The Digital Government Summit brings together technology focused public-sector professionals with leading industry partners to connect on innovative approaches, get inspired and discover new technologies. Join us and let’s improve the future of government together!
The South Dakota Digital Government Summit serves as a crucial platform for fostering collaboration among public sector leaders in our state. This collaborative effort is essential for the development, support, and adoption of best practices in technology, cybersecurity, and digital strategy. By coming together, we can rely on each other's expertise and experiences to advance our collective goals, ensuring that South Dakota public services are delivered in an effective and secure manner.
-Jeff Clines, Chief Information Officer, State of South Dakota
Thursday, April 11 |
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8:00 am Central |
Registration and Morning Refreshments in the Exhibit Area |
9:00 am Central |
Opening RemarksJeff Clines, Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Information & Telecommunications, State of South Dakota Miguel Penaranda, Chief Information Security Officer, Bureau of Information & Telecommunications, State of South Dakota |
9:20 am Central |
Keynote – Keep Your Head Out of the Cyber Sand: Using Superior Communications to Get the Job Done!Risk can take on many forms and governments must understand how to accept it, mitigate it, or insure against it while not sticking their head in the sand to ignore it. How will you assess your cyber risks and balance them against your needs? How will you make the rational decisions needed to be successful? How will you navigate the road to recovery? This session will answer these questions with a focus on ideas that will help you engage your leaders with real-world examples. Bryce Austin, CEO, TCE Strategy |
10:15 am Central |
Networking Break in the Exhibit Area |
10:45 am Central |
Concurrent SessionsRisk Management: Unleashing the Power of Secure PartnershipsIn today’s interconnected environments, it’s essential to secure your own environment and that of your vendors. How do you vet industry partners regarding their cybersecurity protocols? How do you negotiate ongoing visibility and monitor vendor security, so it doesn’t lag? Join our expert panel as we explore practical strategies for managing vendor cyber risk. From leveraging existing frameworks to negotiating contract terms, you’ll leave with actionable insights to ensure your organization's secure and resilient future. Moderator: Phil Bertolini, Senior Vice President, Government Technology Mark Wixon, Agency and Application Director, Bureau of Information & Technology, State of South Dakota Patrick Wright, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, State of Nebraska Mastering Identity Management: Strategies for a Secure FutureIn an era of escalating cyber threats, effective identity management is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. How do you reduce fraudulent accounts? How do you validate identities? Panelists will discuss zero trust, ID verification best practices, and leveraging data governance as an ally to strengthen your identity management plan. Moderator: Gregory Dias, Director, Information Systems & Technology, Lawrence County Harold Bruce, Enterprise Digital Transformation Manager, State of South Dakota Brent Dowling, Technology Architect, Bureau of Information and Telecommunications Cybersecurity Awareness ProgramsHanding out consequences across your organization for falling short on security measures only causes disengagement. But how do you engage your teams, so they want to be part of the solution? How do you keep your end users involved? Let’s turn learning into adventure by gamifying security awareness. Speakers will share how to use microlearning as a tool and give recognition instead of blame. We’ll look at use cases and metrics on incident response time and near misses. Together we can build a resilient human firewall! Moderator: Elijah Rodriguez, Chief IT Officer, South Dakota Legislature Sherry Baker, GRC Analyst, Bureau of Information Telecommunications, State of South Dakota Jim Edman, Cybersecurity Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency |
11:45 am Central |
Lunch |
12:30 pm Central |
General Session – Engaging Business StakeholdersModerator: Jeff Clines, Chief Information Officer, State of South Dakota Chris Gergen, Director of Cyber Operations, State of North Dakota Patrick Wright, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, State of Nebraska |
1:10 pm Central |
Short BreakPlease proceed to the concurrent sessions. |
1:30 pm Central |
Concurrent SessionsAI and Security Risks – Mitigating Sophisticated ThreatsAs the world embraces AI for its transformative potential, we must also acknowledge its challenges. What new threats are cyber security teams defending against? Can AI governance help shield against bad actors? In this session, we will discuss how to use AI to defend against new threats and how to integrate pin tests with AI models in mind. Moderator: Heather Perry, Deputy Chief Information Office, State of South Dakota Jamie Fry, Network Administrator, Legislative Research Center, South Dakota Legislature Katie Shuck, Lead Cyber Intelligence Analyst, South Dakota Fusion Center Pat Wolberg, Information Technology Director, County of Brown Threat Hunting(Technical Session) With cyber threats, your offense is your best defense. How can you stop threats before they happen and strengthen your cyber posture? This session will dive into practical use cases including log analysis and reverse engineering to help strengthen your defenses. You’ll learn to utilize proactive threat hunting to anticipate, detect, and neutralize potential breeches. Moderator: Miguel Penaranda, Chief Information Security Officer, Bureau of Information & Telecommunications, State of South Dakota William Blakeberg, Bureau of Information & Telecommunications, State of South DakotaNicholas Penning, Threat Hunting, Cybersecurity Architect, Bureau of Information & Telecommunications - Security Operations Center, State of South Dakota |
2:30 pm Central |
Networking Break in the Exhibit Area |
2:50 pm Central |
General Session – Navigating Your Cyber Future: Next-Gen Threats, Strategies & TechThe Center for Digital Government (CDG) works tirelessly to analyze the current and future state of cybersecurity. How will governments stay ahead of cyber-attackers? Are the emerging threats just too much? What are the new approaches to addressing cyber challenges? This session will tackle these issues by having the CDG present an update on key issues and trends facing government cybersecurity leaders today. Phil Bertolini, Senior Vice President, Government Technology |
4:00 pm Central |
Networking Reception in the Exhibit AreaNetwork with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event exhibitors. |
4:30 pm Central |
End of ConferenceConference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change. |
920 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224-6877
Jill Christian
Assistant Director of Information Services
Information Systems
Board of Regents
Jeff Clines
Chief Information Officer
Bureau of Information & Telecommunications
State of South Dakota
Gregory Dias
IT Director
Bureau of Information & Telecommunications
Lawrence County
Jim Edman
Cybersecurity Director
Department of Homeland Security
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
David Flute
Secretary of Tribal Relations
State of South Dakota
Heather Forney
Chief Financial Officer
Board of Regents
Jim Gilbert
Director of IT
City of Rapid City
Kent Grode
Information Technology Director
Unified Judicial System
State of South Dakota
Dave Hansen
Chief Information Officer
Board of Regents
Joshua Jenson
Director
Information Technology
Aberdeen Public School District
Paul Kern
Chief Information Security Officer
Information Technology
South Dakota State University
Chris Kolsrud
Chief Information Security Officer
Board of Regents
State of South Dakota
Fred Nelson
Director
Network and Computer Services
Black Hills State University
Miguel Penaranda
Chief Information Security Officer
Bureau of Information & Telecommunications
State of South Dakota
Heather Perry
Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Information & Telecommunications
State of South Dakota
Shawn Plowman
Administrator
Commission
Brookings County
Elijah Rodriguez
Chief Information Technology Officer
South Dakota Legislature
Pat Snow
Chief Technology Officer
Bureau of Information & Telecommunications
State of South Dakota
Pat Wolberg
Information Technology Director
County of Brown
South Dakota
Bob Niedermeyer
Senior Solutions Engineer, SLED
SailPoint
John Phyle
Account Manager, SLED
Fortinet
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:
Heather Earney
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1339
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com