Wisconsin Digital Government Summit

OPENING KEYNOTE

Tuesday, December 2 | 9:15 AM

Woody Norris, Inventor and Futurist

Woody Norris is a visionary. He looks into the future, gathers insights into how life could be improved, and applies what he finds to the problems of today. In the world of invention, only one in 2,000 patent applications actually issues as a patent, the rest are rejected. Yet Woody holds more than 50 U.S. patents and 300 around the world - and the number grows each year. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which is the inventor's equivalent to an Academy Award. He is perpetually in the midst of multiple wide-ranging projects, all of which involve technology. Early poverty and the lack of a college education were never barriers to Woody. He has always found ways to innovate by using technology to "do more with less." In this fascinating keynote, he will describe why he is convinced that the future holds unimaginable wonders in store for us. His enthusiasm is infectious, and as he often says, "It's a great time to be alive!"

GENERAL SESSION

Tuesday, December 2 | 12:50 PM

Paul Taylor, Ph.D., Chief Strategist, Center for Digital Government

You.Gov: The Modernization Government Needs and the Public Expects

The Web has been changing our lives for over 10 years. What is next? How will social networks impact government? How will Web 2.0, and beyond, change government service delivery? What are cutting-edge governments doing today to take advantage of these new technologies and a new generation of digital natives? Join the Center for Digital Government in an interesting and entertaining session on something we are calling "You.Gov."

SECOND DAY GENERAL SESSION

Wednesday, December 3 | 9:15 AM

Situation Room - Data Breach

Modeled on the concept of the White House Situation Room, this session takes the audience through a data breach simulation. We have all heard numerous stories about nightmares faced by public and private organizations after the loss of sensitive information. The odds are against it happening to you, but what if it does? No one wants to be front page news - at least not in this way. It will never be possible to protect 100% of all data, but it is possible to set priorities and to be prepared...and to stay out of the headlines! This thought-provoking session focuses on how to prevent a data breach, how to react to a loss should it occur, and last but not at all least, how and when to disclose it.

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SESSION TOPICS

* Greening of IT
* Building Tomorrow's Applications
* Balancing Innovation and Risk
* Workforce of Tomorrow
* Business Architecture versus Technical Architecture
* Emerging Wireless and Mobile Technologies
* Desktop Virtualization
* Email Management Case Study
* Electronic Document Management
* Best of Wisconsin
* Security and Data Vulnerability

REGISTRATION

Government Registration - $25

Industry Registration - $1,500

CONTACT US

If you are interested in attending the Wisconsin Digital Government Summit 2008, please contact Anthony Yanez, Registration Coordinator, 800.917.7732 ext. 1348.

If you are interested in sponsoring the Wisconsin Digital Government Summit 2008, please contact Stacy Ward-Probst, Vice President of Sales, 916.932.1396.