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Overview

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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 that is relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants can take advantage of 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:

  • Security Over the Edge
  • Driving Change Under Pressure
  • Reinventing the Workplace
  • Effective Data Governance
  • Navigating the Cloud
  • Becoming Citizen-Centric
  • How to Survive a Crisis
  • Connectivity in the Digital Age
  • Cool Things Being Done in Oregon!

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Oregon IT is focused on modernization and efficiency, and all of us are working together to make our mission a reality. What’s the best way to gain momentum? Taking advantage of the “meeting of the minds” that will take place at the Digital Government Summit that is coming to Salem in June. Please join us as we share ideas and spark innovation. I hope to see you there!

– Terrence Woods, Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon

Speakers

Kelly Swanson - Opening Keynote

Kelly Swanson - Opening Keynote

Strategic Narrative Specialist

Kelly Swanson is an award-winning communication strategist, writer, storyteller, humorist and motivational speaker. She is the author of Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale, The Land of If Only, The Story Formula, and The Gutsy Girls Pocket Guide to Public Speaking. Kelly was a keynote speaker for the International Toastmasters Convention and has keynoted major conferences and corporate events from coast to coast. Kelly’s powerful insights and wacky wit have charmed and inspired audiences for more than two decades. She is also known for her high-energy workshops and boot camps on leadership, team building, employee engagement and customer relationships. Kelly is a master at showing people how to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!

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Morgan Wright - Featured Speaker

Morgan Wright - Featured Speaker

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Morgan is an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity strategy, cyberterrorism, identity theft and privacy. Morgan's landmark testimony before Congress on Healthcare.gov changed how the government collected personally identifiable information. He’s made hundreds of appearances on national news, radio, print and web, and has spoken to audiences around the world. He has appeared regularly on CNN, PBS, ABC, CBS, Fox News and CNBC. Previously, Morgan was a Senior Advisor in the US State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program. Morgan is a highly decorated former state trooper, police officer and detective. In addition to 18 years in state and local law enforcement, Morgan has developed solutions in defense, justice and intelligence for the largest technology companies in the world. Morgan is the author of Identity Predators: Win the War Against Hackers.

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Dr. Cedric Alexander

Dr. Cedric Alexander

Author, CNN Contributor on Public Safety, Former Chief of Police

Dr. Cedric Alexander has spent nearly four decades in search of a better way to police our nation. He’s the author of The New Guardians, and he has served as a law enforcement analyst on ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. In 2015 he was appointed to the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. He has served at every level of government: as a Federal Security Director in the US Department of Homeland Security, as a Deputy Commissioner for Criminal Justice in New York State, as Public Safety Director in a major county, and as a City Chief of Police and Deputy Mayor.

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James Alexander

James Alexander

Senior Vice President, Executive Services, Infotech

James is responsible for developing and delivering thought leadership to help Info-Tech customers unlock the potential of technology as a transformative force within their businesses.
James has been both an entrepreneur and an executive in the technology industry over the past 25 years. As an entrepreneur, he led retail, VAR and system integration organizations including, CTI Solutions Group, EduConnect, Telesolutions Inc, The Stone Soup Software Co, and Metafore, and has also held a senior sales management position at Microsoft Canada.
Since 2002 James has turned his attention to working with across the spectrum of IT leaders, technology suppliers and their partners to help create a synergistic and effective ecosystem. He works with IT and business leaders to help them realize the full potential of technology in their businesses and has designed and implemented an innovative series of programs including “The Quest for the Smartest IT”.
James was twice named to Channel Business Magazine’s “Who’s Who” listing as well as being a Newsmaker of the Year in Computer Dealer News. He is quoted on technology issues in both the business and trade press and is a frequent speaker at events and conferences.

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Ethan Benatan

Ethan Benatan

Modernization Director, Employment Department, State of Oregon

Matthew Currie

Matthew Currie

Account Executive – SLED Northwest, Red Hat, Inc.

Matthew has been supporting client projects for over 10 years in the emerging technology space. He's had success helping organizations automate and containerize their environment to become more agile and efficient. Now working for Red Hat, he has become a leader in the Public Sector and has multiple references around the State & Local Government along with prized Universities. Visit the Red Hat booth for more information on emerging technologies.

