Name: re:public XVI 2017
Start: 2017-11-05T08:00
Location: Arizona Biltmore

Overview

Each year, the Center for Digital Government convenes a hand-selected group of visionaries, thought-leaders and doers of deeds. This is an opportunity for attendees to discuss the great opportunities available in this digital age, discard old mindsets and learn new ways to confront and overcome challenges.

re:public brings together some of today’s finest leaders in public service around the great lessons of history and the great ideas of today – all with a view to creating a future worthy of our heritage and next generation. The group of leaders who attend this invitation-only event reflects a belief that the answer is in the room if the right people are in it.

re:public is the Center’s flagship leadership retreat. It is a nonpartisan event with the aim of kindling the best of public stewardship.

Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI) and Digital Communities programs immediately followed re:public XVI.

Listen to the keynotes and Q&As on a special podcast series.

Compassion, Constraints and Creativity

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
- Sir Winston Churchill

re:public XVI, the Center for Digital Government’s annual leadership retreat, takes a step back from the day-to-day pressures of doing the public’s business to focus on what Churchill called “honour and good sense” in his day – or what we might call common sense in ours. It is a common sense that finds expression in the work being done in communities across the country, with compassion, within constraints and fueled by creativity.

This year’s retreat draws on the lived experiences of public leaders who championed compassion in redressing issues of race and equity, who embrace constraints in desperate financial times to give communities a sustainable future and who bring a decidedly entrepreneurial creativity to solving problems for people in greatest need of help – in this and subsequent generations.

In a gathering of public servants who choose to lead, we are inspired by them – and you.

Welcome to re:public XVI.

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Kristen Cox

Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, State of Utah

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert appointed Kristen Cox as the executive director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) in August 2012. Prior to that time, Kris served on Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.'s cabinet as the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services. Before returning to Utah, Kris held the position of secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities and was Governor Robert Ehrlich, Jr.’s lieutenant governor candidate during Maryland’s 2006 general election.
Kris received her Bachelor’s of Science in Educational Psychology from Brigham Young University. She is the recipient of several honors and awards and is a highly sought out motivational speaker.
A champion of continuous process improvement, Kris has designated the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and her SUCCESS Framework as the guiding process improvement tools for Utah state government. By integrating operational excellence with the state’s management and budget practices, Kris and her team are working closely with all Cabinet agencies to improve state government operations with a focus on quality, capacity and cost.

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Honorable Greg Fischer

Mayor, Louisville, KY

Greg Fischer is in his second term as Louisville’s 50th Mayor. His administration is focused on three main goals: becoming a city of lifelong learning; a healthier city; and an even more compassionate city. Since he took office in 2011, the city has added 63,000 jobs and 2,900 new businesses; seen unemployment drop by more than half; and household incomes and median wages rise.
Louisville has been named an “International Model City of Compassion” four years in a row, thanks in part to the Mayor’s Give A Day Week of Service, which drew more than 180,000 volunteers and acts of compassion in 2017.
Governing magazine named Fischer as a “Public Official of the Year” in 2013. He is a trustee for the U.S. Conference of Mayors and chair of its Council on Metro Economies and the New American City. A 2016 Politico survey named him as the most innovative mayor in America and, in June 2017, Politico named him among its 11 most interesting mayors.
He is an entrepreneur who started several businesses, including SerVend International and Iceberg Ventures, a private investment firm. He also co-founded bCatalyst, the first business accelerator in Louisville.

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Matt Madlock

Entrepreneur, Activist

Matt Madlock is a burgeoning entrepreneur and technology enthusiast who lives in Nashville, TN. Matt started life with a bang: he was born on a sidewalk in San Diego, CA, adopted, placed in foster care and moved 20 times before college. Matt was lucky to beat the odds. He graduated college this past May, achieving Magna Cum Laude with a dual degree in Marketing and Business Analytics. He started his first company while in high school fixing consumer electronic devices like smartphones and laptops – and continued that throughout college.
Matt works at The Small Business Development center as a business consultant and for Apple at the Genus Bar. When he isn't at work, he is pursuing other interests, including technology in education, reaching out to youth in foster care and enjoying nature.
Looking to the future, Matt is striving to continue to develop his business acumen through continued education, get more involved politically and help disadvantaged youth get the resources they need to succeed.

