Excellence in Government Announces Final Speaker Lineup

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Excellence in Government, taking place May 13^th-14^th in Washington, D.C., will feature 40+ speakers across two days of expert keynote speeches and educational sessions designed to provide useful insights, tools and practices for federal agency leaders who are convening around the event theme: Driving High-Performance Government.

Breaking a 7-year registration record, over 1,200 federal leaders and stakeholders have registered to attend this year's event – making Excellence in Government one of the largest and most highly concentrated (over 80% of attendees are federal) gatherings of agency leaders.

Registration is required for all press. Members of the media interested in covering Excellence in Government should register by visiting the Media page on the event web site, www.ExcellenceinGov.com.

The 2013 event program features high-impact federal keynote speakers, including:

Monday, May 13 Federal Keynotes:

Former Vice President Al Gore
As Vice President, Al Gore spearheaded the Clinton Administration's National Partnership for Reinventing Government, a taskforce designed to reform the management of the federal government. Vice President Gore will return to the Excellence in Government stage to mark the 20^th anniversary of the reinventing government movement and share his thoughts on the next generation of government reform.

Shelley Metzenbaum, former Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management at OMB
A leading expert in performance management and measurement in the public sector, Shelley Metzenbaum spearheaded the restructuring of the Office of Management & Budget's performance evaluation processes for federal agencies and the revamp of Performance.gov.  Her work in marrying performance measurement processes with data analysis has set a new bar for program management in the federal space.

Tuesday, May 14 Federal Keynotes:

Elizabeth A. McGrath, Deputy Chief Management Office for the Defense Department
Beth McGrath is leading efforts to transform the DoD's business operations, working to ensure the programs that support the warfighter are run efficiently and effectively. A champion of business transformation, McGrath will speak to the federal manager's role in ensuring a healthy bottom line for government.

Daniel Tangherlini, Acting Administrator of the General Services Administration
Under intense scrutiny from the public and Congress, GSA is at a crossroads. Dan Tangherlini is working to navigate a path forward for an organization in need of innovative solutions for engaging the agencies it serves. Tangherlini is recommitting GSA to its core missions – something all federal agency leaders should always concern themselves with, but especially in times of austerity.

Lt. Gen. John Wissler, Deputy Commandant for the United States Marine Corps
While every agency faces the demand for increased efficiency, none have been tasked with cutting costs quite like the Defense Department and military agencies. As Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, Lt. Gen. John Wissler is tasked with working with senior military leadership to operate more efficiently – no easy task as global threats continue to grow.

Other keynote speakers include:

• Cass Sunstein, former OIRA Administrator and author of Simpler: The Future of Government
• Seth Kahan, author of Getting Innovation Right
• Philip K. Howard, founder of Common Good

View the full 2 day agenda here.

Registration is required for all press. Members of the media interested in covering Excellence in Government should register by visiting the Media page on the event web site, www.ExcellenceinGov.com.

About Excellence in Government
Produced by Government Executive Media Group, Excellence in Government is the premier event for stakeholders in improving the effectiveness of government. This May, hundreds of federal managers will convene in Washington, D.C. to learn best practices, innovative solutions and leadership lessons for addressing the most pressing issues in key management areas such as program performance and workforce management. For more information, visit www.ExcellenceInGov.com. For information on marketing opportunities, contact Connie Sayers at 202.266.7647 or [email protected].

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