Frank Church Symposium 2026
Our New Normal?: Evaluating Global Futures
April 2-3, 2026 | Pocatello Campus and Online (Hybrid)
Additional information on invited delegates and FAQ will be announced on our Facebook page.Free parking will be available at Reed Gym , as well as at the ICCU Dome, where you can either walk or utilize the free on-campus bus.
Frank Church Symposium 2026 Schedule
Our New Normal?: Evaluating Global Futures
Free parking is available at the Reed Gym, and the Rendezvous ABC Suites are just a downhill walk along E Terry Ave.
There is no cost to attend the Frank Church Symposium at Idaho State. If you cannot be in-person, we will broadcast the event live using Zoom
For live updates and additional information regarding the event, please see our Facebook page
HYBRID - virtual/in-person
(All Schedules are Mountain Time)
Rendezvous ABC Suites
9:15 AM Opening Comments
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Panel 1
Emerging Technologies, Trust, and Journalism
Moderator: Dr. Neelam Sharma
Panelists: Jake Nelson, Felix Simon, Tomas Dodds
11 AM - 12:15 PM Panel 2
National Security and Public Policy
Moderator: Colin Johnson
Panelists: Dakota Rudesill and Daniel Schiff
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Panel 3
Contemporary Expressions in Society and Art
Moderator: Colin Johnson
Panelists: Gibette Encarnacion and Luis Benavides
4 PM - 5:15 PM Panel 4
Futures for Local Economies
Moderator: Alex Rose
Panelists: Ali Khan, Dave Bagley, and Benjamin Gisin
All ISU parking is free after 4pm, and this includes the parking lot in front of Frazier Hall.
Bilyeu Theatre | Frazier Hall
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Keynote Address
Laura Galante, Former US Intelligence Community Cyber Executive, WestExec Adivsors
Rendezvous ABC Suites
9:15 AM Introduction
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Panel 5
Personalist Regimes
Moderator: Zac Gershberg
Panelists: Andrei Richter, Jia Li, and Maria Claudia Huerta Vera
11 AM - 12:15 PM Joseph and Pricilla Hearst Lecture
Lecturer: Christopher Bramwell
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Break
03:00 PM - 4:30 PM Richard H. Foster Lecture
The Nuremberg Trials: Reflections after 80 Years
Moderator: Dr. Edward Kammerer
Lecturers: Michael Bryant and Michael Kelly
4:30 PM Closing Remarks