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Jayne Dutra

Jayne Dutra

Data Governance, Information Technology, Multnomah County

Jayne Dutra worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for thirteen years in several positions including Knowledge Management Process Owner, Lead Enterprise Information Architect and Enterprise Search Architect. During that time she supervised software development tasks in information management, metadata applications, semantic search and ECM. Jayne also received the NASA Honor Award for Exceptional Achievement in recognition of her work on the NASA Taxonomy in 2002, a first of its kind for any federal agency.
After JPL, Jayne joined LexisNexis as the Data Governance Manager for Content Architecture. In that role she planned and executed a data governance program to improve quality across legal and business content sets in a Fortune 100 company. Deliverables included a Data Quality Framework, Principles and Best Practices. She also developed rule sets and scorecards to evaluate compliance with targeted metrics.
Jayne currently serves as the Program Manager of Data Governance for Multnomah County.

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Ben Gherezgiher

Ben Gherezgiher

Senior IT Portfolio Manager – Public Safety, Strategic Technology Office, OSCIO, State of Oregon

Jimmy Godard

Jimmy Godard

Technology Oversight Committee, City of Portland

Jimmy Godard is a strategic technology leader, past president of the PMI Portland Chapter. He performs the functions of Program, Change, and Service Delivery Manager for Bank of America and has been with the company for 21 years. He is the founder and president of Global Compass, a certified Goal Success Coach helping business leaders make the leap to digital transformation. Jimmy maintains 18 years of project management and consulting experience working in the Finance and Information Technology Industries. He holds a master’s degree in computer information systems, a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership with a specialization in Information Systems and Technology. He is an instigator of process improvement and innovation with an unwavering determination to bring about results. He implements global changes in leading technology integration efforts for Infrastructure, End User Computing, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures.

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Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

Chief Information Officer, Department of Revenue, State of Oregon

Gary has over 25 years of experience in technology management and overseeing teams of managers, technical, and non-technical staff with a solid background in network administration, application development, and managing a global team. He enjoys leveraging the latest information technologies to unite teams and solve business problems.

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Daniele Loffreda

Daniele Loffreda

Senior Advisor, Portfolio Solutions, Ciena

Daniele Loffreda is Senior Advisor, Healthcare State/Local Government and Education (SLED) in Ciena’s Market Development organization. In this role he leads Ciena’s initiatives to apply next generation hardware, software and services networking technologies to help these sectors deliver better services to their constituents through digital transformation, optimized cloud strategies, virtualized infrastructure and improved data security.
Daniele has more than 20 years of experience helping customers leverage Information, Communications and Technology solutions provide greater value, improve their operations and generate higher returns on network investments. He has been involved in smart city projects since 2014, he has been a speaker at smart city events, and has published a number of articles and blog posts on network connectivity as a critical foundation of smart cities.

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Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin

Manager, Smart City PDX, City of Portland

Kevin leads the City of Portland’s Smart Cities team. He has in-depth experience developing, implementing and managing systems and applications to improve delivery of services, increase community involvement in City projects, and to support Portland’s long-range planning. Kevin manages a diverse team of Smart Cities and Open Data coordinators, web developers, web designers, graphic designers, database administrators, GIS analysts, and an air quality scientist. He has a Masters in Geography from Portland State University.

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Josh Mitchell

Josh Mitchell

Consulting Product Manager, Portland Oregon Website Replacement, City of Portland

Josh Mitchell is a is a technology leader, architect of enterprise solutions, and builder of high performing teams. As the former CTO of the Drupal Association, his team managed the platform for Drupal.org to deliver open source code sharing and collaboration tools to an international network of developers. In the private sector, he helped companies like Johnson & Johnson deliver a global platform for hundreds of brands and thousands of sites. More locally, he served as the enterprise and web applications manager for Multnomah County where sites such as the the Multnomah County Library's served over 12 million sessions each year as a part of the third largest library by circulation in the U.S.

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Barbara J. Rotondo

Barbara J. Rotondo

Senior Manager, Solution Consulting, ServiceNow

Barbara Rotondo is a Sr. Manager in Solution Consulting at ServiceNow; serving the West region for customers in healthcare, higher education and state/local government. As a thought leader, Barbara collaborates with customers to identify their business needs for improving excellence in the operations and delivery of End User Experience. Through consultative discussions, Barbara identifies appropriate technology solutions to address their business objectives.
Barbara’s expertise and the breadth of her ability to communicate to a varied audience stem from her diverse background in Enterprise Service Management, IT, Project Leadership, Courseware Development and Enablement.
She is a published author, holds numerous industry certifications, and is a frequent public speaker for varied Technical Management communities. She also serves as a Board member for the ITSMF LA chapter. Barbara holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees from Lafayette College in Economics/Business and Art.

