Agenda

11:00AM - 11:05AM ET

Welcome Remarks

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

11:05AM - 11:15AM ET

Keynote: Pitch Us Your Ideas to Help Government

Mayor Matt Mahan
City of San Jose

11:15AM - 11:25AM ET

A Look at Modernization So Far — And What’s to Come

Steve Risseeuw
National Vice President - State and Local Government, Education, Healthcare, SAP Public Services

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

11:25AM - 11:45AM ET

Fireside Chat: Tackling Modernization with a 2026 Lens

Robert Osmond
CIO, Commonwealth of Virginia

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

11:45AM - 11:55AM ET

Modernization from an Agency Perspective

Marcie Kahbody
CIO, California Transportation Agency

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

11:55AM - 12:05PM ET

Modernizing to Face A Growing Cyber Threat

Torsten George
Chief Cybersecurity Evangelist, ID Dataweb

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

12:05PM - 12:25PM ET

Panel: How Digital Services Enable Modernization

Bry Pardoe
CIO, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Devyn Paros
Chief Digital Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

12:25PM - 12:35PM ET

The “New” Modernization

Bill Kehoe
CIO, Washington

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

12:35PM - 12:45PM ET

Exploring the Possible with Benefits Modernization

Ben Dunton
Senior Director, Slalom

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group

12:45PM - 12:50PM ET

Closing Remarks

Jake Williams
Adviser - SLED, Scoop News Group