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2026 GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium

The GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium is an annual gathering focused on government IT leadership, innovation, and collaboration. The event brings together leaders, IT professionals, and public sector partners from across Minnesota and beyond. The conference features keynotes, educational sessions, and networking opportunities, highlighting technology achie…

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97Speakers
5Sponsors
238Sessions
63Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.

Adam Frumkin
CIO, Franklin County, OH Data Center · Franklin County, OH Data Center
Amanda Kollmorgan
Amy Cheney
CIO · Bloomington, MN
Amy Middendorf
IT Director, Morrison County, MN · Morrison County, MN
Angie Wright
CTO, City of Beaumont, TX · City of Beaumont, TX
Avish Parashar
Author & Speaker
Barry Condrey
Director of Technology Consulting, PTI · PTI
Ben Dumke
Bianca Lochner, Ph.D
Bianca M. Lochner
CIO · City of Scottsdale, AZ
Bobbie McAdam
Vice President, Enterprise Program Services, Medica · Medica
Brian Johnson
President · 7 Minute Security
Bryan Behrenshausen
Community Architect, Open-Source Program Office, Red Hat · Red Hat
Charles Burton
Chetan Ganatra
CIO, Ramsey County, MN · Ramsey County, MN
Chris Chirgwin
CIO, County of Santa Barbara · County of Santa Barbara
Chris Skelly
IT Manager · South Tahoe Public Utility District
Chris Teale
Executive Editor, Route Fifty · Route Fifty
Cynthia Perazzo
Center for Consumerism Lead, AVIA · AVIA
Darryl Polk
Director of Education, PTI · PTI
David Hankes
IT Innovation Manager, Village of Downers Grove, IL · Village of Downers Grove, IL
David R Hankes

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM)
Minnesota School Nutrition Association (MSNA)
Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG)
Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA)
Western Regional Innovation & Technology Alliance (WRITA)

Agenda

Selected from 238 sessions.

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:15 am

    AI for the “Real” Project World: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:15 am

    Data and AI are Squarely in the Middle of Both pAIn and gAIn

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:15 am

    Foundations of IT Leadership: Cybersecurity Awareness

    Foundations
  • Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:15 am

    Moving Work, Moving People, Moving Mountains

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:15 am

    The EQ Advantage: Unlocking Influence, Trust, and Your Full Potential

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 – 11:15 am

    AI for the “Real” Project World: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 – 11:15 am

    Data and AI are Squarely in the Middle of Both pAIn and gAIn

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 – 11:15 am

    Foundations of IT Leadership: Cybersecurity Awareness

  • Monday, November 9, 2026 – 11:15 am

    Moving Work, Moving People, Moving Mountains

Company intelligence

An audience of 63 companies, parsed from the program.

63 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
58Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

32% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1616%
  • Founder / Owner11%
  • VP-level22%
  • Director / Head of1212%
  • Manager / Lead33%
  • Engineer · IC55%
  • Other roles5860%

Of 97 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM)Sponsor-
2Minnesota School Nutrition Association (MSNA)Sponsor-
3PTI3
4Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG)Sponsor-
5Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA)Sponsor-
6Western Regional Innovation & Technology Alliance (WRITA)Sponsor-
7Minnesota Department of Health2
87 Minute Security1
9Aledade1
10Amazon1
11AVIA1
12Bloomington, MN1
13CAI1
14City of Alexandria, VA1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified5
100% of 5