The Sedona Forum 2021 Schedule Defending Democracy All Times are EDT WEDNESDAY, April 28 8:30 am – 8:45 am: Day Kickoff Cindy McCain, Chairman of the McCain Institute Josette Sheeran, Executive Chairman of the McCain Institute Dr. Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University Governor Doug Ducey, State of Arizona 9:00 am – 9:45 am: Defending Democracy  General Mark Milley, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 10:00 am - 10:45 am: American Leadership on Global Challenges: The Lessons Learned from COVID-19 and Preparing for the Next Pandemic Introduction by David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee   Senator John Barrasso, U.S. Senator, Wyoming Dr. Thomas Frieden, President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives Moderator:  Hannah Vaughn Jones, Journalist & Broadcaster, CNN 10:00 am - 10:45 am: The Task Before Us: Rising to the China Challenge Introduction Chris Brose, Head of Strategy, Anduril Industries    Secretary Mark Esper, 27th U.S. Secretary of Defense, 23rd U.S. Secretary of the Army Senator Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator, Alaska Representative Stephanie Murphy, Congresswoman, Florida’s 7th District, U.S. House of Representatives Moderator:  Ali Rogin, Foreign Affairs Producer, PBS NewsHour 10:45 am - 11:00 am: Defenders of Democracy: Global Voices from the Frontlines  Nathan Law, Democracy Activist, Hong Kong 11:00 am - 11:45 am: “A Cause Greater Than” Discussion Introduction by Larry Fitzgerald, Wide Receiver, Arizona Cardinals  José Andrés, Founder, World Central Kitchen In conversation with:  Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Former U.S. Senator, North Dakota 11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Impact of the Abraham Accords  Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, Ambassador of Morocco, United States 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: The Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal Introduction by Fran Townsend, EVP, Corporate Affairs, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, Activision Blizzard    Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator, Connecticut Representative Michael McCaul, Congressman, Texas’ 10th District, U.S. House of Representatives General John Allen, USMC (Ret.), President, Brookings Institution Moderator:  Brian Hook, Founder, Latitude, LLC 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Countering White Supremacist Violence Introduction by Dr. Katrina Mulligan, Acting Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress    Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator, Illinois Representative Elissa Slotkin, Congresswoman, Michigan’s 8th District, U.S. House of Representatives Elizbeth Neumann, Former Assistant Security, Counter Terrorism and Threat Prevention, Department of Homeland Security Moderator:  Brette Steele, Senior Director for Preventing Targeted Violence, McCain Institute for International Leadership 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Defending Democracy   Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy, UNHCR Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO, Chobani Moderator:  Senator Chris Coons, U.S. Senator, Delaware 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm: Impact of the Abraham Accords  Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain, United States 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Containing Putin Introduction by General H.R. McMaster, USA (Ret.) Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution    Senator Bob Menendez, U.S. Senator, New Jersey Vladimir Milov, Founder and President, Institute of Energy Policy Representative Adam Kinzinger, Congressman, Illinois’ 16th District, U.S. House of Representatives Moderator:  Bill Browder, CEO, Hermitage Capital Management 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Defenders of Democracy: Global Voices from the Frontlines  Bobi Wine, Member of Parliament, Kyadondo County East, Uganda 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm: America's Global Soft Power Future Introduction by Senator Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator, Virginia    Representative Liz Cheney, Congresswoman, Wyoming’s At-Large District, U.S. House of Representatives Representative Michael Waltz, Congressman, Florida’s 6th District, U.S. House of Representatives Mark Malloch Brown, President, Open Society Foundations Moderator:  Steve Biegun, Former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea THURSDAY, April 29 8:30 am – 8:45 am: Day Kickoff Dr. Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University Senator Kyrsten Sinema, U.S. Senator, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, U.S. Senator, Arizona 9:00 am - 9:45 am: The Need for a New International Technology Alliance Introduction by Senator Mark Warner, U.S. Senator, Virginia  Eric Schmidt, Former CEO an