Southeast U.S. Infrastructure Projects Meet Money, Policy, Innovation and Risk​Where federal, state and local gov't agencies convene with the private sector on the most critical issues facing the transportation and infrastructure markets today. Infraday Southeast is a powerful 1-day Forum uniting over 250 senior infrastructure executives. Local, State and Federal authorities will unite with some of the top financiers, consultants, constr...

We live in an increasingly polarized world—full of dichotomies and dualisms: Us versus them, the haves and the have nots, “light” versus “dark,” good versus evil. We see this in diverse settings around the globe: contested transitions of power in South Africa, refugees fleeing violence in Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, nativist reactions to immigrant “others” in Germany, and Turkey (along...

With the rise of domestic and foreign acts of terrorism and the increase of global instability, Homeland Security Week 2019 has been designed to focus on priorities, policies and framework to enhance and secure our nation from the evolving landscape of current and future threats. This 14th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together top homeland security leaders from government, industry and academia to dive into current challenges and f...

From natural disasters to the creation of new offices to shifting priorities, government leaders are constantly adjusting to evolving mission directives. In times of change, how are the Department of Defense and federal agencies setting short-term and long-term priorities, responding quickly to new challenges and using technology to advance further, faster? Government Executive is teaming up with Defense One to take a closer look at how federa...

The Distributed Energy Conference is the power generation industry’s foremost event about distributed generation, bringing together utility-scale electricity providers with power generators utilizing distributed energy resources (DERs), including commercial and industrial facilities, cooperatives, and private enterprise. The conference focuses on real-life applications of DERs, providing insight and information about renewable energy sou...

Convened as the focal point and culmination of its yearly activities, the Annual Meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference is the nation's largest regional gathering of state legislators, legislative staff and government officials, and the premier public policy forum for Southern state legislatures. Focusing on both existing and emerging state government innovations and solutions, the SLC Annual Meeting provides policymakers diverse oppor...

The Infrastructure Security and Resilience (ISR) Forum brings critical infrastructure owners and operators together with the public sector to discuss the threat landscape, current security posture, preparedness goals, and available resources. The Forum is hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Why attend? By the end of the ISR Forum, participants will: Gain a greater understanding of the threat landscape affecti...

The 2019 congress will focus on how to leverage the rapid advancement of technology and use it for in your favour. Digitalisation is important in upholding a quick and efficient service for passengers. As the transportation sector becomes more modernised keeping up with new technology is important. Using data to efficiently deploy resources on your network, maximise security and reduce costs. Engaging with public and staff to tighten security...

There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety. Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national policy to strengthen and mainta...

The 2019 ILEETA Training Conference and Expo will offer more than 150 courses and more than two dozen instructor certifications/armorer courses. Topics include use of force, officer survival, defensive tactics, instructor development, specialized training and firearms including a live fire track. Attendees receive a certificate of attendance, conference bag, shirt and numerous other giveaways. Certification, armorer and live fire courses will...