Name: Oklahoma Digital Government Summit 2022 - LIVE!
Start: 2022-12-13T08:00
Location: Sheraton Midwest City at the Reed Conference Center

Overview

Government Technology's passion is promoting best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector – more important than ever in challenging times like these. We hope you were able to join us for a powerful series of sessions that provide inspiration, participation, education, and thought-provocation!

A message from our Keynote Speaker

This year the Oklahoma Digital Government Summit will be in person and bring together IT leaders across our state, city and county government. It’s a great opportunity to see new and familiar faces as well as join in the discussion about our common challenges, industry innovation and new ways of thinking to better serve Oklahomans. Join me in building the next generation of government and tech leaders.

– Jerry Moore, Chief Information Officer, State of Oklahoma

Speakers

Jerry Moore

Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

State Chief Information Officer Jerry Moore was appointed in January 2020, having previously served as the OMES director of IT Applications Services and bringing with him years of experience from IT positions held at companies such as Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips and the Tulsa Technology Center. In his role as CIO, Moore is driving efficiencies and innovative technology enhancements for the entire state. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Moore’s team has filled gaps for several state agencies to ensure technology services remain reliable and consistent.

Under Moore’s leadership, the OMES Information Services team resolved over 331,000 service requests in FY 2020, with a successful first call resolution rate of almost 90%. Moore’s team was instrumental in transitioning state employees to a telework environment at warp speed, as necessitated by the pandemic, not only quickly establishing VPN connections for thousands of state employees, but also developing multiple systems and platforms for agencies such as OESC and OSDH to support their services to Oklahoma citizens.

Mary Kelly, PhD

Former Commander, US Navy

Mary Kelly is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and spent over twenty years on active duty in intelligence and logistics. She retired from the Navy as a commander. She has master’s degrees in history and economics, and a PhD in economics. Mary has more than twenty years combined teaching experience at the Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Hawaii Pacific University. She has extensive experience in business coaching, management, economics, government, organizational leadership, communication, organizational growth, teamwork, strategic planning, human resources, customer service, time management, and project development. Mary has written thirteen books on leadership, productivity, business planning, and personal finance to help people and organizations at all levels. Mary Kelly has published more than 500 articles and is a frequent guest on media programs. She was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame in 2020.

Lee Cockerell

Former Executive Vice President at Walt Disney World Resort

Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping and entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world. One of Lee’s major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held various executive positions in the hospitality and entertainment business with Hilton Hotels for 8 years and the Marriott Corporation for 17 years before joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project. Lee has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), and the board of the Production and Operations Management Society. In 2005, Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida, and he served as Chairman of the Board. Lee has written multiple books and numerous articles. He regularly delivers leadership and service excellence workshops and consults for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute.

Jamie Anderson

Sales Engineer, Cox Business

Jamie has over 25 years of experience spanning from small business IT networking to managing nationwide deployments of IT infrastructure.

Justin Cain

Director of Operations, NIC Oklahoma, Tyler Technologies

Justin Cain is a born and raised Oklahoma native who received a bachelor's from Oklahoma Christian and a Master's from the University of Central Oklahoma. Justin previously worked as a Software Architect for six years at American Fidelity and moved to NIC Oklahoma in 2020 to help build and provide modern, customer-centric solutions for the people of Oklahoma.

Michael Dellinger

Chief Information Officer, City of Tulsa

Michael Dellinger has over 30 years’ experience in effective Software and Information Technology Management. He currently serves as the Chief Information Officer for the City of Tulsa. As CIO, he has transformed the City’s IT department to provide cost effective and highly efficient technology services to ensure that they are delivering value for all City departments.

Tami Fillyaw

Finance and Administration (F&A) Leader, Amazon Web Services

Tami Fillyaw is the Finance and Administration (F&A) Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Her role is to help state and local government agencies leverage the cloud to improve business operations, financial performance, and customer interactions. Prior to AWS, Tami served 22 years in Florida government leading statewide policy initiatives and enterprise operations as the state’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Secretary of Workforce Operations, and Chief of Staff. During her time in public service, she founded Florida’s transparency portal for state expenditures and contracts, modernized the state’s $2.7 billion group health plan, and transformed labor, retirement, and procurement functions using cloud-based tools.

