2026 Panels

Monday, January 5, 2026 – Fiscal Preview. Featuring the Colorado Fiscal Institute. In-person event: Not Recorded.

Monday, January 12, 2026  Housing in Colorado. Featuring Cathy Alderman of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and Representative Javier Mabrey.

Monday, January 26, 2026 Elections & Voting in Colorado. Featuring Aly Belknap of Colorado Common Cause, Dr. Michael Cortés of the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization, and Gerry Cummins of the League of Women Voters.

Monday, February 2, 2026 Agricultural Worker Rights in Colorado. Featuring Fatuma Emmad of FrontLine Farming, Jenifer Rodriguez of Colorado Legal Services, Betty Velaquez of Project Protect Food Systems Workers, and Representative Elizabeth Velasco.

Monday, February 9, 2026 Immigration Policy & Immigrant Protections. Featuring Victoria Francis of the American Immigration Council, Senator Iman Jodeh, and Senator Julie Gonzales.

Monday, February 23, 2026 Energy Cost & Access. Featuring Jennifer Gremmert and Andrew Bennett of Energy Outreach Colorado, Milena Tayah of the Colorado Center on Law & Policy, and Senator Cathy Kipp.

Monday, March 2, 2026 Efforts to Reduce Domestic Violence in Colorado. Featuring Natasha Adler of the Rose Andom Center, Dave Karnes of Violence Free Colorado, and Kaitlyn Sims of the University of Denver.

Monday, March 16, 2026 – Nonprofit & Foundation Sustainability in Turbulent Times. Featuring Renee Ferrufino and Louise Myrland of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, and Paula Schriefer of Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning.

Monday, March 23, 2026 – Safety Not Status: Increasing Access to Non-Employment Opportunities for All Coloradans. Featuring Karina Hernandez, Brian Jimenez Fraile, and Josh Stallings of Juntos Community, and Gregor Mieder of Metro State University Denver.

Monday, March 30, 2026 Medical Debt Collection Practices. Featuring Sophia Hennessy of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Carly Weisenberg of Center for Health Progress, and Annie Martinez of the Colorado Center on Law & Policy.

Monday, April 6, 2026 Colorado’s Budget Landscape. Featuring Chris Stiffler of the Colorado Fiscal Institute.