Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

One Governor's Perspective - A View from the Frontline

The Honorable Rick Snyder, Governor, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will provide a perspective from one of the nation's most challenged states, and talk about the progress... more

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• Hon. Rick Snyder - Governor, State of Michigan

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

Elections, Politics and Policy - Setting the Stage for 2013

Moderator: Paul W. Taylor, Ph.D., Editor at Large, GOVERNING The 2012 elections are over and Washington is settling in. For state leaders, the work never ended.... more

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• Matthew Chase - Executive Director, National Association of Counties

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• G. Edward DeSeve - State Budget Crisis Task Force Member and Former Advisor to President Obama

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• Peter C. Goldmark, Jr. - Independent Consultant, and former CEO, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and New York State Budget Director

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• Marcia Howard - Director, Federal Funds Information for States

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• Paul W. Taylor, Ph.D. - Editor at Large, GOVERNING

Break

Infrastructure: Opportunity Forecasts, Big Themes, Creative Funding Models

Moderator: Marina Leight, Associate Publisher, GOVERNING Addressing the nation's infrastructure challenges - water, energy, transportation, waste and buildings may be the biggest issue of our... more

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• Gabe Klein - Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago, Illinois

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• Marina Leight - Associate Publisher, GOVERNING

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• Bill Lockyer - California State Treasurer

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• Hon. James L. Oberstar - Member of Congress, Eighth District, Minnesota 1975-2011

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• Catherine L. Ross, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Institute of Technology

Lunch

The Hovey Harkness Award in Public Service Journalism

Recognizing excellence in political investigative journalism, presented by GOVERNING... more

Where are We Now - Recovery, Revenues, New Realities and the Innovation Economy

A look at economic realities and what it means for government.... more

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• W. Michael Cox, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Global Markets and Freedom, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University; Senior Fellow, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Break

Concurrent Sessions

Protecting the Information Infrastructure The Renewed Focus

Moderator: Cathilea Robinett, Executive Vice President, e.Republic The threats to information and the information infrastructure are becoming increasingly more common and sophisticated. Will this translate into... more

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• David Behen - Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan

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• Laura Iwan, CISM, CISSP - Senior Director of Cyber Security Operations, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Center for Internet Security

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• Aaron M. Mathes - Deputy Secretary of Technology, Office of the Governor Commonwealth of Virginia

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• Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine

The Government Workforce

Moderator: Erin Waters, Publisher, GOVERNING The demographic changes, the changing demands of the public, decreased government revenues and the subsequent layoffs and hiring freezes that... more

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• Stacey Peterson - Human Resources Manager, City of Rancho Cordova, California

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• Neil Reichenberg - Executive Director, IPMA-HR

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

Government Finance Trends - Municipal Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring and What 2013 May Hold

What are the trends in financial restructuring? Are jurisdictions making serious structural changes to address systemic revenue shortfalls? If so, what do these look like?... more

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• Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri

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• Carol O'Cleireacain, Ph.D. - Economic Consultant

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• Lisa Schroeer - Director, Credit Market Services, Standard & Poor's

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• Frank Shafroth - Director, Center for State & Local Leadership, George Mason University

Innovative Energy Financing Models that Unlock Economic Development Strategies for Cities

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) leverages the security of municipal conduit financing to unlock billions of dollars of private capital that have been missing from... more

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• Jeremy Kalin - Senior Fellow, GOVERNING Institute, President/CEO, Eutectics Consulting, LLC, and former Minnesota State Representative

Concurrent Sessions

Infrastructure and Transportation - New Funding and Partnership Models

This session will take a close look at new project funding strategies. We'll a examine transportation funding and projects in a new way, through the... more

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• Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri

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• (Moderator) Ryan Holeywell - Staff Writer, GOVERNING

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• Bill Lockyer - California State Treasurer

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• Richard Norment - Executive Director, National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP)

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• Randall S. Over, P.E. F. ASCE - President-Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

