Name: Alabama Digital Government Summit 2019
Start: 2019-07-09T08:00
Location: Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center

Overview

To view speaker presentations where available, see Agenda section.

Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Alabama Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda that is relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants can take advantage of inspirational keynotes, leadership discussions, networking breaks, and timely topics discussed in the numerous breakout sessions to help advance the goals of their organizations and their own career paths.

Topics Include:

Security Over the Edge
Data Revolution
Navigating the Cloud
Cool Collaboration Tools
The Agile Transformation
How Do We Determine What Citizens Really Want?
Data Center Evolution
5G and the Future of Wireless
Strategies for a Smart Alabama

A message from our Keynote Speaker

The Office of Information Technology is proud to partner with GovTech Magazine once again in presenting the premier technology in government conference in Alabama. There is a lot to talk about as we learn from industry leaders, panel discussions and insider’s views on IT strategies in the government sector. I hope you will join us for the Alabama Digital Government Summit for an excellent investment of your time.

- Jim Purcell, Secretary of Information Technology/CIO, State of Alabama

Speakers

Kelly Swanson - Opening Keynote

Strategic Narrative Specialist

Kelly Swanson is an award-winning communication strategist, writer, storyteller, humorist and motivational speaker. She is the author of Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale, The Land of If Only, The Story Formula, and The Gutsy Girls Pocket Guide to Public Speaking. Kelly was a keynote speaker for the International Toastmasters Convention and has keynoted major conferences and corporate events from coast to coast. Kelly’s powerful insights and wacky wit have charmed and inspired audiences for more than two decades. She is also known for her high-energy workshops and boot camps on leadership, team building, employee engagement and customer relationships. Kelly is a master at showing people how to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!

Morgan Wright - Featured Speaker

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Morgan is an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity strategy, cyberterrorism, identity theft and privacy. Morgan's landmark testimony before Congress on Healthcare.gov changed how the government collected personally identifiable information. He’s made hundreds of appearances on national news, radio, print and web, and has spoken to audiences around the world. He has appeared regularly on CNN, PBS, ABC, CBS, Fox News and CNBC. Previously, Morgan was a Senior Advisor in the US State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program. Morgan is a highly decorated former state trooper, police officer and detective. In addition to 18 years in state and local law enforcement, Morgan has developed solutions in defense, justice and intelligence for the largest technology companies in the world. Morgan is the author of Identity Predators: Win the War Against Hackers.

Dr. Cedric Alexander

Author, CNN Contributor on Public Safety, Former Chief of Police

Dr. Cedric Alexander has spent nearly four decades in search of a better way to police our nation. He’s the author of The New Guardians, and he has served as a law enforcement analyst on ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. In 2015 he was appointed to the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. He has served at every level of government: as a Federal Security Director in the US Department of Homeland Security, as a Deputy Commissioner for Criminal Justice in New York State, as Public Safety Director in a major county, and as a City Chief of Police and Deputy Mayor.

Ryan Allen

Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama

Mr. Ryan Allen is the appointed Chief Information Security Officer for the Office of Information Technology, where he leads the State of Alabama’s Cyber Security initiatives.
Mr. Allen brings a wealth of experience to the State’s IT leadership team. Prior to this appointment, he served as Division Director of Infrastructure and Cyber Security for Children’s Hospital of Alabama, where he led IT operations functions for the third-largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. Ryan held a concurrent role with the UAB Department of Pediatrics as the Director of Operations, overseeing the Department’s IT and facilities efforts.
Ryan has a Master’s of Science in Health Administration and a BA in Technical Writing from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and also holds a CISSP, CPHIMS, and CHPS certification. He earned a Presidential Service Award for his time spent volunteering as a POST certified police officer and continues to work with local law enforcement on cyber-crime initiatives.
Ryan is affiliated with numerous community organizations, including: Mentoring for the Holy Family Cristo Rey High School Corporate Work Study Program, serving as a Board Member of Lord Wedgwood Charity, and a participating member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and Health Information and Management System Society.

