Agenda

Tue 18 Mar 2025

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8:00AM

Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (60 mins)

9:00AM

Welcome from Public Sector Network

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM (10 mins)

9:10AM

Welcome from the Chair

9:10 AM - 9:20 AM (10 mins)

9:20AM
Keynote

Welcome Address: The State of Tennessee: Challenges, Opportunities, and our Future

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM (20 mins)

Stephanie Dedmon Chief Information Officer, State of Tennessee

Tennessee's Chief Information Officer speaks to the 5 key focus areas of the state for technology and innovation, covering cloud, modernization, cybersecurity, digitial governmnet, and automation. How does the next phase of the State of Tennessee’s technology strategic vision look and what is the impact on it’s employees? 

  • What is currently setting Tennessee ahead of the crowd when it comes to innovation and transformation? How is Tennessee meeting the needs of citizens and meeting them where they are, while balancing the need for modernization?
  • Hear about the All-of-State approach to Cybersecurity and how the State is working to elevate the Cyber capabilities across all of Tennessee, identifying key risk areas and areas for shared gorwth.    
9:40AM
Industry Insights

How AI can take away some of the guesswork and strengthen our ability to service citizens efficiently

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM (20 mins)

10:00AM
Panel discussion

The Juggling Act: How to Balance Digital Trust, Enhanced Data-led Decision Making, Digital Transformation, and Service Delivery

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM (30 mins)

Cherie Givens Chief Privacy Officer - Office of Privacy and Data Protection, North Carolina Department of Information Technology
Tammy Wilson Chief Information & Digital Officer, Tennessee Valley Authority

- Managing the competing priorities of modernization of internal and external services, and ensuring those services are accessible and manageable for employees and citizens.

- How can government keep up with the rate of digital transformation change happening, and how does centering data and metrics enable this?

- Dig into opportunities that flourish with internal digital transformation that can lead to enhanced service delivery

-To what extent does digital trust help and hinder the progress governments can make when modernizing or exploring digital transformation opportunities?

10:30AM
Keynote

Jurisdictional Decision Making – How Federal Decisions are Impacting Tennessee’s Health Data Future

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM (20 mins)

Stephen Espy Chief Data Officer & Director of the Office of Informatics & Analytics, Tennessee Department of Health

- Hear about how the CDC’s dream of a National Health Information Exchange (HIE) is levelling up Tennessee’s understanding of the health of its citizens, and how this is enabling Tennessee state government partnerships to flourish.

- How did we get to this point? How / why is Health often the leader for data exchange, and how does this leadership manifest in Tennessee?

-Collaborating with partner agencies can be a blessing and a curse – why does this HIE ensure a positive outlook for both citizens, but also government collaboration?

10:50AM

Morning Coffee Break

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM (20 mins)

11:10AM
Industry Insights Digital Services and Citizen Experience

Welcome from the Track Chair

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM (20 mins)

11:10AM
Industry Insights Data, AI and IT Modernization

Welcome from the Track Chair

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM (20 mins)

11:30AM
Keynote Digital Services and Citizen Experience

Embracing Change to Build a Future-ready Public Sector

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM (20 mins)

  • Attracting and retaining professionals who can support and enable the digital transformation happening in Tennessee.
  • How can Tennessee embrace the technological advancements happening to build a future-ready and citizen-centric workforce?
  • What have been the biggest successes so far in the modernization strategy to some of Tennessee’s recruitment and compensation processes, and why?
  • Leveraging technology to ensure change initiatives are directly benefiting the community and enhancing citizen engagement
11:30AM
Keynote Data, AI and IT Modernization

Tennessee’s Smart City: Increasing the capabilities of communities through Machine Learning in Chattanooga

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM (20 mins)

Aaron Welch Chief AI Officer and Director of IT Security, City of Chattanooga

- Learning how Chattanooga has embedded innovation into the city.

- How to enable your leadership to have the information needed to make great vendor decisions

- What makes the City of Chattanooga unique in how it sets deliverables?

- What is the difference between outcomes, and the discussion of outcomes

- What are the biggest challenges in rolling out such advanced AI and Machine learning?

11:50AM
Industry Insights Digital Services and Citizen Experience

Industry Insights

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM (20 mins)

11:50AM
Industry Insights Data, AI and IT Modernization

Industry Insights

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM (20 mins)

12:10PM
Panel discussion Digital Services and Citizen Experience

Addressing Digital Equity and Enabling Positive Community Outcomes in Tennessee

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM (30 mins)

Marla Adams Interim Director of Talent Management and IT Academy, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, State of Tennessee
JW Randolf Deputy Commissioner for Health Strategy & Regulation, Department of Health, State of Tennessee

Tennessee has around 7 million citizens, who are located across the state, with a extreme range across the population when it comes to digital access and knowledge.

- Hearing from State leaders about initiatives across service areas meeting citizens where they are and enriching Tennessee

- What is needed to enable Tennessee State Government to deliver innovative projects at community level.

- Increasing both the benefits and outcomes of these programs by leveraging data and analytics.

-Amplifying partnerships that serve government and citizens and workforce

12:10PM
Panel discussion Data, AI and IT Modernization

Eliminating Vulnerabilities: Legacy Applications and the Modernization of Tennessee’s services

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM (30 mins)

- Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning for better citizen outcomes

- Identifying challenges posed by legacy applications in today's cybersecurity landscape

- Facilitating best practice across government when managing cyber security threats and ensuring widespread understanding of driving factors into state cyber attacks

- How to balance system modernization while managing and securing legacy systems

- Developing strategies for tackling technical debt, security controls, zero-day attacks and fortification

12:40PM
Industry Insights Digital Services and Citizen Experience

Industry Insights

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM (20 mins)

12:40PM
Industry Insights Data, AI and IT Modernization

Industry Insights

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM (20 mins)

1:00PM
Keynote Digital Services and Citizen Experience

Tennessee's Smart City: Growing A City At The Speed of Innovation

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM (20 mins)

  • Learn how Chattanooga has embedded innovation into the city.
  • Learn why alignment across stakeholders is critical and how to begin that conversation
  • Learn why REAL metrics matter
  • Learn what technologies are here and on the horizon and how can you be prepared
1:00PM
Keynote Data, AI and IT Modernization

Data-led decision making and Modernization: How TennCare is doing it

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM (20 mins)

- Expanding Tennessee’s data management and governance for stronger service delivery

- What is needed to enable a data-centric government, keeping citizen experience at the forefront?

- Utilizing data analytics and big data to inform policy decisions, improve service delivery, and enhance transparency and accountability in government operations.

-What are the priorities both in resourcing and technology to ensure data-led decision-making culture can flourish?

1:20PM

Networking Lunch Break

1:20 PM - 2:20 PM (60 mins)

2:20PM
Roundtables

Interactive Roundtables

2:20 PM - 3:20 PM (60 mins)

Roundtable 1: Human-Centered Government: Lessons from the Private Sector for Transforming Public Services

Roundtable 2: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: The Role of AI in New York State Training Programs

Roundtable 3: Ask Me Anything about AI Security Analytics

Roundtable 4: Unlocking Government Potential: How Innovation and Collaboration Drive Better Results

Roundtable 5: Modernizing Public Sector IT: Navigating Digital Transformation with Next Generation Service Management

Roundtable 6: Citizen-Centric Innovations: Co-Creating Solutions with Citizens to Address Societal Challenges

Roundtable 7: Bringing Clarity to Complexity: How Observability Can Transform IT for Government Agencies

Roundtable 8: The Future of Digital Transformation: Managing and Protecting Data in a Hybrid Environment

Roundtable 9: Empowering Leadership in Public Service: Crafting a Human-Centered Leadership Philosophy for Transformational Impact

Roundtable 10:  SOC as a Service | Preparing for the Inevitable

3:20PM
Panel discussion

Tennessee’s Customer-Focused Government

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM (30 mins)

- How does Tennessee prioritizes Operational efficiency, and why this is a good thing for its workforce?

- Learn why Customer Focused Government is a priority for state leadership, and why it should be part of your everyday work. What is the purpose of CFG? And more importantly where is it going?

- Embedding customers (citizens) into the core of everything we do within Tennessee state government has impacts, and you’ll hear a lot about them today.

-Differentiating between CFG and Office of Evidence and Impact- how these departments are using data and metrics to tell the story of Tennessee and enable government to deliver more and provide more impact.

Grant Minchew
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, State of Tennessee
Christin Lotz
Director - Office of Evidence and Impact, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
Chris Fears
Director - Customer Focused Government, State of Tennessee
Adam Jarvis
Chief of Staff - Department of Finance and Administration, State of Tennessee
3:50PM
Industry Insights

Industry Insights

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM (20 mins)

4:10PM
Keynote

Estonia’s Digital Revolution: Insights from the Office of the Government Chief Data Officer

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM (20 mins)

Ott Velsberg Government Chief Data Officer, Republic of Estonia

  • What strategies and frameworks has the Government Chief Data Officer implemented to enhance Estonia’s digital governance, ensuring secure and efficient public services?
  • How is the Government Chief Data Officer addressing inclusivity to guarantee that digital services remain accessible and equitable for all social groups in Estonia, particularly in the face of rapid technological advancements?
  • In what ways is the office of the Chief Data Officer advancing digital innovation while maintaining Estonia’s reputation for robust data privacy and cutting-edge cybersecurity?
  • How does the Chief Data Officer foster collaboration between Estonia’s public and private sectors to accelerate digital transformation and maintain Estonia’s position as a global leader?
  • What emerging technologies and data strategies is the Government Chief Data Officer prioritizing to ensure Estonia remains a pioneer in digital governance and sustainable innovation?
4:30PM
Industry Insights

Closing remarks

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM (10 mins)

4:40PM

Networking Reception and Drinks

4:40 PM - 5:40 PM (60 mins)

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