We Are NC Gov
Helping Agencies Succeed Together
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How do North Carolinians interact with their government through technology?
It goes way beyond the website.
Think social media, chatbots, forms, documents, schedulers, and much more.
Every digital channel has to effectively serve North Carolinians. Making that happen takes teamwork across state agencies.
Join We Are NC Gov, a free, half-day event from the N.C. Department on Information Technology. Learn how state agencies can deliver faster, more seamless and accessible service, together.
Get practical ideas you can use right away from experts at NCDIT, the Office of Governor Josh Stein, and the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Date & Time
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
1915 Health Services Way
Raleigh, NC 27607
Livestream
Register to attend the conference by livestreaming.
Agenda
Opening Remarks
Nate Denny
NCDIT Secretary and State Chief Information Officer
Expert Panel on Digital Experience
Torre Jessup, Senior Advisor for Digital Experience, Office of Governor Josh Stein
Lenae Storey, Digital Experience Lead, Office of Governor Josh Stein
Paul Tine, Commissioner, N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles
Accessibility: Five Months to Title II
Amy Hepler, Lead UX/Accessibility Developer, NCDIT; Digital Accessibility Pillar Lead, Governor’s Commission on Accessibility
The 20-Minute DMV: How NCDMV and NCDIT Are Making Faster Service Possible
Elizabeth Bond, Director of Transformation, N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles
Tracy Rice, Project Manager, NCDIT
AI in Action: Transforming the State’s Digital Experience
Sofya Diktas, AI Products and Governance Manager, NCDIT
Andrew Brown, Junior DevSecOps Associate, Digital Solutions, NCDIT
Interactive Labs
- Digital Commons
- DubBot Quality Checker
- PDF-to-HTML Conversion
- AI Chatbots
- Web Application Firewall
Who Should Go?
- Communication teams can learn to design content around how users search for government services and information.
- Developers and IT professionals can explore real-world examples of agencies collaborating on shared tools and platforms.
- Agency leaders and decision-makers can find the right partners and solutions to better deliver services.
- Digital and web professionals can discover how the state is shifting from multiple websites to a unified digital experience.
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Accommodations
NCDIT is committed to providing an accessible experience for all participants at NCDIT events.
To make any accommodations or interpreter requests after registration, please send an email to elena.talanker@nc.gov at least two weeks before the date of the conference.
Parking & Entry
- A paid parking garage is adjacent to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services parking garage, 1910 Human Services Way Raleigh, NC 27607. It is open to visitors at $2 per hour or $16 per day.
- Free parking is available at the N.C. Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, 27607. Walk across Blue Ridge Road to the DHHS building.
- Note: When entering the DHHS building, check in at reception. All registered attendees will receive an individual QR code, which you will scan to go through security.