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Renee Royston

Collections Division Administration, Department of Revenue, State of Oregon

Renee is a member of the Oregon Department of Revenue’s executive leadership team and is enthusiastically leading the agency’s creation of a new Collections Division. She has been a State of Oregon employee for over 24 years, with 21 years in various management roles leading state programs, initiatives and projects including the Department of Revenue’s Core System Replacement project and Oregon Employment Department’s Modernization Program.

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Matt Snow

Matt Snow

Director of Creative Services, Oregon 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.

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Eric Teece

Senior Systems Engineer, Fortinet

Eric Teece is a Sr. Systems Engineer with Fortinet, Inc. For more than 25 years, Eric has been architecting, deploying, and securing customers networks. That experience spans local, state, and federal government customers, as well as global and regional public, and private enterprises and service providers. Most recent experience includes helping customers with their ever increasing challenges and cyber threats in cloud, SAAS, and operations workflow automation.

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Tristan Todd

Solutions Architect, SLED West, VMware

Tristan Todd is a Solution Architect on VMware’s Government and Education Team. In this role he delivers enablement and thought leadership on the topics of strategic technology modernization, future state platform architecture, and cyber-security programs. Tristan is partnered with some of the largest Government and Education Customers in the US. Tristan has served in diverse roles in his 7 years at VMware; notably as a PSO consultant, globals solutions engineer, and architect on the EUC team.

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Dennis Tomlin

Dennis Tomlin

Chief Information Security Officer, Department of County Assets Multnomah County

Dennis Tomlin is the chief information security officer for Multnomah County, where he is responsible for leading the county’s cybersecurity efforts. He manages a team that ensures endpoint and perimeter protection, incident response, forensics, identity management, HIPAA compliance and software application security.
In his role as county HIPAA security officer, he establishes policy, provides leadership and consulting for in-house county security initiatives.
Previously, Mr. Tomlin was the information security and governance program manager for Papa Murphy’s International, leading efforts to align the company with Sarbanes-Oxley and PCI-DSS security and compliance requirements. He was also responsible for authoring and maintaining IT policies and procedures.
He spent 13 years at an international medical device manufacturing firm Biotronik in various roles, most recently as senior information security and GRC manager, where he was responsible for the global company’s IT security, governance, risk and compliance.

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Cory Wilburn

Cory Wilburn

Chief Information Officer, Texas General Land Office

Cory serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Texas General Land Office (GLO). As CIO, Cory works with his team to create and implement the vision that guides all aspects of information technology for the GLO’s eighteen distinct lines of business, from daily operations, to the delivery of innovative business solutions that drive the agency forward. Cory has 21 years of experience in technology, covering a wide range of roles that includes software development, project management, strategic planning, and enterprise architecture. He is passionate about aligning technology to an organization’s mission and is committed to building a culture of continuous improvement.

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Rick Woidyla

Rick Woidyla

Manager of Business Development and Strategic Planning, Verizon Smart Communities

Rick Woidyla has spent his career driving wireless WAN solutions for major carriers and their clients. After multiple ventures into the startup world, Rick re-joined Verizon in September of 2017 as a manager of business development and strategic planning in Global Networks & Technology. In early 2019, Rick joined Verizon's Smart Communities team to lead business development efforts for the Pacific Northwest.
Rick brings 20+ years of IoT/M2M and SCADA experience. He recently completed MIT’s program “Internet of Things: Roadmap to a Connected World”. He is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Rick resides in Sherwood, Oregon.

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Agenda

Thursday, June 20

8:00 am Pacific

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Willamette Lobby

9:00 am Pacific

Opening Remarks

Willamette River Room

Terrence Woods, Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon

9:15 am Pacific

Keynote – What’s Your Story?

Willamette River Room

Kelly Swanson, Strategic Narrative Specialist

IT is an adventure. Or should be! Every project is a journey, and we need to be better at promoting what we’re doing and accomplishing by painting pictures that resonate. Data alone is not enough anymore. It’s already over-used, mis-used, abused and fake-newsed. The key is wrapping your data in a way that makes people care. You need the secret ingredient that is probably missing from presentations, pitches, speeches and any situation where you are trying to move the needle. In this mind-expanding session, you will find out how to go from manipulating to motivating, from communicating to connecting, from telling people what to do to making them want to do it. Learn from the master!

10:15 am Pacific

Networking Break

Willamette Lobby

10:45 am Pacific

Concurrent Sessions

Security Over the Edge

Croisan B/C

The cyber landscape is constantly shifting, and strategies and safeguards that were considered secure just a few years ago don’t cut it anymore. The “edge” is getting more difficult to define. Networks are becoming more distributed. Devices continue to proliferate. The cloud is literally everywhere. IoT is a looming tidal wave. This session looks at current and future trends, threats and strategies on the cyber front.

