The Regional Congressional Briefing is an opportunity for federal agencies and legislators to come together as key leaders to build coalitions and identify value-added activities to pursue throughout our region.
Join leaders from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to build a stronger, more unified region.
*By invitation only
For more information, please contact Jean Brown or Shannon Bailey at the Chicago FEB Chicagofeb@gsa.gov or 312.353.6790
Federal Agency Tour information for Briefing attendees
Briefing Agenda:
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Federal Executive Board Chairman Opening Remarks
9:10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Ann P. Kalayil, General Services Administration
Kathleen Falk, Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Phyllis Smith, Social Security Administration
John Gullickson, United States Secret Service
10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Antonio Riley, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jeannette Tamayo, Economic Development Administration
Edward Fenelon, National Weather Service
Shatha Dweik, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Robert Kaplan, Environmental Protection Agency
1:40 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Andrew Velasquez, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Michael Anderson, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomas Cioppa, Citizenship and Immigration Services
Ricardo Wong, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Marianne Markowitz & Robert Steiner, Small Business Administration
3:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Department of Energy
Barry Cooper, Federal Aviation Administration
Colonel Christopher Drew, Army Corps of Engineers
Rear Admiral Stephen C. Evans, Department of Navy
4:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing remarks