Agenda

Monday, September 13

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8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

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9:00 am Opening Remarks

Randi Levin, General Manager & Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Agency, City of Los Angeles

9:15 am Opening Keynote

Off Balance on Purpose

Dan Thurmon, Author and Peak Performance Coach

Life is an off balance proposition. Achieving balance - a perfect symmetry - is an unrealistic objective. You will never get there! Life is in constant motion, and priorities and resources change all the time. That's why we need to embrace and initiate off balance moments in order to successfully engage life in all its aspects. In this dynamic keynote address, Dan Thurmon uses highly visual and creative means to demonstrate that "off balance" is how we learn, grow, excel and fully experience what is happening around us. It's tough out there right now. The question is: Are you thrown off balance in response to your world or are you off balance on purpose?

10:15 am Morning Break

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

A Practical Discussion of Cloud Computing in Government - Internal Cloud Case Study
Concourse Ballroom 1

Cloud computing and the possibilities for government have been talked about for several years now. Many have questioned whether the model would work for government, with the myriad of regulatory and legal requirements for issues such as data protection, data sharing, transparency, security and retention. You may be surprised to hear how many jurisdictions have already solved these issues and are now using enterprise cloud-based service delivery models. In this session, you will hear what it takes to move to cloud computing from a case study perspective - the challenges, benefits and ideas on how to move ahead.

Bob Burwell, Chief Technology Officer, State, Local Government and Education, NetApp

J. Stephen Fletcher, Chief Information Officer and Executive Director, Department of Technology Services, State of Utah

Open Government and Transparency
Concourse Ballroom 2

Transparency and open government are currently two of the highest federal priorities. The guiding principle is that actions taken and information maintained by government is a public asset, and whatever information you store may have value to the public. The ramifications on IT systems, policies and personnel can be significant. This session will address these issues and provide an overview of the State of California's "Data.CA.Gov" program to improve transparency in government and increase citizen access to data.

Carolyn Lawson, Deputy Director, Technology Services and Governance Division, Office of Technology Services, State of California

Kimberly Samuelson, Director of Government Marketing, Laserfiche

Josh van Tonder, Manager, Worldwide Government Solutions, Adobe Systems

Dane Wilson, Manager, Web Services Section, Office of Technology Services, State of California

Let's Work Together - Leveraging Collaboration Tools
Concourse Ballroom 3

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.

Sara Diaz, Director of Emerging Technology, San Diego Fire Department

Dennis Felts, Collaboration Specialist, Cisco Systems

Mobile Technology and Applications Update
Caucus

As the number of powerful and convenient wireless devices and applications grow, the demand by users seems to grow exponentially. As a workforce is empowered with mobile technology, productivity rises, while at the same time the door is opened to new vulnerabilities and security risks. This session discusses these issues while highlighting innovative technologies - such as high speed smart phones and applications - that are applicable to your IT organization.

Khaled Tawfik, Chief, Technology Planning and Governance, Department of Public Works, County of Los Angeles

Brent Wilford, Public Sector Systems Engineer, Sprint Nextel Corporation

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Afternoon Keynote

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Gopal Kapur, Founder and President, Center for Project Management

Furloughs, budget cuts, hiring freeze and the threat of layoffs are creating havoc even in organizations that have never faced morale problems. In their responses to the Center for Project Management's 2009 annual survey, 66 percent of executives indicated that low team morale is a critical issue. Is your organization suffering from this malaise? If so, does your organization resort to "beatings" to improve performance? Is there another way? What is your role in improving morale?

You can sit back in your office and fret over the economic downturns and the effect it is having on your staff and your peers, or you can hear about the steps you can take to help improve the situation.

2:00 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Who Are You? Identity Management in Government: Case Study
Concourse Ballroom 2

Unwanted intruders. Hackers. Employee turnover. Over-eager staff. All of these present risks to your systems. You have to know exactly who is entering your systems in order to control what they can and cannot do once they are in. You also need to authenticate constituents in a similar way across government agencies and departments. This session discusses some of the approaches and solutions that are being used successfully at the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Larry Pressley, IT Architect, IBM Technical Software

Bernard C. Soriano, Chief Information Officer, Department of Motor Vehicles, State of California

Getting IT done in Tough Times: Case Study
Concourse Ballroom 3

In tight fiscal times, it is more important than ever to get the most out of every dollar invested. To meet this challenge, government agencies are getting collaborative, creative and more willing to think outside the box. This session reveals some successful, innovative and inspirational projects that have broken the mold and are making people take a fresh look at what can be done with limited or no funding.

