Overview

May 22
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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New funding patterns, federal priorities, and digital service demands are the latest drivers reshaping how CIOs plan, purchase, and partner. This isn’t uncharted territory. For experienced government leaders, it’s a familiar moment: change brings challenge, but also opportunity.

Join renowned former government CIO Teri Takai for a 30-minute executive conversation on how CIOs are navigating this moment, what’s rising to the top of their agenda, and how vendors can support public agencies now and for the remainder of 2025.  

Joe Morris, Chief Innovation Officer, will join Teri to expound on the changes and opportunities for key verticals – health and human services, emergency management, and education.

You’ll also get an insider’s view on:

  • Where CIOs are investing, how they’re evaluating partners, and what they value in a solution
  • What forward-looking public-sector leaders are doing now in response to the latest market dynamics

Whether you work inside government or with government, these high-value 30 minutes will give you practical, seasoned insight into how to set the path for your next steps.  

Speakers

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Joe Morris

Chief Innovation Officer, Government Technology

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, Center for Digital Government

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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