Overview

July 11

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What do effective IT/OT partnerships look like? How can CIOs bring new perspectives and resources to OT groups while earning their trust? How can OT groups participate in enterprise initiatives — and benefit from enterprise resources — without losing control?

This conversation will bring together forward-thinking leaders from IT and OT to tackle questions like these — with the goal of understanding what it takes to create and sustain productive partnerships. We’ll highlight examples of partnerships that work. We’ll identify the biggest collaboration opportunities — and the biggest pitfalls to avoid.

 

Speakers

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Steve Towns — Moderator

Director of Content Strategy, Center for Digital Government

Steve Towns is director of content strategy for the Center for Digital Government. He is the former editor of Government Technology and has spent more than 25 years covering technology in the state and local government market.

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Matt Modarelli — Panelist

CIO & Director, DOT, State of Washington

Matt Modarelli is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). As CIO and Director of the Information Technology Division, Matt oversees one of the state’s largest IT enterprises supporting state highways, bridge structures, rail operations, and the largest ferry system in the nation.

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Ahsan Baig — Panelist

CIO, AC Transit

Ahsan provides strategic direction, policy guidance, and the IT services necessary to meet the AC Transit’s operational objectives, overseeing and coordinating all IT investments, initiatives, projects and programs. Ahsan has over 25 years of private and public sector Information Technology experience, leading and managing high-performing teams in critical, high-visibility projects. Most recently, with the City of Oakland, he spent 15 years in managerial and technical lead roles, such as Division Manager, Deputy CIO, and Interim CIO overseeing IT infrastructure, 911 public safety systems, mission critical radio systems, Project Management Office (PMO), and various strategic initiatives; NextGen 911, Machine Learning, Video Analytics, Cloud Computing, IoT and Smart City.