Overview

December 7

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Transportation and transit agencies faced major challenges before COVID-19, including aging roadways, a rise in traffic and congestion, and an increase in cyber threats to critical infrastructure. During the pandemic, a massive decrease in ridership levels and tolling and other fee collection has compounded the obstacles these organizations face. It has never been a better time for these agencies to take advantage of available federal funding and drive transportation modernization forward.

On Dec. 7 at 10am Pacific, join Government Technology and Oracle to learn how the right cloud infrastructure can build the foundation for intelligent transportation systems, IoT and data analytics, autonomous vehicles and other disruptive tech that can accelerate innovation. Our expert speakers will discuss how recent pandemic relief dollars provide an unprecedented opportunity to adopt these types of solutions. Register now to also:

  • Hear an overview of the federal funding landscape and the steps you can take to obtain these dollars
  • Discover some of the trends and key technologies that can transform the transportation space
  • Learn the role cloud plays in transportation modernization

This webinar is the last in a series of four webinars co-sponsored by Oracle and Intel and focused on state and local government’s opportunity to leverage federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan to modernize some of its most high-touch, high-visibility initiatives. By attending this fourth session, you will receive information on other webinars in the series around the areas of unemployment, back-office processes, and health and human services.

Speakers

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Dustin Haisler — Moderator

Chief Innovation Officer, Government Technology

Dustin Haisler is the Chief Innovation Officer of Government Technology's parent company e.Republic. Previously the finance director and later CIO for Manor, Texas, a small city outside Austin, Haisler quickly built a track record and reputation as an early innovator in civic tech. As Chief Innovation Officer, Haisler has a strategic role to help shape the company’s products, services and future direction. Primarily, he leads e.Republic Labs, a market connector created as an ecosystem to educate, accelerate and ultimately scale technology innovation within the public sector.

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Lew Gaskell

Transportation IT Infrastructure Program Leader, Oracle

Lew Gaskell is the Oracle Program Leader within the North American public sector for transportation, with over 20 years of SME experience in consulting, implementation, and business development for the airport and State and Local transportation sectors. As a thought leader in creating Smarter Transportation programs, his area of focus is in education, strategy and enablement and on the how the use of global technology and innovation can address emerging today’s transportation challenges.

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Brian Kelley

CTO, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission

Brian Kelley is responsible for the Commission’s overall technical vision and technology operations. Brian brings with him over 27 years of public sector experience in information technology. Prior to working for the Commission, Brian served as Chief Information Officer for Portage County, Ohio. Under his leadership, Portage County received international, national, state, and regional recognition for highly successful enterprise-wide IT projects. Brian has also previously served on technology related work groups with the Ohio Supreme Court, the State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services Office of Information Technology, and the County Risk Sharing Authority of Ohio. Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Kent State University. He is a graduate of the Certified Government Chief Information Officer Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Brian was recognized as one of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers in Public Sector Innovation in 2012. He received the 2011 Innovation in Public Finance Award by the Ohio Government Finance Officers Association, and he earned the NEOSA CIO/IT Team of the Year for Government Award in 2009.