Name: Pennsylvania Digital Government Summit 2018
Start: 2018-11-28T08:00
Location: Hilton Harrisburg

Overview

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Government Technology's passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Pennsylvania Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda designed to make that passion relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use inspirational keynotes, leadership discussions, networking breaks, and timely topics discussed in the numerous breakout sessions to help advance the goals of their organizations and their own career paths.

Topics Include:

Cyber Risk Assessment and Beyond
As a Service
The Citizen Experience
Embracing Agile
Data Revolution
Service Orchestration and Automation
Security Strategic Planning
Blockchain and You
Election Security
Conversational Artificial Intelligence

A message from our Keynote Speaker

The 14th annual Pennsylvania Digital Government Summit is a great opportunity for the information technology community to gather and discuss hot topics. What’s hot? Citizen engagement, strategic thinking, incremental innovation, digital government, and artificial intelligence - to name a few. The Commonwealth executed significant plans that are changing mindsets, and there is more to come. Please join us at this year’s event to connect, explore, learn, and ignite what’s next. I hope you will be there!

- John MacMillan, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Speakers

Clay Jenkinson - Keynote

Writer, Historical Performer and Theodore Roosevelt Humanities Scholar

Clay Jenkinson is a scholar, author and social commentator who has devoted most of his professional career to public humanities programs and is widely regarded as one of the most articulate public speakers in the country. His performances are always educational, thought provoking and enlightening. He brings a humanities perspective – partly learned as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University – to everything he does. Clay is one of the nation’s leading interpreters of Theodore Roosevelt and is the author of Theodore Roosevelt In the Dakota Badlands. Clay is the Director of Dakota Sky Education, Inc, Chief Consultant for the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, and the historical consultant for The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation. He lives in Bismarck, ND.

Michael Hakkarinen - Featured Speaker

Instructional Technology Specialist, Utah Education Network

Michael Hakkarinen specializes in helping teachers engage students in the classroom with technology such as Mac Tools, Google Apps for Educators, iPads and more. He earned a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master’s in Elementary Education at Mount Saint Mary’s University, where he also taught Instructional Technology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He was a Technology Resource Teacher in Frederick County, Maryland, where he taught elementary school, and an EdTech for Canyons School District in Utah before joining the UEN PD team in 2014. He currently serves as an elected member of the UCET Board.

S. Suhail Ahmad

Chief Innovation Architect, Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Syed Suhail Ahmad (Suhail) was named Chief Innovation Architect in November 2017. In his role, he is responsible for establishing and setting an innovation strategy for the commonwealth’s application portfolio to modernize legacy applications and ensure solutions are established in the most cost-effective and strategic manner.
Suhail brings more than 25 years of experience in IT and business management consulting in private and public sector. During his career, Suhail has developed experience in strategic planning, business and enterprise architecture, digital transformation, customer experience design, solution architecture, system integration, and IT management.
Suhail earned a masters degree in computer science and application from India in 1991. He and his wife have three sons.

Chief Information Officer, Chester County

As Chief Information Officer for the County of Chester (PA), I am driven by a desire to challenge the status quo, whether in rethinking the way departments use data or by providing solutions "as a service." Cutting through the silos of departmental data, we are beginning to see new approaches to serving those in our county who need it the most. And by rethinking things like how we store data, we are able to meet demand without adding staff.

Senior Advisor to the Governor on Election Modernization, Pennsylvania Department of State

