Governing Leadership Forum: Texas 2019 | GOVERNING | 24 September 2019 | Hilton Hotel, 500 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

With a new year and ambitious agendas from Texas state and local government leaders , Governing’s Texas Leadership Forum is well-timed for important leadership and management discussions to help advance the state forward. Texas’ elected officials, appointees, senior executives and managers must balance solving the state’s complex issues with meeting the demands of citizens and businesses who expect first class service, transparency and financial efficiency. Don’t miss this job-critical opportunity to network with your peers from city, county and state government organizations, share best practices and build new management and leadership skills.

Topics for the 2019 Texas Leadership Forum may include:
• Leadership & Management Development
• Innovation & Performance Measurement
• Mobility & Citizen Engagement
• Building a High-Performance Workforce
• Risk Taking in Government
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Characteristics of a High-Performance Government
• Leading in Challenging Times
• Process Improvement with 21st Century Tools

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Jeremi Suri
Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs

SPEAKER:

Todd Sander
Chief Information Officer, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)

ADVISORY BOARD:

Jeff Archer
Executive Director, Texas Legislative Council, State of Texas

Spencer Cronk
City Manager, City of Austin

Brian Francis
Executive Director, Department of Licensing & Regulation, State of Texas

Brian Guthrie
Executive Director, Teacher Retirement System, State of Texas

Amanda Lavin
Assistant Executive Administrator, Water Development Board, State of Texas

Freeman Martin
Deputy Director, Department of Public Safety, State of Texas

Chan McDermott
Leadership Development Facilitator, Leadership & Innovation Team, Health and Human Services Commission, State of Texas

Bert Miller
Mayor, City of Navasota

John Miri
Chief Administrative Officer, Lower Colorado River Authority, State of Texas

Stephanie Muth
Deputy Executive Commissioner, Health and Human Services Commission, State of Texas

Bentley Nettles
Executive Director, Alcoholic Beverage Commission, State of Texas

Mike Reissig
Senior Advisor to the Comptroller, Comptroller's Office, State of Texas

Andrew Roth
Chief Operations and Administration Officer, Teacher Retirement System, State of Texas

Ed Serna
Interim Executive Director, Workforce Commission, State of Texas

Rebecca Trevino
Chief Financial Officer, Water Development Board, State of Texas

Jeff Walker
Executive Administrator, Water Development Board, State of Texas

Chris Whittaker
City Manager, City of Rockdale

Steffen Fuchs
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

2019 Partners

CORPORATE PARTNERS:
• Aflac
• American Express
• Esper
• Ivalua
• Microsoft
• Thomson Reuters
• Walton Family Foundation