Opening Reception

The summit will begin with informal gathering for participants to meet and network to prepare for the lively discussions to follow.

Breakfast

Welcome and Group Introductions

Opening Session: A Seat at the Table…

The past months have tested the ability of leaders to grow and learn as the world changed. It required a new drive, flexibility and willingness to take risks while supporting organizations in different and innovative ways. This session will focus on what it takes to be an inspirational leader and what it will take to continue the momentum from the view of the CEO. What does it take to create organizational structures, culture, inclusion and innovation to lead a modern organization in this new world? Cathilea Robinett, the CEO of e.Republic, will share her journey to the top and how she is engaging her team for success.

Cathilea Robinett, Chief Executive Officer, e.Republic

Break

CIOs versus CIOs: Who is Best at Breaking Down the Barriers to Innovation?

For the past few years, the demand for new and innovative technology solutions has continued to grow. There has been a belief that current technology organizations are tied down in operations and are often focused on maintaining the status quo. This session will explore the role of innovation in the technology organization by answering some very important questions. Who will be the change agent? Who will break down the barriers to innovation? Who will build the much-needed trust? What is the best organization structure – do government organizations need a chief information officer or a chief innovation officer to get things done?

Moderator: Teri Takai, Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Lea Eriksen, Director of Technology and Innovation and Chief Information Officer, City of Long Beach, CA

Carl Marsh, Managing Director, Advisory, KPMG U.S.

Jim Weaver, Secretary and Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

Lunch

Connectivity versus Affordability: Is the Push to Broadband Going to Work This Time?

There is nothing like the last 18 months to highlight the need to accelerate the deployment of connectivity throughout the country. Broadband is on the minds of government from federal to local governments. But underlying tensions around ubiquitous connectivity still remain. This session will focus on what state and local governments are doing with available funding. How much funding is enough – this has all been tried before, will it work this time? What will be left to the private sector? Will government be successful in engaging where needed? How will we balance connectivity versus affordability? Does broadband coverage alone really address digital equity? What else is needed to ensure that all citizens have an equal opportunity in the technology of the future?

Moderator: Phil Bertolini, Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Linda Gerull, Chief Information Officer and Executive Director, Department of Technology, City and County of San Francisco, CA

Erik Lindborg, Assistant Vice President, State, Local & Education Solutions – Gulf States Region, AT&T

Curt Wood, Secretary and Chief Information Officer, Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Break

The Risk of Data Loss and the CIO: What Does Data Privacy Mean to Governments Today?

Cybersecurity continues to be a top CIO priority in state and local governments. Recent ransomware attacks have highlighted the importance of protecting data to ensure the continued operation of government. But protecting data is not just about keeping it safe from the bad actors. More importantly, it is the protection of citizen privacy which is at the heart of trust in government. We are seeing the rise of chief privacy officers and chief risk officers. State legislators are creating statutes to address the concerns around data privacy. This session will discuss the risk to data in modern government, the data privacy concerns and whether governments are prepared to manage data privacy longer term.

Moderator: Joe Morris, Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, Center for Digital Government

Laurel Caldwell, Director of Information Technology Services, Latah County, ID

Todd Gustafson, President, HP Federal LLC / Head of U.S. Public Sector, HP Inc.

Mike Leahy, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, State of Maryland

Break

The Geek’s Paradise: Are Governments Ready for the Latest and the Greatest?

Today’s CIOs have more technology than they know what to do with. They are caught between the pressures of implementing innovative technologies, the need to ensure effective and secure operations and the difficulty of ensuring the right skillsets for the future. This session will focus on how emerging technologies are changing the game for government, what does this mean to the technologies that government runs on today and what are the risks of emerging technologies. How can we ensure that the technologies are integrated, secure and promote

data sharing? How do we prepare the government technology workforce for the continual changing technology landscape?

Moderator: Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer, Center for Digital Government

Tom Lynch, Chief Information Officer, Cook County, IL

Kim Majerus, Vice President, U.S. State & Local Government / Education, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

Jennifer Ricker, Chief Information Officer and Secretary, Department of Innovation & Technology, State of Illinois

Break Until Dinner

Dinner

Breakfast

The Attackers at the Gate: Are You Properly Resourcing Cybersecurity?

For the longest time, while cybersecurity was at the top of the CIO worry list, there was inadequate funding for cybersecurity programs. With the recent focus at the federal level – which includes funding – it is now up to the CIOs and CISOs to move forward. This session will provide an opportunity to discuss what CIOs and CISOs are doing to ensure that they are receiving funding and what the keys are to explaining the ROSI – return on security investment. It is not just about the money. How are they addressing the knowledge gap? How are they relying on partners? How can they keep up with the next threat?

Moderator: Teri Takai, Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Mike Makstman, City Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Technology, City and County of San Francisco, CA

Jim Richberg, Field Chief Information Security Office, Fortinet

J.R. Sloan, Chief Information Officer, State of Arizona

Break

Back to the Future: What Knowledge Do CIOs Need to Embrace the Future?

The summit will close with a look at the discussions that have taken place over the past day and a half – both in sessions and in the opportunities to network and engage with peers and partners. We will open up to a roundtable discussion to explore challenges in greater detail. What did we learn from our discussions? How has it prepared us to return to our leadership roles? What do we need to do next to grow our organizations to face the future with a drive to continue to make government better?

Phil Bertolini, Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Teri Takai, Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Adjourn