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Monday, September 14
8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments
9:15 am Opening Remarks
Eric Garcetti, Council President, City of Los Angeles
9:30 am Opening Keynote
The Art of Ironman Success
Mark Allen, 6-Time World Champion, Ironman Triathlon
In Government IT today, success - or even holding on for dear life - requires great toughness, endurance and resiliency. Who better to inspire us than the man who is arguably the most successful endurance athlete of our time? As a professional triathlete, Mark won 66 of the 96 races he entered, five consecutive Ironman World Championships (a record), and World Championship at age 37 (a record). These achievements did not come easy. In this fascinating keynote address, Mark shares the principles that enabled him to turn devastating setbacks into historic triumphs; principles each of us can use to achieve the highest levels of success in our personal and professional lives.
10:30 am Morning Break
11:00 am Concurrent Sessions
Governing In the Cloud - An Update on New Service Models
Cloud computing is a hot topic in the public sector as organizations look for cost-effective alternatives to provide technology services. Government IT organizations are faced with what seems to be competing requirements: prepare for higher demand, cut costs and comply with enterprise wide green initiatives. Is there a place in government for these new cloud computing service models? What is the state of the technology? What are the risks? This session offers you specific advice on these innovative service models, and examples of how they are currently being used by government.
Karl Bendorf, Senior Architectural Consultant, ViON Corporation
Smart Buildings Technology, Energy Conservation Practices, and Energy Saving Grants
The idea of smart buildings has been around for decades, but the lack of a standard communications infrastructure has stymied efforts. Now, however, Internet protocol (IP) networks are providing the foundation to unify a wide variety of building automation tasks. Thanks in part to Internet protocol-based networks, new digital technologies are able to make dramatic contributions in how buildings function, particularly in reducing their energy consumption. In this session you will learn new energy conservation practices that will reduce your ongoing costs and available grants to help offset your initial implementation costs. You will also learn how to use your existing IP networks to enable smart building technology to reduce your energy costs and create a smart and sustainable infrastructure.
Marti Ogram, Strategic Product Specialist, Emerging Technology Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ray Rapuano, Manager, Business Development, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Khaled Tawfik, Chief, Technology Planning and Governance, Department of Public Works, County of Los Angeles
eDiscovery and eRecords Update
A major problem facing government entities is how to determine which types of electronic documents and correspondence must be retained and for how long, as well as how to best preserve them and make them available after the fact - not to mention the need to minimize your own risk. Existing laws and guidelines are not always clear and can be difficult to interpret. This session looks at emerging standards, current legislation and best practices in the area of records management.
Linda N. Andal, City Clerk, City of Anaheim
Mark McClory, Senior Solution Strategist, IG Business Unit Sales, CA, Inc.
Kimberly Samuelson, Director of Government Marketing, Laserfiche
Government on the Go: Exploring Telework
As the traditional workplace culture changes, the demand for anytime/anyplace work environments seems to be growing exponentially. Telework is cited as a solution for everything from disaster response, to attracting a new generation of public servants, to global warming. Yet in practice, jurisdictions have been slow to implement telework. This session will highlight some successful telework policies and programs and provides a case study example of how to successfully create a telework program in your organization.
Jim Wang, Chief Information Officer, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm General Session
IT Consolidation and Enterprise Governance
A few years ago, Michigan completed a sweeping IT centralization and consolidation effort. It was not without pain, especially in the beginning, but today Michigan is not only running smoothly but was also a winner of the prestigious Digital States Survey award. On a larger scale, California has recently implemented the Governor's IT Reorganization Plan and has established a statewide Federated Governance Model. In this session, Teri Takai, California's technology leader and Michigan's former CIO, candidly discusses the journey of the successful Michigan IT consolidation project - Was the transition harder or easier than expected? What were the biggest lessons learned and challenges? - and the current state of consolidation and enterprise governance in California - How can you make it through an IT consolidation and establish enterprise governance? How do you measure the success of mandated consolidation?
Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer, State of California
2:15 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments
2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
Web Based Conferencing and Collaboration Tools
Increased budget pressures bring about inevitable restrictions on travel and training despite the fact that it is more crucial than ever to collaborate, communicate and educate. Web based video conferencing provides a cost-effective alternative to travel and off-site training and opens the door to advanced collaboration tools. This session will provide you with an update on this technology and how it is being used in government today to increase productivity and reduce costs.
