Penn Wharton Budget Model convened a select few Capitol Hill staffers, policymakers, business leaders, academics and media outlets to discuss new tools available to help policymakers with evidence-based policymaking.

The day-long Forum addressed both contemporary policy issues and the potential future of evidence-based policymaking. Steve Ballmer, co-founder of USAFacts, the Ballmer Group, Chairman of the Los Angeles Clippers and former CEO of Microsoft addressed government data. Professors Kent Smetters and Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School talked about public policy modeling and how the government can use blockchain to solve problems. The program included roundtables led by experts from Deloitte USA, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Congressional policymakers, and Penn Wharton Budget Model.

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Government by the Numbers

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• Presentation of Steve Ballmer
• Q&A with Andy Serwer

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Government by the Numbers

• Steve Ballmer, Co-Founder of USAFacts, The Ballmer Group, Chairman, Los Angeles Clippers and former CEO, Microsoft, discusses a new government-record database, USAFacts.org. This data can help policymakers make informed decisions when crafting and voting on the Federal Budget, including recent continuing resolutions such as H.Res. 289.
• Q&A with Andy Serwer, Editor in Chief, Yahoo Finance

Advances in Public Policy Modeling

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• Presentation of Kent Smetters
• Speaker Thomas Barthold
• Presentation of Steve Goss

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Advances in Public Policy Modeling

• Kent Smetters, Boettner Chair Professor, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Faculty Director, Penn Wharton Budget Model discusses how recent advances in economic modeling, data sciences and cloud computing can be used to aid policymaking. Applications include taxes and Social Security.
• Discussants:
• Steve Goss: Chief Actuary, U.S. Social Security Administration
• Thomas Barthold, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, The U.S.

Trade Policy

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• Presentation of Kimberly Burham
• Off-the-record conversation with Angela Ellard

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Trade Policy

• Kimberly Burham, Managing Director of Legislation and Special Projects, Penn Wharton Budget Model provides an overview of PWBM findings and introductory remarks.
• Off-the-record conversation with Angela Ellard, Chief Trade Counsel, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means and Staff Director, Trade Subcommittee.

Roundtable on Cyber-Risk

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• Moderator: Mukul Pandya
• Panelists: Ira A. (Gus) Hunt, Daniel Kroese, David Lawrence, Tim Murphy, and Matthew Olsen

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Roundtable on Cyber-Risk

• Moderator: Mukul Pandya, Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director, Knowledge@Wharton
• Panelists:
• Ira A. (Gus) Hunt, Managing Director and Cyber Lead, Accenture Federal Services and former Chief Technology Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
• Daniel Kroese, Senior Advisor, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
• David Lawrence, Founder and Chief Collaborative Officer, Risk Assistance Network and Exchange (RANE) and formerly Associate General Counsel and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York
• Tim Murphy, President, Thomson Reuters Special Services and former Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations (Ret.)
• Matthew Olsen, President and Chief Revenue Officer, IronNet Cybersecurity and former Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Public Infrastructure

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• Presentation of Jon Huntley
• Presentation of Mike Parker

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Public Infrastructure

• Jon Huntley, Senior Economist, Penn Wharton Budget Model discusses PWBM modeling and results
• Discussant:
• Mike Parker, Leader, Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisory

Frontiers in Government Data Analytics

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• Speakers Jitinder Kohli and Matthew Gracie
• Presentation of Kevin Werbach

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Frontiers in Government Data Analytics

• Regulation: Using machine learning to create a regulatory overlap map
• Jitinder Kohli, Managing Director, Government and Public Sector Strategy Practice, Deloitte Consulting
• Matthew Gracie, Senior Manager, Strategy and Analytics, Deloitte
• Blockchain: Using blockchain to solve government problems
• Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor, Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

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