Registration and Morning Refreshments

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Opening Remarks

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Steve Martin, Interim Chief Information Officer, City of Las Vegas

Keynote Speaker – Find Your Voice

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Jim Meskimen, Master Impressionist and Communication Coach

Today’s culture emphasizes the value of teamwork and collaboration, sometimes at the expense of the individual. This is particularly true in the IT arena where you can find yourself stereotyped unfairly at times, or worse, not taken seriously. What good are insights and solutions if your words get lost in the crowd? You need to make sure that you’re heard. Jim Meskimen has spent the past 20 years studying the most famous, creative and interesting people in modern times. In this fascinating and hilarious session, Jim discusses – and illustrates – the traits and methods used by some of the best and most charismatic communicators in the world. Don’t settle for being “one of the crowd”. YOU have a unique identity. YOU have a voice!

Break

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Concurrent Sessions

The Internet of Things Enabling Smart Cities

Capital Room

The term Smart Cities has received much publicity and press, but what does it really mean and how can your community get started? In this session, panel members discuss what is being done today, where initial successes have been found, and how you can determine the real value proposition (benefits & beneficiaries) of Smart City projects.

Brian Hoeft, Director, Freeway & Arterial System of Transportation (FAST), Regional Transportation Commission

Steve Martin, Acting Chief Information Officer, Information Technologies, City of Las Vegas

Public-Private IT Collaboration: Leveraging Capabilities

Paramount Room

Why reinvent the wheel? Public-Private collaboration offers the opportunity to improve the quality of life for citizens using shared understandings and capabilities. Government, education, and critical private sector entities can effectively work together to address cyber threats that transcend operational boundaries. The approach is not without risk though. This session will discuss how to establish reasonable expectations, risk mitigation strategies, and how to facilitate the strengths of each party to improve the possibility of success.

Chris Ipsen, Assistant Vice President for Technology/Chief Information Officer, Desert Research Institute

Kevin Judice, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, NV Energy

Making Big Data Work for Your Organization

Rainbow Room

Big data might be extensive, but that doesn’t mean it has to be intimidating. Knowing how to properly analyze and respond to the data are necessary characteristics of growing and thriving organizations. This session is all about crunching the numbers and making big data work for your organization.

Jared Allen, Chief Technology Officer, GWAVA Technologies

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Alan Simon, Senior Lecturer, Arizona State University & Senior Fellow, Zunesis

View Simon Presentation Here

Lunch

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General Session – Breach! When Bad Things Happen to Good People (and Their Organizations)

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Cyber security is the new front line of financial crime and social upheaval. It is the new Wild West, with hackers divided among the "white hats" and "black hats." Stage coach and bank robberies of old have been replaced by heists of personally identifiable information from major retailers, insurers and governments. Political protests are increasingly taking the form of denial-of-service attacks by so-called “hactivists” to disrupt the normal order of things. Such things can and do happen anywhere, and everybody has a role in preventing, preparing for, and responding to cyber threats. This interactive session unpacks key lessons and learnings from real-life cases with the help of a panel of local experts and engaged audience members.

Moderator:

Rebecca Friedman, Government Technology magazine

Panelists:

Ronald Hamilton, Vice President, Security Solutions Division, PTP

Scott Horton, Senior Security Strategist, AT&T

Shannon Rahming, Chief Information Officer, State of Nevada

Michael Smith, Security Officer, Clark County

View Presentation Here

Break

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Concurrent Sessions

A Holistic Security View

Capital Room

With dozens of companies advocating multiple products with differing approaches, how do we define a practical, actionable security roadmap to best secure our environments? How can we identify when and where we need to add additional layers of security? How can we determine what new tools best integrate with our existing infrastructure? Taking a holistic view of the assets we need to protect, the changing threat landscape, the technologies already in place and new technologies available to us can offer a method to answer these questions.

Joseph Stetler, Senior Systems Programmer, Information Technology, Clark County

Foundational Identity Management

Paramount Room

Every IT organization needs a solid foundation, and it starts with identity management. This session discusses how to properly plan your Identity Management strategy, identify your requirements, and effectively implement tools and controls that really work. Learn about best practices and how to focus on doing the simple and most appropriate things first using the tools that you have to fill gaps and ensure you are positioning your current infrastructure for success.

Nick Scheib, Systems Engineering and Administration Manager, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lori Temple, Vice Provost, Information Technology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Rapid Application Development and Modernization

Rainbow Room

Conventional project management and software development are deliberate and orderly, emphasizing rigorous specification and planning. Today, however, the pace of development is accelerating, and the trend toward shared services and modernization puts even more strain on traditional methodology. Rapid development is agile, highly iterative and flexible. This session looks at current thinking about how, when and why this approach can be the most effective and practical way to go.

Michael J. Brown, PMP, Applications Supervisor, Family Support Division, District Attorney, Clark County

Mark L. Gagnon, Programmer Analyst II, District Attorney - Family Support Division, Clark County

Sponsor Briefing

Envy Wine Cellar

(Industry sponsors only.) This informal briefing is hosted by State CIO Shannon Rahming, Jr., Clark County CIO Louis Carr, Henderson County CIO Laura Fucci, and City of Las Vegas Interim CIO Steve Martin. The focus will be on strategies, priorities, opportunities and the procurement process.

Break

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General Session – Building Nevada’s Government IT Workforce

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The IT landscape is dramatically changing – the technologies we use, the people we work with, and the way we deliver services are transforming at a pace previously unforeseen. This panel discussion will talk about the current make-up of the multigenerational workforce, how generations can collaborate to solve IT problems, and strategies for building the workforce of the future.

Moderator:

Laura Fucci, Chief Information Officer, City of Henderson

Panelists:

Joseph Marcella, Chief Information Officer (retired), City of Las Vegas

Dan Wray, Chief Technology Officer, Clark County School District

Closing Remarks

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Executive Reception

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

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