Overview

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Finance and administration systems are the foundation of state and local government operations, but oftentimes they are outdated, do not allow for effective cross-department collaboration, and require laborious time-consuming processes.

It can be overwhelming to confront the modernization of these inherently complex systems and difficult to justify the budgetary requirements. However, continuing to rely on outdated systems that require manual processes cost agencies money and prevents them from simplifying operations and sharing data.

Join Government Technology on August 4 at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern as we host an impressive panel of public and private sector experts to discuss the challenges of legacy on-premises back-office systems, how you can make the case for cloud modernization, and exploration of potential American Rescue Plan funding for that long term investment.

We’ll discuss:

  • The importance of modernizing finance and administration systems for modern government operations
  • Navigating the early cloud journey and lessons learned
  • Procurement-related challenges and best practices
  • How to make the case for moving to a cloud-based solution
  • An overview of current opportunities for funding – including the American Rescue Plan

Speakers

 

Berke Atilla

Chief Human Resources Officer at Montgomery County Government, MD

 

Michael Hamel

Chief of Enterprise Applications, Department of Innovation & Technology, City of Boston, MA

 

Prasad Alavilli

Leader, Finance and Administration, SLED, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Prasad Alavilli leads the Finance & Administration sub-vertical for US State and Local Governments (SLG) at AWS. With 25+ years of experience in both private and public sectors, and with enterprise systems, Prasad is passionate about helping SLG customers solve business challenges using information technology and AWS cloud services.

 

Craig P. Orgeron, Ph.D.

Executive Government Advisor, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Dr. Orgeron has extensive information technology experience in both the private sector and the federal and state level of the public sector. Currently, Dr. Orgeron serves as an Executive Government Advisor with Amazon Web Services (AWS) coaching State and Local Government (SLG) Executives through strategy, policy, and governance challenges to help them
ccelerate their journey to the cloud. Prior to joining AWS, he served as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) and CIO for the State of Mississippi, and President of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).

 

Joe Morris

Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic

Joseph Morris is the Deputy Chief Innovation Officer and a national keynote speaker on issues, trends and drivers impacting state and local government and education. He has authored publications and reports on funding streams, technology investment areas and public-sector priorities, and has led roundtables, projects and initiatives focused on issues within the public sector. Joe has conducted state and local government research with e.Republic since 2007 and knows the ins and outs of government on all levels. He received his Bachelor of Arts in government and international relations from the California State University, Sacramento.

 

Teri Takai — Moderator

Vice President, e.Republic

Teri Takai is Vice President of e.Republic. Previously, she worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in global application development and information technology strategic planning. From Ford, she moved to EDS in support of General Motors.

A long-time interest in public service led her to the government sector, first as CIO of the State of Michigan, then as CIO of the State of California, and subsequently the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, the first woman appointed to this role. She then served as the CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is a member of several industry advisory boards.

Teri has won numerous awards including Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year, CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, the Women in Defense Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

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