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.

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.

Chris Craig is a fiscally responsible visionary leader with over 21 years of experience working in the government Information Technology environment.
Chris currently serves as the Deputy Information Technologies Director for the City of Las Vegas.
He is a highly motivated self-starter who continuously thinks outside the box to solve complex problems in tight periods.
Chris is extremely passionate about technology and many ways technology can be used to improve life for all.

Alan Cunningham was appointed Chief Information Officer for the State of Nevada in August 2020. As CIO, Cunningham establishes the strategic direction of state information technology. He served as the Washoe County School District’s Information Security Officer since 2016, following a 14-year IT career in the private sector. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with extensive experience in cyber security operations, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and policy and strategic planning.

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.

Jason Frame oversees and directs all aspects of the Information Technology program at the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD). Jason has more than 14 years of management experience in the fields of information technology, process improvement and innovation. He has been with SNHD for over 12 years, with the last 7+ serving in this current role. Jason is passionate about innovation, automation and disruptive technologies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the SNHD team developed and released applications to automate and improve contact tracing efforts, Covid testing registration and lab accessioning, and finally Covid vaccination registration and management systems. These processes collectively saved over 200,000 man-hours of data entry through intelligent automation. Under Jason’s guidance, the team was awarded a Government Technology Innovation Award in the Citizen’s category. He was recognized as the Top Tech Exec for Government by Vegas Inc. Magazine in 2020 and 2016 and the 2020 Government Technology Innovation Award for Leadership.
Jason received his B.S. in Computer Science followed by a M.B.A. with an emphasis on Information Technology and Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Nadia Hansen is an experienced CIO, board member, and recognized government leader who brings two decades of enterprise technology experience building a wide range of products, teams, and operations around the world across both public and private entities. As a board member, she helps social impact organizations and highly regulated companies modernize digital initiatives to meet the needs of stakeholders. Nadia’s expertise enables her to effectively serve on risk, audit, digital transformation, cybersecurity and DEI committees.
Nadia’s success stems from her ability to identify stakeholder expectations and transform product and service levers to optimize outcomes that increase loyalty and revenue for organizations. This includes modernizing product and service experiences through digitization, sustainability, privacy and security, frictionless access and brand recognition initiatives. She is known as a mentor and motivator, leading large, cross-functional teams and influencing board and senior-level management effectively across the organization.
As Chief Information Officer for Clark County, the largest county in the State of Nevada with more than over 2.4 million residents, 45 million annual visitors and an $8 billion budget, Nadia spearheads the technology innovation, strategy and delivers mission-critical services for the organization. She has established Clark County as an innovation and technology hub for startups and budding businesses, and is a key driver in engaging regional technology partners.
Nadia created a first-ever technology strategic plan for the county with public-facing commitments, including the vision and mission for a unified customer experience 5 years out. She outlined strategy and created a roadmap for improving public accessibility through omni-channels – website, email, phone and mobile – as well as to bridge the digital divide.
Previously, as President & Founder of an IT consulting company Result Logix, Nadia drove large, complex initiatives from end-to-end for leading private businesses, governments and non-profit organizations. She was engaged as a subject matter expert for the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Department, providing ongoing monthly risk and quality management audits as part of a major Records Management System technology replacement project.
Nadia also served as Director of Business Intelligence Services for VizExplorer, a provider of analytics, data and operational intelligence solutions to casino gaming, health care and sports entertainment industries. She established a global product and service delivery organization, developing an IT strategic plan and multi-year roadmap that translated strategic vision into actionable goals and established a customer success program that increased ROI by 20%.
Nadia was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak to the State of Nevada Technology Board to advise on strategic planning, budget appropriation and cybersecurity for the state. She serves as Advisory Board Member for multiple non-profits, including Nevada Technology Association, Nevada Digital Government Summit and Nevada IT Symposium. In addition, she is a member of and presents to the Clark County Audit and HIPAA Committees. Nadia was recognized among a select group of “Women of Distinction” in technology in 2019, selected among hundreds of candidates for leading successful cloud transformations.
Nadia holds an Executive MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Nadia and her husband, Kevin Hansen, have two children, a golden doodle and live in Las Vegas, NV.

