Name: Texas Public Sector CIO Academy 2016
Start: 2016-10-24T08:00
Location: Hilton Austin

Overview

View photo highlights of the Texas Public Sector CIO Academy 2016 event here.

To view speaker presentations where available, see Agenda page.

The Texas Public Sector CIO Academy is the premier leadership event for Texas’ senior level technology executives with the intent to improve their management and business skills and to develop the IT leaders of the future. The purpose of this invitation-only event is to foster discussion and dialogue on what it means to be a successful CIO in the public sector and how to use Information Technology as a strategic tool. This event is a one-of-a-kind networking opportunity for government and industry executives to brainstorm how the latest technology trends can help transform government.

This Year's Topics Include:

Best Practices for Security Standards
Bi-Modal Operation Approach to Innovation
Collaboration and Shared Services – Share Before You Buy!
Recruit, Retain and Evolve Your Future IT Department
Finding a Financial Lifesaver—Disruptive Models for Innovation and Service delivery
No One is Immune

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Lisa Marie Platske - Keynote Speaker

President/CEO, Upside Thinking, Inc.

Lisa Marie Platske left her action-packed life as a Federal law enforcement officer to become the CEO of international leadership training and consulting company, Upside Thinking, Inc.
An award-winning leadership expert, Lisa Marie takes her law enforcement journey which began on the piers in New York and ended post 9/11 and shares what exceptional leaders do differently, why connection is the new currency, and how to build a winning strategy to get big opportunities.
A certified leadership master coach, Lisa Marie has coached multi-million dollar entrepreneurs, start-ups, and seasoned executives from 3 different continents and in 20+ different industries (healthcare, real estate, clothing design, IT, financial planning, law, insurance, etc.) on how to position themselves so that they are seen, heard, recognized, and rewarded as an expert in their field. Her proven success strategies have resulted in her clients getting 6 and 7-figure opportunities, bonuses and promotions, tripling their income, and finding up to 21 “extra” hours in each work week. Simply put, she creates effective leaders.
Her partial past client list includes corporate and government entities such as Honeywell Aerospace, State Farm Insurance, BAXA Healthcare, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pacific, Gas & Electric, Ontario Convention Center, and Perry Ellis, delivering leadership training and coaching managers and executives.
She earned a BS in Criminal Justice and a MA in Human Resources Training and Development coupled with a certification in leadership and is the author of Designing Your Destiny, Connection: The New Currency and Turn Possibilities into Realities which became an international best seller in March 2015. Lisa Marie lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her loving and supportive husband, Jim – and their two pet foxes.

Catherine A. Sanderson, Ph.D. – Featured Speaker

Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences, Amherst College

Catherine Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology, with a specialization in Health and Development, from Stanford University, and received both masters and doctoral degrees in psychology from Princeton University. Professor Sanderson's research examines how personality and social variables influence health-related behaviors such as safer sex and disordered eating, the development of persuasive messages and interventions to prevent unhealthy behavior, and the predictors of relationship satisfaction. This research has received grant funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health. Professor Sanderson has published over 25 journal articles and book chapters in addition to four college textbooks, a high school health textbook, and a popular press book on parenting. In 2012, she was named one of the country's top 300 professors by the Princeton Review.

Eric Ellis - Featured Speaker

Manager, Public Sector Strategic Solutions, SHI

Eric is the Director of Strategic Solutions for SHI. He spearheads all public sector technology solution engagements. Eric recently served as North Carolina's Chief Technology Officer and Chief Innovation Officer. In that position, he drove agency-wide technology initiatives and served as a technology and innovation point of contact for all participating agencies. He also served as the Executive Director of North Carolina’s Innovation Center (iCenter). In that role, he focuses on mobility, collaboration, big data and analytics, and application of emerging and disruptive technologies. At any point in time, Eric oversaw numerous projects at the iCenter, and his leadership is critical to collaboration with agencies across the state.

Eric has more than a decade of experience working with technology companies, as well as state and federal agencies. Previously, he worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He earned a Public Policy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Janet Bray, JD

Chief Human Resources Officer, Teachers Retirement System, State of Texas

Janet Bray serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a $130 billion pension fund serving over 1.4 million members. She was recently named one of the Most Powerful Businesswomen by Texas Diversity Magazine, has a proven track record of successful HR leadership and development of programs that add measurable value to an organization. Janet has a respected reputation among executives, peers, and staff as a leader of people, a believer in excellence, and one who makes a difference.
In her current role, Janet is a trusted partner to executive leadership and the Board of Trustees on matters related to HR policy development, strategic initiatives, and operational excellence. Her division is responsible for talent acquisition, compensation, workforce analysis, performance excellence, quality assurance, organizational change management, and learning and development programs at TRS. She is a staunch champion of organizational change management, professional development, and consistently seeks innovative ways to ensure that TRS is a Top Workplace in Austin.
Janet holds a Doctorate of Law (JD) from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising from Michigan State University.

Alex Castro

Chief Executive Officer, M Corp

M Corp delivers innovative platform products that remove decision bias by measuring execution capability to identify the optimal pool of viable strategic initiatives so to maximize return on invested capital.
Mr. Castro co-founded M Corp with the focused vision of building a global platform company dedicated to eliminating dysfunctional operating practices in order to maximize corporate value. The company, twice a member of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies, supports clients globally in the Fortune 1,000 and public sector.
Previously, Mr. Castro built 3 other successful startup companies and lead operations for a division of Transamerica.
Mr. Castro, a Northeastern University graduate, is a former competitor and later rowing/crew coach. He lives in Rocklin, a suburb of Sacramento, with his two daughters.

Tony Cole

Vice President, Global Government Chief Technology Officer, FireEye

Tony Cole, FireEye Vice President and Global Government CTO, assists government agencies, corporations, and companies around the globe in understanding today’s advanced threats and their potential impact. He also provides feedback to FireEye on government-related cyber security requirements for products and services.

Prior to joining FireEye, Mr. Cole ran McAfee’s Global Government security consulting services, which included product architecture design, implementations, and sustainment of McAfee’s product line in the customer environment. Before joining McAfee in early 2009, he held a number of other positions, including the head of a large government- focused consulting group and a lead technical program business development role at Symantec Corporation.

Mr. Cole, who is retired from the U.S. Army, has over 30 years’ experience in communications, intelligence, cryptography and a variety of other IT and security environments. His last military assignment was as the technical operations manager for Network Security Services at the Pentagon. Here he was responsible for oversight of the security teams controlling the Pentagon backbone, which included building the Pentagon Computer Incident Response Team (PENT-CIRT). His previous assignments included helping build and run two other CERTs across the military, including the U.S. Army Computer Emergency Response Team (ACERT).

He previously advised investment and venture capital firms on security technology on Wall Street and was on the advisory board for Secure-Elements Incorporated prior to its sale to Fortinet. Mr. Cole has advised the U.S. government and its allies on security matters by invitation through panels, groups, and advisory councils many times, and he has served on the President’s NSTAC IoT subcommittee. He was recently appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC-V) to provide recommendations on optimal security for the telecommunications infrastructure. He is a former president of the Information systems Security Association -- District of Columbia.

Mr. Cole speaks at security conferences across the globe and has been a contributing author to the SANS Institutes’ publications and classes. He’s been featured online and on TV and radio, with media organizations such as the Washington Business Journal, Federal Computer Week, CNN, BBC, ABC, and the Washington Times.

Chris Cutler

Chief Information OfficerTeacher Retirement System of Texas, Austin

Chris serves as the Chief Information Officer and technology evangelist for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a $130 billion pension fund serving over 1.4 million members. As CIO, Chris oversees and provides strategic direction for the use of technology and information resources that enables TRS to successfully fulfill its mission. As a technology evangelist, he is continually seeking ways to use and exploit technology solutions to increase business efficiencies, drive value and make a positive impact for the members of TRS.
Chris holds a M.B.A. in Management Information Systems at St. Edward's University and a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems and Business Management at McMurry University.

Director of Employer Outreach and Experiential Learning Programs, Austin Community College

Sam Greer currently holds the position of Director of Employer Outreach and Experiential Learning Programs at Austin Community College. In this capacity, he leads the college’s efforts to engage industry partners, develop programs with employers, and place students in positions in their fields of study. Previously, he was Director of Accelerated Programmer Training, a Department of Labor funded competency-based education program developed to substantially reduce the training time required to earn computer programming certificates and degrees. Prior to working at ACC, Dr. Greer worked in the K-12 system as a high school social studies teacher, principal, and charter school superintendent. He has served as a trustee on numerous nonprofit boards and advisory boards with particular interest in schools and foster care organizations. He is currently a trustee of the East Communities YMCA and the Metro Area YMCA budget and finance committee.
Sam earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin (with a minor in nonprofit management from the LBJ School for Public Affairs), a masters in history from Texas State University, and a bachelors degree in economics from UT-Austin. He is an avid traveler, History Book-of-the-Month aficionado, gardener, and tinkerer. He loves to spend time with his wife, Marcy, and his three daughters, Jenny (24), Julia (19), and Delia (9.)

Joe Ianniello

VP/CIO, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Board Member Austin CityUP

Joe has been VP CIO at Capital Metro since August, 2011. He is also a Board Member with Austin CityUP Consortium. He was named one of Computerworld’s 2016 Premier Technology Leaders, and has 18 years of CIO experience in private sector in Apparel Retail, Watch, and Oil industries
MBA and BS in Computer Science.

Kyle Pribilski

Chief Strategist, NetApp

Kyle Pribilski is the Program Capture Executive for the Western U.S. covering the State, Local and Education market for NetApp where he is focused on initiatives that drive the evolution of Hybrid IT. Prior to joining NetApp, Kyle spent 2 1/2 years at IBM, where he was instrumental in leading the re-design, solution development, cloud transformation and business development initiatives for CalCloud, the State of California’s private multi-tenant cloud. Before joining IBM, Kyle had a successful career in the start-up world as Founder and CEO of Capital Technology Solutions and Formation Human Dynamics, providing cloud born SaaS and platform based solutions and offerings, leading both start-ups through successful acquisitions.
Kyle is a recognized thought leader and subject matter expert and has earned a reputation for his intense focus innovating cloud born technology solutions across numerous verticals. In 2012 Kyle was recognized as the Vital Vertical Ventures Health Technology Innovator of the year by the New Hampshire Hi-Tech Counsel for his development of technology solutions for the industry as an early adopter of IoT technology. He has also been an active speaker sharing his perspectives & experiences developing next practice hybrid cloud solutions and technology at SXSW in Austin, TX, Chicago Tech Week, Cloud Computing Association National Conference and numerous other events and incubators focused on transformative technology.

Mark Spitler

Senior Manager, Verizon Security Research, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

As a senior manager of the Verizon Security Research team, Marc Spitler leads the team in its mission to collect, analyze and distribute data to measure and manage information risk. He is also involved in the continued development of the Verizon Enterprise Risk and Incident Sharing (VERIS) framework, which aims to better define security incidents. Spitler regularly consults with organizations on VERIS implementations as part of their incident response processes, as well as contributes to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report series.
Spitler has more than 18 years of experience in information security. Prior to joining Verizon, Spitler worked for Cybertrust (acquired by Verizon in 2006) as part of the governance, risk and compliance team. He also worked as a senior security analyst for Cybertrust, delivering security management engagements. Previously, Spitler served as a network engineer at F5 Networks. Prior to that, he led a team of managed firewall administrators in the UUNET Security Engineering Group.
He holds several industry certifications, including CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and is a member of the Washington, D.C., chapter of Infragard.
Spitler holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Radford University.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions creates global connections that generate growth, drive business innovation and move society forward. With a platform-based portfolio of industry-leading mobility, cloud and IT, strategic networking and advanced communications offerings, along with specialized solutions for key industries and a full range of global wholesale offerings, Verizon Enterprise Solutions combines unparalleled expertise, innovation and technology to bring together applications, people and environments. Visit verizonbusiness.com to learn more.

Cory Wilburn

Chief Information Officer, General Land Office, State of Texas

Cory serves as the Chief Information Officer and Information Resources Manager for the General Land Office (GLO). The GLO has a diverse set of missions that include managing a multi-billion-dollar real estate trust that helps fund education, providing benefits to Texas veterans, protecting natural resources on the Texas coast, and managing historic treasures like the Alamo. As CIO, Cory is responsible for all aspects of information technology strategic planning and operations in support of these missions. His team aligns the agency’s technology resources to support current business goals, while providing innovative solutions that drive continuous improvement of mission performance.

