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IT Solutions Management for Human Services (ISM) Education Conference & Expo 2026

The ISM Education Conference & Expo is the premier annual gathering for technology leaders from state, county, and federal agencies, as well as industry professionals seeking to explore innovative approaches to designing and delivering human services. Produced by APHSA and its ISM affinity group, this event is the largest in its field, offering unmatched opp…

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13Speakers
100Sponsors
43Exhibitors
6On the bill · sessions
107Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at IT, in alphabetical order.
Alex Stanton
Principal · ThinkPurple
Alfonso Lara Montero
Chief Executive Officer · European Social Network
Amiran Gelashvili
Principal · KPMG
Anthony Fisher, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gonzaga University · Gonzaga University
Brant Menswar
Former Rock Star, Author, Visionary Thought Leader
Cody Inman
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary · Administration for Children and Families
David Walker, EdD
The Leadership Referee
Jay Phipps, PhD
Sr. Direct Analyst · Gartner
Jay Yang, PhD
Director, Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology, Gonzaga University · Gonzaga University
Jim Finwick
VP Executive Partner · Gartner
Joan Iva C. Fawcett, EdD
Dean of Social Justice Leadership and Community Empowerment, Gonzaga University · Gonzaga University
Moogega “Moo” Cooper, PhD
Trailblazing Engineer, Mars Rover ‘Perseverance’ Mission; Planetary Protection Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Reggie Bicha
President & CEO · American Public Human Services Association
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AccenturePlatinum
AdobePlatinum
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Platinum
AutoIESPlatinum
AutoIES (Public Consulting Group)Platinum
BintiPlatinum
CarahsoftPlatinum
Cardinality.aiPlatinum
CGIPlatinum
Creative Information Tech. Inc.Platinum
CSG Government SolutionsPlatinum
Cúram by MerativePlatinum
DeloittePlatinum
DionaPlatinum
EquifaxPlatinum
EYPlatinum
Google Public SectorPlatinum
IBMPlatinum
Infosys Public ServicesPlatinum
KPMG LLPPlatinum
MaximusPlatinum
MicrosoftPlatinum
Moser ConsultingPlatinum
Redmane TechnologyPlatinum
SalesforcePlatinum
VimoPlatinum
AugintelGold
BeamGold
Business IntegraGold
BusinessIntegraGold
CMAGold
D2SOL Inc.Gold
HyperscienceGold
Lyssn.io, Inc.Gold
NTT DATAGold
OpenTextGold
Public Consulting GroupGold
ServiceNowGold
Speridian TechnologiesGold
TEKsystemsGold
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Agenda

Selected from 6 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, September 28 | 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

    From Protection to Well-being: A Global Dialogue on the Future of Child Welfare

    Join a dynamic panel of leaders from federal, state, and international organizations for a crucial discussion on the evolution of child welfare. This session moves beyond the tradi…

  • Sunday, September 27 | 11:30am-4:00pm

    Beyond the Whistle: Developing Leaders Who Communicate, Decide, and Lead with Confidence

    Great leadership isn’t about the title on your door - it’s about how you show up when it matters most. This interactive workshop helps leaders move beyond relying on position and i…

  • Sunday, September 27 | 11:30am-4:00pm

    Procurement Workshop: From Strategy to Execution

    Ready to sharpen your procurement toolkit? This dynamic, two-part workshop combines big-picture strategy with hands-on practice - giving you both the framework and the reps to put …

  • Tuesday, September 29 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

    Elevating Women in Human Services

    Women are doing some of the most consequential work in human services. Yet barriers to advancing and thriving in leadership remain, and too many women navigate them without the net…

  • Wednesday, September 30 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

    Building High-Performing Leadership Teams & Succession Planning in the Public Sector

    Gartner’s definition of high performing teams is: A group of goal-focused individuals with specialized expertise and complementary competencies who collaborate, innovate and produc…

  • Wednesday, September 30 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

    Build Resilience, Mitigate Risk, & Maintain Cybersecurity in the Age of AI

    IT executives and their teams must move beyond traditional “perimeter” security to build an enterprise that is resilient by design. This presentation takes us through a journey tha…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 107 companies show up, and 43 bet on three roles at once?

107 companies. 43 are betting more than once.

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
43All threespeak · spons · exh
56Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
8Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Action for Child Protection·Arygle·BerryDunn·BridgeCare·Celonis·Child Welfare Information Gateway·Coresphere·Cyquent·Datadog·Enformion·eWorld Enterprise Solutions·Experian·Geographic Solutions·Guidehouse·Healthy Together·ID.me·KinderSystems·Knowledge Services·Kyyba Tech Inc·Messagepoint·Mirza·NCT Inc.

Speakers by seniority

31% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite215%
  • Founder / Owner18%
  • Director / Head of18%
  • Manager / Lead431%
  • Engineer · IC18%
  • Other roles431%

Of 13 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Action for Child ProtectionSp·EEx
  2. 02ArygleSp·EEx
  3. 03BerryDunnSp·EEx
  4. 04BridgeCareSp·EEx
  5. 05CelonisSp·EEx
  6. 06Child Welfare Information GatewaySp·EEx
  7. 07CoresphereSp·EEx
  8. 08CyquentSp·EEx
  9. 09DatadogSp·EEx
  10. 10EnformionSp·EEx
  11. 11eWorld Enterprise SolutionsSp·EEx
  12. 12ExperianSp·EEx
  13. 13Geographic SolutionsSp·EEx
  14. 14GuidehouseSp·EEx
Sponsors by tier
platinum26
26% of 100
gold15
15% of 100
silver12
12% of 100
exhibit only43
43% of 100
founders hub4
4% of 100
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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