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Kevyn D. Orr

Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day / Former Emergency Manager, City of Detroit, MI

Kevyn Orr is the partner-in-charge of Jones Day’s Washington office. He returned to the firm in May 2015 after being appointed as the emergency manager for the City of Detroit by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and serving in that role from March 2013 until December 2014.
Kevyn led the city through the largest municipal bankruptcy ever filed where he rose to the unprecedented challenges and delivered superb results. The Detroit News editorialized that Gov. Snyder “won the lottery when he found Kevyn Orr to carry out his restructuring blueprint for Detroit,” adding that Kevyn had “the right mix of brains, charm, compassion and persistence to deftly pull off the imposing task of working the many levers of a complicated bankruptcy.” Judge Steven Rhodes similarly made note of Kevyn’s contribution in November 2014 when confirming the City's Plan of Adjustment: “And here I want to single out Kevyn Orr for special recognition and appreciation. His task was perhaps the most challenging of all of us. Yet, he met that challenge with skill, determination and commitment, and at great personal sacrifice. I hope that someday soon this city will recognize the singular contribution that he made to its fresh start and give him the credit he truly deserves.”

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Agenda

Sunday, November 5
9:00 am Mountain	Golf Tee times begin at 9 a.m. Additional golf details.
6:30 pm Mountain	Welcome Reception

Monday, November 6
8:00 am Mountain	Registration / Breakfast
9:00 am Mountain	Welcome / Participant Introductions
9:30 am Mountain	The Rise of the Compassionate City Compassion. A decade ago, the word did not appear in cities’ strategic plans. That’s changing. Thanks to the pioneering work of Louisville, KY, compassion is becoming something of a civic, secular religion in a growing number of cities. In Louisville, compassion has become synonymous with a civic culture that values lifelong learning, the physical and mental health of city residents and is invested in nurturing a culture where residents are cared for and given a sense of hope. Our guest is the city’s 50th mayor and is the architect of the compassion agenda. He also had a hand in promoting the city’s unique form of hospitality – “Bourbonism” – but that is probably a conversation better had at the bar. The Honorable Greg Fischer, Mayor, City of Louisville, KY (POY 2013)
10:45 am Mountain	Break
11:15 am Mountain	Cities on the Rise: Civic Innovation, Government Transformation and New Urban Governance “The ability in this country to have progress is infinite, but we have challenges to get there.” That’s according to Kevyn Orr, who rose to prominence during his tenure as emergency manager for the City of Detroit, MI and advisor to Chrysler through its bankruptcy and the subsequent renewal of its “reputation as a bold and innovative automaker.” These and other experiences shaped his view of strategic planning, innovation, cultural transition and developing a new generation of leadership in government. He has also witnessed social progress during his own lifetime. Now a partner-in-charge of the Washington, DC office of Jones Day, Kevyn challenges civil servants to use candor, logic and courage in confronting racism and other social inequities. Kevyn D. Orr, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day / Former Emergency Manager, City of Detroit, MI
12:30 pm Mountain	Lunch
1:45 pm Mountain	The New Finance 101: Embracing Constraints Start-ups learn to let limitations guide them to creative solutions and recognize there is never enough to go around – time, money or talent. Instead of trying to remove them, the good ones embrace constraints and use them to your advantage. When you talk about fiscal affairs in the state of Utah, the story is the same one. In a state known for its prudent financial management, Utah OMB Executive Director Kristen Cox and her keep-it-simple approach to government have made a lasting impact. She’s schooled dozens of agency leaders in the Theory of Constraints management method, which is designed to root out bottlenecks in agency operations. On the revenue side, Kristen also learned from the 2008 fiscal crisis, adapting scenarios from the Federal Reserve’s stress testing of banks to the state’s own budget. Kristen Cox, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, State of Utah (POY 2016)
3:00 pm Mountain	Break
3:30 pm Mountain	Afternoon Fun Tennis, anyone? Or, perhaps, miniature golf? We’ll have a fun tennis tournament and miniature golf challenge in the afternoon. For tennis, racquets and balls will be supplied or you can bring your own. Don’t worry about your level of ability. This is just good re:public fun! Which means: the more, the merrier! Sign up now – to play or to cheer on your favorite players!
6:00 pm Mountain	Reception and Dinner

Tuesday, November 7
8:00 am Mountain	Breakfast
9:00 am Mountain	Public Office of the Year 2030: A Peek into the Future of Public Leadership That genius at the Apple store may be the one to help solve intractable problems in your community. That is the trajectory our next-generation guest is on in Nashville, TN. Matt Madlock started fixing smartphones and other consumer electronics while in high school, a business that he ran and grew through college. He graduated Magna Cum Laude earlier this year with a dual degree in Marketing and Business Analytics. In addition to the job with Apple, he is a business consultant at The Small Business Development Center at Tennessee State University. It all belies a backstory for a young man who was born on a sidewalk in San Diego, adopted, placed in foster care and moved 20 times before entering college. The budding entrepreneur is a technology enthusiast and education advocate who is committed to community and political activism on behalf of disadvantaged youth to help them get access to the resources they need to succeed. Matt Madlock, Entrepreneur, Activist
10:30 am Mountain	Closing Remarks
11:00 am Mountain	re:public XVI Officially Adjourned Meetings of the Digital States Performance Institute and Digital Communities begin following adjournment. Conference times, agenda and speakers are subject to change.