2017 Symposium Agenda

Noon - 1:45 PM

Luncheon & Opening Session

Douglas Hoelscher - Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

1:45 - 2:00 PM

Networking Break

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Career Builder Playbook for State Government Affairs

Trade association and corporate executives will join a professional recruiter to share insights on successful career planning and development for state government affairs.

Panelists:

Gerard Dehrmann - Senior VP Public Affairs and State & Local Governments, WalMart

Scott Melville - President & CEO, Consumer Healthcare Products Association

Bill Hudson - Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Moderated By:

Rachel McGreevy, State Advocacy Solutions

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Networking Break

3:15 - 4:45 PM

Keynote & General Session

Pledging Allegiance to Your Own Badassery

Ilan Ferdman - Co-Founder, Satori Prime

State and local government affairs professionals live an... “exciting” (shall we say) ...life. A life of constant travel to all the nooks and crannies of the U.S. in order to educate this powerful nation’s policymakers on how their lawmaking affects citizens and the business communities. In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven, always-on lifestyle, it is incredibly difficult to achieve “work-life harmony”: a happy family, good health, fun and caring friendships, dependable relationships, spiritual fullness, strong finances, all the while, ensuring a productive and successful career. Ilan Ferdman joins WASRG to share how each of us can actually achieve everything we want in life; how we can have the life we dream of.

General session generously sponsored by:

4:45 - 6:00 PM

Closing Cocktail Hour

Because all good meetings end with refreshments and a little nosh, be sure to stick around to network with speakers and guests!