About The Program
The 2024 Summer Government IT Congress is an intimate take on your traditional conference environment, allowing for 45-50 C-suite & Executive level leaders from state and local government organizations across the country to come together for an opportunity to collaborate, share best practices, network amongst each other and be introduced to potential solutions based on their current/future projects or interests. The goal of the conference is to create actionable takeaways and give you the resources and knowledge necessary to implement them within your own organization, while also creating meaningful connections with your peers.
What you can expect:
- Opportunity to network with your peers to build true, meaningful connections
- Ability to collaborate & discuss current problems & hot industry topics you are dealing with and how other leaders have dealt with them in their respected organization
- Smaller, intimate environment allowing for attendees to experience a more collaborative environment in all content sessions, which creates the ability to contribute to the conversation(s) directly
- Opportunity to meet with high level executives, 1 on 1, to discuss potential solutions and how they stack up against your current solution providers
- Only cost is out of pocket travel
Topics Of Discussion
Data Flow Diagrams: An Essential Tool for Risk Identification In Systems
There is nothing like a risk-free system, but where are the risks? How do you go about identifying them. This session illustrates how a data flow diagram can be used to assess, review and analyze applications/systems in development and/or production) with focus on risk identification.
Legacy Systems in the Digital Age: Navigating Modernization Challenges & Strategies "
Legacy System Overview: Understanding the role legacy systems in the organizational infrastructure, and the challenges they present in today’s tech landscape.
Business Imperatives: Identifying key business drivers necessitating legacy system modernization.
Technical Challenges: Exploring the technical hurdles associated with legacy systems.
Modernization Strategies: Discussing various approaches to legacy system modernization.
Risk Management: Addressing the risks involved in modernization efforts.
Cultural and Organizational Considerations: Recognizing the cultural and organizational barriers to change, and strategies for fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and agility.
Stakeholder Engagement: Emphasizing the importance of stakeholder buy-in and alignment across the organization.
Best Practices and Case Studies: Sharing success stories and best practices from the City of El Paso.
Continuous Improvement: Emphasizing the need for continuous improvement and adaptation in an ever-changing technological landscape, and strategies for future-proofing systems.
Q&A and Open Discussion: Inviting participants to ask questions, share insights, and engage in an open dialogue.
The Effects of AI on Data & Infrastructure Decision Making
A discussion on the implementation of AI and the organizational effects
Bridging the Gap: Recruitment and Retention Challenges in IT for Local Government
CIOs today have 2 things on their plates, AI and Cyber security
Cloud is Just Another Word for Colo
Surely your IT staff, procurement team and finance department all made the mental leap from on-premise to data center many moons ago. That’s all we’re doing with AWS/Google/Azure/Your Vendor Cloud here. For the City of Pittsburgh, the biggest hurdle was coming to grips with the inability to touch servers.
Budget Constraints
The budget constraint issues in government technology leadership revolve around the challenge of delivering efficient and effective technology solutions within limited financial resources. This includes: Resource Allocation, Legacy Systems Maintenance, Procurement Challenges, Talent Acquisition and Retention, and leading your organization towards Innovation.
Talent Shortage
Talent shortage is a pressing issue for government technology leaders, impacting their ability to effectively implement and manage technology initiatives. Issues faced could include Specialized Skills Gaps, Competition with Private Sector, Lengthy Hiring Processes, Lack of Training and Development Opportunities, and the Retirement Wave.
79% of delegates said this is the best event they’ve attended all year
Keynote Speakers
A dynamic roster of keynote speakers drives innovation at our congress events. Discover thought leaders and game-changers whose invaluable insights foster growth and excellence in each of our delegates.
City of Glendale, Arizona
Speakers
El Paso, Texas
NYC Comptroller, New York City, New York
Gilbert, Arizona
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Chicago
Charlotte, North Carolina
Tulsa, Oklahoma
California
Ford Bend County, Texas
The Schedule
Event Registration
Opening Keynote
Strategy Session/Business Meeting
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
Strategy Sessions/Business Meetings/Roundtable Discussions/Workshops
Free Time
Welcome Reception and Dinner
Networking Breakfast
Morning Keynote/Panel Session
Strategy Sessions/Business Meetings
Morning Refreshments and Networking
Strategy Sessions/Business Meetings
Workshop/Roundtable Discussions
Networking Luncheon
Roundtables/Business Meetings/Workshops
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
Strategy Sessions/Business Meetings
Closing Day Keynote
Free Time
Networking Reception and Dinner
Morning Refreshments and Networking
Workshops/Roundtable Discussions
Brunch
Strategy Sessions/Business Meetings
Closing Keynote
Our Commitments to You
Maximized Networking Opportunities
A personal, customized itinerary
Exclusive qualified attendance
return on time and objective
Delegate Testimonials
The Government IT Congress was really good. I enjoyed hearing about the challenges that other cities have gone through and learned from.
Being able to communicate CIO to CIO is very beneficial. It was great to have sessions that were more black/white in terms of, “here's what we did, here's how we did it” since they are real life situations.
I’m very impressed! I did not think that there was going to be such a diverse messaging/quality of messaging and very engaging in the content. The topics were extremely relevant to what we are doing at this time in IT.
The Fall Government IT Congress creates an outstanding opportunity to connect with State and Local Government leaders in a more intimate setting that allows for authentic connections with peers. The smaller group size and paced content allows for an open exchange of ideas and perspectives to broaden awareness in the emerging areas of government information technology.
