Overview

September 30
1:30PM PT, 4:30PM ET

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SLED Market Outlook Series

Ask Us Anything

State and local government and education (SLED) leaders are facing rapid change — from shifting federal priorities and evolving funding landscapes to rising demands for innovation and resiliency. These changes create both new opportunities and shared challenges for public agencies and their private-sector partners.

Join Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer of Government Technology, and Joe Morris, Chief Innovation Officer, for a live, interactive "Ask Us Anything" session, where we turn the floor over to you!

Instead of a set agenda, we’ll take your questions — submitted in advance or asked live — on the issues shaping the public-sector landscape, from federal policy shifts to emerging trends across education, infrastructure, emergency services, and more.

Whether you’re a public-sector leader refining your agency’s strategy or a private-sector vendor aligning your solutions with government priorities, this interactive session ensures you walk away with the actionable answers you need.

Speakers

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Joe Morris

Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic

Joe Morris, widely known as "Joe Knows Gov," is the Chief Innovation Officer at e.Republic and a prominent national keynote speaker on the trends and challenges facing state and local government and education. With nearly two decades of experience, the bulk of which has been spent within e.Republic's research arm, Joe has cultivated a deep expertise in government operations at all levels. He began his journey overseeing the Navigator platform when bids were still posted in newspapers and has since guided its evolution, leading the strategic development of the platform. Joe is instrumental in helping companies, both large and small, develop effective go-to-market strategies and achieve success in the public sector. His contributions include authoring numerous influential publications and reports on public-sector funding streams, technology investments, and priorities, as well as leading various roundtables, projects, and initiatives focused on public sector issues. Joe holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from California State University, Sacramento.

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Teri Takai

Chief Programs Officer, e.Republic

Teri Takai is the Chief Programs Officer of e.Republic, the parent company of the Center for Digital Government. 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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