Past Event
2025 Reagan National Defense Forum
RNDF offers the defense community a chance to come together to discuss and debate how the United States can lead the world in an era of increasingly complex challenges and opportunities.
Past Event
Event Dates
Event Location
40 Presidential DriveSimi Valley, CA 93065Directions
Overview
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Sessions
Reagan National Defense Forum 2025 - Air Force One Pavilion
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth | RNDF 2025 Keynote Address
Fireside Chat with General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | RNDF Fireside Chat
Bridgit Mendler Exclusive Interview at RNDF 2025
The Nation's Voices on National Defense: Shaping Public Perspectives
Deterrence by Design: Advancing AI for Competitive Advantage Over China
Reindustrializing Defense: Recapitalizing and Revitalizing the Industrial Base
Partners in Production: Investing and Building for National Defense
Recruitment and Readiness: Restoring Confidence in the U.S. Military
Five Percent for Freedom: NATO and the Future of Ukraine
CENTCOM after Midnight Hammer: Iran and the Evolving Security Landscape in the Middle East
Forging Ahead with Speed: Transitioning to New Technologies at the Pentagon
Defending the Homeland: Establishing Superiority in Space and Missile Defense
Funding the Force: Aligning the Defense Budget with Global Priorities
Harnessing Innovation to Enable Lethality: Modernizing Business Systems and Overcoming Contested Logistics
Achieving Peace Through Strength with Deterrence: Insight from National Security Leaders
General Dan Caine Exclusive Interview at RNDF 2025
Speakers
U.S. Secretary of War
The Honorable Pete Hegseth
Newsmax
Carla Babb
U.S. Senate, Indiana
Senator Jim Banks
RealClearPolitics
Tom Bevan
Fox News
Shannon Bream
CNBC
Morgan Brennan
President & CEO, Anduril
Chris Brose
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Dan Caine
Chairman and CEO, RTX
Christopher Calio
Chair, House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
Representative Ken Calvert
Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
Admiral Daryl Caudle
U.S. Senate, Delaware
Senator Chris Coons
Axios
Colin Demarest
Chairman and CEO, JPMorganChase
Jamie Dimon
CEO, Govini
Tara Murphy Dougherty
U.S. Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Honorable Michael Duffey
CEO, C3 AI
Stephen Ehikian
U.S. Senate, Nebraska
Senator Deb Fischer
Endless Void Media
Kristin Fisher
Head of Defense, Palantir Technologies
The Honorable Mike Gallagher
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
General Randy George
Fox News
Jennifer Griffin
Director of Golden Dome
General Michael Guetlein
Minister of Defence, Finland
Minister Antti Häkkänen
Fox News
Bill Hemmer
Ronald Reagan Institute Policy Director
Rachel Hoff
Bloomberg
Caroline Hyde
CEO, Ursa Major Technologies
Dan Jablonsky
U.S. Senate, Virginia
Senator Tim Kaine
Former Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
General Jack M. Keane (Ret.)
Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Executive Office of the President
Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg (Ret.)
CNN
Oren Liebermann
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 8VC
Joe Lonsdale
NBC
Gordon Lubold
25th U.S. National Security Advisor
Dr. H. R. McMaster
Secretary of the Air Force
The Honorable Troy Meink
Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
The Honorable Emil Michael
The Wall Street Journal
Kate Odell
U.S. House of Representatives, California, 19th District
Representative Jimmy Panetta
23rd U.S. Secretary of Defense
The Honorable Leon Panetta
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Admiral Samuel Paparo
President and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security
Steve Parker
Secretary of the U.S. Navy
The Honorable John Phelan
CEO, Hadrian
Chris Power
U.S. Senate, South Dakota
Senator Mike Rounds
Chairman and CEO, Booz Allen
Horacio Rozanski
U.S. Senate, Florida
Senator Rick Scott
POLITICO
Leo Shane
Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee
Representative Adam Smith
Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
General Eric Smith
Reuters
Mike Stone
U.S. Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness
The Honorable Anthony Tata
Fox News
Lucas Tomlinson
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
The Honorable Russell Vought
Chair, CEO, and President, Northrop Grumman
Kathy Warden
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
General Kenneth Wilsbach
U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 1st District
Representative Rob Wittman
Former U.S. Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
The Honorable Alex Wong
