Minnesota Digital Government Summit

"It is especially important during these unprecedented times to share ideas and best practices for leveraging technology to do the business of government. I urge you to join me at the third annual 2009 Minnesota Digital Government Summit to discuss statewide opportunities and strategies to rethink and rebuild our digital infrastructure. I am particularly excited about this year's program and its renewed focus on business leadership and process reengineering, and I urge my IT colleagues and business partners at the state and local government to join together in discussing our shared future."

        ~Gopal Khanna, Chief Information Officer, State of Minnesota

OPENING KEYNOTE

Thursday, July 23 | 9:15 am

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson are the Founders of CultureRx and creators of the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE). Their first book, "WHY WORK SUCKS AND HOW TO FIX IT," was named "The Year's Best Book on Work-Life Balance" by Business Week. They have been featured on the cover of BusinessWeek, as well as in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, USA Today, HR Magazine cover story, and on Good Morning America, CNBC and CNN. Ms. Ressler and Ms. Thompson are also nationally recognized keynote speakers and have presented to numerous Fortune 500 companies and prominent trade associations. Prior to founding CultureRx, they worked at Best Buy and led the corporate headquarters into a Results-Only Work Environment.

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE

Thursday, July 23 | 12:30 pm

Leadership in Tough Times: What Will You Do??

Jerry Mechling, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

In today's economic climate, your biggest decision is whether to hunker down or to use the crisis for game-changing innovations. What are the risks and rewards in fundamentally changing how work is conducted and governed? What is being done by other leaders and how can their innovations fit in your own world? Where can you find the support and resources needed to make things happen? In this timely keynote address, nationally known author, researcher and Harvard faculty member Jerry Mechling uses University research to create a framework for IT leadership with a focus on developing an action agenda for the challenges ahead.

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TOPICS WILL INCLUDE

• Thinking Like a Reformer
• Are You Ready to Star on YouTube?
• eDiscovery - What You Need to KnoW
• Shared Services - The New Model
• Workplace of the Future: People, Processes and Tools
• Planning Today for the Unknown Threats of Tomorrow
• Securing the Mobile Enterprise
• Funding Strategies for the Digital Infrastructure of the Future
• The 21st Century Workforce

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REGISTRATION

Government Registration - $25.00

Not open to private-sector registrations

CONTACT US

If you are interested in attending the Minnesota Digital Government Summit 2009, please contact Anthony Yanez, Registration Coordinator, 800.917.7732 ext. 1348.

If you are interested in sponsoring the Minnesota Digital Government Summit 2009, please contact Stacy Ward-Probst, Vice President of Sales, 916.932.1396.