Thursday, April 16

Registration All Day
Taft Room

7:30 am – 8:15 am

BREAKFAST: Meet with colleagues and enjoy breakfast 

ROOM: Lobby

COFFEE AND CONNECTION: Assistant and Deputy Gathering

ROOM: Roosevelt

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8:30 am – 9:30 am

KEYNOTE
Keynote Speaker: Rob DeLange, President Career Climb Consulting
The Multiplier Advantage
How the Best Leaders Get Twice the Contribution From Their W0rkforce

ROOM: Devereaux

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9:30 am – 10:00 am

BREAK

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10:00 am – 10:45 am

SESSION ONE: Why healthcare costs are rising and what employers like you are doing right now to get ahead of it

PRESENTERS: Bryce Burget,  benefits consultant, WTW and Ben Puetz, Colorado Market Leader, WTW

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: Should King Cash Be Dethroned?

MODERATOR: City of Littleton: Kathleen Osher, Deputy City Manager

PANEL: Melissa Buck, Senior Vice President, Public Finance Group, UMB Ban, Jim Becklenberg, City Manager, City of Littleton,  Adrienne Burton, Director of Major Projects, City of Littleton, and Alisha Reis, Senior Deputy County Manager, Adams County

ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: Reimagining the Workplace: How Pitkin County Adjusted to Hybrid Work, Infrastructure, and Equity Challenges

PRESENTERS: Ann Driggers, Financial and Administrative Officer, Pitkin County and Melissa Knight, Human Resources Director, Pitkin County

ROOM: Colorado

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11:00 am – 11:45 am

SESSION ONE: If I Only Knew (Or Would Have Known)-Qualified Immunity and the Manager

PRESENTER: Sam Light, CIRSA Deputy Executive Director/General Counsel

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: City of Vail

PRESENTER: TBD

ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: Deepfake & Body Cam (The Dark Side and The Light Side of A/I)

PRESENTER: Kevin Wilkins, CIO, City of Fort Collins

ROOM: Colorado

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11:45 pm – 12:45 pm

CONFERENCE LUNCH: Meet with colleagues and enjoy a buffet lunch

ROOM: Grand Lobby

CWLG LUNCH: (pre ticketed event)

KEYNOTE
Keynote Speaker: TBD

ROOM: Devereaux

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1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

SESSION ONE: Make a Difference – Leaders T.E.A.C.H.!

PRESENTER: Colonel Ted Studdard, USMC (RET)

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: AI for Accurate and Accessible Government Resident Services

PRESENTER: Jonathan Wiersma , Chief Marketing Officer, Citibot

ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: Recall!  Experiences from the Trenches – What You Need to Know 

MODERATOR: Joanne Spina, Senior Advisor, CCCMA

PANALISTS: Samantha Martin, County Administrator. Jackson County; Gloria Kaasch-Buerer, Town Manager, Silverton; and Kevin Bommer, Colorado Municipal League

ROOM: Colorado

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2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

SESSION ONE: No Mountain Too High: Buildings and Facilities Infrastructure Planning for Colorado Communities

PRESENTER: Kate Sawyer, Business Development Manager, Performance Services; Patrick McGuckin, Business Development Manager, Performance Services; and Tim Weber, Principal Architect, Project Development Leader Performance Services; and Dave Koch, Vice President, Performance Services.

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION  TWO: Civic Assembly Case Study: Community-led Problem Solving

PRESENTER: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager, City of Fort Collins & Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Collins

ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: Rural Wastewater Roundtable

PRESENTERS: Gillian Laycock, Town Manager, Town of Akron

ROOM: Colorado

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2:45 pm – 3:30 pm

EXHIBIT BREAK: Visit our Partners and Sponsors in the exhibit area. There will be giveaways and useful information for your organizations!

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3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

SESSION ONE:  The Practical Playbook: How Cities & Counties Can Prepare for AI-Driven Healthcare

PRESENTER: Lorenzo Sierra, VP of Government & Education, Cigna Healthcare and Chuck Metturdharma, Head of AI & Divisional CIO, Cigna Healthcare

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: In Lean Times, Lead with Care: The Case for Affinity Groups and Memberships

PRESENTERS: Joe Camacho, Chair of Juntos Colorado and Dr. Jasmine Pulce 

ROOM:  Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: Manager Mad-Libs … Sh!t You Can’t Make Up! 

PRESENTER: Jason Batchelor, Aurora City Manager; Trish Stiles, Bennett City Manager; Heather Balser, Lafayette Chief Financial Officer; and Michelle Halstead, Arapahoe County Director, Commissioners’ Office

ROOM: Colorado

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4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

DEI Mixer

ROOM: Garden/Veranda

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

RECEPTION

ROOM: Patio (weather dependent)

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