Overview

June 17
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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Discover how the City of St. Paul is modernizing government from the ground up. In this live leadership briefing, hear directly from city leaders and technology experts from Infor, AWS, Governing and Government Technology as they unpack the city’s successful shift from outdated systems to a purpose-built public sector ERP platform that supports agility, service delivery and long-term innovation.

You’ll learn how the city:

  • Planned and executed a major digital transformation initiative
  • Streamlined and unified critical back-office functions
  • Positioned itself for future innovation with automation and artificial intelligence

Whether you're just beginning your modernization journey or looking to expand your cloud capabilities, this session offers real-world insights into what it takes to build a smarter, more agile government — with the right technology partner guiding the way. 

Speakers

 

Jaime Wascalus

Director & Chief Information Officer, City of St. Paul, Minnesota

Jaime Wascalus began her career in web and application development and moved into leadership roles after discovering the joy of working with and guiding smart, creative, and diverse teams. After spending over a decade in technology leadership at the University of Minnesota, she joined the City of Saint Paul’s Office of Technology and Communications as Director and CIO in 2022, leading talented public servants who support a city that works for all. Jaime serves on multiple boards focused on an inclusive tech workforce, including Smart North, Full Stack Saint Paul, and the St. Thomas Department of Software Engineering & Data Science Strategic Advisory Board. She is also a founding board member of the GovAI Coalition, working with talented public servants across the US exploring and implementing safe, responsible, and impactful applications of AI.

 

Tim Schmidt

Manager, Enterprise Applications, City of St. Paul, Minnesota

 

Barry Condrey — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Barry has worked in the IT field for over 37 years holding a wide range of technology leadership positions in the public and private sectors and was most recently the CIO for Chesterfield County, Virginia where he pursues initiatives based on digital transformation, open government, and citizen centricity. Under his leadership Chesterfield County Va was four times recognized as the #1 digital county in the USA. Barry holds a masters degree in public leadership with a minor in economics from Virginia State University and a bachelors degree in computer science from DeVry University. He has been adjunct faculty for Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently adjunct faculty for the Public Technology Institute in the certified government CIO program. Barry has been an active NACo contributor, a gubernatorial appointee to the Virginia elections security standards workgroup and a two-time president of the Virginia Local Government IT Executives (VALGITE) organization. He is a certified government CIO (CGCIO), a certified information security manager (CISM) and a national top 25 Doer, Dreamer & Driver. He likes to teach, research technology, write code and blog about technology leadership from his home in Moseley, Virginia.