Rafael Silverio, Solutions Practice Manager, Unified Communications, CDW-G
Gregory P. Sweet, Health Media Training Specialist, Department of Health, State of New York (joining the program via Web-Ex)
IT Shared Services - Lessons Learned
Now more than ever, government organizations are looking at the shared services model to deliver services and reduce organizational costs. Leveraging existing systems to share services gives organizations the opportunity to shift budget from administrative activities to front-line, citizen-facing services, helping to drive significant cost reductions while at the same time improving government services. This session offers a look at successful shared services projects and lessons learned from past and current projects.
Lynn Quick, Regional Director, Public Sector Industry Solutions, Sprint
Dave Wesolik, Shared Services Program Manager, Information Technology Services, Los Angeles County
Innovating in Tough Times
Necessity is the mother of invention, and it is creating a new environment in government. Project strategies that would never have been considered a few years ago are now being encouraged and approved. Jurisdictions and departments that previously went decades without talking to each other are now finding themselves openly sharing ideas and resources. Morale is on the rise as government entities are finding out that there is more than one way to get something done. This session offers a case study example that provide ideas, solutions, inventiveness and inspiration on how to get projects done with little or no funding in today's challenging environment.
Faith Lumsden, Director, Governor's Office of Regulatory Assistance, State of Washington
Enterprise Data Standards
Governments are increasingly expected to rise to the challenge of sharing data horizontally across agencies/jurisdictions and vertically among levels of government, not to mention meeting the demand for public access. It is a matter of both policy and technology. This session focuses on the policies and technologies necessary to establish interoperable data standards to enable data-sharing within your organization.
Isaac Gindi, Chief, Information Technology Division, Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County
Jesse Juarros, Chief Information Officer, Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County
4:00 pm Executive Reception
Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors.
Tuesday, September 15
8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments
9:00 am Opening Remarks
Randi Levin, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Agency, City of Los Angeles
9:15 am Keynote
Leadership in Tough Times: What Will You Do?
Jerry Mechling,Ph.D., Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
In today's economic climate, your biggest decision is whether to hunker down or to use the crisis for game-changing innovations. What are the risks and rewards in fundamentally changing how work is conducted and governed? What is being done by other leaders and how can their innovations fit in your own world? Where can you find the support and resources needed to make things happen? In this timely keynote address, nationally recognized author, researcher and Harvard faculty member, Jerry Mechling, uses university research to create a framework for IT leadership with a focus on developing an action agenda for the challenges ahead.
10:15 am Break
10:45 am Concurrent Sessions
Security Update: Cyber Threats and Web 2.0
This presentation will provide an overview of some of the latest cyber security threats with current examples from the public and private sector. You will also learn what solutions are available to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate those threats. The remainder of the presentation will cover security ramifications of Web 2.0, social networks and collaboration in general across the internet and what you need to do in order to protect your organization from a security breach.
Mark Weatherford, Executive Officer, Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection, State of California
GIS and Business Intelligence
Geographic Information Systems have long been at the leading edge of government collaboration and data sharing. Great strides have been made not only in leveraging systems and data sources, but also in security and efficiency.
This session discusses the current innovative GIS collaboration projects in Southern California and opportunities for expanding the role of GIS in government as a valuable business intelligence tool.
Mark Greninger, Geographic Information Systems Officer, Chief Information Office, Los Angeles County
Randy Price, Mapping Group, Bureau of Engineering, City of Los Angeles
Opportunities in Tough Times: Are You Getting the Most from Your IT Resources?
We've all heard it - these are tough times. Shrinking budgets, layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes are the norm. Yet, increasing needs stretch the remaining IT staff and budgets to the breaking point. "Doing more with less" has been repeated so many times we don't even listen any more. Tired cliché's aside, it is worth exploring a couple of questions: Can you get more out of your existing technology resources? Can you help your team function at a higher level? This session will explore tools and techniques that could help you answer these questions.
Tim Davis, Director, Sales Consulting, Oracle
