ECONOMIC AND STATE FISCAL OUTLOOK
Shandor Witcher, Economist, Moody's Analytics
STATE BUDGET PROCESSES AND FISCAL CONDITIONS
Shelby Kerns, Executive Director, NASBO
Kathryn Vesey White, Director of Budget Process Studies, NASBO
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IMPACTING STATE BUDGETS
Diana Elliott, Senior Vice President of Programs, Population Reference Bureau
STATE TOURISM
Dana Krueger, Destination Strategy Director, Madden Media
POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT TRENDS & IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE FUNDING MODELS
Brian Prescott, President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
SHOW ME THE MONEY: STATE FILM INCENTIVES
Andrea Jimenez, Policy Associate, National Conference of State Legislatures
ADDRESSING POSTSECONDARY AFFORDABILITY
Thomas Harnisch, Vice President for Government Relations, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association
MANAGING BUDGETS THROUGH CHALLENGING FISCAL ENVIRONMENTS: INSIGHTS FROM EXPERIENCED ANALYSTS
Jeff Arpin, Principal Analyst, Kansas Division of the Budget
Morgan Gruebele, Director, Executive Management Finance Office, South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management
Larry Martin, Fiscal Management Analyst, North Dakota Office of Management and Budget
TRENDS IN BUSINESS ATTRACTION INCENTIVES
Dr. Ellen Harpel, Senior Fellow, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness
ALIGNING HIGHER EDUCATION WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS
Lauren Peisach, Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States
MANAGING STRESS
Dr. Addy Wissel, Associate Professor and Director of School Counseling Program, Gonzaga University