2026 Speakers
Sarah Soto-Taylor
Deputy Secretary of Strategic Development, California Government Operations Agency
Chris Given
Deputy Secretary for Technology and Innovation, California Government Operations Agency
Thea Man
Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Data and Innovation
Angela Shell
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of General Services (DGS)
Chris Rouse
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), California Department of Human Resources (CalHR)
Fredrick Gomez
Agency Chief Information Officer, Director of Information Technology Services, California Department of Food and Drug Agriculture
Serenity Thompson
Deputy Director, Digital Services Division, California Department of Motor Vehicles
Adam German
CISO, California Health and Human Agency
Douglas Leone
Chief Information Security Officer, Employment Development Department
Bradley Ponce
Chief Information Security Officer, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Gregory Nelson
Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, California Department of Social Services
Thomas Boon
Chief Information Officer, CA Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
Albert Lam
Agency Deputy Chief Information Security Office, California Health and Human Services
Steve Nash
Chief Information Officer, California Department of Child Support Services
Joseph Taylor
Department Chair, Information Systems and Business Analytics, California State University-Sacramento
Wallace Sermons II
Chief Procurement Officer, Office of State Procurement, Department of General Services, Maryland