Name: Utah Digital Government Summit 2022 - LIVE!
Start: 2022-06-08T08:00
Location: Hilton Salt Lake City 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

Speakers

Melissa H. Smith, PhD, MBA

Licensed Psychologist, Leadership Coach & Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator

Dr. Melissa H. Smith is a Licensed Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator.
Dr. Smith is CEO of Balance Health & Healing, where she leads a team of talented professionals who provide specialized psychological services. As a leadership coach and keynote speaker, Dr. Smith is passionate about helping high-achieving leaders, executive teams and organizations banish blocks, cultivate growth, and lead with courage. Dr. Smith is the host of Pursue What Matters, a podcast dedicated to helping individuals thrive in love and work.
Dr. Smith earned her doctoral degree from the APA-accredited Counseling Psychology Program at Brigham Young University, which included an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at University of Michigan. Dr. Smith holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, and an MBA Degree from The University of Utah.

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.

Phil Bates

Chief Information Security Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Phil Bates is the Chief Information Security Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah. He has been involved in Cyber Security for many years, as the IT Director for the Department of Public Safety Phil aided in the creation of the Utah Cyber Task Force. Phil began his career in Law Enforcement, retiring as a Lieutenant from the West Jordan Police Department. While at West Jordan, Phil directed the deployment of the first large-scale use of Commercial Mobile Data for Public Safety in the US.

Aaron Bentley

Chief Information Officer, Salt Lake City

Bill Clay III

Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems Inc.

Bill Clay III is a leading Cisco Technical Security Architect and Certified Ethical Hacker based out of Denver. He has over a decade of cybersecurity consulting experience and a passion for risk-based gap analysis procedures that help organizations visualize and quantify threat mitigation strategies. In his free time Bill loves golf, hiking, camping, skiing, DJing, volunteering and PC gaming as well as spending time with his wife and four cats.

Laura Dahl, Ph.D.

User Experience Design Lead, Intermountain Healthcare Analytics

Dr. Laura Dahl is the User Experience (UX) Researcher and Designer for the Utah Data Research Center, Department of Workforce Services. She is also adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University, teaching UX classes in the Computer Science Department. Dr. Dahl has done research to receive feedback on the website https://udrc.utah.gov, and this feedback has been instrumental in recent updated designs and revisions to the site. Laura is passionate about the importance of user feedback and making digital products usable and accessible. She has taught UX skills to hundreds of university students, and her goal is to continue to share her knowledge about making digital products more usable.
Laura earned her Ph.D. from the University of Utah, studying the communication of web development teams. In addition, she holds an M.Ed. in instructional technology.

Dave Fletcher

Chief Technology Officer, State of Utah

David Fletcher is currently the Chief Technology Officer of the State of Utah where he oversees the State’s digital government initiatives and coordinates the introduction of new innovation and the state’s technical architecture program. David has a long history of involvement with technology initiatives, having previously served as director of the state’s Division of Information Technology, Deputy CIO over egovernment, and Deputy Director of the Utah Department of Administrative Services. During his tenure with the State of Utah, he has promoted the use of technology to improve citizen and business interaction with state government. Utah now offers over 1600 interactive online citizen and business services through its award-winning portal, Utah.gov. Many of these services have become the primary channel for service delivery. David has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington

Navina Forsythe

IT Operational Excellence Consultant, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Navina Forsythe works as an IT Operational Excellence Consultant at the Utah Division of Technology Services. Previously she was the Director for the Center for Health Data and Informatics at the Utah Department of Health, and the Director of Information Systems, Data, and Research for the Division of Child and Family Services within the Department of Human Services.
She has a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Master’s in Public Administration. At both Health and Human Services she served as the Institutional Review Board and Ethics board chair, worked on data sharing agreements to ensure that privacy concerns were addressed, and has presented on balancing privacy needs with data use for agency needs and best practice research.

Efren Corado Garcia

Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Office of the Mayor, Salt Lake County

Efren Corado Garcia started his role as the Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Salt Lake County Mayor Wilson in 2021. As a cabinet member, Efren advises the mayor’s administration on issues related to Equity and Inclusion and supports efforts countywide. Prior to that, he worked at the Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake County Division of Arts and Culture, and Repertory Dance Theater. Efren has an MFA degree in Dance and is a Certified Movement Analyst.