Kathy Boockvar currently serves as Senior Advisor to Governor Tom Wolf on Election Modernization for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In this role, Ms. Boockvar works with the Department of State and election officials across the Commonwealth to oversee voting and elections initiatives in Pennsylvania.
Ms. Boockvar is an attorney with an extensive background in public interest law and policy, election administration, and nonprofit healthcare administration. For many years, she worked as a voting rights attorney and poll worker, gaining extensive knowledge of and experience with state and federal election law and regulations, as well as local and county-level practices and procedures in PA.
Ms. Boockvar later served as Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Auditor General, overseeing legal and interagency matters. She also served as the Auditor General’s designee on the Board of Commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority.
Most recently, Ms. Boockvar served as Executive Director of Lifecycle WomanCare, one of the oldest continually-operating birth centers in the U.S. She led and oversaw operations, management, and policies of the non-profit women’s healthcare organization, established key partnerships with physicians, hospitals, and other organizations, and expanded services and programs.
Ms. Boockvar previously worked for over a decade as a private practice attorney with a focus on employment law, and she began her career as a Legal Services attorney, representing low-income, disabled, and senior clients, and victims of domestic violence.
Ms. Boockvar is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1990) and the American University, Washington College of Law (J.D. 1993). She received a Performance Leadership Certificate from Cornell University in 2014, and is a member of the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, D.C. courts.
She was honored to be awarded a Smart CEO Brava Award in 2017 honoring high-impact female business leaders, and has been a volunteer attorney with Wills for Heroes since 2012, providing essential legal documents to first responders free of charge.
When not in Harrisburg, Ms. Boockvar lives in Bucks County with her husband Jordan, and they have a 19 year old daughter Colette.

Ryan Burchnell

Director, Strategy & Policy, FirstNet Built with AT&T

Within the AT&T FirstNet organization, Ryan Burchnell is responsible for building and maintaining key strategic public safety relationships for the AT&T FirstNet organization. He is also responsible for leading strategy/policy development and FirstNet innovation based on specific and evolving first responder needs. His special focus areas include state and county law enforcement, intelligence, criminal justice information systems, data interoperability, information sharing, digital trust, Next Generation 9-1-1, and technology-based operational innovation.
Ryan began his public service career in 1987 as a US Marine, continuing into law enforcement at the Leon County (FL) Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol. At FHP, Ryan’s career path eventually led to a variety of executive staff roles, including Troop Commander, Chief Investigator, Chief Intelligence Officer, and Chief Technology Officer. He was also responsible for leadership of Florida's FirstNet efforts until his retirement in 2015.
After retiring from FHP, Ryan went on to serve as Executive Director of the Alabama State Police (ALEA) where he was also appointed by Alabama’s Governor as the state’s FirstNet Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and CJIS Systems Officer.
Ryan is a graduate of the 255th Session of the FBI National Academy, holds a Master of Arts Degree in Homeland Security and Defense from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminology from Florida State University, and an Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia.
Ryan is currently a member of the IACP Committee on Homeland Security, the APCO Standards Committee - Technical Standards Sub-Committee, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s First Responder Resource Group.
Ryan has been a speaker at many public safety events, including: IACP, MCCA, APCO, IWCE, LEIM, LTE North America, and NOBLE. He lives near Montgomery, Alabama with his wife and 4 children.

Matthew DeCurtis

Director of Strategic Accounts and Business Development, Managed Services, mindSHIFT/Ricoh IT Services

With over 20 years of leadership experience in technical operation's management, Matthew is a significant driver of overall success, growth, and development to over 1000’s of clients. He is considered an expert and authority in evaluating current and future technologies as well as leading purchase planning to support both short and long-term operational initiatives. He has delivered many diverse solutions as a service and has enabled organizations to leverage IT as a conduit for success while helping them save time and expense. Matthew attended Delaware County College and holds many industry certifications.

Kevin Ellenwood

North America Public Service Digital Lead, Accenture

Kevin Ellenwood is Accenture’s North America Digital Lead for Public Service with 20+ years of experience designing, operating and supporting enterprise Digital solutions. Kevin is responsible for developing client solutions and offerings that leverage multiple digital and design service including: Digital Platforms, Digital Strategy, Digital Platform Architecture, Content Services and Design Services. Kevin is a delivery lead and Digital Subject Matter Advisor for multiple Public Sector engagements.

