Virtual Summit - Session 2: What the Gov Workforce Needs to Power Mission Success

Government Lightning Keynote: 3 Ways the Workforce Needs to Evolve in 2023
-Jason Clarke, CIO, Department of Technology and Information, State of Delaware

The government workforce looks very different than it did 20 years ago. And that workforce will need to update its skill set to stay competitive and deliver good mission outcomes. In this opening government keynote, you will hear from an agency leader about the three most critical skill sets for agencies to acquire in the next few years.

Government Lightning Keynote: Prioritizing for 2023
-Cathy Draine, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, City of Everett, MA

From cybersecurity initiatives to diversity, equity and inclusion, agencies have a long list of pressing concerns. They need to establish clear priorities if they want to get anything done at all. In this lightning keynote, you will hear how agencies are working on setting out clear and concise goals for the new year.

Lighting Talk 2: Accelerating the Application Lifestyle: A Foundation for Optimizing IT Efficiency
-Craig Heartwell, Managing Chief Architect for North American Public Sector, Red Hat

Digital transformation requires agencies to maintain and improve legacy applications while developing new applications using new technologies and techniques. The good news is there are tools, methods and strategies that can dramatically improve your success in executing on both fronts. This lightning talk will discuss how you can develop and run more applications in more places (cloud, edge, data center) and provide a more sophisticated digital experience and better outcomes.