Jeff Jennings

SLED Practice Director, Fortinet

Jennings has over 23 years of experience in the K-20 sector, as well as 21 years of experience in the FCC E-rate program. He is an accomplished leader of sales, marketing & compliance/support teams. He brings to Fortinet extensive expertise in SLED, EDU, K-12, Education technology, funding, purchasing practices, e-rate federal funding consulting/compliance and strategic planning. He has proven to be successful in providing consultative services to local government & local education agencies (LEA’s) as well as school districts and state agencies.

Lloyd Levine

National Senior Executive, State & Local Government Strategy, T-Mobile

In December 2020, Mr. Levine joined T-Mobile for Government where he was hired as the National Senior Executive for State Government Strategy and given the task of building and leading the company’s State and Local Government Telecommunications & Technology strategy team.
Mr. Levine is a former member of the California State Legislature, where he served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce. Mr. Levine established himself as one of California’s leading experts in energy, telecommunications, and technology policy. Consistently tackling some of the most challenging and signification statutory policy changes, Mr. Levine authored numerous pieces of historic legislation which became national models in many policy areas. Mr. Levine served as a member of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Broadband Taskforce and was a Founding Member of the Board of Directors of the California Emerging Technology Fund.
In addition to his work at T-Mobile, Mr. Levine is a Senior Policy Fellow at the University of California, Riverside’s school of public policy and a Founding Member of the school’s Advisory Board. Along with the School’s Dean, Mr. Levine co-founded the University’s Center for Technology Policy and Society. Later this year, Mr. Levin’s first book, “Technology vs. Government: The Irresistible Force Meets the Immoveable Object” will be published.

George McEwan

Chief Strategy Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

George McEwan is a multi-disciplined technologist with 30 years of work experience in engineering and management. He holds several patents as sole inventor in the field of high-speed satellite communications and has been a contributor to patent applications involving 3D visualization, digital encryption, and digital forensics. With demonstrated aptitude in electrical, mechanical, and software engineering, he has built up a successful and significant portfolio of technology wins throughout his career. From the smallest embedded computer design to large scale IT architecture, George has designed, built, and managed products in all of these areas.
He currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for the Division of Technology Services at the State of Utah. George has spent the last nine years of his career working for the State of Utah in the Department of Technology Services specifically catering to the needs of the Department of Health (DOH) where he was the IT Director throughout the pandemic.

Patrick McGarry

Head of Strategic Partnerships, data.world

Patrick McGarry is currently building the thriving data ecosystem around data.world as the Head of Strategic Partnerships. He has spent the last 20 years helping to build communities and foster Open Source ideals at companies like Sourceforge/Slashdot, Alcatel-Lucent, and Perforce. Most recently Patrick served as the Director of Community for the Ceph open source project at the startup ‘Inktank,’ and later for Red Hat after a successful acquisition. Patrick also serves as the Executive Director of DataPractices.org, a community-led Linux Foundation project to promote data literacy and data best practices. Patrick enthusiastically helps companies to understand and adopt Open Source ideals and continues to be a strong advocate for building data-driven culture across organizations.

Charlie Radman

WW Education Manager, HP Inc.

Charlie Radman is the Head of Worldwide Education at HP, Inc managing a multi-billion-dollar global education technology business. With over 22 years at HP, 13 years focused on education including his time in HP’s now legendary Calculator business, Charlie leads a team developing HP’s global K12 and Higher Education strategy. Additionally, Charlie’s is focused on helping HP achieve the corporate sustainability goals of improving education outcomes for 100M people by 2025 and improving Digital Equity for 150M people by 2030 to help realize UN Sustainable Development Goal 4, including working with global partnerships such as Girl Rising, 1Million Teachers, Global Partnership for Education, and Global Business Coalition for Education to name a few.

Carson Redford

Account Executive, Government Partnerships, Lucid

Carson Redford is a Strategic Local Government Account Executive for Lucid Software. He is focused on building partnerships with cities and counties in the U.S. and Canada as they execute on cloud, hybrid & remote work, and digital transformation initiatives. Carson earned a BS in Marketing from Utah State University. During his free time, Carson loves skiing, road-tripping through the Intermountain West, auto detailing, and planning trips with his wife.

Jenney Rees

Executive Director, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Jenney Rees previously served as the mayor of Cedar Hills, a position to which she was elected in 2017 after having served as a member of the city council for six years. In her role as mayor, she served on the Joint Policy Advisory Committee and the Regional Growth Committee for the Wasatch Front Regional Council, the Legislative Policy Committee for the Utah League of Cities and Towns, the Utah County Council of Governments, the Quality Growth Commission for the State of Utah, and on the Regional Planning Committee for Mountainland Association of Governments.

