Events - Outlook in the States & Localities Conference 2013

PAST EVENT

Jan 29 - 30, 2013

Agenda

Tuesday Jan 29

Time	Session
8:00 - 9:00AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15AM	Welcome Speakers: Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING
9:15 - 10:00AM	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 Speakers: Hon. Rick Snyder - Governor, State of Michigan Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING
10:00 - 11:00AM	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 Speakers: Matthew Chase - Executive Director, National Association of Counties G. Edward DeSeve - State Budget Crisis Task Force Member and Former Advisor to President Obama Peter C. Goldmark, Jr. - Independent Consultant, and former CEO, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and New York State Budget Director Marcia Howard - Director, Federal Funds Information for States Paul W. Taylor, Ph.D. - Editor at Large, GOVERNING
11:00 - 11:15AM	Break
11:15 - 12:00PM	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 Speakers: Gabe Klein - Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago, Illinois Marina Leight - Associate Publisher for Infrastructure, GOVERNING Bill Lockyer - California State Treasurer Hon. James L. Oberstar - Member of Congress, Eighth District, Minnesota 1975-2011 Catherine L. Ross, Ph.D. - Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Institute of Technology
12:00 - 12:45PM	Lunch
12:45 - 1:10PM	The Hovey Harkness Award in Public Service Journalism Recognizing excellence in political investigative journalism, presented by GOVERNING... more
1:10 - 1:45PM	Where are We Now - Recovery, Revenues, New Realities and the Innovation Economy A look at economic realities and what it means for government.... more Speakers: 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
1:45 - 2:00PM	Break
2:00 - 3:00PM	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 Speakers: David Behen - Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan Laura Iwan, CISM, CISSP - Senior Director of Cyber Security Operations, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Center for Internet Security Aaron M. Mathes - Deputy Secretary of Technology, Office of the Governor Commonwealth of Virginia Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President,eRepublic
	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 Speakers: Stacey Peterson - Human Resources Manager, City of Rancho Cordova, California Neil Reichenberg - Executive Director, IPMA-HR 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 Speakers: Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Carol O'Cleireacain, Ph.D. - Economic Consultant Lisa Schroeer - Director, Credit Market Services, Standard & Poor's 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 Speakers: Jeremy Kalin - Senior Fellow, GOVERNING Institute, President/CEO, Eutectics Consulting, LLC, and former Minnesota State Representative
3:00 - 4:00PM	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 Speakers: Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Ryan Holeywell - Staff Writer, GOVERNING Bill Lockyer - California State Treasurer Richard Norment - Executive Director, National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) 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 Speakers: David Behen - Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan Tony Encinias - Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Carolyn Parnell - Chief Information Officer, State of Minnesota Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President,eRepublic
	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 Speakers: Jennifer DeCubellis, LPC - Area Director, Human Services and Public Health Department, Hennepin County, Minnesota Anthony "Tony" Keck - Director, Health and Human Services, South Carolina Matt Salo - Executive Director, Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Dylan Scott - Staff Writer, GOVERNING Jonathan Walters - Executive Editor, GOVERNING
4:00 - 4:15PM	Break
4:15 - 5:00PM	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 Speakers: Barry Anderson - Deputy Director, National Governor's Association Zach Patton - Executive Editor, GOVERNING Bill Pound - Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures Jonathan Walters - Executive Editor, GOVERNING
5:00 PM	Reception

Wednesday Jan 30

Time	Session
7:30 - 8:00AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM	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 Speakers: Dugan Petty - Senior Fellow, GOVERNING Institute, former Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon Dean W. Stotler - Director, Government Support Services, State of Delaware 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 Speakers: Chuck Clinton - Senior Advisor and Lead Regional Coordinator, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Bob Graves - Associate Director, GOVERNING Institute 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 Speakers: Keith Brainard - Director of Research, National Association of State Retirement Administrators Erica Pyatt - Associate Publisher, Finance, GOVERNING, Finance, GOVERNING John Sugden - Director, U.S. Public Finance for Standard & Poor's Rating Services Meredith Williams - Executive Director, National Council on Teacher Retirement
9:00 - 9:15AM	Welcome
9:15 - 10:15AM	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 Speakers: Hon. Anthony G. Brown - Lieutenant Governor, Maryland Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING
10:15 - 10:30AM	Break
10:15 - 11:00AM	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 Adding 183422031 to Unordered. Panelists: Peter Harkness - Founder and Publisher Emeritus, GOVERNING
11:00 - 12:00PM	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 Speakers: Hon. Bob Buckhorn - Mayor, Tampa, Florida Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Honorable Toni Preckwinkle - Cook County Board President, Cook County, Illinois Hon. Lisa Wong - Mayor, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
12:00 PM	Wrap Up

Jan 29 - 30, 2013

Agenda

Tuesday Jan 29

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome

Break

Lunch

Break

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Sessions

Break

Reception

Wednesday Jan 30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Early Bird Concurrent Sessions

Welcome

Break

Wrap Up

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