Registration and Morning Refreshments

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Opening Remarks

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Ervan Rodgers II, State Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio

Opening Keynote – No Excuse! – Incorporating Core Values, Accountability and Balance into Your Life & Career

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Jay Rifenbary, Author and President, Rifenbary Training & Development

If you want to improve the effectiveness of your leaders, the performance of your team, and the overall atmosphere of your organization, this is a session you can’t afford to miss. Based on a solid foundation of core values, Jay teaches the importance of key principles and skills, including: self-responsibility, accountability, integrity, professionalism, self-respect, forgiveness, passion and positive attitude as they pertain to one’s personal and professional success, and the success of others. It is within your grasp to win on every level. There really is No Excuse!

Networking Break

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Featured Speaker – The Art of Persuasion

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James Taylor, CEO, Florida Technology Council, and 2019 Government Technology Magazine Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver

Some confuse persuasion with manipulation, but they aren’t the same at all. One builds trust, the other destroys it. Successful projects require collaboration, understanding and even fellowship. You need to bring people on board. This session discusses the “two stages of influence” in any initiative – first to get buy-in and approval, and second to get cooperation when implementing the project. It’s an art!

Featured Speaker - Sustainable Innovation

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Chris Smith, Vice President Shared Services, AT&T

In the private sector, there is an old proverb about business survival: “Don’t rest on your laurels.” The very best companies say it more fiercely: “Innovate or die!” and this is particularly true for a technology company. But here’s the problem: initial innovations are relatively easy. Then it gets much harder – the low-hanging fruit is gone and the rest can seem awfully hard to reach. This session explores how to keep the momentum going over the long haul.

Lunch

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General Session - A Workplace Culture for 2020 and Beyond

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

Brian Kelley, Chief Technology Officer, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission

Chriss Pogorelc, Technology Manager, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission

Dave Witkowski, Managing Director, Deloitte

Networking Break

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General Session – Cool Collaboration Tools

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You must communicate to collaborate! And that can be a tall order with too-busy colleagues and virtual teams. It’s not workable anymore to rely on emailing colleagues, knocking on doors and leaving voicemails. Technology makes it so much easier to share ideas, streamline workflows, track progress and communicate in general. This session features some of the most popular technologies and approaches to help teams work together more effectively and enjoyably.

Sarah Jackson, General Manager Customer Success, Microsoft

Ricardo Wilkins, Customer Success Manager, Modern Workplace, Microsoft

General Session – A Day in the Life

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For a while there, trendy C-suite titles were taking on a distinctly religious overtone. Chief Inspiration Officer. Chief Internet Evangelist. Chief People Officer. Things have settled down some, but the groundswell of chiefs in the last few years has left its mark, especially in functions related to IT. So where does that leave the role of the time-honored CIO? Do you really have to have multiple personalities to be a good leader? Well, yes! In this session, be prepared to laugh, cry and be inspired by veteran CIOs who have had to adopt a surprising range of personas depending on who and what was sitting in front of them.

Moderator: Katrina Flory, Chief of Staff, DAS Office of Information Technology, State of Ohio

Peter Anderson, Chief Information Officer, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Scott Brock, Chief Information Officer, Development Services Agency, State of Ohio

Michael Carmack, Chief Technology Officer, Department of Education, State of Ohio

Tina Chubb, Chief Information Officer, Department of Insurance, State of Ohio

Dusten Kohlhorst, Chief Information Officer, Treasurer of State, State of Ohio

General Session – Epic Innovation!

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Technology is changing just about everything in the way we live and the way we govern. The states that successfully adapt to the changes will be the ones that prosper and ones who don’t will fall behind. InnovateOhio is about making the state a more effective and efficient leader in using technology to improve customer service and modernize operations. This session reveals ambitious plans and promising initiatives that will bring unprecedented innovation to Ohio.

Lt. Governor Jon Husted, State of Ohio

Ervan Rodgers II, State Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio

CIO Academy Awards Ceremony

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Join us in cheering for the winners of this year’s Academy Awards which recognize outstanding IT leadership in Ohio state and local government.

CIO Academy Awards Reception

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Network with colleagues, discuss solutions with exhibitors and congratulate the winners!

End of Conference

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