James Carlson

Public Safety Practice Lead, State, Local Government and Education Strategy, CenturyLink

Jim Carlson’s career with CenturyLink has spanned 29 years and he has held roles in IT, Finance, Billing, Product Management, Product Development Marketing and Sales. Jim has lead initiatives at CenturyLink to bring new technologies to market, rationalize CenturyLink’s product portfolio and CenturyLink’s entry into the “web world”. He currently works with CenturyLink sales teams across the country helping them describe the power of CenturyLink’s Public Safety portfolio of solutions to their customers.

Savio Dias

Information Technology Manager, City of Montgomery

Savio serves as the IT Manager (Systems) for the City of Montgomery. Since joining the organization he has worked with various City leaders in developing and enhancing numerous projects across all departments. Prior to that he held over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology field. Within the last two years, Savio has played an instrumental role in launching the City of Montgomery’s Open Data portal, which provides its 250,000 residents with easy access to key public information. Publishing data and statistics from four major domains—Finance, Public Works, Public Safety, and Public Information—ensures that the City provides the means for offering greater transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to the community which it serves.

Chief Data Officer, Data Governance Office, and Director, Alabama’s State HIE (Health Information Exchange) – One Health Record, Alabama Medicaid Agency

Mr. Parker has over 30 years’ experience at all levels of systems and policy design, development, implementation, and strategic plan formulation in both the public and private arenas.
Gary begin his State public administration career in 2008 as a project manager working for the Alabama Department of Mental Health. In 2011, he began working for the Alabama Medicaid Agency, most recently serving as the Agency’s Director of Health Information Technology, which included the State’s HIE Program, Alabama One Health Record®.
In October 2018, he was named the Agency’s Chief Data Officer. His new responsibilities include the implementation of Enterprise Data Governance and the management of the Agency’s Data Governance Office, in addition to his continuation as the Director of Alabama One Health Record®.
Mr. Parker possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Alabama, an MBA from Auburn University - Montgomery and attended the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University where he earned his JD. He has been a member of the Alabama State Bar since 1999.

Dr. Jeremy Pate

Associate Director of Technology, Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS), College of Engineering, The University of Alabama

Dr. Jeremy Pate is the Associate Director of Technology at the Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) at The University of Alabama. CAPS is a 125-person R&D organization involving faculty, research scientists, engineers, and students - dedicated to innovation in traffic safety, law enforcement, and public safety technology, as well as research in decision support systems and data analytics. Jeremy has led multiple state wide traffic safety and law enforcement projects in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, New Mexico, and Arkansas. In addition to his work on these projects, he is involved in computer science research in the areas of machine learning, intelligent analytics, and recommender systems.

Michael Vanhook

Director of Product Management, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama

Michael Vanhook is the Director of the Office of Product Management (OPM) at the State of Alabama Office of Information Technology (OIT). He has also been an IT Project Manager for the OIT Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and Information Services Division (ISD), a Statewide GIS Coordinator for the Alabama Geospatial Office at ISD, a GIS Specialist at the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) and for the South Central Regional Planning and Development Commission (SCADC), and a GIS Technician for the University of Alabama Office of Land Management. He graduated from the New College program at the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental, Geographic, Computer and Solar Technology Applications, and has obtained GIS Professional Certification (GISP). He has served in professional in leadership from regional government to statewide responsibilities and national organizations including: National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), Geographic Information Systems Certificate Institute (GISCI), Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO).

Clay Weaver

Chief Solutions Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama

Clay Weaver is the Chief Solutions Officer (CSO) for the Office of Information Technology (OIT), responsible for delivering business and technology solutions to State agencies. Clay leads a group of divisions consisting of the Enterprise Project Management Office, the Applications and Development division, the Product Management division, the Communications and Training division, and the Alabama FirstNet program. Prior to accepting this role, Clay served as director of OIT’s Enterprise Project Management Office and was instrumental in implementing the State’s first IT Project Governance framework.
Clay has over 26 years of management experience in delivering IT solutions, 17 of those years serving as Software Development Manager for the State of Alabama’s Department of Rehabilitation Services. His work experience spans State Government, Federal Government, U.S. Military, and commercial sectors. He is a retired Army Warrant Officer, serving 24 years of which 10 were on active duty. He served a one-year deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing IT leadership in establishing a Theater Command Center in Kuwait.
Clay holds a BS in Management Communications from Southern Christian University and an MBA from Liberty University. He and his wife, the former Sharon Mitchell, have three children. They live in Montgomery and are members of Saint James United Methodist Church.

