Overview

March 25
9:30AM PT, 12:30PM ET

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Government agencies are at a pivotal moment. Constituents expect faster, more transparent services. Staff are overwhelmed by manual processes and paper-based workflows. And the promise of AI, while exciting, creates real questions about security, compliance, and implementation.

This summit cuts through the hype to deliver what public sector leaders actually need: strategies, real-world success stories, and demonstrations of what's possible today. Join technology leaders, agency innovators, and your peers for a virtual experience designed to help you move from pilot to production— without sacrificing security or compliance.

During the summit, you’ll choose between two compelling customer success stories. Hear from the City of Denver on their evolution with Box, from file storage and secure external collaboration to Content+ AI. Alternatively, join a security-focused conversation with the CISO of the Georgia Department of Community Health, exploring how this agency protects sensitive health data while eliminating manual bottlenecks, and how they use AI auto-classification and ransomware protection right where their content lives.

What you'll experience

  • Live demonstrations showing how Intelligent Content Management transforms transforms case processing, strengthens compliance, and benefits administration from end to end
  • Expert guidance on why most internal AI pilots fail — and the proven playbook for beating those odds
  • Practical frameworks for balancing rapid innovation with the governance guardrails your agency requires

Who Should Attend

This summit is designed for state and local leaders who are responsible for modernizing operations while maintaining compliance:

  • CIOs and IT directors navigating FedRAMP, CJIS, and StateRAMP requirements
  • Agency and department heads seeking measurable improvements in service delivery
  • Program managers looking to reduce processing times and eliminate backlogs
  • CISOs and security leaders balancing innovation with data protection

Whether you're exploring your first AI pilot or scaling proven solutions across your organization, you'll leave with actionable strategies and insight into transformative solutions you can leverage at your organization. 

Your constituents can't wait. Your staff shouldn't have to. See what's possible when security, intelligence, and automation work together.

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Speakers

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Brett Conrad

AVP, Public Sector, Box

Brett Conrad leads Box’s Public Sector organization supporting over 10,000 US State, Local, K-12 Education, and US Federal customers. Brett is an industry thought leader on cloud content management, SaaS, and cybersecurity delivering 100s of digital transformation and modernization projects for customers over his 10+ year tenure at Box. Brett also has deep focus on driving impact in the local community supporting non-profits and NGOs through his work with Box.Org in areas such as youth education, child welfare and homelessness.

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Aaron Levie

CEO and Co-Founder, Box

Aaron Levie is Chief Executive Officer, Cofounder at Box, which he launched in 2005 with CFO and cofounder Dylan Smith. He is the visionary behind the Box product and platform strategy, incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. Aaron leads the company in its mission to transform the way people and businesses work so they can achieve their greatest ambitions. He has served on the Board of Directors since April 2005. Aaron attended the University of Southern California from 2003 to 2005 before leaving to found Box.

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Murtaza Masood

Managing Director, State & Local Government, Box

Murtaza Masood is an innovative business leader with business transformation experience in public and private sector organizations. Named GovTech's 2019 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers, Murtaza is an enterprising visionary who drives innovation to make a positive impact on people and organizations alike. As Box’s Global Managing Director for State and Local Government, Murtaza is focused on helping public sector CIOs and executives realize their digital strategies using cloud content management.

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Will Monahan

CISO, Georgia Department of Community Health

Will Monahan recently joined the Georgia Department of Community Health as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). His previous roles included serving as the Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer for the Hawaii Department of Human Services and as the Lead Security Administrator at Georgia State University. He also served as a USAF Reservist assigned to USCYBERCOM at Fort Meade, MD.

With more than 24 years in Information Technology, Information Security, and Risk Management, Will has led large, diverse military and civilian organizations in developing enterprise-level information security programs. As a thought leader and subject matter expert in the technology industry, he leverages his expertise to strategically grow the agency’s information security program and develop and enhance the current framework to ensure its viability for future needs.
Self-described “techy” with Georgia roots, Will’s education includes: an A.S. from the Community College of the Air Force; a B.S. in Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology; an M.S. in Engineering from Auburn University; and an Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security from New York University. In his spare time, Will enjoys volunteering in the community, traveling the world, and spending time with his two sons.

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Heather Ceylan

CISO, Box

Heather Ceylan is the Chief Information Security Officer at Box, where she leads the global information security program and strategy. With over 15 years of experience, she has built and led high-performing security teams across technology, healthcare, and financial services—industries with some of the most rigorous regulatory environments. Prior to Box, she served as Deputy CISO at Zoom, where she helped scale the company’s security posture during a period of rapid global growth. She also held previous roles as the VP of Security, Privacy, and Compliance at Collective Health and a Director in PwC's cybersecurity practice where she advised Fortune 500 companies on complex security and privacy programs. Recognized as the 2024 Women in Cybersecurity Leader of the Year, Heather is known for her pragmatic approach to building security programs that enable innovation while safeguarding trust.

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Nadia Hansen

Global GTM AI Strategist, Salesforce

Nadia Hansen is a Global GTM AI Strategist at Salesforce specializing in public sector transformation. As former CIO of Clark County, Nevada, she managed $100M+ budgets and 200+ staff serving 2.3 million residents, giving her unique insight into both the buyer and seller sides of government technology. Nadia is recognized as a Top 50 AI Leader by the Center for Public Sector and serves as adjust faculty at UNLV and Nevada State University, where she teaches AI implementation courses.

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Shashi Rao

Public Sector AI and Data Specialist Leader for State and Local Government and Education, AWS

Shashi Rao is AWS Public Sector AI and Data Specialist Leader for State and Local Government and Education, where he helps organizations advance mission outcomes and public value through emerging technologies. He leads a team of product specialists focused on accelerating data and AI initiatives by aligning technology capabilities with strategic priorities and value outcomes. In his role, Shashi works closely with public sector leaders – as well as EdTech and GovTech solution providers – to designs and delivery GenAI strategies and roadmaps that unlock innovations, improve efficiency, and drive mission impact.

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Dale Jablonsky — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Dale has over 40 years of in-depth Technology technical and leadership experience, whose career initially spanned across 30 years with the State of California, including 10 years of CIO executive roles at CA Employment Development Department (EDD) and CalPERS, the nation’s largest pension fund. Since departing from government in 2013, Dale has spent another 12 years in management consulting, focused on the government CIO, primarily around IT Strategy & Architecture, IT Services Transformation and Legacy Systems Reengineering disciplines, among others. While delivering executive management consulting projects at KPMG, VIP (Visionary Integration Professionals) and Performance Technology Partners, across many states and counties, Dale’s specialty was typically positioning government CIO’s for increased IT investment, including major new IT project funding and significant increases in IT staffing levels. Though the power of IT Financial Management and Transparency, Dale’s methodology served as a major new bridge between the Business and Technology organizations, often providing technology services insights to the business executives for the first time.

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