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August 5
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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State government technology leaders are under increasing pressure to modernize legacy systems, improve constituent experiences, strengthen cybersecurity and deliver measurable business outcomes — all while navigating budget constraints, workforce challenges and rapidly evolving technologies.

In response, many states are expanding their digital services strategies by adopting new approaches to service delivery.   Leveraging human-centered design, agile development, data-driven decision making and emerging technologies such as AI, these teams are helping governments deliver value faster and more effectively than traditional approaches.

Join the Center for Digital Government for a conversation with state leaders who are building digital services organizations across the country. Drawing on lessons learned from successful state initiatives, this webinar will explore how governments are organizing for innovation; accelerating the delivery of high-impact services; and balancing rapid transformation with enterprise governance, architecture and security requirements.


You'll gain insights into:

  • The evolving role of Digital Services organizations and approaches in state government
  • How leading states are delivering business outcomes and improving constituent experiences faster
  • Strategies for integrating innovation with enterprise architecture, governance, and cybersecurity
  • Emerging opportunities to leverage AI and other technologies to modernize service delivery


As states continue to rethink how government services are designed, delivered and measured, the Center for Digital Government brings together the leaders and practitioners at the forefront of this transformation. Register today to hear directly from state executives driving the next wave of digital government innovation.

Speakers

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Jason Snyder

Secretary, Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, and Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jason Snyder is the Secretary and Commonwealth CIO of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security. He was previously the Chief Technology Officer at Harvard University. He has more than 30 years of information technology experience in government, higher education and the private sector.

He has worked at Harvard for almost ten years, as a Program Director for Identity & Access Management, as Managing Director of Architecture and Engineering, and as Chief Technology Officer since 2015. He served as Chief Technology Officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the duration of Governor Patrick’s tenure, and prior to that spent 13 years in the private sector at CSC Consulting Group. He's a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in Reading.

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Warren Sponholz

State Chief Information Officer, State of Florida

Warren Sponholtz serves as the State Chief Information Officer for the State of Florida, providing enterprise technology leadership across 35 federated state agencies. He oversees statewide strategy, policy, cybersecurity, governance, data, and architecture responsibilities that support secure, modern, and mission-aligned public services. Since his appointment in August 2024, he has focused on strengthening enterprise coordination, modernizing state technology, improving project oversight, advancing data interoperability, and reinforcing Florida’s cybersecurity posture.

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Shawnzia Thomas

Chief Information Officer, State of Georgia and Executive Director, Georgia Technology Authority

Shawnzia A. Thomas has dedicated over 15 years to integrating technology across various sectors of state government to enhance services for Georgians. She serves as the Chief Information Officer of the State of Georgia and as the Executive Director of the Georgia Technology Authority. Shawnzia’s previous roles include Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services, Executive Director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity and Director of the Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division.

Shawnzia was recognized on the Atlanta Business League's list of Top 100 Women of Influence in 2021 and received the 2022 and 2024 GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year award from StateScoop, the 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award from Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA), and was recently named Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2025.

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Sarah Tuneberg

Chief Information Officer & Executive Director

Sarah Tuneberg, MPH, is Colorado's Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Information Technology, appointed by Governor Jared Polis. She is an entrepreneur, technologist, and builder who has spent her career proving that the gap between how government works and how it could work is a solvable problem — and then solving it.

Sarah has built and scaled startups in both CEO and CTO roles, bringing a founder's bias for delivery and user-centered design to every organization she leads. That same energy drove her work as the third Director of the Colorado Digital Service, where she grew the team's staff, budget, and strategic significance, co-led pillars one and two of Governor Polis's second-term Operational Agenda, and spearheaded initiatives including privacy-preserving digital identity, expanding Sign In with myColorado as the unified access solution for all state programs and services, the Colorado Design System, and the Colorado Energy Savings Navigator.

She also co-founded the Benefits Transformation Fund with Gary Community Ventures to accelerate Coloradans' access to public benefits. Her vision for a reimagined, delivery-focused Office of Information Technology led Governor Polis to select her to lead it — and she is now putting that vision into practice.

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Teri Takai — Moderator

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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