Luncheon
Hybrid Work Solutions for Public Sector

Luncheon

Date

July 11, 2023

Location

Washington, DC

Community

CIO / CISO
Your Vision is our mission

Agenda

July 11, 2023
All times Eastern Time
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
Welcome & Registration
11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
12:00 PM-12:05 PM
Opening Remarks
12:05 PM-12:50 PM
Keynote
What Does it Take to Make Hybrid Work - Work - and Support Your Mission?​

When the world stopped for a global pandemic, Public Sector couldn't. While many private sector organizations had the luxury of waiting to build a hybrid work strategy, the public sector had to build it real time. ​

Every Public Sector organization now has as part of its mission the mandate to meet the growing demand for flexible working models, while delivering secure and seamless experiences for both employees and constituents.​

Yet not all technologies are equal in providing these secure and seamless experiences that can also be managed regardless of where someone works or how they work. Each piece of your infrastructure requires that all possible points of entry are secured, including your technology for meetings, messaging, and calling that are so vital to your operations.​

In this session, you'll learn about: ​

  • Building for your workplace now, while planning for an ever-changing hybrid work landscape​
  • Collaboration technology considerations to create inclusive experiences, securely​
  • Security with a distributed workforce​
  • Creating an environment that drives employee satisfaction and retention​
  • The realities of multi-vendor interoperability​
Panelists
Javed Khan Cisco

Speaker

Javed Khan

SVP/GM - Collaboration

Cisco

Javed Khan is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Collaboration. This multi-billion-dollar business boasts the award-winning Webex product portfolio, including Cisco Devices, Webex Meetings, Webex Contact Center, Slido, Webex Events, and Webex Connect. Javed is passionate about delivering unrivaled collaboration experiences that fuel the future of work. He took on this leadership role in the midst of a global pandemic, leading and innovating through exponential growth as remote work unfolded. Now the team has delivered thousands of innovations and transformed the portfolio to help customers prepare for the next normal. In his tenure with Cisco, Javed has held several leadership roles in Collaboration, including VP/GM for the Calling and Meetings business units, where his team delivered several transformative initiatives, including a single meetings platform architecture and modernization of the Webex experience. Prior to joining Cisco, he served as Vice President of Enterprise and Consumer Security products at Symantec, securing the most important user and enterprise environments at scale. He started his career as an engineer at Novell Networks, moving into escalating leadership roles there and at Symantec. With over 20 years of enterprise and consumer product leadership, Javed is an accomplished speaker on the future of work, business transformation, sustainability, product development, and technology architectures. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Loyola University and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.
1:00 PM-1:45 PM
Panel
There is no "One Size Fits All" for Hybrid Work in the Public Sector

In the post pandemic era, hybrid work is the new status quo. But one-size does not fit all when it comes to hybrid work strategies - especially when it comes to the public sector. Hear from your peers about their unique journeys - both their successes and what they wish they'd known sooner. Then engage in an informative discussion with peers and industry experts about best practices, considerations, and what you can learn from both private and public sector experience with creating a successful hybrid work roadmap - with security and compliance at the core.

Chair
Panelists
Niraj Gopal Cisco

Speaker

Niraj Gopal

Senior Director of Project Management

Cisco

Niraj Gopal, Head of Product Management, Webex Platform Niraj is the Head of Product Management for Webex platform that powers meetings, messaging, calling, contact center and devices. He and his team are focused on creating the most secure, private, and compliant collaboration solution. At Webex, Niraj envisioned and implemented the 360-degree approach to security resulting in a best of breed ranking from the National Security Agency. Niraj is accountable for “Local Webex Ladder of Excellence” strategy and Webex expansion into new markets using initiatives like FedRAMP, Department of Defense IL-5, data sovereignty and sovereign clouds. He has 20+ years of experience in enterprise software product management at leading technology companies, holds 7 patents.
Ted Blackburn
Ted Blackburn

Director IT Project Implementation

Boston Medical Center

Andrea Fletcher (1) Digital Service at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Andrea Fletcher

Chief Digital Strategy Officer and Director of the Digital Service

Digital Service at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

DP Venkatesh Cisco

Speaker

DP Venkatesh

VP Product Management

Cisco

DP is VP of Growth Strategy for Cisco's multi-billion dollar Collaboration business. He is responsible for driving partner transformation and growth initiatives and works closely with partners to enable their strategic objectives. The Webex platform serves as the foundation for Cisco's market-leading position across Calling, Meetings, Messaging, Contact Center, and Devices. DP joined Cisco through the acquisition of BroadSoft, where he was VP & GM of BroadSoft Digital, the digital arm of BroadSoft focusing on customers' digital needs and enabling their business transformation. His mission was to make BroadSoft the partner of choice for customers as they addressed the disruption in their marketplace caused by new digital entrants, cloud-native attackers and SaaS business models. Prior to BroadSoft, DP was the Founder and CEO of mPortal, which developed cloud-based mobile software solutions for telecom, cable, and media providers. Under DP's leadership, mPortal grew successfully into a profitable company with over 200 people, serving leading companies such as AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Disney, ESPN, Reliance, TELUS, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, Virgin Group and Xerox. DP led the successful acquisition of mPortal by BroadSoft in 2015 and joined the executive team at BroadSoft responsible for their digital business. DP was selected by the State of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology as one of the Top 50 CIT GAP Entrepreneurs creating the next generation of innovative high-growth companies.
1:45 PM-1:55 PM
Closing Remarks
1:55 PM-2:30 PM
Innovation Showcase & Networking
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