Free Speech in Action
The Sun Valley Policy Forum (SVPF) 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.
SVPF Summer Institute Schedule
The 2025 Sun Valley Policy Forum (SVPF) Summer Institute is July 1–2, 2025, at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho. This two-day event, in collaboration with the Manhattan Institute, will delve into the theme Geopolitical Disruptions and American Competitiveness.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The Argyros Performing Arts Center
9:00 am: Doors Open
10:00 am: Matt Taibbi, Walter, Kirn, America This Week LIVE: Redefining Journalism
11:30 am: Lunch Break - Enjoy some downtime and grab lunch in town with fellow SVPF attendees
2:15 pm: Return to the Argyros
2:30 pm: Programming Reconvenes at The Argyros
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Reihan Salam interviewed by Jesse Arm, The Great Realignment: A Framework for Achieving the American Dream
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Coleman Hughes interview by Peter Savodnik: The End of Race Politics: Race, Identity, and the Media Narrative
4:45 pm: Speaker’s Reception: Main Lobby
5:30 pm: Keynote
Gordon Chang, China Disrupts the World: A Revolutionary Remaking of the International Order
6:30 pm: Evening Programming Ends
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
The Argyros Performing Arts Center
9:30 am: Doors Open
10:30 am: Seth Dillon, Canceling Comedy: Censorship, Satire and The Babylon Bee
11:30 am: Lunch Break - Enjoy some downtime and grab lunch in town with fellow SVPF attendees
2:30 pm: Programming Reconvenes at The Argyros
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Abigail Shrier interviewed by Naomi Riley: Parenting Revolution: Parents as Decision-Makers for Strong, Resilient Children
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Heather MacDonald interviewed by Jason Riley, National Sovereignty and Immigration: The Elite Narrative Backlash in the U.S. and Europe
4:45 pm: Speaker’s Reception: Main Lobby
5:30 pm: Keynote
Niall Ferguson, Geopolitical Disruptions and American Competitiveness: The Great American Vibe Shift
6:45pm: Evening Programming Ends
SVPF Summer Institute Luncheons
July 1 & 2
For Platinum, Gold & Silver Season Passholders
Gordon Chang
Senior Fellow, Gatestone Institute
China Disrupts the World: A Revolutionary Remaking of the International Order
Keynote Speaker on July 1st
Sir Niall Ferguson
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Geopolitical Disruptions and American Competitiveness: The Great American Vibe Shift
Keynote Speaker on July 2nd
Coleman Hughes
Columnist, Free Press and Contributor, CNN
The End of Race Politics: Race, Identity, and the Media Narrative
Featured Speaker on July 1st
Abigail Shrier
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Parenting Revolution: Parents as Decision-Makers for Strong, Resilient Children
Featured Speaker on July 2nd
Matt Taibbi
Investigative Reporter and Journalist
America This Week LIVE: Redefining Journalism with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn
Featured Speaker on July 1st
Walter Kirn
Novelist, Literary Critic, Journalist
America This Week LIVE: Redefining Journalism with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn
Featured Speaker on July 1st
Reihan Salam
President, Manhattan Institute
The Great Realignment: A Framework for Achieving the American Dream
Featured Speaker on July 1st
Heather Mac Donald
Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
National Sovereignty and Immigration: The Elite Narrative Backlash in the U.S. and Europe
Featured Speaker on July 2nd
Peter Savodnik
Senior Editor and Writer, The Free Press
The End of Race Politics: Race, Identity, and the Media Narrative
Conversation Host on July 1st with Coleman Hughes
Naomi Riley
Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute
Parenting Revolution: Parents as Decision-Makers for Strong, Resilient Children
Conversation Host on July 2nd with Abigail Shrier
Jason Riley
Member of WSJ Editorial Board
National Sovereignty and Immigration: The Elite Narrative Backlash in the U.S. and Europe
Conversation Host on July 2nd with Heather Mac Donald
Seth Dillon
CEO of the Babylon Bee
Canceling Comedy: Censorship, Satire, and The Babylon Bee with Seth Dillon
Featured Speaker on July 2nd