GOVERNING California: A Leadership Forum - 2012

The GOVERNING California Leadership Forum brings thought leaders from GOVERNING’s award-winning editorial team, California and around the nation to you.

The day is designed to be interactive, and will include sessions on some of the most important challenges facing California.

The forum will feature a highly interactive format and an agenda created in partnership with the Advisory Board. Learn from your peers in different agencies and jurisdictions, hear from thought leaders and industry experts chosen for their knowledge of the challenges of your region.


The day will focus on the important issues of governing in California. Topics may include:

• Energy (state energy portfolios, renewable energy, sustainability, smart grid systems)
• Finance / Pensions / Budget
• Health and Human Services
• Infrastructure (water, transportation, buildings, etc.)
• Lean Government / Efficiency / Government as a System
• People / Human Capital / Workforce Strategy
• Technology
• Economic Development / Job Creation
• Education