Registration and Morning Refreshments

Opening Remarks

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• Claire Bailey - Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Services, State of Arkansas

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• Senator Linda Chesterfield - State of Arkansas

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• Representative Mike Patterson - State of Arkansas

Opening Keynote - Citizens, IT and Democracy

President Theodore Roosevelt, as portrayed by Clay Jenkinson Theodore Roosevelt was transformed by the time he spent as a young man in the American west and... more

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• Clay Jenkinson - American Humanities Scholar, Author & Educator

Morning Break

Concurrent Sessions

Technology Convergence

Unified communications (UC) potentially increases employee productivity, improves customer service and reduces costs by integrating multiple forms of communications including video, telephony, VoIP and... more

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• Donavan Dolph - Consulting Systems Engineer - Collaboration, Cisco

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• Donnie Matthews - Customer Relationship Manager, Department of Information Systems, State of Arkansas

Bringing Clouds Down to Earth

Cloud computing is a topic that is generating a lot of discussion recently. Some jurisdictions have taken the plunge while others insist that the model... more

Transitioning to Paperless Government

The goal seems nearly within reach but all the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. Remaining are the legacy systems and the last stubborn bastions... more

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• Bonnie Hipp - Senior Applications Systems Analyst/Programmer, ApplicationXtender, UAMS

Lunch

Afternoon Keynote - A Look Around the Corner

If you had to describe the IT industry with just a single word, that word would be change. Change is the one thing perhaps... more

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• Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine

Afternoon Break and Refreshments

Concurrent Sessions

Mobile Device Management

Experts predict that demand for mobile access will explode this year. Organizations can expect to be overwhelmed by a wave of personal and portable devices... more

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• Lee Meadows - Chief Information Officer, Office of Rehab Services, State of Arkansas

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• Oscar Menoyo - Industry Solutions Practice Manager, Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions, AT&T

Identity Management and Cyber Security

Government agencies are tasked with securing a seemingly endless variety of information and services in the face of fast-growing trends such as mobility, social networking,... more

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• Lt. Colonel James Mann - Operations Branch Chief, Military Department/National Guard, State of Arkansas

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• Kym Patterson - Chief Security Officer, Department of Information Services, State of Arkansas

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• Captain Marcus A. Pierce - Arkansas National Guard Information Assurance Manager, Military Department, State of Arkansas

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• Colonel Robert C. Smothers - Chief Information Officer, State Military Department, State of Arkansas

Managed Print Services Case Study

Managed Print Services (MPS) involve managing hardcopy device fleets (copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines) in a unified fashion. The promise is to see... more

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• Darrell Wininger - Regional Account Manager, Perceptive Software

Afternoon Break

Concurrent Sessions

Machine to Machine Connectivity (M2M)

The machine-to-machine connectivity market, a.k.a. the "Internet of Things," may be more wishful thinking than a reality, but analysts predict that there will be 25... more

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• Adam Rosenbaum, DSL - Manager, Product & Business Development, Enterprise Solutions, Public Sector Marketing, Verizon

IT Process Management

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) and other process management methodologies offer a framework for IT projects and processes. By taking advantage of these concepts and... more

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• Brian Fortson - Division Director, Enterprise Operations, Department of Information Systems, State of Arkansas

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• Todd Schrubb - Director, Public Sector Practice, Computer Aid, Inc.

Workplace of the Future

In American history, the single greatest shift in the workplace was driven by the Industrial Revolution as jobs moved from outdoors to indoors. Since then,... more

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• Alan Cox - Senior Vice President, Government Technology Magazine

End of Program