NCSL / 2016 Legislative Summit

In this Q and A video, Dwight Hansen, regional practice leader with FranklinCovey's global Speed of Trust practice, talks about the Speed of Trust concept and how trust is a critical competency in professional and personal relationships.

Cyber threats have enormous implications for government security, economic prosperity and public safety. Learn about key cybersecurity issues and perspectives: government, financial and consumer data, water and energy threats, IT security and law enforcement challenges—all with an eye toward collaborative strategies to combat these elusive and ever evolving threats.

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court stay of EPA’s carbon regulations, states are considering a range of potential energy futures based on new technologies and dramatically lower prices for natural gas and renewables. Hear leading energy analysts discuss how states can harness these changes to spark innovation, drive job growth and modernize electric grids, and how it will impact the state economies, jobs and citizens.

This is a Q and A with Greg DiLoreo of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Chris Kolb of the Michigan Environmental Council, discussing state efforts to maintain healthy water resources following a session at NCSL's 2016 Legislative Summit in Chicago.

Dr. John J. Ratey is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, research synthesizer, speaker and best-selling author. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles on the topics of aggression, autism, ADHD, and other issues in neuropsychiatry. Ratey was a speaker for the “Healthy Kids are Better Learners” session during the 2016 NCSL Legislative Summit. In this interview, Ratey talks about his research on physical activity and the link to better student performance in schools.

Hampton Sides is best known for his gripping nonfiction adventure stories, "Ghost Soldiers," "Blood and Thunder" and "In the Kingdom of Ice," which recounts the heroic polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette. The historical lessons of leadership can apply to everyday life, and Sides tells us how. Sides spoke at NCSL's 2016 Legislative summit in Chicago.

Patrick McCarthy is the president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. He has focused throughout his career on reforming the public systems that serve vulnerable families, closing youth prisons and creating economically inclusive and family-supporting communities. McCarthy was the featured speaker at the Legislative Summit’s deep dive, “Reaching Across the Aisle on Juvenile Justice.”

This video is a discussion with Phil Peterson, founder/consultant at KidSucceed LLC, as he discusses Pay for Success/Social Impact Bonds, a new and innovative way gaining traction in some states to finance social service programs.

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This session at the 2016 NCSL Legislative Summit in Chicago focused on the new report “No Time to Lose: How to Build a World-Class Education System State by State.” The report is the culmination of nearly two years of study by the NCSL International Education Study Group, a bipartisan group of state legislators and legislative staff representing 26 states. The report explains the commonalities between the top performing countries, and details what steps states can take to once again compete internationally.

This video is an interview with John Covington of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency who spoke at the 2016 NCSl Legislative Summit issue session on State Efforts to Improve Water Planning. The NCSL Legislative Summit was held in Chicago on Aug. 8-11, 2016.

This video features Stephanie Tennyson of the FEMA Office of External Affairs who spoke at the 2016 NCSl Legislative Summit issue session on Natural Disasters: Planning, Preparing and Paying for Them. The NCSL Legislative Summit was held in Chicago on Aug. 8-11, 2016.

This is a video interview with Tom Curtis, former deputy executive director, American Water Works Association, who moderated the Legislative Summit session on State Efforts to Improve Water Planning. The NCSL Legislative Summit was held in Chicago on Aug. 8-11, 2016.