West Michigan Cisco User Group - This Wednesday!! - April 26th 2017: WMCUG Special Event! A live discussion with the CIO and CTO for the State of MI

[West Michigan Cisco User Group]

WMCUG Special Event!  A live discussion with the CIO and CTO for the State of MI

Don’t miss this month’s event on April 26th at Davenport University. WMCUG is honored to host David Behen and Rod Davenport, the lead IT executives for the state of Michigan.

Event : David and Rod will discuss with us many of the leading issues facing Michigan today – cyber security, mobile initiatives, big data, IT governance, and more. 

Panelists –

David Behen, State of MI CIO
Management and Budget and Michigan’s chief information officer, David B. Behen sets strategic direction and ensures innovative, effective and efficient services to more than 47,000 state employees and 9.9 million Michigan citizens. CIO Magazine presented Michigan with its CIO 100 Award in 2013 and 2016. ComputerWorld named Behen among its 100 Premier IT Leaders. Government Technology named Governor Snyder and Behen to its top-25 list of IT doers, dreamers and drivers.

Rod Davenport, State of MI CTO
Rod is an I.T. professional with 20 years of experience across a variety of industries including publishing, automotive, health care, and energy with skills developed across a broad array of computer technology disciplines. He is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer for the State of Michigan, responsible for IT Strategy, Vendor Management and Innovation, and Infrastructure & Operations. Prior to joining the State, he was most recently employed with DTE Energy where he focused on innovation and emerging technologies as well as taking a lead role in Department of Energy research grants conducting an analysis of Smart Grid communication protocols. Rod holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Lawrence Technological University.

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Agenda:
5:30 - 5:45: Registration and Networking
5:45 - 6:00: Sponsor
6:00 - 7:00: Discussion
7:15 - Room closes, After-Meeting Social

Please RSVP!!!
Please use this form to help us get an accurate count for food.

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Sponsor:

Matthew Toth

MT...@goc3.biz

616-259-4485

C3 is a technology company providing its midsize to enterprise customers with an ‘IT Ecosystem’ of solutions ranging from Global Network Connectivity, Data Center + Cloud, SD WAN, UC as a service, and much more. We listen to our clients, provide valuable research and analysis of vendors and technologies, assist in negotiating contract terms, and provide life cycle support.  When you’re ready to evaluate technology that moves the needle, avoid the salesperson approach and talk to C3.

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Address:
Davenport University
6191 Kraft Ave SE
Caledonia, MI 49512
Sneden Hall Meeting Room 1/2/3 (Across from Auditorium)
Please remember to park in an E (Event) parking lot. We suggest section F, as identified on our Location page