Sol Bermann is the Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Michigan, leading and partnering across the university on strategic and operational IT security, privacy, compliance and IT policy matters. He also has an appointment as a Research Faculty member of the University of Michigan School of Information.
Previously, he was Director of International Privacy at Walmart, and prior to that was Chief Privacy Officer for the State of Ohio. He is former Associate Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Law and Policy Studies at the Ohio State University College of Law, and was adjunct in OSU's International Studies Program, focusing on privacy, law, and civil liberties.
Sol is a frequent presenter on privacy and information security issues, and co-authored “Information Privacy: Official Reference for the Certified Information Privacy Professional.” He actively participates in a number of industry working groups. Sol holds a B.A from Beloit College; M.A. from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

Phil Bertolini is vice president of the Center for Digital Government, 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 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.

Matt Cain has over 30 years of experience designing and supporting IT network environments in state governments, higher education, and financial and health care industries. Currently he serves as a Network Architect with the State of Michigan, recently focusing on planning secure network service infrastructure for distributed offices and remote workers. Matt is privileged to collaborate with an outstanding team working to modernize and automate systems that support the numerous lines of business present in state government.

Lisa Cawley is a Managing Director with Accenture and is the Michigan Public Service Account Lead. Ms. Cawley is the co-chair of the Anti-Racism Task Force for Accenture’s Michigan practice and the board chair for NPOWER Michigan, a technology skilling organization focused on under-resourced communities and veterans.

Alan is Executive Vice President of e.Republic and Publisher of Government Technology magazine and Techwire. In this role, Alan is involved in the annual production of dozens of events as well as the strategic direction for Governing, Government Technology, Emergency Management, the Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education. Alan is also the senior executive that has overall charge of e.Republic’s research organization which includes, custom research, the Digital Government and Digital Education Navigator tool and the Content Studio (webinars and custom content).
Alan has been a guest lecturer at universities and a frequent speaker for key government and industry organizations. For over 35 years, Alan has worked with industry, education and government officials to help them better understand the importance and use of information technology. Alan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento.

Joe Daw has been a Cyber Security Architect for IBM North America in the Communications and Public and Federal industries for 6 years. Joe came to IBM with 15+ years of experience in Firm Information Security leadership, which included Jones Day, a top global law firm, and Bristol West/Farmers Insurance.
Joe's key strengths are in assessing, implementing, and building information security programs within multiple industries, many of which required and maintained Sarbanes-Oxley and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Akron and maintains numerous certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), as well as being a founder and active board member for the local Cleveland, OH International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) chapter program.
Joe and his wife Maria are empty nesters, as their two sons are out of the house and embarking on their own careers. Joe likes to read biographies of prominent historic figures, enjoys Thai food, and uses every opportunity to go on hiking trails in the many metro-parks in the Cleveland, OH area. He and his wife also enjoy seeing concerts of old and new artists at a local outdoor amphitheater.

As the Minneapolis CIO for seven-plus years, Otto Doll was responsible for all city IT services. He also served as South Dakota’s CIO for 15 years with responsibility for all state government computing, telecommunications, radio and public broadcasting. While with IT research firms, Otto has advised Fortune 1000, federal, state and local government CIOs on information technology assessment and alignment to business needs. He has served as a director with the United States General Services Administration, developing information technology strategic plans and oversight policy.
Otto received his computer science degree from Virginia Tech and is a senior executive fellow of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is a past president of NASCIO – a national organization of state CIOs. He also is a past president of the Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX) – a national organization of city and county CIOs. Otto was named to Government Technology's 2004 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.

As General Manager for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), Ms. Galeazzi is accountable for all Information Technology services provided to the Attorney General, the Executive Office of the Governor, the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Transportation. She oversees IT strategic planning and governance of IT investments, with a focus on innovation and customer service to achieve strategic business objectives.
She previously served as the chief of staff in DTMB, working as liaison between the state Chief Information Officer/DTMB Director and the senior executive team, leading efforts to manage consolidated IT services for all state agencies. She led the planning and implementation of various strategic initiatives; significant accomplishments include the implementation of the first State of Michigan Digital Strategy, the Mobile-First Strategy, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program, the Michigan Cyber Range, and Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps. With more than 23 years’ experience in IT, Ms. Galeazzi has held several IT management and IT program management positions, including president of a start-up web design company.
Under her leadership, Michigan received two national IT Recognition Awards from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) in 2018 and 2019. She is the recipient of the Governor’s Coins for Excellence and Leadership, and State Leadership of the Year award (2018).
Ms. Galeazzi holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management of Information Systems.

Jason is an accomplished technology executive with 25 years of experience. He is building C-level relationships around the alignment of SASE architecture and cloud-delivered security solutions as enablers of customers’ cloud transformation journey. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, Jason spent 4 years as a Global Head of Business Value Consulting at Zscaler, 6 years as a Senior IT Leader, Global Network Shared Services and a Business Relationship Manager/Delivery Leader at GE, and 3 years as a Senior Technical Consultant at Transamerica.

Kenny Holmes became the leader of go-to-market strategy for Public Sector at Fortinet in March 2019. He was selected due to extensive industry experience, expertise in a wide range of technologies, and his proven sales execution and analytics background. An advocate and speaker for the Public Sector, he has been in Information Technology for more than twenty years and held more than ten technology certifications and positions spanning from Engineering to Sales Executive. He is an expert in cybersecurity with a background in cryptography. He has worked in the Federal Government, State Governments, Research Institutions, and Universities on some of the largest security projects in the world. Kenny currently resides in the Chicagoland area with his amazing wife and ten-year old daughter. He spends as much time as possible with them including taking them along whenever possible on his business travels.

