PAST PARTICIPANTS
Please see below for the Sedona Forum 2021 and 2019 participant lists.
2023 Participants:
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- Kristen AbramsSenior Director, Combatting Human TraffickingMcCain Institute
- Richard AdkersonChairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - Mohanad AdnannPartnerRoya Development Group
- Mehdi AlhassaniHead of Government AffairsPalantir Technologies
- Souheir Alkhoury
- Wendy R. AndersonSenior Vice President, Federal, National Security
Palantir Technologies - John C. AquilinoCommanderU.S. Indo-Pacific Command
- Letty AshworthDirectorGenuine Parts Company
- Jean BaderschneiderBoard MemberGFEMS and Fortescue Future Industries
- Yll BajraktariPresident and CEO
SCSP - Caitlin BatteySpecial Projects Manager
The McCain Institute - Jessica BeachumNurse
Phoenix Children’s Hospital - Kelvin Beachum JrNFL Athlete, Investor, Advisor
- Peter BergenProfessorArizona State University
- Steve BettsManaging Director of DevelopmentHolualao Companies
- Yvonne Betts
- Carl BildtCo-ChairECFR
- Charlie BlackChairmanPrime Policy Group
- Judy Black
- Nadya BlissExecutive Director, Global Security InitiativeArizona State University
- Sonya Bouchard
- Denis BovinSenior AdvisorEvercore
- Brendan BoyleCongressman, PA – 02U.S. House of Representatives
- Margaret BrennanModerator of Face the Nation & Chief Foreign Affairs CorrespondentCBS
- Denis BovinSenior AdvisorEvercore
- Anastasia BurakovaHuman Rights Lawyer & FounderThe Ark
- Christy BurtonBurton Family Foundation
- Daryl BurtonFounderBurton Family Foundation
- Faith BurtonBurton Family Foundation
- Chris CamachoPresident & CEOGreater Phoenix Economic Council
- Marilyn Carlson NelsonRetired Co-CEOCarlson Holdings, Inc
- Heather CarterExecutive Vice PresidentGreater Phoenix Leadership
- Bill CassidyUnited States SenatorLouisiana
- Laura Cassidy
- Will CassidyGraduate StudentUniversity of Chicago
- Pablo ChavezAdjunct Senior FellowCenter for a New American Society
- Juan CiscomaniCongressman, AZ -06U.S. House of Representatives
- Shannon ClarkSenior Vice President, Federal, R&DPalantir Technologies
- John CornynUnited States SenatorTexas
- Sandy Cornyn
- Jason CrowCongressman, CO -06U.S. House of Representatives
- Michael M. CrowPresidentArizona State University
- Ryan CrowDirectorR Street Institute
- Eugene DanielsPlaybook Co-Author & White House CorrespondentPOLITICO
- Cole DavisSpecial Events CoordinatorMcCain Institute
- Karen DavisVeterinarianFt. Hunt Clinic
- Rick DavisPartnerStonecourt Capital
- Lynn Forester de RothschildCo-Founder & Managing PartnerInclusive Capital Partners
- Tony DeMartinoFounding PartnerPallas Advisors
- Collin DennistonSocial Media SpecialistMcCain Institute
- Matt DerstinePartnerSnell & Wilmer
- Stacy DerstineVice President, External AffairsArizona Public Service
- Julie DesChamps
- Matthew DesChampsPartner & Chief Operating OfficerKepos Capital, LP
- Stacey DixonPrincipal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
- CJ Donahoe
- Zoë Newcomb Donahoe
- Pierre DonahueLegal ConsultantCrestline Hotels and Resorts
- Sally DonnellyFounding PartnerPallas Advisors
- Steve DupreyOwnerThe Duprey Companies
- Uriel EpshteinExecutive DirectorRenew Democracy Initiative
- Richard EscobedoProducerCBS
- Carla EudyConsultantMcCain Institute
- Paul FaganDirector, Democracy ProgramsMcCain Institute
- Evelyn N. FarkasExecutive DirectorMcCain Institute
- Romania FincherVice PresidentAkima
- Judd FlorisDirectorPallas Advisors
- Charles FlynnCommanding GeneralU.S. Army Pacific
- Laura FrenchDirector, State Governmental RelationsTSMC AZ
- Major GarrettChief Washington CorrespondentCBS News
- Betsy GehringChief Operating OfficerMcCain Institute
- Kerri Geisler
- Ted GeislerPresidentArizona Public Service
- Nancy GonzalesExecutive Vice President & University ProvostArizona State University
- Sue GordonFormer Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
- Amy GrapponeSenior Director of Communications & Strategic EventsMcCain Institute
- Greg GravesPartnerMcKinsey & Co.
