Click HERE or the image above to watch Sedona Forum 2025 highlights
SEDONA, Arizona (May 15, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today released panel videos, photos and a highlight reel from the 2025 Sedona Forum, held May 2-3 in Arizona. The event celebrated the legacy of Senator John McCain and emphasized how the United States can leverage its economic strength, technological edge, military might, and cultural influence to lead with purpose in a rapidly changing world. The videos can be viewed HERE.
“Every person in this country deserves a voice. Here at the Sedona Forum they are allowed that voice, they are given it. Bipartisan conversations are how we create the future and how we make the country better,” says Jimmy McCain in the video.
The McCain Institute hosted U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), U.S. Representatives Jason Crow (D-Colo.-06), Craig Goldman (R-Texas-12), and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.-06), U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, and more than 50 other policy experts, business leaders, and insightful voices.
Journalists from The Washington Post, the Sedona Forum’s exclusive media partner, moderated panels, as well as reporters from NBC News, CBS News, The Atlantic, Gray TV, and the Financial Times. Discussions ranged from U.S.-Ukraine relations, the geopolitics of trade and energy, the state of democracy around the globe, and more.
Photos and recordings of the panels are available to watch HERE. To learn more about the event, visit TheSedonaForum.org.
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About the Sedona Forum
Inspired by the McCain family, the Sedona Forum is held each spring to advance the mission of the McCain Institute: fighting for democracy, human dignity, and security. As the McCain Institute’s signature annual event, the forum provides a unique opportunity for U.S. and world leaders to have informal, face-to-face discussions about real solutions to the problems facing our world today.
About the McCain Institute at Arizona State University
The McCain Institute is a nonpartisan organization inspired by Senator John McCain and his family’s dedication to public service. We are part of Arizona State University and based in Washington, D.C. Our programs defend democracy, advance human rights and freedom, and empower character-driven leaders. Our unique power to convene leaders across the global political spectrum enables us to make a real impact on the world’s most pressing challenges. Our goal is action, not talk, and like Senator McCain, we are fighting to create a free, safe, and just world for all.
About Arizona State University
Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American research university, creating an institution that is committed to access, excellence and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. As the prototype for a New American University, ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.