Mike Gladfelter

Delivery Director, Unisys PACS Account, Enterprise Solutions, Unisys

Mike has worked for some of the largest IT providers in the world holding leadership positions that include both global and regional responsibilities. Prior to joining Unisys, Mike’s was the HPE Americas Director of Cloud and Workload services, with responsibilities for helping to shape the HPE strategy and direction in the “as a service” offering space. In his current role with Unisys, Mike is responsible for all delivery, both tactical and strategic, for the PACS as a service datacenter infrastructure in support of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mike works closely with Unisys and their partners for continual improvements in the services received by COPA to maximize the value received to COPA.

David Grady

Principal Client Partner, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

David Grady is a Principal Client Partner for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, where he helps customers refine their cybersecurity objectives and align them with business objectives. David joined Verizon in 2015 from State Street Corporation, where, as a Vice President, he helped design and implement a continuous cybersecurity monitoring program. David was also a Senior Vice President in Security & Risk at Citizens Bank. Before becoming a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), David wrote for The Boston Globe and was later an aide to Boston mayors Raymond Flynn and Thomas Menino. David has an MA in Communications and a BS in Journalism from Suffolk University.

Justin Loose

Chief Information Officer, County of Berks

Justin Loose has served as the Chief Information Officer for the County of Berks since 2010.
Mr. Loose holds a Master’s of Science degree in Analytics as well as an MBA.

John Maynard

Fraud & Security Intelligence, Fraud & Risk Solutions Specialist – Healthcare and Government, SAS

John Maynard is customer focused with a passion for fighting fraud, waste, and abuse in healthcare and government programs. A champion of data analytics, John has seen firsthand how data-driven decisions can transform programs to contain costs, promote quality healthcare, ensure compliance, and better manage risk with limited government resources. He currently supports SAS fraud pre-sales and implementation to help healthcare and government customers find solutions to prevent and detect fraud.
Prior to SAS, John was Program Integrity Director at Ohio Medicaid managing risk for a $27B program that served 3 million Ohioans. He spoke at national conferences, often with his counterparts in the top-ranked Ohio Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. As Asst. Deputy Director at the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, he oversaw human services program integrity, working closely with counties. With 24 years in government, John has an extensive background in CMS, HHS, USDA, and DOL programs. He began his human services career in eligibility, progressing through systems & policy training, operations, compliance, and audit/consulting. In the private sector, John performed internal audit for a multinational financial services company, handled patient accounts in a hospital, and worked as a retail pharmacy technician.
John is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration from Otterbein University.

Matthew McKnight

Director of Technology, Pennsylvania Interactive, NIC USA

Mr. McKnight is a technology expert and experienced leader who has been delivering and managing scalable, high performance, highly-available, secure software solutions to government for over 13 years. In his current role, Mr. McKnight leads the technology department of Pennsylvania Interactive; developing and maintaining more than 100+ services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including payment processing applications, digital government web services, and other online applications to deliver digital government solutions to citizens and businesses operating in the Commonwealth.

Rajeev Meharwal

Senior Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

Rajeev Meharwal is a Solutions Architect for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector team. Rajeev loves to interact and help customers in implementing Well-Architected solutions. The solutions focus on building most secure, high-performing, resilient and cost optimized architecture in the Cloud and hybrid environment. Rajeev focuses in the areas of Automation, Networking, Serverless Computing and Data Analytics in the Cloud. He works closely with C-level executives, core development, engineering, finance, and business team leaders to help implement the architecture design that scale with their applications and customer needs.
Rajeev has years of experience in cloud computing, data center operations, compliance, security, large-scale BGP peering and implementing global network sensors. He is passionate about simplifying IT operations, and DevOps processes by continuous automation and service orchestration.