- Eric GribetzCo-FounderStonecourt Capital
- Jennifer GriffinChief National Security CorrespondentFox News Channel
- Sofia Rose GrossJohn S. McCain Democracy FellowMcCain Institute
- Audrey GyrStartups Innovation SpecialistGood Food Institute
- Jeff GuldnerChairman of the Board, President & CEOPinnacle West Capital Corporation
- Michael HaftFounder & CEOCompass Coffee
- Mary HagarExecutive Producer, Face the Nation & Executive Editor for PoliticsCBS
- Alexandra Hall HallWriter & CommentatorByline Times
- Sam HannaFounderEmissa
- Michael Culhane HarperTrial AttorneyDepartment of Justice
- Oliver HarperClinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Arizona – College of Medicine
- Sharon HarperCEO & ChairmanPlaza Companies
- Josh HarrisExecutive Vice PresidentPalantir
- Heidi HeitkampFormer United States SenatorNorth Dakota
- Christine HiltSenior Analyst, Global Macro-GeopoloticsEurasia Group
- Jerry HirschChairmanThe Lodestar Foundation
- Katie HobbsGovernorArizona
- Heather HopkinsHead of Defense PolicyAmazon Web Services
- Chris HowardEVP & COOArizona State University
- Bi-Khim HsiaoRepresentativeTECRO
- Tim HughesSenior Vice President, Global Business & Government AffairsSpaceX
- Will HurdFormer United States CongressmanTexas
- Amber JohnsonSedona Forum SpecialistMcCain Institute
- Elizabeth JohnsonChief of StaffSenator Mitt Romney
- Amanda KaiserNurseMayo Clinic
- Steve KaiserState SenatorArizona
- Lesley KalanChief Strategy & Development OfficerNorthrop Grumman
- Alexander KarpCEOPalantir Technologies
- Shannon KelloggVice President Public Policy, AmericasAmazon Web Services
- Mark Kelly*United States SenatorArizona
- Elliott AbramsSenior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Council on Foreign Relations
- Kristen AbramsSenior Director, Combatting Human Trafficking The McCain Institute
- Robbie AikenVice President Pinnacle West
- Audrey Alexander +Combating Terrorism Center, West Point Researcher and Instructor
- Souheir Alkhoury
- Arvydas AnusauskaMinistry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania
- Letty AshworthDirector of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Genuine Parts Company
- DAVID AXELRODDirector University of Chicago Institute of Politics
- SUSAN AXELRODFounder CURE Epilepsy
- Jean BaderschneiderBoard Member GFEMS and Fortescue Future Industries
- Caitlin BatteySpecial Projects Manager The McCain Institute
- Michelle BekkeringDirector of National Engagement U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
- Russell BermelSpecial Projects World Central Kitchen
- David BerryVice President Knight-Swift Transportation
- Elizabeth BerryProject Manager Plaza Companies
- Leslie BerryPartner Kingston Ct.
- Kari BingenChief Strategy Officer HawkEye 360
- Julie BishopChancellor Australian National University Former Foreign Minister Australia Australian National University
- Charlie BlackChairman Prime Policy Group
- Judy BlackPresident Black and Associates
- Roy BluntUnited States Senator Missouri
- Bruni Bradley
- Don BrandtCEO Emeritus Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
- Ginger BrandtDirector Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Stoney BurkePublic Policy Amazon Web Services
- Christine BurtonBurton Family Foundation
- Daryl BurtonFounder Burton Family Foundation
- Faith BurtonBurton Family Foundation
- Chris CamachoPresident & CEO Great Phoenix Economic Council
- Marilyn Carlson NelsonRetired Co-CEO Carlson Holdings, Inc.
- Bill CassidyUnited States Senator Louisiana
- Laura Cassidy
- Mohammed ChahimMember of the European Parliament European Parliament
- Catherine ChenCEO Polaris
- Sunny CheungAdvisor Hong Kong Democracy Council
- Richard ClarkeCommander USSOCOM
- Chris Coons*United States Senator Delaware
- Julie CorduaCEO Thorn
- Chris CostaExecutive Director International Spy Museum
- Donna Costa
- Michael CrowPresident Arizona State University
- Ryan CrowDirector R Street Institute
- Christian DavenportStaff Writer The Washington Post
- Cole DavisSpecial Events Coordinator The McCain Institute
- Karen DavisDVM Ft. Hunt Clinic
- Rick DavisPartner Stonecourt Capital
- Joe de FeoArtist
- Lynn Forester de RothschildCo-Founder and Managing Partner Inclusive Capital Partners
- Joy Miller Del Rosso
- Stephen Del RossoDirector, International Peace and Security Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Pierre DonahueLegal Consultant Crestline Hotels and Resorts
- Sally DonnellyFounding Partner Pallas Advisors
- Angela DuceyFirst Lady State of Arizona Governor’s Office
- Doug DuceyGovernor Arizona
- Steve DupreyOwner The Duprey Companies
- Joni ErnstUnited States Senator Iowa
- Leah Esper
- Mark EsperJohn S. McCain Distinguished Fellow The McCain Institute
- Carla EudyConsultant The McCain Institute
- Paul FaganSenior Director The McCain Institute
- Evelyn Farkas*Executive Director The McCain Institute
- Maggie Feldman-PiltchManaging Director Unicorn Strategies
- Judd FlorisDirector Pallas Advisors
- Richard FontaineChief Executive Officer Center for a New American Security
- Matthew FreedmanCEO Global Impact Inc.
