Outlook in the States & Localities Conference 2012

Outlook 2012: Trends, Opportunities and Winning Strategies for the State and Local Government Market

“This conference, by far, gives us the best insight of any conference that we go to in terms of bringing all of the thought leaders together from different organizations to share what’s forward-looking in the coming year.”

- Christine Carmichael, Director of Marketing, Kronos

Get a look at the public sector market landscape for 2012

If you’re in government affairs, selling to state and local governments, leading an association or non-profit, this two-day event provides you with the current trends, policy and project updates. No other conference offers a power-packed agenda with insight from public sector decision makers.

You’ll network with buyers, influencers and potential partners.

Why should you attend OUTLOOK?

We get the top experts—more than 50 of them. They give you the skinny on what’s mission-critical for states and local governments in the year ahead. Speakers include public officials, agency heads, journalists, business analysts, policy specialists, and association, advocacy and trade group leadership. Access the complete list now (Check back often—we’re adding new speakers daily)

You’ll get the big picture and an in-depth look at the hottest topics in 2012. Focused breakout sessions let you walk away with enough real data and discussion points to plan your 2012 strategy, top to bottom.

You’ll meet 300+ other people doing the things you should be doing! You’re not the only one targeting states and local government—lots of other government relations, business development, marketing, policy analysis, and advocacy types will be here. They have ideas to share and best practices you can learn from.

2012 Sample Conference Sessions

Health and Human Services: The Months Ahead
Energy: State Portfolios and Smart Grid Updates
Pension Pile On: How will States and Localities Respond in 2012
Transportation
Government Finance Trends
Technology Trends with a Twist

Speaker and Presenter Information

David Adkins, Executive Director, The Council of State Governments Bob Atmore, Chair, GADSBE (invited) Steven Bosacker, City Coordinator, Minneapolis, MN (invited) Don Boyd, Executive Director, State Budget Crisis Task Force Leisa Brug, Energy Policy Advisor to Governor Jan Brewer & Governor’s Office of Energy Policy Director, Arizona (invited) Marilyn Chase, Assistant Secretary, Office of Children, Youth, and Families, Massachusetts (invited) Dan Crippen, Executive Director, NGA Governor Howard Dean, former Governor, Vermont Governor John Engler, former Governor, Michigan Jerry Fralick, Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology Services Emil Frankel, Director, Transportation Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D., Director, the GOVERNING Institute, former mayor Kansas City Marilyn Geewax, Senior Business Editor, NPR Sherri Greenburg, Director, LBJ School of Government, University of Texas The Honorable Michael Hancock, Mayor, City of Denver (Invited) Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers Chris Hoene, Director of the Center for Research and Innovation, National League of Cities Lynnette Hotchkiss, Executive Director, MSRB (invited) Howard K. Koh M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (invited) Stephen G. Lakis, President State legislative Leaders Foundation (invited) Ward Lenz, Director, North Carolina Energy Office The Honorable Dannel Malloy, Governor, Connecticut David Maxwell-Jolly, Director, Department of Health Care Services, California Kenneth McClintock, Lieutenant Governor, Puerto Rico Laura Meadows, Interim Director, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia Congressman John Mica, Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (invited) The Honorable Michael Nutter, Mayor, Philadelphia (invited) Bruce Parker, CEO, National Solid Waste Managers Association Scott Pattison, Executive Director, NASBO Governor Sonny Perdue, former Governor, Georgia (invited) Dugan Petty, Division Administrator and State CIO, Department of Administrative Services (Invited) The Honorable Miguel A. Pulido, Santa Ana, California (invited) Carlos Ramos, Secretary of California Technology Agency, California Office of Information Security (invited) The Honorable Kasim Reed, Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia (invited) Clyde Reese, Commissioner, Department of Human Services, Georgia (invited) Edward G. Rendell, former Governor, Pennsylvania (invited) Doug Robinson, Executive Director, NASCIO Kyle Schafer, Chief Technology Officer, State Office of Technology, West Virginia The Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor (invited) Jonathan Seib, Executive Policy Advisor for Health Care Reform , Governor Chris Gregoire, Washington Carl W. Stenberg, Professor, Public Administration and Government, School of Government, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Alisa Valderrama, Financial Policy Analyst, Center for Market Transformation, Natural Resources Defense Council The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles (Invited) Hon. David M. Walker, Founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative and Former Comptroller General of the United States Richard Weaver, Senior Program Manager, Planning and Programs in the Policy Department of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) (invited) Daniel Werfel, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget (invited) Allan Zaremberg, president and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce (invited)