Annual ATI Taxpayers Conference
Join legislators, local elected officials, state agency leaders, and members of the business community for one of Idaho’s most influential and respected policy conferences of the year.
CELEBRATING 80 YEARS!
2026 ATI Annual Conference Agenda:
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026 - at the JUMP and Zoom
7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast Begins
8:30 am Conference Begins
8:30-9:15 am - General Election Results and the Road Ahead for Idaho Tax Policy
Secretary of State Phil McGrane
9:15 am – 10:15 am Voting with Their Feet: How State Tax Policy Shapes Migration Trends
Katherine Loughead, The Tax Foundation
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – The Bottom Line: A Business Panel
Moderator: Carrie Cook, Vice President, Tax Operations & Policy, Albertsons
Adina Bielenberg, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Tareq Wafaie, Economic Development – Public Policy Specialist, Amazon
Tommy Ahlquist – President – Ahlquist Development Corp
Ken Dey, Director of Government & Public Affairs, J.R. Simplot Company
12:00 pm Lunch Begins
12:30 pm Keynote: Lt. Governor Scott Bedke
ATI 80th Anniversary Celebration
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Idaho's Economic Outlook: Trends, Risks, and Opportunities
Robert Spendlove, Chief Economist, Zions
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Economic Development in Idaho: When Do We Win, When Do We Lose?
Moderator: Tess Molitor, Founder and Owner, Molitor & Associates
Camille Barigar, Executive Director, Jerome 20/20
Clark Krause, Executive Director, Boise Valley Economic Partnership
Tom Kealey, Director, Idaho Department of Commerce
Mayor Jeremy Grimm, Owner, Whiskey Rock Planning
Wendi Secrist, Executive Director, Idaho Workforce Development Council
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4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Holiday Reception Co-Hosted with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
& Sponsored by the Idaho REALTORS®
Note: Conference qualifies for 6 CLE (Course #26-5145) and 6 CPE education credits
