Event Overview
Transforming Government Through Technology-Driven Initiatives
In the midst of historic unpredictability, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania faces yet another significant disruption: the election of its first new governor in eight years. Rapid, large-scale change presents challenges—but also opportunities to take stock of innovative systems and ideas that have modernized the Commonwealth over the past eight years. By improving collaboration between agencies, the government can better operate at its fullest innovative potential – and maximize the opportunities at hand.
How can public sector employees harness contemporary and forward-looking innovations? What best practices exist for ensuring equitable distribution of services? And how can government agencies retain citizen trust in a time of transition?
These are the kinds of questions Public Sector Network’s Government Innovation Pennsylvania program will explore. This one-day event is the ideal meeting place to collaborate, discuss current trends, and learn best practices related to people, processes, technology, and data. Join the conversation!

Benefits of Attending
A Sneak Peek Of Your Inspiring Speakers

Sheila Ireland
Deputy Secretary, Workforce
Development
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

John Kaschak
Executive Deputy Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Jennifer Leinbach
Executive Director – DCED, Office of Technology & Innovation and Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Eliza Pollack
Director of Innovation
City of Philadelphia

Michele Keogh
Workforce Development
Planner
Department of the Auditor
General

Beth Andreoli
Director of Business
Transformation
Governor’s Office

Michael Zaccagni
Director of HR/CHRO
City of Philadelphia

Colleen Mantini
PA Manufacturing Innovation
Program Director
Carnegie Mellon University

Claire Osborne
Director of Business
Transformation
Pennsylvania Department of General Services

Allison Morgan
Business Operation
Modernization Manager
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Poonam Soans
Chief Data Officer & Director of Application Development
New Jersey Office of Information Technology

Florence Hudson
Executive Director
Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Akshay Malik
Infrastructure Innovation Coordinator, Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
City of Philadelphia

Lawrese Brown
CEO & Founder
C-Track Training
Key Sessions
The Government Innovation Series features the latest projects and findings throughout the State of Washington. Hear insights via keynote presentations, case studies, panel discussions, and fireside chats. To provide fresh perspectives, concurrent tracks will address more specific initiatives around technology, people, and data & analytics processes within the public sector.
Government Keynote
Pennsylvania’s Innovation Future
Speaker TBA
Fireside Chat
Pennsylvania’s Innovation Future
John Kaschak
Executive Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Allison Morgan
Business Operation Modernization Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Forging Partnerships with Business and Higher Education: Pennsylvania’s Unique Take on Innovation
Jennifer Leinback
Executive Director – DCED Office of Technology & Innovation and Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Colleen Mantini
PA Manufacturing Innovation Program Director, Carnegie Mellon University
From Data to Decisions
Poonam Soans
Chief Data Officer & Director of Application Development, New Jersey Office of Information Technology
Spearheading Pennsylvania Government’s Human-Centered DEI Working Group
Claire Osborne
Director of Business Transformation, Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Beth Andreoli
Director of Business Transformation, Governor’s Office
Keynote Session
Replacing Legacy Systems While Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders
Speaker TBA
Panel Discussion
Tools, Strategies, and Innovations Driving Transformation
Akshay Malik
Infrastructure Innovation Coordinator, Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability, City of Philadelphia
Keynote Session
Innovation 101
Eliza Pollack
Director of Innovation, City of Philadelphia
Panel Discussion
Public Sector Workforce: The Next Generation
Michael Zaccagni
Director of HR/CHRO, City of Philadelphia
Michele Keogh
Workforce Development Planner, Department of the Auditor General
Moderator:
Lawrese Brown
CEO & Founder, C-Track Training
Keynote Session
Data & Equity under PA’s Clean Slate Law
Speaker TBA
Panel Discussion
Disaggregating Data
Florence Hudson
Executive Director, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Akshay Malik
Infrastructure Innovation Coordinator, Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability, City of Philadelphia
Keynote Session
Bridging the Digital Divide
Sheila Ireland
Deputy Secretary, Workforce Development, Pennsylvania
Department of Labor & Industry
Panel Discussion
Engaging Citizens for More Equitable Outcomes
Claire Osborne
Director of Business Transformation, Pennsylvania
Department of General Services
View the agenda for the full speaker lineup, sessions and event timeline
Your Registration Includes:
Harrisburg
Pensylvannia
