Name: Oregon Virtual Digital Government Summit 2021
Start: 2021-09-16T08:00

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. The Virtual Digital Government Summit offers a unique opportunity to explore a variety of technology topics and possibilities. Please join us for a day of powerful sessions that provide inspiration, participation, education, and thought-provocation!

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Oregon IT is focused on modernization and efficiency, and all of us are working together to make our vision a reality. The Digital Government Summit has always been an important place for us to share ideas and spark innovation. Last year’s virtual Summit was a great success, and we’re bringing you the same valuable virtual experience again this year. Please join us on September 16th!

– Terrence Woods, Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon

Speakers

James Clear

Habits Expert, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

James Clear is a personal development speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining and thought-provoking talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. Atomic Habits has sold over three million copies worldwide, topped both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, and has remained on Amazon’s Most Read Nonfiction Books for two years (and counting). His thought leadership regularly appears in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Medium, Wall Street Journal, and Time, and he is a regular guest on CBS This Morning. In addition, he helps millions of visitors each month through his website and his popular email newsletters. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. Through his online Habits Academy, James has taught thousands of leaders, managers, coaches, and teachers how to improve.

Heather McGowan

Future of Work Strategist, Co-Author of The Adaptation Advantage

Heather McGowan is an internationally known speaker, writer, and advisor. She prepares leaders to effectively react to rapid and disruptive changes in education, work, and society. In 2017, LinkedIn ranked Heather as its number one global voice for education. Heather’s sessions help employees and leaders alike prepare for and adapt to jobs that do not yet exist. She is often quoted in the media, notably in the New York Times. Pulitzer Prize–winning NYT columnist Thomas Friedman frequently quotes Heather in his books and columns and describes her as “the oasis” when it comes to insights into the future of work. Her academic work has included roles at Rhode Island School of Design, Becker College, and Jefferson University, where she was the strategic architect of the first undergraduate college focused exclusively on innovation. In 2019 Heather was appointed as a faculty member of the Swinburne University Centre for the New Workforce in Melbourne, Australia. Heather is the co-editor and author of the book Disrupt Together: How Teams Consistently Innovate. Her latest book on the future of work, The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work was released in April 2020.

Jim Meskimen

Actor, Voice Artist, Comedian, Impressionist

Jim has had a long and successful career in TV and film, including roles in Ron Howard’s Oscar-nominated film Apollo 13, followed by The Grinch and Frost/Nixon. Jim has guest-starred on many television programs: Friends, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, This is Us, SWAT, Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, NCIS, Parks & Recreation, and others. His character voices and impressions can be heard in innumerable video games and animated TV shows and films. His YouTube video Shakespeare in Celebrity Voices brought him global attention and led to many opportunities, including America’s Got Talent, where he did his celebrity impressions at Radio City Music Hall. Jim lives in Los Angeles with wife Tamra Meskimen, also an actress and one of the founders of The Acting Center, an acting school in LA which delivers online training. His daughter Taylor Meskimen is an award-winning narrator and actress. His mother is Emmy and Golden Globe award nominee Marion Ross, the iconic “Mrs. C” of Happy Days fame.

Phil Bertolini

Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Phil Bertolini is vice president of the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. Previously, he served as deputy county executive and CIO for Oakland County, Michigan. During his 31-year tenure, Phil built a world-class IT organization in the second-largest county in Michigan, just north of Detroit. As Oakland County CIO, he oversaw more than 150 employees serving over 1.2 million residents. In 2005, he was also promoted to deputy county executive, holding dual positions until his retirement. Phil’s efforts earned the county national attention, winning numerous awards for technology innovation and excellence. He was named Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year and Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. He was also honored by the President Obama White House as a Champion of Change.

Alan Cox

Executive Vice President and Publisher, Government Technology magazine

Alan is Executive Vice President of e.Republic and Publisher of Government Technology magazine and Techwire. In this role, Alan is involved in the annual production of dozens of events as well as the strategic direction for Governing, Government Technology, Emergency Management, the Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education. Alan is also the senior executive that has overall charge of e.Republic’s research organization which includes, custom research, the Digital Government and Digital Education Navigator tool and the Content Studio (webinars and custom content).
Alan has been a guest lecturer at universities and a frequent speaker for key government and industry organizations. For over 35 years, Alan has worked with industry, education and government officials to help them better understand the importance and use of information technology. Alan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento.

Karl Hills

Director of Technology, NIC Oregon

Karl is a strategic technology leader with over 15 years’ experience leading digital projects from both a technology and operations perspective. His work includes overseeing systems that securely process over $440 million annually and he has managed nearly 1,000 digital government applications. His experience in software development, infrastructure, and information security helps partners achieve secure and cost-effective technology solutions.

David Hunter

Business Development Director, Lumen

Over the course of 27 years in the technology field, David has been responsible for the overall development and implementation of the Innovated Solutions for strategic government accounts. This includes being accountable for developing and strengthen relationships with decision-makers and influencers in the customer organizations including C-Suite. David's professional career has always been rooted in Public Sector, whether starting off as a Network Administration in Higher ED at (FAMU) and the State of Washington, to now providing consultative solutions to the Public Sector with Lumen Technologies.
David has successfully lead teams in the following:
• Being a trusted IT advisor and participating in customer’s strategic planning.
• Building Strategic Win-Win solution development.
• Public Policy and Community Outreach partnering.
David is proficient in the areas of Adaptive Networking, Connected Security, IT Agility, Collaboration and embraces the idea of how technology furthers human progress.

Tracey Massey

Director, Department of County Assets and Chief Information Officer, Multnomah County

Tracey Massey leads the Department of County Assets (DCA) for Multnomah County. She is the Chief Information Officer and oversees Facilities and Property Management, Information Technology, Records Management and Archives, and Fleet and Distribution. With 14 years of experience at the County and 14 years in private industry she has a robust background in information technology, customer service, and project management. Tracey has been deeply involved in leading the County's IT organization and in June of 2020 was appointed interim director of the Department. Tracey has steered DCA during a year when the County has relied heavily on the department’s services and expertise. During her time as interim director, nearly half of the organization’s workforce settled into a shift to telework and many buildings closed due to the pandemic, while some facilities were impacted by vandalism. She plays a key leadership role as the County looks to the future of work, post pandemic.

Aaron McAllister

Systems Engineering Manager, Palo Alto Networks

Aaron is a Systems Engineering Manager (SEM) at Palo Alto Networks. Prior to his SEM role Aaron was a security focused Systems Engineer for 12 years, helping customers with their journey toward a zero-trust environment. Before becoming a Systems Engineer, Aaron spent 15 years implementing and maintaining cyber security solutions for multiple organizations, to include Higher Education, Service Provider, and Department of Defense.

Andrew Murray

Enterprise Account Executive, Granicus

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way people work, by using robotics, AI, the Internet of Things, and more. By making these innovations easier and more accessible, we’re helping create a future with greater opportunity and equality for all.
Andrew helps West Coast state agencies adopt technology to deliver higher quality services to citizens.
Resident interactions with local government conflicts with the experience we’ve all grown to expect from the private sector - you can book a vacation to a country you’ve never traveled to more quickly than you can get a new driver's license.
Andrew believes this disconnect represents a missed opportunity for civic engagement. Through building relationships with Public Sector leaders, he supports State & Local Governments in embracing digital transformation as they start mapping the citizen journey.

Zach Patton

Chief Editor, Content Studio, Government Technology

Zach Patton is the Chief Editor of the Content Studio at e.Republic and Government Technology. He has been covering the public sector for nearly 20 years. Until 2019, he was the Executive Editor of Governing magazine, where he also had served as a staff writer for more than a decade.

Rob Silverberg

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

Rob Silverberg is the chief strategy and innovation officer for Dell Technologies and leads the Smart Cities focus for Dell Technologies’ state and local government team. In his role, Rob works with state and local government customers across the nation to help these agencies understand how Dell’s broad portfolio of technologies and solutions can help them achieve their goals.

John Spirko

Senior Executive Architect, ServiceNow

John Spirko is an Executive Enterprise Architect on the Industry Focus Team at ServiceNow. In his role, the primary focus is to work closely with Chief Technology Officers, Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, and Application Architects to understand their challenges and collaborate on innovative digital service solutions. John believes digital services should be just as accessible, performant, and user-friendly as the leading consumer digital services are. John brings 20+ years of Technical Consulting, Product Management, and Architecture experience from the United States Air Force, AT&T, and Quest Software. He is consistently recognized by clients for his technical aptitude and business focus while driving value and innovation. John is passionate about technology, and he currently runs a Special Interest Group of technical and business leaders charged with delivering innovative digital services to their industry.

Tara Stiller

Client Solutions Executive, Public Sector, AT&T
Teri Takai

Tara Stiller is an experienced mobility and technology professional. With over 20 years of experience working in mobility services, she takes pride in providing the best service and solutions to her Public Sector clients. As a Client Solutions Executive, she has had great success transitioning public sector agencies to fully virtual work environments throughout these changing times.

Teri Takai

Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Teri Takai is vice president 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.
Teri is a member of several industry advisory boards. She 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.

Don Wolff

Chief Technology Officer, Portland Public Schools

Don began his career as a classroom teacher for second, fourth and fifth grades. Since then, he’s served as district technology coordinator for the Phoenix-Talent School District, director of technology for the Oregon Education Enterprise Steering Committee, CIO for the Willamette Education Service District, where he was a founding member of the Cascade Technology Alliance (CTA), and CIO of Hillsboro School District.
As CTO for the Pacific Northwest’s largest school district, Don oversees the technology needs of more than 49,000 P-12 students spread across more than 100 locations.
He holds a master’s degree in educational technology from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Southern Oregon University.

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Agenda

Thursday, September 16
8:30 am Pacific	Pre-Session Networking Please plan to join us before the keynote to network with your colleagues, view session highlights, and hear from the conference sponsors.
9:00 am Pacific	Welcome
9:05 am Pacific	Opening Remarks Terrence Woods, Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon
9:10 am Pacific	Keynote – Atomic Habits: How to Get 1% Better Every Day How can you achieve dramatic improvement in your personal and professional life? The natural impulse is to attempt big steps to improve. However, taking big steps often results in failure or only temporary gains. You rarely see the permanent results you want. The key to successful change is small habits. In this enlightening talk, James Clear focuses on the science of small habits, how they work, and how their effects compound and multiply over time. You will come away with practical strategies that you can immediately apply in your daily life. James Clear, Habits Expert, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
9:40 am Pacific	Featured Speaker – The Future of Work and Leadership The Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the way we work, interact, and live our lives by blurring the boundaries between virtual and physical systems. Society will continue to be disrupted in countless ways, but Heather McGowan offers us a bit of reassurance: The future of work is human. We need managers and leaders who inspire and cultivate human potential in the face of constant digital disruption. In this thought-provoking session, Heather encourages us to rethink our systems of education and workforce development, our organization of work and workers, our process of talent attraction and retention, and even ourselves. Heather McGowan, Future of Work Strategist, Co-Author of The Adaptation Advantage
10:10 am Pacific	General Session – Let’s Hear from 2021’s Top IT Change Agents! Every year, Government Technology magazine honors the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers. In this lively, entertaining, and outside-the-box presentation, some of this year’s winners reveal what they are dreaming and driving in the months and years ahead. Host: Jim Meskimen, Actor, Voice Artist, Comedian, Impressionist
10:30 am Pacific	Program Break Visit the Virtual Exhibits.
10:50 am Pacific	Concurrent Sessions Cloud Trends and Strategies Faced with serious economic and social challenges, governments 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, the cost/value ratio, and how to use the cloud to your best advantage. This session explores trends and technologies that will help guide cloud decisions in the months and years ahead. Moderator: Phil Bertolini, Vice President, Center for Digital Government Syed Hussain, Chief Information Officer, Oregon Lottery, State of Oregon Aaron McAllister, Systems Engineering Manager, Palo Alto Networks Rob Silverberg, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, State & Local Government, Dell Technologies Mobility, Connectivity, and Access from Anywhere In this new era of “remote everything” for both government and the public, connectivity is paramount. We are faced with accommodating shared environments, distributed environments, shared resources, and myriad devices. Are our networks, systems, and infrastructure up to the challenge? This session examines how to keep pace with changing needs. Moderator: Zach Patton, Chief Editor, Content Studio, Government Technology Tracey Massey, Director, Department of County Assets and Chief Information Officer, Multnomah County Don Wolff, Chief Technology Officer, Portland Public Schools Tara Stiller, Client Solutions Executive, Public Sector, AT&T John Spirko, Senior Executive Architect, ServiceNow
11:40 am Pacific	Lunch
1:00 pm Pacific	Concurrent Sessions Navigating the Cyber Threat Landscape As organizations move toward hybrid (remote vs. in-office) workforces on a long-term basis, and households are increasingly reliant on digital devices for government interactions, the bad actors are zealously ferreting out new vulnerabilities to exploit. The landscape is changing fast, and now is the time to be future-focused. This session takes a close look at emerging trends and promising solutions in cybersecurity. Moderator: Alan Cox, Executive Vice President and Publisher, Government Technology magazine Paul Deike, Network Security Manager, Department of Administrative Services, State of Oregon David Hunter, Director, Business Development, SLED West, Lumen Transforming the Government Experience The events of last year pushed government organizations to fast-track plans and strategies to digitize government services. Unfortunately, the people who were most in need were often the least technology-savvy. It is now clear that service delivery must be transformed with more intuitive frameworks and easier access. This session explores innovative ways to better engage and support our customers at every level. Moderator: Teri Takai, Vice President, Center for Digital Government Mike Finch, Chief Information Officer, Lane County Andrew Murray, Enterprise Account Executive, Granicus Karl Hills, Director of Technology, NIC Oregon
1:50 pm Pacific	General Session - Post-Pandemic Innovation Organizations have undergone a paradigm shift and there is no going back to pre-pandemic norms. While it is probably impractical to sustain a dominant remote-first work environment, it is clearly unrealistic to insist on “office-only.” Hybrid is our future. What will this look like in Oregon? Can we keep a dispersed workforce engaged over the long term? How do we attract and retain the right people? Should we be thinking differently about technology and security? Finally, how is leadership adapting to drive change management in this new landscape? In this session, a panel of thought-leaders explores possibilities, probabilities, and lessons learned. Moderator: Joseph Wells, Senior Legislative and Communications Manager, Enterprise Information Services, State of Oregon Jeff Baer, Chief Technology Officer, Bureau of Technology Services, City of Portland Andrea Ballinger, Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer, Oregon State University Debbie Estabrook, Chief Information Officer, Oregon Health Authority, State of Oregon
2:30 pm Pacific	Virtual Networking Reception Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors at the Virtual Networking Reception on wonder.me.
3:15 pm Pacific	End of Conference Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.