The Program

Welcome Reception

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

Governor’s Technology Awards

The Honorable Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

Applaud the winners of the annual Governor’s Technology Awards. This awards program honors outstanding achievements and recognizes innovative technology initiatives in the public sector throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Opening Remarks

Sam Nixon, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Virginia

Keynote Address

Aneesh Chopra, United States Chief Technology Officer  or
Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology Officer

"Our mission is to assist the President in harnessing the power and potential of technology, data and innovation to transform the nation's economy and improve the lives of everyday Americans."
    – Aneesh Chopra.

The same can be said for all government IT personnel, though it may involve assisting a governor, mayor, administrator or dean. Still, it is the federal government that sets the tone and often blazes the trails for the public sector. This keynote address will provide a timely update on federal strategies, priorities and opportunities.

Morning Break

Concurrent Sessions

Emerging Wireless Technologies

We live in a wireless world and the demand for wireless will continue to grow exponentially in the years ahead. Where is the industry headed? What new capabilities are on the horizon? How will mobile applications change the way government does its business? This session focuses on the future of wireless tools, technologies, applications and next generation connectivity.

Bringing Clouds Down to Earth

The cloud, whether external or internal, offers tremendous scalability, control and potential savings. But there are concerns – especially with security and privacy – that can make cloud computing a tough decision. This session takes a look at how – and if – cloud computing can be used safely, efficiently and economically.

eDiscovery and Electronic Records Retention

More and more records are born digital, meaning that they never existed (or will never exist) in paper form. Web 2.0 tools (messaging, Twitter, blogs, etc.) add a new variety of issues and complications for retention, not to mention the challenges of transparency and eDiscovery, but existing laws and guidelines are not always clear. This session looks at compliance requirements, emerging trends, standards and sensible practices.

GIS Trends and Innovations

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become an indispensable part of many, if not most, government services. GIS already has set the standard for collaboration and data sharing in the public sector, but it is also breaking new ground in web-based and mobile functionality. This session focuses on trends, advances and opportunities in populating, accessing, visualizing and analyzing geographic and geospatial information to improve efficiencies in government services delivery.

Lunch

Off Balance on Purpose

Dan Thurmon, Author and Peak Performance Coach

Life is an off balance proposition. Achieving balance – a perfect symmetry – is an unrealistic objective. You will never get there! Life is in constant motion, and priorities and resources change all the time. That’s why we need to embrace and initiate off balance moments in order to successfully engage life in all its aspects. In this dynamic keynote address, Dan Thurmon uses highly visual and creative means to demonstrate that off balance is how we learn, grow, excel and fully experience what is happening around us. It’s tough out there right now. The question is: Are you thrown off balance in response to your world or are you off balance on purpose?

Afternoon Break and Refreshments

Concurrent Sessions

The Security Gap

Government agencies are tasked with securing a seemingly endless variety of information and services in the face of intense pressure to make government more open and transparent. This is further complicated by fast-growing trends; such as mobility, social networking and cloud computing. All this adds up to the biggest set of security and privacy challenges ever faced by government. This session looks at ways to recognize and prevent vulnerabilities.

Social Media Collaboration without Borders

Social networking tools offer tremendous possibilities for a relatively small investment. But they also open up numerous cans of worms, including challenges with security concerns, content control, privacy risks, records retention compliance, and – most important of all – determining an actual business value. This session takes a close look at decision factors and collaboration opportunities.

Next Generation Workforce

Technology is transforming government (and society) in fundamental ways as new generations grow up using technology not just for convenience but as a central and indispensable part of life. Needless to say, this puts pressure on government agencies to change with the times in order to recruit and retain bright young employees. This session takes a look at emerging customs and expectations.

Sponsor Roundtable

(Industry sponsors only.) This informal roundtable discussion is hosted by Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey and Commonwealth CIO Sam Nixon.

Break

Concurrent Sessions

Enterprise Application Trends

Given an uncertain financial outlook, information technology (IT) will (again) be asked to do even more with even less. And a good place to start is with core enterprise applications and software platforms. This session discusses trends and opportunities in Virginia, including agile application development, shared services and cloud alternatives.

Personal Devices in the Workplace

IT professionals are facing a wave of personal devices in the workplace. These devices can be located just about anywhere in this age of mobile and remote access and online tools and applications. Often, regardless of what policy might require, workers continue to use them. This session investigates how to find the right balance in maintaining the integrity and security of the network while allowing easy access to critical applications.

Healthcare Reform and IT

States are just beginning to confront the technology implications of federal healthcare reform. From an IT perspective, healthcare reform hits states from several directions, and technology upgrades could be pivotal to cutting the cost of delivering these new services. This session offers a look at what lies ahead and how to prepare for it.

General Session

Virginia’s Road Ahead

Jim Duffey, Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia

There are encouraging signs that the worst is over, but things never will be quite the same again. Some call it a fundamental reset. It’s an unprecedented opportunity – if we’re ready. This session provides a look at where the Commonwealth is headed and the crucial role that IT will play.

Executive Reception

Virginia’s Road Ahead

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