Los Angeles IT Leadership Forum 2025
Overview
The IT Leadership Forum is a premier event designed for current and emerging public sector IT leaders to explore technological advancements that drive government innovation. The forum emphasizes leadership development, offering participants valuable opportunities to enhance their professional skills, engage in peer networking, and collaborate on strategies to improve public services through technology. This invitation-only event provides a space for leaders to collaborate while addressing the most important policy, management and leadership issues surrounding the future of digital government. Contact us if you’d like to join the conversation!
In this era of rapid technological transformation, effective technology leadership is more essential than ever. The LA IT Leadership Forum stands out by featuring top-tier speakers, relevant topics, and a gathering of Southern California's finest government IT leaders.
– Ted Ross, Chief Information Officer, City of Los Angeles
The LA IT Leadership Forum is a great opportunity for IT leaders to share their experiences and discuss leadership issues with peers and emerging leaders. The exciting keynotes, targeted sessions, and networking opportunities make the forum an invaluable experience for those who attend.– Peter Loo, Chief Information Officer, Los Angeles County
JW Marriott LIVE
900 West Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-765-8600
JW Marriott LIVE
Advisory Board
Government Representatives
Majida Adnan
Chief Information Officer, Assistant Auditor Controller
Department of Auditor Controller
Los Angeles County
Mohammed Al Rawi
Chief Information Officer
Office of the Public Defender
Los Angeles County
Serjik Arzoumanians
Assistant Chief Information Officer
City of Pasadena
Mirian Avalos
General Manager
Department of Internal Services
Los Angeles County
Jonathan Behnke
Chief Information Officer
Department of Information Technology
City of San Diego
Deepak Budwani
Assistant Department Leader/Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Public Defender
County of Santa Barbara
Gary Carter
Director of IT
Information Technology Division
City of Carson
Tommy Chiu
Chief Information Security Officer
City of Irvine
Terence Davis
Chief Information Officer
Parks & Recreation
Los Angeles County
Charles Eckstrom
Chief Information Officer
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Lea Eriksen
Director of Technology & Innovation/Chief Information Officer
Department of Technology & Innovation
City of Long Beach
Jessica Freeman-Wong
Asst Chief Information Officer
Applications Division
City of Pasadena
Lynn Fyhrlund
Chief Information Officer
Innovation Technology Department
San Bernardino County
Thomas Laguna
Director of Strategy, Innovation & Architecture
Information Technology
Orange County
Phillip Leclair
Chief Information Officer
Dept of Information Technology
City of Pasadena
Timothy Lee
Chief Information Security Officer
Information Technology Agency
City of Los Angeles
Peter Loo
Chief Information Officer
Los Angeles County
Eduardo Magos
Assistant General Manager of the Applications Bureau
Information Technology Agency
City of Los Angeles
Feroz Merchhiya
Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
City of Santa Monica
Leah Oliver
Chief Technology Officer
Ventura County Employee's Retirement Agency
Vijay Panati
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Probation Department
Los Angeles County
Ted Ross
Chief Information Officer & General Manager
Information Technology Agency
City of Los Angeles
Michael Sylvester II
Chief Deputy of Administration
Department of Public Social Services
Los Angeles County
Sheeba Varughese
Chief Information Officer
Port of Los Angeles
Greg Wilcox
Director of Systems
City of Los Angeles
Jonathan Williams-Kinsel
Chief Innovation Officer
Technology & Innovation
City of Long Beach
Alex Yee
Director of IT
Department of Parks & Recreation
City of Los Angeles
Industry Representatives
Rohan Batra
Client Partner, State of California
IBM
Dylan Glicksman
Cloud Data Platform
Oracle
Bryan Pfirrmann
Field Sales Representative
Google Public Sector
Tim Roderigues
Enterprise Advocate - Public Sector, SLED West
Atlassian
Alfonso Salazar
Director
Account Relations
KPMG
Christopher Slocum
Major Account Manager
Fortinet
Registration Information / Contact Us
Event Date: March 6, 2025
This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Jennifer Caldwell.
If you represent a Private Sector organization and are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Heather Earney.
Contact Information
To RSVP and for general assistance contact:
Brittany Roberts
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1388
E-mail: broberts@erepublic.com
For assistance or questions concerning Sponsor Logos or Logistics please contact:
Mireya Gaton
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 296-2617
E-Mail: mgaton@erepublic.com
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:
Heather Earney
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1339
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com