2022 KSGFOA Spring Symposium
KSGFOA will be offering the KSGFOA Spring Symposium Event in Wichita. The Symposium will be held at the Wichita State University Marcus Welcome Center May 19 from 12:00 – 5:00 and May 20 from 8:00 – 12:00. The Symposium is an opportunity to connect with public finance professionals from across the region to learn about the latest topics and trends relevant to you. Please join us over the two days.
Early Registration is $130 until May 9th
Late Registration is $145 from May 10th – May 13th
Registration closes on May 13th
Keynote Speaker
Dan Oblinger
Consulting Negotiator
By night, Dan Oblinger is a 20-year veteran of law enforcement and a hostage negotiation commander. By day, he is a consulting negotiator and communications consultant for private industry. Dan is a father, husband, philosopher, and lawman. He has been successful in his professional life as a public speaker, author, hostage negotiator, undercover human trafficking investigator, human resources consultant, chicken rancher, drug recognition expert, ditch digger, grocery bagger, onion ring maker, landlord, and beat cop. Oblinger has used his exotic blend of experiences and high energy humor to serve audiences since 2008.
Dan is the author of “The 28 Laws of Listening” and “Life or Death Listening: A Hostage Negotiator’s How-to Guide to Mastering the Essential Communication Skill”. In 2021, he co-authored “Negotiation Mythbusters: Rethinking Everything You Know About Building Strong Agreements”. He is a 2018 graduate of the FBI National Crisis Negotiator Course in Quantico, VA. Dan’s passion is sharing his listening, negotiating, and leadership skills so everyone can become more authentic leaders and lovers. Oblinger lives in the heart of the Kansas prairie with his wife; together, they have six children.
Topics
- ARPA Procurement: Requirements & Compliance
- Attracting/Retaining Talent
- County Procurement and Contracting Practices
- Confronting Cyber Threats: Cybersecurity from the FBI’s Perspective
- Data Driven Decision Making
- Economic Outlook
- Life or Death Listening: How You Can Use Listening to Serve and Lead Others
Managing in a Rising Interest Environment- Tips for Local Governments
Payment Trends & Meeting Customer Expectations
The Negotiator Laboratory: Active Listening and Negotiation Principles in Motion
Schedule
May 19 | Speaker | Topic | Room |
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11:45am – 12:00pm | Registration | ||
12:00pm – 12:30pm | Lunch | Clark/Armstrong | |
12:30pm – | KSGFOA President | Welcome/Speaker Introduction | Clark/Armstrong |
12:30pm – 1:30pm Keynote | Dan Oblinger – Consulting Negotiator | Life or Death Listening: How You Can Use Listening to Serve and Lead Others | Clark/Armstrong |
1:45pm -2:45pm Breakout Session #1 Keynote | Dan Oblinger – Consulting Negotiator | The Negotiator Laboratory: Active Listening and Negotiation Principles in Motion | Clark/Armstrong |
1:45pm -2:45pm Breakout Session #2 | Heidi Zimmerman – Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit | County Procurement and Contracting Practices | King |
3:00pm -4:00pm Breakout Session #3 | Dulcinea Rakestraw & Nigel Soria – PPMC | Using Data for Decision Making | Clark/Armstrong |
3:00pm -4:00pm Breakout Session #4 | Helena Burke – JP Morgan/Chase | Payment Trends & Meeting Customer Expectations | King |
4:15pm -5:00pm General Session | Jack Ryan-Feldman – Baker Tilly | Economic Outlook | Clark/Armstrong |
May 20 | Speaker | Topic | Room |
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8:00am – 8:30am Networking/Continental Breakfast |
| Clark/Armstrong | |
8:30am – 9:30am General Session | Tom Kaleko & Ben Hart – Baker Tilly | Managing in a Rising Interest Environment- Tips for Local Governments | Clark/Armstrong |
9:45am – 10:45am Breakout Session #5 | Thomas Ensz – FBI | Confronting Cyber Threats: Cybersecurity from the FBI’s Perspective | Clark/Armstrong |
9:45am – 10:45am Breakout Session #6 | Makala Navarro – City of Augusta | Making Sense of Recruitment in 2022 – Getting the most bang for your recruitment bucks | King |
11:00am – 12:00pm General Session | Martha McCabe – Witt O’Brien | ARPA Procurement: Requirements & Compliance | Clark/Armstrong |
12:00pm – 12:15pm Closing | KSGFOA President | Clark/Armstrong |