- Betsy GehringDeputy Executive Director The McCain Institute
- Holly GibbsSystem Director HT Response CommonSpirit Health
- Gabby GiffordsFormer Congresswoman Arizona
- Victor Glover*Astronaut, NASA
- Sue GordonFormer Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
- Lindsey GrahamUnited States Senator South Carolina
- Amy GrapponeSenior Director of Communications and Strategic Engagement The McCain Institute
- Greg GravesPartner McKinsey & Company
- Eric GribetzManaging Partner Stonecourt Capital
- Nick GronoCEO Freedom Fund
- Sofia GrossJohn S. McCain Democracy Fellow McCain Institute
- Jeff GuldnerChairman of the Board, President & CEO Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
- Sydney Guldner
- Audrey GyrStartup Innovation Specialist Good food Institute
- Alex Hall HallFormer UK Diplomat and Ambassador
- Sue HalpernStaff Writer The New Yorker
- Rangina HamidiProfessor of Practice, Thunderbird School of Global Management Arizona State University
- Oliver HarperFaculty University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Sharon HarperCEO and Chairman Plaza Companies
- Harry HarrisAdmiral, USN (Ret); Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
- Shane HarrisStaff Writer The Washington Post
- Jill HazelbakerSenior Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs Uber Technologies, Inc
- Heidi HeitkampFormer Senator North Dakota
- Luis HerediaState Director Office of Senator Mark Kelly
- Jerry HirschChairman The Lodestar Foundation
- Gale Anne HurdCEO Valhalla Entertainment
- Alberto IbargüenPresident & CEO John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Amber JohnsonSedona Forum The McCain Institute
- Vladimir Kara-MurzaVice Chairman Open Russia
- Yevgeniya Kara-MurzaTranslator Free Russia Foundation
- Mark KellyUnited States Senator Arizona
- Mikhail KhodorkovskyFounder Open Russia, Russian Anti-War Committee
- Adam KinzingerIllinois’ 16th District U.S. House of Representatives
- Amy KlobucharUnited States Senator Minnesota
- David KramerManaging Director, Global Policy George W. Bush Presidential Center
- Brett Kubicek+Research Manager Public Safety Canada
- Vincent LaPadulaManaging Director J.P. Morgan Chase
- Meghan LatcovichStrategic Advisor The McCain Institute
- Simon LatcovichPartner Williams & Connolly
- Brandon LevinDirector, Office of the CEO Snap Inc.
- Henrietta LevinDirector for Southeast Asia National Security Council
- Paul LindsayDirector of Global Public Affairs Intuit
- Frank LongResearch Lead Plaintext Group @ Schmidt Futures
- Doug LuteChair International and Defense, BGR Group
- Whitney MacDougallCorporate Affairs, Strategic Initiatives Intuit Inc.
- Peter MacKayStrategic Advisor Deloitte
- Tom MalinowskiNew Jersey’s 7th District U.S. House of Representatives
- Sarah MargonForeign Policy Director Open Society Foundations
- Elisa MassiminoExecutive Director, Human Rights Institute Georgetown University Law Center
- Cindy McCainAmbassador United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
- Jack McCainBoard Member The McCain Institute
- Patrick McCannCommunications Specialist The McCain Institute
- Staci McDermottAssistant Director of Communications The McCain Institute
- David MerkelAssociate Fellow International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Ia MeurmishviliSenior Editor Voice of America
- Mark Milley20th Chairman The Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Nate MookCEO World Central Kitchen
- Sally MortonExecutive Vice President ASU Knowledge Enterprise
- Juliet MureriwaSenior Program Officer Ford Foundation
- Dikembe MutomboFounder and Chairman Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc.
- Rose MutomboBoard Member Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc.
- Beth MyersPrincipal Buckminster Strategies
- Dionne Najafi
- F. Francis Najafi Pivotal Foundation
- Adam NathansonPresident and Chief Executive Officer Mapleton Investments
- Scott NemethSenior Program Manager The McCain Institute
- Julia NesheiwatDistinguished Fellow Atlantic Council, Global Energy Center
- Pamela Newcomb
- Randy NewcombSenior Advisor The Omidyar Group
- Wai Wai NuFounder and Executive Director Women Peace Network
- Jim O’BrienChief of Staff & Senior VP of University Affairs Arizona State University
- Kathy O’Brien
- Gil OrrantiaFormer Director Arizona Homeland Security State of Arizona
- Maria Orrantia
- Sophie OtiendeChief Executive Officer Global Fund to End Modern Slavery
- Katie PaquetSenior Advisor, Strategic Communications Arizona State University
- David PetraeusPartner KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute
- Pedro PizanoManager, Democracy & Human Rights The McCain Institute
- Petro Poroshenko*5th President Ukraine
- David PressmanPartner Jenner & Block LLP
- John RaidtEVP Jones Group International
- Nick RasmussenNon-resident Senior Fellow The McCain Institute
- Josh RoginColumnist Washington Post
- David RousseauPresident Salt River Project
- Kathryn RuemmlerGeneral Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- Maralene SalloDirector, Preventing Targeted Violence The McCain Institute
- Matt SandersonAttorney Caplin & Drysdale
- John SandsSenior Director Knight Foundation
- Leah ScheunemannDeputy Director, Trans-Atlantic Security Initiative Atlantic Council
- Randy ScheunemannStrategic Counselor Halifax International Security Forum
- Claire Sechler MerkelSenior Director The McCain Institute
- Vance SerchukExecutive Director, The Global Institute KKR
- Rick ShangrawPresident Cintana Education
- Ryan ShawSenior University Advisor Arizona State University
- Josette SheeranExecutive Chairman The McCain Institute
- Phillip ShermanSenior Manager, International and Industry Affairs Mercedes-Benz
- Naomi ShinbaumAlumni The McCain Institute
- Michelle ShipleySenior Advisor for Community Engagement and Initiatves Office of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey
- Shawna Sinnott+Major U.S. Marine Corps
- Amanda Silverman
- Greg SilvermanFounder and CEO Stampede Ventures
- Elissa SlotkinMichigan’s 8th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
- Adam SmithWashington’s 9th District U.S. House of Representatives
- Matt SpenceProfessor of Practice and Senior Advisor to the President Arizona State University
- Evan SpiegelCEO Snap Inc.
