diff --git a/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
index 35e6b709..529d9fb4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/conferences_controller.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ConferencesController < ApplicationController
 
     @image_url = "#{request.protocol}#{request.host}#{@conference.picture}"
 
-    if splashpage.include_cfp
+    if splashpage.include_cfp?
       cfps = @conference.program.cfps
       @call_for_events = cfps.find { |call| call.cfp_type == 'events' }
       if @call_for_events.try(:open?)
@@ -50,31 +50,27 @@ class ConferencesController < ApplicationController
       @call_for_tracks = cfps.find { |call| call.cfp_type == 'tracks' }
       @call_for_booths = cfps.find { |call| call.cfp_type == 'booths' }
     end
-    if splashpage.include_program
+    if splashpage.include_program?
       @highlights = @conference.highlighted_events.eager_load(:speakers)
-      if splashpage.include_tracks
+      if splashpage.include_tracks?
         @tracks = @conference.confirmed_tracks.eager_load(
           :room
         ).order('tracks.name')
       end
-      if splashpage.include_booths
+      if splashpage.include_booths?
         @booths = @conference.confirmed_booths.order('title')
       end
-      if splashpage.include_happening_now
-        events_schedules_list = get_happening_now_events_schedules(@conference)
-        @events_schedules_limit = EVENTS_PER_PAGE
-        @events_schedules_length = events_schedules_list.length
-        @pagy, @events_schedules = pagy_array(events_schedules_list, items: @events_schedules_limit, link_extra: 'data-remote="true"')
-        @happening_now_url = happening_now_conference_schedule_path(conference_id: @conference.short_title, format: :json)
+      if splashpage.include_happening_now?
+        load_happening_now
       end
     end
-    if splashpage.include_registrations || splashpage.include_tickets
+    if splashpage.include_registrations? || splashpage.include_tickets?
       @tickets = @conference.tickets.visible.order('price_cents')
     end
-    if splashpage.include_lodgings
+    if splashpage.include_lodgings?
       @lodgings = @conference.lodgings.order('id')
     end
-    if splashpage.include_sponsors
+    if splashpage.include_sponsors?
       @sponsorship_levels = @conference.sponsorship_levels.eager_load(
         :sponsors
       ).order('sponsorship_levels.position ASC', 'sponsors.name')
@@ -151,4 +147,16 @@ class ConferencesController < ApplicationController
   def current_user_has_unpaid_tickets?
     current_user && current_user_tickets.unpaid.any?
   end
+
+  def load_happening_now
+    events_schedules_list = get_happening_now_events_schedules(@conference)
+    @is_happening_next = false
+    if events_schedules_list.empty?
+      events_schedules_list = get_happening_next_events_schedules(@conference)
+      @is_happening_next = true
+    end
+    @events_schedules_limit = EVENTS_PER_PAGE
+    @events_schedules_length = events_schedules_list.length
+    @pagy, @events_schedules = pagy_array(events_schedules_list, items: @events_schedules_limit, link_extra: 'data-remote="true"')
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/conference_helper.rb b/app/helpers/conference_helper.rb
index cf2c06ce..29db24d4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/conference_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/conference_helper.rb
@@ -79,10 +79,30 @@ module ConferenceHelper
   end
 
   def get_happening_now_events_schedules(conference)
-    events_schedules = conference.program.selected_event_schedules(
-      includes: [:room, { event: %i[track event_type speakers submitter] }]
-    ).select(&:happening_now?)
+    events_schedules = filter_events_schedules(conference, :happening_now?)
     events_schedules ||= []
     events_schedules
   end
+
+  def get_happening_next_events_schedules(conference)
+    events_schedules = filter_events_schedules(conference, :happening_later?)
+
+    if events_schedules.empty?
+      return []
+    end
+
+    # events_schedules have been sorted by start_time in selected_event_schedules
+    happening_next_time = events_schedules[0].start_time
+    events_schedules = events_schedules.select { |s| s.start_time == happening_next_time }
+
+    events_schedules
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def filter_events_schedules(conference, filter)
+    conference.program.selected_event_schedules(
+      includes: [:room, { event: %i[track event_type speakers submitter] }]
+    ).select(&filter)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/event_schedule.rb b/app/models/event_schedule.rb
index 036a89f2..f8a41d64 100644
--- a/app/models/event_schedule.rb
+++ b/app/models/event_schedule.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ class EventSchedule < ApplicationRecord
     event_time_range.overlaps?(now_range)
   end
 
