MACo’s Winter Conference Solutions Showcase will feature innovative and effective ways to address county governance challenges. Join us to hear from industry experts and thought leaders on how your county and organization might be able to streamline, save money, and achieve your goals!
The Solutions Showcase schedule is listed below…
WEDNESDAY, December 10, 2025
Prioritizing Your Emotional Well-Being − Building Resilience
Hosted by: Cigna Health
Building resilience helps you leverage healthy coping skills when experiencing difficulties with anxiety, stress or grief, which can foster strength and growth. Cigna will provide a framework for supporting well-being by focusing on the 5 Cs of Mental Health: Connection, Compassion, Coping, Community, and Care. These elements help build resilience, manage stress, and improve relationships and personal growth. Join this session to learn how counties can help employee thrive and grow in the workplace.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 10:30 AM-11:00 AM
When Leave Gets Complicated: Staying Compliant in the Paid Leave Era
Hosted by: American Fidelity
Leave management has never been simple—and with Maryland FAMLI right around the corner, it’s about to be more complex. Employers now juggle multiple sets of rules, exclusions, forms, and timelines while trying to keep communication clear and compliance intact. This session examines how overlapping programs like FMLA and Maryland FAMLI can cause confusion, what employers must know to stay compliant, and how to track and coordinate leave effectively. Presenters will also highlight actionable solutions and tools to streamline processes, reduce administrative strain, and support both compliance and the employee experience.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 11:15 AM-11:45 AM
Power in Partnership: How Collective Impact Transforms Communities From the Inside Out
Hosted by: Park Heights Renaissance
Grab your lunch and join this session to discover how Park Heights Renaissance and its partners are leveraging a collective impact model to drive lasting neighborhood transformation. Learn how aligning government, nonprofits, businesses, and residents under a shared vision creates measurable progress in housing, safety, education, and economic growth. Hear practical lessons on structuring partnerships, sustaining momentum, and tracking community outcomes. Attendees will leave with actionable insights on how collaboration−not competition−can amplify local impact and deliver results that endure.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:45 PM-1:15 PM
Social Security: Choice of a Lifetime
Hosted by: Nationwide Retirement Solutions
One of the most important decisions you’ll make regarding your retirement income is when to file for Social Security benefits. Get informed about your options: doing so could mean a difference of hundreds of thousands of dollars over an average retirement.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:30 PM-3:00 PM
Stretching County Dollars: Smarter Purchasing Through NACo’s Public Promise Procurement
Hosted by: NACo-PPP
County budgets are tight, revenues are shrinking, costs are increasing, and every dollar counts. The National Association of Counties (NACo) has a solution! Public Promise Procurement provides competitively bid single-award contracts that are transparent, compliant, nationally solicited, and designed to save the public sector time and money. By leveraging the collective purchasing power of 3,069 counties nationwide, Maryland counties can eliminate solicitation churn, reduce costs, and purchase from peer-vetted world class suppliers. Join this session and explore how NACo’s cooperative contracting program can support your local leadership priorities and simplify procurement in your county while making a lasting financial impact.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Empowering Maryland Counties with AI-Driven Observability and Security
Hosted by: Dynatrace
Discover how Maryland counties can modernize IT operations, enhance services, and strengthen cybersecurity with Dynatrace’s AI-powered observability platform. This session will explore how full-stack monitoring, real-time vulnerability detection, and automated root cause analysis can help local governments overcome staffing challenges, legacy systems, and rising digital demands. Learn how Dynatrace supports cloud migration, improves service reliability, and aligns with Maryland’s strategic IT priorities. Real-world examples and a live demo will showcase how counties can deliver smarter, faster, and safer digital experiences. Attendees will leave with actionable insights and opportunities for tailored engagement.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 4:15 PM-4:45 PM
THURSDAY, December 11, 2025
The Data Gap in Women’s Health: Why Benefits Miss the Mark
Hosted by: Progyny
Despite growing investment in women’s health benefits, programs fall short because they lack the data needed to demonstrate real outcomes. For Maryland counties and private employers alike, this can lead to higher costs, fragmented care, and poor member experience. In this session, Progyny will share how integrating claims, outcomes, and member experience metrics across fertility, maternity, and menopause enables organizations to move from fragmented offerings to a unified, insight-driven strategy. With comprehensive reporting across 100% of members, leaders can finally treat women’s health not as an added cost driver, but as a measurable investment in equity, productivity, retention, and long-term savings.
Date/Time: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 3:15 PM-3:45 PM
FRIDAY, December 12, 2025
From Alerts to Action: Preempt Risk to Critical Services
Hosted by: Check Point
Every minute counts when it comes to protecting critical public services and sensitive data. But with endless system alerts and competing priorities, real risks can hide in plain sight. This session explores how government IT teams can move from simply seeing threats to stopping them—quickly, safely, and without disrupting daily operations. Join experts from Check Point Exposure Management to learn how agencies can identify their most serious vulnerabilities, understand which ones truly matter, and take smart, proactive steps to fix them. Participants will see how modern tools can prioritize risks by potential impact, strengthen defenses automatically, and show measurable improvements in their organizations’ security posture—all while keeping essential services running smoothly.
Date/Time: Friday, December 12, 2025, 9:00 AM-9:30 AM
MACo’s Winter Conference, “Local Leadership, Lasting Impact: Shaping What’s Next,” will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, MD from December 10 – 12, 2025.
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