Erik Friend

Chief Technology Officer, Department of Education, State of Oklahoma

Nancy Herrington

Managing Director, NITCO Inc.

Nancy is responsible for responding to and managing public sector technology contracts, marketing, and as needed, providing mentoring to NITCO’s incredibly talented teams to ensure that quality projects are planned for and delivered with successful outcomes.
Nancy is a seasoned professional who offers NITCO’s clients over thirty years of leadership experience in business, government, and the volunteer sector. Her distinguished career includes supporting Fortune 1000 implementation teams in a variety of leadership roles. Nancy’s first career was in law enforcement for the City of Carrollton Texas and achieved the rank as Police Lieutenant. As a police officer she served as a community relations officer teaching children and adults about security and safety. She also was selected to serve as the first official Spokesperson for the Police Department. After entering the technology field, Nancy has spoken at local and international conferences on Servant Leadership and on a variety of technology topics.
As a servant leader, Nancy has a unique talent in translating client business needs into technical solutions by balancing end-user requirements, business objectives, technology capabilities and resources with a concern for budget and schedule constraints. More importantly, in digital transformation projects she can articulate ROI for clients because of her understanding of business processes and client needs for justifying business use cases.
Nancy enjoys traveling and her most exciting adventure was photographing brown bears at Katmai National Park in their natural habitat.
Nancy has been recognized throughout the years for her extensive and passionate volunteer work including being named “Woman of the Year” by the Mayor and City Council for the City of Carrollton, Texas; by Entrepreneur Magazine and the Phoenix Business Journal as a contributing small business owner.

Brian Johnson

Senior Sales System Engineer, Ciena

Brian Johnson is a Senior Sales System Engineer at Ciena focused on State Government and Transportation sectors. In his role, Brian works with our customers in network planning, engineering, architecture, IT and operations. Brian has been a dedicated network engineer for almost 2 decades committed to helping government and transportation leaders build, operate, and deploy effective and powerful networks. Brian resides in South Dakota but frequently travels to meet with customers.

Amy Max

Customer Success Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Amy Max is the OMES IS’ Director of Customer Success. Her responsibilities include the Service Desk, Technical Account Managers, and ITSM Service Management. These teams provide world-class customer service for state employees and Oklahomans. Max has been with the state for 15 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and earned her ITIL 4 Certification in 2022.

Robert Newell

Chief Information Officer, City of Ardmore

Robert Newell is in his 2nd career. His first career was in the film industry starting front of the camera and ending as a cinematographer behind it. In that time, he spent 7 years working for the Walt Disney Company in Film Production. In an effort to spend more time with the family he changed careers to stay more at home. For over 20+ years Robb has devoted his abilities to public sector IT. A life long learner he has a Bachelors, 2 Masters (one finished just after a stroke) and a PhD to go with his 18 certifications. He currently serves as the Chief Information Officer of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Brian Schneider

Director, SLED, Fortinet

Bryan Schneider is a Director in the Fortinet Capture Team. His expertise includes 20+ years of experience in Public Sector advanced solutions business development for a range of Wireless carriers, including leading strategic initiatives such as Mobile Security, Endpoint protection, Digital Transformation, Mobile Forms, LBS, Interoperability, IOT and OT, covering SLED, K12 and Federal Agencies. Bryan also brings domain expertise into Public Safety, Next Generation 911, FirstNet, Telco/ISP, CJIS, Remote WFH solutions, and Federal ZTA initiatives.

Kevin Sesock

Chief Information Officer/Director of Technology Services, Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group

Kevin serves as the Director of Technology Services for the Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group, a municipal interlocal cooperative agency with emphases on technology risk, cybersecurity, and cyberliability insurance for cities and towns in Oklahoma. With 23 years of technology experience, Kevin has spent 20 of those years in government technology leadership roles focusing on a wide range of citizen services, including adaptive technologies, K-12 and Postsecondary educational technology, and application development for State natural resources and transportation services. His peer-reviewed research paper, “Immaturity and Moral Hazard in the Cyber Insurance Market” was the featured cover article in the ISSA Journal for October 2019 and named as a “Best of” article for 2019. He has a Masters degree in Cybersecurity from Oklahoma State University. He was the founding chair of the Oklahoma State advisory subcommittee on web accessibility requirements, and currently serves as a founding officer of the Oklahoma Cybersecurity Coalition, and a Board Member of the Infragard Oklahoma Members’ Alliance.