- Wade StokesExecutive Director of Development Knowledge Enterprise ASU Foundation
- Dan SullivanUnited States Senator Alaska
- Kelsey SymsProgram Manager, Combatting Human Trafficking The McCain Institute
- Katherine TaiAmbassador U.S. Trade Representative
- Rob TaylorAssociate General Manager & Chief Public Affairs Executive Salt River Project
- Djordje TodorovicSenior Manager NED WMD
- Fran TownsendEVP Corporate Affairs Activision Blizzard
- Anne TurkVice President Thinking Hat, Inc.
- Craig TurkPresident Thinking Hat, Inc.
- Daniel TwiningPresident International Republican Institute
- Lena Van PraaghRealtor Coldwell Banker Realty
- Peter Van PraaghPresident Halifax International Security Forum
- Shawn VandiverPresident and Board Chair #AfghanEvac
- Hannah Vaughan JonesJournalist Lewnah Ltd
- Kurt VolkerSenior International Advisor BGR Group
- Anna VoloshinSenior Director of Development The McCain Institute
- Amy VynalekFaculty Associate Arizona State University
- Brad VynalekPartner and Firm President Quarles & Brady LLP
- Mike WaltzFlorida’s 6th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
- Davis WhiteDirector, Sedona Forum The McCain Institute
- Sheldon WhitehouseUnited States Senator Rhode Island
- Christopher WrayDirector FBI
- Michele ZahnerRetired United States Army
- Richard ZahnerLieutenant General (Retired) United States Army
- H.E. AMB. SHAIKH ABDULLA
- H.E. Amb. Shaikh Abdulla
Kingdom of Bahrain - REP. WILL HURD
Former United States Congressman
Texas – 23 - REP. TOM PERRIELLO
Former Congressman, Virginia, Executive Director
U.S. Programs, Open Society Foundations - KRISTEN ABRAMS
Senior Director of Combatting Human Trafficking
McCain Institute for International Leadership - PRESIDENT TOOMAS ILVES
Former President
Republic of Estonia - GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, USA (RET.)
Former President
KKR Global Institute - RICHARD ABORN
President
Citizens Crime Commission of New York City - LALEH ISPAHANI
Managing Director
Open Society – U.S. - TREVOR POTTER
Founder and President
Campaign Legal Center - BEN AFFLECK
Co-Founder and Chair
Eastern Congo Initiative - ANGELINA JOLIE
Special Envoy
UNHCR - SEN. ROB PORTMAN
United States Senator
Ohio - H.E. AMB. YOUSEF AL OTAIBA
Ambassador to the United States
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates - PRINCESS LALLA JOUMALA
Ambassador to the United States
Morroco - AMB. DAVID PRESSMAN
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP - SEC. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
Former Secretary of State, Chair
Albright Stonebridge Group - SEN. TIM KAINE
FoundeR
Moonshot CVE - VIDHYA RAMALINGAM
United States Senator
Virginia - ERNIE ALLEN
Human Trafficking Advisory Council - SEN. MARK KELLY
United States Senator
Arizona - NICK RASMUSSEN
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
McCain Institute for International
Arizona - GEN. JOHN ALLEN, USMC (RET.)
Presidentl
Brookings Institution - REP. ADAM KINZINGER
United States Congressman
Illinois – 16 - SEN. JACK REED
United States Senator
Rhode Island - JOSÉ ANDRÉS
Chef & Humanitarian
Founder of World Central Kitchen - DR. HENRY KISSINGER
Former U.S. Secretary of States - ALI ROGIN,JOSH ROGIN
Columnist, Global Opinions, Washington Post - DAVID AXELROD
Director
University of Chicago Institute of Politics - SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR
United States Senator
Minnesota - SEN. MITT ROMNEY
United States Senator, Utah - SEN. KELLY AYOTTE
Former United States Senator
New Hampshire - DAVID KRAMER
Senior Fellow
Florida International University - PROF. DANIEL ROTHENBERG
Co-Director, Center on the Future of War
Arizona State University - REP. JIM BANKS
United States Congressman
Indiana – 03 - CHRISTOPHER KREBS
Former Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Department of Homeland Security - SEN. BEN SASSE
United States Senator, Nebraska - SEN. JOHN BARRASSO
United States SenatorWyoming - COURTNEY KUBE
Correspondent
NBC News - DR. KORI SCHAKE
Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies
American Enterprise Institute - REP. KAREN BASS
Unites States Congresswoman
California – 37 - RSEN. JON KYL
Former United States Senator
Arizona - BOB SCHIEFFER
Political Contributor
CBS - STEVE BIEGUN
Former United States Special
Representative North Korea - ELISE LABOTT
Columnist
Foreign Policy - ERIC SCHMIDT
Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures; Former
CEO Google - HON. JULIE BISHOP
Chancellor
Australian National University - NATHAN LAW
Democracy Activist
Hong Kong - TONY SGRO
Founder and CEO
EdVenture Partners - SEN. ROY BLUNT
United States Senator
Missouri - DR. GENEVIEVE LEBARON
Professor of Politics
University of Sheffield - SEN. JEANNE SHAHEEN
United States Senator
New Hampshire - MARGARET BRENNAN
Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent
CBS News - SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN
Former United States Senator
Connecticut - JOSETTE SHEERAN
Executive Chairman
McCain Institute for International
Leadership - CHRIS BROSE
Head of Strategy
Anduril Industries - DR. PARDIS MAHDAVI
Dean, Social Sciences
Arizona State University - SEN. KYRSTEN SINEMA
United States Senator
Arizona - BILL BROWDER
CEO
Hermitage Capital Management - REP. TOM MALINOWSKI
REP. TOM MALINOWSKI
New Jersey – 07 - REP. ELISSA SLOTKIN
United States Congresswoman
Michigan – 08 - JASON CARTER
Chairman
Board for The Carter Center - MARK MALLOCH-BROWN
President
Open Society Foundations - BRETTE STEELE
Senior Director for Preventing Targeted Violence
McCain Institute for International Leadership - CATHERINE CHEN
CEO
Polaris - GEN. JAMES MATTIS, USMC (RET.)
