Opening Remarks

• Jack Maykoski, President and CEO, Graduate School USA

Panel: Training and Reskilling the Public Workforce in an Evolving Federal Climate

Government agencies are only as effective as their talent pools, making developing a skilled workforce essential to successful mission achievement and service delivery. As reskilling and training initiatives continue to be prioritized, federal agencies remain committed to meeting the challenges of modern government offices. In this session, hear from federal and defense leaders who are equipping the public workforce with the skills and tools they need to drive insights, maximize technical capabilities and, ultimately, serve citizens.

• Hugh Hardin, Deputy to the Garrison Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gordon
• Peggy Howell-Jones, Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Census Bureau
• Dia Taylor, Chief Human Capital Officer and Deputy Ethics Counselor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Moderator: Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive

Strategies and Principles for Effective Collaboration in Order to Achieve Mission Objectives

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• Joel Bridges, Executive Director, Atlanta Federal Executive Board

Panel: Managing at the Regional Level: Rewards and Roadblocks

Though many federal agency headquarters are concentrated in Washington, D.C., regional offices across the country are equally tasked with implementing processes, serving citizens and getting the job done. But when it comes to these regional doers, what difficulties do regional federal offices face in terms of staffing and management? And what are the advantages to being positioned across the country? This session convenes federal leaders from Georgia offices to discuss benefits and pain points to recruiting and managing a workforce in a federal agency office located hundreds of miles from the nation’s capital.

• Nick Annan, Acting Assistant Director, Homeland Security Investigations Domestic Operations and Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, Atlanta Office, Department of Homeland Security
• Michelle Driscoll, Regional Administrator, Atlanta Regional Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Department of Labor
• Kem Fleming, Director, Field Operations Center East, Atlanta, Office of Disaster Assistance, Small Business Administration
• Moderator: Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive

Keynote Speaker

• Mary Leftridge Byrd, Federal Security Director, State of Georgia, Transportation Security Administration

Closing Remarks