Virtual Summit - Reimagine Your Workday: Session 1

Session 1: 8-Hour Workday – What Can You Get Done?

Government Keynote 1: How to Tweak Your Work Style to Be More Efficient
- Katy Kale, Deputy Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration

There is a cliche phrase that doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. But what the phrase doesn’t take into account is how hard it is to do things differently. It takes work, a lot of work! In this keynote, you will hear from Katy Kale, Deputy Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration, about steps you can take to be more efficient at work.

Government Keynote 2: How to Set Priorities for Yourself and Your Team
- Dexter Brooks, Associate Director, Office of Federal Operations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Agencies have a never ending to-do list, and similarly, employees themselves can always grow their knowledge and skillsets. So the question becomes, with all of this happening, what is truly essential. What tops the priority list? In this opening keynote, you will hear from Dexter Brooks, Associate Director, Office of Federal Operations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, about how he sets his priority list for his department, team and himself.

Government Keynote 3: What Are the Skills, Tools and Processes Improvements Your Employees Need to Be More Effective
- Keson Khieu, Business Intelligence Chief at the Department of Healthcare Services, State of California

You want to move your agency in a more modern direction. That’s cool. But here’s the rub, in order to modernize you also have to make sure the skillsets of your team are modernized too. What are those skillsets, tools and process improvements? In this keynote, you will hear from Keson Khieu, Chief Information Officer, Emergency Medical Services Authority, State of California, about how he led his team through a leadership and technical skills evolution to be ready to take on a more modern government.