The document summarizes a one-day Michigan leadership forum that brought together government representatives and industry representatives from various sectors such as transportation, health, technology, and infrastructure. The forum included keynote speeches from Governor Snyder and other leaders on various topics such as citizen engagement, data-driven government, and innovating government. It also included panels on topics like safe and resilient communities, financing the future, and healthy communities. Attendees had opportunities to network and make connections throughout the daylong event.

1. MICHIGANLEADERSHIP FORUM

2. Governor Rick Snyder’s
“People Not Programs” keynote

3. Governor Rick Snyder
outlines plans to
integrate agencies

4. Oakland County CIO
Phil Bertolini

5. Keynote Rebecca Ryan –
Innovation expert

6. Michigan National Guard
Brigadier General Michael A. Stone,
Assistant Adjutant General for Installations

7. Meeting new people

8. Vendor sharing

9. Industry sponsor talks
citizen engagement
with government attendee

10. Attendees and
vendors networking

11. Making plans to connect
after the Forum is over

12. Rising star Garlin
Gilchrist II, Detroit’s
Deputy Technology
Director, talks citizen
engagement best
practices

13. Infrastructure panel:
City Commissioner Jeffrey Jenks;
ASCE’s Brian T. Pallasch;
Michigan DOT Director Kirk T. Steudle;
East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett

14. Safe & Resilient Communities panel: Michigan CIO/Director of Technology,
Management & Budget David Behen; Florida Department of Transportation
District Secretary Billy L. Hattaway; Deputy Director of Emergency
Management & Homeland Security Captain Chris A. Kelenske;
Grand Rapids Police Chief David M. Rahinsky

15. Talking healthy communities: State of Michigan Chief Deputy Director
of Community Health Tim Becker; Subject Matter Expert Kathy Dalton,
MPA, Ph.D., Unisys; Oakland County HHS Director George J. Miller

16. Four hours of
networking in one
daylong event

17. Making friends over lunch

18. Public sector management
expert Peter Hutchinson

19. Former Cleveland mayor and Ohio legislator Jane Campbell
talks at the Financing the Future breakout session

20. Better government
with Data Driven
Detroit’s Erica Raleigh;
Michigan Department of
Technology’s Zak Tomich;
Director U.S. State and
Local Public Sector,
Michael Tosh, PwC

21. Stephen Goldsmith
on Innovating for
Better, Faster, Cheaper
Government

22. Time to network

23. Connecting with an emerging leader

24. Idea exchange

25. Networking with Governor Snyder’s
Senior Advisor for Economic Growth,
Michael A. Finney

26. GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVES
Claire Allard
Senior Strategy Advisor
Office of Governor Rick Snyder
State of Michigan
David Behen
Director, Dept of Technology,
Management and Budget
CIO
State of Michigan
The Honorable Virgil Bergero
Mayor
City of Lansing
Phil Bertolini
Deputy County Executive/CIO
Oakland County
Matt Fedorchuk
State Personnel Director
Office of State Employer
State of Michigan
Mike Finney
Senior Advisor to the Governor
Office of Governor Rick Snyder
State of Michigan
Annette Flood
Director
Department of Insurance
and Financial
State of Michigan
Col Kriste Kibbey Etue
Director
Michigan State Police
State of Michigan
Nick Lyon
Director
Department of Health
& Human Services
State of Michigan
George J. Miller
Director
Department of Health
and Human Services
Oakland County
Jason Moon
Communications Director
Department of Licensing
and Regulatory
State of Michigan
Margaret O’Riley
Vice President
Corporate Affairs
Economic Development
Corporation
State of Michigan
Doug Ringler
Auditor General
State of Michigan
John Roberts
State Budget Director
State Budget Office
State of Michigan
Ken Silfven
Deputy Press Secretary
Talent Investment Agency
State of Michigan
Kirk Steudle, P.E.
Director
Department of Transportation
State of Michigan
Heather Van Poucker
Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Michigan Municipal League
Kurt Weiss
Director of Communications
State Budget Office
State of Michigan
Jan Winters
Director
Office of State Employer
State of Michigan
Mike Zimmer
Director
Department of Licensing
and Regulatory
State of Michigan
David Zin
Chief Economist
Senate Fiscal Agency
Michigan State Senate
INDUSTRY
REPRESENTATIVES
Rick Jackson
Account Manager
Printing & Personal
Systems Group
HP
Brian Pallasch, CAE
Managing Director
Government Relations
ASCE
Jay Rice
Public Sector Lead
Michigan
Accenture
Michael Tosh
Director
PwC
Dave Tripp
Senior Client Executive
Unisys
ADVISORYBOARD

27. Thank you
Michigan