
ATARC 2021 Digital Transformation Virtual Summit
August 24, 2021, 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM ET | 2.5 CPE Credits Available for this Event*** Register10:00 AM
Visionary Keynote

Danielle Metz
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise, Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
10:15 AM
Emerging Technology Tech Talks
Accelerating your cloud journey: The Red Hat Open Hybrid Cloud Strategy
In a 2021 HBR Pulse Survey “Accelerating Transformation for a Post-Covid-19 World”, “90% of respondents say Covid-19 has accelerated the timing of their organization’s transformation efforts.” As an IT leader, you must continuously deliver innovative technological solutions and user experiences to stay competitive. The open hybrid cloud is Red Hat’s recommended strategy for architecting, developing, and operating a hybrid mix of applications, delivering a truly flexible cloud experience with the speed, stability and scale required for digital transformation. Red Hat customers can evolve from unmanageable application and infrastructure platforms to a cloud-native, on-demand environment that provides business agility and innovation. Learn how.

Greg Tinsley
Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA, 150-199-750)

10:30 AM
Panel: Diving Deeper into Emerging Technology within the Federal Government
What’s changed within the evolution of applications within government? Modernization is key to success in this area as well as adapting to the “new normal” brought on by COVID-19. New ways of working, new consumer behaviors and new business reorganization all require new digital tools and technology within the business, to find out how to rapidly innovate your digital capabilities.
Tune into this panel to hear from topic experts on how emerging technologies have transformed the Federal Government, as well as ways to strengthen an agency’s digital transformation journey. What challenges have these panelists experienced? What solutions were put in place to overcome these challenges?

Krista Kinnard
Chief, Emerging Technology, U.S. Department of Labor

Chezian Sivagnanam
Chief Enterprise Architect, National Science Foundation

Adam Goldberg
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Financial Innovation and Transformation, Department of Treasury

Andrew Welchel
Federal Solutions Engineering, Saviynt

Moderator: Kiersten Patton
Working Group Program Manager, ATARC
11:15 AM
Emerging Technology Tech Talks
The Rise of the Citizen Developer

Kevin Cochrane
SVP, Product Marketing, Acquia

11:30 AM
Panel: Accelerating the Adoption of Emerging Automation Solutions Within the Federal Government
As agencies make the push to further their Digital Transformation journey, establishing a baseline understanding for participants of emerging automation solutions including RPA, Blockchain, and AI, has become very important. Tune into this panel to hear from topic experts on the best practices for adopting automation, as well as the best strategies for accelerating this practice. This panel will also highlight how the solutions are currently impacting the Federal Government and the potential for growth. What challenges have these panelists identified within this area? What lessons have they learned?

Erica Thomas
OUSD Comptroller, Enterprise Data & Business Performance Directorate, RPA Program Manager, U.S. Department of Defense

Ann Dunkin
Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy

Meikle Paschal
Program Manager for Robotic Process Automation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Anil John
Technical Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Silicon Valley Innovation Program

Brian Mooers
Sr. Program Analyst and Performance Improvement Specialist, Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Division, General Service Administration

Jon Walden
CTO, Americas for Blue Prism Software

Moderator: Kiersten Patton
Working Group Program Manager, ATARC
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