Overview

June 4
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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Public sector organizations are facing growing demands to modernize legacy systems while strengthening security, improving efficiency and delivering better services. This webinar explores how agencies are making the shift from outdated, on-premise solutions to modern, cloud-based SaaS platforms.

Our experts will dive into:

  • Practical advice for taking the next step no matter where you are in your modernization efforts
  • Using AI, automation and enhanced security frameworks in a cloud environment
  • Tips to combat the most common challenges
  • Strategies that have worked for other organizations

Featuring perspectives from Melissa Amell of Infor, Sherrie Scott of Deloitte, and Sean Phuphanich of AWS, this session brings together decades of public sector expertise to help organizations move forward with confidence.

Whether you need advice for building on established success or you’ve just started modernizing, this session is designed to make real-world experience your resource. We hope you can join us! This session comes with a complimentary certificate of attendance.

Speakers

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Melissa Amell

Sr. Director Healthcare Strategy Supply Chain, Infor

Amell directs organizational strategy to drive product growth across Supply Chain, Product, and Sales teams, establishing best practices and communicating trends. They identify opportunities and collaborate with Product Management to enhance competitive positioning, portfolio growth, and product partnerships, focusing on C-suite data and product requirements. Amell promotes business development through sourcing, analyzing, and conducting due diligence for potential acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, preparing business cases for "Buy vs Partner vs Build" scenarios. They provide thought leadership by developing, communicating, and overseeing strategy for the supply chain and operational product suite, and consult on content messaging and final review of sales collateral. Amell influences the migration of Infor Healthcare systems, products, and customers toward digitization, AI, and the cloud, and leads the annual functional Supply Chain strategic review.

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Sherrie Scott

Managing Director, Deloitte

Sherrie leads the Government & Public Services (GPS) Payroll and Workforce Management (WFM) Solutions market offering in Human Capital, with over 20 years delivering Human Capital Management (HCM) and payroll transformation across federal (defense and civilian), state, local/municipal, and higher education organizations. Sherrie advises senior leaders and leads end-to-end, high-stakes payroll engagements—from strategy and operating model design to implementation, stabilization, and managed operations—leveraging modern payroll and WFM technologies to improve accuracy, compliance, and service delivery at scale.

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Sean Phuphanich

Sr. Public Sector Solution Architect, AWS

Sean Phuphanich leads storage partner SA engagements in the AWS world-wide public sector. A former Vice President of eCommerce & IT, Sean has over a decade of leadership and hands on experience transforming organizations through people, technology and culture. Now, he works with AWS storage partners and government at federal, state and local levels to help them understand the opportunities they have and the path to get there in the cloud.

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Curt Wood — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Curtis M. Wood is a distinguished professional renowned for his exceptional leadership and innovative approach in the field of technology and public administration. With a career span of over four decades, he has made significant contributions to the development and implementation of cutting-edge solutions that have transformed organizations and improved service delivery.

In the public sector, Curtis most recently served as the Technology and Security Cabinet Secretary and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 2018-2023. In this role, he was instrumental in developing and implementing comprehensive IT strategies that enhanced operational efficiency, cybersecurity, and public engagement. His leadership was pivotal in modernizing legacy systems, adopting cloud computing, and fostering a culture of innovation within government entities.

Prior public sector executive leadership roles included serving as the Massachusetts Public Safety Undersecretary for Forensic Science and Technology with strategic leadership and oversight of multiple public safety agencies and operations, including the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the State Police Crime Laboratory, the Office of Technology and Information Services, the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, the State 911 Department, and Statewide Public Safety Radio. He also served as the Commissioner for the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services and the Chief Parole Officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Curt began his long government career in 1975 with the state’s Department of Correction, serving in multiple custodial, investigative and administrative roles including being appointed the first-ever CIO for the state correctional organization.

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