2018 Annual Conference Agenda

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Sunday - August 19, 2018
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Pre-Conference Training: Windows 10 Deployment Lou Melograna - Chief Technology Officer, StarNet Solutions Location: Broadway I Hosted by:
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Baseball Outing Sponsored by: \|
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Registration Location: Grand Foyer Sponsored by:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	President's Reception Location: Archview Ballroom Sponsored by:
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm	Hospitality Function Location: Lindbergh

Monday - August 20, 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 am	First Time Attendee Breakfast Location: Market Street Room
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Breakfast Presentation Measuring Cyber Security Readiness in Local Government Peter Thermos, MSc, CGEIT, FITSP - President & CTO, Palindrome Technologies Location: Archview Ballroom Sponsored by:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Welcome Location: Archview Ballroom
9:15 am - 10:30 am	Keynote Presentation Get Up \| The Art of Perseverance Adam Greenberg - CEO & Former Pro Baseball Player, Lurong Living Location: Archview Ballroom
10:30 am - 10:45 am	AM Break Location: Grand Foyer Sponsored by:
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
	Management Track Connecting the Dots: Digital Transformation to Civic Innovation Alexis Blue - Business Development Leader, MCCi Keith Macedo - Director of Information Technology, City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Location: Grand Ballroom Salon A
	Technical Track Implementing a Scalable Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure for a Multi-Site Setup Daniel Brown - Senior IT Director, University of South Carolina Location: Grand Ballroom Salon B
	Specialty Track Effective Communication in IT Felina L. Harris, MBA, CGCIO - IT Customer Relationship Manager, Mecklenburg County Government Location: Grand Suites I/II
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm	General Session Windows 10 Challenges and Best Practices Kevin English - Director of Mobility, SHI Sponsored by: Location: Archview Ballroom
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm	Awards Luncheon Location: Archview Ballroom Sponsored by:
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
	Tech Lab 1 Presented by: Office 365: What to Expect When Moving to the Cloud Nicole Lawrence - Unified Communications Solution Specialist, SHI Location: Grand Ballroom Salon A
	Tech Lab 2 Presented by: The Intersection of Smart Cities, Analytics, and AI Keith Younger - Manager, System Engineering (Federal), Pure Storage Location: Grand Ballroom Salon B
	Tech Lab 3 Presented by: Path to Remarkable: Know Where Your Data Is Chris Van Wagoner - Chief Strategy Officer, Commvault Location: Grand Suites I/II
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	PM Break Location: Grand Foyer Sponsored by:
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Vendor Speed Dating Location: Archview Ballroom Sponsored by:
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Exhibit Hall Opening Reception Location: Grand Ballroom C-G Hosted by:
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm	Dinner & Social Event Location: St. Louis Zoo - Lakeside Café
10:30 pm - 11:30 pm	Hospitality Function Location: Lindbergh

Tuesday - August 21, 2018
8:00 am - 9:30 am	State Chapter Presidents Breakfast Location: Market Street Room
8:00 am - 10:00 am	Breakfast with Exhibitors Location: Grand Ballroom C-G
10:00 am - 10:15 am	AM Break Location: Grand Foyer Sponsored by:
10:15 am - 11:30 am	General Session Around the Horn Moderator: Justin Heyman - Director of Technology, Township of Franklin, NJ; President, GMIS International Panelists: Bernadette Kucharczuk - Director, City of Jersey City Lou Melograna - Chief Technology Officer, StarNet Solutions Matt Wainwright - Chief Information Officer, Town of Middletown, RI Jerry Walker - Director of IT, City of St. Louis Treasurer's Office Location: Archview Ballroom
11:30 am - 1:30 pm	Lunch with Exhibitors Location: Grand Ballroom C-G
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm	General Session Cyber AI: Stepping Up Security for the Public Sector Joseph Poupard - Regional Director, Darktrace Location: Archview Ballroom Sponsored by:
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
	Management Track Preparing for the Recovery – City of Lansing Collin Boyce - CIO, City of Lansing Chris Loveall - IT Security Administrator , City of Lansing Location: Grand Ballroom Salon A
	Technical Track Cybersecurity Best Practices and Free Resources to Help Eugene Kipniss - Senior Program Specialist, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center Kateri Gill - Senior Program Specialist, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center Location: Grand Ballroom Salon B
	Specialty Track Full Access. No Barriers. Total Community Engagement. Daniel Shaw - Project Manager, eSolutionsGroup Michelle Teichman , B.A. Hons. - Senior Manager, Digital Content Services, eSolutionsGroup Limited, A GHD Company Location: Grand Suites I/II
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	PM Break Location: Grand Foyer Sponsored by:
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
	Tech Lab 1 Presented by: \| Solutions for Workforce Transformation Mike Andell - Dell End User Client Product Specialist Location: Grand Ballroom Salon A
	Tech Lab 2 Presented by: Ransomware Stories from the Front Lines Kevin Fuller - President and CTO, ThinkGard Location: Grand Ballroom Salon B
	Tech Lab 3 Presented by: Delivering the Workspace of the Future Tim Krosch - Senior Sales Engineer, Citrix Sam Raymond - Field Sales Manager, Citrix Location: Grand Suites I/II
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm	Members-Only Happy Hour Location: 360 Rooftop
5:45 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner on your own
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm	Hospitality Function Location: PBR Cowboy Bar at Ballpark Village Sponsored by:

Wednesday - August 22, 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Breakfast/GMIS International Business Meeting Location: Archview Ballroom
9:00 am - 10:15 am	Keynote Presentation Leading on the Edge: 4 Vertical Lessons to Commit Beyond Circumstance, Realize More Momentum, and Make it all Worth It Manley Feinberg, Vertical Lessons Location: Archview Ballroom
10:15 am - 10:45 am	AM Break Location: Grand Foyer Sponsored by:
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
	Management Track Digital Transformation of a City Office Through Parking Jerry Walker - Director of IT, City of St. Louis Treasurer's Office Location: Grand Ballroom Salon A
	Technical Track #TANGODOWN: In the Crosshairs of a Hacktivist Justin Cure, GISP, CGCIO, CPM - Information Services Manager, City of Longview, Texas Joshua Gamble - Enterprise Solutions Designer - Infrastructure, City of Longview, Texas Location: Grand Ballroom Salon B
	Specialty Track Cyber Security Is More Than Just An IT Problem Lewis Etheridge, CISSP - Director, Business Development SLG East, RSA/Dell Bo Gorham - Senior Security Engineer, Secureworks Location: Grand Suites I/II
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm	General Session Data Dive Justin Heyman - Director of Technology, Township of Franklin, NJ; President, GMIS International James Duckett - IT/IS Division Manager, City of St. George, UT Location: Archview Ballroom
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm	Luncheon Location: Archview Ballroom
1:45 pm - 6:00 pm	Explore St. Louis
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Casino Night at Busch Stadium Location: Champions Club at Busch Stadium Sponsored by:

Thursday - August 23, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm	CGCIO Program Location: Grand Suites I

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