Telework Exchange

• An update on current tools that enable set-up and scalable support for your agency’s remote workforce
• How to allow for and improve collaboration among virtual employees
• A discussion on free and low-cost, secure ways to connect from a remote environment
• How solutions, such as cloud computing, can support robust environments for teleworkers

• Evaluate real-world telework business cases
• Learn the lingo – a glossary of telework terms
• How to identify your agency’s telework drivers
• Gain insight into your agency’s workforce; how to increase productivity with decreasing budgets
• How to calculate agency potential telework costs, savings, and benefits
• Lessons learned on securing key stakeholder support
• How to measure telework performance and present to management

Panelists:

Tom Fox [Moderator]
Director,
Center for Government Leadership
Partnership for Public Service

Julie Boughn
Chief Information Officer and Director,
Office of Information Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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David Smith
Chief Technology Officer
Citrix Federal

Rod Turk
Director,
Office of Organizational Policy and Governance/Chief Information Security Officer
Patent and Trademark Office,
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Panelists:

Jon Desenberg [Moderator]
Policy Director
The Performance Institute

Michael Bloom
Sustainability and Green Buildings Program Advisor,
Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings (MG)
U.S. General Services Administration

Shannon Cunniff
Director,
Chemical and Material Risk Management,
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense

Robert Efrus
Vice President
Van Scoyoc Associates

Kim Wells
Lead Research Psychologist,
Work/Life/Wellness
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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• How to maintain operations in contingency situations, including severe weather, sickness, terrorism threats, or man-made disruptions
• Success stories from proven government programs on implementing a business continuity plan
• How to apply these mobility lessons learned in a telework program
• Linking telework to enterprise business continuity plans
• How mobile technology is supporting mission-critical operations for remote employees

• Understanding fundamentals for telework program success
• Telework 101 – what you need to know before you begin
• Developing the “rules of the road” – telework policy and guidelines
• Getting on the same page with communication and training – managing expectations of management and employees
• How to measure telework program success
• How to engage with your agency’s IT department to create a telework program that is sustainable and robust

Panelists:

Laura Howe [Moderator]
Vice President,
Public Relations
American National Red Cross

Dan Kent
Federal Chief Technology Officer
Cisco
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Eric Kretz
Deputy Director,
National Continuity Programs
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Kelly Wolslayer
Director,
Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness Staff,
Office of the Under Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Panelists:

Diane O'Grady [Moderator]
Telework Consultant

Tony Bardo
Assistant Vice President,
Government Markets,
North American Division
Hughes Network Systems
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Jennifer McCarthy
Deputy Director of Administration,
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
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Lieutenant Commander Cynthia J. Swinney
OPNAV N1B3 Business Transformation Office
U.S. Navy

Robert Wied
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer,
Human Capital Management Division
The Architect of the Capitol