+  def happening_later?
+    # TODO: Save start_time with local timezone info when making an event schedule
+    in_tz_start = start_time.in_time_zone(timezone)
+    in_tz_start -= in_tz_start.utc_offset
+
+    in_tz_start >= Time.now
+  end
+
   def self.withdrawn_or_canceled_event_schedules(schedule_ids)
     EventSchedule
       .unscoped
diff --git a/app/views/admin/emails/_help.html.haml b/app/views/admin/emails/_help.html.haml
index 371bac7b..9de1e0f8 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/emails/_help.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/emails/_help.html.haml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       - if @conference.program.schedule_public
         %td {schedule_link}
         %td The link to complete schedule of the conference
-    - if @conference.splashpage && @conference.splashpage.public
+    - if @conference.splashpage && @conference.splashpage.public?
       %tr
         %td {conference_splash_link}
         %td The link to conference splash page
diff --git a/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml
index 08edb140..e3732b89 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
           %i{ class: "fa-li #{icon_for_todo @splashpage.include_social_media?}" }
           Display social media links
         %li
-          - if @conference.splashpage && @conference.splashpage.public
+          - if @conference.splashpage && @conference.splashpage.public?
             %i{ class: "fa-li #{icon_for_todo @splashpage.public?}" }
             %text-muted.publicorprivate  Public
           - else
diff --git a/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml b/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml
index c048b28d..ead36206 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/_about_and_happening_now.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     = render 'happening_now', conference: conference,
       events_schedules: events_schedules, pagy: pagy,
       events_schedules_length: events_schedules_length,
-      events_schedules_limit: events_schedules_limit
+      events_schedules_limit: events_schedules_limit,
+      is_happening_next: is_happening_next
 
 = content_for :about do
   #about
diff --git a/app/views/conferences/_happening_now.haml b/app/views/conferences/_happening_now.haml
index 66355a82..563a4b4f 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/_happening_now.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/_happening_now.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 - if conference.splashpage.include_program && conference.splashpage.include_happening_now
   - if events_schedules.any?
     .row
-      %h2.text-center{ style: 'margin-bottom:30px' } Happening Now
+      %h2.text-center{ style: 'margin-bottom:30px' }
+        - if is_happening_next
+          Happening Next
+        - else
+          Happening Now
     - events_schedules.each do |event_schedule|
       = render 'schedules/event', conference: conference, event_schedule: event_schedule, event: event_schedule.event, is_brief: true
     - if events_schedules_length > events_schedules_limit
@@ -9,4 +13,4 @@
         != pagy_bootstrap_nav_js(pagy)
   - else
     .row
-      %h3.text-center There are no events happening now.
+      %h3.text-center There are no events scheduled yet.
diff --git a/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml b/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml
index 3a73c0b0..ed642f34 100644
--- a/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conferences/show.html.haml
@@ -49,21 +49,22 @@
     = render 'about_and_happening_now', conference: @conference,
       events_schedules: @events_schedules, pagy: @pagy,
       events_schedules_length: @events_schedules_length,
-      events_schedules_limit: @events_schedules_limit
+      events_schedules_limit: @events_schedules_limit,
+      is_happening_next: @is_happening_next
 
   -# calls for content, or program
-  - if @conference.splashpage.include_cfp
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_cfp?
     = render 'call_for_content', conference: @conference,
       call_for_events: @call_for_events, call_for_tracks: @call_for_tracks,
       call_for_booths: @call_for_booths,
       event_types: @event_types, tracks: @track_names
 
-  - if @conference.splashpage.include_program
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_program?
     = render 'program', conference: @conference, tracks: @tracks,
       highlights: @highlights, booths: @booths
 
   -# attendance/registration
-  - if @conference.splashpage.include_registrations
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_registrations?
     - if @conference.registration_open?
       = render 'registration', conference: @conference,
         registration_period: @conference.registration_period,
@@ -72,20 +73,20 @@
     = render 'tickets', conference: @conference, tickets: @tickets
 
   -# geo
-  - if @conference.splashpage.include_venue && @conference.venue
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_venue? && @conference.venue
     = render 'venue', conference: @conference, venue: @conference.venue,
       commercial: @conference.venue.commercial
   - if @conference.splashpage.include_lodgings && @conference.lodgings.any?
     = render 'lodging', venue: @conference.venue, lodgings: @lodgings
 
   -# sponsorship
-  - if @conference.splashpage.include_sponsors
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_sponsors?
     = render 'sponsors', conference: @conference,
       sponsorship_levels: @sponsorship_levels,
       sponsors: @sponsors
 
