We are pleased to announce that we will again be hosting a Conference on Management in the Public Sector (the agendas from prior years’ conferences are shown below). The Conference will have sessions starting on the afternoon of Thursday, April 13th and continuing all day on Friday, April 14th (the outline for the events is shown below). The theme for this year is Public Sector Innovation, Leadership and Management in the Digital Age.
All events will be held in Robertson Hall. If you are interested in attending in person, please hold the dates on your calendar, and see the links below to register.
Final program schedule is subject to change as speakers are confirmed. A final schedule will be sent to all registrants.
Thursday, April 13th:
12:00 PM - Registration Opens
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM - Alumni Perspectives: Careers in Public Sector Consulting
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Coffee Chats with Conference Participants and Graduate Students
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Welcome & Opening Session | Onwards to the Future Brave New World of Generative AI, Remote Work and More.
6:30 PM - Opening Reception (invited guest and graduate students only)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Dinner at Shultz Dining Room (invited guests and graduate students only)
Friday, April 14th:
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration, Breakfast and Networking
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM - Welcome and Introductions
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM - Embracing Digital Transformation: Pioneering Innovations in the Public Sector
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Networking break
10:45 AM - 12 Noon - Session A: Place Based Economic Development Development in the Digital Age
10:45 AM - 12 Noon - Session B: Agile in the Public Sector
12 Noon - 1:30 PM - Lunch Roundtables
- Session A -- Bloomberg Associates Digital and Cyber Team
- Session B -- GKFF and Tulsa
- Session C -- Digital Urban Government
- Session D -- Digital Governance in Latin America
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
- Session A -- Digital Government and Innovation in the State of New Jersey
- Session B --Digital Africa
- Session C --Embracing Digital Transformation: Redefining Public Sector Leadership in the 21st Century
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM - Networking break
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM - Alumni Panel: Reflections on Careers in Public Service
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks
4:45 PM - 6:00 - Final Networking Reception
6:00 PM - End of Conference
List of confirmed speakers and panelists as of 3/30/23:
Akshay Malik, City of Philadelphia
Alex Berman, Cortico
Annie Rittgers, 17a
Autumn Evans, CITY OF DETROIT
Ben Stewart, GKFF
Catherine Nikolovski, Civic Software Foundation
Cherae Robinson, Flybridge
Conor Godfrey, Cyber at Tulsa Innovation Labs
Dan Chenok, IBM Center for The Business of Government
David Eaves, UCLInstitute for Innovation and Public Purpose
David Shideler, Heartland Forward
Desiree Frieson, Build in Tulsa
Dustin Palmer, Code for America
Edward G. DeSeve, IBM Center for the Business of Government
Emily Apple, NJEDA
Ernesto Freire, Bloomberg Associates
Graham Simpson, New Jersey State Office of Innovation
Haley Ashcom, Census Open Innovation Labs
Hilen Meirovich, IDB INVEST
Jake Cronin, inTulsa, an LLC of the George Kaiser Family Foundation
Jeffrey Oakman, State of New Jersey
Jessica Hembree, Platform Civic Strategies
Joe DeLaTorre, State of New Jersey
Johan Schwind, URBAN-X
Juanita Rodriguez, BINANCE
Kelly Jin, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Leah Campos, SAS
Lisa Morales Hellebo, REFASHIOND Ventures
Mara Abrams, Founder, Census Open Innovation Labs and Social Innovation Consultant
Martha Coven, Princeton SPIA
Mei Lin Fung, People Centered Internet
Michael Samuelian, Urban Technology Hub at Cornell Tech
Moussa Blimpo, World Bank
Nausheen Rajan, Bloomberg Associates
Nigel Jacob, Civic Innovation OG
Olen Helaine, Washington Post
Prem Ramaswami, Sidewalk Labs
Qahir, Dhanani, Boston Consulting Group’s Public Sector practice
Raylene Yung, GSA
Richard Todd, City of Boulder
Santiago Garces, City of Boston
Scott Andes, U.S. Economic Development Administration
Stacy Taylor, Propel, Inc
Taylor Nelson, Bloomberg Associates
Tina Walha, US Digital Response
Tyrance Billingsley, Black Tech Street
Ulili Onovakpuri, Kapor Capital
REGISTRATION:
SPIA Graduate Students - Please use the registration link on the left
Faculty/Staff/SPIA Alumni - Register here
SPIA Undergraduates - Register here
CONTACTS:
If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact: spiacdar@princeton.edu.
Faculty Lead: Professor Steven Strauss, Ph.D.
Sponsored by: The SPIA Graduate Program Office & Graduate Career Development and Alumni Relations Office
Agenda from Previous Years: