Reagan National Defense Forum Announces Featured Member of Congress and Industry Participants

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November 24, 2025

Reagan National Defense Forum Announces Featured Member of Congress and Industry Participants

 RNDF will welcome bipartisan Members of Congress and leading defense industry partners to the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California on December 5-6, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute today announced additional featured participants at the 12th annual Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF), highlighting key Members of Congress and corporate partners who will join the forum in Simi Valley on December 5-6, 2025.

RNDF is the nation’s premier convening of defense and national security leaders across the government, military, and the defense industrial base. This year will once again feature robust engagement from over 30 Members of Congress and dozens of private sector leaders who play a critical role in restoring deterrence, accelerating innovation, and ensuring the United States is prepared to meet global challenges.

“Peace through strength requires sustained leadership from both policymakers and industry,” said Roger Zakheim, Director of the Ronald Reagan Institute. “RNDF is a place where leaders from government and the nation’s most innovative companies meet to examine the threats facing our nation and chart a path forward. We are proud to welcome these distinguished leaders at this year’s forum.”

Featured attendees at RNDF 2025 will include:

-          Representative Pete Aguilar, U.S. House of Representatives, California, 33rd District

-          Tom Arseneault, President and CEO, BAE Systems Inc.

-          David Appel, V.P. of Global Government, Amazon Web Services 

-          Representative Don Bacon, U.S. House of Representatives, Nebraska, 2nd District

-          Senator Jim Banks, U.S. Senate, Indiana

-          Representative Jack Bergman, U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, 1st District

-          Chris Brose, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Anduril

-          Tory Bruno, President and CEO, United Launch Alliance

-          Senator Ted Budd, U.S. Senate, North Carolina

-          Christopher T. Calio, Chairman and CEO, RTX

-          Representative Ken Calvert, Chair, House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee; U.S. House of Representatives, California, 41st District

-          Representative Ed Case, U.S. House of Representatives, Hawaii, 1st District

-          Senator Chris Coons, U.S. Senate, Delaware

-          H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and CEO, GE Aerospace

-          Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorganChase

-          Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO, Govini

-          Stephen Ehikian, CEO, C3 AI

-          Representative Sarah Elfreth, U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland, 3rd District

-          Senator Joni Ernst, U.S. Senate, Iowa

-          Steve Fendley, Senior Vice President & Division President, Kratos Defense

-          Senator Deb Fischer, U.S. Senate, Nebraska

-          Representative Vince Fong, U.S. House of Representatives, California, 20th District

-          The Honorable Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense, Palantir Technologies

-          Representative John Garamendi, U.S. House of Representatives, California, 8th District

-          Representative Pat Harrigan, U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina, 10th District

-          Representative Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, 6th District

-          Dan Jablonsky, CEO, Ursa Major Technologies

-          Representative Ronny Jackson, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas, 13th District

-          Representative Sara Jacobs, U.S. House of Representatives, California, 51st District

-          Senator Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate, Virginia

-          Representative Nick LaLota, U.S. House of Representatives, New York, 1st District

-          Representative Richard McCormick, U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia, 7th District

-          Representative John McGuire, U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 5th District

-          Representative Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee; U.S. House of Representatives, New York, 5th District

-          Representative Cory Mills, U.S. House of Representatives, Florida, 7th District

-          Representative John Moolenaar, Chair, House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party; U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, 2nd District

-          Representative Seth Moulton, U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts, 6th District

-          Representative Donald Norcross, U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey, 1st District

-          Representative Jimmy Panetta, U.S. House of Representatives, California, 19th District

-          Steve Parker, President and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security

-          Douglas Philippone, Founder & General Partner, Snowpoint Ventures

-          Heather Podesta, Founder and CEO, Invariant

-          Chris Power, CEO, Hadrian

-          Jim Reagan, Interim CEO & Director, SAIC

-          Senator Mike Rounds, U.S. Senate, South Dakota

-          Horacio Rozanski, Chairman and CEO, Booz Allen

-          Representative Pat Ryan, U.S. House of Representatives, New York, 18th District

-          Senator Rick Scott, U.S. Senate, Florida

-          Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senate, New Hampshire

-          Representative Adam Smith, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee; U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 9th District

-          Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft

-          James D. Taiclet, CEO, Lockheed Martin

-          Representative Beth Van Duyne, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas, 24th District

-          Jennifer J. Walcott, CEO, Deloitte Government & Public, Services LLC

-          Kathy Warden, Chair, CEO, and President, Northrop Grumman

-          Representative George Whitesides, U.S. House of Representatives, California, 27th District

-          Representative Rob Wittman, U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 1st District

Attendance at RNDF is by invitation only. Media who wish to attend must request credentials HERE, and a member of the media relations team will follow up to confirm credentials. Additional featured attendees, including senior Pentagon officials, will be announced in coming weeks.

-          What: Reagan National Defense Forum

-          Who: Members of Congress, senior civilian and military leadership of the Pentagon, former government officials, defense industry leaders, and members of the press

-          When: Friday-Saturday, December 5-6, 2025

-          Where: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065

For more information, visit www.RNDF.org or follow @ReaganInstitute.

About the Reagan Foundation and Institute

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) is the sole nonprofit organization created by President Reagan charged with advancing his legacy and principles –individual liberty, economic opportunity, freedom and democracy, peace through strength, and national pride.

A globally recognized nonpartisan organization based in Simi Valley, CA, with a leading policy institute in Washington, DC, RRPFI delivers impactful public affairs programming, policy convenings and projects of national and international significance, and distinctive educational initiatives. In addition, RRPFI sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, the largest and most visited presidential library, which routinely hosts major special exhibitions.

An hour from Los Angeles International Airport, RRPFI’s Simi Valley campus sits on 400 acres, serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President and former First Lady Nancy Reagan, displays a chunk of the Berlin Wall, and houses the plane President Reagan flew on as Air Force One to 26 countries. Onsite are the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, Presidential Learning Center, Air Force One Pavilion, and the Reagan Leadership Center. More information is available at www.reaganfoundation.org.

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