The 2023 Sedona Forum

• Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute
• Dr. Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University

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Introduction by Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chairman, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute

• Gov. Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s 24th Governor
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• Sec. Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of the Treasury

In Conversation With:
• Moderator: Dr. Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University (TBC)
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Introduction by Kristen Abrams, Chief Program Officer, McCain Institute
• Dr. Denis Mukwege, President & Founder, Panzi Hospital and Foundation

In Conversation With:
• Sheryl Sandberg, Founder, Lean In
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• Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, United States Senator, Arizona

In Conversation with:
• Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Democracy Reporter Based in Arizona, The Washington Post
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Presentation by Gov. Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s 24th Governor

• Hans Vestberg, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Verizon
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Welcome Remarks by Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute

Presentation of the Courage & Leadership Award:
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Remarks by Jack McCain, Board Member, McCain Institute
Tribute Video to Alexei Navalny

Presentation by David Axelrod, Founding Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics, CNN Senior Political Commentator, & Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

• Remarks: Ms. Dasha Navalnaya

Keynote Conversation:
Introduction by Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute

• Sec. Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State

In Conversation with:

• Sen. Mitt Romney, United States Senator, Utah

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Remarks and Video Introduction:
• Kristen Abrams, Chief Program Officer, McCain Institute

Tribute Video to Secretary Henry Kissinger

Conclusion:
• Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chairman, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute

• Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chair, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute
• Scott Jablow, Mayor of Sedona

Virtual Remarks from Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine

In Conversation With:
• Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute

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Introduction by Lev Gonick, Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University

• Sen. Joe Manchin, United States Senator, West Virginia
• Damon Wilson, President & CEO, National Endowment for Democracy

Moderator:
• Sarah Margon, Director, Foreign Policy, Open Society Foundations

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Introduction: “Support Ukraine” video

• Garry Kasparov, Chairman, Renew Democracy Initiative
• Vali Nasr, Professor of International Affairs & Middle East Studies, SAIS
• Amb. David Pressman, United States Ambassador to Hungary

Moderator:
• Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute

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• Amb. Roger D. Carstens, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, U.S. State Department
• Sen. Peter Welch, United States Senator, Vermont

Moderator:
• Seung Min Kim, White House Reporter, The Associated Press

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• Rep. Brendan Boyle, United States Congressman, Pennsylvania’s 2nd District
• Jon Finer, Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States
• Sen. Mark Kelly, United States Senator, Arizona

Moderator:
• Courtney Kube, Correspondent, NBC News

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Tribute Video to Senator Joe Lieberman

Introduction by Steve Duprey, Former Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party

• Gov. Chris Sununu, New Hampshire’s 82nd Governor

In Conversation With:
• Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics & Board Member, McCain Institute

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• Rep. Jason Crow, United States Congressman, Colorado’s 6th District
• Amb. Alexandra Hall Hall, Former Ambassador to Georgia, Writer, Byline Times, & Co-host, "Disorder" Podcast
• Amb. Martin Kimani, Kenyan Ambassador to the United Nations

Moderator:
• Josh Rogin, Columnist, The Washington Post

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• Adm. Linda Fagan, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
• Sen. Todd Young, United States Senator, Indiana

Moderator:
• Paul Kane, Senior Congressional Correspondent, The Washington Post

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• Sen. Bill Cassidy, United States Senator, Louisiana
• Gen. Laura Richardson, Commander, United States Southern Command
• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senator, Rhode Island

Moderator:
• Roberto Patiño, Founder, Mi Convive and Director, Institute 2100

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• David Axelrod, Founding Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics, CNN Senior Political Commentator, & Professor of Practice, ASU
• Rick Davis, Partner, Stonecourt Capital & Chair, Board of Trustees, McCain Institute

Moderator:
• Kelly O’Donnell, Senior White House Correspondent, NBC News

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• Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute