Registration and Morning Refreshments

Ballroom Level Concourse

Opening Remarks

Grand Ballroom A/B/C

Tarek Tomes, Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, State of Minnesota

Keynote – What’s Your Story?

Grand Ballroom A/B/C

Kelly Swanson, Strategic Narrative Specialist

IT is an adventure. Or should be! Every project is a journey, and we need to be better at promoting what we’re doing and accomplishing by painting pictures that resonate. Data alone is not enough anymore. It’s already over-used, mis-used, abused and fake-newsed. The key is wrapping your data in a way that makes people care. You need the secret ingredient that is probably missing from presentations, pitches, speeches and any situation where you are trying to move the needle. In this mind-expanding session, you will find out how to go from manipulating to motivating, from communicating to connecting, from telling people what to do to making them want ton from the master!

Networking Break

Ballroom Level Concourse

Concurrent Sessions

Cloud Strategies

Meeting Room 2/3

A successful cloud journey requires well-thought-out infrastructure and smart governance every step of the way. Decisions include dealing with processes, monitoring, security, data management, contracting, scalability, service levels and more. This session outlines the most critical factors to consider when operating in the cloud.

Tim Sandage, Sr. Security Strategist, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

Curtis Wray, Senior Manager Security Architectures, Proofpoint

Reinventing the Government Experience

Meeting Room 5/6

We don’t expect the public sector to be just like Uber or Lyft, but they are accustomed to a certain level of ease when it comes to buying and receiving goods and services - typically through a click of a button on their smartphone. In this fast-paced world and a soaring demand to be customer-centric, how does government keep up? This session dives into why standing still isn’t an option and why it’s critical to drive forward with innovative citizen experience strategies in mind.

Chris Dilley, Chief Technical Officer, ServiceNow

Ryan Mulhall, Network Services Bureau Chief, Iowa Communications Network

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Data Sharing Revolution

Meeting Room 4

It’s a common refrain that government should operate more like an enterprise. This approach holds true in some ways more than others, but it particularly applies to data and how it’s used – or not used – in meaningful ways. It all starts with data sharing. But why isn’t it done enough? Are the barriers cultural, legal or technical? This session explores the obstacles to data sharing and the tools and strategies that will take us from siloed data to actionable information.

Daniele Loffreda, Senior Advisor, Portfolio Solutions, Ciena

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Ellena Schoop, CDMP, Enterprise Data Architect – Senior Data Governance, Enterprise Services, Minnesota IT Services, State of Minnesota

Lunch

Grand Ballroom A/B/C

Featured Speaker – Getting into the Mind of a Cybercriminal

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Hayley Cohen, X-Force Command, Executive Advisory, IBM Security

We read about hacks and breaches on a daily basis – attacks conducted by cybercriminals that result in millions of compromised credentials, loss of millions of dollars or denial of service attacks that can almost bring the internet to a halt. But how do these underground groups conduct these attacks, where do they communicate and coordinate and what products and services do they buy and sell? In this session, we will dive into the world of organized cybercrime and get into the mind of a cybercriminal. We will learn basic hacking techniques, see how easy it is to gain information on a target, and visit underground and dark web websites. This discussion will include the importance of "cyber drills" and how to train teams across the enterprise to identify and respond to the bad guys.

FirstNet Fireside Chat

Grand Ballroom A/B/C

Dr. Cedric Alexander, Author, CNN Contributor on Public Safety, Former Chief of Police

Public safety is undergoing a significant transformation and technology is at the heart of it. The transformation affects all areas of government, from education to transportation to frontline public safety. This session explores the intersection between public safety ecosystems and the technology revolution that is here – today.

Networking Break

Ballroom Level Concourse

Concurrent Sessions

Who is Securing Minnesota?

Meeting Room 2/3

Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind for all levels of government, but should the responsibility sit on your CISO’s shoulders? What about agencies that don’t have the luxury of dedicated security staff? Either way, employees have the power to harm or to help, and it’s important that standards are in place so everyone knows what’s expected of them. This session covers current trends in cybersecurity training, awareness, and how to communicate risk so everyone listens.

Aaron Call, Chief Information Security Officer, State of Minnesota

Joan Ross, Field CISO, Fortinet, Inc.

A Workplace Culture for 2020 and Beyond

Meeting Room 5/6

Does your team have all the personnel and skills you could ever desire? Do you feel unequivocally sure that you can attract and retain the talent you need going forward? If you answered yes to both questions… well… no one will believe you. In the years ahead, workforce issues will rival cybersecurity as the #1 source of anxiety and lost sleep. But there’s hope! This session provokes thoughts and builds confidence as it covers creative approaches for the 2020’s.

Moderator: Emma Corrie, Director of Strategic Workforce Initiatives, Department of Transportation, State of Minnesota

Mark Hurlburt, President, Prime Digital Academy

Lina Jamoul, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

Tom Kine, Director of Applications and Product Support, Normadale Community College

Annie Porbeni, Ph.D., Assistant Human Resources Director, Human Resources Division, Minnesota IT Services, State of Minnesota

The Evolving XaaS Landscape

Meeting Room 4

Today, almost anything can be delivered “as a service”: software, mobile apps, infrastructure, storage, platforms, data, you name it. The possibilities and configurations are endless, and they introduce a variety of risks and challenges. This session examines the options and factors to consider including contracting, implementing, operating and securing a XaaS environment.

Kelly Braunig, Statewide Traveler Information Supervisor, Department of Transportation, Regional Transportation Management Center, State of Minnesota

William Sanders, Director, US & Canada Technology Strategy, Oracle Public Sector

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Garrett Schreiner, Freeway Operations Engineer, Department of Transportation, Regional Transportation Management Center, State of Minnesota

Sponsor Briefing

Meeting Room 1

(Industry sponsors only) Hosted by Commissioner Tarek Tomes and other MNIT Services.

Fast Track Sessions

Grand Ballroom A/B/C

Enhancing Government with Drones

Once a bulky, powerful tool mostly used in the armed forces, drones are now in the hands of average people and the governments that serve them. We are on a continuous journey to improve the use of this technology by finding best practices and exploring which IT solutions and resources are needed today and into the future to support them. This session shares the story of the work and progress being made right here in Minnesota.

Jennifer Wells, Bridge Inspection Engineer, Department of Transportation, State of Minnesota

Adopting the Right Technology

Hard work pays off and it is possible to accomplish great things through healthy doses of optimism, persistence, inspiration and energy. This session highlights a department’s work to migrate 91% of their production applications to the cloud. We will hear about their journey through this project including best practices, lessons learned and the shift that happens when we adopt and implement technology that makes government services more efficient.

Andrew Will-Holmberg, IT Cloud Operations Supervisor, Department of Health, State of Minnesota

Networking Reception

Ballroom Level Concourse

Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors.

Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.