2023 Southwest Regional Tribal Technology Forum

Breakfast on behalf of our sponsors.

Your official welcome to TribalHub's Regional Forum- a preview of what's ahead and how make the most of your time here!

Attendee Badges Only: Have your laptop charged and ready for this morning's exercise! TribalHub has decades worth of data that is available and valuable for you to access, some of it is about YOUR tribe or enterprise. Make sure your tribe's details are up to date and accurately represent your current technology profile.

Attendee Badges Only: Always one of the most popular and meaningful sessions in our annual regional events, this is your opportunity to connect or re-connect with your peers at tribes from your region. In this roundtable style session, everyone will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and to share information or questions with the entire group in a session that will be limited to only employees from tribes.

Join together for lunch on behalf of your sponsors! PLUS have time to network and hear from the event sponsors. Be sure to visit them at their table for a chance to win some awesome prizes!!

Questions answered about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP). Your opportunity to meet THE FEMA representatives at the heart of this grant. Your regional CISA reps and tribal liaisons from FEMA will be in attendance and you can additionally, discover what a valuable and healthy relationship looks like with these agencies and what resources are available to you.

Take a break, recaffeinate and fuel up for the afternoon at our sponsored break! While doing so, be sure to stop by and say hello to the sponsors who are supporting your region AND making this event possible! Be sure to visit each sponsor and drop in your name ticket to be entered in a drawing to win one of three $50 gift cards!

In this interactive workshop we’ll explore the characteristics of effective team communication and how self-awareness helps you lead and collaborate better with peers and teammates. You’ll discover some quick, daily best practices to factor professional development into your day when you are on the go! Be sure you have completed the 3 short assessments prior to the session in order to get the most out of our time!

New friends and old friends- make connections at this event leading into dinner!

Enjoy wrapping up the day at dinner on behalf of our title sponsor, Cradlepoint/StepCG.

Fuel up for a great morning!

In today's tech-driven landscape, AI's meteoric rise is undeniable, creating ripples of change across various industries. Amidst the deafening buzz, discerning its genuine impact can be challenging. Profound influence on several industries is apparent when considering the AI environment and larger trends and opportunities. From enhancing experiences to revolutionizing operations, AI promises to redefine the future in unprecedented ways. Dive in to witness the evolution firsthand.

Being in any leadership role for a tribe or tribal enterprise takes visionary planning, a strategic outlook and an innovative mindset, all while building for future generations and not losing oneself solely to the immediate issue-at-hand. The best plans often fail because team members don’t properly understand the expectations of their role, or how their role fits into the larger strategy. Technology decisions, for example, are critical to both short and long-term success of the tribal enterprise, requiring leaders to possess a multi-dimensional perspective and a capacity to communicate both strategic and tactical needs throughout the organization. This session will accelerate this alignment between your business objectives and people objectives: ensuring your leaders are capable of connecting with, and engaging, their teams to ensure business success. Specifically, the session will teach leaders how to think about and develop an approach to creating employee readiness, respective of these business needs, providing concrete steps to evaluating and developing both individual and team performance.

Another favorite session of all of our regional events in 2023 has been this one, where attendees can see data on their region- who is using what, what size and structure IT departments do others have, how to find someone else who is building a new X or upgrading to Y. This eye-opening session will share some info like this and more specific to your region AND tribes across the U.S. Don't leave early- this one is worth sticking around for!

Now what? Get some final details from the TribalHub team regarding the actionable steps you can take as well as important dates to mark on your calendar as we look into 2024! Closing session led by TribalHub's Membership Representative, Tiffany Korenic!