   -# footer
-  - if @conference.splashpage.include_social_media
+  - if @conference.splashpage.include_social_media?
     - if @conference.contact.has_social_media?
       = render 'social_media', contact: @conference.contact
   = render 'footer'
diff --git a/lib/tasks/demo_data_for_development.rake b/lib/tasks/demo_data_for_development.rake
index d54f8cfb..026f3e20 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/demo_data_for_development.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/demo_data_for_development.rake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'webmock'
+
 namespace :data do
   desc 'Create demo data for our local development'
   include FactoryBot::Syntax::Methods
diff --git a/spec/features/splashpage_spec.rb b/spec/features/splashpage_spec.rb
index 69e1c6ae..7b9b8866 100644
--- a/spec/features/splashpage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/splashpage_spec.rb
@@ -80,4 +80,88 @@ feature Splashpage do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context 'happening now section', feature: true, js: true do
+    let!(:conference2) { create(:full_conference, start_date: 1.day.ago, end_date: 7.days.from_now, start_hour: 0, end_hour: 24) }
+    let!(:program) { conference2.program }
+    let!(:selected_schedule) { create(:schedule, program: program) }
+    let!(:splashpage) { create(:full_splashpage, conference: conference2, public: true)}
+
+    let!(:scheduled_event1) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed', abstract: '`markdown`')
+    end
+    let!(:scheduled_event2) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:scheduled_event3) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:scheduled_event4) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:current_time) { Time.now.in_time_zone(conference2.timezone) }
+
+    before :each do
+      sign_in participant
+    end
+
+    scenario 'displays \'There are no events scheduled yet.\' if nothing is happening now and next' do
+      visit conference_path(conference2.short_title)
+      happening_now = page.find('#happening-now')
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content('There are no events scheduled yet.')
+    end
+
+    scenario 'shows all events happening next if nothing is happening now' do
+      event_schedule1 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event1, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule2 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event2, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      visit conference_path(conference2.short_title)
+      happening_now = page.find('#happening-now')
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule1.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule2.event.title)
+    end
+
+    scenario 'only shows all events happening now if something is happening now and next' do
+      event_schedule1 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event1, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule2 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event2, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule3 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event3, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: current_time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      visit conference_path(conference2.short_title)
+      happening_now = page.find('#happening-now')
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule3.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).not_to have_content(event_schedule1.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).not_to have_content(event_schedule2.event.title)
+    end
+
+    scenario 'only shows events happening at the earliest time, not at a later time in the future' do
+      event_schedule1 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event1, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule2 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event2, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule3 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event3, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 2.hours).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      visit conference_path(conference2.short_title)
+      happening_now = page.find('#happening-now')
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule1.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule2.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).not_to have_content(event_schedule3.event.title)
+    end
+
+    scenario 'only shows 3 events happening now because of pagination' do
+      event_schedule1 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event1, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: current_time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule2 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event2, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: current_time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule3 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event3, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: current_time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+      event_schedule4 = create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event4, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: current_time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S'))
+
+      visit conference_path(conference2.short_title)
+      happening_now = page.find('#happening-now')
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule1.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule2.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule3.event.title)
+      expect(happening_now).not_to have_content(event_schedule4.event.title)
+
+      visit conference_path(conference2.short_title, page: 2)
+      happening_now = page.find('#happening-now')
+      expect(happening_now).to have_content(event_schedule4.event.title)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/conference_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/conference_helper_spec.rb
index 4ea48496..5065411f 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/conference_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/conference_helper_spec.rb
@@ -99,4 +99,39 @@ describe ConferenceHelper, type: :helper do
       expect(conference_color(conference2)).to eq('#0B3559')
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#get_happening_next_events_schedules' do
+    let!(:conference2) { create(:full_conference, start_date: 1.day.ago, end_date: 7.days.from_now, start_hour: 0, end_hour: 24) }
+    let!(:program) { conference2.program }
+    let!(:selected_schedule) { create(:schedule, program: program) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event1) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed', abstract: '`markdown`')
+    end
+    let!(:current_time) { Time.now.in_time_zone(conference2.timezone) }
+    let!(:event_schedule1) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event1, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event2) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:event_schedule2) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event2, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event3) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:event_schedule3) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event3, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time - 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event4) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:event_schedule4) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event4, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (current_time + 2.hours).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+
+    it 'returns all the events happening at the earliest time in the future but not later or in the past' do
+      events_schedules = get_happening_next_events_schedules(conference2)
+      expect(events_schedules).to include(event_schedule1)
+      expect(events_schedules).to include(event_schedule2)
+      expect(events_schedules).to_not include(event_schedule3)
+      expect(events_schedules).to_not include(event_schedule4)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/event_schedule_spec.rb b/spec/models/event_schedule_spec.rb
index b160cf15..26cb5dff 100644
--- a/spec/models/event_schedule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/event_schedule_spec.rb
@@ -165,4 +165,31 @@ describe EventSchedule do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'happening_later' do
+    let!(:conference2) { create(:full_conference, start_date: 1.day.ago, end_date: 7.days.from_now, start_hour: 0, end_hour: 24) }
+    let!(:program) { conference2.program }
+    let!(:selected_schedule) { create(:schedule, program: program) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event1) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed', abstract: '`markdown`')
+    end
+    let!(:event_schedule1) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event1, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (Time.now.in_time_zone(conference2.timezone) + 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event2) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:event_schedule2) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event2, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (Time.now.in_time_zone(conference2.timezone) + 2.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+    let!(:scheduled_event3) do
+      program.update_attributes!(selected_schedule: selected_schedule)
+      create(:event, program: program, state: 'confirmed')
+    end
+    let!(:event_schedule3) { create(:event_schedule, event: scheduled_event3, schedule: selected_schedule, start_time: (Time.now.in_time_zone(conference2.timezone) - 1.hour).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')) }
+
+    it 'returns true if the event is happening in the future' do
+      expect(event_schedule1.happening_later?).to be true
+      expect(event_schedule2.happening_later?).to be true
+      expect(event_schedule3.happening_later?).to be false
+    end
+  end
 end