Michelle Lange was named acting director of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in October 2021. In this role, Lange sets the strategic direction for the agency and ensures the timely delivery of services and IT support to nearly 50,000 state employees and 10 million Michigan residents. With an annual budget of $1.6 billion, DTMB employs 3,000 staff in IT, procurement, cybersecurity, facilities administration, and other business services.
Lange has extensive experience in government operations and a passion for creating opportunities for all employees to thrive. Prior to the appointment of acting director, she held the role of DTMB chief deputy director. Additionally, she served as the chief of staff to the DTMB director and as the department legislative liaison. Lange also worked for Gov. Whitmer under the chief operating officer, was deputy director of legislative affairs for Gov. Rick Snyder, and served as a judge on the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Outside of her work in the executive branch, she spent 12 years as a staff member in the Michigan Senate.
Lange has both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Juris Doctor from Michigan State University.

Daniele Loffreda is marketing lead for Ciena’s Virtualized Edge Solution State/Local Government and Education (SLED) and Healthcare in Ciena’s Solutions Development organization. In this role, he leads Ciena’s initiatives applying next-generation networking technologies to help these sectors deliver higher quality experiences to their constituents through disruptive technologies, optimized cloud strategies, virtualized infrastructure and improved data security.
Daniele has more than 25 years of experience helping customers leverage information, communications and technology solutions to provide greater value, streamline their operations and generate higher returns on network investments. In addition to his role at Ciena, Daniele has worked in pioneering roles at AT&T, Sprint and Fujitsu. He has presented at numerous industry conferences and published articles and posts on next-generation network connectivity as a critical foundation of enterprise transformation.

Director of Technology Transformation Services, Office of the CTO, Department of Technology, Management & Budget, State of Michigan

Anthony Rodgers is a self-proclaimed bureaucracy hacker, and vocal proponent of digital services, technology transformation, and Agile practices in government IT.
With over 25 years in enterprise information technology, 20 of them in public service, Mr. Rodgers continues to provide strategic leadership in all areas of information technology to peers and executives alike.
Anthony is a strong advocate for human-centered design, cross-functional agility, and a product mindset in enterprise IT service delivery, integrating IT industry best practices into government program delivery, to provide human-centered services to residents in a secure and cost-effective way.
After working for Dell and Microsoft in Europe, and a Cisco VAR, Microsoft Solution Partner, and a municipal government in Canada, Anthony has been with the State of Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget for 6 years, where he am currently the Director of Technology Transformation Services in the Office of the CTO.

Dominic is an AT&T Sales Leader with over 24 years of experience in IT/Telecom, serving State, Local & Education customers for the past 14 years. He lead a team that supports SLED customers in Metro Chicago and Detroit Markets.

Deborah is an accomplished C-level influencer, with a broad range of experience in government, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She is an experienced and highly respected thought leader who has held executive roles for over two decades. She recently retired from her position as New York state’s chief information security officer (CISO) after over 35 years of public service.
In that role, as part of New York state’s information technology transformation and consolidation initiative, she helped redesign how the state protects its data. As state CISO, she directed the state’s comprehensive cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance program, providing strategic leadership and vision and assuring business-aligned, risk-based investments that maximized business opportunity and minimized cybersecurity risk. She also directed the NYS Cyber Command Center, hotline, procedures for reporting and response to cyberthreats and digital forensics.
She holds multiple industry certifications, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC); SANS Strategic Planning, Policy and Leadership (GSTRT) Global Information Assurance Certification; and Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Doug Start is an experienced IT leader with a passion for technology and empowering people to reach their full potential. Beginning his career as an educator teaching technology topics like hardware repair, computer programming and web design, Doug has sought opportunities to increase his exposure to all facets of the IT landscape and eventually moving into the role as the Director of Instructional Technology for Grand Haven Area Public Schools. There he spearheaded a sustainable 1:1 initiative that sought to increase student and teacher engagement and level the playing field for all learners.
Now as the Director of Technology for the City of Grand Rapids, Doug has turned this user driven focus to driving a sustainable, reliable and best practice aligned IT program to support and empower 30 diverse lines of business. Over the past two years Doug has spent time modernizing the City’s IT security infrastructure, expanding frameworks to support resiliency, and positioning the IT department as an organizational strategic partner by rebranding the department as the department of “Yes If...”.

Justin Stojsih is DocuSign’s Public Sector Account Executive for the state of Michigan. Located in the Lansing region, Justin is excited to talk with you about how DocuSign can help your agency make its contract and agreement processes more efficient.

Teri Takai is vice president of the Center for Digital Government, 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.
Teri is a member of several industry advisory boards. She 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.

EJ joined Oakland County 2015 to launch their Enterprise Architecture practice. He brings over twenty-five years of experience to his endeavors that spans several industries including government, financial services, car rental, technology and automotive. During his career, EJ’s responsibilities have included: Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Information Security, Data Management, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, Process Transformation, Application Development, Identity Management, Cloud, Technology Operations and Project Management. EJ is also an active member on the Board of Directors for Michigan Government Management Information Sciences (MiGMIS) and Oakland Schools Cyber Security Advisory Committee.

As Global Head of State, Local, & Regional Government Solutions for ServiceNow, Tom's mission is to connect ServiceNow's rich portfolio of solutions to the most pressing needs of State, Local, & Regional governments around the globe. Relying on his experience as a government CIO and his interactions with hundreds of government customers of ServiceNow, he provides strategies and insights to help solve the challenges government agencies face today.