Conference Schedule
This schedule provides an early overview of the program and is subject to change.
11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Conference Registration and Check-In
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Kay Williams First Timers & Conference Preview
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
- Campaign Finance Raising the Roof: Building New Systems while Meeting Stakeholder Expectations
- Ethics Workplace Ethics: The Evolving Landscape of Addressing Harassment and Discrimination
- The Hashtag Lobbyist: Disclosure Challenges in the Era of Likes & Influencers
- Training Training Curve Balls: Dealing with the Unexpected
- Professional Development Tips for Success: What Every Leader Should Know
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
- Campaign Finance What’s Speech Got to Do With It? The Supreme Court, First Amendment, and Campaign Finance
- Elections The Legality of Speculation: How Prediction Markets Impact Elections
- Ethics Government Functions, Private Funding and the Public Trust: What Gives?
- Investigations & Enforcement Enforcement Update
- Multi-Discipline Blurred Lines: Government Social Media and the Crossroads of Ethics, Campaign Law, and Public Records
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Connection Hour
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Mile High Open Mic Night
7:00 PM
Dinner - On Your Own or Join a COGEL Dine-Around
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast (Provided) & Table Topics
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session
10:20 AM – 11:40 AM
- Elections Election Update
- FOIA Weighing Privacy and Safety Concerns and the Public’s Right to Know
- Ethics Ethics Update
- Clear as Mud: What the People You Regulate Want You to Know
- Multi-Discipline COGEL 101: Quick Hits and Key Concepts for COGEL Disciplines
12:00 PM – 1:40 PM
Lunch - On Your Own
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
- FOIA Vexatious Requesters 2.0
- Ethics Captured Institutions: Ethics of Survival Under Political Pressure
- Lobbying Update
- Investigations & Enforcement The Art and Mechanics of an Effective Investigation
- AI AI 101: Building Better Work with AI
3:40 PM – 5:00 PM
- Campaign Finance Campaign Finance Update II: Legislative Update
- Elections The Election Media Landscape: Coverage, Narratives, and Trust
- Ethics Prohibited Political Activity: 50 Shades of Gray – Navigating Political Activity When Everything Is Political
- Investigations & Enforcement No Subpoena, No Problem: How to Guide on Open Source Investigations
- Training More Bang, Less Buck: New Ways to Train Without Draining the Budget
6:30 PM
Dinner - On Your Own or Join a COGEL Dine-Around
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast (Provided) & Table Topics
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session
10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
- Campaign Finance Campaign Finance I: Litigation Update
- FOIA FOI Litigation & Legislation Update
- Investigations & Enforcement Anatomy of a Scandal: Inside a Congressional Investigation
- Training Training Beyond the Rulebook: The Five Covenants Every Public Servant Should Understand
- Multi-Discipline The Day After: Navigating the Rules That Apply After Election Day
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch - On Your Own or Join a COGEL Dine-Around
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
- Campaign Finance Ask the Advocates: The Next Generation of State Campaign Finance Reforms
- Elections Election Innovations/Concerns from Abroad: Canaries in the Coal Mine for the U.S.
- FOIA From Principle to Practice: Making Transparency and Information Access Meaningful
- Ethics Ethics Update II
- AI Robot, Meet Regulator: AI in Investigations & Enforcement
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Plenary Session
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Gather at the Gallery: Denver Art Museum
7:00 PM
Dinner - On Your Own
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast (Provided) & Annual COGEL Business Meeting
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
- Campaign Finance Public Campaign Finance: From Startup to Scale
- Elections Managing Trade-offs in Election Administration
- Ethics Reasonable Minds: Same Facts, Different Calls – A Live Ethics Scenario
- Training Training Roundtable
- Multi-Discipline Breaking Through the Noise: Covering Politics and Government in Polarized Times
- FOIA FOI Roundtable
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
- Campaign Finance Standard Deviants: Campaign Finance Outliers Way Outside the Norm
- Ethics The Politics of Profit: Should Public Officials Trade in—Stocks or Bet on Political Outcomes
- Investigations & Enforcement Ticking Clock, Tied Hands: Enforcing Campaign Finance with Limited Authority and Hard Deadlines
- AI Bias Check: Evaluating the Promise, Risk, and Practical Use of Generative AI for Ethics Agencies
- Professional Development Executive Director Roundtable
12:00 PM
Lunch - On Your Own or Join a COGEL Dine-Around
END OF CONFERENCE