26th U.S. Secretary of Defense
United States Marine Corps - ALI SOUFAN
Chairman and CEO
The Soufan Group - REP. LIZ CHENEY
United States Congresswoman
Wyoming – At-Large - RT. HON. THERESA MAY
Former Prime Minister
United Kingdom - SEN. DAN SULLIVAN
UnitedStates Senator
Alaska - STEVE CLEMONS
Editor-at-Large, The Hill - CINDY MCCAIN
Chairman of the Board
McCain Institute for International
Leadership - JAKE TAPPER
Chief Washington Correspondent
CNN - REP. GERRY CONNOLLY
United States Congressman
Virginia – 11 - REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL
Unted States Congressman
Texas – 10 - NICK THOMPSON
CEO
The Atlantic - SEN. CHRIS COONS
United States Senator
Delaware - SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL
Minority Leader United States Senate
Kentucky - SEN. THOM TILLIS
United States Senator
North Carolina - DR. MICHAEL CROW
President
Arizona State University - GEN. H.R. MCMASTER, USA (RET.)
Former U.S. National Security Advisor
United States Army - KIERSTEN TODT
Managing Director
Cyber Readiness Institute - GOV. DOUG DUCEY
Governor, Arizona - ADM. WILLIAM MCRAVEN, USN (RET.)
9th Commander
United States Special Operations Command - FRAN TOWNSEND
EVP, Corporate Affairs
Corporate Secretary and Chief
Compliance Officer, - SEN. DICK DURBIN
United States Senator, Illinois - SEN. BOB MENENDEZ
United States Senator, New Jersey - SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA
President-Elect
Belarus - SEN. JONI ERNST
United States Senator, Iowa - DAVID MILIBAND
President & CEO
International Rescue Committee - DR. DAN TWINING
President
International Republican Institut - SEC. MARK ESPER
27th U.S. Secretary of Defense
23rd U. S. Secretary of the Army - GEN. MARK MILLEY
20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
39th Chief of Staff United States Army - HAMDI ULUKAYA
Founder & CEO
Chobani - PAUL FAGAN
Director of the Human Rights and Democracy Programs
McCain Institute for
International Leadership - VLADIMIR MILOV
Former Deputy Minister of Energy
McCain Institute for
Russia - HANNAH VAUGHAN JONES
Journalist
CNN - SEN. DEB FISCHER
United States Senator
Nebraska - ANDREA MITCHELL
NBC News’ Chief Foreign Affairs
Correspondent - GEN. JOSEPH VOTEL, USA (RET.)
Former Commander, United States Central Command;
United States Army - LARRY FITZGERALD
Wide Receiver
AZ Cardinals - AMB. DEREK MITCHELL
President
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - REP. MIKE WALTZ
United States Congressman
Florida – 06 - SEN. JEFF FLAKE
Former United States Senator
Arizona - REP. SETH MOULTON
United States Congressman
Massachusetts – 06 - SEN. MARK WARNER
United States Senator
Virginia - DR. TOM FRIEDEN
President & CEO
Resolve to Save Lives - KATRINA MULLIGAN
Managing Director for National Security and International Policy
Center for
American Progress - SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE
United States Senator
Rhode Island - SAM GILL
President & CEO
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - SEN. CHRIS MURPHY
United States Senator
Connecticut - HON. BOBI WINE
Member of Parliament
Kyadondo County East, Uganda - SIOBHAN GORMAN
Partner
The Brunswick Group - REP. STEPHANIE MURPHY
United States Congresswoman
Florida – 07 - SUSAN WOJCICKI
CEO
YouTube - SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM
United States Senator
South Carolina - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
CEO & President
CEO & President Dikembe Mutombo Foundation - DR. JAUSHIEH JOSEPH WU
Foreign Minister
The R.O.C. (Taiwan) - PRESIDENT JUAN GUAIDÓ
President
Republic of Venezuela - ELIZABETH NEUMANN
Former Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention
Department of Homeland Security - SEC. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES
Secretary-General
United Nations - SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives, California – 12 - ADM. HARRY HARRIS, USN (RET.)
