2019 IT SYMPOSIUM
SESSIONS INFORMATION
The Government IT Symposium sessions have been organized in the following five Session Tracks (topic areas). Choose to follow one track for the conference, or create your own unique learning journey! To search, click on the icons below to organize by tracks, or select the buttons for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to jump to that day’s sessions.
Sessions will continue to be added and/or changed, so please check back regularly for updates. Registered attendees can also get session updates on the Symposium mobile app. To download the app, search “GTS Educational Events” in the App Store or Google Play Store. Once in the app, click on the 2019 Government IT Symposium event, then click “Join” to claim your profile and create a password.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Choose one
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Participatory Planning Process for Success (3P4S)
The Art of Purposeful Leadership: Putting People First
MN Cyber Range: The Ultimate Platform to Learn Incident Response and Handling
Afternoon Sessions
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Yes, and… Advanced Negotiations in a Project World
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11
Breakfast Sessions (Optional)
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Please join us for an optional breakfast session to kick off your Symposium journey. There is an additional $35 charge, which includes a hot breakfast. Space is limited – register for one of the sessions below to reserve your seat!
Easiest Catch: Don’t Be Another Fish in the Dark ‘Net–Breakfast Session
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
CyberSecurity Scorecard: Knowing the Basics About People, Process, and Technology
Microsoft Teams at the State of MN: Pilots, Rollouts, and Champions
State of Ransomware in State and Local Government
Blockchain for the Enterprise – Leveraging Bitcoin Technology for Strategic Business Value
Leave the GIS, Take the Usability
Lead Well: Use Coaching Skills to “UnBecome” the Bottleneck
Sensational Service Strategies for Internal and External Customers
Government IT – We Don’t Have the Time to Go Slow Anymore
From Profit to Destruction: Analyzing Today’s Threat Landscape, Sponsored by Cisco
Securing the Branch through Digital Transformation, sponsored by Fortinet
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Dev-Sec-Ops: How to Make it Work
Survey Research and Forms Management – An Innovative, Multi-Modal Platform
Pwn the Pentester: Easy Ways to Harden Your Network (Session Will Be Repeated)
Using AI and Bots to WOW our Constituents
Building out SCSU’s Project Management Office (Session Will Be Repeated)
2020 Election Cyber Threat Landscape (Sessions Will Be Repeated)
Experiences Integrating Accessibility in the RFP Process
Disaster Recovery Planning and Best Practices
Child Welfare – Are You Telling the Right Story? Sponsored by IBM Watson Health
The Evolution of IT: A Road to Containers (Session Will Be Repeated)
Questions, Concerns, Technical Problems? Java Licensing Changes (sponsored by Collier IT)
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
The Evolution of IT: A Road to Containers (Repeat)
Utilize Social Media For Better Branding and Recruiting Strategies
Finding Our Way: ITIL at MNIT (Session Will Be Repeated)
Creating Positive Customer Experience
How the Accessibility QA Test Team (EAQAT) Can Assist with the Quality of Your State Product
Yoga For Work (Session Will Be Repeated)
MN Pipeline Workforce Program and Dual-Training Grant
Enable AWS Adoption at Scale: Best practices, Automation, & Governance, Sponsored by AWS
Creating Smarter Cities and Safer Communities, Sponsored by Insight
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Memory as a Service, presented by Keynote Speaker Chris Dancy
Speed Geeking – Risk Management
Building a Culture for Innovation
Shift Left: Use Accessibility to Improve Your Project Bottom Line
It’s a Complex World: Leading and Navigating Through Complexity
Cyber Insurance: Key Considerations and Challenges
Quantum Computing and IBM Q: An Introduction
The MN Department of Health Journey to DevOps
High-Performance Organizations in the 21st Century
Ten Simple Ways to Screw Up a Good Project
Build Your Own Data Profile for Your Community with Minnesota Compass
Improving Impact: A Crash Course in Human-Centered Design
Thank You for Sharing My Data: Balancing Data Sharing, Open Data and GaaS with Data Privacy
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Zero Trust, CARTA, CSF, RMF, CJIS– OMG! How Can I Address All of These?
How to Ensure Your Website is ADA Compliant Without Sacrificing Quality Design
A Journey to the Cloud: Stored Procedures to Serverless Architecture
Building out SCSU’s Project Management Office (Repeat)
Why is the Tech Industry Committing Leadership Suicide?
Finding our Way: ITIL at MNIT (Repeat)
Surviving the Mock Disaster – Building an Effective Tabletop Exercise (Session Will Be Repeated)
Successful Partnering with Accessibility Testing Vendors
Applying Emotional Intelligence for Career Success
Legacy Data: Can I Delete it, Ignore it or What?
Advanced Analytics and AI Cognitive for Government, Sponsored by IBM
Have a Plan! Helping avoid SPAM and Ransomware Disaster
Dynamic Segmentation – The Future of Networking, Sponsored by Presidio
2:00 pm – 3:00pm
5 Important Security Lessons from 2019
Interior Design 101 | UX Research for Functional & Beautiful Websites
Getting Your Project Funded – Experiences at Public Sector Organizations
I Am So Sick & Tired of Work!!!
Pwn the Pentester: Easy Ways to Harden Your Network (Repeat)
Are We Project Capable? Assessing Organizational Readiness
Enhancing Government with Drones
Surviving the Mock Disaster – Building an Effective Tabletop Exercise (Repeat)
Dawn of the Human Firewall: Forward Focused Cybersecurity Training and Awareness
2020 Election Cyber Threat Landscape (Repeat)
About GTS Educational Events
If you are a nonprofit or public sector group looking to create a conference, workshop or educational event with impact, look to GTS. We believe educational events are successful when participants learn and grow and then return to their organizations and communities to make them stronger. We look forward to continuing our work with the broad spectrum of organizations striving to make a difference for the people and communities they serve.
Steering Committee
Alex Hepp, City of Hopkins
Bill Bleckwehl, Cisco
Dave Andrews, DEED
Jay Wyant, Minnesota IT Services
Jim Hall, Ramsey County
Matt Bailey, IBM
Melissa Reeder, League of Minnesota Cities
Nathan Beran, City of New Ulm
Sue Wallace, IT Futures Foundation
Lisa Meredith, Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative
Justin Kaufman, Minnesota IT Services
Renee Heinbuch, Washington County/MNCITLA
Jerine Rosato, Ramsey County
David Berthiaume, Minnesota IT Services
Cory Tramm, Sourcewell Tech
Content Committee
Tomas Alvarez, Federal Reserve
Tom Ammons, MN.IT – Central
Dave Andrews, MN State Services for the Blind
Susan Bousquet, MN.IT – DOT
Robert Granvin, Metro State
Alex Hepp, City of Hopkins
Shawntan Howell, Ramsey County
Jenny Johnson, Metropolitan Council
Millicent Kasal, MN.IT – Central
Ping Li, MN.IT – MMB
Chibuzor Nnaji, MN.IT – DHS
Mehrdad Shabestari, MN.IT – Central