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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!

Winners of the 2025 New York City IT Leadership Awards will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 17 at the New York City IT Leadership Forum in Brooklyn, NYC. Please submit your nominations here. Nominations close on Friday, May 2, 2025.

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Agenda

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge

333 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 246-7000

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

Varghese Abraham
Chief Information Officer
Department of City Planning
New York City

Pervez Ahmed
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Law Department
New York City

Ajay Bajwa
Chief of IT Strategies & Performance Optimization
Parks & Recreation
New York City

Terence Batycki
Special Investigator
Department of Investigation
New York City

Patti Bayross
Chief Information Officer & Executive Vice President
New York City Housing Authority

Adile Bekbay
Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of IT Strategy
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City

Joel Binn
Senior Director
Department of Sanitation
New York City

Michelle Coke
Deputy Commissioner of Information Technology
Department of Sanitation
New York City

Christine Costopoulos
Program Director
New York State Forum

Matthew Croswell
GIS Specialist & Open Data Coordinator
Department of City Planning
New York City

Ian Espanol
Chief Information Officer
Department of Parks and Recreation
New York City

Calvin Felix
Associate Commissioner
Department of Housing, Preservation & Development
New York City

Matthew Fraser
Chief Technology Officer
Office of the Mayor/Office of Technology and Innovation
New York City

Henry Jackson
Chief Information Officer
Office of Emergency Management
New York City

Arthur Jacobs
Digital Accessibility Coordinator
Mayors Office for People with Disabilities
New York City

Emily Jagroop
Chief Information Officer
Department of Veterans' Services
New York City

Tom Kambouras
Chief Information Officer
Employee's Retirement System
New York City

Calvin Lam
Chief Information Officer
Office of Management and Budget
New York City

Samuel Latortue
Director of Support Operations
Department of Investigation
New York City

Scott Liu
Chief Information Officer
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City

Julane Lowe
Director of Planning, NYC311
Office of Technology and Innovation
New York City

David Lubetkin
Chief Information Officer
Department of Small Business Services
New York City

Razwan Mirza
Chief Information Officer
Probation Department
New York City

Leena Panchwagh
Deputy Commissioner of Information Technology
Department of Buildings
New York City

Jane Pook
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Digital Content & Services
New York City Public Schools

Intekhab Shakil
Chief Information Officer
New York City Public Schools

Rina Sharma
Chief Information Officer
Consumer and Worker Protection Department
New York City

Michael Shum
Deputy Commissioner & Chief Information Officer
Department of Environmental Protection
New York City

Naeem Ullah
Chief Information Officer
Medical Examiner
New York City

Gregory Wilson
Deputy CIO
Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office
New York City

Cherise Windley
Principal Administrative Associate
Department of Finance
New York City

Industry Representatives

Seth Iskovitz
Director, SLED
Equinix LLC

Ross Maughan
Managing Client Partner
IBM

Nam Nguyen
Enterprise Expansion Account Executive
Dynatrace

Registration Information / Contact Us

Event Date: June 17, 2025

This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Lee Vang.

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:

Lee Vang
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1407
E-mail: lvang@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

Venue

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge

333 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 246-7000