Conference Theme

“Government Integrators” is SECoPA’s 2025 theme that promotes a whole-of-sector approach to identify that promote sustainable development and regional stability. Cities and regions are complex and multifaceted by their very nature. Realizing a vision for their future is no different. As government, industry, academia, and the military reinforce partner capacity and capability, they aim to deliver extraordinary end-to-end solutions, a curated ecosystem of strategic collaborators, and unparalleled access to leading edge public and private research and technology.​ Co-operation in times of crises should be recognized as important and viewed as a relevant means to ideological bridge building that strengthens cohesion and confidence so that a more effective and integrated approach to community presilience can be developed. To this end, local authorities and scholars, including the warfighter, are becoming the force multipliers for addressing regional challenges. 
 

Tracks

· Muddling Through: How to Avoid the Peter Principle

· Assessing Public Trust in Government: Democracy Do’s and Don’ts

· Know the Law, Ethics is Key: Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid

· Regional Stability: Critical Infrastructure and Presilience

· Matter of Time: Crisis Management and Intergovernmental Relations

· Bipartisan Infrastructure: Rebuilding America, Even Across the Aisle

· Immersive Technologies for the Future

· Prioritizing DEIA: Diversity of Thought, Diversity of Background

· Applications for Health Policy and Public Safety

· Public Service Roundtable: Governing in the 21st Century