Owen Workman

Principal Technical Consulting Engineer, AT&T

Owen is currently a member of the AT&T Gulf States Wireless RAN engineering team. The RAN team manages RF planning, design, performance, optimization, radio spectrum and traffic capacity planning for macro cell towers, small cell, and DAS systems. Owen began his career in wireless in 1995, after working in the computer manufacturing industry for six years. During the past 25 years, Owen has had the good fortune of working across all disciplines of RAN engineering, including a few years of network field operations.

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Agenda

Tuesday, July 9
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments Concourse
9:00 am Eastern	Opening Remarks Alabama Ballroom Marty Redden, Acting Secretary of Information Technology, State of Alabama
9:15 am Eastern	Keynote – What’s Your Story? Alabama Ballroom Kelly Swanson, Strategic Narrative Specialist IT is an adventure. Or should be! Every project is a journey, and we need to be better at promoting what we’re doing and how much we’re accomplishing. It’s important to be able to paint a picture that resonates. Data alone is not enough anymore. It’s already over-used, mis-used, abused and fake-newsed. The key is wrapping your data in a way that makes people care. You need the secret ingredient that is probably missing from presentations, pitches, speeches and any situation where you are trying to get buy-in. In this mind-expanding session, you will find out how to go from manipulating to motivating, from communicating to connecting, from telling people what to do to making them want to do it. Learn from the master!
10:15 am Eastern	Networking Break Concourse
10:45 am Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Security Over the Edge Montgomery 5 The cyber landscape is constantly shifting, and strategies and safeguards that were considered secure just a few years ago don’t cut it anymore. The “edge” is getting more difficult to define. Networks are becoming more distributed. Devices continue to proliferate. The cloud is literally everywhere. IoT is a looming tidal wave. This session looks at current and future trends, threats and strategies on the cyber front. Ryan Allen, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama Kenny Holmes, Head of US Public Sector, Fortinet Data Revolution Montgomery 7 It’s a common refrain that government should operate more like an enterprise. This approach holds true in some ways more than others, but it particularly applies to data and how it’s used – or not used – in meaningful ways. It all starts with data sharing. But why isn’t it done enough? Are the barriers cultural, legal or technical? This session explores the obstacles to data sharing and the tools and strategies that will take us from siloed data to actionable information. James Carlson, Public Safety Practice Lead, State, Local Government and Education Strategy, CenturyLink View Presentation Here Gary Parker, Chief Data Officer, Data Governance Office, and Director, Alabama’s State HIE (Health Information Exchange) – One Health Record, Alabama Medicaid Agency Navigating the Cloud Riverview 5 As state and local governments move to the cloud at an increasing pace, they’re running into some common holdups, including the determination of which workloads are cloud-ready and which models are most appropriate. The bottom line: organizations should have a comprehensive cloud strategy - one that takes into account the right balance between on-prem control and cloud innovation. This session discusses current trends and lessons learned. T. Craig Blakely, Associate Director and Manager, Infrastructure Services Section, Alabama Medicaid Herb Thompson, Strategist, State and Local Government and Education, VMware View Presentation Here Cool Collaboration Tools Riverview 3 You must communicate to collaborate! And that can be a tall order with too-busy colleagues and virtual teams. It’s not workable anymore to rely on emailing colleagues, knocking on doors and leaving voicemails. Technology makes it so much easier to share ideas, streamline workflows, track progress and communicate in general. This session features some of the most popular technologies and approaches to help teams work together more effectively and enjoyably. John Sheperdson, Account Executive, State and Local Government, DocuSign Michael Vanhook, Director of Product Management, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama
11:45 am Eastern	Lunch Alabama Ballroom
