Conference agenda

Something’s Gotta Give: Re-examining Opportunities
for Local Government Efficiencies

Conference Agenda
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 8 am-1:30 pm

8:00-8:30 am	*Registration and Continental Breakfast*
8:30-8:45 am	*Welcome and Introductions* Overview of the Day David Keefe, Principal, Shamrock Consulting
8:45-9:30 am	*Keynote Address: If Something Cannot Go on Forever, It Will Stop: Making the Case for Why Something’s Gotta Give* Kent Gardner, Ph.D., President, CGR, Inc.
9:30-10:00am	*Why the Time is Ripe for Reform in New York State* William A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Professor, RIT, and former Mayor, City of Rochester
10:00-10:15 am	*Break*
10:15-11:45 pm	*Interrupted Evolution: Getting Refocused on Regional Solutions* Bruce Fisher, Director, Center for Economics and Policy Studies, Buffalo State College
	*Metro Police: A Major Solution?* Edward Doherty, Vice President, Community Programs, The Community Foundation
	*Who’s Really Making Changes: Examples from Across the State* Charles Zettek, Jr., Vice President, CGR, Inc.
11:45-12:15 pm	*Audience Q & A*
12:15-1:30 pm	*Lunch*
12:40-1:30 pm	*Lunch Panel:* Moderator: David Keefe Ralph J. Esposito, Supervisor, Town of Gates Paul E. Haney, Monroe County Legislature Sandra A. Parker, President and CEO, Rochester Business Alliance