Past Event


The 2017 Ideas Conference

A Center for American Progress Signature Event


Online Only
1:00 - 8:00 PM EDT

While it’s early in the Trump administration, it’s clear that progressives will need to resist and respond aggressively every single day. Charting a path for progressives in 2017 and into the future is one of our highest priorities at the Center for American Progress. The Ideas Conference—our signature event of the year—brings together leading elected officials, thought leaders, movement leaders, and others to discuss their ideas to move the country forward and address the needs of all Americans, covering topics from economics to energy, national security to the rise of the Resist movement.

Watch all the speeches and panel discussions:

Opening Remarks by Neera Tanden and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D)
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Economic Policy Panel Discussion
With Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Austan Goolsbee, Glenn Hutchins, and Lindsay Washington
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A conversation with Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC)
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Remarks by Amb. Susan Rice
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A conversation with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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A conversation with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
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Remarks by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
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National Security and Russia Panel Discussion
With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
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Remarks by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)
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Remarks by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
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Remarks by Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT)
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A conversation with Tom Steyer
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The Resistance Panel Discussion
With Leah Greenberg, DeRay McKesson, Markos Moulitsas, and Astrid Silva
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Remarks by Khizr Khan
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Remarks by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
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Civil Rights and Democracy Panel Discussion
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Jason Kander
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Closing Remarks by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
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