12:30 pm Eastern	Featured Speaker – Future Ready! The Playbook for 2020 & Beyond Alabama Ballroom Morgan Wright, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government The magnitude and speed of technological, economic, and societal change is accelerating at an exponential pace. Your primary challenge is to anticipate the future – and then build it, being careful to optimize the upside while minimizing the effects of the shocks and stresses. Public leaders need more than just a new way of thinking – but a new way of executing supported by the right technological and cultural foundation. Future Ready focuses on what matters and why, what potential issues should be on your radar, and the adaptive, actionable takeaways that you can work on today to prepare for 2020 and beyond, including: Disruptive technologies Emerging regulatory issues Citizen and employee experience Future of management Funding the future View FutureReady Presentation Here
1:30 pm Eastern	FirstNet Fireside Chat Alabama Ballroom Dr. Cedric Alexander, Author, CNN Contributor on Public Safety, Former Chief of Police Public safety is undergoing a significant transformation and technology is at the heart of it. The transformation affects all areas of government, from education to transportation to frontline public safety. This session explores the intersection between public safety ecosystems and the technology revolution that is here – today.
2:00 pm Eastern	Networking Break Concourse
2:30 pm Eastern	Concurrent Sessions The Agile Transformation Montgomery 5 Conventional project management and software development are deliberate and orderly, emphasizing rigorous specification and planning. Today, however, the pace of development is accelerating, and the drive toward shared services and legacy modernization puts even more strain on traditional methodology. This session looks at current thinking about how, when and why a rapid and agile development approach is the most practical and effective way to go. Dr. Jeremy Pate, Associate Director of Technology, Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS), College of Engineering, The University of Alabama How Do We Determine What Citizens Really Want? Montgomery 7 In this highly interactive and fast-paced society, people are getting more demanding about, well, everything. The pressure is mounting on government to make “citizen-centric” more than a buzzword. But how do we know what they really want? And who are “they”, anyway? This session discusses innovative strategies that can pave the way to making government’s relationship with its customers more stimulating and rewarding. Clay Weaver, Chief Solutions Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama Mike Wons, Former Chief Technology Officer, State of Illinois View Presentation Here Data Center Evolution Riverview 5 While the cloud seems to be taking over the world, a future of a government without data centers is nowhere in sight. In a constantly changing technology landscape, how can the public sector utilize existing data centers to meet their modernization challenges head on? This session aims to answer that question and dives into strategies for how to optimize the use of existing architecture. Stephen Whitehead, Enterprise Services Manager, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama Joshua Williams, Director of Infrastructure, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama Matt Wrenn, Managing Partner, TSA (@matthew_wrenn) View Presentation Here Sponsor Briefing Riverview 3 (Industry sponsors only) This informal discussion is hosted by Acting Secretary of Technology Marty Redden. The focus is on strategies, priorities, opportunities and the procurement process.
3:30 pm Eastern	Fast Track Sessions Alabama Ballroom 5G and the Future of Wireless The next generation of wireless is still a year or two away but now is a good time to start getting familiar with what it will offer and how to prepare for it. Basically, 5G is the solution for dealing with the Internet of Things – millions of sensors and the resulting flood of information. One of the operational trends will be toward a proliferation of “small cells”, which can only be accomplished with the involvement of local government. This session discusses how and why 5G will be a game-changer. Owen Workman, Principal Technical Consulting Engineer, AT&T View Presentation Here Strategies for a Smart Alabama The concept of smart communities has been around for a while but in recent years it’s really picked up steam. In fact, Montgomery is leading the charge, having recently been recognized as a winner of the Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. In this session we will get an update on what they are doing and how they are making such an impact on the national stage. Savio Dias, Information Technology Manager – Systems, City of Montgomery Andrew Granthum, Public Communications and Social Media Specialist, Department of Public Safety, City of Montgomery Marcus Holt, Information Technology Manager – Infrastructure, City of Montgomery Griffith Waller, Public Relations Specialist, City of Montgomery View Presentation Here
4:15 pm Eastern	Networking Reception Concourse Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors. Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

