Overview

September 15

State and local government agencies need to adapt to an IT landscape that is changing at an accelerated pace. The pandemic jumpstarted digital transformation in many state and local government organizations. The urgent need to work remote and the reality of a continued hybrid work scenario, coupled with new technology for first responders, enhanced data science around voter information and security, and immersive education solutions, has forced many agencies to pivot to emerging technologies and processes sooner than their IT roadmaps had planned.

The CARES Act extension, as well as the $1.9 trillion stimulus passed in March 2021, give states and localities a unique opportunity, but they must act quickly. To be successful, agencies need to have detailed security and data strategies in place.

Join Government Technology and HP/Intel on September 15 at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern as we discuss how technology advancements – including cloud solutions, edge computing, AI and more – along with managed service solutions are pushing IT modernization boundaries. We’ll also look at ever-changing security risks around solutions and technology implementations and discuss how agencies can create a more robust cybersecurity ecosystem.

Speakers

Tommy Gardner

Chief Technology Officer, HP Federal

Tommy Gardner is chief technology officer for HP Federal, spanning the US federal agencies, higher education, K–12 education, state and local government customer segments, and federal systems integrators. His responsibilities include technology leadership, strategic technology plans, product and technology strategies, sales force technical support, and customer and partner relationships. He was previously chief technology officer for Jacobs Engineering, Scitor, and ManTech, and earlier in his career was a senior technical executive at Raytheon. In the US Navy, as deputy for science and technology for the Chief of Naval Research, he oversaw the Deep Submergence Program and Advanced Technology Program, and commanded the nuclear submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751).

Elias Stephan

Head of Business Development XR Global Business Unit, HP Inc.

Elias Stephan has 24 cumulative years of service with HP and has held a variety of roles in and outside of HP. He heads Business Development at the HP XR global business unit. He also led HP Immersive Computing in the Americas, directing GTM for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Flexible Capacity, running the Personal Systems business in Saudi Arabia and driving channel sales in Canada. He holds BBA from the American University of Beirut. Elias played soccer on the Lebanese Nation team. He lives in Los Gatos, California with his wife and son.

Jeri Culp

Head of Data Science, ACS, HP Inc.

Jeri leads the Data Science Business in the Advanced Compute and Solutions group at HP Inc. In this role, Jeri is responsible for end to end leadership, driving breakthrough innovations, bringing solutions to market, and delivery to market for Data Science. Jeri joined HP in 1990 to work on software solutions and usability. In her 32 years at HP, Jeri has worked in a wide range of businesses focusing on software and image analysis and is now focusing on enabling the use of AI at the edge

Dr. Paul Mazurkiewicz

HP Fellow – Materials Science and Sustainability, HP Inc.

Paul is a Materials and Sustainability Fellow at HP Inc. in the Advanced Compute and Solutions Business Unit. He is responsible for materials choices in HP’s computing and printing products, focusing on component quality, industrial design, manufacturability, and sustainability. He is also responsible for setting future materials strategy across HP Inc. and works directly with Executive Leadership, R&D, The Office of the CTO, R&D and HP Labs in determining materials direction for the whole company including future compute, 2D and 3D print, display technologies, battery solutions, wearable electronics, and environmentally sustainable materials for all products.

Otto Doll — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

As the Minneapolis CIO for seven-plus years, Mr. Doll was responsible for all city IT services. He also served as South Dakota's CIO for 15 years with responsibility for all state government computing, telecommunications, radio, and public broadcasting. While with IT research firms, Mr. Doll has advised Fortune 1000, federal, state, and local government CIOs on information technology assessment and alignment to business needs. He has served as a director with the United States General Services Administration, developing information technology strategic plans and oversight policy.

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