▁Events ▁ ▁Sed ona ▁Forum ▁ ▁The ▁Sed ona ▁Forum ▁is ▁the ▁inst itute ’ s ▁annual ▁high - level ▁ ▁gather ing ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁leaders ▁held ▁each ▁spring ▁at ▁the ▁En chant ment ▁Res ort ▁in ▁the ▁red - rock ▁country ▁of ▁Sed ona , ▁Arizona . ▁The ▁forum ▁conven es ▁global ▁leaders , ▁decision - m akers , ▁high - level ▁execut ives , ▁activ ists , ▁and ▁diverse ▁exper ts ▁to ▁discuss ▁ ▁solutions ▁to ▁real - world ▁problems — all ▁from ▁the ▁starting ▁assumption ▁of ▁character - dri ven ▁leadership ▁and ▁core ▁dem ocr atic ▁values . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁guests ▁have ▁included ▁Vice ▁President ▁Joe ▁B iden , ▁Ben ▁Aff le ck , ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton . ▁The ▁McC ain ▁Institute ▁publish es ▁an ▁“ Ag enda ▁for ▁Action ” ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁ideas ▁discussed ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁forum . ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁forum ▁ident ifies ▁a ▁theme ▁broad ▁enough ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁views ▁and ▁produce ▁practical ▁recommend ations . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁forum ▁focused ▁on ▁“ How ▁to ▁Prom ote ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁Effect ively .” ▁Vice ▁President ▁B iden ▁head lined ▁the ▁event , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁ ▁conversation ▁with ▁Senator ▁McC ain ▁on ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁issues , ▁from ▁gun ▁control ▁to ▁imm igration ▁to ▁the ▁global ▁economy . ▁ ▁Deb ate ▁and ▁Dec ision ▁Series ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁spons ors ▁a