Leading with Confidence in an Era of Uncertainty

Government Session

What do today’s government leaders need to focus on in today’s challenging environment? Join executive peers for thought-provoking sessions on advanced analytics, health IT and the era of financial risk and uncertainty that faces our government. In this session, you will learn:

• How the government is mitigating risk to ensure that we are not in a similar situation again.
• How analytics can answer questions and move your agency forward with agility and assurance.
• How technology helps fight fraud and abuse in our health systems – specifically Medicare. What the events of 2008 mean for the financial stability – and oversight – of the government going forward.

Presentations

11:15 a.m. – Panel Discussion: Managing Risk in Uncertain Times
This interactive panel discussion will explore how government leaders can move their organizations forward with confidence and clarity, while mitigating the risk and uncertainty that faces our world today. 

Government executives, technology experts and industry thought leaders will lead an interactive conversation about how government organizations can proactively address enterprise risk management. Questions addressed by the panel will include:  

• Is government responsible for managing all risk across both the public and private sectors? What does that mean for those leading this charge?
• How can government best provide oversight?
• Are financial bailouts the new normal?
• What can organizations do to evaluate risk within their portfolios?

Panelists:

• Robert N. Charette, President, ITABHI Corporation
• Al Runnels, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Treasury
• Michael Stefanick, Senior Manager, SAS US Risk Practice
• Douglas Webster, author and former Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Labor

1:45 p.m. – National Medicaid Quality Framework:  Creating Value-Driven Healthcare
Our current economy is certain to drive even more citizens into government-provided healthcare. Learn how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is working to improve every state’s ability to assess and ultimately improve the quality of care being delivered to the more than 47 million low-income citizens across the country, including children, families, the elderly, blind and disabled individuals. 

Charles MacKay, Health Insurance Specialist, US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will lead this session.

3:15 p.m. – Confidence and Clarity: Advanced Analytics and the Power Behind Them
Government agencies are entering an unprecedented time of transition and scrutiny – tasked to do much more with far less. The ability to provide "smart" access to massive amounts of data is at the top of the technology agenda for agencies across the board. Thanks to advanced analytics, government agencies are able to quickly and efficiently analyze large amounts information and empower a broad range of objectives – from determining war fighter readiness to detecting threats, improving services, identifying patterns and preventing fraud.

Chris Checco, President, Advanced Analytics Division, Agilex Technologies, Inc., will lead this session.

Speakers

Chris Checco
President, Advanced Analytics Division
Agilex Technologies, Inc.

Chris Checco drives the DHSoft Technologies Customer Chemistry division. He brings over ten years of experience as a business and technical consultant. As a technical project lead, he has successfully implemented a number of large software integration projects in various industries. In one of his most recent projects, Checco worked with statisticians to help define and create the predictive modeling processes that helped a major wireless telecommunications company save several hundred million dollars each year.

Prior to joining DHSoft Technologies, Checco worked as a technical lead for a variety of companies, including The Carpe Diem Group, Phillips Publishing and MEI Software. In addition to being a Certified Project Management Professional, Checco also has an International Executive master’s in business administration degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Robert N. Charette
President
ITABHI Corporation

In addition to his work as President of the ITABHI Corporation, an international risk management consultancy, Robert Charette is the Director of the Enterprise Risk Management and Governance practice of the Cutter Consortium.

Charette has worked in all facets of risk management and has led major international defense, civil and commercial program assessments for more than 25 years. His books and papers on business and technology risk management are considered landmark publications in the field. 

Fred A. (Al) Runnels
Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer
US Department of the Treasury

Al Runnels’ office provides advice on department wide financial management matters, oversees financial management systems, publishes quarterly and annual financial statements, and manages the Treasury working capital fund and asset management program. Prior to joining Treasury in 2008, Runnels served in various financial management positions within the Department of Defense.

Douglas Webster
Former Chief Financial Officer
US Department of Labor

The Honorable Douglas Webster is the former CFO of the US Department of Labor. Since retiring from the US Air Force in 1993, Webster has served as a consultant to federal agencies on cost and performance management, strategic planning and change management. He has spoken frequently on the need for enterprise risk management in the government.

Webster is the author of two books, including Chasing Change: Building Organizational Capacity in a Turbulent Environment, published in January.