1:00 - 1:50 p.m. ET/ 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. PT
Trend 3: How Data Optimization Lays the Groundwork for AI
Session attendees can earn one CPE.
Speaker:
- Davis Arnette, Technical Marketing Engineer, NetApp
Agencies want to use AI to increase efficiency and make smarter decisions. For that to happen successfully, agencies need to have an optimized infrastructure that is able to feed accurate and relevant data to agencies. How do you know if your agency has the right architecture to make that happen?
In this session you'll learn how agencies can get started on their AI optimization journey. Here's a hint, it starts with good data.
Specifically, you'll learn:
- How successful organizations are using machine learning and AI to accelerate their insights.
- The biggest barriers facing agencies with outdated IT infrastructures.
- Tips for how agencies can get started on their AI journey by starting small.
2:00-2:50 p.m. ET /11:00-11:50 a.m. PT
Trend 4: Modern Digital Services Help Manage Unstructured Data
Session attendees can earn one CPE.
Speakers:
- Seth Engel, Senior Product Marketing Manager, DocuSign
- William Eggers, Executive Director, Center for Government Insights, Deloitte
Government is awash in unstructured data e.g. forms, contracts, and paper documentation). Yet with the clerical workforce approaching retirement and greater expectations from citizens and staff to reduce hassle and provide better service, government can no longer afford to operate in this way. Agencies that succeed in this new world need to figure out how to bring order to their unstructured data with technology.
In this session you'll learn how ordering unstructured data with electronic signatures, digital forms, and advanced workflows can help agencies at all levels reduce paperwork, which will cut costs, improve efficiencies and improve the overall citizen experience.
Specifically, you'll learn:
- How ordering unstructured data can help agencies save resources.
- Why modern digital services will transform the citizen experience.
- What leading agencies are doing to bring order to their unstructured data.
3:00-3:50 p.m. ET/12:00-12:50 p.m. PT
Trend 5: How Enterprisewide Security Enhances Visibility and Automation
Session attendees can earn one CPE.
Speaker:
- Drew Gidwani, Director of Analytics, ThreatConnect
Protecting government networks has never been easy, but it's getting even harder. Coupling the rapid pace of technology innovation with siloed cyber defense and manually intensive processes, agencies are at increased risk from cyberattacks.
How can agencies overcome disjointed systems that leave their data vulnerable to cybercriminals?
In this session, you'll learn how agencies can work towards an automated, intelligent cyber platform that can work throughout a network.
Specifically, you'll learn:
- How agencies can create more visibility into their cyber operations.
- The biggest barriers facing agencies looking to add automation and intel-driven operations to their cyber platform.
- How successful organizations can take a more holistic and enterprisewide view of cybersecurity.
4:00-4:50 p.m. ET/1:00-1:50 p.m. PT
Trend 6: New Cloud Environments Demand New Security
Session attendees can earn one CPE.
Office of Management and Budget's Cloud Smart guidance has reimagined the way agencies consider application and data management. However, in order to take advantage of the cloud's capabilities agencies need also a new approach to security. Agencies need to be able to react to the evolving threat landscape in real-time, respond in an agile and collaborative way, and have a better understanding of what is happening on their networks at any time.
In this final session, you'll learn how agencies are achieving compliance, optimization and security with the cloud.
Specifically, you'll learn:
- Why agencies need real-time identification of cyber incidents.
- How agencies are able to use automation and other tools to help streamline security incident response.
- How agencies can use DevOps strategies to implement better security responses.