Eric Skomra

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, State and Local Government, Dell Technologies

Eric Skomra leads State and Local Government customers in IT and business transformations by applying Dell Technologies solutions, 25+ years of public and private-sector IT experience, and a passion for excellent customer service. Eric served in the public sector as the CIO for the State of Ohio Medicaid Agency, CIO and CTO for two Ohio counties, and the CIO of an Ohio city. Eric built and ran three IT departments, two data centers, one disaster recovery center, and was recognized nationally as a "Broadband Hero" for his regional and statewide broadband expansion leadership. Eric has also led in Healthcare IT, supporting a physician's corporation, two hospitals and multiple clinics.

Joshua Swenson

Senior Director of Network & Server Operations, Office of Management and Enterprise

Leslie Weaver

Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management & Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Leslie Weaver has been recognized as a pioneer across the public and private sectors. As a Chief Technology Officer for OMES, Leslie brings over 20 years of experience managing modernization, migration, and business transformation for organizations such as Oracle, Sonic, and the Federal Aviation Administration. From strategy to execution, Leslie's breadth of technology experience has enabled the state of Oklahoma to implement innovative, holistic solutions that transform the way we work to deliver business value and tangible results. An expert in enabling, empowering, and informing customers through technology and data, Leslie’s goal is to implement holistic solutions that accelerate business delivery, drive citizen-centered services, and continually improve technology systems.
Leslie has served as CTO for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the Oklahoma Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence, and the Public Health Lab. At the Public Health Lab, she played a pivotal role in modernizing the lab’s infrastructure and tools to increase efficiency, expand testing capability, and enhance data integration. Passionate about serving those who lead Oklahoma to prosperity through health, she is currently partnering and collaborating to modernize and innovate the Department of Health technology service.

Director of Data Services, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Ayana Wilkins

Director, Financial Enterprise Applications, Office of Management & Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

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Agenda

Tuesday, December 13
8:00 am Central	Registration and Morning Refreshments Reed Ballroom Pre-Function
9:00 am Central	Opening Remarks Reed Ballroom C/D Jerry Moore, Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma
9:10 am Central	Keynote – Master Your World! Reed Ballroom C/D Leadership is a lot simpler when circumstances are easy. But we are not living in easy times. Global and local issues challenge us daily. Maintaining focus – and our teams’ focus – is a constant struggle. Regardless of our titles or positions, we need to find ways to inspire those around us to be supportive, communicative, and productive. To be at the top of your game requires accurately and actively assessing both strengths and blind spots. This timely keynote address, by renowned leadership coach and author Mary Kelly, provides actionable takeaways for mastering your world during extraordinary times. Mary Kelly, PhD, Former Commander, US Navy
10:10 am Central	Bits & Bytes – A Snapshot Look at Robotic Process Automation Reed Ballroom C/D The State’s Journey to Automation and Beyond. How the State embraced automation, RPA, and Machine Learning to increase responsive, profitability and flexibility. By reducing hours spent, errors made, and redirecting employees to less mundane work, agencies can focus resources on advancing the organization’s vision and mission. Learn how the State is using automation to streamline processes, ensure compliance and improve the citizen experience by reducing cycle times for services requested. Ayana Wilkins, Director, Financial Enterprise Applications, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma
10:30 am Central	Networking Break Reed Ballroom Pre-Function
11:00 am Central	Concurrent Sessions Navigating the Cyberthreat Landscape Today and Tomorrow Reed Ballroom A/B The cyber landscape is constantly shifting, and strategies and safeguards that were considered secure just a few years ago don’t cut it anymore. Devices continue to proliferate while users are also more distributed. Zero Trust and multi-factor is increasingly considered. The critical intersection of the endpoint and the user have created the need to provide training for everyone. This session explores the need for a strong security posture where innovation and compliance meet. Moderator: Bill Rials, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government MK Palmore, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud John Phillips, Hunting & Incident Response Manager, Oklahoma CyberCommand, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Bryan Schneider, Director, SLED, Fortinet John Tipsword, Manger, Cyber Defense Operations, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Embracing and Optimizing the Digital Workplace Reed Ballroom E/F A workforce that comes to the office 100% of the time may be a thing of the past and, it’s safe to say, remote and hybrid models are here to stay. Working from home is an exceptional benefit government can offer to improve recruitment and retention, but supporting a virtual workforce comes with challenges that can’t be ignored. This session considers obstacles to thriving in our new age workplace and how to overcome them. Moderator: Morgan Wright, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government Brian Johnson, Senior Sales System Engineer, Ciena Leslie Weaver, Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Victor Carneiro, Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management & Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma How to Move the Needle with Digital Equity & Accessibility Joyner Digital equity and inclusion are not just about connectivity. Access to broadband is but a piece of the puzzle. The issue of equitable use comes into play. What will governments do to create full engagement opportunities for all? How will technologies support this endeavor? How will we make those technologies accessible? This session provides foundational knowledge on how to drive digital equity & accessibility forward and looks at the great work that is being done in Oklahoma to improve the equitable use of technology. Moderator: Erik Friend, Chief Technology Officer, Department of Education, State of Oklahoma Justin Cain, Director of Operations, NIC Oklahoma, Tyler Technologies Joshua Swenson, Senior Director of Network & Server Operations, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Joshua Walcher, Director of Modernization, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma
12:00 pm Central	Lunch Reed Ballroom C/D
1:00 pm Central	Concurrent Session Cloud Trends and Strategies Reed Ballroom A/B Faced with serious economic and social challenges, government organizations are in search of ways to increase scalability, agility, accessibility, and cost efficiency. The cloud is naturally taking center stage in strategic planning, and it is vital to keep up on where the cloud is headed and how to use it to your best advantage. This session explores trends and technologies that will help guide cloud decisions in the months and years ahead. Moderator: Bill Rials, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government LaShunda Brathwaite, Deputy Director of App Development, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Kevin Sesock, Chief Information Officer/Director of Technology Services, Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group Eric Skomra, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, State and Local Government, Dell Technologies Data Drives the Best Decisions Reed Ballroom E/F Every day, governments produce massive amounts of data and such a valuable commodity deserves to be leveraged to its fullest benefit. What does it take to create, launch and implement a successful data analytics project? What are the challenges that come with organizing, managing and extracting insight from large, diverse data sets? Which technologies are vital to the mission? This session discusses tools and strategies for getting the most out of your data. Kyle Whipple, Director of Data Science, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Andrew Dryanski, Manager of Analytics and Reporting, Data Driven Services, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma AI-Powered Automation Joyner AI continues its march into the workplace. Software bots are getting smarter and more capable by the day, blurring the distinction between task augmentation and task elimination. Robotic process automation (RPA) and conversational AI will have significant impacts on the work that we do and the customers we serve. This session discusses the present and future of automation in our organizations. Moderator: Morgan Wright, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government Tami Fillyaw, Finance and Administration Leader, Amazon Web Services Nancy Herrington, Managing Director, NITCO Inc. Ayana Wilkins, Director, Financial Enterprise Applications, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Executive Briefing Reed Ballroom C/D (Industry sponsors only) Hosted by Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services
2:00 pm Central	Networking Break Reed Ballroom Pre-Function
2:20 pm Central	General Session – The Disney Way – Can It Work in Government? Reed Ballroom C/D Disney will soon celebrate its 100th anniversary. For a century, the name Disney has been synonymous with beloved customer experiences. This didn’t happen by accident, nor did it happen overnight. It took relentless cultivation and innovation. The result is that Disney has brand loyalty that is the envy of organizations throughout the world. What can we learn from the Disney Way? In this session, a renowned Disney expert helps us explore how governments can put some of these principles into practice for the benefit of our own customers. Moderator: Danni Chisick, Conference Director, Government Technology Featuring: Lee Cockerell, Former Executive Vice President at Walt Disney World Resort (via video) Michael Dellinger, Chief Information Officer, City of Tulsa Amy Max, Customer Success Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma Robert Newell, Chief Information Officer, City of Ardmore
3:35 pm Central	Networking Reception Reed Ballroom Pre-Function Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors. Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

David Ballard
Director of Information Technology
City of Miami

Paul Caesar
Chief Information Security Officer
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

Victor Carneiro
Chief Technology Officer
Office of Management & Enterprise Services
State of Oklahoma

