State of Our State Conference 2018

Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. and the conference begins at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served.
The State of Our State Conference is the annual signature
event of ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
Since 2009, the event has examined key state and regional
issues.
The event will feature opening remarks by ASU President
Michael Crow.
This year's event will look at Arizona's election results
and will present voter engagement research by Morrison
Institute for Public Policy Director of Communications
and Community Impact Joseph Garcia and Citizens Clean
Elections Commission Chairman Damien R. Meyer.
Local and national experts decipher Election 2018 and
what it all means moving forward.
The Arizona's Voter Crisis Project funded by
Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission
Sharing their perspectives on the results of the 2018 election will be:
Panel: Voter Engagement and Arizona Election Results
Moderator: Lisa Urias, managing partner, CoNecs North America, and executive board member, ASU Morrison Institute
Garrett Archer, senior analyst for elections, Arizona Secretary of State's Office
Neil Giuliano, president & CEO, Greater Phoenix Leadership
Janice Palmer, vice president and director of policy, Helios Education Foundation
Jim Rounds, president, Rounds Consulting Group, and senior fellow at Goldwater Institute
Anna Tovar, mayor, Tolleson
Keynote Panel: A National Perspective on the Election
Moderator: Grady Gammage Jr., founding member, Gammage & Burnham, and senior researchers fellow, ASU Morrison Institute
David Byler, chief elections analyst and staff writer, The Weekly Standard
Elvia Diaz, columnist, The Arizona Republic
Jonathan Koppell, dean, Arizona State University's Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Jackie Salit, president, Independent Voting
Eugene Scott, reporter, The Washington PostMorrison Institute Presents
The Sue Clark-Johnson Leadership Award
presented to Lattie F. Coor, chairman & founding director,
Center for the Future of Arizona; and former president of
Arizona State University
The event will be held at:
Phoenix Airport Marriott
1101 North 44th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008