Reagan National Economic Forum Announces Additional Featured Speakers and Forum Agenda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 22, 2025

 Reagan National Economic Forum Announces Additional Featured Speakers and Forum Agenda

RNEF will convene top business and policy leaders to advance President Reagan’s vision of a strong and prosperous economy for all Americans

WASHINGTON—The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute today released the agenda for the Reagan National Economic Forum (RNEF) and announced featured speakers and distinguished attendees. RNEF will take place in Simi Valley, California on May 29-30, 2025, and will include leading voices on America’s monetary, fiscal, and economic policies, including business executives, innovators, Members of Congress, and administration officials.

Forum participants and distinguished attendees in addition to those previously announced, include:

·        Rep. Jodey Arrington, Chairman, U.S. House Budget Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas 19th District

·        Sen. Bill Cassidy, United States Senate, Louisiana

·        Gary Cohn, Vice Chair, IBM

·        Mary Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve of San Francisco

·        Michael Faulkender, United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

·        Rep. Vince Fong, U.S. House of Representatives, California 20th District

·        Gov. Greg Gianforte, Governor, State of Montana

·        Gov. Larry Rhoden, Governor, State of South Dakota

·        Sen. Mike Rounds, United States Senate, South Dakota

·        Rep. Bryan Steil, U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin 1st District

·        Mark Uyeda, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The full forum agenda can be found HERE and is listed below.  Attendance at RNEF 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.

·        Fireside Chat with Jamie Dimon

o   Moderator: Morgan Brennan, Anchor, CNBC

·        Death and Taxes: Entitlements, Tax Policy, Demographics, and the Long-Term U.S. Fiscal Picture

o   Gary Cohn, Vice Chair, IBM

o   Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO)

o   Gerry Parsky, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

o   Moderator: Neil Irwin, Chief Economic Correspondent, Axios

·        AI and Economic Growth: Separating the Truth from the Hype

o   Katherine Boyle, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

o   Elaine Chao, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor and Transportation

o   Elad Gil, Founder, Gil Capital

o   Evan Smith, CEO and Co-Founder, Altana Technologies

o   Moderator: Will Knight, Senior Writer, Wired

·        China and the U.S.: When Trading Partners are also Great Power Competitors

o   Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)

o   Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)

o   Horacio Rozanski, Chairman and CEO, Booz Allen

o   Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

o   Moderator: Ana Swanson, Writer, The New York Times

·        Economic Freedom and Financial Innovation: America’s Competitive Edge in a Changing World of Trade, Tariffs, and Technology

o   Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase

o   Rep. French Hill (R-AK)

o   Kevin Warsh, Former Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

o   Moderator: Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, The Wall Street Journal

·        Powering Tomorrow: Beyond the Current Energy Debate

o   Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

o   Eli Dourado, Head of Strategic Investments, Astera Institute

o   Jacob DeWitte, Co-Founder & CEO, Oklo Inc.

o   Moderator: Jennifer Hiller, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

·        The Case for American Optimism

o   Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

·        Why America Needs to Build More and Code Less

o   Patrick Collison, Co-Founder & CEO, Stripe

o   Mary Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

o   Chris Power, CEO, Hadrian

o   Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO, Boom Supersonic

o   Moderator: Caroline Hyde, Anchor, Bloomberg Television

·        Why Can’t we Build Enough Homes

o   Rick Caruso, Founder and Executive Chairman, Caruso

o   Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT)

o   Richard McPhail, Chief Financial Officer, The Home Depot

o   Nicole Nosek, Chair of the Board, Texans for Reasonable Solutions

o   Moderator: Jerusalem Demsas, Staff Writer, The Atlantic

·        Reimagining Governance: State Capacity, Federalism, and Innovation in Public Services

o   Kristine Martin Anderson, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Booz Allen

o   Mike Lyons, Chief Executive Officer, Fiserv, Inc.

o   Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK)

o   Garry Tan, CEO, Y Combinator

o   Moderator: Megan McArdle, Columnist, The Washington Post

·        Fireside Chat with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright

o   Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, Fox Business

·        The Moral Imperative of Economic Growth

o   Michael Faulkender, United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

o   Paul Ryan, Former Speaker of the House

o   Mark Uyeda, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

o   Steve Mnuchin, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

o   Moderator: Larry Kudlow, Fox Business

The Reagan National Economic Forum will convene business and policy leaders to advance President Reagan’s vision of a strong and prosperous economy for all Americans. Panels at the forum will thoughtfully discuss and debate key economic challenges and opportunities facing the country, and identify ways to strengthen American opportunity, innovation, and prosperity in the context of fierce global competition, threats to America’s national security, and significant domestic challenges.

What: Reagan National Economic Forum

Who: C-suite leaders, founders, Members of Congress, executive branch officials, policymakers, regulators, former officials, scholars, and members of the press

When: Thursday-Friday, May 29-30, 2025

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

Mission: To advance – through bipartisan engagement by top leaders – economic, fiscal, and monetary policies that will sustain and strengthen American opportunity, innovation, and prosperity in the context of fierce global competition, threats to America’s national security, and significant domestic challenges. 

For more information, visit http://www.rnef.com/ 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 Academy.  More information is available at www.reaganfoundation.org.