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April 30 – May 2, 2023 at Graduate Annapolis Hotel, 126 West St, Annapolis, MD 21401

Attendance is Free to Government.   Individual Industry Tickets & Partnerships Available

GITEC Agenda

Sunday, April 30, 2023

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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Conference Opening Reception

Trophy Room, Graduate Hotel, Annapolis

Monday, May 1, 2023

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7:30 AM

Registration and Breakfast

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9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks

Tom Suder

Tom Suder

CEO / Founder, ATARC

GITEC Chair: John Sprague

GITEC Chair: John Sprague

IT Chief Engineer, Service Management Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Working Groups: Gerald Caron III

Working Groups: Gerald Caron III

Chief Information Officer, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Conference MC: Tom Temin

Conference MC: Tom Temin

Anchor and Columnist, Federal News Network

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9:15 AM

Visionary Keynote

Shery Thomas

Shery Thomas

Cyber Technology Officer, U.S. Marine Forces Cyberspace Command, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Department of Defense

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9:45 AM

Panel: What’s Next for CIOs?

Chief Information Officers are at the forefront of revolutionizing government agencies. Their roles encompass a wide array of duties, including modernization of their agency’s IT ecosystem.

Directly from the CIO Council, “the CIO challenges executive leadership to think strategically about digital disruptions that are forcing business models to change and technology’s role in mission delivery. As a technology leader, the CIO enables and rapidly scales the agency’s digital business ecosystem while concurrently ensuring digital security.”

Tune into this panel as leading CIOs discuss the challenges and opportunities of the position, including how emerging technologies has impacted the way they work.

Benjamin Berry

Benjamin Berry

Chief Information Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

Gundeep Awhluwalia

Gundeep Awhluwalia

Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, U.S. Department of Labor

Guy Cavallo

Guy Cavallo

Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Michael Anthony

Michael Anthony

Chief Information Officer, Office of the Managing Director, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board

Dr. Gregg 'Skip' Bailey

Dr. Gregg 'Skip' Bailey

Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce

James Fitch

James Fitch

Federal Civilian Business Manager, Red Hat

Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Executive Editor, Federal News Network

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11:23 AM

Emerging Technology Talk

‎The Rise of Interception and Espionage: How to Prevent it and Ensure Communications and Data Security

Cybersecurity is always in the spotlight for critical data leaks – but other back doors left ajar to malicious attackers are being overlooked. When sensitive information needs to be shared, a quiet phone call (or ‘secure’ message) is often placed with the assumption the audience is known. Think again, messaging services are being intercepted at rates never seen before. The ‘work anywhere’ movement adds to the threat. Government employees are messaging and calling from any place, time or device. Governments cannot afford to compromise security for flexibility.

David Wiseman

David Wiseman

Vice President Secure Communications, Blackberry

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11:30 AM

Panel: How Emerging Tech Plays a Role in Your Use of Cyber and AI

In today’s world, the emerging technologies in the Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence space are countless, and growing in number everyday. Post-pandemic, the amount of people who are working from everywhere but the office have steadily held, while their needs in terms of cybersecurity, data accessibility and IT solutions have continued to grow. In regards to security, AI and ML are increasingly used to offer protection in the cybersecurity space against all types of attack and while these technologies on their own are efficient at handling threats, the combined use of both is increasingly being adopted by many organizations to ensure the security of their information and data. 

Come listen as our panelists discuss the importance of policies to support the emerging technologies within AI, Data Security, and Cyber, while also exploring the applications best suited for addressing IT modernization within Federal Agencies.

Luci Holemans

Luci Holemans

Air Traffic Organization Cybersecurity Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Anil Chaudhry

Anil Chaudhry

Director, Technology and Ecosystem Security, Office of the National Cyber Director, Executive Office of the President

LDCR Kenneth Miltenberger

LDCR Kenneth Miltenberger

Cyber Operational Assessments Branch Chief, Cyber Red and Blue Teams, U.S. Coast Guard

CAPT Patrick Thompson

CAPT Patrick Thompson

Infrastructure Services Division Chief, C5I Service Center, U.S. Coast Guard

Wayne Jacobs

Wayne Jacobs

Special Agent In-Charge (Criminal & Cyber), Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice

Sanjay Sardar

Sanjay Sardar

Operating Group President Civilian & Health, ASRC Federal

Jayla Whitfield

Jayla Whitfield

Staff Writer, GovCIO

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12:15 PM

Lunch with Visionary Keynote Briefing

Greg Singleton

Greg Singleton

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Breakout Sessions – Cyber and AI Tracks

We’ll be splitting into two tracks of discussions from 1:15pm – 4pm ET. The Cyber Sessions will be held in the Main Ballroom. The AI Sessions will be held in a separate room, to be determined.

Limited seats per session. Make sure you select which sessions you’d like to attend, upon registering below!

Cyber Sessions

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1:30 PM

Panel: Zero Trust and Quantum: What’s Next?

Zero Trust is a security model, a set of system design principles, and a coordinated cybersecurity and system management strategy based on an acknowledgment that threats exist both inside and outside traditional network boundaries. For many networks, existing infrastructure can be leveraged and integrated to incorporate Zero Trust concepts, but the transition to a mature Zero Trust architecture often requires additional capabilities to obtain the full benefits of a Zero Trust environment. Quantum technologies are rapidly emerging. Concepts that seemed unreal last month are fully functioning now! While quantum will open up the possibility of amazing technological advances, there is also a dark side, in terms of cybersecurity. We have known since 1994, that a sufficiently mature quantum computer will be able to quickly and easily break the most commonly used encryption systems., encryption systems that underpin every aspect of modern life. Secure cryptography is an integral part of Zero Trust implementation and unless Government and the business community take concrete steps now to get ready for that inevitability, the systems we rely on will be catastrophically vulnerable in the coming quantum revolution.

The importance of Zero Trust, and other security methodologies like cryptography, has sky-rocketed especially with the transition to remote and hybrid work. A major challenge leaders face is the complexity of implementing a Zero Trust model across a network with many diverse and large departments, agencies, and systems. How can government agencies strengthen Zero Trust? How can they utilize quantum security? Tune into this panel to hear how Federal Leaders apply and execute Zero Trust within their agency and discuss the critical next steps in transitioning to quantum resistant cryptography.

Colten O'Malley

Colten O'Malley

Deputy Commander, US Army Command and Control Support Agency, U.S. Department of the Army

Gerald Caron III

Gerald Caron III

Chief Information Officer, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dylan Presman

Dylan Presman

Director, Budget and Assessment, Office of the National Cyber Director, Executive Office of the President

Moderator: Kate Macri

Moderator: Kate Macri

Deputy Editor, GovCIO

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2:20 PM

Panel: When All Fails – How to Recover from Attacks

There is a focus on ensuring an agency’s cybersecurity is as up to date as possible. But, what does one do when all systems put in place to assist in threat attacks break down?
Given the high stakes in today’s cyber threat landscape, a good cyber strategy must be based on the assumption that, sooner or later, the agency’s defenses will fail. This assumption places the agency’s one step ahead of the attack: knowing that it will happen instead of if. The challenge, then, is to have a plan for responding to, mitigating and recovering from an attack.

Not only is it important to plan ahead your IT infrastructure, it’s important to prepare your employees. Proper training and retention of cybersecurity professionals, in both the public and private spheres, has been a hurdle the last couple of years.

Tune into this panel to listen to topic experts as they answer the following questions and speak to their cyber resilient plans:
How would you recommend one assess a current cyber preparedness and ability to detect, respond and recover from a cyber attack?
What are some best practices for data protection and recovery to help agencies avoid malicious activity or recover from a successful attack successfully?
How to best prepare the workforce to be more cyber resilient?

 

Rudolf Rojas

Rudolf Rojas

Information Technology Manager, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Kimberly Mentzell

Kimberly Mentzell

Cybersecurity and Aerospace Director, Department of Commerce, State of Maryland

Amy Hamilton, PhD.

Amy Hamilton, PhD.

Visiting Faculty Chair, Department of Energy, National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace

James Palumbo

James Palumbo

Chief Information Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Department of the Navy

Scott Ledford

Scott Ledford

Unit Chief - FBI Cyber Division, Cyber Action Team, Advanced Digital Forensics, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jean Schaffer

Jean Schaffer

Federal Chief Technology Officer, Corelight

Moderator: John Curran

Moderator: John Curran

Executive Editor, Meritalk

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3:25 PM

Panel: Working with the Executive Order: Next Steps

Within the last year, various new security mandates have been focused around Zero Trust due to the Executive Orders. This is no small task as these government-wide cybersecurity requirements directly impact the outlooks and roadmaps for individual agency security initiatives. In fact, one of the main requirements for this Executive Order is the implementation of SOAR, a security orchestration, automation and response technology tool to help coordinate, execute and automate tasks between various people and tools all within a single platform.

Furthermore, as agencies seek out the best ways to meet cybersecurity requirements and maximize incident response, they should ensure they choose an automation platform that supports use cases beyond traditional SOAR.