Rachel Stone

Product Manager, Governor’s Office of Planning & Budget, State of Utah

Rachel Stone currently serves as product manager in the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. In this role, she facilitates development of the office's internal digital tools. Rachel formerly served as Chief Data Officer and Performance Measures Manager, through which she supported interoperability and performance management across state agencies.
Rachel's background includes professional experience in local, state, and federal governments, as well as a Political Science degree from BYU. Her interests also include design and the applications of public interest technology.

Director of Training, WebAIM

Jonathan Whiting is the director of training at WebAIM. His main passion is helping others learn to make the web more accessible to people with disabilities. With a master's degree in instructional technology and over seventeen years of experience in the field of web accessibility, Jonathan has published dozens of articles, tutorials, and other instructional resources. He has traveled extensively to train thousands of web developers and other professionals who develop or maintain web content.

Chris Williams

Client Technical Leader, Public Markets, Kyndryl

As a Client Technical Leader, Chris provides overall technology vision, guidance, and strategy for Public Sector clients across the United States. He is a highly talented, forward thinking IT leader with expansive experience in Hybrid and Multi-Cloud solutions, Cloud strategy, infrastructure architecture and design, IT systems transformation and systems integration.

Bob Woolley

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Bob was the chief technical architect for the state of Utah’s Department of Technology Services, including the development of the state’s Utah.gov portal. Utah has been widely recognized in these areas with numerous national awards. He has also been a technical lead and RFP writer for the WSCA/NASPO Cloud and Data Communication Procurements. He has experience with state, county and higher education employee skill assessments and technology upgrade implementations.

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Agenda

Wednesday, June 8
8:00 am Mountain	Registration and Morning Refreshments Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:45 am Mountain	Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah
9:10 am Mountain	Keynote – Be the Leader Your Team Needs! Grand Ballroom 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 is a constant struggle and teams need guidance that help them get the job done. Whether you lead a team of ten or one (you!), this keynote will shift your understanding of yourself, your potential, your colleagues, and your opportunities to contribute with confidence. Dr. Melissa Smith, Licensed Psychologist & Leadership Coach
10:10 am Mountain	Bits & Bytes – Including the Voice of the Customer Grand Ballroom Government products can work like private-sector products if they are built with constituents’ needs in mind. To make this happen, our digital product teams need an understanding of their users. This session demonstrates how these teams can pursue the voice of their users and implement feedback as they build products. Rachel Stone, Product Manager, Governor’s Office of Planning & Budget, State of Utah Laura Dahl, Ph.D., User Experience Design Lead, Intermountain Healthcare Analytics
10:30 am Mountain	Networking Break Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:00 am Mountain	Concurrent Sessions Automation is Changing the Game Alpine East Experts have forecasted that 75% of governments will have multiple enterprise-wide automation initiatives underway by 2024. This reality cannot be ignored as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies impact the work governments do every day for the people they serve. This session delves into the processes and strategies to use emerging technologies that empower humans to better utilize their skills to focus on higher-value activities. Moderator: Bob Woolley, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government Adam Frisbee, Senior Information Technology Manager, Enterprise Platforms, State of Utah Scott Jones, Director of Data, Technology, and Analytics, Department of Transportation, State of Utah Chris Williams, Client Technical Leader, Public Markets, Kyndryl The Rise of Analytics Alpine West Recent events have put a spotlight on the importance of data analytics. Critical social policy and public health decisions are hinging on the analysis of thousands of data sets. Time and time again, data is proving to be the most powerful storyteller. This session explores the latest tools and strategies to effectively analyze and harness data in good times and bad. Moderator: Nick Kryger, Chief Data and Geographic Officer, City of Salt Lake Brett Gunderson, Senior Director, Product Management, Adobe Analytics Morgan Reed, Executive Government Advisor, Amazon Web Services Jeremias Solari, Director, Workforce Research and Analysis, Department of Workforce Services, State of Utah Navigating the Cyberthreat Landscape Today and Tomorrow Topaz 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. The critical intersection of the endpoint and the user have created the need to provide training for everyone. This session deep dives the need for a strong security posture while sharing much needed threat intelligence. Moderator: Phil Bertolini, Senior Vice President, Government Technology Phil Bates, Chief Information Security Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah Bill Clay III, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems Inc. Jeff Jennings, SLED Practice Director, Fortinet Rethinking Your Workforce and Workplace Seminar Theater There is no doubt that this is the Age of Acceleration. How can government compete with recruitment and retention of staff in today’s competitive environment? The pandemic opened a window to drive long-needed change, as it served as a catalyst for reexamining how we create and develop winning workforces. This session looks at ways to remain attractive in today’s market. Moderator: Erica Weiner, National Conference Director, Government Technology magazine John Barrand, Executive Director, Department of Human Resource Management, State of Utah Aaron Bentley, Chief Information Officer, Salt Lake City Carson Redford, Government Partnerships, Lucid
12:00 pm Mountain	Lunch Grand Ballroom
12:40 pm Mountain	Best of Utah IT Awards Grand Ballroom
1:00 pm Mountain	Concurrent Sessions Sustainable Modernization Alpine East Are outdated systems the bane of your existence? The last two years made it clear that we can’t keep kicking the can down the road. Our technical debts are coming due! But how do we make sure our efforts to modernize compliment a long-term plan? What long-term costs will arise with new technologies? What partners do we need in place to advance our technology now that will also make things easier later? This session considers sustainable solutions & strategies to take us into future. Moderator: Phil Bertolini, Senior Vice President, Government Technology Chris Haas, Strategic Business Engineer, Google Jared Jensen, Director of Enterprise Products and Innovation, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah Patrick McGarry, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Data.World The Balancing Act of Data Privacy Alpine West Emerging trends encourage us to use data to enhance everything from decision-making to delivering services effectively and efficiently. As responsible stewards of information, this leaves government with the grand challenge: take additional steps to protect data privacy, while also allowing data to be used as a strategic asset. It’s a tricky balance! This session discusses where things stand in Utah and what to expect going forward. Moderator: Navina Forsythe, IT Operational Excellence Consultant, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah Christopher Bramwell, Chief Privacy Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah Whitney Phillips, State Privacy Officer, State of Utah Tech Trends in Government Topaz We can’t afford to be complacent when technology advancements have a chance to drive positive change. Emerging technologies like Blockchain, IoT, AI and more all have an impactful place in the public sector – but how do we prepare our people and our systems to adopt and implement what’s new? This session illustrates current use cases as well as potential application for exciting tech in government. Moderator: Nole Walkingshaw, Chief Innovation Officer, Salt Lake City David Fletcher, Chief Technology Officer, Governor’s Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah Lloyd Levine, National Senior Executive, State Government Strategy, T-Mobile for Government Brett Stott, General Manager, NIC Utah Digital Equity for All Seminar Theater The digital access gap – though improving – is still distressing. Right now, there may be no higher priority. Being offline today means missing out, not just on education but on government services, personal connections, healthcare, job opportunities and so much more. This session focuses on digital inclusion and broadband connectivity: where we stand today, where we need to be and how to ramp up our progress. Moderator: Bob Woolley, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government Liz Gabbitas, Digital Access & Education Program Manager, Utah State Library Division Efren Corado Garcia, Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Officer of the Mayor, Salt Lake County Mark Jencks, Director, Partner Strategy and Development, Ciena Charlie Radman, WW Education Manager, HP Inc. Executive Briefing Grand Ballroom (Industry sponsors only) Hosted by State Chief Information Officer Alan Fuller and State Chief Technology Officer Dave Fletcher.
2:00 pm Mountain	Networking Break Grand Ballroom Foyer
2:20 pm Mountain	Bits & Bytes – Designing Accessible Government Grand Ballroom Digital services create a wonderful convenience for those that can see, hear and touch their mobile devices as they were designed. But what about our disabled colleagues and constituents? This insightful and informative session showcases real challenges & practical solutions for making more usable, useful, and accessible services. Everette Bacon, Field Services Coordinator, Division of Services for the Blind, State of Utah Jonathan Whiting, Director of Training, WebAIM
2:40 pm Mountain	General Session – The Disney Way – Can It Work in Government? Grand Ballroom 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. Featuring: Lee Cockerell, Former Executive Vice President at Walt Disney World Resort (video) George McEwan, Chief Strategy Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah Zach Posner, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology, Salt Lake County Jenney Rees, Executive Director, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah
4:00 pm Mountain	Networking Reception Grand Ballroom Foyer 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

John Angus
Deputy Director
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Brody Arishita
Chief Information Officer
State Courts
State of Utah

Everette Bacon
Field Service Coordinator
Division of Services for the Blind
State of Utah

Phil Bates
Chief Information Security Officer
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Aaron Bentley
Chief Information Officer
Salt Lake City

Cameron Blair
Chief Technology Officer
House of Representatives
State of Utah

Ron Boyer
Information Technology Director
Information Technology
Summit County

Justin Brooksby
Associate Director
Instructional Services
Utah Education Network

Tricia Cox
IT Director
Department of Human Services
State of Utah

Chris Earl
Chief Information Officer
Attorney General's Office
State of Utah

Reza Faraji
Chief Technology Officer
Salt Lake City

David Fletcher
Chief Technology Officer
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Navina Forsythe
IT Operational Excellence Consultant
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Alan Fuller
Chief Information Officer
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Chris Hughes
Deputy Director
Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Jared Jensen
Director of Enterprise Products
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Ernesto Lazalde
Information Technology Director
Office of the City Manager
City of Orem

George McEwan
Chief Strategy Officer
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Drew Mingl
State Open Data Coordinator
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Corona Ngatuvai
Chief Technical Architect
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Michael Oliver
Chief Information Officer
City of West Jordan

Zach Posner
Chief Information Officer
Information Services Division
Salt Lake County

Rich Saunders
Chief Innovation Officer
Governor's Office
State of Utah

Mark Schultz
Deputy Director, Agency Services
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Shannon Simonsen
Research Coordinator
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
University of Utah

Rachel Stone
Product Manager
Governor's Office of Planning & Budget
State of Utah

Stephanie Weteling
Public Information Officer
Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations
State of Utah

Kenneth Williams
Director
Division of Archives and Records Service
State of Utah

Industry Representatives

Jordan Andreasen
Major Account Manager
Fortinet

Neil Bass
Account Manager
Lumen

Cleve Burr
Public Sector Account Manager
HP, Inc.

Wade Carroll
Regional Sales Director
Cisco

Caroline Cerf
Director, SLG West
Adobe

James Elliott
Head of State and Local Government, Rockies & Southwest Region
Google Cloud

Neal Ferrell
Government Accounts & Partnerships
Lucid

Bruce Larson
Principal Account Manager
Amazon Web Services

Lloyd Levine
National Senior Executive, State & Local Government Strategy
T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Akira Lewis
Strategic Account Executive
data.world

Kiana Romeo
Client Partner
Kyndryl

Brett Stott
General Manager
Tyler Technologies | NIC

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

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Utah Digital Government Summit 2022 - LIVE!

Overview

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Melissa H. Smith, PhD, MBA

Licensed Psychologist, Leadership Coach & Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator

Lee Cockerell

Former Executive Vice President at Walt Disney World Resort

Phil Bates

Chief Information Security Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Aaron Bentley

Chief Information Officer, Salt Lake City

Bill Clay III

Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems Inc.

Laura Dahl, Ph.D.

User Experience Design Lead, Intermountain Healthcare Analytics

Dave Fletcher

Chief Technology Officer, State of Utah

Navina Forsythe

IT Operational Excellence Consultant, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Efren Corado Garcia

Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Office of the Mayor, Salt Lake County

Jeff Jennings

SLED Practice Director, Fortinet

Lloyd Levine

National Senior Executive, State & Local Government Strategy, T-Mobile

George McEwan

Chief Strategy Officer, Division of Technology Services, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Patrick McGarry

Charlie Radman

WW Education Manager, HP Inc.

Carson Redford

Account Executive, Government Partnerships, Lucid

Jenney Rees

Executive Director, Department of Government Operations, State of Utah

Rachel Stone

Product Manager, Governor’s Office of Planning & Budget, State of Utah

Jonathan Whiting

Director of Training, WebAIM

Chris Williams

Client Technical Leader, Public Markets, Kyndryl

Bob Woolley

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Agenda

Wednesday, June 8

8:00 am Mountain

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:45 am Mountain

Opening Remarks

Grand Ballroom

9:10 am Mountain

Keynote – Be the Leader Your Team Needs!

Grand Ballroom

10:10 am Mountain

Bits & Bytes – Including the Voice of the Customer

Grand Ballroom

10:30 am Mountain

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:00 am Mountain

Concurrent Sessions

Automation is Changing the Game

Alpine East

The Rise of Analytics

Alpine West

Navigating the Cyberthreat Landscape Today and Tomorrow

Topaz

Rethinking Your Workforce and Workplace

Seminar Theater

12:00 pm Mountain

Lunch

Grand Ballroom

12:40 pm Mountain

Best of Utah IT Awards

Grand Ballroom

1:00 pm Mountain

Concurrent Sessions

Sustainable Modernization

Alpine East