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General Session #1: Leadership Lessons from the Jazz Masters
	H	John Edward Hasse, PhD., Curator of American Music, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Concurrent Session #1: Increasing Transparency in State Government
P	H	Joe Enright, Director of Policy, Office of the Comptroller, Illinois
P	H	April C.V. Gunn, Director of Data Analysis, Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts, Commonwealth of Virginia
P	H	Suzy Whittenton, Director of Fiscal Management, Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas
Concurrent Session #2: Integrating Environmental Considerations Into Investment Decisions
P	H	Jonathan Naimon, Founder and Managing Director, Light Green Advisors
Concurrent Session #3: Financial Management Issues
		Effective Internal Controls in ERP Implementation: A Proactive Approach to Success
P	H	Christian Fuellgraf, Director, Global Public Sector Group, Grant Thornton, LLP
		Tom Dale, Director, Global Public Sector Group, Grant Thornton, LLP
		Aaron Erickson, Deputy Director, State Accounting, Office of Budget and Management, Ohio
		Changing Dynamics of Grants Management
P	H	Gila Bronner, President and CEO, The Bronner Group, LLC
Concurrent Session #4: Electronic Receipts / Payments
		New Electronic Payment Developments and Emerging Technologies for Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
P	H	Kenyatta A. Chandler, Director, Strategic Market Development, Elavon, Inc., a subsidary of U.S. Bank
		Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance for State Agencies
P	H	Rick Dakin, Co-Founder, President and Senior Security Strategist, Coalfire
Concurrent Session #5: Working Effectively With Your Legislature
		"Affective" Government
P	H	Robert Ortwein, State Relations Officer, Office of the Auditor General, Michigan
		So You Want a Bill Passed?
		Robin L. Kelly, Chief of Staff, Office of the State Treasurer, Illinois
Concurrent Session #6: Comprehensive OPEB Strategies: Financial and Investment Focus
P	H	Girard Miller, Senior Strategist, Public Financial Management
Concurrent Session #7: Statewide Shared Services: Leveraging Technology and Best Practices to Deliver Quality Government Services
		William Greer, Vice President - State and Local Sales, SAP
Concurrent Session #8: Using Economic Downturn as a Catalyst for Administrative Transformation
		Jeffrey S. Rosengard, Senior Vice President, The Hackett Group
	H	David A. Wilson, Managing Director, State and Local Government Finance and Administration Industry Practice, Accenture
Concurrent Session #9: Investment and Debt Management / Electronic Payments I
		Optimizing Returns on Cash and Securities
P	H	John S. Carter, Director, Global Liquidity and Investments, Citi
P	H	Mel Deane, Director, Product Specialist, Citi
		Prepaid Card Solutions: Make an Impact With Your Payments
P	H	Jason Tiede, Director, Global Prepaid Services, Citi
		MasterCard Expert Monitoring System
		Daniel Rose, Vice President, Public Sector Payment Solutions, MasterCard Worldwide
		MasterCard Convenience Fee Program
		Faye Surrette, Public Sector Acceptance, MasterCard Worldwide
Concurrent Session #10: New Frontiers of High Performance Government
P	H	Wayne Bobby, Vice President of Public Sector Industry Solutions, Oracle
P	H	Aaron Erickson, Deputy Director, State Accounting, Office of Budget and Management, Ohio
General Session #2: Future of Government Leaders: How to Attract, Involve and Retain the Next Generation of Leaders
		Alexi Giannoulias, State Treasurer, Illinois
		Daniel W. Hynes, State Comptroller, Illinois
General Session #3: Financial Accounting Foundation - A Challenging Environment Today and Tomorrow
		Robert H. Herz, Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board
		Teresa "Terri" S. Polley, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Accounting Foundation
Concurrent Session #11: GASB Update
P	H	Robert H. Attmore, Chair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
P	H	David R. Bean, Director of Research, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Concurrent Session #12: Economic Report for the States
		The Fiscal Situation in the States: The Impact of Current Economic Conditions
P	H	Scott D. Pattison, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers
		The Current Economic Climate: What it Means for State Finances, Debt, Long-Term Liabilities and Credit Ratings
P	H	Robin Prunty, Senior Director, Public Finance Ratings Group, Standard & Poor's
Concurrent Session #13: Improving Performance Auditing and Performance Management
		Performance Audits in the State of Washington: The I 900 Experience
P	H	Terry D. Hanson, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
P	H	Chris Cortines, Deputy Director of Performance Audit, Office of the State Auditor, Washington
		Building a National Performance Management Framework for State and Local Governments
P	H	Anne Spray Kinney, Research and Consulting Director, Government Finance Officers Association
Concurrent Session #14: Electronic Payments II
		Integrating Purchasing Cards Into Payables and Improving Day-to-Day Card Management
P	H	Darren Muise, Director, Commercial Partnerships, Public Sector, Visa
		William Pierson, Vice-President, Commercial Card Services, PNC Bank
		Dwight L. Steinly, Jr., Accountant 3, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Concurrent Session #15: Financial Managment Issues II
		OMB Update
		Adam Goldberg, Branch Chief, Financial Integrity and Analysis, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
		A-87 / Cost Allocation Issues in the States
P	H	Chris M. Zitzow, Senior Vice President, MAXIMUS
Concurrent Session #16: Transformation and Reporting Initiatives
		Transforming the Public Sector Enterprise Through Finance
P	H	Christina Dorfhuber, Principal, National Public Sector Strategy and Operations Leader, Deloitte
P	H	Sharon Minnich, Deputy Secretary for Financial Administration, Office of Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
		The Reporting of Intergovernmental Financial Dependency and Related Risks
P	H	Edward "Ed" J. Mazur, Senior Advisor, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland
Concurrent Session #17: Challenges of ERP Implementation
		ERP Implementations â€“ It's All About the People
P	H	Gordon K. Nasta, Managing Director, BearingPoint
P	H	John G. Gentile, Associate Commissioner of Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
		Top Ten Challenges of Implementing Statewide ERP Systems
P	H	Mitt Salvaggio, President, Salvaggio, Teal & Associates
Concurrent Session #18: Facing the Tough Issues
		Business Solutions for Financially Challenged Governments
P	H	Gary Lambert, Vice President, Spend Management Solutions Practice, CGI
		Edgar "Ed" C. Ross, Controller, Commonwealth of Kentucky
		Post-Retirement Health Care Funding Solutions for Public Sector Entities
P	H	Charles "Chick" Steinberg, Senior Vice President, Employee Benefit Consulting Practice, AON
Concurrent Session #19: Information Security Governance: Managing Risk and Access to States' Critical Assets
P	H	John J. Radford, State Controller, Oregon
P	H	Lynnette A. Richmann, Partner, IT Advisory Practice, KPMG
P	H	Keith Sams, Compliance Specialist, IBM Tivoli Security
General Session #4: Exercising Ethical Leadership
P	H	Marisa Rivera-Albert, President, Mpowerment Works, LLC