Ryan Allen
Chief Information Security Officer
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Brad Bird
Chief Information Security Officer
Alabama Medicaid Agency
State of Alabama

Dawn Chandler
Director of Information Systems
Alabama Tourism Department
State of Alabama

Joel Cook
Director; Governance, Risk & Compliance
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Scott Crews
Information Technology Director
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
State of Alabama

Judy Demeranville
Database Analyst
Mobile Information Technology
City Of Mobile

Stefanie East
Communications Director
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Sue Farni
Executive Director of Information Technology
Mobile Information Technology
City of Mobile

Willie Fields
Director of Information Systems
Department of Correction
State of Alabama

Richard Fiore
Chief Collaboration Officer
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Fred Flowers
Information Technology Director
City of Tuskegee

Beverly Floyd
IT Director
Department of Rehabilitation Services
State of Alabama

Debbie Hornsby
Information Technology Director
Department of Revenue
State of Alabama

Van Huggins
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Lou Ialacci
Chief Information Officer
City of Montgomery

Dom Martel
Coordinator, Information Systems
Department of Education
State of Alabama

Scott Martin
Chief Information Officer
Department of Mental Health
State of Alabama

John P. McGowan Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer
Office for Academic Affairs
University of Alabama

Jeremy McQueen
Chief Data Officer
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Tobias Mense
Chief Information Officer
Auburn University at Montgomery

Greg Nelson
Chief Information Officer
City of Auburn

Regina Patterson
Director of Information Technology
Department of Public Health
State of Alabama

Jeannine Pendergast
Chief Information Officer
Department of Labor
State of Alabama

Jim Purcell
Acting Secretary of Information Technology
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Scott Randolf
IT Manager, Information Services Section
Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
State of Alabama

Lane Segrest
Information Technology Director
Agriculture and Industries
State of Alabama

Michael Stokes
Chief Information Officer
Department of Transportation
State of Alabama

Mason Tanaka
Chief Information Officer
Alabama Medicaid Agency
State of Alabama

Lisa Townsend
Chief Information Officer
Department of Human Resources
State of Alabama

Daniel Urquhart
IT Director
Law Enforcement Agency
State of Alabama

Clay Weaver
Chief Solutions Officer
Office Information Technology
State of Alabama

Brian Woika
Chief Administrative Officer
Office of Information Technology
State of Alabama

Rodney Zeigler
IT Director
Department of Insurance
State of Alabama

Industry Representatives

Lisa Geibel
Regional Sales Manager
Ciena

Denise Guy
Account Manager
Government/Education
AT&T

Jim Hull
National Director, Solutions Architecture
VMware

Marla Vickers
Director of Operations
Alabama Interactive

Shannon Vinzant
Director
AL SLED
TSA, Inc.

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Contact Information

2020 Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:

Alison Del Real
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1435
E-mail: alison.delreal@govtech.com

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Alabama Digital Government Summit 2019

Overview

To view speaker presentations where available, see Agenda section.

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Kelly Swanson - Opening Keynote

Strategic Narrative Specialist

Morgan Wright - Featured Speaker

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Dr. Cedric Alexander

Author, CNN Contributor on Public Safety, Former Chief of Police

Ryan Allen

Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama

James Carlson

Public Safety Practice Lead, State, Local Government and Education Strategy, CenturyLink

Savio Dias

Information Technology Manager, City of Montgomery

Gary Parker

Chief Data Officer, Data Governance Office, and Director, Alabama’s State HIE (Health Information Exchange) – One Health Record, Alabama Medicaid Agency

Dr. Jeremy Pate

Associate Director of Technology, Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS), College of Engineering, The University of Alabama

Michael Vanhook

Director of Product Management, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama

Clay Weaver

Chief Solutions Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama

Owen Workman

Principal Technical Consulting Engineer, AT&T

Agenda

Tuesday, July 9

8:00 am Eastern

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Concourse

9:00 am Eastern

Opening Remarks

Alabama Ballroom

9:15 am Eastern

Keynote – What’s Your Story?

Alabama Ballroom

10:15 am Eastern

Networking Break

Concourse

10:45 am Eastern

Concurrent Sessions

Security Over the Edge

Montgomery 5

Data Revolution

Montgomery 7

Navigating the Cloud

Riverview 5

Cool Collaboration Tools

Riverview 3

11:45 am Eastern

Lunch

Alabama Ballroom

12:30 pm Eastern

Featured Speaker – Future Ready! The Playbook for 2020 & Beyond

Alabama Ballroom

1:30 pm Eastern

FirstNet Fireside Chat

Alabama Ballroom

2:00 pm Eastern

Networking Break

Concourse

2:30 pm Eastern

Concurrent Sessions

The Agile Transformation

Montgomery 5

How Do We Determine What Citizens Really Want?

Montgomery 7

Data Center Evolution

Riverview 5

Sponsor Briefing

Riverview 3

3:30 pm Eastern

Fast Track Sessions

Alabama Ballroom

5G and the Future of Wireless

Strategies for a Smart Alabama

4:15 pm Eastern

Networking Reception