Registration and Breakfast

Welcome and Introductions

Dustin Haisler, President, e.Republic

Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer, Center for Digital Government (CDG)

Building a Resilient Data Future

The role of data in state and local government is expanding to include other ‘C’ suite titles with the Chief Data Officer. The continued need for data analytics and data-driven government is expanded as state and local governments drive for greater efficiency and accountability. Then comes the need to push data to support expanding technologies, like AI, which depend on the validity of the data to support operations in new and different ways. The evolving role of technology and data leadership in government demands balancing governance, security, privacy, and innovation.

What are the roles of the CDO, CISO, CTO, and CISO?

What is the ‘technology stack’ that will drive data analytics as well as AI solutions?

What governance needs to be in place in a multi-leader environment?

Dustin Haisler, President, e.Republic

The Key Role of Data in the Future of Government Operations

As governments move to drive decision making and increase operational efficiency and effectiveness, there will be new pressures on data integrity, privacy, and transparency. What are the opportunities and how will governments address them? This session will highlight case studies on real-time analytics and their impact on government operations, including cybersecurity monitoring, fraud detection, and citizen service delivery.

How can CIOs and CDOs scale real-time analytics across government ecosystems?

What barriers exist in operationalizing analytics for decision-making?

How can organizations drive data usability and accessibility while ensuring privacy?

What is the operational impact as data is the driver for efficiency and effectiveness?

What are the implications for the ‘C’ suite in risk mitigation and inter-agency collaboration?

Moderator: Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer, CDG

Break

Workshop: Navigating Ethical Data Use, Privacy, and Compliance in the AI Era

This interactive session will discuss how participants are tackling the challenges related to data privacy, AI governance, and ethical responsibility.

Workshop Questions:

What emerging risks are CIOs, CDOs, and CPOs facing regarding data ethics?

How can organizations balance innovation with regulatory compliance?

What strategies ensure transparent AI-driven decision-making?

What are the responsibilities of data democratization?

Lunch

Data Architecture 3.0: Modernizing Data Infrastructure for Scalability, Security and AI Readiness

The evolution from data warehouses to lakes to lake houses is reshaping state and local government data and technical architectures. The architectures must support a broad set of priorities – accessibility, compliance, AI-readiness, and security to name a few. This session will focus on strategies for scalable, secure cloud adoption and hybrid infrastructure, managing AI workloads and ensuring compliance with evolving security requirements, and overcoming legacy system challenges while integrating next-generation technologies.

What infrastructure advancements are critical for future-ready data operations?

How can CIOs and CTOs align cybersecurity, AI adoption, and cloud transformation?

What best practices enable seamless data integration across agencies?

Break

The Answer is in the Room: Future-Proofing Data Governance, Culture, and Workforce Readiness

This interactive session will engage everyone in discussions based on the topics that are of most interest. The group will break out into tables to discuss key topics. The topics will include:

How is AI driving your data efforts - Upskilling teams to meet emerging data and AI challenges?

Implementing agile data governance frameworks that balance between governance and democratization

Fostering a cross-functional data culture across CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs

How can leaders promote AI literacy and data-driven mindsets across teams?

Moderators:

Dustin Haisler, President, e.Republic

Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer, CDG

Break

Open Forum: What’s Missing in the Data Conversation?

With the fast pace of change, it is impossible to cover everything in one day. The closing session will provide an opportunity to brainstorm gaps in today’s discussion and explore new emerging priorities. This session will be an open, wide-ranging discussion on what comes next. What didn’t we cover in the summit and what needs to be addressed as your role in governing and providing data becomes more and more essential to how government operates.

Some of the emerging topics include:

Meeting regulatory requirements like FOIA in the world of AI

Data monetization – who controls, who benefits?

AI risks – what is the future of data transparency and open data

Funding and sustainability in digital data infrastructure.

Moderators:

Dustin Haisler, President, e.Republic

Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer, CDG

Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Dustin Haisler, President, e.Republic

Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer, CDG

Summit Adjourns