2024 Federal Human Capital Conference

April 15-17 • Washington, D.C. • Virtual

Conference Agenda

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (in-person) / Logging in (virtual)

8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Coded Bias Film Screening – Room 605

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Max Stier

Welcome Remarks – Room 601/603

Max Stier
Max Stier
President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Bola Akinola

Networking Session – Room 601/603

Bola Akinola
Bola Akinola
Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Ventris Gibson

Opening Keynote – Room 601/603

Ventris Gibson
Ventris Gibson
Director, U.S. Mint
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce.
Lucy Cunningham

Back to Basics – Room 608

Title V: From Spoils to Pursuing Merit and Everything in Between
Lucy Cunningham
Lucy Cunningham
Director, Human Capital Strategic Programs, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Raymond Limon

Title V: From Spoils to Pursuing Merit and Everything in Between
Raymond Limon
Raymond Limon
Vice-Chair, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Christine Winchester

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

Rethinking Your Job Descriptions
Christine Winchester
Christine Winchester
Deputy, Head of Interagency Hiring Initiatives, U.S. Digital Service
David Bachrach

Rethinking Your Job Descriptions
David Bachrach
David Bachrach
Principal Consultant, Innovation Group, LLC
Richard Revzan

Rethinking Your Job Descriptions
Richard Revzan
Richard Revzan
Associate Director, Human Resources Operations and Policy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Improving EEO-HR-DEIA Collaborations
Rita Sampson
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Traci DiMartini

Improving EEO-HR-DEIA Collaborations
Traci DiMartini
Traci DiMartini
Human Capital Officer, Internal Revenue Service
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Plenary – Room 601/603

Working with Congress: Understanding Capitol Hill’s Role with Agency Policies
Bill Womack
Senior Advisor, Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
Lena Chang

Working with Congress: Understanding Capitol Hill’s Role with Agency Policies
Lena Chang
Lena Chang
Director, Governmental Affairs, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
Wendy Ginsberg

Working with Congress: Understanding Capitol Hill’s Role with Agency Policies
Wendy Ginsberg
Wendy Ginsburg
Staff Director, Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Transitional Break

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Erika Vega

Back to Basics – Room 608

What Recruitment Is (Not Just Posting a JOA)
Erika Vega
Erika Vega
Deputy Associate Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Karlos DelToro

What Recruitment Is (Not Just Posting a JOA)
Karlos DelToro
Karlos DelToro
Senior Federal Recruitment Advisor, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Julie Jo Chae-1

What Recruitment Is (Not Just Posting a JOA)
Julie Jo Chae-1
Julie Jo Chae
Director, Office of Human Resources Management, Talent Management Directive/National Recruitment Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Ashley Hoffman

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

Building Effective Assessments
Ashley Hoffman
Ashley Hoffman
Director, Talent Assessment and Research Insights, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Brian Katz

Building Effective Assessments
Brian Katz
Brian Katz
Assistant Director, Human Capital Strategy Group, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Christopher Paris

Building Effective Assessments
Christopher Paris
Christopher Paris
Senior Technical Advisor, Office of People Science, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
daniel-lonnerdal

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

The First Year: From Onboarding to High Engagement
daniel-lonnerdal
Daniel Lonnerdal, M.S., FACHE
Director, Office of Management, Technology, and Operations, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Dustin Thomas

The First Year: From Onboarding to High Engagement
Dustin Thomas
Dustin Thomas
Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Transitional Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Anne Audet

Back to Basics – Room 608

Customer Service and Consulting Skills: Why It Matters
Anne Audet
Anne Audet
Director, Departmental Office of Human Resource Management/Deputy CHCO, U.S. Department of Transportation
Love Rutledge

Customer Service and Consulting Skills: Why It Matters
Love Rutledge
Love Rutledge
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Talent Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
Matthew Cornelius

Customer Service and Consulting Skills: Why It Matters
Matthew Cornelius
Matthew T. Cornelius
Managing Director, Federal Industry, Workday
Roland Edwards

Customer Service and Consulting Skills: Why It Matters
Roland Edwards
Roland Edwards
Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Britaini Carroll

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

Designing Premier Internship and Apprenticeship Programs
Britaini Carroll
Britaini Carroll
Federal Human Capital Practice Lead, Accenture Federal Services
Katy Hogan

Designing Premier Internship and Apprenticeship Programs
Katy Hogan
Katy Hogan
Director, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
Anupa Iyer Geevarghese

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Focusing on the "A" in DEIA: Building More Accessible Places to Work
Anupa Iyer Geevarghese
Anupa Iyer Geevarghese
Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Labor
Kevin Johnson

