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
Multipliers

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: Health Insurance in 2026: What Employers are Doing to Address Rising Healthcare Costs

PRESENTERS: CEBT

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: Should King Cash Be Dethroned?

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

PANEL: TBD

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: CIRSA

PRESENTER: TBD

ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: CCCMA Emerging Managers

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: TBD

PRESENTER: CIRSA: TBD

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: TBD

PRESENTER: TBD

ROOM: Devereaux

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

PRESENTER: Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Collins

ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: TBD

PRESENTERS: TBD

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: TBD-CIGNA

PRESENTER: CIGNA

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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