Mr. Labbe has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors in former roles as state CIO (VT) and a senior executive in a public-private-partnership with the USPS. In his current position, Ryan brings both his and NIC’s expertise to the table by assisting government officials in improving their digital government portfolios to better serve citizens.

Bob Leek is Deputy Chief Information Officer for Clark County, Nevada. He has over twenty-five years of leadership experience, including almost twenty years in information technology disciplines.
His servant leadership at Clark County supports public services including health, human services, justice systems, administrative, and public safety programs achieving positive outcomes in diverse communities. He is accountable for internal service teams providing application technology solutions at the County.
Before joining Clark County, Bob worked in county government for seven years and human and pet health care for the previous thirteen years. His experience includes leadership roles in retail operations, corporate financial reporting and decision support system development, sales, international operations, logistics management, and bringing inclusion and equity to nurture the individual growth of his diverse staff in recruiting, supervision, and retention activities. His previous teams include Multnomah County (Oregon), Kaiser Permanente, Banfield Pet Hospital, and Egghead.com.
Bob is proudest of his work planning and executing large-scale, transformational change in complex organizations. His personal tag line is: Leveraging technology and change management to improve outcomes in the communities we serve.
Bob is a native of the Netherlands and received his BA degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Berry College in Rome, Georgia.

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.

Aaron is a Systems Engineering Manager (SEM) at Palo Alto Networks. Prior to his SEM role Aaron was a security focused Systems Engineer for 12 years, helping customers with their journey toward a zero-trust environment. Before becoming a Systems Engineer, Aaron spent 15 years implementing and maintaining cyber security solutions for multiple organizations, to include Higher Education, Service Provider, and Department of Defense.

Kelly graduated from University of North Texas with a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS). Worked at UNLV as a cataloger for 13 years before coming to the State Library. One of the first to catalog virtual reality resources into OCLC, the largest library consortia. As State Cataloger, the primary goal is to make government publications of all levels available to the public and ensure they stay available.

Michael Sherwood is the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for the City of Las Vegas. Michael has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of process improvement, technology and innovation. Most recently, he served as the Deputy Director of Public Safety, Business Services & City Technology for the City of Irvine, CA. Michael is extremely passionate about technology, and believes through innovation, workforce development and collaboration, we can create brighter and sustainable communities.
 Michael received his B.S. in Management from Pepperdine University followed by a M.S. in Executive Management from the University of Southern California.

Rob Silverberg is the chief strategy and innovation officer for Dell Technologies and leads the Smart Cities focus for Dell Technologies’ state and local government team. In his role, Rob works with state and local government customers across the nation to help these agencies understand how Dell’s broad portfolio of technologies and solutions can help them achieve their goals.

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.

Lori Temple serves as the Vice Provost for the Office of Information Technology, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Temple oversees the university’s centralized information technology organization and is responsible for the institution's help desks, network, computer facilities, data center operations, enterprise applications, information security, and learning management systems. As UNLV’s senior technology advisor, she is committed to providing high-quality services to the campus community - collaborating with central and distributed IT personnel, leading IT governance groups, and facilitating planning efforts with all campus IT units on technology initiatives in support of UNLV’s strategic goals and long-term aspirations.

As Executive Editor at e.Republic, Steve is responsible for the coordination of editorial strategies and standards across all the firm’s media platforms. He directs the editorial teams that produce Government Technology, Emergency Management and Digital Communities and their respective Websites, in addition to developing and maintaining corporate policies and standards for editorial. Steve has over 20 years of writing and editing experience including more than 17 years covering technology in the state and local government market.
Steve joined e.Republic in 1996. During his tenure, e.Republic’s print and electronic media have received many awards for editorial excellence, including “Magazine of the Year” from ASBPE for Emergency Management in 2013, “Best New Web Site” from ASBPE for emergencymgmt.com in 2009, ”Best Overall Publication” at the Maggie awards for Government Technology in 2008 and “Magazine of the Year” from ASBPE for Public CIO in 2007.