The Changing Role of Technology

Moderator: Cathilea Robinett, Executive Vice President, e.Republic A panel of state CIOs will review the changing role of technology in government, and what this is likely... more

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• David Behen - Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan

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• Tony Encinias - Chief Technology Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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• Carolyn Parnell - Chief Information Officer, State of Minnesota

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• Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine

Health and Human Services

Moderator: Jonathan Walters, Senior Editor, GOVERNING Even as unemployment begins to abate, the strain on government health and human services programs continues. Innovative ideas and solutions,... more

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• Jennifer DeCubellis, LPC - Area Director, Human Services and Public Health Department, Hennepin County, Minnesota

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• Anthony "Tony" Keck - Director, Health and Human Services, South Carolina

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• Matt Salo - Executive Director, Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)

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• Dylan Scott - Staff Writer, GOVERNING

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• Jonathan Walters - Executive Editor, GOVERNING

Break

The Power of the States and Localities

Moderator: Zach Patton, Senior Editor, GOVERNING A plenary panel will share a variety of perspectives about the shifting of power to state and local government. The... more

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• Barry Anderson - Deputy Director, National Governor's Association

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• Zach Patton - Senior Editor, GOVERNING

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• Bill Pound - Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures

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• Jonathan Walters - Executive Editor, GOVERNING

Reception

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Early Bird Concurrent Sessions

Procurement and What's Happening in 2013

Moderator: Paul W. Taylor, Ph.D., Editor at Large, GOVERNING Procurement is one of the most cumbersome, complex, and difficult to reform, processes in government. The procurement... more

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• Dugan Petty - Senior Fellow, GOVERNING Institute, former Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon

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• Dean W. Stotler - Director, Government Support Services, State of Delaware

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• Paul W. Taylor, Ph.D. - Editor at Large, GOVERNING

Energy and Environment Outlook: Insight from the States' Strategic Plans

Moderator: Bob Graves, Senior Fellow, GOVERNING Institute This session will provide highlights and insights from a yearlong research project analyzing the states' strategic energy plans. You'll... more

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• Chuck Clinton - Senior Advisor and Lead Regional Coordinator, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)

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• Bob Graves - Senior Fellow, GOVERNING Institute

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• Dylan Scott - Staff Writer, GOVERNING

Pension Pile On: 2013

Moderator: Erica Pyatt., Associate Publisher, Finance, GOVERNING As the retirement wave continues to build, so does the pension debate. Governments are struggling with questions such as... more

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• Keith Brainard - Director of Research, National Association of State Retirement Administrators

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• Erica Pyatt - Associate Publisher, Finance, GOVERNING, Finance, GOVERNING

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• John Sugden - Director, U.S. Public Finance for Standard & Poor's Rating Services

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• Meredith Williams - Executive Director, National Council on Teacher Retirement

Welcome

Strong Communities The Intersection of Health, Education and Infrastructure

Interviewer: Erin Waters, Publisher, GOVERNING Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown believes, Strong communities are built, not born. He has dedicated his life to public service.... more

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• Hon. Anthony G. Brown - Lieutenant Governor, Maryland

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

Break

GOVERNINGs Generations: Is Your Company Ready for the BIG Demographic Impacts on State and Local Government?

Moderator: Zach Patton, Executive Editor, GOVERNING America is getting older. Fast. Baby boomers ... are rapidly hitting retirement age. [F]or the next two decades, Americans will... more

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• (Moderator) Peter Harkness - Founder and Publisher Emeritus, GOVERNING

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• Nancy LeaMond - Executive Vice President, AARP State and National Group

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• Zach Patton - Senior Editor, GOVERNING

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• Hon. Chris Ross - Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Chester County 158th District

How to Build "The Good Life"

"Men come together in cities in order to live: they remain together in order to live the good life." - Aristotle A conversation with local government... more

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• Hon. Bob Buckhorn - Mayor, Tampa, Florida

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• Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri

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• Hon. Toni Preckwinkle - Cook County Board President , Cook County, Illinois

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• Hon. Lisa Wong - Mayor, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Wrap Up