Conference Program
 

Workshops

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Tuesday May 12

A1. Career Changing Strategy – Doris Brown, Avue Technologies

A2. Executive Leadership in a Changing Environment - Lawrence Self, NIH

A3. Profiting from Uncertainty: Using Scenario Planning – Dr. John Austin, Decision Strategies Int’l

A4. A Leader’s Greatest Gift – TLCs: Inspiring Trust, Laughter and Creative Collaboration – Mark Gorkin

B1. How to Effectively Address Executive Core Qualifications for Senior Executive Service Positions – John Kusano USDA

B2. Critical Thinking and Decision Making - John Robinson, State Dept.

B3. UNRAVELing the 3 Cs – Dr. Julia So, So Garcia Assoc.

B4. Leadership 2.0 : Meeting the Challenges of a Flat World - Grace Rodriguez, AYN Brand & Marc Nathan, Houston Technology Center


Wednesday May 13

M1. Rising Leaders 1 – Moderator Lorna Mae Devereux, US Navy

M2. Rising Leaders 2 – Young Leaders in the Changing World – Sunita Williams, NASA Astronaut

M3.Current Issues in the Pacific Islander Communities – Lourdes Barrett, National Conference of State Societies

C1. Careers in US National Intelligence Community- Kenneth Sinz, CIA & Simon Wong, NSA

C2. Confidently Speaking: Powerful Speaking for Leaders – T Calgani, Miller & Calgani

C3. Effective KSA Writing- Freddy Cormier, Neva Jo Schreier, Dorothy Choice IRS

C4. Health Care Perspectives - Model for the APA Executives - Thakor G. Patel, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

D1. Cool Careers for Young Professionals – Speaker TBD, FAA; Gustavo Limon, NOAA; Tammie Wright & Janelle Holt, NASA & Eduard Umbricht, IRS

D2. Build Your Personal Brand: Marketing & Managing You – Linda Akutagawa Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP)

D3. Effective Interviewing Techniques - Freddy Cormier, Neva Jo Schreier, Dorothy Choice, IRS

D4. Cyber Security and PII (Personally Identifiable Information) – Hun Kim & Kathleen Walters, IRS



Thursday May 14

E1. A Progress Report on Fair and Equitable Treatment in the Federal Government- Dr. Cynthia Ferentinos, US Merit System Protection Board

E2. Be a Leader Wherever You Are - Working in Formal and Informal Teams - Carol Shelton & Joon Park, USDA

E3. Executive One-on-One Mentoring - Sr. Executives and Managers from Various Agencies

E4. Everything and Anything You Ever Wanted to Know About the EEO Process - Helen Hagin, DOT

F1. How to Prepare for an Executive Interview - Dr. Patricia T. Taylor, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

F2. Effective Behaviors and Developing Influence over People - TBD, USDA

F3. Creating a Professional Image – TBD, Dale Carnegie

F4. Reasonable Accommodation Required – Mona F. Read, EEOC


Friday May 15

G1. Impact of the Stimulus Package – Joel Szabat, Assistant Secretary of Transportation Policy, DOT

G2. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief, and Impact on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Populations – Claudia Gordon, DHS & Dr. Meenakshi (Mini) Nagendran, FWS/DoI

G3. Opportunities in Federal Procurement for Small Businesses – Gerardo Franco, USDOT, Charles Williams, NASA and Joe Ware, USDA

H1. Investment Strategies in the Economic Turmoil - Stephen Tse, Merrill Lynch; Michael Mara, Valley Forge; Gene Rankin, Transamerica Capital & Kyle R Schuenemann, MFS Investment Management

H2. Supplemental Perspectives on Dietary Supplements: Temptations or Forbidden Fruit? - Dr. Vaiyapuri Subramaniam, Department of Veterans Affairs

H3. Navigating the Federal Procurement for Small Businesses – Gerardo Franco, USDOT