Overview

April 21

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Boomers retiring. Gen Xers ascendent. Millennials stepping into new roles. Gen Z looking for the right skills to enter the marketplace.

Workforce demographics are shifting rapidly across all industries, including state and local government. As agencies look to hire new employees – and keep current workers motivated and engaged – they need new strategies to address new challenges.

In this virtual conversation on April 21, part of a series from Governing and Government Technology on developing a talent strategy for 2022, we’ll take a look at the new government worker: What do they expect from a public sector job? How can you find and recruit the best employees in this new environment? How can you retain your best workers – and is retention even a goal anymore? What technologies make it easier to hire and onboard new employees in a remote environment?  

Join us as we dive into these questions and many more. And we’ll discuss how these approaches fit within your organization’s broader workforce planning efforts.

Speakers

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Fred Brittain

Chief Information Officer, ME Office of Information Technology

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James Weaver

Secretary and State CIO, N.C. Department of Information Technology

James "Jim" Weaver joined the N.C. Department of Information Technology in March 2021, with more than 30 years of leadership and management in the IT industry. As secretary and state chief information officer, he leads the agency responsible for strategic IT planning and the procurement and delivery of IT services and solutions as well as cybersecurity and efforts to expand broadband access and affordability across North Carolina. Prior to NCDIT, Weaver served as director and state CIO at Washington Technology Solutions. In that role, he strengthened the department and the state enterprise by focusing on efficiency, consistency, and continuous improvement; driving business alignment; balancing operations and policy; and seeking quicker adoption of newer technology. As secretary, Weaver chairs the North Carolina Information Technology Strategy Board. He also serves on the several committees for the NASCIO, including its executive committee and broadband advisory group. He also co-chairs the Enterprise Architecture Committee.

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Dustin Haisler — Moderator

Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic

Dustin Haisler is the Chief Innovation Officer of Government Technology's parent company e. Republic. Previously the finance director and later CIO for Manor, Texas, a small city outside Austin, Haisler quickly built a track record and reputation as an early innovator in civic tech. As Chief Innovation Officer, Haisler has a strategic role to help shape the company’s products, services and future direction. Primarily, he leads e.Republic Labs, a market connector created as an ecosystem to educate, accelerate and ultimately scale technology innovation within the public sector.