2025 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
Agriculture
Artificial Intelligence in Farming
Thursday 9:35AM
Agricultural Exports
Thursday 10:40AM
Beginning Farmers
Thursday 11:45AM
Protecting the health of Farmers
Thursday 1:55PM
Biosecurity and Food Production
Thursday 3:00PM
Alternative Crops
Friday 9:40AM
The state of K-12 Agriculture EducationFriday 11:50AM
Arts & Culture
Finding cash flow in changing nonprofit streams
Thursday 9:35AM
Federal funding cuts and impacts on Iowa’s arts and culture
Thursday 10:40AM
Hedge Your Bets: A look at how a casino impacts the arts scene
Thursday 11:45AM
Charting the course in choppy waters for arts and culture
Thursday 1:55PM
Creating new pipelines for the arts
Thursday 3:00PM
Keeping a pin in flyover country: Vamping up Iowa’s arts economy
Friday 9:40AM
Finding your passion for art later in life
Friday 11:50AM
Community and Economic Development
Economic Efforts and Growth
Thursday 9:35AM
Arrive and Thrive: Recruiting workers to Iowa
Thursday 10:40AM
Creating Housing
Thursday 11:45AM
Building vibrant resident retention programs
Thursday 1:55PM
How to foster community engagement
Thursday 3:00PM
Aging in Place: What are communities doing to help?
Friday 9:40AM
Community Impact & Support Networks
Friday 11:50AM
Education
Role of Teachers
Thursday 9:35AM
Lost funding, lost research, lost discovery and innovation
Thursday 10:40AM
Teacher Shortage areas
Thursday 11:45AM
Academic Freedoms
Thursday 1:55PM
Navigating a post-DEI Iowa education system
Thursday 3:00PM
Three year degrees and dual enrollment
Friday 9:40AM
Apprenticeships and Career Paths
Friday 11:50AM
Energy and Environment
Anaerobic Digesters: Friend or foe of the environment?
Thursday 9:35AM
An uncertain future for electric cars
Thursday 10:40AM
Conservation by Fire
Thursday 11:45AM
The future of renewable energy growth in Iowa
Thursday 1:55PM
Iowa’s response to growing power demand
Thursday 3:00PM
Conservation reductions in Iowa
Friday 9:40AM
What will it take to fully fund outdoor recreation and conservation in Iowa?
Friday 11:50AM
Health Care
Access to Medicaid
Thursday 9:35AM
Challenges with health care staffing in Iowa
Thursday 10:40AM
Empowering the mental health providers for a diverse population
Thursday 11:45AM
What it means to have AI in health care
Thursday 1:55PM
Weighing the cost and benefits of anti-obesity drugs
Thursday 3:00PM
Cost of Prescription Drugs and Pricing Transparency
Friday 9:40AM
Medicaid and Hospitals
Friday 11:50AM
Human and Social Services
Competition and collaboration in the nonprofit sphere
Thursday 9:35AM
Political impact on human and social services
Thursday 10:40AM
Food insecurity remains an issue in Iowa
Thursday 11:45AM
Mobilizing when you feel minimized: nonprofit advocacy
Thursday 1:55PM
Surviving the Times
Thursday 3:00PM
Checking in on Iowa’s new behavioral health system
Friday 9:40AM
Vaccines and Medical Research
Friday 11:50AM
Curious Iowa
Curious Iowa: How did European immigration in the 1840s shape Iowa?
Thursday 4:00PM
Curious Iowa: Why doesn’t Iowa have a National Park?
Friday 10:45AM
Bonus Sessions
Rise of Women’s Sports
Thursday 10:40AM
Recruiting Young Athletes
Thursday 11:45AM
Civic engagement in Iowa
Thursday 4:00PM
The challenges of local news
Friday 10:45AM