Listen into our session as topic experts break down their new goals and implementation plans for the Executive Order and take a deep dive into the measures that will need to be taken in the next year to secure systems and limit the risk of security incidents.

 

André Mendes

André Mendes

Chief Information Officer, Officer of the Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

Wayne Rodgers

Wayne Rodgers

Department Zero Trust Lead, Information Assurance Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education

Martin Stanley

Martin Stanley

Cybersecurity Assurance Program Manager, Federal Network Resilience Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Nicole Willis

Nicole Willis

Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management and Policy, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sam Sabin

Sam Sabin

Cybersecurity Reporter, Axios

AI Sessions

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1:30 PM

Panel: Best Practices in AI in the Federal Government

Over the past few years, Government Agencies usage of AI has been on the rise. Due to successful initiatives such as GSA’s Center of Excellence, which has laid the groundwork for some of the best ways to utilize AI, there have been frequent pushes from the Executive branch to continue to gain a better understanding of AI and its best practices across the board in other agencies. 

Listen into our session as topic experts break down their best practices for AI utilization within their agencies, and where they see the technology evolving to in the years to come

Edward McLarney

Edward McLarney

Lead for Transformation Integration & AI Machine Learning, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Katie Baynes

Katie Baynes

Deputy Chief Science Data Officer, Science Mission Directorate, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dr. Jonathan M. Smereka

Dr. Jonathan M. Smereka

Research Senior Technical Expert, Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, U.S. Department of the Army

Dr. Robert Whetsel

Dr. Robert Whetsel

Associate Director for Data Architecture, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Ret.)

Karen Howard

Karen Howard

Director, Office of Online Services, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Treasury

Cherilyn Pascoe

Cherilyn Pascoe

Senior Technology Policy Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technologies, U.S. Department of Commerce

Vanessa Altice-Manear

Vanessa Altice-Manear

Data Analytics Division Chief, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jennifer Diamantis

Jennifer Diamantis

Senior Counsel and Advisor, Office of Strategy and Innovation, Office of Information Technology, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Moderator: Grace Dille

Moderator: Grace Dille

Senior Technology Reporter, MeriTalk

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2:20 PM

Panel: Ethical Dilemmas with AI – Public and Federal Use Cases

Over the past 3 years, Federal IT has been forced to transition and shift as we face new challenges with hybrid work, COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chain issues. AI and Data have greatly been impacted by the “new normal” we live in. While we’ve faced challenges, new and emerging technologies have assisted in overcoming the hurdles of integrating, updating, and training new employees on AI and Data. With the introduction of new AI products, such as ChatGPT, the ethical decisions behind AI and robotic automation are being questioned.

Listen into our session where topic experts will explain the challenges and solutions they’ve created in order to update and continue to use AI. Where do these Federal leaders see the future of AI and Data Analytics heading? What does it mean to strengthen your agency’s AI and Data Analytics?

 

Lt. Col Joseph Chapa

Lt. Col Joseph Chapa

Chief Responsible AI Officer, Chief Data and AI Office, U.S Department of the Airforce

Phillip Lam

Phillip Lam

Head of Opportunity Development and Technology, Technology Transformation Services, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration

Erica Dretzka

Erica Dretzka

Director of Future Analytic Architecture, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, U.S Department of Defense

David Farquhar

David Farquhar

Chief Technology Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice

Moderator: Kiersten Patton

Moderator: Kiersten Patton

ATARC Consultant

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3:25 PM

Panel: Intelligent Data Management – Next Step in Digital Transformation Journey

The evolving digital landscape means government organizations are forced to look
ahead—to move forward—to keep up with the changes to better serve the citizens they
support. Digital transformation efforts have been transforming organizations for years
and now is the time to leverage data management initiatives to maximize and get the
most out of this ‘journey’.

Like most businesses and other organizations around the world today, government
agencies are seeking to reduce costs, realize operational efficiencies and deliver better
services by using software as a service (SaaS) applications and other cloud solutions to
digitally transform the way they operate. Effective data management and governance
require leadership support—and being able to augment the right data at the right time
requires not only data management but intelligent data management.

Tune in to learn how digitally mature your organization is and what your next
move will be. Do you have a strategy in place to access and get value from your most important data — to protect the data?

