June 29 – July 1, 2026 · Ketchum, Idaho
2026 Summer Institute
Three days where national leaders, innovators, and changemakers convene in Sun Valley to advance practical solutions to today’s most pressing policy challenges.
Theme: America 250 — Celebrating Liberty · 400 attendees · The Argyros, Ketchum
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About the Forum
Advancing Freedom. Elevating Culture.
The Sun Valley Policy Forum (SVPF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and an ideas platform and network accelerator. SVPF brings together 400 high-level national attendees — C-suite executives, philanthropists, think tank leaders, journalists, and academics — for substantive conversation through the lens of a free society: constitutional fidelity, limited government, individual liberty, religious freedom, free markets, free speech, and equality under the rule of law.
Daytime programming features keynotes, panels, and moderated conversations. Evenings bring private dinners and sponsor receptions at Sun Valley's finest properties — creating unmatched access for attendees and partners alike.
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Founded
2022
Now in its fifth year
Organization
501(c)(3)
Non-profit, Sun Valley, Idaho
Summer Institute
June 29 – July 1, 2026
Ketchum, Idaho
Fall Symposium
September 13 – 14, 2026
Sun Valley, Idaho
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From Past Forums
Scenes from the Forum
Keynotes, conversations, and gatherings from past convenings of the Sun Valley Policy Forum.
2026 Summer Institute
Featured Speakers
Principal Institutional Partner
Day 1
June 29
Day 2
June 30
Michael Knowles
Daily Wire Host & Author
Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Sanjana Friedman
Fellow, Manhattan Institute
General David Petraeus
Keynote Speaker, Former CIA Director
Kim Kagan
Founder, Institute for the Study of War
Madeline Hart
Defense Lead, Palantir Technologies
Mark P. Mills
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel
Military Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit
Day 3
July 1
Free Speech in Action
The Sun Valley Policy Forum is a proponent of free speech. Citizens benefit when different perspectives are shared, including those with which they disagree. Society’s greatest advances have been the result of debate and the clash of ideas.
SVPF speakers have expertise on a variety of issues, from the economy to the first amendment, to the rule of law. SVPF welcomes people to come learn and to help inform their opinions on the challenges impacting America today.
A Legacy of Excellence
Past Speakers
The Sun Valley Policy Forum has welcomed cabinet secretaries, bestselling authors, historians, and leading voices in American policy and journalism.
Amity Shlaes
Economic Historian & Chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Activist, writer and politician
Christopher F. Rufo
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Douglas Murray
Journalist
Gordon Chang
Senior Fellow, Gatestone Institute
Peter Schweizer
President, Government Accountability Institute
Remembering Charlie Kirk
Founder and President, Turning Point USA
Sir Niall Ferguson
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
The Hon. Mike Pompeo
70th United States secretary of state
Victor Davis Hanson
Hoover Institution
Joe Lonsdale
Founder and Managing Partner at 8VC
Gov. Glenn Youngkin
74th Governor of Virginia
Jason Riley
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute & Wall Street Journal Columnist
Heather Mac Donald
Thomas W. Smith Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Allison Schrager
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Cleta Mitchell
Attorney & Senior Legal Fellow
Coleman Hughes
Columnist at the Free Press & Contributor at CNN
Daniel Di Martino
Speaker & Economist from Venezuela living in America
Eugene Scalia
Former US Labor Secretary
Jonathan Turley
American attorney, legal scholar, writer,
Matt Taibbi
Investigative Reporter and Journalist, Co-host America This Week
Peter Savodnik
Senior Editor and Writer at the Free Press
Reihan Salam
President, Manhattan Institute
Scott Rasmussen
President, RMG Research
Stephen Moore
Economics Heritage Foundation
Walter Kirn
Novelist, Literary Critic, Journalist
Anita Vogel
Fox News Correspondent
John Papola
Emergent Order
Mark Hemingway
Senior Writer, Real Clear Investigations
Mollie Hemingway
Editor-in-chief, The Federalist
Sam Westrop
Director, Islamist Watch
Vanessa Mendoza
Founder / CEO, Kite & Key Media
Zuhdi Jasser
Founder, American Islamic Forum for Democracy
Mike Davis
Founder & President, Article III Project
Phil Gramm
Former US Texas State Senator
Remembering Adam Andrzejewski
Founder / CEO, OpenTheBooks.com
Coming This Fall
Fall Symposium 2026
September 13 – 14, 2026
Sun Valley, Idaho. The conversation continues. Details and registration coming soon.
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Seats are limited to 400 attendees. The 2026 Summer Institute is a capped event for senior leaders across the private sector, policy world, and media.
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June 29 – July 1, 2026 · Ketchum, Idaho
The Argyros Performing Arts Center, 120 S Main Street, Ketchum, Idaho
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Season Passes
One pass, reserved access all year. Season passes give you a seat across all three flagship gatherings of the Sun Valley Policy Forum: the Winter Summit, the Summer Institute, and the Fall Symposium.
Supporting levels run from Bronze to the Patron’s Circle, with benefits like premium reserved seating, VIP lounges, private receptions, photo opportunities, and recognition throughout the year.
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