Focusing on the "A" in DEIA: Building More Accessible Places to Work
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson, II
Director, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Transitional Break

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Reception – Rooftop

In-person participants
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (in-person) / Logging in (virtual)

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Coded Bias Film Screening – Room 605

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Danielle Kavanagh-Smith

Plenary – Room 601/603

Danielle Kavanagh-Smith
Danielle Kavanagh-Smith, Ph.D.
Data Scientist, Economic Graph Research Institute, LinkedIn
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
April Davis

Back to Basics – Room 608

Classification 101
April Davis
April Davis, PhD
Director, Classification and Assessment Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Jason Hohman

Classification 101
Jason Hohman
Jason Hohman
Program Manager, Federal Classification Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Andre Dickerson

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
Andre Dickerson
Andre Dickerson
Assistant Dean of Students, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington
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Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
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Anika Evans
Program Manager, Center for Excellence in Government and Public Service, Atlanta University Center Consortium
C Bryan Kempton

Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
C Bryan Kempton
C. Bryan Kempton
Director, Career Services and Alumni Relations, University of Maryland School of Public Policy
Delainey Boyd

Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
Delainey Boyd
Delainey Boyd
Associate Director of the National Arts & Sciences Initiative, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Charles Barber

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Using Evidence-Based Tools to Influence Culture Change
Charles Barber
Dr. Charles Barber
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Kiran Ahuja

Keynote – Room 601/603

Kiran Ahuja
Kiran Ahuja
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Shalini Kantayya

Plenary – Room 601/603

Shalini Kantayya
Shalini Kantayya
Film Director and Producer, “Coded Bias”
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Transitional Break

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Jason Barken

Back to Basics – Room 608

Data Integrity and Literacy
Jason Barken
Jason Barke
Deputy Associate Director for Strategic Workforce, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Orlando Rivera-Hernández

Data Integrity and Literacy
Orlando Rivera-Hernández
Orlando Rivera-Hernández
Chief, Data Strategy and Analytics Branch, National Institutes of Health
Sara Barth

Data Integrity and Literacy
Sara Barth
Sara Barth
Personnel Psychologist, Small Business Administration
Demelza Campbell

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

Data Visualization: Hiring Assessments and Selections
Demelza Campbell
Demelza Campbell
Director, Marketing, Federal Bureau of Investigation
David Meza

Data Visualization: Hiring Assessments and Selections
David Meza
David Meza
Head of Analytics and Branch Chief, People Analytics, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
LaShawn Dobbins

Data Visualization: Hiring Assessments and Selections
LaShawn Dobbins
LaShawn Dobbins
Director, Strategic Talent Recruitment, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Cameron Kober

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Radical Transparency: Gaining Employee Trust through Enhanced Feedback Loops
Cameron Kober
Cameron Kober
Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
Yeni Simon

Radical Transparency: Gaining Employee Trust through Enhanced Feedback Loops
Yeni Simon
Yenisleidy (Yeni) Simon Mengana
Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Transitional Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Jason Barken

Back to Basics – Room 608

Data Integrity and Literacy
Jason Barken
Jason Barke
Deputy Associate Director for Strategic Workforce, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Orlando Rivera-Hernández

Data Integrity and Literacy
Orlando Rivera-Hernández
Orlando Rivera-Hernández
Chief, Data Strategy and Analytics Branch, National Institutes of Health
Sara Barth

Data Integrity and Literacy
Sara Barth
Sara Barth
Personnel Psychologist, Small Business Administration
Akoua Enow Headshot

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

How to Leverage Top Hiring Authorities and Special Pay Scales
Akoua Enow Headshot
Akoua Enow
Acting Chief Human Capital Officer, Peace Corps
Peter Bonner

How to Leverage Top Hiring Authorities and Special Pay Scales
Peter Bonner
Peter Bonner
President, Bonner Enterprises
Tracey Therit

How to Leverage Top Hiring Authorities and Special Pay Scales
Tracey Therit
Tracey Therit
Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
Christopher Wilder

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Meeting the Demands of Professional Development Under Shrinking Resource Constraints
Christopher Wilder
Christopher Wilder
Training Administrator, Bureau of Land Management
Karlease Kelley

Meeting the Demands of Professional Development Under Shrinking Resource Constraints
Karlease Kelley
Karlease Kelley
Chief Learning Officer (Retired), U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lori Michalski

Meeting the Demands of Professional Development Under Shrinking Resource Constraints
Lori Michalski
Lori Michalski
Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (in-person) / Logging in (virtual)

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Coded Bias Film Screening – Room 605

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Amy Anand-1

Plenary – Room 601/603

High Performing Organizations
Amy Anand-1
Amy Anand (she/her)
Global Employee Experience Solution Leader, Microsoft
Karen Lowe

High Performing Organizations
Karen Lowe
Karen Lowe
HR Director, SMT Growth, Innovation & Strategy, Microsoft
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Amanda Stahlman

Back to Basics – Room 608

Veterans Preference
Amanda Stahlman
Amanda Stahlmann
Lead Human Resources Specialist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Mike-Mahoney

Veterans Preference
Mike-Mahoney
Mike Mahoney
Manager, Hiring Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Dia Taylor Headshot

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

How AI Can Help Manage Human Capital More Effectively
Dia Taylor Headshot
Dia Taylor
Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

How AI Can Help Manage Human Capital More Effectively
Liz Friedman
Senior Director, HR AI Transformation, Microsoft
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• Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Making In-Person Work Meaningful
Briefel_Jason
Jason Briefel
Partner and Director, Government and Public Affairs, Shaw, Bransford & Roth, P.C.
John O'Duinn

Making In-Person Work Meaningful
John O'Duinn
John O'Duinn
Author and Remote Work Expert
LaKeya Jones Smith

Making In-Person Work Meaningful
LaKeya Jones Smith
LaKeya Jones Smith
Chief of Staff, United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
Mika Cross

Making In-Person Work Meaningful
Mika Cross
Mika Cross
Owner, Strategy@Work
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Carey Jones

Back to Basics – Room 608

Pay Setting
Carey Jones
Carey Jones
Manager, Pay Administration, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Eric Feldman

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

What Do Potential Recruits Want? The Latest Research to Help You Communicate about Government Jobs with Young, Diverse Audiences
Eric Feldman
Eric Feldman
Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
Hanadi Jordan

What Do Potential Recruits Want? The Latest Research to Help You Communicate about Government Jobs with Young, Diverse Audiences
Hanadi Jordan
Hanadi Jordan
Associate Manager, Communications, Partnership for Public Service
Cameron Kober

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Holding Leaders Accountable to Improving Employee Engagement
Cameron Kober
Cameron Kober
Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Ginny Hill

Back to Basics – Room 608

Essential Skills for Dialogue and Negotiation
Ginny Hill
Virginia (Ginny) Hill
Senior Executive Coach and Facilitator, Partnership for Public Service
Blair Corcoran de Castillo

Talent Acquisition – Room 601/603

How to Better Leverage Skills Based Hiring Initiatives
Blair Corcoran de Castillo
Blair Corcoran de Castillo
Vice President of Policy, Opportunity@Work
Brynt Parmeter

How to Better Leverage Skills Based Hiring Initiatives
Brynt Parmeter
Brynt Parmeter
Chief Talent Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
Crystal Taylor

How to Better Leverage Skills Based Hiring Initiatives
Crystal Taylor
Crystal Taylor
Director, Office of Talent Strategy, U.S. Department of Commerce

Thriving Workforce – Room 606

Optimizing Career Pathing and Improving Succession Planning
Jessica Palatka
Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
Robyn-Rees Headshot

Optimizing Career Pathing and Improving Succession Planning
Robyn-Rees Headshot
Robyn Rees
Director, Strategic Human Capital Initiatives, U.S. Department of the Interior
Ramin Rezvani

Optimizing Career Pathing and Improving Succession Planning
Ramin Rezvani
Ramin Rezvani
Director, Federal Partnerships, Handshake
Wynn Coggins

Optimizing Career Pathing and Improving Succession Planning
Wynn Coggins
Wynn Coggins
Specialist Executive GPS Human Capital, Deloitte Consulting LLP
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Transitional Break

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Jennifer Pahlka

Closing Keynote – Room 601/603

Jennifer Pahlka
Jennifer Pahlka
Author, Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Michelle Amante

Closing Remarks – Room 601/603

Michelle Amante
Michelle Amante
Vice President, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service

  Day 1: Monday, April 15

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (in-person) / Logging in (virtual)

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Max Stier headshot-2

Welcome Remarks

Max Stier headshot-2
Max Stier
President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Networking Session

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
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Opening Keynote

Ventris headshot
Ventris Gibson
Director, U.S. Mint
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
Lucy Cunningham

- Back to Basics

The History of Title V & Merit Service Principles: Prohibited Personnel Practices and Merit Systems Principles - Why they matter and where you can get into trouble
Lucy Cunningham
Lucy Cunningham
Director, Human Capital Strategic Programs, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Raymond Limon

The History of Title V & Merit Service Principles: Prohibited Personnel Practices and Merit Systems Principles - Why they matter and where you can get into trouble
Raymond Limon
Raymond Limon
Vice-Chair, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Richard Revzan

- Talent Acquisition

Rethinking Your Job Descriptions
Richard Revzan
Richard Revzan
Associate Director for Human Resources Operations and Policy at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
David Bachrach

Rethinking Your Job Descriptions
David Bachrach
David Bachrach
Principal Consultant, Innovation Group, LLC

- Thriving Workforce

Improving EEO-HR-DEIA Collaborations
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Plenary

More details will be provided soon
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Transitional Break

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

What Recruitment Is (Not Just Posting a JOA)
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- Talent Acquisition

Building Effective Assessments
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Ashley Hoffman
Director, Talent Assessment and Research Insights, Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Building Effective Assessments
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Brian Katz
Assistant Director, Human Capital Strategy Group, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

- Thriving Workforce

The First Year: From Onboarding to High Engagement
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Transitional Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

Customer Service and Consulting Skills: Why It Matters
Katy Hogan

- Talent Acquisition

Designing Premier Internship and Apprenticeship Programs
Katy Hogan
Katy Hogan
Director, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service

- Thriving Workforce

Focusing on the "A" in DEIA: Building More Accessible Places to Work
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Transitional Break

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Reception

In-person participants

  Day 2: Tuesday, April 16

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (in-person) / Logging in (virtual)

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Plenary

More details will be announced soon
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

Classification 101
Delainey Boyd

- Talent Acquisition

Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
Delainey Boyd
Delainey Boyd
Associate Director of the National Arts & Sciences Initiative at the Phi Beta Kappa Society
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Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
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Anika Evans
Program Manager, Center for Excellence in Government and Public Service, Atlanta University Center Consortium
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Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
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Andre Dickerson
Assistant Dean of Students, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington
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Innovative Approaches to Building Talent Pipelines: Higher Education Perspectives
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C. Bryan Kempton
Director, Career Services and Alumni Relations, University of Maryland School of Public Policy

- Thriving Workforce

Using Evidence-Based Tools to Influence Culture Change
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Kiran-Ahuja

Keynote

Kiran-Ahuja
Kiran Ahuja
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
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Plenary

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Shalini Kantayya
Film Director and Producer, “Coded Bias”
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Transitional Break

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce
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- Back to Basics

Data Integrity and Literacy
2 - 3 Jason Barken Headshot
Jason Barke
Deputy Associate Director for Strategic Workforce, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Sara Barth

Data Integrity and Literacy
Sara Barth
Sara Barth
Personnel Psychologist, Small Business Administration

- Talent Acquisition

Data Visualization: Hiring Assessments and Selections

- Thriving Workforce

Leveraging Communications to Improve Employee Engagement
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Transitional Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

Data Integrity and Literacy
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- Talent Acquisition

How to Leverage Top Hiring Authorities and Special Pay Scales
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Peter Bonner
President, Bonner Enterprises
Tracey Therit

How to Leverage Top Hiring Authorities and Special Pay Scales
Tracey Therit
Tracey Therit
Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs

- Thriving Workforce

Meeting the Demands of Professional Development Under Shrinking Resource Constraints
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Invitation Only: Salon Dinner

  Day 3: Wednesday, April 17

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (in-person) / Logging in (virtual)

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Plenary

More details will be announced soon
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

Veterans Preference

- Talent Acquisition

How AI Can Help Manage Human Capital More Effectively

- Thriving Workforce

Making In-Person Work Meaningful
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Transitional Break

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

Pay Setting
Dia Taylor

- Talent Acquisition

How AI Can Help Manage Human Capital More Effectively
Dia Taylor
Dia Taylor
Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

- Thriving Workforce

Holding Leaders Accountable to Improving Employee Engagement
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Participants will have a choice between three breakout sessions: Back to Basics, Talent Acquisition or Thriving Workforce

- Back to Basics

More details will be provided soon
Crystal Taylor Headshot

- Talent Acquisition

How to Better Leverage Skills Based Hiring Initiatives
Crystal Taylor Headshot
Crystal Taylor
Director, Office of Talent Strategy, U.S. Department of Commerce
Brynt Parmeter Headshot

How to Better Leverage Skills Based Hiring Initiatives
Brynt Parmeter Headshot
Brynt Parmeter
Chief Talent Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense

- Thriving Workforce

Optimizing Career Pathing and Improving Succession Planning
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Transitional Break

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Jennifer Pahlka

Closing Keynote

Jennifer Pahlka
Jennifer Pahlka
Author, Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Closing Remarks

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Michelle Amante
Vice President, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service

Thanks to our sponsors

 

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Microsoft

 

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Join our first conference designed for the federal human capital community

April 15–17 • Washington, D.C. • Virtual