Oregon Digital Government Summit 2016
Overview
To view speaker presentations where available, see Agenda page.
Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Oregon 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 the 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.
This Year’s Topics Include:
- Cloud Today – What It Means for the Business of Government
- Making the Mechanics Work: Governance and Reporting
- Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Turning Data into Knowledge
- State and Local Government Threat Landscape
- Hyper-convergence: The Integration of Business and Technology
- Got Mobile?
- Driving Digital Government Transformation with Creativity and Engagement
- Human Centered Design Thinking
There are only so many things guaranteed in life. One of those guarantees? The fact that the IT industry won’t ever stop evolving. That’s why we’ve put together this event. We’re bringing together the best of the best in the government IT world with those who want to learn from and with them. I encourage you to join us at the Oregon Digital Government Summit. From the discussions to the topics covered to the strategies shared, we’ll get you the tools you need to help your organization thrive in this industry. I hope to see you there!
- Alex Pettit, Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon
Speakers
The Honorable Kate Brown
Governor, State of Oregon
With more than 25 years of service to the people of Oregon, Kate Brown is well-prepared to serve as Oregon’s 38th Governor, making government more accountable and standing up for working families.
From 2008 to 2015, Brown served as Oregon’s Secretary of State, where she was a leader in increasing government transparency and accountability. In that office, Brown oversaw an Audits Division that identified millions in savings by increasing government efficiencies and rooting out waste. She streamlined business registration and licensing by implementing Business Xpress, an online ‘one¬-stop shop’ that enables business owners and entrepreneurs to establish and run a business in Oregon without getting bumped around from state agency to state agency.
Brown successfully implemented an online voter registration system, which made it easier for Oregonians to register to vote and saved taxpayer dollars. Oregon received national recognition for Brown’s work utilizing technology to make it easier for active-duty service members and people with disabilities to vote.
Prior to serving as Secretary of State, Brown served for 17 years in the state legislature: five years in the Oregon House of Representatives and 12 years in the Oregon State Senate. In 2004, Brown made history when she became the first woman in Oregon history to serve as Senate Majority Leader, after being elected by her colleagues.
During her time in the legislature, Kate Brown led efforts on government accountability and reform. In 2007, she successfully spearheaded legislation that The Oregonian called the “state’s most sweeping package of ethics reforms in 34 years.” And she led a bipartisan group of legislators to pass Oregon’s most significant campaign finance reform law in a generation, making campaign contributions more transparent than ever before by creating an online database for campaign finance reporting.
Brown has also been a longtime leader in advancing civil rights and marriage equality. In 2007, she helped to pass the Oregon Equality Act, a civil rights law that prohibited discrimination in employment and housing on the basis of sexual orientation. And Brown was instrumental in passing Oregon’s Family Fairness Act, which legally recognizes committed same-¬sex relationships as domestic partnerships.
Dustin Haisler - Opening Keynote
Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic
Dustin Haisler is the Chief Innovation Officer for e.Republic. As the finance director and later CIO for Manor, TX, a small city outside Austin, Haisler quickly built a track record and reputation as an early innovator in civic tech. A member of Code for America’s original steering committee, Haisler pioneered government use of commercial technologies not before used in the public sector – including Quick-Response (QR) barcodes, crowdsourcing and gamification. In 2010 Haisler launched Manor Labs, a website that let residents submit their own ideas and vote other peoples’ ideas up or down. The most popular suggestions went to city officials for review and possible implementation. Haisler looked to the private sector to help broaden the adoption of these and other civic innovations, joining California-based Spigit as director of government innovation. While at Spigit, a company that makes crowd-sourcing and innovation management software, Hailser helped design and deploy innovation programs for New York City; Bogota, Columbia; and even part of the space program (through NASA’s Langley Research Center).
Notably, Haisler helped design and launch one of the first government open innovation programs in the United States in 2010, which received global recognition as a new model of citizen engagement and innovation. Among other first-in-nation innovations, Haisler architected a Crowdsourcing Master Land Use Plan (Harford County, MD) and patented a crowd-based business process (Crowd-as-a-Service). Named a Government Technology Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver in 2009, his work has been featured in Wired, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, Inc. and the Today Show on NBC. An in-demand speaker, he has given two TEDx speeches – one on Disrupting Government (TEDxAustin) and the other on Disrupting Education (TEDxLivermore).
As Chief Innovation Officer, Haisler has a strategic role to help shape the company’s products, services, and future direction. Primarily, he leads e.Republic Labs, a market connector created as an ecosystem to educate, accelerate and ultimately scale technology innovation within the public sector.
Manley Feinberg - Featured Speaker
World-class Climber, Adventurer and IT Leader, Vertical Lessons, Inc.
Manley is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author, expert climber, innovative IT leader, published outdoor adventure photographer and professional musician. It is this expertise that he shares by applying lessons he’s learned in business and adventure to life’s daily challenges, inspiring audiences worldwide. During Manley’s eleven years with Build-A-Bear Workshop, his leadership direction helped take their revolutionary retail concept from 40 stores to over 400 worldwide. Manley’s influence was a key element in creating a workplace culture that landed Build-A-Bear on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List seven years in a row. He is the co-author of the #1 best-selling book World Class Speaking in Action, a contributor to Support World Magazine, a member of the HDI Strategic Advisory Board and serves on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Leadership Training Staff.
Greg Carter
Information Availability Architect, Healthcare, Education, State & Local Government, Veritas
Greg Carter is an Information Availability Architect for Veritas Technologies Corporation LLC. Greg has the privilege to work in the HEDG (Health, Education, State and Local Government) vertical and has done so for most of his career at Veritas since 2002. In his role as an architect, Greg is considered a technical trusted advisor to HEDG customers, helping them establish architectural best practices around Service Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Information Governance, & Storage Management.
Greg has over 18 years of experience in Information Technology. Early in his career he was a customer of Veritas where responsibilities included data center administration specific to email, databases, data protection, service continuity, & disaster recovery. Greg then made a transition to one of Veritas's long standing partners in a pre-sales Systems Engineering role. In 2002 he joined Veritas Corporation as a Systems Engineer covering Federal & Civilian agencies such as Army, CDC, & NASA. In 2004 he moved into the HEDG group where he has held a variety of positions leading up to his current role.
Greg is active in is his community by sharing his knowledge and experiences in Information Technology specifically the do’s and don’ts with those who are less familiar with this vast field. Greg holds a degree in Electronics Technology from DeVry University as well as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) & Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certifications.
Kellen McKinney
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Douglas Public Health Network
Kellen McKinney has worked in military, tribal, state and local emergency management positions. She is currently employed by the Douglas Public Health Network as their Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. By this time next year Kellen hopes to be finished with her PhD in Emergency Management.
Sean McSpaden
Principal Legislative IT Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office, State of Oregon
Sean McSpaden previously served as Oregon’s Deputy State Chief Information Officer from June 2008 to September 2013. Sean currently serves as a Principal Legislative IT Analyst with the Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office. In that role, Sean is responsible for overseeing state agency information technology (IT) and information security related operations, projects and programs on behalf of the Oregon Legislature and providing IT related program coordination, policy and budget development, fiscal impact analysis, and program evaluation recommendations to the Legislative Assembly and committees staffed by the Legislative Fiscal Office. Sean also serves as the Committee Administrator for the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology (JLCIMT) and the Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission.
Sean holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (2015), is a Zachman Certified Enterprise Architect Associate (2014), and completed the state’s TOGAF enterprise architecture certification program in 2008. Sean is a member of several professional organizations including the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), the National Information Sharing Consortium (NISC), the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
Tom Moen
Government Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft
Tom Moen has become is part of an elite team of Microsoft technologists helping customers to deliver secure and innovative environments that capitalize on leading edge technologies and processes while staying ahead of a continually evolving threat base. Moen has had a wide range of Product Management, Product Marketing, Sales and of course, Security experience across a number of technology firms including; 3M, Apple Computer, FileNet/IBM and Microsoft. Tom was a product manager for Back Office Server and worked on the Internet Security and Acceleration Server. He has supported Cloud Services since the very early days of Cloud Computing and helped numerous organizations understand the depths of Microsoft Cloud Security and contributed to the mapping of the Cloud Security Alliance Security, Compliance, and Privacy requirements. Tom’s passion and unique ability to tell complex technology stories has landed him on stage with some of this industry’s most iconic leaders including Steve Jobs, John Scully, Steve Ballmer, and of course Bill Gates.
Eric Popiel
Subject Matter Expert, Big Data Solutions, HPE
Eric started his 30+ year career in technology in design, development, and implementation of business critical applications in the Retail, Insurance and Financial industries. For the last 20 years has worked for or partnered with Enterprise Software vendors in Presales organizations including Oracle, PeopleSoft, Ariba, Vantive and JD Edwards. As a domain expert, he consults with HPs customer and client base focused on Big Data and Management Strategies to manage, optimize, and retire information (safely) while supporting litigation preparedness and regulatory compliance.
Matt Snow
Director of Creative Services, Oregon Information Division of NICUSA
In his role as Director of Creative Services, Matt partners with Oregon government agencies to build accessible, performant, effective website and application strategies. Managing the creative team, his focus is on directing design/usability standards, measuring impact, and being an effective, positive technical resource for the state of Oregon.
Matt brings over 10 years of experience as a front-end developer and designer. He has worked for, and partnered with, government agencies in four states, as well as with non-profits and higher education.
Agenda
Tuesday, May 24 |
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8:00 am Pacific |
Registration and Morning RefreshmentsWillamette Foyer |
9:00 am Pacific |
Opening RemarksWillamette River RoomGovernor Kate Brown, State of Oregon (@OregonGovBrown) |
9:15 am Pacific |
Keynote – Exponential Government: The Future of Public ServiceWillamette River Roomex·po·nen·tial (adjective): becoming more and more rapid. Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic (@dustinhaisler) The world we knew is changing at exponential speed. The iPhone has eclipsed the Blackberry, mobile devices are displacing PCs, the cloud is radically challenging long-held assumptions about data centers, and the Internet of Things is redefining connectivity. What we regard as state of the art today will look quaint tomorrow as exponential technologies unlock individual, organizational, and societal potential. Along the way, people get scared, old organizational models crumble, and legacy cost structures stop penciling out. Understanding these shifts and how they differ from previous shifts is imperative. This session provides a tour of the meta-trends that are reshaping our communities – demographics, economics, methods of work, customer expectations and the relevance of governmental institutions — all annotated with real world examples. By the end, you’ll have a clearer picture of what Exponential Government will look like, how it will act, and why your actions today can lead you to a preferred exponential future and a more perfect union. |
10:15 am Pacific |
BreakWillamette Foyer |
10:45 am Pacific |
Concurrent SessionsCloud Today – What It Means for the Business of GovernmentCroisan Creek AToday, almost anything can be delivered via the Cloud “as a service”: software, infrastructure, storage, platforms, data, you name it. The possibilities and configurations are endless, and they introduce a variety of challenges and opportunities. This session explores the nature of cloud computing today and how it fits into government operations including a discussion on your cloud management stack, contracting for cloud services, risk management and security. Jerry Ibrahim, Vice President of Emerging Technology, Juniper Networks Tom Moen, Cloud Architect, Microsoft (@cloudmovr) Making the Mechanics Work: Governance and ReportingCroisan Creek BGovernment technology projects have unique and complex stakeholder relationships. As technology moves more deeply into business units these stakeholder relationships become even more complex. The question of “who is responsible for what?” can evolve daily and answering that question requires a solid understanding of organizational governance. This session examines how the concept of governance is changing. Michael Finch, Chief Information Officer, Lane County Sean McSpaden, Principal Legislative IT Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office, State of Oregon (@McSpaden) Disaster Preparedness and ResponseCroisan Creek CRecent disasters have shown more than ever the critical role of technology in ensuring public safety and continuity of government operations. Along with significant advances in tools and technologies, the growing use of partnerships and shared services is opening the door to exciting possibilities. Come hear public sector and industry leaders share their first-hand experience and lessons learned around disaster preparedness response. Kellen McKinney, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Douglas Public Health Network (@KellenMcKinney) |
11:45 am Pacific |
LunchWillamette River Room |
12:20 pm Pacific |
Featured Speaker – Afternoon RemarksWillamette River RoomSenator Chuck Riley, Oregon State Senate & Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology |
12:30 pm Pacific |
Featured Speaker – Leading on the EdgeWillamette River RoomManley Feinberg, World-class Climber, Adventurer and IT Leader (@manleyf) Introduction by: Michael Bonner, Account Executive II, State and Local Government (Oregon/Washington), CDWG IT officials often struggle to deliver more value under tightening constraints and rising expectations. Throw in the complications of regulations, a changing workforce, constantly evolving technology, plus the chaos of day-to-day life, and you are facing some serious challenges. It can feel like you’re walking too close to the edge, and the old adage “Don’t look down!” applies just as much to a tough deadline as climbing the sheer face of El Capitan. Manley Feinberg has tackled and conquered impossible environments – from breakneck corporate expansion to nature’s most hostile terrains. In this unforgettable keynote, Manley reveals his 8 Vertical Lessons that will enable you to lead, contribute and inspire in ways that will take you – and your teams – to bold new heights. |
1:30 pm Pacific |
BreakWillamette Foyer |
1:50 pm Pacific |
Concurrent SessionsTurning Data into KnowledgeCroisan Creek ABig data is pushing organizations to reinvent how they handle and leverage information. The shift is driven not just by the escalating demands for storage and access, but also cost containment, compliance, data-sharing, accountability, Internet of Things, security, and business intelligence. Society’s appetite for data is downright insatiable. It’s estimated that the world’s information doubles every 18 months, and this is certainly true in the public sector. This session discusses trends, tools, and strategies for managing and capitalizing on existing data to make reliable projections that drive smarter decisions. Greg Carter, Information Availability Architect, Healthcare, Education, State & Local Government, Veritas (@grcarter81) Eric Popiel, Subject Matter Expert, Big Data Solutions, HPE State and Local Government Threat LandscapeCroisan Creek BCybersecurity is quickly becoming a top concern for every sector in our country. The worldwide reach of the internet means that cyber threats can come from hackers in the United States and from foreign counties. This session will cover the emerging cyber threats to the government sector and what steps can be taken to minimize the risk and mitigate the threats. Kenny Holmes, Public Sector Security Evangelist, Palo Alto Networks Hyper-convergence: The Integration of Business and TechnologyCroisan Creek CDoing more with less is a constant challenge in government. To meet the increased business demands and technical challenges faced in government the industry has moved from providing shared storage to leveraging software defined storage and ultimately converging the virtualization of both servers and storage. This session will discuss the components that make up the hyper-converged infrastructure, where and how analysts view the role of software defined, and how these solutions support agencies of varying size and service offering to simplify operations and reduce costs. Bryan Volchok, SDS/Hyper-Converged Business Development Manager, Storage Regional Business Unit, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise |
2:00 pm Pacific |
Sponsor BriefingPringle Creek Room(Industry sponsors only.) This informal discussion is hosted by Chief Information Officer Alex Pettit. The focus will be on strategies, priorities, opportunities and the procurement process. |
2:50 pm Pacific |
BreakWillamette Foyer |
3:10 pm Pacific |
Fast Track SessionsWillamette River RoomGot Mobile?Rapidly changing technology impacts how citizens interact with government and designing content and services with the mobile user in mind not only increase exposure, but they also engage the audience in a positive manner. With so many Oregon government websites launched prior to the mobile revolution, is updating your web presence on your organizations roadmap? This session will delve into tools readily accessible to agencies as well as look into the development process and what it takes to advance your web presence. Matt Snow, Director of Creative Services, Oregon Information Division of NICUSA (@MattSnowOregon) Driving Digital Government Transformation with Creativity and EngagementShaped by every day, immersive and personalized digital interactions, citizens and employees expect similar experience from the public sector as they are used to with 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 and how do cultural changes to experience–led design fuel digital transformation? This session will explore how engagement and outreach in services and communications with your citizens can improve efficiencies in services delivery while lowering costs for your organization. Kumar Rachuri, Director, State & Local Government Solutions, Product Management & Engineering, Adobe (@Krachuri) Human Centered Design ThinkingIn the past, design has most often occurred fairly far downstream in the development process and has focused on making products aesthetically attractive. Now supporting users by uncovering latent needs, behaviors, and desires are considered important design factors. Learn how the partnership of technology and business and always keeping the end user in in mind can lead to innovative solutions. Sherry Amos, Managing Director, Government Industry Strategy, Workday |
4:15 pm Pacific |
ReceptionWillamette FoyerNetwork 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
Jared Cornman
Chief Information Officer
Business Oregon
State of Oregon
Kristen Duus
Chief Information Officer
Oregon Health Authority
State of Oregon
Michael Finch
Chief Information Officer
Lane County
Steven Hoffert
Chief Information Officer
Oregon Youth Authority
State of Oregon
Syed Hussain
Chief Information Officer
Oregon Lottery
State of Oregon
Gary Johnson
Chief Information Officer
Department of Revenue
State of Oregon
Lorrin King
Chief Information Officer
Department of Justice
State of Oregon
Bob Leek
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Multnomah County
Qing Liu
Chief Information Officer
Public Utility Commission of Oregon
State of Oregon
Sean McSpaden
Oregon Legislative Information Technology Analyst
Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office
State of Oregon
Skip Newberry
President
Technology Association of Oregon
State of Oregon
Alex Pettit
Chief Information Officer
Department of Administrative Services
State of Oregon
Jake Rosenbalm
Chief Information Officer
Department of Energy
State of Oregon
Sherry Swackhamer
Chief Information Officer
Department of County Assets
Multnomah County
Ben Tate
Chief Information Officer
Department of Education
State of Oregon
Saby Waraich
Vertical Applications Manager / Sr. IS Manager
Bureau of Technology Services
City of Portland
Industry Representatives
Michael Bonner
Account Executive II
CDW-G
Chad Duffy
Account Executive
Education Government
Workday
Pete Fairhurst
President
Oregon Information Division of NICUSA, Inc.
Ron Hamilton
Vice President
PTP
John Ingram
Account Executive
Information Management and Governance
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Michelle Oushakoff
Senior Major Account Manager
Juniper Networks
John Shafer
Account Executive
US Enterprise Services
Microsoft
Chris Thomas
Customer Success Leader
Veritas
Registration Information / Contact Us
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Government Technology
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