Agenda

Tuesday, October 19

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Phyllis Mellon, Acting Director, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

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

Future of Wireless

We live in a wireless world and the demand will clearly grow exponentially in the years ahead. Where is the industry headed? What new capabilities and capacities are on the horizon? What should you take into account when developing and evaluating systems and applications? This session focuses on the future of wireless technologies and next generation connectivity.

Dave Mexicotte, Mobility Product Sales Specialist, Cisco Systems

Steve Miller, Public Safety Data Solutions Manager, Verizon Wireless

Forecasting the Cloud

The cloud, whether external or internal, offers tremendous scalability, control and potential savings. But there are also some definite concerns - especially with security and privacy - that can make this a tough decision. This session takes a look at how - and if - cloud computing can be used safely, efficiently and economically.

Moderator: Dan Lohrmann, Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Director, Infrastructure, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

Paul Laurent, Senior Sales Consultant, Oracle

Bob McDonough, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

Steve Yelick, IT Security Administrator, Macomb County

Business Analytics and Metrics

Private industry has long used business intelligence and performance indicators to increase efficiency and productivity. Government organizations are increasingly benefiting from the same strategies. This session will cover some of the tools and methods that can be used successfully in the government sector to track, measure and analyze key processes.

Robert Dolan, Jr., Worldwide Industry Executive, Public Sector Business Analytics, IBM

New Media in Government

Social networking tools offer tremendous possibilities while at the same time opening the door to a variety of challenges and concerns. Benefits include cost efficiencies, advances in customer relationship management, and new levels of citizen engagement. Challenges include security, privacy, retention and content control. This session takes a close look at the factors involved in making the business case for social media.

Moderator: Amy Baumer, Director, Office of Enterprise Development, Department of Technology, Management and Budget, State of Michigan

Jim Taylor, Chief, eGovernment Services, Oakland County

Pamela Whitten, Ph.D., Dean, College of Communication Arts & Sciences, Michigan State University

12:00 pm Lunch

12:50 pm General Session

Shared Services - Partner or Perish!

If there is a silver lining to tough times, it's that government organizations have no choice but to break down barriers and foster collaboration. So it's no surprise that Michigan's long-running and hard-hitting economic pressures are bringing about some remarkably creative leveraging of systems, applications and resources. This session sets out to inspire and provoke new ideas by providing firsthand looks at five ground-breaking innovations and opportunities that are going beyond traditional concepts and boundaries.

Moderator: Phil Bertolini, Chief Information Officer, Oakland County

George Boersma, Director of Technology Partnerships, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

Dan Rainey, IT Director, City of Ann Arbor

Tom Shewchuck, MIS Director, Ingham County

Barry Wickman, Administrator, Bureau of Fiscal Management, Michigan Department of Corrections, State of Michigan

2:00 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Emerging Mobile Devices and Applications

As the traditional workplace culture changes along with rapid advances in technology, the demand for mobility is growing by leaps and bounds. Imminent increases in coverage and bandwidth will open the door to many more tools and possibilities for government operations. This session focuses on upcoming innovations in mobile devices, tools and applications.

Greg Bahas, Solutions Engineer, Emerging Solutions, Sprint Nextel

Brendan Walsh, Director of Application Sales, Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Government and Education Segment, AT&T

Defusing the Data Explosion

As paperless government moves closer to becoming a reality, the challenge is to determine how to store, manage and leverage vast amounts of digital information, especially in light of open government and eDiscovery. The key is adopting a workable information lifecycle management strategy, including data "de-duplication" and intelligent searching. This session focuses on the tools, technologies and tactics for capturing, storing, preserving and delivering digital records and data.

Allan DeKoninck, IT Manager, Center for Shared Solutions, Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, State of Michigan

Tom Downey, Director, Education Services, EMC

Rob Surber, Director, Office of Shared Solutions, Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, State of Michigan

Workforce of Tomorrow

Technology is transforming society in fundamental ways as new generations grow up using technology as a central and indispensable part of their lives. Needless to say, this puts pressure on government agencies to change with the times in order to recruit, retain and motivate staff. This session takes a look at how emerging customs and expectations will transform the workforce of tomorrow.

David Parent, Principal, Human Capital Management, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Dr. John Rauschenberger, Senior Advisor, Manufacturing Skills Standards Council

Richard Sheridan, CEO, Menlo Innovations

Value Proposition of IT

In tight fiscal times, it is critical to make a compelling case for IT projects and initiatives. Getting stakeholders enthused and on board requires more than just a great idea. It requires justifiable ROI (return on investment), cost savings, performance measurements and - perhaps most importantly - realistic expectations. This session discusses looks at successful approaches that can be emulated or adapted for almost any organization.

Jeff Bradfield, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLC

Dawn Siegel, Chief, Land Management Technologies, Department of Information Technology, Oakland County

3:45 pm Executive Reception

Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors.

Wednesday, October 20

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Keynote Speaker

"Life After"

Cathilea Robinett, Executive Vice President, 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 Morning Break

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Future of the Desktop

Is the ol' desktop really dead? There are some exciting new trends that are being driven by a variety of factors, including virtualization, teleworking, mobility, cloud computing, cost control and overall security. But do the benefits outweigh the costs? This session takes a look at where the desktop might be headed.

Moderator: Mike Binkley, Director, Office Automation, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

David King, Network Specialist, Macomb County

Judy Odett, Director - Design & Delivery Division, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

Jako VanBlerk, Macomb County

Fraud and Waste Detection

The insidious influence of fraud and abuse continues to grow as the digital landscape has clearly become the "new frontier" for crime. And equally expensive to government - if not more so - is "waste" resulting in improper or unnecessary payments and expenditures. This session focuses on how to detect, analyze and prevent intentional (and unintentional) abuse of government programs and resources.

Jerry Conrad, Principal Business Intelligence Consultant, Public Sector, Oracle

Personal Devices in the Workplace

IT professionals are facing a wave of personal and portable devices in the workplace as workers insist on being able to work just about anywhere. Regardless of what policies might say, workers continue to use them - thereby opening up a host of risks and vulnerabilities. This session discusses how to find the right balance in maintaining data integrity and security while still allowing easy access, convenience and information sharing.

Matt Dagostino, Mobility Applications Consultant, AT&T

Steve Yelick, IT Security Administrator, Macomb County

12:00 pm End of Conference

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