Agenda

Thursday, October 13

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Opening Remarks

John Letchford, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

9:15 am Opening Keynote

Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving

Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer

Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photographic work is driven by the philosophy that an open mind allows solutions to appear in unexpected places and, above all, "preparation leads to magic". Using his striking photographs to illustrate the creative process, Steve inspires us to take advantage of our own experiences and vision to make any venture an adventure.

10:15 am Morning Break

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Creating a Private Cloud

The cloud voyage can be a "foggy" venture. There are numerous types of clouds and a near-infinite variety of services. There are also concerns - especially with security, privacy and control. This session clears the air on the factors involved in moving to a private cloud and how, what, why, when and where it makes the most sense for government.

Rick Cirigliano, Vice President of Cloud Services, Oracle

Thomas Gallagher, VMware Affinity Business Area Manager, EMC Corporation

Jorge Pazos, Chief Information Officer, City of Melrose

Personal Devices in the Workplace

The demand for mobile access is exploding at rates previously unimagined. Organizations can expect to be overwhelmed by a wave of personal and portable devices in the workplace as workers insist on being able to work just about anywhere while using their favorite devices - regardless of what policies might say. This session discusses how to find the right balance in maintaining control and security yet allow easy access, convenience and information sharing.

Tim Guerriero, Director, Vulnerability and Remediation, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jason Snyder, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Mark P. Zurcher, Public Sector Account Manager, State Government - New England Region, Sprint

Managing the Sea of Data

There is no shortage of information available to government organizations. The challenge is retaining, accessing, analyzing and presenting it in ways that lead to better, more relevant decision-making. In this economy, nothing could be more important. This session discusses successful approaches that can be emulated and adapted for almost any organization.

Maureen Chew, Chief Applications Officer, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Deepak Mohapatra, Senior Information Agenda Consultant, Government Industry, IBM

Virtualization - Application and Desktop

Desktop and application virtualization may not be a brand new concept, but tremendous strides have been made in recent years. As a result, governments are increasingly turning to application and desktop virtualization to reduce expenses and increase the efficiency of deployment, security, maintenance, support and continuity. This session focuses on the latest trends, approaches, and tools.

Rick Falci, End User Computing Specialist, VMware, Inc.

Karthik Viswanathan, Chief Information Officer, City of Somerville

12:00 pm Lunch

12:30 pm Massachusetts Excellence in Technology Awards

Applaud the winners of the inaugural Excellence in Technology Awards. This awards program honors outstanding achievements and recognizes innovative technology initiatives in the public sector throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

1:00 pm General Session

Management's 7 Deadly Sins

Raj Kapur, Executive Vice President, Center for Project Management

Managers live in a maddening world. It's a world where expectations are off the charts, requirements are vague, commitments are tenuous, priorities shift, and responsibility is often given with marginal authority. So what do most managers do? They jump into the chasm and hope the rope holds. We've all seen managers in this position and we've seen the classic mistakes that are made. In this session you will have the opportunity to assess yourself and your organization while learning practical solutions to avoid committing management's seven deadly sins.

2:00 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Collaboration Tools and Strategies

To cope with tighter resources, organizations are looking for creative ways to leverage the work of others and interact more efficiently regardless of geographical location. Strategies can include social networking, web conferencing, collaborative development, file sharing and open source. This session focuses on tools and approaches that make collaboration easier and more effective.

JR Magee, Director of Unified Communications, Northeast Government and Education, Cisco Systems

Sean Mullen, Co-Founder, Engage Systems (representing Adobe Systems)

Next Generation Services

Rapid advances in technology are causing fundamental changes to society, resulting in an overwhelming demand for new types of services, particularly ones that are mobile, location-aware and highly interactive. This session focuses on new trends in government services and how to meet the opportunities - and challenges - that lie ahead.

Business Continuity in Today's Environment

Recent weather disasters (including rare tornadoes in Western Massachusetts) have shown more than ever the critical role of technology in ensuring the continuity of government operations. The task is made more complex by trends such as shared services, cloud computing, virtualization, and collaborative initiatives. This session looks at the latest developments, tools and approaches.

Dr. Kenneth C. Budka, Senior Director, Advanced Mission Critical Communications, Alcatel-Lucent

Donald R. Denning, Jr., Public Safety Chief Information Officer, Department of Innovation and Technology, City of Boston

Massachusetts Broadband Update

Next-generation broadband has been getting a lot of attention and funding recently, and it plays a key role in state and federal priorities. This session focuses on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to discuss the latest trends, developments, capabilities and adoption strategies for statewide broadband efforts, as well as the impact of Broadband Stimulus dollars and directives.

Gary Delius, Construction Supervisor, OpenCape

Judy Dumont, Director, Massachusetts Broadband Institute

Steve George, Chief Network Architect, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

3:45 pm Executive Reception

Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors.

Friday, October 14

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00 am Keynote

Workplace of the Future

Jack Mortimer, Government Technology magazine

In American history, the single greatest shift in the workplace was driven by the Industrial Revolution as jobs moved from outdoors to indoors. Since then, not much has changed except for further technologization. True, technology has continually and dramatically affected how we work. Yet most people, especially in government, still work in standard office environments. But that's changing. Is it a new "revolution"? Almost certainly. The only question is to what degree. This session looks at recent research and predictions by Government Technology magazine into the changing workplace. After more than a century of the same basic work environment, is it time to blow up the model?

10:15 am Morning Break

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

The Evolving Workplace - Moving to the Future

The preceding Workplace of the Future session paints a vivid picture of why the government workplace needs to change, but actually doing it is another matter entirely. Obstacles can be daunting, and conditions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and even agency to agency. This interactive session furthers the discussion of how to find doable and affordable ways to create a more attractive, effective and active work environment.

Moderator: Jack Mortimer, Government Technology magazine

Marcie Desmond, Secretariat Chief Information Officer, Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Paul Dietl, Director, Human Resources Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Ellen Wright, Director of Human Resources, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Data Centers of the Near Future

A new data center is the perfect opportunity to start fresh by implementing technologies that are faster, cheaper, greener and more scalable. Construction is underway on the Springfield and Holyoke data centers and no stone has been left unturned. This session provides an update about new technologies, strategies and opportunities and their potential impact in Massachusetts.

Stephen Dennehy, Springfield Data Center (SDC) Program Manager, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jason Snyder, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Health IT - Its Impact on All of Us

Governments are increasingly expected to rise to the challenge of sharing data horizontally and vertically across agencies/jurisdictions as well as with the public. Health IT is the primary driver but all agencies will have to take their turn behind the wheel. This session discusses current trends, strategies and successes in applying technology solutions to critical problems.

Manu Tandon, Secretariat Chief Information Officer, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Sponsor Roundtable

This session is for the Summit's industry sponsors. It provides an informal forum to discuss government IT plans, priorities, opportunities and procurement strategies.

Hosted by:
John Letchford, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

David Nero, Director of Enterprise Applications, City of Boston

12:00 pm End of Conference

Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.