Agenda

Wednesday, September 1

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Jerry Fralick, Chief Information Officer, State of North Carolina

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

Cloud Computing - Technologies and Opportunities

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, applications, email, maintenance and development. This session discusses options, technologies and opportunities.

Moderator: Nevin Fouts, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Services, State of North Carolina

Bruce Fisher, Corporate Account Executive, VMware

Edward Mann, Senior Storage Architect, ViON Corporation

Social Media in Government

Social networking tools offer tremendous possibilities for a relatively small investment. But they also open up numerous cans of worms, including: security concerns, content control, privacy risks, records retention compliance, and - most important of all - determining an actual business value. This session takes a close look at the decision factors involved in the social media revolution.

Terry Bledsoe, Chief Information Officer, Catawba County

Kelly Eubank, Electronic Records Archivist, Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina

Will Polk, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Governor, State of North Carolina

Business Analytics

Government isn't a business, nor can it pretend to be. But it can think more like one by streamlining operations, understanding real costs, developing metrics, managing performance and leveraging information. IT makes it possible. This session focuses on the most important elements in business analytics and decision support.

Jerry Conrad, Principal Sales Consultant, Oracle

Kirk A. Grothe, Business Analytics and Optimization (BAO) Business Development Solution Representative, IBM Global Business Services

Henry Schaffer, Ph.D., Coordinator of Special IT Projects and Faculty Collaboration, Office of Information Technology, North Carolina State University

Desktop Virtualization

The desktop and its interfaces haven't really changed all that much in the last couple of decades, but desktop virtualization is a growing trend. It is driven by many different factors, including teleworking, outsourcing, centralized applications, asset control, efficiency and overall security. This session takes a look at where the desktop is headed, along with technologies that will lead the way.

Jeremy Cline, Senior Systems Engineer/Desktop Specialist, South Region Systems Engineering, VMware

Randy Cress, Senior Network Administrator, Information Systems Department, Rowan County

12:00 pm Lunch

12:50 pm General Session

Management's 7 Deadly Sins

Gopal Kapur, Founder and President, Center for Project Management

Managers live in a maddening world. It's a world where expectations are off the charts, requirements are vague, commitments are tenuous, priorities shift and responsibility is often given with marginal authority. So what do most managers do? They jump into the chasm and hope the rope holds. We've all seen managers in this position and we've seen the classic mistakes that are made. In this session you will have the opportunity to assess yourself and your organization while learning practical solutions to avoid committing management's seven deadly sins.

2:00 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Mobility and Personal Computing Trends

We live in a wireless world and the demand will only continue to grow exponentially in the years ahead. Where is the industry headed? What new capabilities are on the horizon? How will mobile applications change the way that government does its business? This session focuses on the future of wireless tools, technologies, applications and next generation connectivity.

John E. Bagdonas, Director of Sales, Government, Education and Medical, Industry and Mobility Application Solutions, AT&T

Michael Barker, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Operations and Chief Technology Officer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Terry McCarter, Solutions Engineer, Emerging Solutions, Sprint

Financial Side of IT

Information Technology is a daunting challenge in the best of times, and it is even more difficult today in the face of rapidly dwindling resources. In order to cope, more and more organizations are looking for creative ways to leverage technology investments and make a compelling business case. This session takes a look at workable approaches given our current economic realities.

Kevin Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, One Source Document Solutions Inc. (representing Laserfiche)

Dr. Shannon Tufts, Director, Center for Public Technology, School of Government, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Cloud Computing - A Management and Policy Perspective

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

Moderator: Nevin Fouts, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Services, State of North Carolina

Trevor Bunker, Vice President, Global Solution Sales, IT Transformation Group, CA Technologies

Video in Government

Technology has brought us to a point where video is almost as good as being there in person - and in some ways even better. Video costs are dropping dramatically while bandwidth and sophistication are on the rise. This session focuses on when, where and how to use video to best advantage and savings.

Chris Alexander, TelePresence Video Sales Specialist, TANDBERG

Jane Price, Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, State of North Carolina

3:45 pm Executive Reception

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

Thursday, September 2

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 Networks in Government

This session will address current trends, developments, and capabilities of advanced networks and will provide a vision of how they will evolve over the next 3 to 5 years. The discussion will include the impact of mobility demands, collaboration opportunities, continuity capabilities and expected benefits and savings.

David Moses, Public Safety Data Sales Manager, Verizon Wireless

Jane Patterson, Executive Director, e-NC Authority

Service Expectations of a New Generation

Society is changing in fundamental ways as each generation adopts technology ever more deeply into their lives. Preferences vary wildly from age group to age group. One generation ignores emails in favor of texting. One generation insists on privacy while another could care less. This session gets into the minds of younger generations and attempts to predict future demands and expectations.

Bobby Caudill, Group Manager, Worldwide Government Solutions, Adobe

Anthony Castrati, Business Applications Intern, City of Raleigh

Jonathan Minter, Assistant Information Technology Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Management Information Technology, City of Raleigh

Logan Williams, Network Security Administrator, City of Raleigh

GIS and Decision Making

Geographic Information Systems are an increasingly indispensable part of just about every government service. Decision making can benefit greatly from GIS data and mapping. This session focuses on trends, advances and opportunities in using geographic and geospatial information to improve efficiencies and investment in government service delivery.

Dr. Lee Mandell, Adjunct Professor, School of Government, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Anne Payne, GIS Database Administrator, Wake County

12:00 pm End of Conference

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