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 Preliminary Program Agenda
Monday, March 16, 2026
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Board of Directors’ Meeting
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Leadership Reception for Board of Directors
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Registration opens
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
From Hard Hats to Hard Decisions: Public Financial Management in the Age of the Critical Minerals Boom
Richard Longstaff, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Achieving Public Financial Management (PFM) Effectiveness
SPEAKERS:
Chris Mihm, Adjunct Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Dan Chenok, Executive Director, the IBM Center for The Business of Government
FACILITATOR:
Doug Webster, Senior Advisor and ERM Practice Lead, TFC Consulting
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Martindale Consultants
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
KEYNOTE SESSION
Strategic Transport Corridors: Unlocking Africa's Mining and Industrial Potential Through Integrated Infrastructure
Andrew Kamau, Non-Resident Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY and Kenya
Clare Kane, Senior Program Officer for Infrastructure, Millennium Challenge Corporation
FACILITATOR:
Laura Robinson, President, Swale House Partners, Alexandria, VA, ICGFM Past President
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
AI and Global Supply Chain Risk: Implications of Strategic Trade Chokepoints for Public Financial Management
Amir Azar, Founder and CEO, AgentixEdge
FACILITATOR:
Laura Robinson, President, Swale House Partners, Alexandria, VA, ICGFM Past President
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
WRAP-UP SESSION
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Sponsored by Deloitte
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
KEYNOTE SESSION
Government Asset Management and Accounting in India
Ms. T.C.A. Kalyani, Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Government of India
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Analytics as an Asset: Maximizing Public Value through Strategic Use of Data in Oversight
Lindsey Saul, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
Andrew Kurtzman, Assistant Director (Data Science), Innovation Lab, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
Alex Gromadzki, Assistant Director for Data Science, Innovation Lab, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
Martin Skorczynski, Assistant Director for Emerging Technology, Innovation Lab, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
FACILITATOR:
Stephen Sanford, Managing Director. Strategic Planning and External Liaison, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by DevTech
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Untapped Value: Innovative Approaches to Developing Public Assets
Tatiana Sainati, Partner, Wiley Rein Law, Washington, DC
Katerina Drisi, Head of Capacity Building, Restitution Impact, NY
James W. Head, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Washington, DC
FACILITATOR:
Laura Robinson, President, Swale House Partners, Alexandria, VA, ICGFM Past President
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Navigating the Transition: A Strategic Roadmap for Nepal’s Complete Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS)
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
KEYNOTE SESSION
From Resource Wealth to Public Value: De-Risking Infrastructure and Unlocking Strategic Investment for Liberia’s Future
R. Matenokay Tingban, Minister of Mines and Energy, Liberia
FACILITATOR:
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President, Programs
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
WRAP-UP SESSION
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President, Programs
Thursday, March 19, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President, Programs
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
KEYNOTE SESSION
The Economics of Urbanism
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Government Owned Entities – Achieving Sustainability and Resilience
Tetiana Iefymenko, President, Academy of Financial Management, Ministry of Finance, Ukraine
Ben Campbell, Director, Environmental and Social Performance, Millennium Challenge Corporation
FACILITATOR:
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President of Programs
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Sovereign, Finite and Exhaustible Natural Resources: Facilitating Win - Win Solutions for Host States and Investors
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Financial Management Challenges Facing Subnational Governments: How States in the U.S. Must Navigate Significant Budget Cuts and Revenue Growth Decline
Jared Walczak, Senior Fellow, Tax Foundation, Washington, DC
Brian Sigritz, National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO), Washington, DC
Kim Rueben, National Tax Association
Norton Francis, Public Finance Consultant
FACILITATOR:
Sherry Khan, ICGFM, Vice President of Training
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
A Tale of Two Cities: Alignment of Aspirations with Value on AI and Emerging Technologies
Taka Ariga, Founder, Sol Imagination, LLC and Senior Fellow, Data Foundation, Washington, DC
Michael Boyce, Generative AI Lead, Technologist-In-Residence, US Digital Response, San Francisco, CA
Tina Kim, CPA, Deputy Comptroller for State Accountability, Office of the State of New York State Comptroller, Albany, NY
FACILITATOR: Beryl Davis, Director, Federal Line Service, Sikich, Washington, DC
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
WRAP-UP SESSION
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President, Programs
Friday, March 20, 2026
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome and Breakfast
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President, Programs
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Unlocking Growth Through Strategic Investment and Results-Driven Assistance
Dan Barnes, Managing Director, Selection and Eligibility
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Presentation of the 2026 David Nummy Award
Closing Remarks
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