2017 Schedule PA TechCon
REGISTRATION: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
WELCOME: 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE: 8:35 AM – 9:00 AM
Opening Keynote Speaker
Room 1151
John MacMillan, speaking on the topic of Innovation
NETWORKING: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
SESSION 1: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
SECURITY
14 Floor Auditorium
Securing Sensitive Data, Database Protection & Encryption Methods
Russell Schaefer,
Senior Managing Consultant,
IBM
PROJECT MGMT
Room 1205
Interactive Workshop: How Can I Track Project Health/Status in an Agile Environment?
Nick Lopez, PMP, CSM, MBA
Ciber
Dr. Tom Sheives, PhD, PMP, CSM,
Agile Lean Center
Executive Director,
Harrisburg University
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT
Room 1305
Does Sharepoint Have a Role in Knowledge Management
Kim Ebert,
CIO,
PA Department of Education
Kim Helton
Director,
Bureau of Workforce Planning and Development at Office of Administration
Sue Amin,
Data Administrator,
PA Department of Education
Michael Anderson,
Senior Project Manager / Enterprise IT Policy Coordinator,
Commonwealth of PA, Office of Administration
NETWORKING: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
SESSION 2: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
SECURITY
14th Fl. Auditorium
Applying Risk Management Practices Panel
Moderator: Bob Smock,
Vice President & Risk Management,
Gartner
Erik Avakian,
CISO,
Commonwealth of PA, Office of Administration
Jack Koons,
Industry Director, Unisys Global Security Solutions,
Unisys
Mike Ferrell,
East Region Principal Security Solutions Architect,
CenturyLink
Greg Nowak,
Senior Managing Consultant,
IBM Worldwide
APP DEV
Room 1305
Responsive Design – Taking it With You
Scott Burkett
Commonwealth of PA, Labor & Industry
David DeNotaris,
Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation,
Commonwealth of PA, Labor & Industry
Mike Ansley,
President & General Manager
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC
PROJECT MGMT
Room 1205
Best Practices for Managing Your Vendor Relationships
Gerry Robinson
Senior Leader, Management Consultant
Harrisburg University & Cognitive Insights
TELECOM Infrastructure
Room 1302
Office 365 & How it will Change the Way We Work
Ken Rucci,
Cloud Success Manager for State & Local Government
Microsoft
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT
Room 1151
Continuous Process Improvement (CPI/LEAN)
Sharon Ward,
Director of Transformation, Innovation, Management & Efficiency,
Governor’s Office
Eric Cole,
Project Manager,
Department of General Services – Information Technology Office
Dr. Tom Sheives, PhD, PMP, CSM,
Agile Lean Center
Executive Director,
Harrisburg University
LUNCH – NETWORKING: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
SESSION 3: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
SECURITY
14th Fl. Auditorium
Security Data Analytics as a Guide for Intruder Hunting
Bruce Roton,
Senior Director, Security Solutions Architecture,
Level(3)
PROJECT MGMT
Room 1205
Interactive Workshop: Improving Project Estimates & Communications
Steven Young,
Senior VP,
Mathtech Inc.
Frank Nestore,
Business and IT Transformation Leader,
Mathtech Inc.
TELECOM Infrastructure
Room 1302
Modern Experiences for the Agile and Mobile-First Enterprise
Catalina Kowal,
Collaboration Sales Specialist,
CISCO
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT
Room 1151
Everything you wanted to know about the State Geospatial Coordinating Board
Sean Crager,
CIO,
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Steve Aux,
CIO,
PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Kevin M. Eaton,
GIS Coordinator,
County of Franklin, PA
NETWORKING: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
SESSION 4: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
SECURITY
14th Fl. Auditorium
Case Studies in Internal Security Threats
Peter Romness,
US Public Sector Cybersecurity Solutions Lead,
Cisco
APP DEV
Room 1305
Balancing Security and Innovation with Commercially-Supported Open Source Software
Mark Bourgeois,
Senior Solutions Specialist,
RedHat
PROJECT MGMT
Room 1205
Interactive Workshop: Developing a Simple One-Page Business Case
Jody Eckenrode,
Consultant & Project Manager,
KPMG
Kyle Bodt,
Strategist,
KPMG
Brian Flacco,
Director
KPMG
TELECOM Infrastructure
Room 1302
How Software Defined Networking (SDN) Will Change the Commonwealth
Carl Marsh,
Director,CIO Advisory,
KPMG
Carl Heininger,
Systems Engineering Manager,
CISCO
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT
Room 1151
Effective IT Governance Approaches
Sandra Patterson,
CIO,
PA Department of Human Services, Aging & Insurance
Dave Naisby,
CIO, Department of Labor & Industry
NETWORKING: 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
CLOSING KEYNOTE: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Keynote – Embrace an Innovation Mindset
Room 1151
Janelle B. Hill – VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner