Name: New York IT Leadership Academy 2016
Start: 2016-04-20T08:00
Location: The Desmond Albany Hotel

Overview

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The New York IT Leadership Academy is the premier leadership event for New York’s senior level technology executives with the intent to improve their management and business skills and to develop the IT leaders of the future. The purpose of this invitation-only event is to foster discussion and dialogue on what it means to be a successful CIO in the public sector and how to use Information Technology as a strategic tool. This event is a one-of-a-kind networking opportunity for government and industry executives to brainstorm how the latest technology trends can help transform government.

This Year's Topics Include:

Creating a Cyber-Aware Organization
Disruptive Innovation – A Positive Impact on People, Processes and Technology
Engaged Employees Create Satisfied Customers
Managing the 4 Gen Workforce
Are You a Champion of Change?
Sailing the Perfect Storm of Data Trends
Leadership Lessons: 5 Keys to Build Successful Stakeholder Relationships
Strategic Planning in the Public Sector – ‘A goal without a plan is just a wish’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Managing the 4 Gen Workforce
Securing the Citizen Experience

A message from our Keynote Speaker

It’s a pleasure to be part of the 10th Annual New York State IT Leadership Academy, which focuses on the most important policy, management, and leadership challenges of digital government in New York State. As IT leaders, we are charged with encouraging our teams to be creative and passionate in delivering innovative technology solutions that best serve New Yorkers. I encourage all to attend this year’s Academy and take advantage of this great opportunity to hone your leadership skills, collaborate with peers, and network with subject matter experts.

- Margaret Miller, NYS Chief Information Officer and Director of the NYS Office of Information Technology Services

Speakers

Robert Katz - Opening Keynote, Day One

Executive Director, Innovation Intelligence Institute

As a young scientific and engineering pioneer, Robert conceived and deployed the world’s first-ever global email service, the first worldwide GPS tracking system, and the first machine-to-machine IoT application. He was further pivotal in systems development for OnStar vehicle navigation, Mars rovers, geo-spatial search-and-rescue, climate change mapping, Hubble Space Telescope payloads, the Star Wars Missile Defense system, and Iron Dome.
Wearing his jumpsuit, Robert proudly volunteers in his community first-hand by serving on, instructing, and leading teams of firefighters and paramedics, as well as technical rescue specialists in underwater dive, swift water, high angle rope, confined space, and hazardous materials. Meanwhile, in his business suit, he diligently creates, architects, and leads technology teams for complex commercial, intelligence, and military cyber programs. These included the Pentagon half-billion-dollar US Cyber Command support contract and the DHS $6 billion continuous data monitoring (CDM) deployment.
Robert enjoys delivering win-win, public-private-PEOPLE-partnerships for collaboration among governments, corporations, laboratories, investors, and developers. As a homeland, national, and cyber security matchmaker and strategist, he has been honored to count NASA, CIA, NGA, FBI, DHS, NIST, NOAA, DoD, DoJ, and Johns Hopkins among his clients. For each, his trademark SOLUTIONeering™ approach quelled complexity and conquered chaos, providing a detailed roadmap to navigating their most pressing challenges.
His forthcoming Innovation Intelligence™ book series reveals neuro-science principles for propelling both seasoned and emerging leaders. Robert focuses on crafting creative solutions through systematic problem solving and, above all, valuing the true sparks of innovation: PEOPLE.

Teri Takai, Second Keynote, Day One

Former CIO of U.S Department of Defense, State of California and State of Michigan

Teri Takai worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in strategic planning and global application development before moving to the auto supply side for a few years. 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. She next served as CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is currently Senior Advisor to the Center of Digital Government, on the board of FirstNet, and a member of several industry advisory boards. Teri 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.

Jacklyn Mitchell Wynn - Day One Lunch Keynote

Vice President, Strategy and Market Development, Global Public Sector, RSA, the Security Division of EMC

Jackie Wynn is responsible for leading the strategy and market development for the RSA Global Public Sector Team, which serves federal, state and local government customers as well as national governments across the globe. She is responsible for developing and executing high-impact integrated strategies through targeted alliances, major acquisition contracts, channel development programs and global complex programs.

Jackie is a recognized industry expert and advocate for risk-based approaches to strengthen critical infrastructure cybersecurity. She has addressed numerous forums on the need to address today’s increasing threat landscape through mature risk-management and integrated infrastructure approaches. She is also RSA’s internal champion for Information Security Education: from workforce training to collegiate & secondary school cyber skill and career development.

Prior to joining RSA, Jackie held senior management roles within EMCII Global Professional Services where she led the Global Residency Practice and provided cross functional leadership with integrated solutions and programs across cloud, trust and big data offerings.

Jackie brings over 25 years of experience in data center management, software, technology alliance partners, transformation and change management, global business development, P & L management and global business operations. She has held senior executive positions within Kodak, Digital, Compaq and HP.

Jackie has been frequently recognized for her dynamic leadership and performance. She is an advocate for community service and educational programs for the youth with a strong focus on leveraging technology within the framework of increasing STEM education in underserved schools.

Among the leadership and community service honors she has received are: 2015, ITAPS member of Cybersecurity Work Group, 2014 Massachusetts Conference for Women Speaker, 2013 Association for Minorities in Engineering Board Member, 2012 Top 100 Executives Uptown Professional/NAACP, 2012 EMC Women Leadership Forum Speaker, 2011 EMC Fast Lane Executive Program, 2011 Board Member for Howard University Industrial Advisory Board, 2010 Simmons College Women’s Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker for HP, 2008 Chairperson and Board Member, Black Data Processors Association (BDPA), 2006 Top 100 Blacks in Corporate America, the 2006 Epsilon Award for Career Achievement by the renowned BDPA, the Women of Color in Technology Distinguished Achiever Award for 2005, Fed100 Achievement Award for 2004, the Women in Technology Distinguished Achiever Award for 2004 and was a founding member of HP’s African American Executive Leadership Forum. She is also Secretary of the Board and previous Vice President for the non-profit National Center for Children and Families, a 100 year old non-profit located in, Bethesda, Maryland where she continues to leverage her passion for children, education and her community.

She received her BSBA in economics and math with honors from the University of Denver and her MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business. She has also participated in executive management leadership programs at Babson College, the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and the UCLA Anderson School of Business.

David Chinsky - Opening Keynote, Day Two

Founder, Institute for Leadership Fitness

David Chinsky brings over 25 years of executive leadership and management experience to his role as a sought-after business advisor and executive coach. Drawing upon his own successful career as an accomplished and effective leader in the healthcare, automotive and information technology industries, David possesses unique insights into leadership, change management and teamwork.

Dr. Chinsky is the Founder of the Institute for Leadership Fitness, author of The Fit Leader’s Companion: A Down-to-Earth Guide for Sustainable Leadership Success, and creator of the Fit Leader’s Program™ and Fit Leaders Academy – leadership development experiences that prepare leaders for careers marked by personal health and sustained contribution.
The foundation for his work arose from the insights he gained during his own executive experience that cuts across all aspects of organizational life: from product development to customer service; from operations to human resources. For over a quarter century he played a role in the inner workings at companies that include Trinity Health, Ford Motor Company, Nestle and Thomson Reuters.
David received his Bachelor of Arts and Doctorate degrees from the University of Michigan, his MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management and his Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois. He holds a Certificate in Strategic Planning from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Human Resource Executive Program.

David is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, and he is credentialed by the International Coach Federation. David is a member of the International Consortium of Coaching in Organizations, the International Coach Federation, the National Speakers Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives. David has two children and is married to an artist.

Technical Director, Adobe Government

As Technical Director for Content and Analytics at Adobe, Brian is responsible for identifying, shaping and evangelizing solutions that optimize web, mobile and social interactions for strategic public sector customers and partners. During the last five years with Adobe, Brian has architected and delivered unique and differentiated mission capabilities and significant cost savings leveraging Adobe Experience Manager, Phone Gap and Analytics platforms. Prior to Adobe, Brian worked in a variety of engineering, product and account management capacities, most recently managing the U.S. civilian business at IBM for WebSphere Data Power.

Director of Healthcare Innovation, Adobe and former CIO, Ohio HHS

Kumar Rachuri joined Adobe as Director of Healthcare Innovation from the State of Ohio, where he served for more than 18 years in executive leadership roles across five different agencies – from central services to mission-focused agencies.Most recently, Rachuri was CIO for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), an agency with an annual operating budget of more than $20 billion. As a triple-combined agency, ODJFS manages administrative services and support for Medicaid, Welfare, Child Support, Children Services, Child Welfare, Unemployment Compensation, and Workforce Development. Rachuri managed an IT budget exceeding $275 million and oversaw the largest IT organization in a state government agency in the United States. Under Rachuri’s leadership in 2013, the ODJFS technology team was recognized by the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) – IT Solutions Management (ISM) for “Excellence in Human Services Technologies” in the “Collaboration Across Boundaries” category.

Ram Chennamsetty

Technical Strategy & Architecture, Office of the CISO, IBM

Ram Chennamsetty is a chief strategist and architect for IT Risk in the Office of the IBM CISO. His responsibilities include the multi-year technical strategy and architecture for IBM Corporation’s Cyber Security program. He has more than 15 years security experience in IBM with a background of research, development and customer engagements. Ram is an expert and a thought leader on cyber security, risk management, threat management, security policy development, security automation, application security, data protection and access management. Chennamsetty holds a M.S. in engineering, lives in New York area with his wife and two kids.

Principal Consultant, CA Technologies

Mark Davis is a Principal Consultant with CA Technologies in the greater NYC area. As a key member of the Agile Management team, Mark provides PPM guidance to potential and existing clients. Mark has worked for CA Technologies since 2007 exclusively within the project and portfolio management space. Prior to joining CA, Mark worked as a Project Manager with Accenture. Mark holds a B.B.A from University of Georgia and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University.

Brian Dougherty

Chief Technical Architect, CMA Consulting

Brian Dougherty is a Technical Architect with more than 26 years experience in the design, development, and implementation of very large, Terabyte sized UNIX , Linux and IBM mainframe information systems with emphasis on Relational Database Technology (HP Vertica 7, Oracle 10g,11g,12c RAC, Exadata X5-2, DB2 / MVS, MS SQLServer) and Data Warehouse Architectures. His specific areas of expertise include Data Warehouse Architecture, VLDB, Large Cluster Databases, Objects and Relational Databases, Databases and Flash Storage Arrays, Physical Database Design and Tuning, and Database Administration. His experience includes work with many Fortune 500 companies and large governmental agencies.

Mr. Dougherty was the founding architect and held a provisional patent for the CMA Microterabyte Oracle RAC clustered computing platform. He also was the founding architect for CMA’s V3 Big Data Platform featuring Vertica 7 and Hadoop. He is currently lead technical architect for the New York State Medicaid Data Warehouse and lead product architect for CMA’s Data Ingestion Suite, a high speed data transport to Vertica orchestration software with end-point intelligence. He is responsible for all design, development and performance tuning efforts for the NYS MDW

Mr. Dougherty has been the lead architect for numerous award-winning Data Warehouses. He was lead architect for the 1999 Data Warehouse Institute's Best Practices Award Winner in the Very Large Warehouse Category (VLDB). His architecture and designs have also been nominated for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award and have become part of the Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Mr. Dougherty has been a speaker at EMC World and HP Vertica Big Data Conferences. He has also spoken several times at Oracle Open World and numerous other technical conferences.

Master Security Solutions Architect, CenturyLink

Michael Ferrell is a Master Security Solutions Architect for Centurylink. He has over 15 years of security experience including six years of cloud security experience in public, private and hybrid cloud security for PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. He has architected cloud solutions for PCI, HIPAA and FFIEC regulated customers. Michael has also spent six years as Security and Privacy consultant for large companies across several verticals having experience in managed security including DDoS, firewalls, and threat management.
Michael holds the following security certifications; CISSP, ISSAP, CGEIT, CISA, National Security Agency NSTISSI 4011 InfoSec Professional and CNSSI 4014 Information Systems Security Officer and holds a Masters in Computer Science Information Security.

CISSP, CISA, Director, Americas Technical Consulting, RSA

Kevin Flanagan, CISSP, CISA, is the Director of Technical Consulting for North America at RSA. Kevin leads a team of security experts responsible for assisting clients with development of security programs and infrastructure that assist with detection, response and mitigation of today’s and tomorrow’s threats.

Executive Director, St Catherine’s Center for Children in Albany NY

William T. Gettman Jr. has over 30 years experience in the management and operation of large scale public, private, and not-for profit organizations and systems. He currently is the Executive Director of St Catherine’s Center for Children in Albany NY providing a continuum of child welfare, homeless, mental health and educational services to 25 counties and school districts. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Gettman served as the Executive Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Children and Family Services, providing oversight, guidance and the direction of services for the well being and safety of New York’s children, families and communities. Prior to assuming that lea position, Mr. Gettman served as the Deputy Commissioner for Administration, responsible for supporting all operating divisions and programs, overseeing the agency’s $3.5 billion budget. Before coming to OCFS, Mr. Gettman served as the Vice President of Consulting Services for Maximus Inc.and ACS State and Local Solution where he was responsible for child welfare practices. His years in the field also include his service as Assistant Commissioner for Program Support and Director of Administrative Operations at the former NYS Department of Social Services as well as the Director of the NYS Child Support Processing Center.

Mr. Gettman was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as Chair, Justice Center of NYS and Confirmed by the NYS Senate as Board Member of the Behavioral Health Advisory Council to the State Commissioners of Mental Health and OASIS Services. In addition Mr. Gettman serves on the Board of the Albany County Homeless Coalition, NYS Association of Children’s Mental Health Services, and NYS Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies/

Mr. Gettman holds a bachelor degree in Religion from Ohio Wesleyan University and an M.A. in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

Director of Labor Relations, Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), New York State

David Green is responsible for developing and monitoring workplace rules and policies governing performance and conduct consistent with the terms of State Civil Service Law, Rules and Regulations, Collective Bargaining Agreements, and Agency practice. Mr. Green began his State Service in 1992 and was the Director of Labor Relations for the State Education Department prior to joining ITS. Mr. Green is also a licensed attorney, lecturer and adjunct professor of administrative law.

Kelly K. Jones

Director Talent Acquisition, Cisco Systems

Kelly is a Talent Acquisition strategist who currently has a dual leadership role at Cisco Systems. She is a Director in Talent Acquisition leading the Early in Career recruitment strategy focused on University Recruitment. This includes hiring in over 40 countries from 200+ schools. She also leads the strategy and execution for the Corporate Functions business group, which includes IT, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Marketing, Legal and Finance. She manages a global organization with over 150 people and a budget of $15 million. She has a passion for Talent Acquisition and Talent Management as key organization enablers.

Kelly Joined Cisco almost ten years ago in the Talent Acquisition organization leading the Global Sales Recruiting team. In her time at Cisco she has led Professional Hiring for Sales, Engineering and developed the Inclusion and Diversity Center of Excellence within the Staffing organization as the Enterprise Diversity Staffing lead. Kelly started her career in Talent Acquisition in the early 90s working in the technology consulting industry providing professional and executive placement. She has a progressive career in Recruitment Management and leadership spanning the last 20 years including owning her own Information Technology Staffing Company.

Kelly is from Milwaukee, WI and lives in Denver CO with her family which includes her husband and 15 year old daughter. She enjoys reading, hiking, the outdoors, the Rocky Mountains and creative cooking. She has a particular passion for coaching and enabling women leaders. Kelly attended North Carolina State University where she received a B.S. in Pre-Law.

Roman Kalantari

Creative Technology Director, Fjord

Creative Technologist at Fjord, design and innovation from Accenture Interactive, leads the Fjord Makeshop, a “build to think” process that encourages exploration in a collaborative co-creation environment. Roman is also the lead for the Creative Technology discipline, a team focused on removing barriers and using technology to empower the human-centered design process.

Lacey R. Keller

Director of Research and Analytics, NYS Office of the Attorney General, New York State

Lacey Keller serves as the Director of Research and Analytics for the NYS Office of the Attorney General. Her department works closely with senior staff to support the Office of the Attorney General’s major initiatives, investigations, and policy development. Since joining the Office of the Attorney General in October 2013, Lacey has grown the Department of Research and Analytics into a leading force in leveraging big data to make cases. Her department, which includes the first data scientist hired by a state attorney general, continues to explore cutting-edge technologies and analytical techniques to improve the casework of the Office of the Attorney General. Prior to working at the Office of the Attorney General, Lacey worked in the research department at 32BJ Service Employees International Union. Lacey holds a Master’s in Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York City and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

Brad Kramer

Senior Business Technology Architect, CA Technologies

As CA Technologies' Sr. Business Technology Architect, responsible for designing DevOps, Security, and Agile Management solutions for State, Local and Education agencies in New York, Brad collaborates with Agency CIO’s and key decision makers to design CA solutions that meet business and technical goals in today’s Application Economy. Prior to his seventeen years at CA, Brad spent 17 plus years as an IT Director, Help Desk Manager and Desktop Support Manager at global financial services, retail and marketing companies spanning network and systems management, project management, systems implementation, helpdesk management, desktop support and business assessment consulting. Brad has spoken at conferences on a variety of technology topics, is ITIL Expert certified and a CA certified architect. Brad spent two years on HDI's Desktop Advisory Board and has authored several white papers.

Chief Portfolio Officer, Office of Information Technology Services, New York State

Chris Lloyd is the Chief Portfolio Officer at the NYS Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) where his responsibilities include Project and Portfolio Governance, Application Portfolio Rationalization, Financial Management and Experience Design.
Mr. Lloyd has a wealth of experience across several industry sectors. Prior to joining ITS, Mr. Lloyd worked at NTT DATA Americas (formerly Keane, Inc.), as a Sr. Program Manager and Client Manager with P&L responsibilities for select commercial and public sector clients. He managed business development, recruiting, and delivery of Project Management and IT Services. Prior to his role at NTT DATA Americas, Mr. Lloyd worked for the American Institute of Physics as the Director of Information Technology, Business Systems. His duties included managing a team of professionals responsible for delivery of all non-publishing IT services including strategic planning, budgeting, application development, data center operations, infrastructure management, help desk and training. In addition, he was employed at Credit Suisse (formerly First Boston) as a Systems Analyst where he was the primary Asset/Account Manager responsible for restructuring in support of merger and acquisition activity.
Mr. Lloyd holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. He graduated Cum Laude from the University at Albany, SUNY, and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.

Chief Information Officer, Office of the State Comptroller, New York State

Robert Loomis was named Deputy Comptroller and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Office of the State Comptroller in July 2013. He is responsible for providing enterprise information technology (IT) services and solutions in support of OSC’s diverse program areas.
Robert has worked for more than 20 years in IT positions within OSC, supporting a variety of customer functions across the spectrum of technology services. Robert served 10 years in the Retirement Services Division providing IT support, and most recently managed enterprise architecture and general IT infrastructure support for all systems at OSC.
Prior to joining OSC, Robert audited mortgages for FHA and FNMA compliance. He has also lectured at SUNY Albany in the Business Administration program.

Shaun Mahoney

CEO and Founder, Mahoney Performance Institute

For more than 30 years Shaun Mahoney has been passionate about Leadership Development. He is the Founder and CEO of the Mahoney Performance Institute and is the current Chairman of NextRidge, Inc. He has also served in a number of management and executive roles at private and public companies such as The Chase Manhattan Bank, Equifax, and Housecall Medical Resources.

As founder of the MPI, Mr. Mahoney has developed a continuum of leadership development programs from personal leadership for employees to rising managers through senior management. There are over 450 alumni of MPI’s Leadership Programs in the Capital Region.

Mr. Mahoney is a board member for the Center of Economic Growth, NextRidge Inc., a member of the Albany 50 Group and the former Chairman of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Siena College School of Business. Mr. Mahoney is a graduate of Fordham University and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Chief Information Officer, Human Services Cluster, Information Technology Services, New York State

John began his career with an RPI incubator company, Mirror Images Business Systems, in 1984 as a Software Developer on the first Apple and IBM PCs. In 1986, he started his NYS government career at the Department of Labor as a Senior Computer Programmer/Analyst and worked there for 22 years in various titles and areas including: programming; Unix administration; data communications; web development; Manager of Operations; Project Management Office Director; and Chief IT Architect. In 2007, he was the IT Director at the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services followed by Acting Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Office of Mental Health. In 2012, the NYS Office of Information Technology Services was created, and he was elevated to the Health Cluster CIO. In 2014, he brought that experience to his current role as the Human Services Cluster CIO.

David C. Ortega, CISM, CISSP

Sr. Principal Consultant, CA Technologies

David is an Information and Cyber Security professional residing in the metro New York City area. His 20+ years of experience provides him with key insights and advisory expertise in the areas of Identity Management, Strong Authentication, Fraud Prevention, Global Enterprise Architecture, Defense-in-Depth, Privileged Access Management, Audit, Compliance and other Cyber Security knowledge. David has been with CA for over 7 years, working with CA Security customers primarily along the East coast of the US. He has participated in and overseen major security implementations in the Financial, Insurance, Health Care, Retail, Telecommunications/Cable/Internet, and Pharmaceutical industries.
David is a frequent speaker to regional and national audiences in the areas of cyber, strong authentication and identity management security. He holds certifications as both a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).
David has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. While David views Cyber Security as both a profession and a personal interest hobby, he is also an avid home renovator who takes great pride in bathroom and kitchen renovations. He also enjoys competitive team sports and is working to become multi-lingual. He has 2 middle school age daughters that need continual taxi shuttle services on week nights and throughout the weekend.

Edie Rozier

Regional Specialist, Workforce Sciences, IBM

Edie Rozier is an Executive in IBM’s Smarter Workforce practice. With over 20 years of leadership experience, Edie consults with executive leaders across all industries in the United States on workforce and business analytics. Additionally, Edie was Regional Director with Kenexa/IBM in their Survey, Assessment, and Leadership Development practices.
Prior to joining IBM, Edie spent over 20 years in broadcast media including owning a Radio Station and as a Regional Vice President at Westwood One, a CBS company.

Director of Human Resources, Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), New York State

As Director of the Human Resources Office, Robert Valla is focused on developing strategies that result in the effective recruitment, development, and retention of a talented and motivated IT professional workforce. Mr. Valla worked as a teacher in New York City for several years before joining the state workforce. He has specialized in personnel and labor relations work across his various assignments, and most recently was the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Workforce and Talent Development in the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Jennifer Walden

Senior Manager, Health & Public Service, Accenture Consulting

Jennifer Walden is an experienced leader within Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice Jennifer has over 12 years of experience helping Public Service organizations achieve their transformation goals. Her specialties include Organization & Change Management, Business Transformation & Readiness and Communications and Stakeholder Management.

Systems Engineer, Nutanix

With almost twenty years in the IT industry, some of Peter’s previous employers are Computer Associates, IBM, Prudential, Viacom, Merrill Lynch, and TIAA-CREF. In recent years, his experience has focused on the server virtualization market, which included technologies from Cisco, EMC, Netapp, VMware, Microsoft, and Veeam. Peter currently works for the California-based Nutanix, where he is a Systems Engineer, focused on the New York and New Jersey state & local government, and education vertical. Peter lives on Long Island, with his wife of over ten years, and eight year old daughter.

Joe Yetto

President, Tag Solutions

Joe Yetto is an Adjunct Instructor with the Mahoney Performance Institute and currently President of TAG Solutions.
Joe began his IT/Communications career in sales before Joining TAG Solutions, a leading Capital Region information technology consulting firm. Over the last 10 years, he has held positions of increasing responsibility at TAG, progressing from Tech to Project Manager, Operations VP and ultimately to President.
Joe is a graduate of SUNY Institute of Technology, and both the MPI New Manager and Senior Manager programs. He also serves as President, Northeast Chapter of Trust X Alliance.

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Agenda

Wednesday, April 20
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments King Street Courtyard
9:00 am Eastern	Opening Remarks King Street Ballroom Margaret Miller, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services, New York State
9:15 am Eastern	Opening Keynote – Igniting People-Powered Innovation into Your Agency King Street Ballroom Robert Katz, Executive Director, Innovation Intelligence Institute (@Robert_Katz) Infuse innovation into your staff, teams, and agencies. Inspire the disruptive diversity of your PEOPLE – relegating even the cleverest technology to simply “a means to an end.” This keynote delivers an opportunity to catch the creative contagion of human ingenuity from Robert Katz. He founded the global Innovation Intelligence Institute as a nonprofit dedicated to igniting holistic, whole-brained solutions. Discover the principles of his strategic SOLUTIONstorming™ methodology, which instills a culture of empowerment and resiliency into any organization, igniting Innovation Intelligence and boosting everyone’s Innovation IQ™. Through his unique ultra-interactive workshop-style presentation, Robert will navigate us through his Innovation Intelligence framework, providing an easily implemented, how-to DIY road-map for turbocharging your agency’s innovation engine. Strap in as Robert speeds you through better government service delivery for both your internal teams and your citizen-customers alike, fueled by people-powered innovation.
10:15 am Eastern	Break King Street Courtyard
10:45 am Eastern	General Session – How to Shake Things Up and Live to Tell the Tale King Street Ballroom Teri Takai, Former CIO of U.S. Department of Defense, State of California and State of Michigan (@teritakai) Teri Takai is one of the most respected and influential CIOs in the country. Teri is most well-known for her public sector roles, starting in budget-torn Michigan where she led the state to the #1 ranking in the Digital States Survey four years in a row. Never one to back down from a challenge, she next accepted a plea from Governor Schwarzenegger to put California’s struggling technology efforts back on track. And if that wasn’t enough, Teri next took on the job of heading up the largest IT budget in the world, a budget matched only by the scope of its problems and complexities. In each locale, she was tasked with driving disruptive change. Her biggest takeaway: No job is too small to make a big impact – but there are right ways and wrong ways to go about it. In this captivating session, Teri shares her extraordinary experiences and lessons learned.
11:45 am Eastern	Lunch Fort Orange Courtyard and Ballroom
12:45 pm Eastern	Lunch Keynote – Who’s Changing the Paradigm in Security? King Street Ballroom Jacklyn Mitchell Wynn, Vice President, Strategy and Market Development, Global Public Sector, RSA, the Security Division of EMC Current cybersecurity approaches are failing. The threat landscape continues to evolve and the attack surface is growing. There is a paradigm shift at play in how government agencies across the public sector are responding to the threat. Visibility and Analytics are two foundational elements that agencies need to enhance to address their cybersecurity deficiencies. Identity management, vulnerability management, incident response and other governance considerations are also of fundamental importance. This session will address the dynamic cybersecurity theater of operations and offer best practices.
1:45 pm Eastern	Break King Street Courtyard
2:15 pm Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Creating a Cyber-Aware Organization High Street 24/26 (3rd Floor) Technology alone cannot make us secure. Information security risk must be considered from the perspective of the human factor. Given the nexus of the Internet, global connectivity, technologies and human interactions, it is important to understand how human behavior influences and can create exposure for your organization. This session, through engaging and interactive scenarios, will focus on various risk scenarios that help us explore what influences human behaviors, how behaviors can lead to security risk, and how to create a culture of cyber security – a “human firewall” within your organization. Topics will include social media and online behaviors, mobile devices, shifting work-place habits, modeling human behaviors to help protect against and respond to attacks and more! You will leave this session with fresh ideas on creating a risk based culture, workforce and individual mindset – from executives to the workers in the trenches – for your agency, and learn “how to get to yes” when weighing the security risk associated with new programs, tools and applications. Moderator: John Wynne, Information Technology Director, Greene County Michael Ferrell, Master Security Solutions Architect, CenturyLink Kevin Flanagan, CISSP, CISA, Director, Americas Technical Consulting, RSA David C. Ortega, CISM, CISSP, Sr. Principal Consultant, CA Technologies Dr. C. Donald Robinson, Chief Technology Officer, Defense, SRA International Inc., A CSRA Company Disruptive Innovation – A Positive Impact on People, Processes and Technology Fort Orange 7/9 Disruptive Technology is one that significantly alters the way that a business operates or a government delivers services. A disruptive innovation is differentiated from a disruptive technology in that it focuses on the use of the technology rather than the technology itself. Examples of disruptive technologies and innovations include the Internet (World Wide Web), digital music and pictures, eCommerce, Mobile Internet (Smartphones and cell/wifi), Internet of Things (IoT) – including sensors and wearables, Cloud (computing, XAAS, always on devices). All of these technologies/innovations have in some way altered or even replaced/created entire industries. In this session, you will hear many examples of disruption and how it impacts People, Processes and Technology, and creates Disruptive Innovation. Moderator: John Norton, Chief Information Officer, Human Services Cluster, Information Technology Services, New York State Kevin Gilbertson, Senior Director, Delivery and Solutions, Helix Business Solutions Roman Kalantari, Creative Technology Director, Fjord Brad Kramer, Senior Business Technology Architect, CA Technologies Peter Walker, Systems Engineer, Nutanix Engaged Employees Create Satisfied Customers Town Hall Amphitheater Is your organization the “best of the best”? Do your customers rave about their positive experience doing business with you? Do your employees love what they do and consider their organization a “great place to work”? This session explores how the “best of the best” companies build a positive workplace culture that creates engaged employees with a clear sense of purpose, a commitment to behaviors that bring their company values to life, and a passion for consistently delivering a great customer experience. William T. Gettman Jr., Executive Director, St Catherine’s Center for Children in Albany, NY Jennifer Walden, Senior Manager, Health & Public Service, Accenture Consulting
3:30 pm Eastern	Networking Reception King Street Courtyard Everyone is invited! Please join in networking with your peers over refreshments.

Thursday, April 21
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments King Street Courtyard
9:00 am Eastern	Welcoming Remarks King Street Ballroom Mahesh Nattanmai, Executive Deputy Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services, New York State
9:15 am Eastern	Keynote – The Creative Potential King Street Ballroom David Chinsky, Founder and CEO, The Institute for Leadership Fitness (@thefitleader) Dr. David Chinsky, Founder and CEO of the Institute for Leadership Fitness, will address why creativity matters to leaders and their teams. He will debunk the long-held proposition that creativity emanates only from Eureka Moments, and provide examples of how effective leaders create boundaries of space and boundaries of time to enable creativity in their organizations. You will walk away understanding the leadership behaviors that kill creativity, the right questions that promote a pipeline of new ideas, and the importance of play in generating creative approaches to solving problems. Dr. Chinsky also will contrast creativity with innovation and teach us how leaders can develop their innovation muscle. View Presentation Here
10:15 am Eastern	Break King Street Courtyard
10:45 am Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Are You a Champion of Change? Fort Orange 7/9 In this interactive session, learn how you as a leader can more effectively overcome the barriers to change, help people let go of the past and successfully deal with resistance. The session will include: In this interactive session, learn how you as a leader can more effectively overcome the barriers to change, help people let go of the past and successfully deal with resistance. The session will include: David Chinsky, Founder and CEO, The Institute for Leadership Fitness (@thefitleader) View Presentation Here Sailing the Perfect Storm of Data Trends High Street 24/26 (3rd Floor) BI and analytics as we know it is experiencing a rapid transformation driven by a perfect storm of technology, environment, and modern business needs. Expectations are high as businesses and citizens are being enabled to intuitively and freely explore data to gain new business insights that are timely and relevant. Join us as we explore NYS strategies for addressing our modern BI business data transformation 'perfect storm' through a modern risk mitigation build-out strategy that is based on use case driven platforms. The session features: Industry trends shaping the data landscape including the application of the strategies toward implementing the NYS Medicaid Data Warehouse. Data visualization strategies used by the Center for Technology in Government’s (CTG) Summer Lab in working with Health Data NY. Strategies for analyzing NYS open government data from the Attorney General’s Research Division to better inform citizens and monitor government decision making. Moderator: Douglass Ross, Vice President, State & Local Government and Education/Research, SAP Public Services Brian Dougherty, Chief Technical Architect, CMA Consulting Lacey R. Keller, Director of Research and Analytics, Office of the Attorney General, New York State Derek Werthmuller, Director of Technology Innovation and Services, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, SUNY Leadership Lessons: 5 Keys to Build Successful Stakeholder Relationships Town Hall Amphitheater Leading information technology projects and organizations can't just be about the technology. To achieve your goals, you need to work with many stakeholders – those above and below you, your peers, partnering departments and organizations, vendors, and internal or external customers. Building and growing positive, effective work relationships and communication can make or break your teams and your projects. In this session, leadership development expert Shaun Mahoney, CEO and Founder of the Mahoney Performance Institute, and Joe Yetto, President of Tag Solutions, deliver executive-level lessons learned from the front lines of real projects. You’ll gain your own relationship “honeypot” to avoid potential landmines and enhance your professional standing. You’ll also take away an exclusive tool you can apply immediately – 5 Keys to Build Successful Stakeholder Relationships. Don’t miss this chance to absorb these leadership essentials to add to value your projects, your organization and your career. Shaun Mahoney, CEO and Founder, Mahoney Performance Institute Joe Yetto, President, Tag Solutions View Relationship Plan Handout Here View Inventory Handout Here View 5 Keys List Handout Here View 5 keys Relationships Speech Here
12:00 pm Eastern	Lunch King Street Ballroom
12:45 pm Eastern	Lunch Keynote – Driving Digital Government Transformation with Creativity and Engagement King Street Ballroom Shaped by every day immersive and personalized digital interactions, citizens and employees expect the same digital experiences from the public sector as they are accustomed to in the private sector. As government leaders navigate their agencies through the Digital Government Transformation, they must understand both the art of personally connecting with individuals and the science of executing on the delivery of meaningful experiences. It all starts with a customer-centric approach, which has been critical to the success of highly creative companies like Adobe, Nike and Under Amour, but what does that mean for a government agency? As an executive of a government agency you might be asking yourself what would my agency gain from a culture of creativity and customer engagement in today’s budget realities? Join Kumar and Brian to get their take on the benefits of cultural changes to experience–led design that fuel digital transformation and the impact of creativity in government. Brian Paget, Technical Director, Adobe Government Kumar Rachuri, Director of Healthcare Innovation, Adobe and former CIO, Ohio HHS
1:45 pm Eastern	Break King Street Courtyard
2:15 pm Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Strategic Planning in the Public Sector – ‘A goal without a plan is just a wish’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupery Fort Orange 7/9 Did you ever wonder how various projects get selected to be worked on? Or, why a technical or business investment decision was made? These questions and more will be answered as we detail how the strategic planning process works and why it is integral to an organization’s success. The speakers will discuss how the process works at two NYS agencies. Come learn about the new and improved ITSPB (Information Technology Strategic Planning Board) process at ITS. See how things are done at the Office of the State Comptroller via their governance process. There will also be some lessons learned from recent strategic planning efforts at the state level from a former non-NYS Agency CIO. See how this all ties together by providing focus and direction for an organization to move from plan to action with modernization and remediation projects approved through strategic planning. Remember – ‘It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan!’ – Eleanor Roosevelt Moderator: Bob Pennacchia, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Health Cluster, Office of Information Technology Services, New York State Mark Davis, Principal Consultant, CA Technologies Chris Lloyd, Chief Portfolio Officer, Office of Information Technology Services, New York State Robert Loomis, Chief Information Officer, Office of the State Comptroller, New York State Kumar Rachuri, Director of Healthcare Innovation, Adobe and former CIO, Ohio HHS Managing the 4 Gen Workforce High Street 24/26 (3rd Floor) For the first time in modern history, workplace demographics now span four generations, meaning that 20-year-old new hires can find themselves working side-by-side with colleagues who are older than they are by 50 years or more. Baby Boomers held the majority of positions of power and influence in 2006. A decade later, the percentage of Boomers is dropping while the percentage of Millennial Generation workers is growing. These shifts impact organizational culture since priorities, attitudes and work styles differ with each generation. An awareness of these differences can help leaders navigate the modern workspace shared by the generations. We’ll also take a closer look at the changing workforce demographics and identify tools for managers to use to assist with talent management, succession planning and the transfer of critical knowledge. Moderator: Theresa Papa, Director of Administration, Office of Information Technology Services, New York State David Green, Director of Labor Relations, Office of Information Technology Services, New York State Kelly K. Jones, Talent Acquisition Leader, Cisco Systems Edie Rozier, Regional Specialist, Workforce Sciences, IBM Robert Valla, Director of Human Resources, Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), New York State Securing the Citizen Experience Town Hall Amphitheater Trust is the cornerstone of good government. In the face of highly visible public and private sector breaches, organizations must build trust in government services and assure a secure, positive citizen experience. As we move from traditional and mobile applications that provide static content, to more convenient and interactive online services, we must effectively secure data, and deliver robust services and features. Identity is becoming the perimeter of the application economy. The ability to accurately validate and manage citizen identities (IAM) is critical to securing the citizen’s experience. A panel of experts will explore provocative ideas on how organizations to balance risk while assuring usability and adoption. Moderator: Jim Garrett, Chief Information Security Officer, Information Technology Services, New York State Ram Chennamsetty, Technical Strategy & Architecture, Office of the CISO, IBM Kevin Flanagan, CISSP, CISA, Director, Americas Technical Consulting, RSA Bill Harrod, Cyber Security Advisor, Information Security Architect, CA Technologies Roman Kalantari, Creative Technology Director, Fjord View Presentation Here
3:30 pm Eastern	The IT Leadership Academy Awards Program and Reception King Street Ballroom Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change. For current updates, please visit the Government Technology website at www.govtech.com/events

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

Jim Bell
Director, Senate Technology Services
New York State Senate

Leslie Brennan
Chief Information Officer, Environment and Energy Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Donna Canestraro
Program Director
Center for Technology in Government
University at Albany

Rick Cobello
Chief Information Security Officer
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
New York State

Barbara Cohn
Chief Data Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Sunil Dadlani
Chief Information Officer, Citizen Services Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Mark Dorry
Chief Information Technology Officer
City of Albany

Shannon Fitzpatrick
Director, Workforce Strategy and Planning
Information Technology Services
New York State

Eileen Fitzsimmons
Acting Chief Information Officer, Public Safety Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Jim Garrett
Chief Information Security Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Adam Gigandet
Citizen Services Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Dawn Hoffman
Manager
Internal & External Events
Information Technology Services
New York State

Michael Juzwak
Director, Disabilities and Aging Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Moses Kamya
Chief Information Officer
Office of the Attorney General
New York State

Linh Le
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Health Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Chris Lloyd
Chief Portfolio Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Bob Loomis
Chief Information Officer
Office of the Comptroller
New York State

Ken Mason
Assistant Director of Information Technology
Department of Education
New York State

Maggie Miller
Chief Information Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Nancy Mulholland
Chief Information Officer, Revenue & Transportation Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Mahesh Nattanmai
Executive Deputy Chief Information Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

John Norton
Chief Information Officer, Human Services Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Theresa Papa
Director of Administration
Information Technology Services
New York State

Bob Pennacchia
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Health Cluster
Information Technology Services
New York State

Rajiv Rao
Chief Technology Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Ray Rose
Chief Operating Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Judy Simkins
Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Office of the Attorney General
New York State

Deborah Snyder
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Information Technology Services
New York State

Joan Sullivan
Executive Director
NYS Forum

John Wynne
Director
Information Technology
Greene County

Industry Representatives

Melissa Amor
Field Territory Account Executive
State and Local Government
Adobe

Joseph Lynch
East Region Vice President
Public Sector
Oracle

Dan MacIvor
Premier Account Manager
CenturyLink

Melanie Meeson
Account Executive
NYS Government
Dell