Name: Large City/County CIO Summit 2021
Start: 2021-04-29T08:00

Overview

The Digital Communities Large City/County CIO Summit is an inspirational, content-packed 2-day virtual event! The 2021 summit featured top notch keynotes and meaningful opportunities for attendees to connect and learn from your CIO peers across the country. With 2020 behind us and our sights set for the future, the conversations and stories of how local government technology leaders are maintaining, enabling and pushing forward, will be incredibly beneficial as you plan your technology future.

Phil Bertolini
Co-Director, Center for Digital Government

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Renee Wynn

former CIO, NASA

Renee Wynn is an accomplished leader in information technology and cybersecurity with extensive experience guiding government agencies through complex transformations. Organizations are reaching out to Wynn to share her expertise in space and cybersecurity, leadership, women in STEM A+D, global IT management, and supply chain risk. She has presented to audiences at CyberSat, BoxWorks, NASA Space Apps Challenge, Microsoft Meetup for Government, and SolarStorm.
With 30 years of Federal service, Wynn was one of the longest-serving CIOs at NASA. She joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in July 2015 as Deputy CIO and was promoted to CIO two months later. Wynn managed a $2 billion Information Technology portfolio serving 65,000 employees and contractors and established NASA’s first-ever IT strategic plan that aligned its space and aeronautic program goals. She co-led NASA’s first transformation to a more centralized services model that improved overall quality, saved $50 million per year in software costs, and established a cybersecurity program that reduced risks across 150 metrics.
As CIO, Wynn served on NASA-level governing boards that provided oversight in planning and evaluating missions, including satellite launches, Mars 2020, James Webb Space Telescope, and Moon-to-Mars exploration programs. She testified before Congress on IT matters and supply risk-chain management and was praised for taking the right course of action to improve NASA’s cybersecurity posture and IT management.
Wynn was recognized by Federal Computer Week (FCW) with their President’s Award in 2020 and their Fed 100 Award in 2019. She was named to WashingtonExec’s “2019 Top 25 Execs to Watch” list. FedScoop lauded her leadership in 2018 for implementing new technologies, strategies, and IT programs to lower the cost of government while making it more innovative, agile, and effective.
Before joining NASA, she spent 25 years with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in several roles, including CIO, Deputy CIO, the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, and the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Wynn wrote environmental cleanup and land reuse policies, plus she worked on all five Base Closure and Realignment Act efforts. She also led the EPA in negotiating the cleanup principles associated with unexploded ordinances.
Wynn currently serves on corporate advisory boards for Interos Solutions, Inc. and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. She is a past board president for the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), a non-profit public-private partnership dedicated to improving government.
A strong advocate for social responsibility, Wynn serves on the Board of The Women’s Center, a Virginia and Washington, DC-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the community’s mental health and well-being through counseling, education, support, and advocacy.
Wynn earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from DePauw University.

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Phil Bertolini

Co-Director, Center for Digital Government

Phil Bertolini is the Co-Director of the Center for Digital Government (CDG), a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. Previously, he served as deputy county executive and CIO for Oakland County, Michigan.
During his 31-year tenure, Phil built a world-class IT organization in the second-largest county in Michigan, just north of Detroit. As Oakland County CIO, he oversaw more than 150 employees serving over 1.2 million residents. In 2005, he was also promoted to deputy county executive, holding dual positions until his retirement.
Phil’s efforts earned the county national attention, winning numerous awards for technology innovation and excellence. He was named one of Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year and Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. He was also honored by the President Obama White House as a Champion of Change for 2012.

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Dustin Haisler

Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic

Dustin Haisler is the Chief Innovation Officer for e.Republic. As the finance director and later CIO for Manor, TX, a small city outside Austin, Haisler quickly built a track record and reputation as an early innovator in civic tech. A member of Code for America’s original steering committee, Haisler pioneered government use of commercial technologies not before used in the public sector – including Quick-Response (QR) barcodes, crowdsourcing and gamification. In 2010 Haisler launched Manor Labs, a website that let residents submit their own ideas and vote other peoples’ ideas up or down. The most popular suggestions went to city officials for review and possible implementation. Haisler looked to the private sector to help broaden the adoption of these and other civic innovations, joining California-based Spigit as director of government innovation. While at Spigit, a company that makes crowd-sourcing and innovation management software, Haisler helped design and deploy innovation programs for New York City; Bogota, Columbia; and even part of the space program (through NASA’s Langley Research Center).
Notably, Haisler helped design and launch one of the first government open innovation programs in the United States in 2010, which received global recognition as a new model of citizen engagement and innovation. Among other first-in-nation innovations, Haisler architected a Crowdsourcing Master Land Use Plan (Harford County, MD) and patented a crowd-based business process (Crowd-as-a-Service). Named a Government Technology Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver in 2009, his work has been featured in Wired, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, Inc. and the Today Show on NBC. An in-demand speaker, he has given two TEDx speeches – one on Disrupting Government (TEDxAustin) and the other on Disrupting Education (TEDxLivermore).
As Chief Innovation Officer, Haisler has a strategic role to help shape the company’s products, services, and future direction. Primarily, he leads e.Republic Labs, a market connector created as an ecosystem to educate, accelerate and ultimately scale technology innovation within the public sector.

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Joe Morris

Vice President of Research, e.Republic

Joseph Morris is Vice President of Research and a national keynote speaker on issues, trends and drivers impacting state and local government and education. He has authored publications and reports on funding streams, technology investment areas and public-sector priorities, and has led roundtables, projects and initiatives focused on issues within the public sector. Joe has conducted state and local government research with e.Republic since 2007 and knows the ins and outs of government on all levels. He received his Bachelor of Arts in government and international relations from the California State University, Sacramento.

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Teri Takai

Co-Director, Center for Digital Government

Teri Takai is the is the Co-Director of the Center for Digital Government (CDG), a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. She worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in global application development and information technology strategic planning. From Ford, she moved to EDS in support of General Motors.
A long-time interest in public service led her to the government sector, first as CIO of the State of Michigan, then as CIO of the State of California, and subsequently the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, the first woman appointed to this role. She then served as the CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is a member of several industry advisory boards.
Teri has won numerous awards including Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year, CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, the Women in Defense Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

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Agenda

Thursday, April 29
1:00 pm Eastern	Welcome and Opening Remarks Phil Bertolini, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Teri Takai, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government
1:10 pm Eastern	Keynote Session Lessons in Leadership from Out of This World! The NASA Space Program has and continues to be what people of all ages can dream about while imagining themselves floating in space as an astronaut. What began in the 50s as a dream has become reality over and over again. Strong leadership is necessary to make big dreams become a reality. This session will focus on what it takes to be a leader in NASA. Renee Wynn, the former CIO of NASA will share her experiences in getting things done in a very large federal entity. She will share stories and sage advice on what it takes to get it done. The second half of the session will be a moderated Q&A effort that will dive deeper into her main messages. Renee Wynn, former CIO, NASA
2:10 pm Eastern	Break
2:15 pm Eastern	Breakout Sessions Modernization of Infrastructure and Applications Technologies age over time and technical debt rises for governments of all sizes. How will you move forward to modernize your technology portfolio? Have leadership priorities forced modernization of key technologies? Moderator Session 1: Phil Bertolini, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Moderator Session 2: Joe Morris, Vice President of Research, e.Republic The New Digital Government Experience and the Team Times are changing fast and citizens are demanding more from their governments via digital services. What impact will this rapid change have on your team? Do you have the right skillsets for the future? Moderator Session 1: Alan Cox, Executive Vice President, e.Republic / Publisher, Government Technology Magazine Moderator Session 2: Steve Towns, Deputy Chief Content Officer, e.Republic Budgeting for Technology as Priorities Change Government technology budgets continue to be severely impacted by the pandemic response and competing for scarce resources. How can the CIO ensure that technology spending is a priority to gain funding? Are your leaders ready to invest? Moderator: Teri Takai, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government
3:00 pm Eastern	CIO Roundtable The morning keynote session focused on leadership in a large federal agency, NASA. This roundtable will provide government technology leaders with a forum to discuss their views on how leadership has changed and what they should focus on for the future. This discussion will also be an opportunity for public and private sector attendees to help understand leadership and its effect on future technology initiatives.
3:20 pm Eastern	Day 1 Wrap-Up and Closing Comments Phil Bertolini, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Teri Takai, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government
3:30 pm Eastern	Adjourn

Friday, April 30
1:00 pm Eastern	Welcome and Opening Remarks Phil Bertolini, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Teri Takai, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government
1:10 pm Eastern	Keynote Session Laying a Foundation for the Future of GovTech It is never easy to look into the future and plan your technology efforts accordingly. Compounding this, the events of 2020 drastically shifted your existing IT priorities and created an environment of greater expectations and less resources to deliver. What will you do? Do you have the right foundation to move forward? This session will provide a look around the corner at the major technology macrotrends you need to know about and explore how you should be preparing your workforce and workplace for the future – starting right now. Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic Joe Morris, Vice President of Research, e.Republic
2:10 pm Eastern	Break
2:15 pm Eastern	Breakout Sessions Cybersecurity Challenges in the Next Normal Cybersecurity threats are increasing, and governments of all sizes are struggling to keep up. What do CIOs need to plan for in the next normal? How will budget challenges impact their ongoing efforts? Moderator: Joe Morris, Vice President of Research, e.Republic Collaboration in the Future Remote Workplace The ability to collaborate amongst internal and external will be more important than ever. How will CIOs manage collaboration in the new hybrid remote workplace? Will your leadership and team be ready? Moderator Session 1: Phil Bertolini, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Moderator Session 2: Steve Towns, Deputy Chief Content Officer, e.Republic The Resurgence of Shared Services in Government IT Governments understand that going it alone is not the right path forward. Sharing technologies will enable mid-size and small government to use big technologies. How will you share technologies going forward? Are you built for sharing? Moderator Session 1: Teri Takai, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Moderator Session 2: Alan Cox, Executive Vice President, e.Republic / Publisher, Government Technology Magazine
3:00 pm Eastern	CIO Roundtable The morning keynote session focused on how governments will use technology to move their new leadership priorities forward. This roundtable will focus on what government technology leaders need in order to be successful implementing their new priorities. What are your main priorities and how can you plan to get them done? This discussion will also be an opportunity for public and private sector attendees to help understand leadership and its effect on future technology initiatives.
3:20 pm Eastern	Day 2 Wrap-Up and Closing Comments Phil Bertolini, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government Teri Takai, Co-Director, Center for Digital Government
3:30 pm Eastern	Adjourn