Keynote Speaker

Ted Nguyen

Manager of Public Communications & Media Relations
Orange County Transportation Authority
"Transforming Transportation With Social Media"

"It was Ted's presentation in Los Angeles at the House of Blues that provided the inspiration for the Government 2.5 conference."

Keynote Speaker

Beverly Macy

CEO
Gravity Summit
"Twitter Changes Everything"

Keynote Speaker

David J. Molchany

Deputy County Executive
Fairfax County Government
"Public Engagement at the Fairfax County Government"

Special Remote Presentation From Tallinn, Estonia

Hille Hinsberg

State Chancellery
Republic of Estonia
"My Better Estonia"

Nancy Floreen

Montgomery County Councilmember at-large

With Jed Millard - Aide to Councilmember Floreen
& Chad Bolt - Aide to Councilmember Roger Berliner
Montgomery County Government, Maryland
"Social Media & Local Government - Using Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs to Connect to Your Constituency"

Opening Interview of Monday Evening Town Hall with Johnathan Holifield

Jonathan Holifield

Trim Tab Leadership
“Seeds of Innovation & Societal Progress Are Born From Collective Leadership and Connectivity”

Chris Cillizza

Writer of "The Fix"
The Washington Post

Opening Address of Tuesday Evening Town Hall by Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell

Activist, 2008 Democratic candidate for Congress in New York
City, and Author of 10 books, including his latest, OPEN LETTERS TO AMERICA
“Social Media, Activism, and the New American Leadership”

Randall Kempner

Executive Director
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), the Aspen Institute, Washington
“Global Connectivity and Social Media: Global Economies & Policy Making”

Brian Dresher

Acquisition Marketing Manager
USA TODAY
"Engaging Audience and Staff in Social Media: USA TODAY's Tips for Government Employees"

Rory S. Cooper

Director of Strategic Communications
The Heritage Foundation
“From Campaigns to Governance: Building Support Through Social Media”

Mark Stelzner

Founder
jobangels
“Using Twitter To Solve The Unemployment Crisis – One Person At A Time”

Alan Rosenblatt, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Online Advocacy
Center for American Progress Action Fund
"Engaging Influentials on Twitter to Shape Policy Debates"

Phil Bauman

RN & CEO
CareVocate LLC
“Health Care Uses of Social Media: How Will HIPAA Cope?”

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