Overview

February 9
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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For state and local governments, 2026 represents a critical turning point. More services are moving online, residents expect simple and consistent access across departments, and identity-based attacks have become the dominant security threat. At the same time, privacy obligations, consent requirements, and accessibility expectations are increasing-while most agencies still rely on fragmented logins and department-specific identity systems that were never designed to work together.

This webinar examines why Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is now essential digital infrastructure for state, municipal, and U.S. local governments. We’ll explore how the convergence of cybersecurity risk, service expansion, and resident experience expectations makes CIAM unavoidable in 2026. Attendees will learn why a unified, resident-centric identity is required to securely connect services across agencies, enforce privacy and consent, and deliver the seamless digital experience residents now expect-without increasing operational complexity. 2026 marks a critical juncture at which governments must redefine their approach to delivering the services their constituents demand.

What We will Discuss

  • Why 2026 is a breaking point for legacy identity approaches in state and local government
  • How CIAM enables a single, trusted resident identity across departments and services
  • Why privacy, consent, accessibility, and identity assurance are now foundational requirements
  • How modern CIAM reduces cyber risk while improving resident adoption and satisfaction
  • What state and local government leaders must prioritize now to avoid identity becoming a barrier to digital service delivery

Speakers

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Ed Therrieault

Principal Digital Transformation Architect, Portage CyberTech

Ed has over 25 years of experience in the design, development, deployment and operations of privacy sensitive electronic service delivery solutions for both public sector and banking clients. Ed’s involvement in the domains of Identity, Credential and Access management, web content management and service transformation started with his participation in the creation of the Central Frame Database at Statistics Canada. He went on to participate in the creation of the Strategis ID and the web content management solutions at Industry Canada and has made immense contributions to the Govt of Canada's vision for citizen and business centric access to information and transactions.

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Jim Lawson

Product Marketing Practice Lead, CitizenOne, Portage CyberTech

Jim Lawson serves as Product Marketing Practice Lead for CitizenOne at Portage CyberTech, where he architects the company’s go-to-market strategy and champions the voice of the customer for solutions purpose-built for the public sector. Drawing on more than 15 years of expertise in digital identity, cybersecurity, and registry technology, Jim blends strategic vision with hands-on execution to accelerate market impact and customer adoption. Prior to joining Portage CyberTech, Jim spent seven years as Director of Product Management for a publicly traded registry software leader, overseeing product strategy and evolution across North America. He was instrumental in driving the company’s global expansion in the registry software market and forging high-value strategic partnerships that strengthened its international footprint. At Portage, Jim is dedicated to advancing the adoption of secure, scalable, and compliant digital solutions for public sector clients. His hallmark customer-first mindset ensures that every solution not only meets rigorous security and privacy standards but also delivers measurable value and long-term success for government organizations.

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Martin Burke

Product Manager, CitizenOne, Portage CyberTech

Martin is the CitizenOne Product Manager at Portage CyberTech. Prior to Portage CyberTech, Martin spent 8 years at SAP, overseeing product enablement for North America & EMEA resellers and ISVs. He later expanded SAP’s global reseller program with top SIs. With 5 years in digital identity and cybersecurity, his current focus is the RegTech and public sector verticals, overseeing CIAM SaaS solution implementations for public sector entities across, currently serving over 2 million users. His product management ethos emphasizes strong customer advocacy and agility, demonstrated by the creation of a customer advisory board with Portage’s existing public sector clients. He is also an active member of the Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada.

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Dan Lohrmann

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author. He led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from May 2002 to August 2014, including as enterprise-wide chief security officer (CSO), chief technology officer (CTO) and chief information security officer (CISO). During his distinguished career, he has served both the public and private sectors in a variety of executive leadership capacities including advising senior leaders at the White House, National Governors Association (NGA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Throughout his career he has received numerous national awards including CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.