Overview

May 21

Welcome to EDUNation 2024, a virtual summit presented by Red Hat in collaboration with the Center for Digital Education!

The EDUNation Summit focuses on the latest Higher Ed IT trends and challenges reshaping the landscape. Our carefully curated agenda includes panel discussions featuring higher education leaders and live Q&A opportunities. As an attendee, you'll hear from other IT leaders who intimately understand the very issues your school is likely navigating and receive valuable resources to help elevate your institution's IT strategies.

Save the Date:

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Live 2-hour summit begins at 8 am PT/11 am ET

What You’ll Learn:

Revolutionizing IT Infrastructure: Discover how open-source solutions can transform the landscape of higher education IT infrastructure, fostering agility and efficiency.
Enhancing Security Measures: Gain insights into cutting-edge security practices and understand how institutions can leverage technology to fortify their defenses.
Cultivating Collaboration and Innovation: Explore successful case studies where collaboration and innovation have thrived in higher education, empowered by strategic partnerships.

Agenda

May 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

11:00 a.m. Introduction:

Brian Cohen, Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

11:05 a.m. Keynote

Julie Myers, Vice President of Information Technology and CIO, University of Rochester

11:25 a.m. Panel Discussion #1

Modernizing Critical Shared Services in Texas

Hear how the Texas Education Service Center (ESC) in San Antonio is adopting enterprise open source technology to modernize shared applications used by school districts throughout the region. The organization, known as the Texas Computer Cooperative at ESC Region 20, is using platform-as-a-service technology to support core applications for students, teachers and parents. It’s also implementing automation to eliminate repetitive manual tasks.

Presenters:

Nathan Goodnight, Account Executive, Red Hat
Jennifer Carver, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Computer Cooperative
Manuel Luna, TCC Systems and Operations Director, Texas Computer Cooperative

John Longoria, DevOps Engineer, Texas Computer Cooperative

11:55 a.m. Audience Q&A

12:10 p.m. Panel Discussion #2

Adopting a Future Ready Infrastructure Strategy

In today’s volatile technology environment, academic IT organizations need to overcome everything from budget cuts and reduced headcount to changes in business practices and pricing by key vendors. This session will offer proven strategies for implementing future-minded IT infrastructure that’s built on a unified, industry leading DevOps platform: Red Hat OpenShift.

Presenters:

Michael Quick, OpenShift Solutions Architect, Red Hat
John Quigley, Senior Specialist Solution Architect, OpenShift, Red Hat

1:00 p.m. Audience Q&A

1:15 p.m. Close

Speakers

Brian Cohen — Moderator

Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

Brian Cohen is the Vice President of the Center for Digital Government and Center Digital Education. Prior to joining the Center, Brian served for 30 years in IT leadership roles with the City of New York and most recently with the City University of New York (CUNY).

Julie Myers — Keynote Speaker

VP of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, University of Rochester

Julie Myers has a distinguished background in information technology, with over 33 years of experience that spans various roles within the field. Currently, she serves as the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the University of Rochester, where she is also a member of the President's Cabinet. Julie oversees the central IT organization and the Center for Integrated Research Computing, providing leadership and governance for technology initiatives that support the institution's status as a leading research university. Her office is the primary hub for IT programs and initiatives, building collaborative relationships across the university to promote innovation and efficiency. Julie also served as the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the University of Rochester where she was responsible for enterprise governance, major systems implementations, university reporting and analytics, and the Project Management Office. She also co-chaired the university's newly formed Data Governance program. Prior to Rochester, Julie had a significant role as the Global IT Director for Architecture, Security, and Planning at Eastman Kodak Company. Julie’s educational background includes an Executive M.B.A. from the Simon School of Business and a B.S. in Business Administration, Management Information Systems from the State University of New York at Albany. She is an active member of several local and national IT-centric committees and user groups, including a NYSERNet Board member. Julie’s extensive experience and educational achievements have made her a key figure in the realm of IT within higher education.

Manuel Luna

TCC Systems and Operations Director, Texas Computer Cooperative

Manuel has over 20 years of IT experience, and over fifteen are in the educational sector. He works at the Education Service Center, Region 20, in the Texas Computer Cooperative (TCC) Division. Manuel is the Systems and Operations Director. Manuel is responsible for managing and hosting the Student Information System ASCENDER. Manuel holds a Masters in Management of Technology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin.

John Quigley

Senior Specialist Solution Architect, OpenShift, Red Hat

After almost 2 decades in technical and team lead roles ranging from web development to security to IT operations, John Quigley transitioned into technical sales roles, first for Dell Technologies and then for Red Hat. He now serves as a Red Hat OpenShift specialist for state, local, and education (SLED) organizations in the North America public sector. Prior specialties include web and scientific computing infrastructure. Current specialties include OpenShift, Red Hat cloud services and various Red Hat OpenShift layered products.

Webinar

EDUNation 2024: Technologies Change. Dependability Shouldn't.