Agriculture & Rural Development
Attracting New and Beginning Farmers
Senator Kent Leonhardt, West Virginia
Advancing the Food Chain: Georgia’s Efforts to Connect Producers and Consumers
Gary Black, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Agriculture
Use and Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Senator Bret Allain, Louisiana
Mark Dombroff, Partner, Dentons, Virginia
Ben Worley, Chief Executive Officer, AgriSource Data, former Chief Operating Officer, VSG-Unmanned, Georgia
Economic Development, Transportation, Cultural Affairs
Promoting Economic Growth Through Logistics and Supply Chain Efforts
Page Siplon, Chief Executive Officer, TeamOne Logistics, Georgia
Georgia’s Efforts to Promote the Motion Picture Industry
Public Private Partnerships: Lessons From Florida
Leon Corbett, Department of Transportation, Florida
Transportation Reforms in the SLC States
Representative Bubber Epps, Georgia
Delegate Chris Jones, Virginia
Representative Larry Phillips, Texas
Education
Career And Technical Education
Gretchen Corbin, Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia
Implications of Adolescent Brain Development on Education Policy
Sheryl Feinstein, Ph.D., Department of Education, University of Nebraska
Youth Development and Entrepreneurship
Elizabeth Gaines, Vice President, Policy Solutions, The Forum for Youth Investment, Washington, D.C.
Energy & Environment
Net Metering
Representative Bill Sandifer, South Carolina
Dukes Scott, Executive Director, Office of Regulatory Staff, South Carolina
Nuclear Generation in SLC States
Michael McGarey, Senior Director, State and Local Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Todd Yelverton, Commercial Director of Nuclear Development at Georgia power, Southern Company
Drought, Water Conservation Initiatives
Representative Lyle Larson, Texas
Senator Eddie Fields, Oklahoma
Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations
Pathways to Prosperity: SLC State Efforts to Promote a 21st Century Workforce
Jackie Rohosky, Assistant Commissioner, Quick Start, Georgia
Public Pensions Environment: Trends from the States
Paula Sanford, Ph.D., Carl Vinson Institute, University of Georgia
How and Why Do the Rating Agencies Arrive at Different Conclusions?
Alan Schankel, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Pennsylvania
Human Services & Public Safety
Juvenile Justice Reform in the SLC States
Ruth Rosenthal, Senior Associate, The PEW Charitable Trusts, Washington, DC
Honorable Steven C. Teske, Clayton County Juvenile Court, Georgia
Medicaid Service Delivery: Home Health Model
Daniel Landon, Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations, Missouri Hospital Association
Tom Wroth, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Community Care of North Carolina
Comparative Data Reports
Transportation: John Snyder, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky
Medicaid: Shawn Hotstream, Legislative Fiscal Office, Louisiana
Education: Hank Hager, Legislative Counsel, Senate, West Virginia
Corrections: Matthew LaBruyere, Legislative Fiscal Office, Louisiana
Revenue: Andrea Barksdale, Bureau of Legislative Research, Arkansas
State Transformation In Action Recognition (STAR) Award Judges Panel
Alabama: Consolidation of Law Enforcement Agencies
Jon Archer and James Rigby, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Georgia: Armstrong State University Cyber Forensics Division
Wayne Willcox, Chief of Police, Armstrong State University
Florida: School Nursing Beyond Boundaries
Debbie Price and Darla Spearing, Florida Department of Health
Georgia: Magistrate Courts Free Form Generator
Judge Robert Turner and Judge Allen Wigington, Georgia Council of Magistrate Court Judges
Oklahoma: Wildfire Collector App
Andy James, Oklahoma Forestry Services
Virginia: Vital Records at DMV
Linda Ford and Robin Sheldon, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles