Name: North Carolina Digital Government Summit 2018
Start: 2018-08-29T08:00
Location: Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown

Overview

Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The North Carolina Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda designed to make that passion relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use inspirational keynotes, leadership discussions, networking breaks, and timely topics discussed in the numerous breakout sessions to help advance the goals of their organizations and their own career paths.

Topics Include:

Reinventing the Citizen Experience
Driving Data Sharing
Cloud Governance
Innovation 101
Artificial Intelligence and What It Means for Government
Insider Threats – The #1 Security Risk
Analytics Today
Technology and Public Policy
The Rise of Ransomware
What Will an IT Organization Look Like in 2025?

A message from our Keynote Speaker

The Digital Government Summit provides a place for IT leaders in North Carolina to openly discuss the latest challenges and advances in our profession and start looking toward solutions. My colleagues across the state and I always look forward to the opportunity to meet other IT leaders and build partnerships. I hope you will join us for this great opportunity.

- Eric Boyette, Secretary and Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

Speakers

Governor Roy Cooper

State of North Carolina

Clay Jenkinson - Keynote

Writer, Historical Performer and Theodore Roosevelt Humanities Scholar

Clay Jenkinson is a scholar, author and social commentator who has devoted most of his professional career to public humanities programs and is widely regarded as one of the most articulate public speakers in the country. His performances are always educational, thought provoking and enlightening. He brings a humanities perspective – partly learned as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University – to everything he does. Clay is one of the nation’s leading interpreters of Theodore Roosevelt and is the author of Theodore Roosevelt In the Dakota Badlands. Clay is the Director of Dakota Sky Education, Inc, Chief Consultant for the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, and the historical consultant for The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation. He lives in Bismarck, ND.

Teri Takai – Featured Speaker

Executive Director, Center for Digital Government, and Former CIO of U.S. Department of Defense, State of California and State of Michigan

Teri Takai is the Executive Director 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. She is a member of the FirstNet Board and 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.

Gary Alexander

Director, Enterprise Data Management, Department of Information Technology, Government Data Analytics Center, State of North Carolina

Gary Alexander leads the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) team for the DIT Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC). The GDAC-EDM team is focused on enterprise data management strategies and governance which includes developing, operating, supporting, and administering enterprise level shared service applications in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model. These enterprise level shared services are focused on providing metadata management and Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) capabilities to State agencies in support of their data driven analytics, data integration, and operational decision support needs.
Prior to his current role, Gary has held a variety of roles over his 15+ years of service at DIT that have all been focused on the strategy, design, development, implementation, and operational support for a wide range of application centric shared service offerings. Prior to working at DIT, Gary spend 20 years working in the private sector in various leadership positions for independent software vendors, systems integrators, and large corporate IT organizations including IBM and General Electric performing software product development, application software development, and consulting services delivery.

Crystal Chubeck

Business Development Manager, Smart Communities, Verizon

Crystal Chubeck is a Business Development Manager in the Smart Communities division of Verizon Global Services. She drives awareness, creates partnerships and engages local government leaders to promote the Verizon Smart Community portfolio.
Crystal has over 25 years of telecommunication experience and has been introducing new wireless technology to Cities, Counties and Municipalities in both Pennsylvania and the South Eastern United States for over 15 years. She began specializing in Smart City solutions in 2013 and has been involved in Smart City initiatives in Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, Fort Lauderdale and many other communities.
She has recently moved from Hickory, NC to the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and enjoys gardening, walking her dog, and video chatting with her granddaughters.

Denise Foreman

Assistant County Manager, Wake County Government

Denise Foreman, Assistant County Manager, joined Wake County in 2010. Denise provides leadership and coordination for the County’s behavioral health related efforts including oversight of funding for behavioral health services, leading research to improve outcomes for individuals engaged in the behavioral health system and working with community partners to development and implement strategies to improve the system of care.

Billy Hylton

Digital Solutions Director, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

Billy Hylton leads the Digital Solutions team for the Department of Information Technology. He has played an important role in transforming the state’s digital presence to be more unified and citizen-focused through the “Digital Commons” initiative. Hylton’s team administers a centralized digital publishing platform running on open-source technologies and supports over 50 key websites and services, including NC.gov. The team has adopted user-focused and principles and practices to meet both business and user needs.
In his 20-year career, Billy has served organizations ranging from marketing agencies and tech startups to universities and state government. His integrated background in digital technologies, design, and communications helps him engage a with a range of diverse colleagues, staff, and vendor partners.
In June 2018, Billy completed the National Certified Government Chief Information Officer Program through the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government.

Lisa Jones

Chief Information Security Officer, Wake County Government

Lisa Jones joined Wake County as the Chief Information Security Officer in March 2016 and is responsible for countywide information security initiatives and oversight of the security team. Lisa has over 20 years of experience in IT, including 12 years focused on information security. Before joining Wake County, Lisa was the Global IT Security Manager for Elster (now part of Honeywell) supporting endpoint, server, network, and perimeter security for over 75 sites globally. She was the program manager for ISO 27001 certification and compliance and led the design and implementation of security controls for the smart meter production environments. Lisa received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (MIS) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and currently holds her CISSP, ISSMP, and CCSP certifications.

Dan Kempton

Director of Engineering & Cloud Services, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

Dan leads the DIT Engineering and Cloud Services team responsible for researching and designing new cost-effective and needed technologies for State agencies, local governments, and universities. While most of his experience has been in the private sector, Dan is well into his 13th year for the state – longest tenure at any one place! Dan is a strong business-focused leader who capitalizes on his lengthy technical background and his understanding of business needs to provide the best technical solution.
Since Dan’s move to DIT 2-years ago, he has formalized the Engineering’s team approach to new products by implementing several versions of a Service Design Package to effectively capture information to meet ITIL’s Service Strategy & Design and to make an easier Facilitation to Service Transition and Operation for new services. Building on this approach, Dan has fostered an open environment across DIT to encourage input from other teams to minimize redesign efforts, ensure compatibility across the IT environment, and to ensure the business needs are met. This cooperative approach has helped reduce the time-to-market for several efforts.
With his prior tenure at DOR, Dan led several teams and was heavily involved in the DOR $96 million tax system replacement project. As Deputy CIO he guided the technical aspect of the project. Dan subsequently transitioned to CTO where he introduced an architecture approach based on the Gartner BITS model that provided needed insight into all the supporting services. The effort raised Gartner’s assessment of our architecture from a 1 to a 3 (5-point scale) within that 2-year effort. His corporate experience includes several key roles at EMC followed by lead roles in several start-ups.
Dan is a hard-core techie who has a BS & MS in Computer Science and earned his CGCIO certification from the UNC School of Government. Throughout his private and public career, Dan has been fortunate enough to work in a variety of high-profile projects with some very talented people.

Brad Klenz

IoT Analytics Architect, SAS

Brad Klenz is Principal IoT Analytics Architect at SAS. His responsibilities include the design and integration of analytics required by SAS’ IoT solutions. His recent projects include the use of machine learning for energy and operational efficiency in smart building environments, and real-time streaming analytics for event identification on the power grid. He is a patent holder for streaming analytics methods for event classification in IoT. He has contributed to research at NSF Engineering Research Centers at NC State University – the FREEDM center (power grid modernization) and the ASSIST center (nanotechnology healthcare wearables).
Brad has presented at a number of industry conferences, including SAS Global Forum, IEEE Power & Engineering Society (PES), North American SynchroPhasor Initiative (NASPI), INFORMS Analytics, and Smart Cities Connect. He is a member of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and active in the Industrial Artificial Intelligence task group and the Testbed work group. He also participates in RIoT, a start-up oriented IoT group.
Brad’s previous work includes analytics for digital marketing, such as marketing attribution, recommendation systems, and customer retention. He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, with emphasis on numerical processing and economics, from North Carolina State University.

Daniele Loffreda

Senior Advisor, SLED, Ciena

Daniele Loffreda is Advisor, State/Local Government, Education and Healthcare market development and consulting. In this role he leads Ciena’s initiatives to apply innovative communications technology and public private partnership models help the public sector ensure broadband access to all constituents, optimize their cloud strategies, deploy solid Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery strategies and improve data security. Daniele has more than 20 years of experience helping the public sector and healthcare industry leverage Information, Communications and Technology solutions provide greater value to their constituents, improve operational efficiencies and generate higher returns on public funds.

Kelly Samson-Rickert

Director Workforce Innovations, Office of Information Technology, State of Maine

Kelly is the Director of Workforce Innovations for the Office of Information Technology- State of Maine, and has been instrumental in creating and leading workforce strategies to address all aspects of their IT workforce needs. Her oversight includes a robust internship-mentor program, learning and development, performance management, dynamic team building strategies, social media/PR, and developing best practices for recruitment, retention and succession planning. She is also an adjunct professor in doctoral and master level programs in organizational leadership and research at several universities.
Kelly has a background in strategic human resource management and workforce development, and in operations and business with a large global corporate environment, in education grades 5-12 and higher ed., government, and specializes in workforce and organizational leadership to better understand all generations. Most relevant is her emphasis on helping youth and women gain IT careers, and outreach to Veterans and adult learners. She is experienced in research with a concentration in the areas of: generations in the workplace, and 21st Century skills and competencies to effectively promote career choice and professional growth. Kelly is certified as a senior professional human resource manager by both SHRM and HRCI.
She is on several advisory boards and serves as a board member for the State of Maine Society of Human Resources. She volunteers as time permits to promote national and international work through Rotary programs. She resides in Maine and thrives on the challenge to create meaningful opportunities that will lead to sustainable culture change molded by the evolution of a fast-changing workforce. She is a published author and presents at national conferences on workforce topics.

Lou Velasco

Special Agent, Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Special Agent (SA) Lou Velasco is a 27-year veteran with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has served in the Chicago, San Juan and Charlotte FBI Field Offices. SA Velasco also served as a Supervisory Special Agent detailee and Deputy Group Leader to the Central Intelligence Agency, Office of National Clandestine Service, in Langley, Virginia.
SA Velasco has extensive investigative experience in violent crime, white collar crime, public corruption, SWAT operations, and counterintelligence. He was selected and served as a class counselor for the 241st Session of the FBI's prestigious National Academy.
SA Velasco is currently the Counterintelligence Office of the Private Sector Program Coordinator, InfraGard Program Coordinator and Hostage Negotiator for the Charlotte FBI Field Office. Prior to joining the FBI, SA Velasco served as a prosecutor for two years at the Office of the Commonwealth Attorney in Louisville, Kentucky.
Education:
Xavier University – B.S. Psychology and minor in Political Science (1984);
University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law – Juris Doctor (1988)

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Agenda

Wednesday, August 29
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments Grand Ballroom Lobby
8:45 am Eastern	Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 Governor Roy Cooper Introduced by: Eric Boyette, Secretary and Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina
9:15 am Eastern	Keynote – In the Arena Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 Clay Jenkinson, Writer, Historical Performer and Theodore Roosevelt Humanities Scholar Theodore Roosevelt’s “In the Arena” is one of the most stirring presidential quotes of all time, and it serves as the keynote theme for this year’s conference. Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Widely regarded as the most dynamic president in history, his life story is nothing short of remarkable. Born frail and sickly, Roosevelt transformed himself into a rugged man of adventure by sheer force of will. He was also a serious intellectual who frequently read a book a day and authored 35 books and 150,000 letters. He was arguably the best prepared president in American history. But few realize that he was also the first “high-tech” president as he brought the American people, sometimes kicking and screaming, into the twentieth century. Clay Jenkinson brings “Teddy” to life with such authenticity that viewers may forget that he is not actually standing in front of them. The audience will have the opportunity to ask Mr. Roosevelt questions on any subject, an experience that gives a new appreciation of history and a president who was truly larger than life. Prepare to be inspired!
10:30 am Eastern	Networking Break Grand Ballroom Lobby
11:00 am Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Reinventing the Citizen Experience Boxwood/Dogwood Uber, Amazon, Alexa, Siri, AirBnB – these are just a few of the innovations that have given rise to entirely new paradigms in customer experience. Can government do the same? Absolutely! There’s no other choice. Sooner or later, it must be done. The good news is that it’s closer and more attainable than one might expect. This session looks at some innovative tools and strategies that will revamp and revitalize government’s relationship with its citizens. Crystal Chubeck, Business Development Manager, Smart Communities, Verizon View Chubeck Presentation Here Billy Hylton, Digital Solutions Director, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina (@publicrealm) View Hylton Presentation Here Chris Neff, Vice President of Marketing, NIC Driving Data Sharing Salon DE Government needs to adopt a share-first mentality for departmental and jurisdictional data. Its easy exchange should be the default because the benefits that stem from data sharing greatly outweigh the risks of opening the gates. There are some important efforts underway to promote data interoperability among state agencies and local government. This session discusses the technologies, strategies and mindsets that can make data sharing a rewarding and viable experience. Gary Alexander, Director, Enterprise Data Management, Department of Information Technology, Government Data Analytics Center, State of North Carolina Denise Foreman, Assistant County Manager, Wake County Government Cloud Governance Salon AB A successful cloud journey requires smart governance every step of the way. Governance provides the guardrails that keep you from running off the road. Policy decisions include dealing with processes, monitoring, security, data management, contracting, scalability, service levels and more. This session explores the most critical factors to consider when operating in the cloud. Lisa Jones, Chief Information Security Officer, Wake County Government Dan Kempton, Director of Engineering & Cloud Services, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina Innovation 101 Salon C As technology drives on and continues to transform society in countless ways, we each have the choice to lead, follow or risk getting run over. Option number one is clearly the most rewarding. It’s not always easy for government to embrace the process of reinvention, but is there really any other choice in the long run? This session looks at some novel approaches for inspiring and engaging employees, stakeholders, customers and industry partners to think outside the box and try some things that might never have been done before. Paula Richardson, Solutions Development Director, Wake County Government Deante Tyler, Director, Innovation Center, State of North Carolina
12:15 pm Eastern	Lunch Grand Ballroom 3 - 5
1:05 pm Eastern	General Session – A Conversation with Teri Takai Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 Teri Takai is one of the most respected and influential government IT leaders 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 DOD’s problems and complexities. Now she leads one of the nation’s premier digital government think tanks. In each locale, she has been tasked with driving disruptive change. In this captivating session, Teri shares her extraordinary experiences, lessons learned and candid advice. Moderator: Eric Boyette, Secretary and Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina Teri Takai, Executive Director, Center for Digital Government, and Former CIO of U.S. Department of Defense, State of California and State of Michigan (@teritakai)
2:00 pm Eastern	Networking Break Grand Ballroom Lobby
2:30 pm Eastern	Concurrent Sessions Artificial Intelligence and What It Means for Government Boxwood/Dogwood Will human intelligence be replicated by machines? It’s getting closer by the day. When it finally does happen, it might well be the most disruptive technology in the history of the human race. The science of artificial intelligence has had its fits and starts but there are new advancements that bring it several steps closer to mimicking human thought and reactions. This session offers an introduction to some exciting – and slightly unnerving – breakthroughs and their potential impact on the future of government. Brad Klenz, IoT Analytics Architect, SAS View Klenz Presentation Here Daniele Loffreda, Senior Advisor, SLED, Ciena View Loffreda Presentation Here Insider Threats – The #1 Security Risk Salon DE It may surprise you to know that incidents involving insiders dwarf any other cyberthreat. What is an insider incident? It involves an action taken by someone with legitimate access inside your network, regardless of whether the action was a malicious act or an honest mistake. It stands to reason that your biggest payoff will come from looking inward rather than outward. This session discusses the many faces of insider threats and how you can minimize your exposure. James O’Dell, Client Business Manager, Government Solutions, AT&T Troy Roberts, Vice President, Enhanced Technologies, Fortinet Lou Velasco, Special Agent, Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation Analytics Today Salon AB Government by nature is in the data collection business, and there is no shortage of information from which to extract valuable insights. The challenge is to rethink how to leverage vast amounts of information to get real results. Emerging next-generation tools include predictive analytics, big data analytics, data visualization, cognitive technology and more. This session explores better ways to tap your data to drive smarter decisions, faster responses and better service. Jim Alberque, GIS and Engagement Technology Manager, Information Technology, City of Raleigh Janelle Bailey, Business Solutions Manager, Town of Chapel Hill Carol Burroughs, Analytics Director, GDAC Assistant Director, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina Sponsor Briefing Salon C (Industry sponsors only) Hosted by Secretary and State CIO Eric Boyette.
3:45 pm Eastern	Networking Reception Grand Ballroom Lobby Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors.

Thursday, August 30
8:00 am Eastern	Registration and Morning Refreshments Grand Ballroom Lobby
9:00 am Eastern	Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 Darnell Smith, Chief Information Officer, City of Raleigh
9:15 am Eastern	General Session – Technology and Public Policy Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 It is said that technology innovates and public policy regulates. In the past, this has resulted in frustration and even outright conflict. But times are changing. Tech and public policy are converging as technology disrupts virtually every aspect of society. It is no longer feasible for technology and policy to be out of sync. This session explores today’s top IT issues from the perspective of North Carolina policy makers and thought leaders. Moderator: Dr. Shannon Tufts, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, and Director, Center for Public Technology, University of North Carolina Senator Jay J. Chaudhuri, North Carolina General Assembly Representative Edward Hanes, Jr., North Carolina General Assembly Representative Jason Saine, North Carolina General Assembly Senator Jeff Tarte, North Carolina General Assembly
10:15 am Eastern	Networking Break Grand Ballroom Lobby
10:45 am Eastern	General Session – The Rise of Ransomware Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 In just a few years, ransomware has become the most profitable activity for cybercriminals and the number one nightmare for computer users. Some speculate that traditional ransomware attacks are on the decline because organizations are getting better at securing their networks. But others say the opposite is true because cybercriminals are simply changing tactics and targets. Who’s right? This session offers a current look at the most feared and notorious cyberthreat and how to minimize your vulnerability. Peter J. Ahearn, Jr., Special Agent, Cyber Squad, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Charlotte Division Maria S. Thompson, Chief Risk Officer, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina
11:15 am Eastern	General Session – What Will an IT Organization Look Like in 2025? Grand Ballroom 3 - 5 There is no doubt that this is the Age of Acceleration. The rate of technological and social change is increasing constantly, often exponentially. How will this impact our IT organizations in the years ahead? The game-changers are clear: cloud, artificial intelligence, automation, virtual reality, cybercrime, grey tsunami, citizen expectations, digital divide, etc. Will they beget opportunities or breaking points? It’s all in the preparation. This session explores how our IT organizations must evolve to meet the challenges ahead. Kelly Samson-Rickert, Director Workforce Innovations, Office of Information Technology, State of Maine
12:00 pm Eastern	End of Conference Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

Jim Alberque
GIS & Engagement Technologies Manager
City of Raleigh

Dwayne Beamon
Chief information Officer
Secretary of State
State of North Carolina

Eric Boyette
Secretary and Chief Information Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina

Marc Burris
Chief Information Officer
State Board of Elections
State of North Carolina

Peter Capriglione
Business Applications Manager
General Assembly
State of North Carolina

Gray Cassell
Chief Information Officer
Town of Kernersville

Scott Clark
Chief Information Officer
Town of Chapel Hill

John Correllus
Deputy State CIO and Chief Data Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina

Tracy Doaks
Deputy State CIO, Chief Services Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina

Scott Glawson
Chief Information Officer
Department of Justice
State of North Carolina

Bill Greeves
Chief Information & Innovation Officer
Wake County

John Higgins
IT Director/CTO
Wake County

Ben McLawhorn
Audit, Risk and Compliance Services Director
Office of the State Controller
State of North Carolina

Bill Morton
IT Director, Infrastructure
Department of Health and Human Services
State of North Carolina

Dante G. Patterson
Chief Information Officer
Management Information Systems
Lincoln County Government

Glenn Poplawski
State Solutions Director
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina

Nicole Raimundo
Chief Information Officer
Town of Cary

Pyreddy Reddy
Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Health and Human Services
State of North Carolina

Allan Sandoval
Chief Information Officer
Department of Commerce
State of North Carolina

Darnell Smith
Chief Information Officer
City of Raleigh

Michael Taylor
Deputy County Manager and Chief Information Officer
Pitt County

Gary Thomas
Chief Information Officer
Office of State Budget & Management
State of North Carolina

Maria Thompson
Chief Risk Officer
Department of Information Technology
State of North Carolina

Dr. Shannon Tufts
Director, Center for Public Technology
School of Government
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jim Tulenko
Deputy State Controller, Information Technology
Office of the State Controller
State of North Carolina

Deante Tyler
Director
Innovation Center
State of North Carolina

Frank Winn
Chief Information Officer
Department of Transportation
State of North Carolina

Industry Representatives

Tamara Closs
Client Partner
Verizon

Roxanne Gartland
Account Manager
Global Business - Government, Education & Healthcare Solutions
AT&T

Eric Hunley
Senior Manager
SAS

Greg Nelson
Regional Sales Manager
Ciena

Lee Nickerson
Sales Director
Fortinet

Elizabeth Proudfit
Vice President
NIC

Steve Trost
Strategic Account Manager
Education & Government
Workday

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Alison Del Real
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1435
E-mail: alison.delreal@govtech.com

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North Carolina Digital Government Summit 2018

Overview

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Governor Roy Cooper

State of North Carolina

Clay Jenkinson - Keynote

Writer, Historical Performer and Theodore Roosevelt Humanities Scholar

Teri Takai – Featured Speaker

Executive Director, Center for Digital Government, and Former CIO of U.S. Department of Defense, State of California and State of Michigan

Gary Alexander

Director, Enterprise Data Management, Department of Information Technology, Government Data Analytics Center, State of North Carolina

Crystal Chubeck

Business Development Manager, Smart Communities, Verizon

Denise Foreman

Assistant County Manager, Wake County Government

Billy Hylton

Digital Solutions Director, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

Lisa Jones

Chief Information Security Officer, Wake County Government

Dan Kempton

Director of Engineering & Cloud Services, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

Brad Klenz

IoT Analytics Architect, SAS

Daniele Loffreda

Senior Advisor, SLED, Ciena

Kelly Samson-Rickert

Director Workforce Innovations, Office of Information Technology, State of Maine

Lou Velasco

Special Agent, Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agenda

Wednesday, August 29

8:00 am Eastern

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Grand Ballroom Lobby

8:45 am Eastern

Opening Remarks

Grand Ballroom 3 - 5

9:15 am Eastern

Keynote – In the Arena

Grand Ballroom 3 - 5

10:30 am Eastern

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Lobby

11:00 am Eastern

Concurrent Sessions

Reinventing the Citizen Experience

Boxwood/Dogwood

Driving Data Sharing

Salon DE

Cloud Governance

Salon AB

Innovation 101

Salon C

12:15 pm Eastern

Lunch

Grand Ballroom 3 - 5

1:05 pm Eastern

General Session – A Conversation with Teri Takai

Grand Ballroom 3 - 5

2:00 pm Eastern

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Lobby

2:30 pm Eastern

Concurrent Sessions

Artificial Intelligence and What It Means for Government

Boxwood/Dogwood

Insider Threats – The #1 Security Risk

Salon DE

Analytics Today

Salon AB

Sponsor Briefing

Salon C

3:45 pm Eastern

Networking Reception

Grand Ballroom Lobby

Thursday, August 30

8:00 am Eastern

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Grand Ballroom Lobby