2017 Concurrent Sessions
10 – 11:15 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Speakers’ Presentations listed with Speakers’ Information
2018-2020 STATE BUDGET: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?
James J. Regimbal, Jr. | Principal, Fiscal Analytics | PRESENTATION
ADVANCES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore | 1st House District
John Warren | Director | Department of Mines, Mineral and Energy | PRESENTATION
The Honorable Stephen Bowen | Supervisor | Nottoway County | PRESENTATION
HOT TOPICS IN HUMAN SERVICES: A CONVERSATION WITH SECRETARY HAZEL
The Honorable Dr. William A. Hazel, Jr. | Secretary of Health and Human Resources
CONNECTING VIRGINIA’S COUNTIES TO THE INTERNET
The Honorable Kathy Byron | 22nd House District
Chris Kyle | Vice President Industry Affairs and Regulatory | Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) | PRESENTATION
Marshall Pearsall | Senior Project Manager | KCI Communications Infrastructure | PRESENTATION
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
Victoria H. Cochran | Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security | PRESENTATION
Robyn M. de Socio | Executive Secretary | State Compensation Board
KEY LEGISLATORS TALK TAX POLICY AND FISCAL STRESS
The Honorable Emmet W. Hanger, Jr. | 24th Senate District
The Honorable R. Lee Ware | 65th House District
SNAPSHOTS OF INNOVATIVE COUNTY PROGRAMS
The Honorable Karl Leonard | Sheriff’s Office | Chesterfield County
The Honorable Sherrin C. Alsop | Supervisor | King and Queen County; and The Honorable James Lawrence Simpkins | Supervisor | King and Queen County | PRESENTATION
The Honorable Jack White | Supervisor | Mathews County
Nina Stively, CAWA | Director of Loudoun County Animal Services | Loudoun County; and Amy Martin | Loudoun County Animal Shelter Operations Manager | Loudoun County
Melissa Davidson | Assistant Director of Economic Development | York County | PRESENTATION
OPIATES ADDICTION CRISIS AND SOLUTIONS SPONSORED BY AETNA
Dr. Barbara E. Ziv | Medical Director | Aetna
2:45 – 4 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
PROSPECTS FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
Stephen Moret | President and CEO | Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Jay Stegmaier | President | G-O Strategies and Former Chesterfield County Administrator | PRESENTATION
NAVIGATING THE ROAD TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
Jennifer Mitchell | Director | Department of Rail and Public Transportation | PRESENTATION
COST OF CLEAN WATER TO COUNTIES: CHESAPEAKE BAY AND STORMWATER ISSUES
The Honorable David L. Bulova | 37th House District | PRESENTATION
The Honorable Penny Gross | Supervisor | Fairfax County
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL? FEDERAL POLICY ISSUES FACING COUNTIES
Deborah Cox | Legislative Director | National Association of Counties