PN Narayanan

Chief Information Officer, Pennsylvania Treasury Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

PN Narayanan serves as the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Treasury Department, which is responsible for over 20 million annual payment transactions worth more than $100 billion. With more than 25 years of international experience across the public and private sectors, Narayanan has demonstrated exceptional skills and leadership in all aspects of information technology. In his role as the Chief Information Officer of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department, Narayanan has been responsible for a multiyear, agency wide IT modernization and transformation program that fundamentally transformed the way the agency conducts business, greatly improving operational efficiency and security. PA Treasury is a winner of the 2018 CIO 100 award and the 2018 Digital Edge 50 award.
Before joining Treasury, Narayanan led the transformation of the State of Delaware’s financial systems through his successful management of Delaware’s ERP Financial and Human Capital Management upgrade project. Prior to that, he served in multinationals in Europe and Asia Pacific. He is an Electronics and Communication Engineer with an MBA, and is a certified Project Management Professional.

Bill Swearingen

Senior Director, Cyber Defense, Cyber Defense / Corporate & Product Security, CenturyLink

With over 15 years of hands-on experience in information security and cyber defense protecting critical infrastructure from advanced cyber threats, Bill has the expertise needed to defend against the cyber risks major corporations face today. Cyber security is his passion, and Bill has a proven track record of creating, developing, and managing enterprise class teams needed to provide Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, and Policy Enforcement to large (Fortune 150) corporations.
Bill is the Sr Director of Cyber Defense for CenturyLink, the is second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the world’s best networking company by solving customers’ increased demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves as its customers’ trusted partner, helping them manage increased network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber security solutions that help protect their business.

Willis Zhang

Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Willis provides technical solutions to state and local governments looking to innovate using what’s available in public cloud. He advises government officials on how to achieve reliable, cost-effective, and secure architectures for specific use cases that benefit local communities such as improving access to public services and securing local elections.
Prior to Google, Willis did consulting work with Accenture and Protiviti and helped large commercial businesses with their cloud adoption strategy – whether on public or hybrid cloud. He contributed to many successful IT transformations including virtualizing and migrating environments to the cloud.

