2024 Government Innovation California

Digital transformation is traditionally discussed in terms of its impact on efficiency. I believe that the public sector is poised to lead the digital transformation advocacy from a human impact perspective more than any other entity. The Los Angeles County’s Public Defender’s Office – the oldest and largest in the United States – will share how their digital transformation story impacted people’s lives, and how your can reframe the transformation conversation within your organization.
Mohammed Al Rawi, Chief Information Officer, Public Defender’s Office, County of Los Angeles
Melissa Mammenga, Deputy Public Defender, Public Defender’s Office, County of Los Angeles
Noah Cox, Deputy Public Defender, Public Defender’s Office, County of Los Angeles
Toral Malik, Deputy Public Defender, Public Defender’s Office, County of Los Angeles
Michael Coronado Kelly, Deputy Public Defender, Public Defender’s Office, County of Los Angeles
James Kessler, Senior Vice President, State & Local Industry Lead, Publicis Sapient

What does it take to land a leadership role in technology? Achieving smooth success is already a feat riddled with tests for any individual, but some face a
distinctly unique set of challenges. This panel will focus on diverse leaders in technology who are navigating this challenge, and their paths to getting there.

• What are the utmost priorities in service delivery, workforce, and technology?
• What barriers are impacting some from securing more leadership roles in technology across the public sector? How do we change the dynamic?
• What specific and action-oriented approaches should be taken to foster a culture that retains and promotes more individuals in technology

Maisha Dottery, Chief Information Officer, California Department of Community Services and Development & PSN Advisory Board Member
Wendy Weaver, Chief Information Officer, California Department of Conservation
Jennifer Chan, Deputy Director, Chief Information Officer, California State Lottery
Jennifer Elliott, Risk & Privacy Officer, California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
Rufus Coleman, SLED Director & General Manager, Infoblox
Moderator: Ehrien Marth, Major Account Executive, US Public Sector, Ping Identity

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Creating a strategic plan can be a game-changer when it comes to how you run your department and projects. The strategic plan can help leaders define the roadmap for executing the actions that are needed to meet to meet deliverables. But really understanding Information technology and data and all its various components can be challenging. This keynote will address the
process of how California Health and Human Services Agency produced their agency’s IT & Data Strategic Plan.

This dynamic discussion will feature different perspectives on how to best leverage data to achieve goals and decide on technology solutions.
David Noronha, Chief Information Officer, California Department of Insurance
Thomas Boon, Chief Information Officer, CA Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
Carleton Nolan, Vice President – Client Services, Provisio Partners
Moderator: Tim Coats, Regional Sales Manager, Delphix

1. Leveraging AI / GenAI to Enhance Resident Services
   Facilitated by: Sandy Kataoka, Partner, Digital Strategy & Interactive Experience Delivery Leader, IBM iX
2. Managing Data Risk & Sprawl Across the Multicloud
   Facilitated by: Tim Coats, Regional Sales Manager, Delphix
3. Future-Ready Workforce: The Role of AI in Training and Upskilling
   Facilitated by: Nick Walkowski, Sr. Client Success Manager, Anthology
4. Why AI Needs a Well-Governed Knowledge Management Solution
   Facilitated by: Bill De DuFour, Director Pre-Sales Engineering, NICE
5. Future-Ready IT: The Security-Data-AI Trifecta
   Facilitated by: Stephen Manley, Chief Technology Officer, Druva
6. How Low Code Can You Go? Technology Trends in No-Code/Low-Code Space
   Facilitated by: Steve Witt, Director of Public Sector, Nintex
7. What’s your alternative? Nutanix, One Platform for All of Your Clouds
   Facilitated by: Chad Hodges, President, HSB Solutions
8. Getting the Right People into the Public Sector and Keeping Them There: Talent Attraction, Workforce Development and Engagement, and DEI
   Facilitated by: LinkedIn
9. Innovative Strategies to Reduce IT Costs while Improving IT Services
   Facilitated by: Rob Silverberg, Chief Technology Officer, State and Local Government and Education (SLED) |Global Alliances, Unisys
10. Cybersecurity
    Facilitated by: Kyle Jung, Systems Engineer, Veeam Software & Sean Everhart, Partner Manager, Veeam Software
11. Portable Digital Identity: Verify once anywhere and get frictionless access everywhere
    Facilitated by: ID.me
12. Accelerating Digital Transformation and Business Realization with Low Code Technology
    Facilitated by: Steven Park, VP of Sales and Customer Success, Aaseya IT Services & Alex Welsh, Senior Account Executive, Outsystems
13. Rise of the Machines! ZT Considerations in an AI-Enabled Enterprise
    Facilitated by: Ryan Ettl, SLED Security Specialist, Infoblox
14. Not all MFA is created equal; importance of phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication
    Facilitated by: Michael Santini, Enterprise Account Director, Yubico & Will Coleman, Principal Solutions Engineer, Yubico
15. Building Your Cybersecurity Strategy Around AI
    Facilitated by: Victor Tham, Chief Technology Officer, OpenText Enterprise Cybersecurity

The public sector workforce must attract and retain talent to deliver services and get results. It has been reshaped by dramatic events like COVID-19. This requires flexibility and an evolving workforce. How can the public sector compete with their recruitment and retention initiatives in today’s competitive landscape?

Join us for an exploration of how Caltrans moved from a basic training system to revolutionizing how they train. From achieving the basic capabilities of
state compliance tracking to the adoption of the newest AI tools, Caltrans is improving the training experience for both employees and course creators.

A value-based strategy will help to achieve greater success for your team and organization. Today, leaders need to fine-tune their day-to-day tasks; rethink how they operate, and even why they exist. This requires organizations to chart a path by considering the effects these variables will have in their 2024 strategic plan. This panel of leaders will discuss what their priorities are and how to ensure they are successful.
Tonya Digiorno, Director of IT, El Dorado County, CA
Sarah Soto-Taylor, Deputy Secretary of Business Transformation, CA Government Operations Agency
Jeff Newton, Chief Deputy of Operations, California Geological Survey
Brendan Murphy, Chief of Staff, California Senate, Office of Henry Stern (SD-27)
Steven Park, VP of Sales and Customer Success, Aaseya IT Services
Moderator: Ehrien Marth, Major Account Executive, US Public Sector, Ping Identity