| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | The Expanse | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Adam Rakunas (M), Kate Elliott (M) | MEDIA |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Gravity Falls | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Daniel Dugan (M), Mur Lafferty (M) | MEDIA |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | Starting Out In Webcomics | Manitou | A crash course on what you need to know to create comics on the web. There will be hard truths, and lessons shared based on success and failure. | Matt Pearson, Pablo Defendini, BluRaven C. Houvener | COMICS |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | From Fanfic to Profic | Manitou | Many of science fiction and fantasy's authors have come out of fandom. What's the transition like? Why do so many talented writers stay in fanfic? What does writer with professional aspirations get out of fic? | Matthew Alan Thyer, Dira Lewis, Angela Carina Barry | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Using Biology Dangerously to Inspire Laughter and Thought | Manitou | Scientifically blowing your mind 3 times in 50 minutes! Panelists are limited to 10 minute discussions based on three topics that are tied to lighthearted videos on Biology. Come learn, have fun, ask questions and be inspired. | Julie Lesnik, Daniel Dugan | SCIENCE |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Return to Jupiter: NASA's Juno Mission | Manitou | Last summer, a new spacecraft arrived at Jupiter. Juno's mission is to orbit the giant planet, studying its powerful magnetic field, its intense radiation belts, and the intricate interplay of particles and energies surging through nearby space. Bill Higgins reviews Juno's role in gathering more clues to the formation and evolution of Jupiter. | Bill Higgins | SCIENCE |
| Saturday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | John Klima (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | Subterranean Press Chat Session | Manitou | Come join production manager Geralyn Lance and learn more about what makes Michigan-based Subterranean Press so special to the SFF field and to Confusion. Ever want to know what goes into producing a limited edition or selecting art for a dust jacket? Geralyn's got you covered. Want to know about this year's special guests sponsored by SubPress at Confusion? Ditto. She'll also be previewing what books SubPress has coming in 2017 and giving away a few special books to lucky audience members. Don't miss this chance to get the inside scoop on a unique publisher. | Geralyn Lance, Kyle Brandon | LITERATURE |
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | The Spiral Arm Stories | Manitou | Clifford VanMeter will unveil his new collection of shorts, The Spiral Arm Stories. Four complete works that stand alone, but add to the events of Vengeance is a Wheel, Cliff's debut full-length novel published last year. | Clifford VanMeter | LITERATURE |
| Saturday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Pimp Your Mars Rover | Manitou | What would a vehicle need to traverse the unforgiving surface of Mars? A perfect panel for those interested in engineering the next buggy. | Karen Burnham (M), Martin L. Shoemaker, Courtney Schafer, Bill Higgins | SCIENCE |
| Saturday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Alternative Comics and Art | Manitou | Artwork created for the mainstream follows dominant trends and is marketed for popularity, but there are many alternative artists and creators doing spectacular things. Find out the difference between popular and underground art, why it's important and where to find it. | Emily Zelasko (M), Crystal Mielcarek, Pablo Defendi, Ben Rodriguez, Michael Kucharski | ART |
| Saturday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | What's Your Favorite Apocalypse? | Manitou | A discussion on scientific advances that might tip the world towards an apocalypse. | Kristine Smith (M), Andrew Zimmerman Jones, Julie Lesnik, Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Nichole E. Castle | SCIENCE |
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Defense Against The Dark Arts: Defending From Harassment Online | Manitou | Online harassment is a serious threat. Come learn practical strategies for how to defend yourself and others from harassment and abuse. We'll cover mental health first aid, digital and physical security, and practical help you can offer to friends who are experiencing harassment, with a focus on how to avoid escalating the situation. | Annalee Flower Horne | FANDOM |
| Saturday | 9:00 PM | 9:50 PM | Mallory O'Meara Presents Previews! | Manitou | Join our Media Guest of Honor for a sneak peek at some of the horror, sci-fi and fantasy films she has coming up from Dark Dunes Productions. | Mallory O'Meara | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Reading: John Chu, Annalee Flower Horne, Marissa Lingen | Manitou | Authors read from current or forthcoming works | John Chu, Annalee Flower Horne, Marissa Lingen | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Before You Share Your Story | Manitou | Do you friends go the other way when they see you with a freshly-printed story in your hands? They might not tell you your story stinks, but they know what's fun to read and what's not. This panel will help you present your friends, beta readers and editors with a well-polished story that's easy and fun to read using human and computer techniques for identifying awkward phrases in your writing | Clif Flynt | LITERATURE |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | The One That Got Away | Manitou | Rejection is part of the business. Even the best stories aren't for everyone. Have our panel of editors rejected stories that went on to great success? Why did they make those decisions, and did they regret it in the face of those stories' successes? | Lee Harris (M), Sam Morgan, Yanni Kuznia, Gillian Redfearn | LITERATURE |
