Illinois Virtual Digital Government Summit 2021
Oct 21, 2021
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!
The conference is presented in a virtual format on Zoom for Government, a FedRAMP-certified infrastructure with advanced security controls, that is used for meetings and webinars by the Department of Homeland Security and numerous other federal, state and local agencies. Zoom for Government leverages one of the largest secured networks of government-specific datacenters in the country and meets high standards of security (Including: FedRAMP, CJIS, NIST, FISMA, SRG, FIPS, DFARS, EAR, IRS-1075).
A message from our Keynote Speaker
We are pleased that technology enables the Digital Government Summit to continue once again this year and look forward to seeing everyone virtually. Digital advancements are happening at a rapid pace following the pandemic and this year’s Summit will provide an excellent opportunity to share experiences and discuss what lies ahead for tech in Illinois. Please join us!
– Jennifer Ricker, Acting Secretary and Chief Information Officer for Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), State of Illinois
Speakers
Advisory Board
Government Representatives
Derek Barker
Assistant Director of Information Technology
McLean County
Amy Delcomyn
Enterprise Project Management Office Executive
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Joseph DeWalt
Network Engineer
Information Technologies Department
City of Champaign
Josh Downen
Chief Information Officer
Office of Comptroller
State of Illinois
Roger Fahnestock
Chief Information Officer
Kane County
Adam Ford
Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Pedro Guzman
Chief of Enterprise Infrastructure
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Dessa Gypalo
Chief Data Officer
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Terance Henry
Information Technology Director
City of Marion
Troy Horton
Group Chief Information Officer, Cultural & Natural Resources
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Brian Johanpeter
Information Technology Director
City of Mattoon
Jenifer Johnson
Chief of Staff
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Russ Kemple
Chief Information Officer
Department of Aging
State of Illinois
Tara Kessler
ERP Program Director
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Gloria Lasley
Group Chief Information Officer, Government & Public Employees
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Glen Liljeberg
Information Technology Manager
Village of Westmont
Brad Long
Chief Enterprise Architect
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Lora McDonald
Chief Technology Officer
Office of the Attorney General
State of Illinois
Craig Nelson
Chief Information Officer
McLean County
Chris Oliver
Chief Information Officer
Department of Agriculture
State of Illinois
Michael Pegues
Chief Information Officer
City of Aurora
Debbie Price
IT Manager
Illinois State Retirement Systems
Beth Pruitt
Chief Customer Officer
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Brandon Ragle
Chief of Enterprise Applications
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Jennifer Ricker
Acting State Chief Information Officer and Secretary
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Dalton Roberts
Assistant Information Technology Director
City of Mattoon
Charles Ruehling
Chief Information Security Officer
Cook County
Cook County
Jennifer Schultz
Communications Director
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Lori Sorenson
Chief Technology Officer
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Luke Stowe
Chief Information Officer
City of Evanston
Sunil Thomas
Group Chief Information Officer, Business & Workforce
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Marc Thorson
Director of Regional Technology Services
Northern Illinois University
Dale Walters
Chief of Network Operations
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Rod Warren
Deputy Commissioner of Infrastructure and Operations
Bureau of Information Technology
City of Chicago
Dan Wilcox
Group Chief Information Officer, Transportation
Department of Innovation & Technology
State of Illinois
Industry Representatives
Aaron Ackerman
Senior Systems Engineer
Ciena
Diana Angel
Account Executive
DocuSign
Fred Brodie
Client Executive
IBM
Kevin Byrne
Account Executive
Splunk
Deanna Cook
General Manager
NIC Illinois
Paige Early
Major Account Manager
Fortinet
Michael Kendrick
Account Executive
Dell Technologies
Tim Kodyra
Named Account Manager
Palo Alto Networks
Patricia Lawson
Sr Sales Executive
NTT DATA
Donald Miller
Managing Partner, Public Sector Sales
Verizon
Carla Mohr
Client Solutions Executive
AT&T
Jedd Schultz
Account Executive
Snowflake
Jigan Shah
Solutions Engineer
VMware
Steve Wong
Account Manager
Amazon Web Services
Made Possible by Our Corporate Partners
Registration Information / Contact Us
Event Date: October 21, 2021
Open to Public Sector only.
Registration - Free
If you represent a Private Sector organization and are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Heather Earney.
Contact Information
For registration and general assistance contact:
Olivia Gratton
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1369
E-mail: ogratton@govtech.com
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:
Heather Earney
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1339
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com