Alison Kosik to keynote Women and Their Money conference in Coeur d'Alene

Alison Kosik is bringing a national financial-news résumé to Coeur d’Alene, but the pitch for the North Idaho Women and Their Money Conference is practical: help women sort through the money decisions that shape daily life, from budgeting and banking to homeownership and investing.

The free one-day conference is scheduled for June 9 at North Idaho College and will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say registration opens April 24 and stays open through June 1. The event will offer 550 seats, 18 breakout sessions, and parking, beverages and lunch for attendees.

The conference is growing quickly from its first year. The inaugural 2025 gathering drew 365 participants and featured 15 breakout sessions, while North Idaho College awarded $20,000 in scholarships afterward. This year, that scholarship total will double to $40,000, a sign that the event is becoming more than a one-off lecture series and is being built as a regional financial-literacy effort.

Kosik now works as a freelance correspondent and anchor for ABC News after 15 years at CNN, where she covered business and anchored with frequent reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She is also a certified financial education instructor, and her 2025 book, What’s Up with Women and Money?, fits the conference’s focus on clarity, confidence, control and informed decision-making. A 2025 interview described how divorce forced her to take a more direct role in managing her own finances, a personal dimension that matches the conference’s emphasis on financial independence and recovery.

Organizers Teresa Irish and Jan Tymesen want the event to reach women across Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone and Benewah counties, not just Coeur d’Alene. The Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition says the conference uses breakout sessions, panels, simulations, interviews and resources to help women make informed financial decisions, a format designed to turn broad money concerns into specific next steps close to home.