Agenda: DIR Discover 2024 Attendee Registration

Monday, October 21, 2024
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM	9:00 AM - 11:45 AM Texas Quality Assurance Team - PRE-CONFERENCE Session Meeting Room 3 & 4 More Info John Hoffman - Texas Department of Information Resources Samantha Martinez - Legislative Budget Board Michael Clayton - Texas State Auditor's Office Jenn Norman - Texas Department of Information Resources Brian Bowser - Comptroller of Public Accounts Richard Corbell - Legislative Budget Board		9:00 AM - 11:45 AM Privacy - PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Jennie Hoelscher - Texas Department of Information Resources Meghan Frkuska - Texas Department of Public Safety Emilie Schulz - Texas Department of Transportation
1:00 PM - 3:45 PM	1:00 PM - 3:45 PM Data Literacy Program Strategy - PRE-CONFERENCE Session Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Monica Smoot - Texas Department of Information Resources Lauren Payne - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center		1:00 PM - 3:45 PM Customer Experience: How to Achieve More Using Customer Insights - PRE-CONFERENCE Session Meeting Room 5 More Info Bonnie Glendinning - Texas Department of Information Resources Sue Atkinson - Texas Department of Information Resources Endi Silva - Texas Department of Information Resources
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration, Networking, Expo & Refreshments Hall 1 More Info
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	8:30 AM - 9:15 AM Opening Remarks & State of the States/CIO Priorities Hall 2 More Info Doug Robinson - National Association of State Chief Information Officers Amanda Crawford - Department of Information Resources
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	9:15 AM - 10:00 AM General Session: Embracing the Power of Data and AI: Transforming State Organizations in the Digital Era Hall 2 More Info Tom Greiner - Accenture
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	10:00 AM - 10:30 AM AM Exhibit Break Hall 1 More Info
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM	10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Connecting the Last Mile: the Role of Low Earth Orbit Satellites Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Steven Stanley - NWN Corporation Grant Kirkwood - Contrivian	10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Revolutionizing Talent Management in the Public Sector: Generative AI for Workforce Engagement and Organizational Success Hall 2 More Info Steve Senterfit - SmartBridge, LLC	10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Enhancing Data Integrity and Quality in the Texas Public Sector: Strategies, Use Cases, and Best Practices Meeting Room 3 & 4 More Info Chase Oubre - Tricentis Abigail Kurtzman - Tricentis	10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Vendor Education Session Meeting Room 5 More Info Tiffany Connell - Department of Information Resources Lynn Hodde Blue - Texas Department of Information Resources Theresa Williamson - DIR Texas Department of Information Resources Skip Bartek - Department of Information Resources Clarissa Cabrera - DIR Lanette Patterson - Texas Department of Information Resources
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Move to Next Breakouts More Info
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Beyond Compliance: Embracing New Digital Accessibility Standards Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Marie Cohan - Texas Department of Information Resources	11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Effective Scope Development for IT Procurements in Texas Meeting Room 5 More Info Stephanie Harrison - DIR Vania Ramaekers - DIR	11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Attracting, Retaining and Leading the IT Workforce of Tomorrow Hall 2 More Info Lisa Jammer - Texas Department of Information Resources	11:30 AM - 12:00 PM AI in Texas: What’s Going On? Meeting Room 3 & 4 More Info David Tucker - Texas DIR
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM	12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch & Exhibits Hall 1 More Info
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM	12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Maintaining Excellence: AI-driven Solutions for Application Care Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Meghan Fager, Ph.D. - Daman Consulting James Johnson - Texas Department of Transportation	12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Unleashing Workforce Agility: the Power of AI and VR for State and Local Government Meeting Room 3 & 4 More Info Oscar Medina - Cornerstone OnDemand	12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Proactive Compliance in Application Development: Dynamic Supply Chains Hall 2 More Info Joel Krooswyk - GitLab	12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Navigating the Mobile Threat Landscape: Impacts on Modern App Development for Texas Public Sector Meeting Room 5 More Info Krishna Vishnubhotla - Zimperium
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PM Exhibit Break Hall 1 More Info
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Leveraging the Texas Open Data Portal to Maximize Resources and Reduce PIRs Meeting Room 5 More Info Amanda Montgomery - Texas Department of Information Resources	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Emotional Intelligence in IT: Unlocking Key Advantages for Tech Professionals Meeting Room 3 & 4 More Info Trent Thurman - LBJ School of Public AffairsThe University of Texas at Austin	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Understanding the Complexity of Accessibility Audits for Electronic Information Resources Hall 2 More Info Hiram Kuykendall - Microassist	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Digital Transformation with Amazon Connect and GenAI on AWS for State and Local Government Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Michael Berke - Accenture Mike Cairns - Amazon Web Services
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM	2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Move to Next Breakouts More Info
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Generative AI for Call Centers and Policy Searches Hall 2 More Info Jason Wicker - Rackspace	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Transforming Government Service Delivery and Operations Meeting Room 1 & 2 More Info Darris Adkins - Service Now Chris Brown - ServiceNow	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM AI Third-party Risk Management: a Roadmap Meeting Room 3 & 4 More Info Eric Peeters - Weaver Lulu Walker - Weaver	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Leveraging Generative AI to Transform Teaching Experiences in the Modern Age Meeting Room 5 More Info Bhaskar Agarwal - Nagarro Travis Williams - Nagarro Justin Roan - Microsoft
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM	3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Move to Closing Session More Info
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Closing/Wrap UP Hall 2 More Info