2023 GMIS MEETS Agenda

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August 20 - 23, 2023
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Kansas City, MO
Times subject to change.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
10:30 am - 4:30 pm Training Course (For government attendees only)
Presented by: Lou Melograna, Chief Technology Officer, StarNet Solutions
Hosted by StarNet Solutions

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Empire A
3:00 - 6:00 pm Registration Hospitality
Sponsored by MCCi
Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:00 - 9:00 pm President's Reception The Terrace
Monday, August 21, 2023
7:30 - 8:15 am First Time Government Attendee Breakfast
Sponsored by: MCCi
Chouteau
7:30 - 8:15 am Breakfast San Francisco/Chicago
8:15 - 9:30 am Welcome & Keynote Presentation
Ron White - Memory Expert
San Francisco/Chicago
9:30 - 9:45 am Morning Break
Sponsored by: Nex-Tech
Empire Foyer
9:45 - 10:45 am Breakout Session - Track 1
Daniel Holland - Director of Information Technology, Town of Narragansett
Empire A
Breakout Session - Track 2 Empire B
Breakout Session - Track 3 Empire C
10:45 - 11:30 am General Session
Luke Norris - Vice President of Platform Enablement, Granicus | Carahsoft
Presented by Granicus | Carahsoft
San Francisco/Chicago
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Luncheon General Session
John Bryant - Cybersecurity Advisor, DHS/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
San Francisco/Chicago
12:30 - 1:30 pm Tech Lab 1
Presented by ThinkGard
Empire A
Tech Lab 2
 
Lewis Higginbotham - SLED Regional Sales Director, Rubrik
Tony VanDemark - SLED Sales Engineer, Rubrik
Presented by Rubrik
Empire C
1:30 - 1:45 pm Transition Break
1:45 - 3:15 pm Vendor Speed Dating
Sponsored by: Rubrik
San Francisco/Chicago
3:15 - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Opening Reception Atlanta/New York
6:00 - 10:00 pm Awards Dinner & Social Event
Join fellow attendees for an evening hosted by Granicus at the elegant and historic Midland Theatre in downtown Kansas City. At the event, we'll recognize GMIS award winners and celebrate the achievements of our members over the past year.
Sponsored by: Granicus | Carahsoft
The Midland Theatre
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
8:00 - 9:00 am State Chapter Presidents Breakfast Chouteau
8:00 - 10:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors Atlanta/New York
10:00 - 11:15 am General Session
Moderators:
Robert McQueen - GMIS Past President, Director of Information Technology , Township of Franklin, NJ
Brenda Ternes - GMIS President-Elect, IT Director, City of Newton, KS

Panelists:
Daniel Holland - Director of Information Technology, Town of Narragansett
Lou Melograna - Chief Technology Officer, StarNet Solutions
Jonathan Reich, CGCIO - Chief Information Office, Gainesville, GA
FBI Representative
San Francisco/Chicago
11:15 am - 1:15 pm Lunch with Exhibitors Atlanta/New York
1:15 - 2:00 pm General Session
Greg Miller, PhD - Senior Manager, SaaS Migrations, Tyler Technologies
Presented by: Tyler Technologies
San Francisco/Chicago
2:00 - 3:00 pm Breakout Session - Track 1
Luke Norris - Vice President of Platform Enablement, Granicus | Carahsoft
Empire A
Breakout Session - Track 2
Jeremy Gibson - Account Executive, MCCi
Robert McQueen - Director of Information Technology, Township of Franklin
Empire B
Breakout Session - Track 3
Eric Burgess - Chief Growth Officer, Interpersonal Frequency (I.F.)
Bill Nixon - CIO, Johnson County, KS
Empire C
3:00 - 3:15 pm Afternoon Break Empire Foyer
3:15 - 4:15 pm Tech Lab 1
Presented by Nomic Networks
Empire A
Tech Lab 2
 Brandon Stiers - SLED Segment Lead, NinjaOne
Presented by NinjaOne
Empire B
Tech Lab 3
Lewis Pope, SSCP, SOC Core Skills - Head Nerd - Security, N-able
Presented by N-able
Empire C
4:15 - 5:15 pm Members-Only Happy Hour The Terrace
5:15 - 8:30 pm Dinner on your own
8:30 - 10:30 pm Hospitality Function: Trivia Night!
Sponsored by: Interpersonal Frequency
Chouteau
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast/GMIS International Business Meeting San Francisco/Chicago
9:00 - 10:15 am General Session
Moderator:
Felina Harris, MBA, MS, CGCIO

Panelists:
Erin McGinnis, ACRP - Director of Cyber Collaboration & Preparedness, Kansas Information Security Office
Luke Norris - Vice President of Platform Enablement, Granicus | Carahsoft
James Pacanowski, CGCIO - Network Administrator, City of Ventnor City, NJ
Earl Shipman, CGCIO - IT Director, City of Cedar Hill
San Francisco/Chicago
10:15 - 11:00 am Morning Break with Exhibitors Atlanta/New York
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Breakout Session - Track 1 Empire A
Breakout Session - Track 2
Keith Macedo - Director of Information Technology, City of Fayetteville Arkansas
Empire B
Breakout Session - Track 3
Megan Incerto - Regional Engagement Manager, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)
Emily Sochia - Maturity Services Manager, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)
Empire C
12:00 - 12:30 pm Luncheon General Session
Andrei Lonescu - Security Architect, Bitdefender
San Francisco/Chicago
12:30 - 1:30 pm International Panel Discussion 
Hear from your counterparts across the globe at this panel discussion with delegates from LOLA, the Linked Organisation of Local Authority ICT Societies. Topics to include: Data privacy, post-pandemic work, ethics in IT, AI and more. This is a session not to be missed!
San Francisco/Chicago
1:30 - 3:00 pm Break with Exhibitors Atlanta/New York
3:00 pm Sponsor Door Prize Announcements Atlanta/New York
3:30 - 5:30 pm Explore Kansas City
6:00 - 10:00 pm Closing Dinner & Social Event
GMIS MEETS will end with a slam dunk at this year's closing event, to be held at the College Basketball Experience. Explore the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame and shoot some hoops with fellow attendees at over 20 interactive exhibits!
College Basketball Experience




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