Former U.S. Ambassador
Former U.S. Ambassador - WAI WAI NU
Founder and Executive Director
Women Peace Network - SEN. HEIDI HEITKAMP
Former United States Senator
North Dakota - BRIAN HOOK
Founder
Latitude, LLC
There was not a Sedona Forum event in 2020 due to COVID-19.
- KRISTEN ABRAMS
Senior Director, Combatting Human Trafficking
McCain Institute for International Leadership - RICHARD ADKERSON
President & CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - ABDULLAH AL-HUSSEIN
Board Member
The White Helmets - RAED AL-SALEH
Head
The White Helmets - ABDALAZIZ ALHAMZA
Next Generation Leader, Syria
McCain Institute for International
Leadership - ERNIE ALLEN
Council Member
The McCain Institute’s Human Trafficking Advisory Council - LETTY ASHWORTH
Director Community Engagement/King Center
Delta Air Lines - DAVID AXELROD
Director
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics - SUSAN AXELROD
Founder
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy - KELLY AYOTTE
Former U.S. Senator
New Hampshire - JEAN BADERSCHNEIDER
CEO and Founding Board Member
Global Fund to End Modern Slavery - SUSAN BAER
- APOORVA BAKSHI
EP, Delhi Crime
Producer Liaison to Ms. Chhaya Sharma - CHERYL BASSETT
Director of Human Trafficking Training Initiatives
McCain Institute for International Leadership - DAVID BERRY
Knight-Swift Transportation
- ELIZABETH BERRY
Press Secretary
Office of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey - LESLIE BERRY
- STEVE BETTS
President
Betts Real Estate Advisors - YVONNE BETTS
Trustee
The Phoenix Zoo - MICHAEL J. BIDWILL
President
Arizona Cardinals - CARL BILDT
Co-Chair
European Council on Foreign Relations - CHARLIE BLACK
Chairman
Prime Policy Group - SELAMAWIT GIRMAY BIRHANE
Next Generation Leader, Ethiopia
McCain Institute for International Leadership - JUDY BLACK
Principal
Black & Associates - DENIS A . BOVIN
Senior Advisor
Evercore - DIANA BOWMAN
Associate Dean of International Engagement
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law/ ASU - DOREEN BOYD
Associate Director, The Rights Lab
University of Nottingham, UK - DON BRANDT
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Arizona Public Service Company - GINGER BRANDT
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Foundation - TED BROMUND
Senior Research Fellow in Anglo-American Relations in The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
The Heritage Foundation - GARRETT BUHLIG
Senior Manager IT Support Services
First Solar - GRETCHEN BUHLIG
Chief Executive Officer
ASU Foundation - STONEY BURKE
Public Policy
Amazon Web Services - CHRISTY BURTON
Member and Director
Burton Family Foundation - DARYL R. BURTON
Founder
Burton Family Foundation - CHRIS CAMACHO
President & CEO
Greater Phoenix Economic Council - KRISTIE CANEGALLO
Vice President, Trust & Safety
Google - PRISCILLA COHEN
Chief Creative Officer
Wondros - CHRIS COONS
Senator, Delaware
U.S. Senate - JULIE CORDUA
CEO
Thorn - ROGER CRESSEY
Partner
Liberty Group Ventures, LLC - JAMES CROSS
VP-Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst
Franklin Templeton Investments - KELLEE CROSS
- MICHAEL CROW
President
Arizona State University - RYAN CROW
Executive Vice President
Overseas Strategic Consulting - JEFF DAVIDOFF
Chief Marketing Officer
Wondros - KAREN DAVIS
Veterinarian
Fort Hunt Animal Hospital - RICK DAVIS
Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Pegasus Capital Advisors - EVELYN DE ROTHSCHILD
Co-Chairman
E L Rothschild LLC - LYNN FORESTER DE ROTHSCHILD
CEO
Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism - JOHN DICKERSON
CBS News Correspondent
Contributing Editor to the Atlantic - SHANE DOAN
Senior Advisor to Hockey Operations
National Hockey League - PIERRE DONAHUE
EVP and General Counsel
Crestline Hotels and Resorts - ANGELA DUCEY
First Lady
Arizona Office of the Governor - DOUGLAS A. DUCEY
Governor
State of Arizona - MILO ĐUKANOVIĆ
President
Montenegro - STEVE DUPREY
President
The Duprey Companies - SUSAN DUPREY
Of Counsel
Bernstein Shur - SOUHEIR DUSHOFF
Professor
Arizona Community Colleges - JESSE DYLAN
Founder & CEO
Wondros - RENEE EASTMAN
Senior Director
Salt River Project - YH EOM
President & CEO
Samsung Electronics America - SOKAYNA EL ALLAM
Next Generation Leader, Morocco
McCain Institute for International Leadership - RIKI ELLISON
Chairman and Founder
Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance - CARLA EUDY
President
The Eudy Company - NINO EVGENIDZE
Executive Director
Economic Policy Research Center - PAUL FAGAN
Director of Human Rights & Democracy Program
McCain Institute for International Leadership - TOM FAUST
Owner
The TFaust Co LLC - CHERYL FLAKE
- JEFF FLAKE
Former U.S. Senator
