10 – 11:15 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
STATE BUDGET OUTLOOK
MODERATOR: The Honorable Dan Storck, Supervisor, Fairfax County
SPEAKER: James J. Regimbal, Jr., VACo Economist, and Principal, Fiscal Analytics, Ltd.
PRESENTATION
MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WITH OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS
MODERATOR: The Honorable Pam Carter, Supervisor, Augusta County
SPEAKERS: Charlie Lintecum, Director of Operations, Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority; The Honorable Daniel J. Schmitt, Supervisor, Henrico County; Larry Barton, County Administrator, Dickenson County
PRESENTATIONS
A CONVERSATION ON CONSERVATION AND RURAL AFFAIRS
MODERATOR: The Honorable Sallie Wolfe-Garrison, Supervisor, Rockingham County
SPEAKER: The Honorable Richard H. Stuart, Senate District 25; Perry Hickman, State Director for Virginia, USDA Rural Development
CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN VIRGINIA
MODERATOR AND SPEAKER: The Honorable Linda DeVito Kuchenbuch, Supervisor, Floyd County
SPEAKER: Dr. Tamarah Holmes, Director, Office of Broadband, VDHCD
PRESENTATION
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
MENTAL HEALTH IN K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION
MODERATOR: Gina Patterson, Executive Director, Virginia School Boards Association
SPEAKERS: The Honorable Barbara A. Favola; Senate District 40, and Chair, School Health Services Committee; The Honorable Sam Rasoul, House District 38, and Chair, House Education Committee; The Honorable Susan P. Dibble, Chair, Hanover County
VIRGINIA’S CHALLENGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE
MODERATOR: The Honorable Juli Briskman, Vice Chair, Loudoun County
SPEAKERS: The Honorable David W. Marsden, Senate District 35; and John Larson, Director of Public Policy and Economic Development, Dominion Energy
PRESENTATION
REGIONAL WORKFORCE CHALLENGES
MODERATOR: The Honorable James Walkinshaw, Supervisor, Fairfax County
SPEAKERS: The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore, House District 45; The Honorable W. Chad Green, Sr., House District 69; The Honorable William D. Wiley, House District 32
2:45 – 4 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
HOUSING SOLUTIONS IN VIRGINIA
MODERATOR: The Honorable Meg Bohmke, Chairwoman, Stafford County
SPEAKERS: Shawn Utt, County Administrator, Smyth County; Chris Thompson, Director of Strategic Housing, Virginia Housing
PRESENTATION
CONNECTING THE COMMONWEALTH: TRANSPORTATION IN VIRGINIA
MODERATOR AND SPEAKER: The Honorable Andrea O. Bailey, Supervisor, Prince William County
SPEAKERS: The Honorable William M. McCarty, Sr., VACo First Vice President, and Supervisor, Isle of Wight County; The Honorable Phil C. North, Chairman, Roanoke County
GET IN THE GAME: SPORTS TOURISM IN VIRGINIA
MODERATOR: Gage Harter, Director of Communications, Virginia Association of Counties
SPEAKERS: Jonathan D. Sweet, County Administrator, Pulaski County; Dennis Bickmeier, Executive Director, Henrico County Sports and Entertainment Authority; J.C. Poma, Executive Director of Sports, Visitation and Entertainment, Chesterfield County
PRESENTATIONS
INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC SAFETY
MODERATOR: The Honorable Victor Angry, VACo Second Vice President, and Supervisor, Prince William County
SPEAKERS: The Honorable Mark D. Sickles, House District 17; The Honorable Joel C. Acree, Chairman, Isle of Wight County; Randy Campbell, Regional Safety Manager, Blue Line Solutions