2025 Federal-State Policy Exchange
About the Exchange
The National Council of County Association Executives (NCCAE) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) will host the Federal-State Policy Exchange (formerly, the Knowledge Management Forum), August 27–29 in Cook County (Chicago), Ill.
The exchange will bring together representatives from the state associations and NACo for strategic discussions on shared policy priorities, with a focus on emerging county issues, such as tax reform, land use authority and artificial intelligence.
Register Today
Registration includes access to all mobile tours, sessions, receptions and dinners.
All correspondence regarding registration will come from either research@naco.org, nacomeetings@naco.org or naco@naco.org. Please add these email addresses to your safe sender list. Should you receive false correspondence, please report and email nacomeetings@naco.org.
Agenda at a Glance
All meetings will take place at the GFOA Headquarters (203 N LaSalle Street Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601) unless stated otherwise.
Wednesday, August 27
1:30 p.m. | The Big Shift: Federal Policy and Local Government Impacts Welcome and Introductory Discussion |
3:15 p.m. | Federalism Stress Test: The Future of Chicago Regional Transit Location: Cook County Bureau of Administration Building, 118 N. Clark St, 4th Floor Conference Rooms 4S-A & 4S-B |
6:00 p.m. | Opening Reception |
Thursday, August 28
9:00 a.m. | Networking Breakfast |
9:30 a.m. | Property Tax Reform Panel and Discussion |
12:00 p.m. | State Association Show & Tell Lunch Session |
1:45 p.m. | Navigating AI Policies Presentation and Interactive Discussion |
3:00 p.m. | Break then walk to boat tour |
4:00 p.m. | Chicago River Architecture Boat Tour |
6:00 p.m. | Group Dinner |
Housing
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
505 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at research@naco.org.