Event Overview
New York is experiencing many firsts. The state elected its first female governor. The City of New York swore in a new mayor, its first in six years. The COVID-19 pandemic radically transformed the way New York operates at every level of government – and New Yorkers are continuing to take advantage of the innovations made possible across all jurisdictions. Services that traditionally required in-person interactions are now available online or in a hybrid environment.
Technology has unlocked growth, collaboration, and improvement among the State’s agencies and departments. Still, perennial challenges like resource constraints, communication breakdowns, and security concerns present roadblocks for New York’s public sector professionals.
How can New York’s State and local governments fully leverage technological innovation? What would it take to turn advancements into standard practice? And how can government retain citizen trust in a time of polarization and skepticism?
These are some of the questions Public Sector Network’s Government Innovation New York program will explore. Join a prestigious speaking faculty – comprised of leaders across all levels of government from across all regions of the State and beyond – to share their innovative ideas and cutting-edge initiatives. Join your peers in conversation!

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2023 Featured Speakers

Michele Jones
Chief Privacy Officer
State of New York

Luke Charde
Director of User Experience Design
New York State Office of Information Technology Services

Deshard Stevens
Former Chief Information Security Officer
New York City Commission on Human Rights & PSN Advisory Board Member

Terrance Stroud
Deputy Commissioner for Training and Development
New York City Department of Social Services & PSN Advisory Board Member

Cheryl Williams
Senior Executive Director
New York City Department of Education & PSN Advisory Board Member

Olivia Bumgardner
Deputy Superintendent, Research and Innovation
NYS Department of Financial Services

Dina Simon
Chief Human Resources Officer
Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York

Tayyab Walker
Associate Commissioner, Office of Data Analytics
NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)

Michael Fitzpatrick
Chief Privacy Officer
City of New York

Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio
Chief Information Officer
United Nations Joint Pension Fund

Scot Barker
Chief Innovation Officer
City of Burlington, VT

Max Gigle
Program Manager, CT Digital Service
State of Connecticut

Florence Hudson
Executive Director
Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Edward Boze
Chief Innovation Officer
City of Paterson, NJ

Oswaldo Mestre, Jr.
Chief Service Officer & Director of Citizen Services
City of Buffalo

Benjamin Bidell
Revitalization Specialist
New York State Department of State

Tsui Ng
Attorney
New York City Department of Education

Richard Davey
President
New York City Transit

Maria Gotsch
President & CEO
Partnership Fund for NYC

Moe Hassan
Chief Information Security Officer
The City of New York Office of Labor Relations

Daria Siegel
Vice President, Initiatives
New York City Economic Development Corporation

Lawrese Brown
CEO & Founder
C-Track Training

Andre Alves
Solutions Architects Director
Trend Micro

Linda Misegadis
Senior Government Strategist
UKG

Bob Lavigna
Senior Fellow – Public Sector
UKG

Tony DiCuffa
Practice Lead, Public Sector Solutions Consulting
Adobe

Dan Sosnitsky
Digital Media, State & Local Government
Adobe

Al Frangella
Sales Engineer
Armis – Public Sector

Matt Walk
Senior District Manager, State and Local Government
Snowflake

ToniAnn Panella
Senior Account Executive
Snowflake

Dr. Mike Litano
Regional Vice President of People Insights
BetterUp

Ben Beath
Digital Experiences Lead – Northeast
Avanade

Robin Copland
Executive, Northeast Advisory Lead
Avanade

Francisco Ramirez
Chief Architect – State and Local Government, CTO Organization – Customer-led Open Innovation
Red Hat

Aaron King
Solutions Engineer
Anthology
2023 Key Sessions
The Government Innovation Series features the latest initiatives throughout New York State; sharing insights via keynote presentations, case studies, panel discussions, and fireside chats. To provide additional perspective – concurrent tracks will address more specific topics and challenges in the worlds of technology, people, data & process faced by public sector leaders today.
Morning Government Keynote
Moving Citizen-Centricity from Intention to Outcomes
Luke Charde
Director of User Experience Design, New York State Office of Information Technology Services
Afternoon Government Keynote
Innovation 101 – Where, When, How?
Scot Barker
Chief Innovation Officer, City of Burlington, VT
Afternoon Government Case Study
Saving Lives through Innovative Government Response
Edward Boze
Chief Innovation Officer, City of Paterson, NJ
The Future of Work in New York
Moderator:
Linda Misegadis
Senior Government Strategist, UKG
Olivia Bumgardner
Deputy Superintendent, Research and Innovation, NYS Department of Financial Services
Terrance Stroud
Deputy Commissioner for Training and Development, New York City Department of Social Services & PSN Advisory Board Member
Dina Simon
Chief Human Resources Officer, Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York
How to Build an Unassailable Security and Risk Management Framework
Deshard Stevens
Former Chief Information Security Officer, New York City Commission on Human Rights & PSN Advisory Board Member
Michele Jones
Chief Privacy Officer, State of New York
Michael Fitzpatrick
Chief Privacy Officer, City of New York
Moe Hassan
Chief Information Security Officer, The City of New York Office of Labor Relations
Andre Alves
Solutions Architects Director, Trend Micro
Moderator:
Daria Siegel
Vice President, Initiatives, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Keynote Session
Bringing Tech to Transit: New York City Transit’s Unique P3 Model
Richard Davey
President, New York City Transit
Maria Gotsch
President & CEO, Partnership Fund for NYC
Keynote Session
Creating a COVID Information
Commons
Florence Hudson
Executive Director, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Panel Discussion
Building Successful Data Relationships
Florence Hudson, Executive Director, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Tayyab Walker, Associate Commissioner, Office of Data Analytics, NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI)
Oswaldo Mestre, Jr., Chief Service Officer & Director of Citizen Services, City of Buffalo
Francisco Ramirez, Chief Architect – State and Local Government, CTO Organization – Customer-led Open Innovation, Red Hat
Moderator:
Aaron King, Solutions Engineer, Anthology
Keynote Session
Creating a Digital Identity: The experience of the world’s most global pension fund (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund)
Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio
Chief Information Officer, United Nations Joint Pension Fund
Fireside Chat
Moving From In-Person to Virtual – The NYC Department of Education’s Virtual Legal Hearing Process
Cheryl Williams
Senior Executive Director, New York City Department of Education & PSN Advisory Board Member
Tsui Ng
Attorney, New York City Department of Education
Panel Discussion
Human-Centered by Design
Max Gigle, Program Manager, CT Digital Service, State of Connecticut
Michele Jones, Chief Privacy Officer, State of New York
Edward Bose, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Paterson, NJ
Benjamin Bidell, Revitalization Specialist, New York State Department of State
Moderator: Ben Beath, Digital Experiences Lead – Northeast, Avanade
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