2023 Conference Replays
So many tracks, so little time
Gearing up for the Iowa Ideas 2026 Conference this fall? Review any of our different sessions from 2025 on the issues that matter most to Iowans.
Keynote Speakers
Opening Keynote: Lisa Bluder, Jan Jensen
Thursday 9:00AM
Keynote: Frances Haugen
Thursday 3:30PM
Closing Keynote: Leslie J Williams
Friday 12:00PM
Arts & Culture
A hit and a myth: The reality of nonprofits as a business
Thursday 10:10AM
Shifts in giving
Thursday 11:15AM
Bridging the engagement gap
Thursday 1:20PM
Support for diverse artists
Thursday 2:25PM
Intersection: A new era of volunteers, The significance of interactions, Civic engagement-who will step up?
Friday 8:30AM
The role of art in successful communities.
Friday 9:40AM
The dynamics of an arts and culture board
Friday 10:45AM
Community
The impact of declining populations on Iowa’s way of life
Thursday 10:10AM
Making the final broadband connections
Thursday 11:15AM
Taking public projects from idea to reality
Thursday 1:20PM
Answering a neighborhood’s needs
Thursday 2:25PM
Intersection: A new era of volunteers, The significance of interactions, Civic engagement-who will step up?
Friday 8:30AM
Beyond writing a check
Friday 9:40AM
Strain within immigrant and refugee families
Friday 10:45AM
Community and Economic Development
Home Rehabilitation initiatives
Thursday 10:10AM
Keeping Construction
Thursday 11:15AM
The Undermaintained Building
Thursday 1:20PM
Coming together for the greater economic good
Thursday 2:25PM
Next steps for 3D printed homes
Friday 8:30AM
Customized employment
Friday 9:40AM
The Solar neighbor
Friday 10:45AM
Higher Education
Small College Health
Thursday 10:10AM
Meeting the needs of students
Thursday 11:15AM
Encouraging and Availability of learning at any age
Thursday 1:20PM
Weighing the Investment of a College Degree
Thursday 2:25PM
Balancing Intellectual diversity and polarization
Friday 8:30AM
Reimagining the delivery of higher education in Iowa
Friday 9:40AM
Test Optional College Admissions
Friday 10:45AM
Energy and Environment
How and why Iowa’s residents can test their water to help monitor quality
Thursday 10:10AM
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture
Thursday 11:15AM
Planning for the Grid of the Future
Thursday 1:20PM
Protecting ourselves from Forever Chemicals
Thursday 2:25PM
Making progress on conservation practices
Friday 8:30AM
Trucks, trains, and pipelines: Transporting hazardous materials
Friday 9:40AM
Environmental Justice in Iowa
Friday 10:45AM
Health Care
Creative Career Pathways
Thursday 10:10AM
Cancer in Iowa
Thursday 11:15AM
Mental Health
Thursday 1:20PM
Leadership Roundtable
Thursday 2:25PM
Preventative care
Friday 8:30AM
Rural Health Care in Iowa
Friday 9:40AM
The Needs of Aging Iowans
Friday 10:45AM
Policy
Importance of Media Literacy
Thursday 10:10AM
Public Land
Thursday 11:15AM
Intersection: Creative Ways to Address Food Scarcity and Insecurity
Thursday 1:20PM
Navigating Iowa’s culture wars
Thursday 2:25PM
School Safety
Friday 8:30AM
The Cost of Living Crisis in Iowa
Friday 9:40AM
Intersection: Implementation of School Choice in Iowa
Friday 10:45AM
Intersection: Implementation of School Choice in Iowa
Friday 10:45AM
Human and Social Services
Creating Political Barriers to those who need help
Thursday 10:10AM
Teens in mental health crisis
Thursday 11:15AM
Intersection: Creative Ways to Address Food Scarcity and Insecurity
Thursday 1:20PM
Life after incarceration
Thursday 2:25PM
Housing for all
Friday 8:30AM
Intersection: Social Needs and partnerships between schools and nonprofits
Friday 9:40AM
Homelessness and wrap around services
Friday 10:45AM
K12 Education
Tools for the unique needs of students
Thursday 10:10AM
Opportunities and challenges for students of color
Thursday 11:15AM
Computer science in a required state
Thursday 1:20PM
Reimagining the school day
Thursday 2:25PM
Long Term Strategies in Workforce/Recruitment
Friday 8:30AM
Intersection: Social Needs and partnerships between schools and nonprofits
Friday 9:40AM
Intersection: Implementation of School Choice in Iowa
Friday 10:45AM
Intersection: Implementation of School Choice in Iowa
Friday 10:45AM