Cory has 18 years of experience in IT, covering a wide range of roles that includes software development, project management, and enterprise architecture. He has a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University.

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Monday, October 24
8:00 am Central	Registration and Morning Refreshments Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E
9:00 am Central	Opening Remarks Governor’s Ballroom Salon C Rudy Montoya, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas
9:15 am Central	Keynote – Courageous Leadership: Stepping Up and Standing Out Governor’s Ballroom Salon C Lisa Marie Platske, President & CEO, Upside Thinking, Inc. (@UpsideThinking) Leadership is influence; nothing more, nothing less. If you want to be in the top 1% of your industry, you’ve got to master the elements of influence and impact. When you combine influence with the bravery, fearlessness, and grit that comes from being an innovative risk taker, you enter the field of courageous leadership. Discover 7 key pillars delivered with practical strategies (and a lot of humor) to be the kind of leader that’s worth following including: - How to Leverage Bigger Opportunities by Creating Powerful Partnerships (Or Risk Failing) - Why Your Personality Can Help and Hinder Your Success (and What to Do About It) - How to Up-level Your Image and Become More Memorable - Why You Need to Know How to Position Yourself (and How You Better Do It Quickly)
10:15 am Central	Break Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E
10:45 am Central	Concurrent Sessions Best Practices in Security Prevention Room 410 Despite all efforts, systems are breached and it can happen to anyone at any time. If you can’t stop a breach from happening, what are the next steps? This session will discuss how breaches happen and how to think in a new fashion on stopping their impact through understanding the adversary. It will help you understand misplaced trust in your current security architecture and guide your thinking about how good does it need to be in stopping cyberattacks Tony Cole, Vice President, Global Government Chief Technology Officer, FireEye View Northcutt Presentation Here Ron Northcutt, Solutions Architect, Acquia Bi-Modal Operation Approach to Innovation Room 408 It's a feeling that's all too familiar in many an IT department: On the one hand, we need to keep the lights on, on the other, we’re being asked to help their agencies innovate. Given that pressure, some IT leaders and CIOs are implementing what's called Bimodal IT -- where one group is tasked with the keep-the-lights-on functions, while the other handles more innovative, business-advancing tasks. In this session, you will gain an understanding of leveraging Bi-modal operational approaches focusing on: - Understanding the benefits of leveraging bi-modal processes - Understand how to balance the portfolio and its impact on staffing - Understanding how to apply bi-modal approaches/processes Using real life Bi-Modal examples and processes, this session will help CIOs and their teams ensure they have the people, resources and skills to both keep the ship afloat and do the important initiatives that are being demanded of their business partners. Joe Iannello, Vice President/Chief Information Officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Walter Lagrone, Chief Innovation Officer, Travis County Kyle Pribilski, Chief Strategist, NetApp Donna Ribinskas, Director of Product & Project Portfolio Management, Texas NIC Collaboration and Shared Services Room 406 As technology costs increase for government entities, departmental leaders continually look for opportunities to share technology services and collaborate on large IT projects and initiatives in order to share ideas and lessons learned, increase efficiencies and save money. This session will discuss real-life, shared services examples focusing on the opportunities, improvements and the “gotchas.” You will hear about Texas agencies that are taking advantage of shared services and Regional examples focused to include the Texas Comptroller’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project including the Attorney General’s requirements and fit for use and the State and Federal (DIR Texas Evidence Vault), video evidence management system and County Evidence management system, shared with Travis, Dallas, Midland and Tarrant Counties. Moderator: Deborah Giles, National Director, Government Affairs, SHI Tanya Acevedo, Chief Information Officer, Travis County Rex Herron, Senior Enterprise Account Executive, SLED, NetApp Jeff Misch, Senior Account Executive, State & Local Government, Adobe Rudy Montoya, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas Anh Selissen, Director – Application Services, Innovation and Technology Division, Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of Texas
11:45 am Central	Lunch Governor’s Ballroom Salon C
12:30 pm Central	Featured Speaker – The Science of Success Governor’s Ballroom Salon C Catherine Sanderson, Professor, Amherst College Many people focus on the importance of cognitive intelligence in predicting academic and professional success. But a growing amount of evidence suggests that other traits - including the ability to control impulses, manage adversity, find internal motivation, and build relationships – are essential in achieving the best outcomes in both personal and professional relationships. Professor Catherine Sanderson will focus on the importance of so-called emotional intelligence (or EQ) in predicting success, and provide specific strategies for increasing your own EQ.
1:30 pm Central	Break Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E
2:00 pm Central	Concurrent Sessions Recruit, Retain and Evolve Your Future IT Department Room 410 The public sector IT organization is facing game changing challenges: adopting new technologies, dealing with increasing security threats, the loss of institutional knowledge workers and leaders, competing with the private sector in hiring new talent… the list goes on. This session discusses what’s at stake and how to best prepare for the challenges ahead. Join this interactive discussion with agency CIOs and HR to learn best practices for recruiting, retaining and evolving your IT Organization of the Future. Moderator: Anh Selissen, Director – Application Services, Innovation and Technology Division, Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of Texas Janet Bray, Chief Human Resources Officer, Teachers Retirement System, State of Texas Chris Cutler, Chief Information Officer, Teachers Retirement System, State of Texas Sam Greer, Director, Employer Outreach and Experiential Learning Programs, Austin Community College Cory Wilburn, Chief Information Officer, General Land Office, State of Texas Finding a Financial Lifesaver – Disruptive Models for Innovation and Service delivery Room 408 As budgets fluctuate, but demand for services continues to grow, government programs can benefit from evaluating alternative funding mechanisms. During this session, participants will have an opportunity to hear about real-world implementations that have applied innovative technologies and practices to generate revenue through alternative funding models. Discussions will focus on Fraud, Waste and Abuse recovery, self-funding/transaction-based funding, advertising revenue and public/private funding models. Attendees will also have an opportunity to collaborate with their peers on potential projects and funding solutions. Moderator: Elvin Carrero, Director of Marketing, Texas NIC Tanya Acevedo, Chief Information Officer, Travis County Alex Castro, Chief Executive Officer, M Corp Muhammad Mahmoud, HANA and Data Solutions Specialist, SAP View Mahmoud Presentation Here Greg Speir, CPA, Director of Finance, Compliance and Administration, Texas.gov No One is Immune Room 406 Despite all efforts, systems are breached and it can happen to anyone at any time. Every CIO and IT Leader needs to have a full understanding of the risks and remediation actions. This session will present the results of the 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report, with a focus on nine incident patterns that establish a scouting report of our adversaries and walk through the threat actors’ playbook. Over eleven years of real-world security incidents and breaches will be leveraged to discuss the tactics and motives of cybercriminals and how different government agencies are targeted, including a discussion on the roadmap on data breach preventions. Marc Spitler, Senior Manager, Verizon Security Research, Verizon Enterprise Solutions
3:00 pm Central	Break Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E
3:15 pm Central	General Session – Lessons In Leadership / CIO Mentoring Governor’s Ballroom Salon C Join the conversation with experienced leaders as they share their successful strategies for leadership, what it takes to be a “C” Level IT leader and innovator and how important it is to “make a difference” as a public sector CIO. Eric Ellis, Director, Public Sector Strategic Solutions, SHI Stephen Elkins, Chief Information Officer, City of Austin Ed Serna, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Workforce Commission George Rios, Chief Information Officer, Department of Parks and Wildlife, State of Texas
4:20 pm Central	Program Break
4:30 pm Central	The Texas CIO Academy Awards Ceremony and Reception Governor’s Ballroom Salon C Conference times, agenda, and speakers are subject to change.

