What a week!

Cap Times Idea Fest 2025 has concluded and what a week it was, from Maureen Dowd to JB Pritzker and everyone in between. You can see videos of sessions you missed here on this site or on our YouTube channel, and see all of our coverage of this year’s festival at captimes.com. If you haven’t already, sign up for our free Idea Fest newsletter to get updates about next year’s festival. See you in 2026!

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