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WIFLE 2008 Annual Leadership
Training Conference

DRAFT AGENDA

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Monday, June 23, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Julie Y. Cross Memorial Golf Tournament (networking & fundraiser event)

12:00 noon

Registration Opens

3:00 p.m.

WIFLE Speed Networking Event - Bring Your Business Cards

4:00 p.m.

WIFLE Annual Business Meeting (members only)

6:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Gala Opening with “meet and greet”

Tuesday, June 24 – LEADERSHIP DAY

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall

8:30 a.m.

Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Keynote Speeches

United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill, Middle District of Florida

Assistant Chief Rebekah Salazar, U.S. Border Patrol; President, WIFLE

Welcoming Keynote Speaker: Mayor Pam Iorio, Tampa , Florida

Additional Morning Topics:

Women’s Issues for Law Enforcement

Audience Response System Provides Instant Feedback to Conference Attendees

Women Taking the Lead: Wisdom for Everyday Leadership and Peak Performance

Dr. Teena Cahill, Director, Wisdom and Beyond, LLC

Afternoon Leadership Workshops

1) Mass Career Customization – Talent Management Strategies for the Federal Workforce.

A different approach to retaining talent in law enforcement, Presented by Deloitte & Touché

2) The SES Program - What are the leadership qualifications, how the program works,

and advice on preparing your SES package

Carolyn Harvey, Office of Personnel Management - Retired

3) NCIS – Conducting Law Enforcement Operations in a War Zone

Women leaders discuss the unforeseen hardening challenges facing deployment during war

4) Extended Workshop – Leadership Issues 2008 – How to Survive and Thrive

What Every Supervisor, Manager and Executive Needs to Know

Dr. Neal Trautman, National Institute of Ethics

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wrap up in General Assembly

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

WIFLE Members’ Event

Wednesday, June 25 – SECURITY and LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Exhibit Hall

8:30 a.m.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – SECURITY

Gale D. Rossides, Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration

Risk Based Security – Working to Make TSA more Flexible and Adaptive

9:30 a.m.

KEYNOTE PANEL – LAW ENFORCEMENT

Violent Crime in America

Michael J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and

Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania

Moderator & Presenter: Jane Castor, Assistant Chief, Tampa Police Department

11:00 a.m.

SECURITY and LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein (as seen on 60 Minutes)

George Piro, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Afternoon Workshops

1) Managing a “Wire”– Multi Agency Investigations, ATF Supervisor Steve Gerido

2) Flying While Armed – What Every Federal Agent Needs to Know

Transportation Security Administration

3) Security, protecting the infrastructure and advanced and emerging technologies.

Scott McHugh, Vice President Global Security, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and

Carlaine Blizzard, Vice President, Secure Enterprise Solutions, Lockheed Martin

4) Extended Workshop: Real World Tactical and Career Survival for Women in Law Enforcement Sergeant Betsy Brantner Smith, Street Survival for Women

Pregnancy to weapon retention, brain function to deadly force, officer survival to emotional survival. Women will learn to make the most of their strengths tactically.

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wrap up in General Assembly

6:00 p.m.

VIP Reception for Award Recipients Hosted by Anheuser Busch

7:00 p.m.

Awards Presentation and Banquet Reception

Keynote Speaker Marcy Forman, Director, DHS/ICE

Thursday, June 26 - “You and Your Federal Career”

9:00 a.m.

Anh Duong, Science Advisor, United States Department of the Navy

The “Bomb Lady” speaks about her career and innovation in government.

10:15 a.m.

Shirley Gibson, Surviving a Tragic Loss, former President, COPS

11:10 a.m.

Understanding and Enforcing Your Federal Employee Rights

Peter Jeffrey, Director of Litigation and Liz Newman, Senior Associate.

Mahoney and Mahoney, LLP.

1:00 p.m.

Carol Mason, S. Harman and Associates: The Thrift Savings Plan Overview and New Distribution Options

2:30 p.m.

Career Mentoring