Arizona - DREW FORSTER
Senior Manager
Charles Schwab - DREW FORSTER
Senior Manager
Charles Schwab - BENJAMIN FREAKLEY
Special Advisor to the President, ASU for Leadership Initiatives
McCain Institute for International Leadership - CHARLEY FREERICKS
Board Member
Arizona Community Foundation - JACQUELLINE FULLER
President
Google.org - DEBORAH GAFFNEY
- GLENN GAFFNEY
EVP
IQT - ULF GARTZKE
Managing Partner
Spitzberg Partners LLC - BETSY GEHRING
Deputy Executive Director
McCain Institute for International Leadership - JOSHUA GELTZER
Executive Director
Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection - HOLLY AUSTIN GIBBS
HT Response Program Director
Dignity Health - KATHY GILSINAN
National Security Correspondent
The Atlantic Magazine - NEIL GIULIANO
President & CEO
Greater Phoenix Leadership - SIMONA GRACE
- LINDSEY GRAHAM
Senator, South Carolina
U.S. Senate - CHRIS GRANT
Arizona State University
- MALCOLM GRANT
Special Advisor to ASU President Michael Crow
Arizona State University - NICK GRONO
CEO
The Freedom Fund - JEFF GULDNER
President
Arizona Public Service - SHIRLEY GUNTHER
VP for External Affairs
Dignity Health Arizona - ALEXANDRA HALL HALL
Brexit Counselor
British Embassy - TERRY HALVORSEN
CIO/EVP B2G
Samsung Electronics - JOSEPH HARPER
Partner
Explorador Capital Management, LLC - OLIVER HARPER
Clinical Assistant Professor
U of A/College of Medicine - SHARON HARPER
President/CEO
Plaza Companies - HEIDI HEITKAMP
Former U.S. Senator
North Dakota - JERRY HIRSCH
Chairman
The Lodestar Foundation - BARBARA HOFFMAN
Vice President, Global Strategic Operations Government, IT & Mobile
Communication B2G(B) Samsung - DALE L. HOPELY, JR.
Reverend
Retired - KIMBERLY A. HOPELY
Senior Vice President
Arizona State University Foundation - WILL HURD
Congressman, Texas 23rd District
U.S. House of Representatives - KEVIN HYLAND
Special Advisor
Santa Marta Group & Council of Europe GRETA - JAMES JONES
President
Jones Group International - NEBOJŠA KALUĐEROVIĆ
Ambassador
Montenegro - VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA
Chairman
Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom - PATRICK KENNEY
Dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Arizona State University - KILIAN KERWIN
Creative Executive
Ivanhoe Pictures - SANJEEV KHAGRAM
Dean & Director General
Thunderbird School of Global Management/ASU - ASAD M. KHAN
Ambassador to the United States of America
Republic of Pakistan - WK KIM
EVP of Public Affairs, Samsung
Former Councilor of Korean Embassy in United States - LUKE KNITTIG
Senior Director of Communications
McCain Institute for International Leadership - RUSS KNOCKE
Vice President
Republic Services - NOOR KURDI
Attorney
Noor Kurdi Law - CARYLL KYL
- JON KYL
Senior Of Counsel
Covington & Burling LLP - ELISE LABOTT
Foreign Affairs Journalist
- MEGHAN LATCOVICH
Strategic Advisor
McCain Institute for International Leadership - SIMON LATCOVICH
Partner
Williams & Connolly LLP - BLAIR LIGELIS
- MARIA LOGAN
Director of International Programmes
Open Russia - PETER MACKAY
Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP - GREG MAFFEI
President & CEO
Liberty Media - TOM MALINOWSKI
Congressman, New Jersey 7th District
U.S. House of Representatives - ELISA MASSIMINO
Senior Fellow
Harvard Kennedy School - STEVE MAY
Co-Founder
Proven Valor - CINDY MCCAIN
Chair, Board of Trustees
McCain Institute for International Leadership - HOLLY MCCAIN
- TOMMY MCKONE
Director of Government Affairs
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office - MARTHA MCSALLY
Senator, Arizona
U.S. Senate - RICHIE MEHTA
Film Director
Independent - CLAIRE SECHLER MERKEL
Senior Director, Arizona Programs
McCain Institute for International Leadership - DAVID A. MERKEL
Managing Director
Summit International Advisors, LLC - IA MEURMISHVILI
Senior Editor
Voice of America, Georgian Service - KATHY MITCHELL
Senior Director, Government Affairs
PetSmart - HEATHER MURREN
Private Investor
Murren Family Foundation - JIM MURREN
Chairman & CEO
MGM Resorts International - TED MURREN
Student
Johns Hopkins University - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
Chairman and President
Dikembe Mutombo Foundation - FRON NAHZI
Senior Director for Global Development
McCain Institute for International Leadership - ADAM NATHANSON
President/CEO
Mapleton Investments, LLC - DIANA VILLIERS NEGROPONTE
Public Policy Fellow
Wilson Center - JOHN NEGROPONTE
Vice Chairman
McLarty Associates - PAM NEWCOMB
- RANDY NEWCOMB
Senior Advisor
The Omidyar Group - KIRSTJEN NIELSEN
Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland
Security - JIM O’BRIEN
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President
Arizona State University - NANCY OKAIL