Carolyn Lawson, Deputy Director, Technology Services and Governance Division, Office of Technology Services, State of California

Dane Wilson, Manager, Web Services Section, Office of Technology Services, State of California

A Practical Discussion of Cloud Computing in Government - External Cloud Models
Concourse Ballroom 1

Cloud computing is a concept that covers a lot of ground, ranging from external web-based applications and services to customized private clouds. It seems that just about any service can be offered in the "cloud" including storage, severs, network capacity, applications, email, maintenance and development. This session discusses options, technologies and opportunities from an external "off premises" cloud perspective.

David Cramer, Vice President, Product Management, CA, Inc.

Edward Mann, Senior Storage Architect, ViON Corporation

Girish Venkat, Solution Specialist Director, Oracle

Leveraging Legacy Systems: Myths, Facts and Strategies
Caucus

A Policy and Strategy Discussion Legacy System modernization has been talked about for years. Organizations have laid out multi-year plans to recode or replace hundreds of thousands of lines of COBOL code or replace mainframe computers with smaller application servers. Huge projects to completely gut mission-critical systems are often started, but seldom completed. Are there successful strategies to modernization? Is there an alternative to complete system replacement? This session offers ideas and real-world examples of modernization strategies, explores policy issues, and helps separate some of the myths from the facts.

Mark Haynie, Chief Technology Officer for Application Modernization and Cloud Computing, Micro Focus Enterprise Cloud Services

3:45 pm Program Break

4:00 pm Awards Program and Reception

Please join us for the premiere awards program for City and County of Los Angeles IT Leaders and network with your colleagues and the award winners during the following reception.

Tuesday, September 14

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Opening Remarks

9:15 am Keynote

"Life After"

Tony Hylton, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government/e.Republic, Inc.

You've made cuts in your budgets, staff, services and some of your most strategic programs and projects. As a result, you've probably been left with greatly lowered expectations about what comes next, if you've allowed yourself to think about it at all. But there are encouraging signs that the worst is over. Suddenly the most important question becomes "How do we survive the recovery?" If this has been a different kind of recession, it calls for a different kind of recovery. Some call it a "fundamental reset." It's an unprecedented opportunity - if we're ready. This keynote address is filled with practical advice while exploring what "life after" might be like for our organizations, for the communities we serve and for us as individuals.

10:15 am Break

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Is There a Business Case for Social Media in Government?
Grand Ballroom 3

It seems that everyone - from the newest movie star to political candidates - is inviting you to follow them on Twitter or friend them on Facebook. Jurisdictions are increasingly creating Facebook accounts, tweeting and developing Wikis. But the questions remain - Is there a business case? Will social media change how we govern or is it a fad? Should agencies develop policies around privacy, security and public records or wait it out? In this session, you will hear about organizations who are using social media tools today and what they have learned.

Curtis Ryan, Worldwide Portal Industry Sales Executive, IBM

GIS and Mobile Applications
Caucus

GIS has become a pervasive and increasingly practical resource in government. What began as a highly esoteric technology is now commonly used in government, not only internally, but also in the provision of online services. This session discusses the GIS consolidation project at the County of Los Angeles and opportunities for expanding the role of GIS in government as a valuable decision-making tool.

Mark Greninger, Geographic Information Systems Officer, Chief Information Office, Los Angeles County

Beth Kerrick, Government Solutions Practice Manager, Industry and Mobility Applications Solutions, AT&T

Strategic Sourcing Delivery Models
Grand Ballroom 4

In these challenging budget times, all IT service delivery options are on the table in an effort to meet customer needs at the lowest possible cost. One option that many organizations are now considering is strategic sourcing, which refers to the delegation of non-core operations from internal production to external specialists. In many cases, this can lower costs while repurposing resources toward their true competencies - a direction being taken by an increasing number of public organizations. This session looks at strategic sourcing for IT operations from a case study point of view, with special attention to viability and practicality.

Susan Green, Assistant Chief Information Officer, San Diego County

12:00 pm End of Conference

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