TribalHub Membership
TribalHub Membership
2023 Michigan Regional Tribal Technology Forum
Event Details:
When: June 5-6, 2023
Where: Kewadin Casinos, Sault Ste Marie, MI
Block rate is $76/night. Click HERE or call 800-539-2346. Reference ID 23979. Discount expires May 21.
Agenda:
DOWNLOADABLE PDF AGENDA
Monday 06/05/2023
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| 8:30am - 3:00pm |
RegistrationMore DetailsA warm welcome from the TribalHub team- pickup your badge and important forum materials. TribalHub Members grab your welcome gift! |
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
BreakfastMore DetailsBreakfast on behalf of our sponsors. |
| 9:15am - 10:00am |
TribalHub Benchmarking - Part 1More DetailsBring your laptop! One representative from each tribe or tribal casino will be selected to partipcate in this- complete an online TribalHub common systems survey for their tribe, providing you and all attendees with more meaningful benchmarking data to be presented in the 10:30am session on Day 2. |
| 10:00am - 10:15am |
Event KickoffMore DetailsJoin us in this opening welcome session as we summarize the days' events, quickly introduce your regional group ambassadors and help you understand how to make the most of the next two days. |
| 10:15am - 12:15pm |
Roundtable- Attendees OnlyMore DetailsAlways 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. |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch and LearnMore DetailsJoin 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!! |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
Cybersecurity and your Cloud MigrationMore DetailsTribes of all sizes and resource levels are moving services to the cloud, but how do you do this while maintaining the security of your systems, network and data? Can I simply trust and rely on my vendors and service providers to simply "have that covered"? In this session our presenters will discuss Data Sovereignty in Native American Tribes focused on the best practices and information pertinent to using cloud solutions. The main objective is to provide information on how Tribal IT successfully navigate using cloud solutions while managing and protecting their data, and highlight the potential risks and challenges associated with various cloud solutions/providers. It will provide guidance on selecting a cloud provider, contracts, and implementing appropriate security/compliance measures to protect sensitive data. We will all discuss the importance of establishing clear data management policies and procedures. |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Break & Sponsor ConnectionsMore DetailsTake 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! |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm |
Shaping Present and Future LeadersMore DetailsAttendees will leave this session with a renewed perspective on leadership. So many principles of modern leadership have been a part of Native American culture and traditional teachings for generations. Our speaker for this session leads this discussion and even engages attendees in a short hands-on activity to demonstrate some of what their tribe and casino does with all of their new team members. Applying principles of a traditional teaching that is thousands of years old to present day leadership. |
| 5:15pm - 5:20pm |
Shuttle to Cocktail Hour & DinnerMore DetailsCatch a quick 5 minute ride to downtown historic Sault Ste Marie- cocktails and dinner offsite at THREE ONE THREE Pick up at hotel lobby. |
| 5:30pm - 6:15pm |
Cocktail Hour Sponsored by DarktraceMore DetailsNew friends and old friends- make connections at this event leading into dinner! 313 Ashmun Street- take the shuttle or make your own way over! |
| 6:15pm - 7:45pm |
Dinner Sponsored by InforMore DetailsEnjoy wrapping up the day at dinner on behalf of our title sponsor, Infor. 313 Ashmun Street- take the shuttle or make your own way over! |
| 7:45pm - 7:50pm |
Shuttle back to Kewadin CasinosMore DetailsCatch a quick 5 minute ride back to Kewadin OR call the casino shuttle yourself for a pickup by 11pm- 1- 800-539-2346. Pickup at Restaurant Entrance |
Tuesday 06/06/2023
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| 7:30am - 8:30am |
BreakfastMore DetailsFuel up for a great morning! |
| 8:30am - 10:15am |
Workshop- Leadership Development and Team BuildingMore DetailsIn 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! |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
TribalHub Benchmarking - Part 2More DetailsIn this session we will quickly take a look at some benchmarking statistics and facts for this region from data in the TribalHub portal and data collected in the Monday 9am session. We will be including a very brief demonstration of the new TribalHub Members' Portal. Bonus - attend this session to be earn an entry for a $200 Visa gift card! Must be present to win! |
| 11:30am - 11:45am |
What's Next?More DetailsNow 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 at the rest of the year! |
Ambassadors
Special thanks to our regional ambassadors! They are a group of your peers from your same region. They are here to help guide the conversations to cover the topics that are most relevant to your role and region.
Amy Capelli
Controller
Bay Mills Indian Community
BIO
Amy Cappelli, Controller for Bay Mills Indian Community. I started my career in Tribal Government/Enterprise with the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, in 1996, it was here that I grew with the organization and this lead to a career of 23 years with 15 of them as one of their Senior Accountants. I worked on various businesses/internal services/grants/trust and agencies, but my passion was in business/inventory/PoS and IT connectivity. The synching of the component pieces to make a stream line system that could be used throughout the organization. Technology and change, are always at the forefront of what I am doing, and currently that is a new accounting system install for Bay Mills. This will allow them to be a near paperless community/business while enhancing many areas of finance availability for Council and Management.
Zach Estep
Director of IT
Gun Lake Casino
BIO
Prior to joining Gun Lake Casino, Zach earned my Computer Information Systems degree and began my career in IT as a Systems Administrator at accounting firm BDO USA. After earning his Certified Associate of Project Management certificate, he took on a new challenge as a project manager for the firm’s numerous mergers and acquisitions. Zach joined Gun Lake Casino in 2015 and in his time the team has successfully completed multiple property expansions and are currently working on the construction of a hotel tower and Aquadome. Zach is currently enrolled at WMU and on track to earn his MBA in 2024 while at the same time earning his Project Management Professional certificate (PMP, 2022) as well as WMU’s Business Analytics certificate.
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