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Advisory Board

Government Representatives

Tanya Acevedo
Chief Information Officer
Travis County

Mike Bell
Chief Information Officer
Department of Criminal Justice
State of Texas

Chris Cutler
Chief Information Officer
Teachers Retirement System
State of Texas

Stephen Elkins
Chief Information Officer
City of Austin

Sherri Greenberg
Director, Center for Politics and Governance
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin

William Grote
Chief Information Officer
Department of Agriculture
State of Texas

Joe Iannello
Vice President/Chief Information Officer
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Joan Kotal
Chief Information Officer
Lottery Commission
State of Texas

Amy Lugo
Director of Information Technology
Department of Insurance
State of Texas

Catherine Maras
Chief Information Officer
Bexar County

Belinda Mercado
Chief Information Officer
City of Corpus Christi

Hugh Miller
Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer
City of San Antonio

Rudy Montoya
Chief Information Officer
Office of the Attorney General
State of Texas

Melody Parrish
Chief Information Officer
Texas Education Agency
State of Texas

Lisa Richardson
Chief Information Officer
Texas Workforce Commission
State of Texas

George Rios
Chief Information Officer
Department of Parks and Wildlife
State of Texas

Sam Segran
Chief Information Officer
Texas Tech University

Anh Selissen
Director - Application Services, Innovation and Technology Division
Comptroller of Public Accounts
State of Texas

Jeffrey Smith
Director of Information Technology
Office of the Governor
State of Texas

Charles (Chuck) Turner
Chief Information Officer
Employee Retirement System
State of Texas

Terri Ware
Director, Information Technology Enterprise & Customer Support Services
Health & Human Services Commission
State of Texas

Cory Wilburn
Chief Information Officer
General Land Office
State of Texas

Industry Representatives

Jim Argent
Territory Account Manager
FireEye

Mary Brooks
Regional Sales Manager
AT&T

Keith Corino
Account Executive
Veritas Technologies

Deborah Giles
National Director
Government Affairs
SHI Government Solutions

Rex Herron
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
SLED
NetApp

Erin Hutchins
General Manager and Director of Portal Operations
Texas.gov

Jeff Misch
Senior Account Executive
State & Local Government
Adobe

Ashleigh Raymond
Vice President of Business Development
M Corp

Don Seaman
Regional Sales Director
Acquia

Ross Shapiro
Director - Public Sector
Government & Education
Verizon Enterprise

Registration Information / Contact Us

Contact Information

Heather Earney
Government Technology
Phone: (916) 932-1435
E-mail: hearney@govtech.com

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Texas Public Sector CIO Academy 2016

Overview

View photo highlights of the Texas Public Sector CIO Academy 2016 event here.

To view speaker presentations where available, see Agenda page.

A message from our Keynote Speaker

Speakers

Lisa Marie Platske - Keynote Speaker

President/CEO, Upside Thinking, Inc.

Catherine A. Sanderson, Ph.D. &ndash; Featured Speaker

Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences, Amherst College

Eric Ellis - Featured Speaker

Manager, Public Sector Strategic Solutions, SHI

Janet Bray, JD

Chief Human Resources Officer, Teachers Retirement System, State of Texas

Alex Castro

Chief Executive Officer, M Corp

Tony Cole

Vice President, Global Government Chief Technology Officer, FireEye

Chris Cutler

Chief Information OfficerTeacher Retirement System of Texas, Austin

Sam Greer, Ph.D.

Director of Employer Outreach and Experiential Learning Programs, Austin Community College

Joe Ianniello

VP/CIO, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Board Member Austin CityUP

Kyle Pribilski

Chief Strategist, NetApp

Mark Spitler

Senior Manager, Verizon Security Research, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Cory Wilburn

Monday, October 24

8:00 am Central

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E

9:00 am Central

Opening Remarks

Governor’s Ballroom Salon C

9:15 am Central

Keynote – Courageous Leadership: Stepping Up and Standing Out

Governor’s Ballroom Salon C

10:15 am Central

Break

Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E

10:45 am Central

Concurrent Sessions

Best Practices in Security Prevention

Room 410

Bi-Modal Operation Approach to Innovation

Room 408

Collaboration and Shared Services

Room 406

11:45 am Central

Lunch

Governor’s Ballroom Salon C

12:30 pm Central

Featured Speaker – The Science of Success

Governor’s Ballroom Salon C

1:30 pm Central

Break

Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E

2:00 pm Central

Concurrent Sessions

Recruit, Retain and Evolve Your Future IT Department

Room 410

Finding a Financial Lifesaver – Disruptive Models for Innovation and Service delivery

Room 408

No One is Immune

Room 406

3:00 pm Central

Break

Governor’s Ballroom Salon D/E

3:15 pm Central

General Session – Lessons In Leadership / CIO Mentoring

Governor’s Ballroom Salon C

4:20 pm Central

Program Break

4:30 pm Central

The Texas CIO Academy Awards Ceremony and Reception

Governor’s Ballroom Salon C

Hilton Austin

Advisory Board

Catherine A. Sanderson, Ph.D. – Featured Speaker