Agenda

11:00 AM ET - 11:05 AM ET

Welcome Remarks

Jake Williams

Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

11:05 AM ET - 11:15 AM ET

Opening Keynote

Gov. Josh Shapiro

Gov. Josh Shapiro
Pennsylvania

11:15 AM ET - 11:35 AM ET

Panel: Modernizing to Embrace Emerging Tech

Nick Lucius

Nick Lucius
CTO, City of Chicago

Robert Osmond

Robert Osmond
CIO, Virginia

Katie Savage

Katie Savage
CIO, Maryland

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

11:35 AM ET - 11:45 AM ET

What Generative AI Means for Modernization

Amina Al Sherif

Amina Al Sherif
Technical Engineering Lead, M/L and GenAi, Google

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

11:45 AM ET - 12:05 PM ET

Panel: A Long-Term Approach to IT Modernization

Richard "Dickie" Howze

Richard "Dickie" Howze
CIO, Louisiana

Stephanie Dedmon

Stephanie Dedmon
CIO, Tennessee

Leo Schoonover

Leo Schoonover
CTO, Florida

Denis Goulet

Denis Goulet
CIO, New Hampshire

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

12:05 PM ET - 12:15 PM ET

Large and Small — Two Tactics for IT Modernization

Santiago Garces

Santiago Garces
CIO, City of Boston

12:15 PM ET - 12:25 PM ET

The Future of eGovernment

Lloyd Levine

Lloyd Levine
National Sr. Executive, State Government Strategy, T-Mobile For Government

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

12:25 PM ET - 12:35 PM ET

Higher Ed's Modernization Opportunities

Kimberly Clark

Kimberly Clark
Deputy CIO, Arizona State University

12:35 PM ET - 12:45 PM ET

5G Benefits for Public Sector Modernization

Bryan Schromsky

Bryan Schromsky
Managing Partner, 5G Public Sector, Verizon Business Group

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

12:45 PM ET - 1:05 PM ET

Panel: Cloud-First? Cloud-Forever? What's Next for Public Sector Cloud

J.R. Sloan

J.R. Sloan
CIO, Arizona

Ed Toner

Ed Toner
CIO, Nebraska

John Hoffman

John Hoffman
Deputy CIO, Texas

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

1:05 PM ET - 1:15 PM ET

Essential Elements of IT Modernization

Francisco Ramirez

Francisco Ramirez
Chief Architect, State and Local Government, Red Hat

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

1:15 PM ET - 1:25 PM ET

Delivering on a Digital Services Vision

Shelby Switzer

Shelby Switzer
Director, Digital Services, City of Baltimore

1:25 PM ET - 1:35 PM ET

How to Craft Your IT Modernization Roadmap

Tiffany Blair

Tiffany Blair
Principal Digital Strategist, Salesforce Government Digital Transformation

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

1:35 PM ET - 1:55 PM ET

Panel: Making IT Work Under Different Organizational Structures

Jim Weaver

Jim Weaver
CIO, North Carolina

Jason Snyder

Jason Snyder
CIO, Massachusetts

Shawnzia Thomas

Shawnzia Thomas
CIO, Georgia

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

1:55 PM ET - 2:05 PM ET

How Modernization Fuels AI Growth

Aaron Rose

Aaron Rose
Security Architect & Cybersecurity Evangelist, Office of the CTO, Check Point Software

Jake Williams

Moderator:
Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

2:05 PM ET - 2:15 PM ET

California's Digital Services Journey

Liana Bailey-Crimmins

Liana Bailey-Crimmins
CIO, California

2:15 PM ET - 2:20 PM ET

Closing Remarks

Jake Williams

Jake Williams
VP - Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

* Pending Agency Approval