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Agenda

Wednesday, November 28
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby
8:45 am Eastern	The Next Steps Carlisle/York Room John MacMillan, Chief Information Officer, Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9:15 am Eastern	Keynote – In the Arena Carlisle/York Room Clay Jenkinson, Writer, Historical Performer and Theodore Roosevelt Humanities Scholar Theodore Roosevelt’s “In the Arena” is one of the most stirring presidential quotes of all time, and it serves as the keynote theme for this year’s conference. Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Widely regarded as the most dynamic president in history, his life story is nothing short of remarkable. Born frail and sickly, Roosevelt transformed himself into a rugged man of adventure by sheer force of will. He was also a serious intellectual who frequently read a book a day and authored 35 books and 150,000 letters. He was arguably the best prepared president in American history. But few realize that he was also the first “high-tech” president as he brought the American people, sometimes kicking and screaming, into the twentieth century. Clay Jenkinson brings “Teddy” to life with such authenticity that viewers may forget that he is not actually standing in front of them. The audience will have the opportunity to ask Mr. Roosevelt questions on any subject, an experience that gives a new appreciation of history and a president who was truly larger than life. Prepare to be inspired!
10:30 am Eastern	Networking Break Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby
11:00 am Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Cyber Risk Assessment and Beyond Gettysburg The cyber landscape is constantly shifting, and some strategies and safeguards that were considered secure just a few years ago don’t cut it anymore. The scope of a strong defense goes well beyond mere intrusion protection; it extends to privacy, legal and financial concerns. But the good news is that a properly done risk assessment can accurately identify vulnerabilities and priorities. This session takes a close look at what constitutes a valid assessment and how to execute one successfully. Frank Morrow, IT Program Manager, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bill Swearingen, Senior Director, Cyber Defense, Corporate & Product Security, CenturyLink (@hevnsnt) View Swearingen Presentation Here As a Service Lancaster Today, almost anything can be delivered “as a service”: software, mobile apps, infrastructure, storage, platforms, data, you name it. The possibilities and configurations are endless, and they introduce a variety of risks, challenges and opportunities. This session examines the options and factors to consider when deciding just how much of a role aaS should play in your future. Glenn Angstadt, Chief Information Officer, Chester County Matthew DeCurtis, Director of Strategic Accounts and Business Development, Managed Services, mindSHIFT/Ricoh IT Services Mike Gladfelter, Delivery Director, Unisys PACS Account, Enterprise Solutions, Unisys Tom Guenther, Chief Information Officer, Dauphin County The Citizen Experience Leland Boardroom Uber, Amazon, AirBnB – these are just a few of the innovations that have given rise to entirely new paradigms in customer experience. Can government do the same? Absolutely! There’s no other choice. Sooner or later, it must be done. The good news is that it’s closer and more attainable than one might expect. This session looks at some innovative tools, strategies and approaches that will revamp and revitalize government’s relationship with its citizens. Dr. Murugan Anandarajan, Head of Department, Decision Sciences and MIS, Drexel University Douglas Chope, Sales Consultant, Customer Solutions Sales, Tableau Software Kevin Ellenwood, North America Public Service Digital Lead, Accenture Dr. Samir Shah, Clinical Professor in Management Information Systems, Department of Management, Drexel University Sponsor Briefing Bridgeport Boardroom (Industry sponsors only) Hosted by Commonwealth Chief Information Officer, John MacMillan and Chief Technology Officer, Jim Weaver.
12:15 pm Eastern	Lunch Carlisle/York Room
1:00 pm Eastern	General Session – Lessons from the Eye of the Storm Carlisle/York Room Hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, floods, droughts – the list goes on. Weather is becoming more extreme by the year, and almost anything can happen at any time. Those who have been through the worst of it say that no matter what your continuity plan may be, it won’t work like you think it will. In fact, it might not work at all. In this session you’ll hear firsthand about lessons learned the hard way, under unimaginable stress and in the worst possible conditions. Moderator: Rita Reynolds, Chief Information Officer, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Patrick Bresnahan, Geographic Information Officer, Richland County, South Carolina Ryan Burchnell, Director, Strategy & Policy, FirstNet, AT&T (@rburchnell) Matthew McKnight, Director of Technology, Pennsylvania Interactive, NIC USA Lt. Colonel Frank Montgomery, Director of Domestic Operations, Pennsylvania National Guard
2:00 pm Eastern	Networking Break Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby
2:30 pm Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Data Revolution Gettysburg Government by nature is in the data collection business, and there is no shortage of information from which to extract valuable insights. The challenge is to reinvent how you handle and leverage the vast stores of information to get real results. It requires data awareness and smart data governance. This session focuses on how to build a solid foundation that allows you to get the most out of analytics and customer relationships. Moderator: Justin Loose, Chief Information Officer, County of Berks S. Suhail Ahmad, Chief Innovation Architect, Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania View Ahmad Presentation Here John Maynard, Fraud & Risk Solutions Specialist, Healthcare and Government, SAS Service Orchestration and Automation Lancaster The next frontier for government efficiency is the integration and automation of services and workflow. Silos are out, integration is in. Smart orchestration of applications and services smooths the path to automation, which in turn saves money, improves responsiveness and removes inherent errors. This session explores ways to use technology to take on some of our most problematic and inefficient processes. Justin Bogli, Solution Consultant Manager, IT Operations Practice, ServiceNow Chad Kireta, Chief Architect, Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Rajeev Meharwal, Senior Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services Security Strategic Planning Leland Boardroom Government organizations of all sizes are under attack and the stakes have never been higher. Threats of all types are increasingly sophisticated and better organized. Ransomware, spear phishing and hacktivism are becoming full-fledged industries with remarkably low barriers to entry. This session looks at the elements necessary to build a solid foundation for predicting, preparing for, and defending against a never-ending array of cyberthreats. David Grady, Senior Client Partner, Security Solutions, Verizon Sean Sweeney, Director & Chief Security Advisor, Cybersecurity Solutions Group, Microsoft (@ciso412)
3:45 pm Eastern	Networking Reception Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors. State/Municipal Collaboration Roundtable Leland Boardroom Grab a beverage and join in! This informal session is for the Summit’s local government attendees, along with select state officials. It provides an informal and dynamic forum to discuss strategies for cross-boundary and cross-sector collaboration, shared services and joint procurement. Hosted by: Glenn Angstadt, Chief Information Officer, Chester County Rita Reynolds, Chief Information Officer, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Jim Weaver, Chief Technology Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4:30 pm Eastern	Pennsylvania Excellence in Technology Awards Carlisle/York Room Applaud the winners of this year’s Excellence in Technology Awards. This awards program honors stellar achievements in the public sector throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Hosted by: John MacMillan, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Sharon Minnich, Secretary of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Thursday, November 29
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby
9:00 am Eastern	Opening Remarks Carlisle/York Room
9:15 am Eastern	Featured Speaker – COLLATERAL CHANGE: Finding Balance in Our Digitally Evolving World Carlisle/York Room Michael Hakkarinen, Instructional Technology Specialist, Utah Education Network (@edtechakk) Is there any doubt that this is the Age of Disruption? Technology is tearing the fabric of society as we know it, driving historic levels of transformative change and mindboggling opportunities. But what are the consequences of this disruption on the lives of everyday citizens? The ramifications run deep, and it’s time to shift our focus from the technology to the resulting “collateral change” in human behavior. We’ve long passed some serious tipping points. This provocative session explores new communication paradigms, runaway device infatuation, generation gaps, radical education, future game-changers and creative ways to engage the “new citizen.”
10:15 am Eastern	Networking Break Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby
10:45 am Eastern	Fast Track Sessions Carlisle/York Room Blockchain – Hype vs. Reality Blockchain is being declared by many as a technology that will “disrupt everything.” As with any groundbreaking technology in the early stages of its hype cycle, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. If indeed it’s true that blockchain is poised to make deep inroads into private industry, it stands to reason that government is next. This session explores opportunities, challenges and possible scenarios for this much-ballyhooed new technology. PN Narayanan, Chief Information Officer, Pennsylvania Treasury Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania View Presentation Here Election Security If we were to look for a prime example of a cyber nightmare, we would be hard-pressed to find one that embodies more dramatic elements than election security: it’s high profile, politically charged, engages the general public, involves personal information, takes place in multiple locations, relies on barely-trained volunteers, utilizes equipment and is an extremely tempting target. Not to mention that it’s the foundation of our democracy. This session discusses how to meet the greatest cyber challenge of all. If we can solve election security, we can solve just about anything! Kathy Boockvar, Senior Advisor to the Governor on Election Modernization, Pennsylvania Department of State View Presentation Here Conversational Artificial Intelligence When will human interaction be replaced by machines? It’s already happening. Witness the popularity of Alexa, Siri and Google Now. Admittedly, chatbots are more than a little clumsy today, but they won’t be forever. Soon they’ll be able to provide more effective customer service than humans, and eventually we might not be able to tell the difference at all – thereby passing the famous “Turing Test”. This session looks at where AI is taking us and what it might mean for government services. Willis Zhang, Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
12:00 pm Eastern	End of Conference Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

