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 Preliminary Program Agenda
Monday, March 16, 2026
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Board of Directors’ Meeting
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Leadership Reception for Board of Directors
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Registration opens
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
From Hard Hats to Hard Decisions: Public Financial Management in the Age of the Critical Minerals Boom
Richard Longstaff, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Achieving Public Financial Management (PFM) Effectiveness
SPEAKERS:
Chris Mihm, Adjunct Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Dan Chenok, Executive Director, the IBM Center for The Business of Government
FACILITATOR:
Doug Webster, Senior Advisor and ERM Practice Lead, TFC Consulting
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Martindale Consultants
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
KEYNOTE SESSION
Strategic Transport Corridors: Unlocking Africa's Mining and Industrial Potential Through Integrated Infrastructure
Andrew Kamau, Non-Resident Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY and Kenya
FACILITATOR:
Laura Robinson, President, Swale House Partners, Alexandria, VA, ICGFM Past President
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Knowing When to Pay Attention: Bridging the Energy & Commodities Risk Gap for Long-Term Decision-Makers
Amir Azar, Founder and CEO, AgentixEdge
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
WRAP-UP SESSION
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Sponsored by Deloitte
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
KEYNOTE SESSION
Government Asset Management and Accounting in India
Ms. T.C.A. Kalyani, Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Government of India
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Analytics as an Asset: Maximizing Public Value through Strategic Use of Data in Oversight
SPEAKERS
Lindsey Saul, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DCAndrew Kurtzman, Assistant Director (Data Science), Innovation Lab, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
Alex Gromadzki, Assistant Director for Data Science, Innovation Lab, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
Martin Skorczynski, Assistant Director for Emerging Technology, Innovation Lab, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
FACILITATOR:
Stephen Sanford, Managing Director. Strategic Planning and External Liaison, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by DevTech
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Untapped Value: Innovative Approaches to Developing Public Assets
SPEAKERS
Tatiana Sainati, Partner, Wiley Rein Law, Washington, DC
Katerina Drisi, Head of Capacity Building, Restitution Impact, NY
James W. Head, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Washington, DC
FACILITATOR:
Laura Robinson, President, Swale House Partners, Alexandria, VA, ICGFM Past President
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Navigating the Transition: A Strategic Roadmap for Nepal’s Complete Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS)
Shovakanta Poudel, Financial Comptroller General (FCG), Nepal
Yogesh Parajuli, Deputy Financial Controller General, Ministry of Finance, Financial Comptroller General Office, Nepal
FACILITATOR:
David Wall, President, IBI, Chevy Chase, MD, ICGFM Board Member
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
KEYNOTE SESSION
From Resource Wealth to Public Value: De-Risking Infrastructure and Unlocking Strategic Investment for Liberia’s Future
R. Matenokay Tingban, Minister of Mines and Energy, Liberia
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
WRAP-UP SESSION
Thursday, March 19, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
KEYNOTE SESSION
The Economics of Urbanism
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
State-Owned Enterprises: Achieving Sustainability and Resilience
SPEAKER:
Tetiana Iefymenko, President, Academy of Financial Management, Ministry of Finance, Ukraine
FACILITATOR:
John Hanley, ICGFM Vice President of Programs
Additional panelists to be announced.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Sovereign, Finite and Exhaustible Natural Resources: Facilitating Win - Win Solutions for Host States and Investors
SPEAKER: David Hesse, Partner, Hunton, Andrews and Kurth, UK
Jacqueline Khoury, Independent Energy Consultant, US
FACILITATOR:
Laura Robinson, President, Swale House Partners, Alexandria, VA, ICGFM Past President
Additional panelist to be announced.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Financial Management Challenges Facing Subnational Governments: How States in the U.S. Must Navigate Significant Budget Cuts and Revenue Growth Decline
SPEAKERS:
Jared Walczak, Senior Fellow, Tax Foundation, Washington, DC
Brian Sigritz, National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO), Washington, DC
Kim Rueben, National Tax Association
, Public Finance Consultant
FACILITATOR:
Sherry Khan, ICGFM, Vice President of Training
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
A Tale of Two Cities: Alignment of Aspirations with Value on AI and Emerging Technologies
SPEAKERS:
Taka Ariga, Founder, Sol Imagination, LLC and Senior Fellow, Data Foundation, Washington, DC
Michael Boyce, Generative AI Lead, Technologist-In-Residence, US Digital Response, San Francisco, CA
Tina Kim, CPA, Deputy Comptroller for State Accountability, Office of the State of New York State Comptroller, Albany, NY
FACILITATOR: Beryl Davis, Director, Federal Line Service, Sikich, Washington, DC
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
WRAP-UP SESSION
Friday, March 20, 2026
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome and Breakfast
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Unlocking Growth Through Strategic Investment and Results-Driven Assistance
Representatives from Millennium Challenge Corporation will participate in this panel discussion.
11:30 AM – 12:00 AM
Presentation of the 2026 David Nummy Award
Closing Remarks
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