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GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium is one of the nation’s longest-running, well-respected government IT events

In times like these, the local government IT community matters more than ever. Uncertainty is now a fact of life in government IT, but having a community to share and collaborate with makes everyone stronger.

The 2026 GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium, celebrating its 45th anniversary, provides that opportunity. This premier, national conference brings the local government IT community together to share leading practices and lessons learned, to dive into the emerging trends impacting government tech and service delivery, and provides opportunities to connect and engage with tech leaders and practitioners.

At the 2026 GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium, you don’t have to figure it all out alone. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. You will be with local government IT leaders and professionals who help one another, sharing solutions and experiences.

This year’s conference has several impressive tracks, including:

  • Leaders & Emerging Leaders: Topics such as communication skills, diversity & inclusion, managing change, leadership development, conflict resolution, career paths, recruitment & retention, emotional intelligence, remote work & supervision
  • Technology Governance: Topics such as procurement rules/policies, governance structures, records management, business continuity & disaster recovery, hardware & infrastructure, data rights & compliance
  • Cybersecurity Risks & Strategies: Topics such as security plans & policies, IT threat landscape, security tools, ransomware, tabletop exercises, DevSecOps, AI-powered attacks & defenses
  • Innovation, Insights, & Trends: Topics such as AI, virtual/augmented reality, AI case studies, collaboration/shared services, internet of things, modernization, advanced connectivity options
  • Product & Project Skills: Topics such as Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Windows, app/software development, agile/scrum, GIS, project management, AI tools for the workplace
  • Digital Government: Topics such as automated services, digitization/open data, UX, design thinking, accessibility, citizen communication/engagement, advanced marketing techniques, AI tools to enhance engagement

Join us November 8-10 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, Minnesota! This is the can’t-miss event for all government IT across the nation.

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Mary Wynne is the CEO at Fusion Learning Partners. Mary has twenty years of experience as an accomplished nonprofit leader with a proven track record of designing and leading innovative, impactful programs and client services, including educational programming.