TUESDAY MAY 19, 2026
2:00 PM - Exhibit Floor
Exhibit Floor Ribbon Cutting
2:00 PM - 5:00 Mayor's Media Booth
Mayor Headshot Sessions
2:30 PM - Learning Annex
Session 1 | Panel Session
AI for Mayors: Leading Through Change to Build the Municipality of the Future
Moderator:
Mayor Michael Stanzilis, Borough of Mount Arlington
3:45 PM - Learning Annex
Session 2 | Panel Session
Taking the Bull by the Horns: Turning Affordable Housing Mandates into Economic Wins for Municipalities
Moderator:
Jason Cilento, Borough of Dunellen
4:30 PM - Policy Exchange Center
Meet & Greet: Help Shape NJCM’s Policy to Practice Series with Julie Serrano, NJCM Director of Statewide Engagement
5:00 PM - Exhibitor Floor
LETS BE SOCIAL RECEPTION
8:00 PM - COUNCIL OAKS
WELCOME TO ATLANTIC CITY DESSERT RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 2026
7:45 AM - Cyber Café
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - Policy Exchange Center
Session 3 | LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE ROUNDTABLES
with
MAYOR DINA GRILO - Education & School Administration
MAYOR ROBERT CONLEY - Land Use, Development & Affordable Housing
MAYOR AL FERRO - Law Enforcement & Public Safety
MAYOR MICHAEL STANZILIS - Tax & Finance
MAYOR JEN BLUMENSTOCK - Transportation & Infrastructure
MAYOR PAUL MUIR - General Legislation
10:30 AM - Learning Annex
Session 4 | LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
12:00 PM - Hollywood Ballroom
GRAND LUNCHEON
2:15 PM - Mayor's Cyber Cafe
MAYORS’ MIX & MINGLE AND MAYORS’ HEADSHOTS
3:00 PM - Seminole II
Session 5 | Panel Session
BEYOND THE TAX BASE: UNLOCKING INNOVATIVE REVENUE FOR MUNICIPALITIES
Moderator:
Mayor Sheena Collum, South Orange Village
4:20 PM - Seminole II
Session 6 | Panel Session
PERFECT TOGETHER: BUILDING STRONGER ADMINISTRATIVE AND MAYORAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator:
Mayor Jaclyn Veasy, Evesham Township
7:00 PM - The Balcony
ROCK THE BLOCK!
THURSDAY MAY 22, 2025
7:45 AM - Seminole III
MAYORS’ BREAKFAST & EXHIBITOR DOOR PRIZE GIVEAWAY
9:15 AM - Seminole III
Session 7 | Panel Session
ROUND THE WORLD CAFE:
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS & INNOVATIONS
Communications & Public Relations
Facilitator: Mayor Joseph Hathaway, Randolph Township
Affordable Housing + Land Use
Facilitators: Mayor Robert Conley, Borough of Madison
Mayor Michael Stanzilis, Borough of Mount Arlington
Working with Utilities: The Responsibilities and Risks of Owning and Operating a Municipal Water and/or Wastewater System
Facilitator: Mayor Colleen Mahr, Borough of Fanwood
New Jersey American Water, Technical Expert
Payroll Modernization and Innovation
Facilitator: Mayor David Fried, Robbinsville Township
VCS Software, Technical Expert
New Mayors
Facilitators: Mayor Dina M. Grilo, Borough of East Newark
Mayor Jennifer Blumenstock, Borough of Garwood
State Plan
Facilitator: Mayor Janice S. Mironov, East Windsor Township
Walter Lane, Office of New Jersey Planning Advocacy, Technical Expert
Stormwater Management & Infrastructure Improvements
Facilitator: Mayor Peter Guindi, Borough of South River
CME Associates, Technical Expert
Capital Budgeting
Facilitator: Mayor Paul Muir, Bethlehem Township NJ
Transit / Gateway
Facilitator: Mayor Shelley Brindle, Town of Westfield
Building Safer Communities: Law Enforcement and Public Safety in New Jersey
Facilitator: Mayor Al Ferro, Millstone Township
10:30 AM - Seminole II
Session 8 | Panel Session
BRIDGING TRANSITIONS: FORMER GOVERNORS ON LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE IN NEW JERSEY
Moderators:
Mayor Jason Cilento, Borough of Dunellen
Mayor Elsie Foster, Borough of Highland Park
12:00 PM
Exhibit Floor Closes
Thank you for attending and we look forward to seeing you soon.