2025 ID Access Summit
October 16-17, 2025
Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Missouri ID Access Summit! This year’s Summit kicked off with an inspiring panel featuring representatives from four organizations—Joplin, Springfield, Columbia, and Sikeston—who are recipients of ID Access Subgrants from the Coalition. The evening’s Subgrantee Showcase and Reception provided a wonderful opportunity to connect and celebrate the incredible work of our Coalition members across the state.
Friday’s sessions began with a powerful keynote from Wan Qi Kong of the Orleans Public Defenders Office, followed by a day of engaging discussions, shared learning, and collaboration. We concluded by honoring this year’s Jolene Patterson ID Access Trailblazer Award recipient—an inspiring end to a meaningful two days.
You can view the full 2025 Summit program below, watch this space revisit sessions, speakers, and highlights from this year’s event.
History of Missouri’s ID Access Summit
The Missouri State ID Access Coalition hosted Missouri’s first annual statewide ID Access Summit on September 7th, 2024 at the Deaconess Foundation in STL. The Summit brought together advocates, neighbors, lawyers, service providers, students and more to explore the ID landscape in Missouri. Sessions delved into the basics of ID access and current disparities, advocacy skills, and prepare participants to take action moving forward to ensure all Missourians have the identification documents they need to thrive.
Explore materials from previous events using the links below.