Agenda

8:00 AM ET - 9:00 AM ET
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM ET - 9:05 AM ET
Welcome Remarks
Goldy Kamali
Goldy Kamali
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
9:05 AM ET - 9:25 AM ET
2023 – Progress Update and Way Ahead
John Sherman
John Sherman
CIO, DOD
9:25 AM ET - 9:35 AM ET
Pioneering in Responsible AI
Aaron Weis
Aaron Weis
Managing Director, Google Public Sector
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
Editor-in-Chief & VP of Content & Community, FedScoop & DefenseScoop
9:35 AM ET - 9:50 AM ET
All Things Digital: How Digital Engineering has Transformed the Way DOD Designs and Builds
Daniel Hettema
Daniel Hettema
Director of Digital Engineering, Modeling & Simulation, OUSD (R&E), DOD
Nick Sullivan
Nick Sullivan
Solutions Architect, Digital Engineering, GDIT
Billy Mitchell
Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
Editor-in-Chief & VP of Content & Community, FedScoop & DefenseScoop
9:50 AM ET - 10:00 AM ET
Automation at the Edge: Accelerated Functional Transformation and Joint Readiness
Todd Schroeder
Todd Schroeder
VP, Public Sector, UiPath
10:00 AM ET - 10:15 AM ET
5G MEC- Computing Power at the Edge
Dr. Thomas Rondeau
Dr. Thomas Rondeau
Principal Director, 5G, Office of the Deputy CTO for Critical Technologies, OUSD R&E, DOD
Lamont Copeland
Lamont Copeland
Director of Federal Solutions Architecture, Verizon
Billy Mitchell
Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
Editor-in-Chief & VP of Content & Community, FedScoop & DefenseScoop
10:15 AM ET - 10:25 AM ET
Fast Path to System Authorizations with Multi-Tenant PaaS / SaaS
Stephen Pipino
Stephen Pipino
Security Specialist & Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
10:25 AM ET - 10:40 AM ET
Utilizing Investments to Modernize Environments
Dr. Bill Streilein
Dr. Bill Streilein
CTO, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, DOD
Michelle Davis
Michelle Davis
Director, Solutions Architect, Federal Division, Red Hat
Brandi Vincent
Moderator:
Brandi Vincent
Reporter, DefenseScoop
10:40 AM ET - 10:50 AM ET
5G and Tech Advancement in the Federal Government
Jeff Neal
Jeff Neal
Director, Federal Sales, T-Mobile for Government
10:50 AM ET - 11:05 AM ET
DOD’s Future with AI Decision-Aides
Maynard Holliday
Maynard Holliday
DCTO for Critical Technologies, OSD, DOD
Jandria Alexander
Jandria Alexander
VP, Booz Allen Hamilton
Brandi Vincent
Moderator:
Brandi Vincent
Reporter, DefenseScoop
11:05 AM ET - 11:15 AM ET
From the Magic Kingdom to the Mission: Data-Driven Edge Intelligence
Phil Fuster
Phil Fuster
Chief Revenue Officer, Hitachi Vantara Federal
11:15 AM ET - 11:25 AM ET
Guiding Principles to Drive Digital Transformation
Daniel Hettema
Daniel Hettema
Director of Digital Engineering, Modeling & Simulation, OUSD (R&E), DOD
11:25 AM ET - 11:35 AM ET
Digital Identity: The Foundation of Modern Defense
Sabrina Lea
Sabrina Lea
Director, DOD Programs, Okta
11:35 AM ET - 11:45 AM ET
JADC2 - What's Next from Data to Decision
Lauren Knausenberger
Lauren Knausenberger
CIO, Dept. of Air Force
David Raffetto
David Raffetto
Operations Director, Federal Defense Sales, Cisco
Billy Mitchell
Moderator:
Billy Mitchell
Editor-in-Chief & VP of Content & Community, FedScoop & DefenseScoop
11:45 AM ET - 11:55 AM ET
Data Fabrics in the DoD: Implementation Lessons Learned and Land Mines to Avoid
Jonathan Entwistle
Jonathan Entwistle
Federal Ecosystem CTO, IBM
11:55 AM ET - 12:05 PM ET
The Rebels Won: DDS's Pivot Towards Great Power Competition
Jinyoung Englund
Jinyoung Englund
Acting Director, DDS & Deputy CDAO, DOD
12:05 PM ET - 12:15 PM ET
Addressing AI Anxiety Through Resiliency
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz
Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Splunk
12:15 PM ET - 12:30 PM ET
DARPA and the Future of Defense Technology
Dr. Stefanie Tompkins
Dr. Stefanie Tompkins
Director, DARPA
Jon Harper
Jon Harper
Managing Editor, DefenseScoop
12:30 PM ET - 12:35 PM ET
Closing Remarks
Goldy Kamali
Goldy Kamali
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
12:35 PM ET - 1:35 PM ET
Networking Lunch


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