Agenda

Changing the Culture - Bringing Innovation to Governing in Minnesota

In order to really effect change, Government has to stop talking around the issues and start talking about the hard choices of changing the way we think and do business. This Summit will feature a series of Critical Conversations on how Government in Minnesota has to seize the opportunities of our tough times and explore the possibilities that new technologies can bring to create the government of the future.

Tuesday, August 17

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8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Gopal Khanna, Chief Information Officer, State of Minnesota

9:15 am Opening Keynote

Off Balance on Purpose

Dan Thurmon, Author and Peak Performance Coach

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. This keynote will energize you, brighten your outlook, and help you to generate new ideas and facilitate your ability to innovate!

10:15 am Morning Break

10:45 am Critical Conversation - The Legislative Voice

Legislative funding of technology initiatives is key to bringing innovation. Join this panel discussion of state and local elected officials as they address the complex issues facing our legislative bodies in approving budgets for these difficult fiscal times.

Moderator: Mary Lahammer, Program Host & Political Reporter, Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)

Panelists:

Senator Terri Bonoff, State of Minnesota

Representative Keith Downey, State of Minnesota

Representative Phyllis Kahn, State of Minnesota

Senator Ann Rest, State of Minnesota

11:45 am Lunch

12:45 pm Critical Conversation - The Future of Work

As Minnesota moves towards a Gov 2.0 environment, the biggest hurdle isn't technology - it's the culture and people. This panel of private and public sector organizations will address how providing 24/7 citizen services in a traditional 9 to 5 workplace means a new way of thinking about how we work, new skills, and new ways of doing traditional tasks. As Gov 2.0 introduces an opportunity to improve how government engages with and serve citizens, our government workforce must adapt and innovate to keep pace in the Minnesota of the future.

Moderator: Sheila Reger, Commissioner, Department of Administration, State of Minnesota

Panelists:

Henry May, Chief Information Officer, Department of Employment & Economic Development, State of Minnesota

Jim Monroe, Executive Director, MAPE

Deb Truesdell, ROWE and Telework Manager, Hennepin County

1:45 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

2:00 pm Critical Conversation - Mobile Government

Join this panel of private and public sector experts as they explore the future where a mobile government workforce serves mobile customers (citizens) and all the accompanying issues, challenges, and opportunities that this new environment poses.

Moderator: Greg Fetter, Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce, State of Minnesota

Panelists:

Rohit Bhanot, Director, Business Development, Alcatel-Lucent

Craig Elford, Director of Public Sector Sales, Sprint Nextel

Robert Maki, Chief Information Officer, Department of Natural Resources, State of Minnesota

Steve Miller, Government Data Manager, Verizon Wireless

3:00 pm Afternoon Break

3:20 pm Critical Conversation -Managing an Information Centric World

We are living and working in a new era of transparency, with leaders committed to an open and transparent government structure. The guiding principle is that information maintained by government is a public asset; and whatever data you are storing may have value to the public. The ramifications on IT systems, policies and personnel can be significant. How must governments balance these reporting requirements with existing mandates to protect information and privacy? This session discusses current views about information control in order to find an acceptable balance between security, privacy and the public's right to know.

Join this panel of private and public sector experts as they address information management in the digital age and balancing citizens' demands for transparency vs. security/privacy concerns.

Moderator: Jim Steinwand, Manager, Identity and Access Management, Office of Enterprise Technology, State of Minnesota

Panelists:

Bobby Caudill, Group Manager, Global Government Solutions, Adobe

Elyse Cooper-Smith, Regional Manager- Midwest, Laserfiche

Bill McGee, Security Solutions Marketing Manager, Cisco

4:20 pm Executive Reception

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