 

Kirsten Dalboe

Kirsten Dalboe

Chief Data Officer, Data Governance Division, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Peter Sima- Eichler

Peter Sima- Eichler

Director, Data Office, Office of Management, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Interior

Brian Reichenbach

Brian Reichenbach

Senior Data Coordinator, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions, Center for Analytics, U.S. Department of State

Moderator: Jason Miller

Moderator: Jason Miller

Executive Editor, Federal News Network

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4:00 PM

Closing Keynote

John Kindervag

John Kindervag

Creator of Zero Trust, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy and ON2IT Group Fellow

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5:30 PM

Conference Reception

Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge, Annapolis.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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7:30 AM

Registration and Breakfast

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9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Tom Suder

Tom Suder

CEO / Founder, ATARC

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9:15 AM

Visionary Keynote

Ann Dunkin

Ann Dunkin

Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy

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9:45 AM

Panel: CDO Initiative

The CDO, or Chief Data Officer, is the position in each Federal Government agency that has emerged to lead organizational development in new processes to help leverage the power of data. As a central leadership position role, CDOs are involved in the decision-making process everyday to organize and leverage their agencies’ strategic use of data. The process to secure an agencies’ data, while making it accessible to those who need it has proven to be a major challenge of the past few years, especially with the rise of the pandemic and working remotely a common occurrence.


What is the best way to shape policy to reflect the needs of the agency, while maintaining security as the highest priority? Tune into this panel to listen as Chief Data Officers speak on their lessons learned and vision for 2023 regarding data.

Captain Brian Erickson

Captain Brian Erickson

Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S Coast Guard

Luke Douglas

Luke Douglas

Acting Director, Chief Data Officer, Office of Strategic Information, Research and Planning, Peace Corps

Elizabeth Puchek

Elizabeth Puchek

Chief Data Officer, Office of Performance and Quality, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Lieutenant Commander Timothy Beach

Lieutenant Commander Timothy Beach

Command Data Officer, Program Executive of Integrated Warfare System, U.S Department of Navy

Moderator: Jory Heckman

Moderator: Jory Heckman

Reporter, Federal News Network

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11:15 AM

Panel: CISO’s Approach to 2023

The role of CISO continues to evolve as the threat landscape does. Critical to any CISO’s success is their ability to be influential leaders rather than having the highest levels of technical prowess. In looking at the emerging cybersecurity trends, the impetus of building a high performing team outweighs if they have intimate knowledge of the latest ransomware. 

The new cybersecurity challenges come from familiar places. New challenges including hybrid and remote work, shifting to zero trust architecture, as well as recruiting and retaining technical talent. How your CISO responds to them, however, should follow a novel approach. 

Listen to our session as topic experts discuss the ever evolving landscape of cybersecurity. How are agencies meeting cybersecurity challenges? What are some emerging cybersecurity trends? 

Togai Andrews

Togai Andrews

Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Information Officer Directorate, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Kevin Carpenter

Kevin Carpenter

Senior Cybersecurity Policy Analyst, Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President (Pending Agency Approval)

Paul Blahusch

Paul Blahusch

Chief Information Security Officer, Cybersecurity Directorate, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Labor

Jothi Dugar

Jothi Dugar

Deputy Director (Acting), Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Tony Plater

Tony Plater

Chief Information Security Officer (Acting), Office of the Chief Information Officer, Under Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Department of the Navy

Ty Hughes

Ty Hughes

Director of Cybersecurity Integrity Center, U.S. Department of State

Moderator: Tom Temin

Moderator: Tom Temin

Anchor and Columnist, Federal News Network

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11:45 AM

Panel: Looking Ahead with CTOs

Chief Technology Officers utilize technology to improve the government and promote technological innovation through the nation’s interests. Considered to be a pinnacle of technology, CTOs are essential in the government since they are the decision-maker when it comes to technology including strategy, planning, implementation, and personnel. 

Over the past several years, new concerns have arisen in the technology field with many of these beginning from Covid-19. Some obstacles CTOs face are increasing cybersecurity and data privacy while working remotely, increasing complexity in technology environments, managing an increasing demand for IT professionals, the growing importance of cloud computing, and dealing with the knock-off effects of Covid-19.

Listen in to hear how CTOs face these challenges, share the effectiveness of technology resources within their organization, and future plans for innovation when we are post-pandemic.

Donald Yeske

Donald Yeske

Chief Technology Officer (Acting), U.S. Department of the Navy CIO

Frank Indiviglio

Frank Indiviglio

Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer/High Performance Computing and Communications, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

David Larrimore

David Larrimore

Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Landon Van Dyke

Landon Van Dyke

Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management Strategy & Solutions, Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of State

Moderator: Kiersten Patton

Moderator: Kiersten Patton

ATARC Consultant

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