Suhail Ahmad
Chief Innovation Architect
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Glenn Angstadt
Chief Information Officer
Chester County

Erik Avakian
Chief Information Security Officer
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Steve Bortner
Director of Information Technology
City of Harrisburg

Sean Crager
Chief Information Officer
Conservation and Environment Delivery Center
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Michael DeMatt
Chief Information Officer
Infrastructure and Economic Development Delivery Center
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Karl Demi
Director of Information Services
Lycoming County

Tom Guenther
Chief Information Officer
Dauphin County

Margaret Hively
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Kurt Hoffeditz
Chief Information Officer
Franklin County

Don Jacobs
Chief Information Officer
Bucks County

Robert Kennedy
Chief Information Officer
Lehigh County

Rosa Lara
Director, Office of Strategy and Management
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Laura Lewis
Deputy Executive Director
PennVEST
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Justin Loose
Director of Information Systems
Berks County

John MacMillan
Chief Information Officer
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Dave Naisby
Chief Information Officer
Employment, Banking and Revenue Delivery Center
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

PN Narayanan
Chief Information Officer
Pennsylvania Treasury Department
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Sandra Patterson
Chief Information Officer
Health and Human Services Delivery Center
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Rita Reynolds
Chief Information Officer
County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania

Dustin Rhoads
Chief Information Officer
Public Safety Delivery Center
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Richard Schuettler
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Municipal League

Dr. Samir Shah
Clinical Professor in Management Information Systems
Department of Management
Drexel University

Julie Snyder
Chief Information Officer
General Government Delivery Center
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Jim Weaver
Chief Technology Officer
Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Maggie Weidinger
Director of Information Technology and Budget Services
Lancaster County

Industry Representatives

Randy Davidson
Strategic Account Executive
Tableau

Joann Fake
Managing Client Partner
Sales
Verizon

Thomas Frederick
PACS Program Manager
Unisys

Rick Fritz
Director of Sales and Strategic Partnerships
CenturyLink

Ed Haines
Sr. Account Executive
SAS

Genevieve Kessler
Enterprise Account Executive
ServiceNow

Tom Ray
Google Cloud Platform
Google

Lacy Ryan
Senior Manager
Public Service
Accenture

Dan Scheel
Director, Healthcare & SLED, Mid-Atlantic
ServiceNow

Paul Seifried
Sales Manager
Government/Education
AT&T

Adam Thornton
Director of Operations
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC

Lori E. Toth
Area Manager, State & Local Government
Ricoh USA, Inc.

John Weathersby
Sales Executive
Public Sector
Amazon Web Services

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Pennsylvania Digital Government Summit 2018

Overview

View photo highlights of the Pennsylvania Digital Government Summit 2018 event

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Clay Jenkinson - Keynote

Writer, Historical Performer and Theodore Roosevelt Humanities Scholar

Michael Hakkarinen - Featured Speaker

Instructional Technology Specialist, Utah Education Network

S. Suhail Ahmad

Chief Innovation Architect, Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Glenn Angstadt

Chief Information Officer, Chester County

Kathy Boockvar

Senior Advisor to the Governor on Election Modernization, Pennsylvania Department of State

Ryan Burchnell

Director, Strategy & Policy, FirstNet Built with AT&T

Matthew DeCurtis

Director of Strategic Accounts and Business Development, Managed Services, mindSHIFT/Ricoh IT Services

Kevin Ellenwood

North America Public Service Digital Lead, Accenture

Mike Gladfelter

Delivery Director, Unisys PACS Account, Enterprise Solutions, Unisys

David Grady

Principal Client Partner, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Justin Loose

Chief Information Officer, County of Berks

John Maynard

Fraud & Security Intelligence, Fraud & Risk Solutions Specialist – Healthcare and Government, SAS

Matthew McKnight

Director of Technology, Pennsylvania Interactive, NIC USA

Rajeev Meharwal

Senior Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

PN Narayanan

Chief Information Officer, Pennsylvania Treasury Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Bill Swearingen

Senior Director, Cyber Defense, Cyber Defense / Corporate & Product Security, CenturyLink

Willis Zhang

Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Agenda

Wednesday, November 28

8:00 am Eastern

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby

8:45 am Eastern

The Next Steps

Carlisle/York Room

9:15 am Eastern

Keynote – In the Arena

Carlisle/York Room

10:30 am Eastern

Networking Break

Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby

11:00 am Eastern

Concurrent Sessions

Cyber Risk Assessment and Beyond

Gettysburg

As a Service

Lancaster

The Citizen Experience

Leland Boardroom

Sponsor Briefing

Bridgeport Boardroom

12:15 pm Eastern

Lunch

Carlisle/York Room

1:00 pm Eastern

General Session – Lessons from the Eye of the Storm

Carlisle/York Room

2:00 pm Eastern

Networking Break

Harrisburg Ballroom Lobby

2:30 pm Eastern

Concurrent Sessions

Data Revolution

Gettysburg

Service Orchestration and Automation

Lancaster

Security Strategic Planning

Leland Boardroom