The 2023 Sedona Forum

•Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chair, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute
•Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute
•Senator Mark Kelly, (D-AZ)

•Leopoldo López, Co-Founder, World Liberty Congress
•Representative Craig Goldman, (R-TX)Moderator:
Anthony Adragna, Congressional Defense Reporter, Punchbowl News

•Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice President, Free Russia Foundation

•Rachel Hoff, Policy Director, Ronald Reagan Institute
•Dr. Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute
•Dr. Tamara Wittes, President, National Democratic Institute
Moderator:
Stephanie Sy, Correspondent, PBS News

Fireside Chat
•Under Secretary Luke J. Lindberg, U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
•Julie Borlaug, President, Borlaug Consulting

•Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute

This portion of the program will not livestreamed.
Opening remarks by Dr. Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
Presentation of the In The Arena Award
Presentation by Jack McCain and James McCain
Keynote Program:
Keynote Introduction:
•Sally Donnelly, Founding Partner, Pallas Advisors
Keynote:
•General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander, AFRICOM
In Conversation With:
•Mosheh Oinounou, Editor-in-Chief, Mo News
Conclusion:
•Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chair, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute

•Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute

•Dr. Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman & CEO, Munich Security Council

•Gov. Katie Hobbs, Arizona

•James McCain, Captain, U.S. Army

Virtual remarks by Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
•Rep. Don Bacon, (R-NE)
•Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute
•Sen. Ruben Gallego, (D-AZ)
•Amb. Kurt Volker, Former Ambassador to NATO
Moderator:
•J.D. Simkins, Editor-in-Chief, Defense News

•Michael Harper, Partner, K&L Gates

•Michael Bidwill, Owner, Arizona Cardinals
•Kathy Behrens, President of Social Responsibility & Player Programs, NBA
•David Lakin, General Counsel, Player 15 Group, Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury
Moderator:
•Ahron Cohen, Founder & CEO, Polar Sun Ventures & Former President, CEO, & Alternate Governor for the Arizona Coyotes

•Akie Abe, Chairperson, Foundation for Encouragement of Social Contribution (Tokyo)

•Rui Matsukawa, Senator, Senate of Japan
•Akihisa Shiozaki, Member of the House of Representatives (LDP), Japan
•Jack McCain, CEO, Blue Sky and Board Member, McCain Institute
Moderator:
•Josh Rogin, Lead Global Security Analyst, Washington Post Intelligence

•Amb. Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme

Remarks from:
•James McCain, Captain U.S. army
•Lela Smith Hooper

Introduction:
•Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chair, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute
Panel:
•Amb. Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme
•Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, World Food Programme
Moderator:
•Amb. Josette Sheeran, Founder & CEO, Firefly Global Group

•Rep. Stephanie Bice, (R-OK)
•Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, (D-RI)
Moderator:
•Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum

•Rep. Mike Lawler, (R-NY)
•Sen. Peter Welch, (D-VT)
•Chris Johnson, President & CEO, China Strategies Group
Moderator:
•Demetri Sevastopulo, U.S.-China Correspondent, Financial Times

•Rep. Jason Crow, (D-CO)
•Rep. Craig Goldman, (R-TX)
Moderator:
•John Raidt, Advisor, Jones Group International

•Dr. Lev Gonick, Enterprise Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University

•JC Btaiche, Founder & CEO, Fuse Energy
•Rep. Jim Himes, (D-CT), Ranking Member, HPSCI
•Dan Smoot, CEO, Vantor
Moderator:
•Joe Gould, Reporter, NOTUS

•Jason Rezaian, Director of Press Freedom Initiatives, The Washington Post

•Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
•Gen. (Ret.) Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. , Former Commander, U.S. Central Command
•Reid Smith, Vice President of Foreign Policy, Stand Together
Moderator:
•Jon Decker, White House Correspondent & Senior National Editor, Gray TV & Media Fellow, McCain Institute

•David Axelrod, Founding Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics & Professor of Practice, ASU
•Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chair, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute
Moderator:
•Kelly O'Donnell, Chief Justice and National Affairs Correspondent, NBC News

•Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute