Overview

March 16

As the world looks to the post-pandemic future, America’s states and cities are poised for a generational transformation. The way people live and how they move throughout a city, the way law enforcement protects residents, the way states prepare for and respond to natural disasters – all these and much more will be impacted by today’s cutting-edge tech.

But understanding these emerging technologies – how they work, how they can be deployed and how to keep them secure and sustainable – presents a challenge for state and local leaders.

Join us March 16 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific/2:30 p.m. Eastern., as we look at key areas of technology and innovation, and how states and cities can harness them as a catalyst for a new era of digital services, smart city systems and more.

Some of the specific innovations we’ll cover include:

- Quantum computing for traffic flow, disaster preparedness, IoT and more
- Next-generation video and analytics capabilities for public safety agencies
- New cybersecurity tools to help ensure constituent trust in government

Speakers

Matthew Hon

Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, Fujitsu

Matthew has a background in Cloud and Data Center Technologies. He is EMC, VMware, and Microsoft Certified. He was part of a startup group in his previous company bringing new cloud products to market and served as the global practice lead for shared cloud products. Before joining Fujitsu he designed and sold the digital platform for Government. Throughout his career, he has engaged with CIOs, CTO, VP of Operations at large enterprise customers and governments agencies. He was also part of the Gold for Experts program held at the University of Cambridge in the UK. He has expertise in Cloud IaaS, Hybrid Cloud, Architecture, Storage, Big Data, Orchestration, and Account Management.

Deborah A. Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is accomplished C-level influencer, with a broad range of experience in government, policy, cyber security, privacy and information technology. An experienced and highly-respected thought-leader who has held executive roles for over two decades. She recently retired from her position as New York State’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), after over 35 years of public service. In that role, as part of New York State's information technology transformation and consolidation initiative, she helped redesign how the state protects its data. As State CISO, she directed the State’s comprehensive cyber security governance, risk management and compliance program, providing strategic leadership and vision, and assuring business-aligned, risk-based investments that maximized business opportunity and minimized cyber security risk. She also directed the NYS Cyber Command Center, hotline, procedures for reporting and response to cyber-threats, and digital forensics. https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/an-inside-look-at-new-york-state-government-cybersecurity.html She holds multiple industry certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), SANS Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT) Global Information Assurance Certification, and Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

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