Government
officials, policymakers, humanitarians,
journalists and corporate industry leaders
convened in Arizona for the McCain Institute’s
ninth annual Sedona Forum
The
McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU)
hosted the 2022 Sedona Forum virtually and in
person April 28 – 30 in Arizona. Global
leaders gathered to discuss the theme “Strategic
Competition” and The Washington Post served as
a media
partner. Click HERE to
watch the Sedona Forum 2022 panels and see the top
10 highlights from this year’s event
below:
1.
The McCain Institute’s Courage &
Leadership Awards were presented
to Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy (accepted on his behalf
by Ukrainian Ambassador to the
United States Oksana
Makarova), Mayor of Kyiv
Vitali Klitschko,
and Russian journalist Vladimir
Kara-Murza (accepted on his behalf
by his wife Yevgeniya
Kara-Murza).
2.
Following the awards presentation, an
emotional video showed how prescient and
correct Sen. John
McCain was about Vladimir Putin’s
nefarious intentions towards Ukraine. The video
features appearances from
former Sens. Kelly
Ayotte, Joe
Lieberman and more.
3. FBI
Director Christopher Wray spoke
with Col. Chris Costa, executive
director of the International Spy Museum,
about threats facing U.S. national
security.
4.
General Richard Clarke, commander of U.S. Special
Operations Command spoke
with Richard Fontaine, CEO of the
Center for a New American
Security about Ukraine, Taiwan,
Afghanistan and more.
5. McCain
Institute Board of Trustees Member
Amb. Josette Sheeran moderated
a panel on food insecurity with Sen.
Lindsey Graham
(R-S.C.), U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for
Food and Agriculture Cindy
McCain and World
Central Kitchen CEO Nate
Mook.
6. Former
President of Ukraine Petro
Poroshenko spoke to the audience and
was introduced by Rep. Adam Kinzinger
(R-Ill.).
7. The
McCain Institute’s John S. McCain Distinguished
Fellow and Former U.S. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark
Esper spoke with former
Canadian Minister of Defence Peter
MacKay about the state of the
world.
8. McCain
Institute Human Trafficking Advisory Council
Member and CEO of Polaris Catherine
Chen introduced a conversation
between CEO of the Global Fund to End
Modern Slavery Sophie
Otiende and U.S. Trade
Representative Amb. Katherine Tai.
9.
The Washington Post National Security Reporter
Shane Harrismoderated a panel discussion
on technological innovation in national security
with Sen. Roy Blunt
(R-Mo.), Sen. Joni Ernst
(R-Iowa) and Rep.
Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.).
10. Sen.
Bill Cassidy
(R-La.), European MP Dr.
Mohammed
Chahim and Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse (D-R.I.) participated in
a bipartisan and transatlantic discussion on
carbon border adjustments.
