2021 Virtual Digital NY Summit

1:00 PM	Welcome + Introduction By Ralph Ortega, Editor-in-Chief, City & State NY
1:05pm	Keynote address and then Q&A with Jessica Tisch, Commissioner, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and Citywide Chief Information Officer and Ralph Ortega, Editor in Chief, City & State NY
1:25 PM	Presentation By Gretchen O'Hara, VP, AI & Sustainability Strategy, Microsoft
1:35 PM	Introduction Remarks by Najay Roache, Director of Government Affairs, Charter Communications
1:40 PM	How Technology Responds to Crisis Innovation and adaptability help New York’s tech leaders respond to the pandemic. Our abilities in these areas inspired a rapid call to action from government leaders, advocacy groups, healthcare workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, and creatives alike, when they saw New Yorkers so damaged during the coronavirus pandemic. Whether by helping our hospitals, schools, small businesses, or our most vulnerable communities, New York’s tech sector has been at the forefront of the city’s response. This panel describes how leadership has supported New York over these difficult months. Julie Samuels, Executive Director, Tech NYC (moderator) Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Chair, Internet and Technology Committee Cordell Schachter , Chief Technology Officer, NYC Department of Transportation Morgan Hitzig , Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Dataminr Cindy Cohen , Principal, Health and Government Solutions, KPMG LLP Vincent Pastore , Director – Government, Education, and Healthcare, VMWare Daniele Loffreda , State/Local Government, Education & Healthcare Industry Advisor, Ciena
2:25 PM	Special Presentation: Innovation Through Technology: Powering a Smart New York for the Future by Michael J. Zeto III, Senior Vice President, Global Strategy and Emerging Businesses, Boingo Wireless
2:35PM	Using Technology to Secure our Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Even with the latest innovations in place, the infrastructure and technology used to keep New Yorkers safe, healthy, moving and connected are never invincible as we have seen in this pandemic. Our panelists will discuss how government agencies are handling cybersecurity and data incidents, implementing 5G networks safely, protecting net neutrality, data preservation and protection and how the public and private sector can work together to build resilient infrastructure in the face of a second wave, data breach, cyber attacks and other emergency situations. Annie McDonough, Tech Reporter, City & State NY (moderator) Tariq Habib, Chief Information Security Officer, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority John Dolan, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Office John S. Shegerian, Co-Founder, Executive Chairman, ERI Anna Mercado Clark, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP Eric Simon, Public Sector Strategist, East Region, Pure Storage
3:20 PM	Special Presentation by David Bezzant, Vice President, T-Mobile for Government
3:30 PM	Using Technology to Impact our Communities Amid the awful public health and economic fallout from the pandemic, COVID-19 has provided opportunities to businesses, universities, and communities to become hubs of innovation. Throughout New York, digital technologies are driving high-impact interventions focusing on economic re-development. Community and public health leaders are handling time-sensitive tasks and meeting pressing needs with technologies that are affordable and inclusive. At this round table we discuss ways we can use technology to impact our communities and help re-develop our economy by working hand in e-hand. Kristin Malek, Director of Business Diversity, CDW (moderator) Deshard Stevens, Chief Information Officer, NYC Commission on Human Rights Leena Panchwagh, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, NYC Department of Buildings Patti Bayross, Executive Vice‑President & Chief Information Officer, NYC Housing Authority Victoria Lamberth, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer, ZenFi Networks Brittany Graunke, Director, Government and Nonprofit, DoorDash
4:15 PM	Session Concludes