Agenda and Breakout Topics Information
8:15 am – 9:00 am Pre-Conference Networking and Registration
9:05 am – 9:30 am Welcome from IEDA Director Debi Durham
9:30 am – 9:45 am Welcome from IWF President & CEO Deann Cook
9:45 am – 10:00 am BREAK – Vendor Booths Open
10:00 am – 11:00 am Breakout Sessions (select from list below)
11:00 am – 11:15 am BREAK – Vendor Booths Open
11:15 am – 12:30 pm Lunch – Iowa Legislative Panel: Policy Updates & 2024 Priorities
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm BREAK – Vendor Booths Open
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Breakout Sessions (select from list below)
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm BREAK – Vendor Booths Open
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Breakout Sessions:
- Advocacy in Action – how to tell your communities story to legislators to advocate for supportive policies. Dave Stone, UWCI; Andrea Woodard, DSM Partnership
- Technical Assistance from IWF – how we work to support your community. Sheri Penney, IWF
- Strategic Communications – Tools to communicate your community’s vision for childcare solutions and making the ask of decisionmakers and investors. Clarence Hudson, Fox Growth Strategies
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK – Vendor Booths Open
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Iowa Department of Health and Human Services: Accessing State Resources
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Bringing it Home – Action Steps for Your Community
- Solution: Onsite Builds
- Megan Schulte – Frontier Co-op
- Teresa Hovell – Vermeer Corporation
- Solution: School District Partnerships
- Superintendent Barb Schwamann – Riceville CSD
- Superintendent Chris Fee – Andrew CSD
- Solution: Business Partnerships with Providers
- Sara Blair – Country Maid, Inc.
- Tracy Feathers – MercyOne Siouxland
- Solution: Inter-Generational Care
- Cathy Essick – Brooklyn Community Estates
- Leah Bauman – Center Director
- Laura Nelson – Perry Lutheran Homes
- Amanda Ballentine – Acorns and Oak Academy
- Solution: Wage Enhancement Programs
- Cindy Im – Hamilton County
- Missie Forbes – 4Cs
- Laurie Nash – Johnson County Social Services
- Jennifer Banta – United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties
- Solution: We Need Childcare – Now What? High-Level Roadmap to How to Start a Childcare Solution
- Dan Levi – Levi Architecture
- Mary Janssen – Child Care Resource & Referral
Becoming a Vendor
Interested in becoming a vendor at the Solutions Summit?
There are two registration options for business and non-profit. Registration deadline is November 22. All vendors will receive the following:
- 8 foot cloth and skirted table with two chairs
- Power and extension cord
- 2 complimentary tickets to the event
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this important event, contact Tisha at tisha@iawf.org for more details.
