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Wednesday May 20, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
As GIS evolves into a core enterprise capability, its alignment with IT is critical to organizational success. This panel brings together leaders from government and the private sector to explore how high-performing GIS programs are structured, governed, and sustained. Panelists will examine the tension between supporting line-of-business needs and advancing enterprise platforms, and how emerging technologies are reshaping that balance. Attendees will gain practical insights on positioning GIS strategically, strengthening GIS–IT partnerships, and making the organizational and technology decisions that enable long-term success.
Speakers
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Fernando Llamas Jr

Administrative Services Director, City of Burien
Fernando Llamas Jr. is the Administrative Services Director for the City of Burien, Washington, where he leads four divisions: City Clerk, Communications, Human Resources, and Information Systems. He has served the City since 2007, rising through every level of its technology and... Read More →
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Tamara Davis

Chief Technology Officer, King County
As CTO at King County, I’ve spent my career serving the county across multiple agencies, leading teams through complex application migrations, building enterprise GIS capabilities, and keeping mission-critical infrastructure running while modernizing it at the same time. I care... Read More →
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Zinta Smidchens

Manager, GIS CADD Programs and Initiatives, City of Seattle IT GIS
Working in private and public sectors, large and small organizations, the field and the office has offered so many opportunities to see geography’s role in solving problems.

After earning a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, Zinta Smidchens began at the Indiana Geological Survey, mapping Lake Michigan’s post-glacial shoreline history and much older deposits exposed on the rock faces in Indiana’s limestone quarries. On the west coast, Zinta joined... Read More →
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Sabra Schneider

Chief Information Officer, City of Bellevue
Sabra Schneider, named one of the top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers in 2024 from Government Technology Magazine, currently serves as the Chief Information Officer for the City of Bellevue, Washington. Bellevue consistently ranks in the top five digital cities in the country. 
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Jill Oliver

Geospatial Science Leader, Anchor QEA
Jill Oliver is the Geospatial Science Lead at Anchor QEA an environmental and engineering consulting firm. She has over 25 years of experience specializing in GIS and GIS systems architecture from Esri’s ArcIMS platform to ArcGIS Enterprise and designed what Anchor QEA works with... Read More →
Wednesday May 20, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
407-408

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