Overview

November 19

Understanding the full scope of business risk is critical, especially when it comes to evaluating vendors, partners and businesses that provide essential services. Too often, however, hidden risks and incomplete data can misinform and derail well-intended efforts – but what if your agency could gain a deeper understanding of business risk and turn it into an opportunity?

Join Government Technology and LexisNexis Risk Solutions for a webinar that will give you a fresh perspective on evaluating business risk. From identifying overlooked business details to pinpointing the true value of business data, you’ll gain practical strategies that you can apply to make more informed decisions in today’s evolving marketplace.

Here’s why you can’t miss it:

Discover the power of business intelligence: Learn how to uncover valuable insights from business data that directly impact your agency’s operations and decision-making.

Understand the evolving nature of risk: Find out how business connections and identities shift over time, and what that means for your risk assessments.

Move beyond ‘one-size-fits-all’: Explore why a tailored approach to evaluating business data is crucial, and how a deeper understanding can help your agency better serve the public.

Learn fact vs fiction on what a business really is – versus how they might present themselves. Our speakers will share types of hidden information and its impact (undisclosed locations, missed taxes, sanctions, criminal backgrounds).

Speakers

Steve Towns — Moderator

Director of Content Strategy, Government Technology

Steve Towns is the former editor of Government Technology, and former executive editor for e.Republic Inc., publisher of GOVERNING, Government Technology, Public CIO and Emergency Management magazines. He has more than 20 years of writing and editing experience at newspapers and magazines, including more than 15 years of covering technology in the state and local government market.

Hershel Becker

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Hershel Becker, a seasoned expert in government contracting, brings over 35 years of experience across both public and private sectors. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Digital Government and co-founder of Signature Advisory Partners, a procurement advisory firm based in Texas.

Linda Miller

Founder & CEO, Audient Group

Linda Miller is a nationally recognized subject matter expert and thought leader in fraud prevention and detection with over 16 years of experience. She is the CEO of Audient Group, LLC, a services firm specializing in antifraud solutions for commercial and government clients. Ms. Miller spent five years as a Principal at Grant Thornton, LLP, one of the nation’s largest tax, audit and advisory firms, where she led the firm’s Fraud & Financial Crimes practice. Ms. Miller has served in executive roles in government, including as Deputy Executive Director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), a position to which she was appointed in May 2020. Ms. Miller also spent 10 years at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), where she led the development of GAO’s Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs, which describes leading practices to help federal managers proactively prevent fraud from occurring. She also worked with Congressional staffers to help draft the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015, superseded by the Payment Integrity and Information Act.

Emmy Stevens

Director of Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Emmy Stevens is a Director of Strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. She focuses on how to help civilian agencies leverage referential data to support their unique needs, including integrating quality, up-to-date data to support operations and examining how connections between businesses – and the individuals linked to them – can reveal hidden risks. Emmy has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business

Webinar

Navigating Business Risk: Discover Data-Driven Strategies for Government Agencies