

Management Conference 2024: Public Sector Leadership and Management in the New Normal of Work from Home and Ubiquitous AI

Join us for the 8th Annual Public Sector Management Conference: Leadership and Innovation in the New Normal of Work from Home and Ubiquitous AI. The Conference starts on the afternoon of Thursday, April 11th and continues all day on Friday, April 12th (the outline for the events is shown below).
All events will be held in Robertson Hall. If you are interested in attending, please see the links below to register.
A final schedule will be sent to all registrants.
Friday, April 12th:
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 - Session 1: The New Normal: One Year Later
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Networking break
10:45 AM - 12 Noon - Sessions 2A, 2B, 2C
- Session 2A: AI and Elections Administration
- Session 2B: What is the future of Urban America in the New Normal?
- Session 2C: Leading through Uncertainty: Navigating Public Sector Challenges Beyond Management
12 Noon - 1:30 PM - Lunch Roundtable Topic Discussions
- Lunch Roundtable A: Building Resilient Regional Economies in the Digital Age
- Lunch Roundtable B: The Future of Civic Engagement: Digital Tools and Strategies
- Lunch Roundtable C: Navigating the Shift: Public Sector Leadership Technology Leadership in the New Normal
- Lunch Roundtable D: Venture Capital's Role in Shaping the New Normal
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM - Session 3
- Session A: Beyond Novelty: Practical Innovation in Government
- Session B: Preparing Tulsa for the New Normal
- Session C: Harnessing AI for Economic Growth : New Jersey's Strategic Vision
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM - Networking break
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Dean Amaney Jamal Remarks
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Alumni Panel: Will the New Normal be Good, Bad or Indifferent for Public Sector Diversity?
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks/End of Conference
REGISTRATION
SPIA Graduate Students - Register through SPIAConnect
Faculty/Staff/SPIA Alumni - Registration Link
SPIA Undergraduates - Registration Link
CONTACTS:
If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact SPIA Graduate Career Development at spiagcd@princeton.edu
Faculty Lead: Professor Steven Strauss, Ph.D.
Sponsored by: SPIA Graduate Career Development & Graduate Program Office
Agenda from Previous Years:
Speakers and Panelists

James Anderson, Head of Government Innovation Programs, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Scott Andes, Program Director, Recompete Program and Policy Advisor, Regional Tech Hubs Program, U.S. Economic Development Administration

Alex Kelly Berman, Vice President of Programs and Partnerships, Cortico

Eduardo Bhatia, John L Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer in Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

Tyrance Billingsley, Founder and Executive Director, Black Tech Street
Christine Blumauer, MPA '18, Executive Director of Policy, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Melisa Breda, Strategy and Public Innovation Consultant, formerly with Buenos Aires City Government

Francesco Brindisi, Executive Deputy Comptroller, New York City Office of the Comptroller

Amaya Capellan, AB ’03, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Daniel Chenok, Executive Director, The IBM Center for Business of Government

Dave Cole, Chief Innovation Officer, New Jersey Office of Innovation

Martha Coven, Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University

Kathleen Coviello, Chief Economic Transformation Officer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Ileana Cruz-Marden, MPA '19, Deputy Director, Americas & Global Strategy, Americas at the Tent Partnership for Refugees

Joe DeLaTorre, MPA '20, Innovation Fellow – Customer Support Modernization Lead, New Jersey Office of Innovation

Lane Dilg, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Global Affairs, OpenAI
Ted Egan, Chief Economist, City and County of San Francisco

David Ehrenberg, Principal, Sterling Development P3 Advisors

Elena Fortuna, Senior Director of Client Success, Code for America

Ernesto Freire, Chief of Staff and Head of Operations, Bloomberg Associates

Santiago Garces, Chief Information Officer, City of Boston

Daniel Goetzel, Senior Advisor, Department of Commerce and Director, National Science Foundation

Gillian (Jill) Gutierrez, MPA '06, Senior Advisor/Director, Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization, NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development

Justin Harlan, Managing Director, Tulsa Remote

Rochelle Haynes, MPA '06, Managing Director, What Works Cities, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Lesley Hirsch, Assistant Commissioner of Research, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Xavier Hughes, Senior Advisor to the Governor’s Office and NJ Chief AI Strategist, New Jersey Office of Innovation

Nigel Jacob, Visiting Scholar, Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism - MIT

Amaney Jamal, Dean, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs

Josh Lawson, Director of AI & Democracy, Aspen Institute

Jim Loter, Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle

Akshay Malik, Smart Cities Director, SmartCityPHL

Stacey Matlen, Senior Vice President, Innovation, Partnership for NYC

Kate Maxwell, Worldwide Education Industry Lead, Microsoft

Karen McGuinness, MPA '85, Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs
Jennifer Morrell, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, The Elections Group

Alaa Moussawi, Chief Data Scientist, New York City Council

Taylor Nelson, MPA '19, Manager, Partnerships & Internal Management, Bloomberg Associates

Lawrence Norden, Senior Director, Elections and Government Program, Brennan Center

Jeffrey Oakman, MPA/URP '03, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of NJ Governor Phil Murphy

Helaine Olen, Reporter in Residence, Omidyar Network

Ulili Onovakpuri, Managing Partner, Kapor Capital

Dustin Palmer, MPA '16, US Country Director, GiveDirectly

Amy Pszczolkowski, Associate Director, Graduate Career Development, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs

Dave Shideler, Chief Research Officer, Heartland Forward

Terrance Smith, Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow, The John Hopkins University

Ben Stewart, Managing Director, GKFF
Steven Strauss, Lecturer and John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor, Princeton University

Stacy Taylor, MPA '11, VP, Policy, Propel

Anthony Townsend, Urbanist In Residence, Cornell Tech

Rayna Truelove, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs

Tina J. Walha, MPA '09, Chief Partnerships Officer, U.S. Digital Response
Jennifer Widner, Professor of Politics and International Affairs; Director, Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University

Raylene Yung, Chief of Staff, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)