and Property-Rights

Featured speaker:
Jason Isaac – Founder and CEO, American Energy Institute

Debunking the Climate Scam

Featured speakers:
Craig Rucker – President & Co-Founder, CFACT
Marc Morano – Publisher, Climate Depot
James Taylor – President, The Heartland Institute
H. Sterling Burnett – The Heartland Institute

Reopening of Federal Lands

Featured speakers:
Ben Burr – Executive Director, Blue Ribbon Coalition
Simon Griffin – Policy Director, Blue Ribbon Coalition
Matt Miller – Senior Attorney, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Dan Torongo – California Miner

Modernizing Food Systems

Featured speakers:
A.J. Richards – Co-Founder & CEO, From The Farm®
Shad Sullivan – R-CALF

Issues Across America

Featured speakers:
Debbie Bachigalupi – Rancher, Wolves in California
John Swartout – Colorado Wolves Coalition, Wolves in Colorado
Stephanie Cross – Broker & Owner, Tennessee Real Property, First Street Climate Data Scam
Wade & Theresa King – Ranchers, Washington State’s Water Grab
Dan Byfield – CEO, American Stewards of Liberty (moderator)

Stewarding Creation

Featured speakers:
Pastor Stephen Castleberry – Antioch Church, Georgetown, TX
Margaret Byfield – American Stewards of Liberty

Policy Solutions

Featured speakers:
Senator Mark Maynard – West Virginia Representative
Carrie Isaac – Texas Commissioner
Perry Will – Garfield County, Colorado Commissioner
Vicki Marquardt – Otero County, New Mexico
Tracey Barton – Executive Director, Kansas Natural Resources Coalition Commissioner
Michael Perry – Chaves County, NM
Frank Lasse – President, Truth in Energy and Climate
Molly Vogt – American Energy Works (moderator)

Effective DC Strategies

Featured speakers:
Bill Dolbow – Consultant, Jefferson Rising

Land & Liberty Summit – 2026

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

Box Land Company

Gold Sponsor

Tennessee Real Properties

Silver Sponsor

The Heartland Institute

Silver Sponsor

R-CALF USA

Bronze Sponsor

AgTrust Farm Credit

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