Executive Director
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy - GILBERT M. ORRANTIA
Director
Arizona Department of Homeland Security - MARIA ORRANTIA
- MI-AI PARRISH
Media Innovation and Leadership Chair
Arizona State University - LIISA PAST
Next Generation Leader, Estonia
McCain Institute for International Leadership - JOHN PENOTTI
CEO
SK Global - TOM PERRIELLO
Executive Director, U.S. Programs
Open Society Foundations - DAVID PETRAEUS
Chairman
KKR Global Institute - ALIZ POCSUVALSZKI
Next Generation Leader, Hungary
McCain Institute for International Leadership - MICHAEL POLT
Senior Director, Leadership Programs
McCain Institute for International Leadership - TREVOR POTTER
Member
Caplin & Drysdale - DAVID PRESSMAN
Partner
Boies Schiller Flexner - KENAN RAHMANI
Advocacy Manager
The Syria Campaign - JOHN RAIDT
Vice President
Jones Group International - NICHOLAS RASMUSSEN
Senior Director of Counterterrorism and National Security
McCain Institute for International Leadership - SYDNEY REED
- KATHRYN RICKARD
Psychologist
- STEPHEN RICKARD
Director of Foreign Policy Constituency Building
Open Society Foundations – Washington - DAVID RIGG
Managing Director & Founder
Project Associates - MILAN ROĆEN
Political Advisor to the President
Montenegro - ALI ROGIN
Reporter
PBS News Hour - JOSH ROGIN
Columnist
Washington Post - LIUBOV ROMANOVA
Next Generation Leader, Russia
McCain Institute for International Leadership - JOHN ROOD
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
U.S. Department of Defense - FABIANA ROSALES DE GUAIDÓ
First Lady of Venezuela
- FRED ROSEN
President-CEO
Red Carpet Entertainment LLC - DAVID ROUSSEAU
President
Salt River Project - JUAN SALCEDO
Senior Adviser to President Guaidó and First Lady of Venezuela
- MARK SALTER
Writer
- KORI SCHAKE
Deputy-Director General
International Institute for Strategic Studies - DANIEL SCARPINATO
Chief of Staff
Office of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey - RANDY SCHEUNEMANN
Strategic Counselor
Halifax International Security Forum - NADINE SCHIFF
Writer
- MAGNUS SCHÖLDTZ
Senior Advisor
Wallenberg Foundations AB - STEVE SELEZNOW
President / CEO
Arizona Community Foundation - VANCE SERCHUK
Director
KKR - MARY SHANGRAW
- RICK SHANGRAW
CEO
ASU Enterprise Partners - CHHAYA SHARMA
Deputy Inspector General
National Human Rights Commission of India - JOSETTE SHEERAN
President and CEO
Asia Society - LAURA SILBER
Chief Communications Officer
Open Society Foundations - FLORENCE SLOAN
Producer
Golden Karavan - HARRY EVANS SLOAN
CEO
Global Eagle - KATERYNA SMAGLIY
Next Generation Leader, Ukraine
McCain Institute for International Leadership - MODOU SOWE
Next Generation Leader, The Gambia
McCain Institute for International Leadership - MATT SPENCE
Professor of the Practice and Advisor to University President Michael Crow
Arizona State University
- RAHUL SRIVASTAVA
Advisor, Investor, Consultant
- BRETTE STEELE
Director of Prevention and National Security
McCain Institute for International Leadership - BEN STEIN
Founder/Managing Partner
The Spruce House Partnership - PHIL STEPHENSON
Chairman
Freedom Capital Partners LLC - MIKE STONE
Global Head of Technology Transformation for Infrastructure, Government & Healthcare
KPMG - DAN SULLIVAN
Senator, Alaska
U.S. Senate - JULIE FATE SULLIVAN
Covenant House Alaska
- J.K. SYMANCYK
President and CEO
PetSmart - JENNIFER SYMANCYK
PetSmart
- KIERSTEN TODT
President and Managing Partner
Liberty Group Ventures, LLC
- FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND
EVP, Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs
MacAndrews & Forbes, Inc - DANIEL TWINING
President
International Republican Institute - KURT VOLKER
Executive Director
McCain Institute for International Leadership - ANNA VOLOSHIN
Senior Director of Development
McCain Institute for International Leadership - BRAD VYNALEK
Partner
Quarles & Brady LLP - GEORGE WEISZ
Chair of the Board
Scottsdale Community Bank - LEESA WEISZ
- GREG WENDT
Partner
Capital Group - CLAUDIA SANS WERNER
Senior Designer
JD Ireland - JEFF WERNER
Vice President, Corporate and Government Affairs
Panasonic - CHRISTIANE WEST
Contend Projectss
- BOB WHEELER
CEO
Strategic Consulting Unlimited - SHELDON WHITEHOUSE
Senator, Rhode Island
U.S. Senate - CLINT WILLIAMSON
Senior Director for International Rule of Law and Security
McCain Institute for International Leadership - TYESHA WOOD
Next Generation Leader, United States
McCain Institute for International Leadership - GRANT WOODS
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant
Woods Law - MICHELE ZAHNER
Retired
United States Army - RICHARD ZAHNER
Lieutenant General (Retired)
United States Army