Michael Dellinger
Chief Information Officer
City of Tulsa

David Grothe
Assistant Director
Information Technology
Oklahoma City

Kyle Janzen
Chief of Business Enterprises
OK Health Care Authority

Chris Kosciuk
Chief Information Security Officer
State Regents for Higher Education, OneNet
State of Oklahoma

Schad Meldrum
Director of Information Technology
Oklahoma City

Jerry Moore
Chief Information Officer
Office of Management & Enterprise Services
State of Oklahoma

Robert Newell
Director of Information Technology
City of Ardmore

Shane Pate
City Manager
Nichols Hills

Tim Powers
Director of Information Technology
Norman Police Department
City of Norman

Aleta Seaman
Sr. Director, IT Operations
Office of Management & Enterprise Services
State of Oklahoma

Pedro Serrano
Chief Information Security Officer
Grand River Dam Authority
State of Oklahoma

Kevin Sesock
Chief Information Officer/Director of Technology Services
Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group

Amy Spehar
Administrative Officer
Office of Management & Enterprise Services
State of Oklahoma

Rob Teel
Chief Technology Officer
Office of Management & Enterprise Services
State of Oklahoma

Leslie Weaver
Chief Technology Officer
Office of Management & Enterprise Services
State of Oklahoma

Industry Representatives

Eddie Blankenship
Director of Sales
Cox Business

Bruce Buckner
Major Accounts Manager
Fortinet

Shane Cole
Oklahoma Sales Lead
Google Cloud

Keith Glose
State Government Account Manager
Ciena

Nancy Herrington
Managing Director
NITCO Inc.

Matt McSpadden
Client Solutions Executive
AT&T

Connie Pearson
General Manager, NIC Oklahoma
Tyler Technologies

Brad Riggins
Account Executive
Dell Technologies

Todd Schreiber
Client Executive
VMware

Brad Stone
Senior Account Manager
Amazon Web Services

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2023 Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:

Heather Earney
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1339
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com

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Oklahoma Digital Government Summit 2022 - LIVE!

Overview

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Jerry Moore

Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Mary Kelly, PhD

Former Commander, US Navy

Lee Cockerell

Former Executive Vice President at Walt Disney World Resort

Jamie Anderson

Sales Engineer, Cox Business

Justin Cain

Director of Operations, NIC Oklahoma, Tyler Technologies

Michael Dellinger

Chief Information Officer, City of Tulsa

Tami Fillyaw

Finance and Administration (F&A) Leader, Amazon Web Services

Erik Friend

Chief Technology Officer, Department of Education, State of Oklahoma

Nancy Herrington

Managing Director, NITCO Inc.

Brian Johnson

Senior Sales System Engineer, Ciena

Amy Max

Customer Success Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Robert Newell

Chief Information Officer, City of Ardmore

Brian Schneider

Director, SLED, Fortinet

Kevin Sesock

Chief Information Officer/Director of Technology Services, Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group

Eric Skomra

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, State and Local Government, Dell Technologies

Joshua Swenson

Senior Director of Network & Server Operations, Office of Management and Enterprise

Leslie Weaver

Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management & Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Director of Data Services, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Ayana Wilkins

Director, Financial Enterprise Applications, Office of Management & Enterprise Services, State of Oklahoma

Agenda

Tuesday, December 13

8:00 am Central

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Reed Ballroom Pre-Function

9:00 am Central

Opening Remarks

Reed Ballroom C/D

9:10 am Central

Keynote – Master Your World!

Reed Ballroom C/D

10:10 am Central

Bits & Bytes – A Snapshot Look at Robotic Process Automation

Reed Ballroom C/D

10:30 am Central

Networking Break

Reed Ballroom Pre-Function

11:00 am Central

Concurrent Sessions

Navigating the Cyberthreat Landscape Today and Tomorrow

Reed Ballroom A/B

Embracing and Optimizing the Digital Workplace

Reed Ballroom E/F

How to Move the Needle with Digital Equity & Accessibility

Joyner

12:00 pm Central

Lunch

Reed Ballroom C/D

1:00 pm Central

Concurrent Session

Cloud Trends and Strategies

Reed Ballroom A/B

Data Drives the Best Decisions

Reed Ballroom E/F

AI-Powered Automation

Joyner

Executive Briefing

Reed Ballroom C/D

2:00 pm Central