Moderator: Jake Wilson, Security Awareness and Training Coordinator, Enterprise Security Office, Office of the State Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon

Theresa Masse, Former CISO State of Oregon, Port of Portland

Eric Teece, Senior Systems Engineer, Fortinet

Dennis Tomlin, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of County Assets Multnomah County

Driving Change Under Pressure

Croisan A

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.

Jimmy Godard, Technology Oversight Committee, City of Portland

Daniele Loffreda, Senior Advisor, Portfolio Solutions, Ciena

Barbara J. Rotondo, Senior Manager, Solution Consulting, ServiceNow

Reinventing the Workplace

Santiam 2

The need to accelerate innovative recruitment and retention practices in government, particularly in IT, is more of a necessity than ever. Questions about mobility, flexibility, collaboration tools and productivity optimization are becoming common during the interview process. Yet government is not always prepared to offer competitive answers in today’s legacy environment. This session offers a look at what some innovative organizations are doing to scrap outmoded practices, adopt new mindsets and embrace new paradigms.

Chris Hunt, Senior Account Executive, West Region Sales Team, Outsystems

Bob Leek, Interim Director and Chief Information Officer, Multnomah County

Tristan Todd, Solutions Architect, SLED West, VMware

5G and Smarter Communities

Santiam 3

The way we do business is about to change as the next generation of wireless is on its way. Basically, 5G is the solution for dealing with the Internet of Things – millions of sensors and the resulting flood of information. 5G promises to change the way we live, work and play. Hyperbole or real? What will this mean for the Smart Cities movement? How will this enhance support for first responders? This session discusses why 5G is a game-changer for the future and how to be ready for its arrival.

Kevin Martin, Manager, Smart City PDX, City of Portland

Rick Woidyla, Manager of Business Development and Strategic Planning, Verizon Smart Communities

11:45 am Pacific

Lunch

Willamette River Room

12:30 pm Pacific

Featured Speaker – Future Ready! The Playbook for 2020 and Beyond

Willamette River Room

Morgan Wright, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

The magnitude and speed of technological, economic, and societal change is accelerating at an exponential pace. Your primary challenge is to anticipate the future – and then build it, being careful to optimize the upside while minimizing the effects of the shocks and stresses. Public leaders need more than just a new way of thinking – but a new way of executing supported by the right technological and cultural foundation. Future Ready focuses on what matters and why, what potential issues should be on your radar, and the adaptive, actionable takeaways that you can work on today to prepare for 2020 and beyond, including:

  • Disruptive technologies
  • Emerging regulatory issues
  • Citizen and employee experience
  • Future of management
  • Funding the future
  • 1:30 pm Pacific

    FirstNet Fireside Chat

    Willamette River Room

    Dr. Cedric Alexander, Author, CNN Contributor on Public Safety, Former Chief of Police

    Public safety is undergoing a significant transformation and technology is at the heart of it. The transformation affects all areas of government, from education to transportation to frontline public safety. This session explores the intersection between public safety ecosystems and the technology revolution that is here – today.

    2:00 pm Pacific

    Networking Break

    Willamette Lobby

    2:30 pm Pacific

    Concurrent Sessions

    Navigating the Cloud

    Croisan B/C

    As state and local governments move to the cloud at an increasing pace, they’re running into some common holdups, including the determination of which workloads are cloud-ready and which models are most appropriate. The bottom line: organizations should have a comprehensive cloud strategy! One that takes into account the right balance between on-prem control and cloud innovation. This session discusses current trends and lessons learned.

    Ethan Benatan, Modernization Director, Employment Department, State of Oregon

    Matthew Currie, Account Executive – SLED Northwest, Red Hat, Inc

    Ben Gherezgiher, Senior IT Portfolio Manager – Public Safety, Strategic Technology Office, OSCIO, State of Oregon

    Becoming Citizen-Centric

    Croisan A

    People don’t expect the public sector to be just like Uber or Lyft, but they are accustomed to a certain level of ease when it comes to buying and receiving goods and services - typically through a click of a button on their smartphone. In this fast-paced world and a soaring demand to be customer-centric, how does government keep up? This session dives into why standing still isn’t an option and why it’s critical to drive forward with innovative citizen experience strategies and metrics in mind.

    Moderator: Gary Johnson, Chief Information Officer, Department of Revenue, State of Oregon

    Josh Mitchell, Consulting Product Manager, Portland Oregon Website Replacement, City of Portland

    Renee Royston, Collections Division Administration, Department of Revenue, State of Oregon

    Matt Snow, Director of Creative Services, Oregon NICUSA

    Effective Data Governance

    Santiam 2

    A successful data journey requires smart policies and strategies every step of the way. Governance provides the guardrails that keep us on the road. Policy decisions include dealing with processes, collection, retention, security and more. This session explores the most critical factors to consider when developing a data governance model.

    Jayne Dutra, Data Governance, Information Technology, Multnomah County

    Kathryn Helms, Chief Data Officer, State of Oregon

    Sponsor Briefing

    Santiam 3

    (Industry sponsors only) Hosted by State CIO Terrence Woods and Deputy State CIO Jennifer Bjerke

    3:30 pm Pacific

    Fast Track Sessions

    Willamette River Room

    Blockchain and Smart Contracts– The Next Wave

    If blockchain is poised to make deep inroads into private industry, it stands to reason that government is next. In fact, this is one area in which government might end up taking the lead. The potential uses are many, but smart contracts have the immense potential for solving real business challenges. This session defines and explores blockchain and smart contracts technologies, use cases currently piloted or implemented, and how to strategize your own blockchain and smart contracts journey.

    James Alexander, Senior Vice President, Executive Services, Infotech

    Cool Things Being Done in Oregon!

    Innovation is alive and well in Oregon – living proof that it is possible to accomplish truly great things through healthy doses of imagination, optimism, inspiration and energy. This session highlights thought-provoking initiatives that are sure to get the wheels turning about what might be possible in your own organization. Come hear their stories!

    Kurtis Danka, Chief Technology Officer, State of Oregon

    4:20 pm Pacific

    Networking Reception

    Willamette Lobby

    Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors.

    Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.

    Salem Convention Center

    200 Commercial Street SE
    Salem, OR 97301
    (866) 614-1900

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    Advisory Board

    Government Representatives

    David Alamein
    Chief Information Officer
    Department of Corrections
    State of Oregon

    Jeff Baer
    Chief Technology Officer
    Office of Management & Finance, Bureau of Technology Services
    City of Portland

    Jennifer Bjerke
    Deputy Chief Information Officer
    Department of Administrative Services
    State of Oregon

    Kurtis Danka
    Chief Technology Officer
    State of Oregon

    Jennifer DeJong
    Director, Strategic Technology Office
    Department of Administrative Services
    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

    Randy James
    Information Technology Director
    City of Bend

    Gary Johnson
    Chief Information Officer
    Department of Revenue
    State of Oregon

    Bob Leek
    Interim Director and Chief Information Officer
    Multnomah County

    Qing Liu
    Chief Information Officer
    Public Utility Commission of Oregon
    State of Oregon

    Jordan Masanga
    Information Technology Management
    Public Employee Retirement System
    State of Oregon

    Sean McSpaden
    Principal Legislative IT Analyst
    Legislative Fiscal Office
    State of Oregon

    Melody Riley-Ralphs
    Director
    Customer Relationship Management, Infrastructure and Operations
    Oregon State University

    Jake Rosenbalm
    Chief Information Officer
    Department of Energy
    State of Oregon

    Gina Salang
    Senior IT Portfolio Manager, Healthy People Policy Area
    Office of the State Chief Information Officer
    State of Oregon

    Jorge Salinas
    Assistant City Manager/Chief Information Officer
    City of Albany

    David Scheuch
    Director, Enterprise Shared Services
    Department of Administrative Services
    State of Oregon

    Ken Smith
    Chief Information Officer
    Water Resources Department
    State of Oregon

    Jaya Srinivasan
    Security Business Enabling Manager, Enterprise Security Office
    Department of Administrative Services
    State of Oregon

    Saby Waraich
    Technical Program Manager, Portland Online Permitting System
    Bureau of Technology Services
    City of Portland

    Terrence Woods
    Chief Information Officer
    Department of Administrative Services
    State of Oregon

    Industry Representatives

    Cody Dahlman
    Enterprise Account Executive
    ServiceNow

    Sue Douglas
    Major Account Manager
    Fortinet

    Karl Hills
    General Manager
    Oregon Information Division of NICUSA, Inc.

    Jason Koenders
    Regional Sales Manager
    Ciena

    John LoGreco
    Technical Sales Consultant
    Government/Education
    AT&T

    Registration Information / Contact Us

    Contact Information

    2020 Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:

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

    Venue

    Salem Convention Center

    200 Commercial Street SE
    Salem, OR 97301
    (866) 614-1900