ATARC Federal IT Modernization Summit
February 8, 2023 | Marriott Marquis, Washington DC6.0 CPE Credits Available for this Event***
7:30 AM
Registration  |  Breakfast
8:30 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tom Suder
Founder / CEO, ATARC
8:30 AM
Visionary Keynote Briefing
Dr. Kenneth Clark
Assistant Director, Office of Information Governance and Privacy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
8:45 AM
Visionary Panel: Two Years of Dramatic Change: Federal Workforce and IT Modernization
The workplace of the past two years has undergone various changes from all in-person to full remote and now to a combination of hybrid, remote, and in-person environments. Through all these changes, one of the biggest assets to Federal agencies is the ability and the willingness to modernize.Â
The shifts in work environment has led to more conversations about workplace culture, accessing data and information off-site, and the roles of communication across an organization. With these new ideas and thoughts come innovative tools that an agency can utilize to address their issues. But, with so many problems and so many potential solutions, how does an organization prioritize what IT modernization is needed for their workforce?Â
Listen into this panel discussion as thought leaders discuss what it means to implement IT modernization to a workforce and their recommendations for success.
Nathan Sanfilippo
Executive Director, Multi-Channel Technology, Veterans Experience Office, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Cara Rose
Deputy Associate Commissioner, Analytics and Improvement, Social Security Administration
Tekquell Watson
Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Bill Harrod
Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, Ivanti
Moderator: Tom Temin
Anchor and Columnist, Federal News Network
9:30 AM
Emerging Technology Talk
AI-Accelerated Knowledge for Secure Organizations
Access to knowledge is vital for organizations to make informed, mission-critical decisions, optimize efficiency and readiness across all ranks, and minimize operational risk. For knowledge to be trusted and actionable it must be accurate, secure, verifiable, and attributable. Pryon’s revolutionary, AI-driven approach to knowledge management is trusted by organizations dealing with high security energy facilities, proprietary computing, and national security interests – deployed in weeks, with no coding or modeling needed.
Igor Jablokov
CEO / Founder, Pryon
10:00 AM
Visionary Panel: IT Modernization and Limited Resources: How to Overcome This Hurdle?
Upgrading systems, platforms, and software is a never ending process for organizations who want to stay ahead of the curve. Digital modernization can assist in some of the hassles of day-to-day operations but it does require some initial research and labor. The benefits of IT modernization, the streamlined processes and ease of workflows, greatly outweigh the required initiation labor.Â
But, if your organization doesn’t have the resources to do a complete overhaul of all your processes, how can you benefit from digital and IT modernization? Modernization experts will address how an agency can begin to shift things towards a more modern future while sticking to their resource limits as well as share their own successes and failures in modernizing!Â
Drew Myklegard
Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
Drew Amanda Zachary
Deputy Chief Data Officer for Innovation of Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
Patrick Newbold
Assistant Deputy Commissioner/ Deputy Chief Information Officer (IT Modernization) of Office of Systems, Office of Commissioner, Social Security Administration
LeAnn M. Oliver
Director, Office of Corporate Business Systems, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Energy
Steve Boberski
Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, Genesys
Moderator: John Curran
Executive Editor, MeriTalk
10:45 AM
Emerging Technology Talk
Grant Wilson
Security Engineering Manager, Rubrik
10:53 AM
Emerging Technology Talk
Mark Cameron
Vice President Client Technology, Granite Government Solutions
11:00 AM
Visionary Panel: DevSecOps and How it Can Help Usher Your Organization into 2023
DevSecOps, an approach to culture, automation, and platform design that integrates security through the IT lifecycle, relies on IT modernization to thrive. Different modernization tools and tactics can accelerate the functions of DevOps like automating security gates can keep the DevOps workflow from slowing down. Selecting the right tools and protocols to continuously integrate security can help meet DevSecOps goals faster and more efficiently.Â
Tune in to this panel to hear how IT modernization has impacted DevSecOps. In addition, listen to experts explain how an agency can utilize the full powers of DevSecOps and modernization as we enter the new year.
Shane Barney
Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Technology, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Rayvn Manuel
Senior Application Developer and DevOps Engineer, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian Institution
Ankur Saini
Director of Information Technology, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Col Julianne LeFevre
Deputy Director, Logistics IT Services, Program Executive Office Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions, U.S. Department of the Navy
Paula Wagner
Acting Director, Cloud Program Management Office, U.S. Department of State
Igor Jablokov
CEO / Founder, Pryon
Moderator: Derek Johnson
Senior Editor/ Writer, SC Media
11:45 AM
Lunch  |  Emerging Technology Showcase
12:45 PM
Visionary Keynote Briefing
Amy Haseltine
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Acquisitions Information Technology Category Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration
1:00 PM
Visionary Panel: AI and RPA: Modernization Tools and How They Can Help
As agencies continue through their IT modernization journeys, tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) are crucial. They eliminate a lot of labor stresses but they require initial training and skill development in order to implement.Â
How can an organization adopt automation with limited resources? How can automation tools be used to assist with issues within cybersecurity? Panel experts will discuss their own journeys with automation, including the highs and lows of implementing new tools to modernize their agency.
Meikle Paschal Jr.
Program Manager for Robotic Process Automation, Office of Information Technology, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Bonnie Evangelista
Tradewind Execution Lead, Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
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
Andrew Zeswitz
Chief Technology Officer, REI Systems
Moderator: Jory Heckman
Reporter, Federal News Network
1:45 PM
Emerging Technology Talk
Business Requirements: Key to Modernizing
A discussion on how focusing on Business requirements, rather than technical requirements, is the key to any modernization effort.
Business requirements beget Functional requirements, and Functional requirements subsequently beget technical requirements. The first step In this process is discovery.
Steven Boberski
Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, Genesys
2:15 PM
Visionary Panel: Look to the Future: 2023 and Agencies’ Modernization Goals
As 2023 is rapidly approaching, Federal agencies have already begun to implement their new goals and milestones for the new year. Reviews of their progress for 2022 have already gone underway. All organizations are looking towards the future and what it may allow us to grow into. Every agency is at a different stage of modernization due to resources but learning how other organizations are combating those challenges can help push your agency to higher levels of modernization.Â
Reflecting on a year’s worth of work and transformation, listen as these leaders discuss where 2023 is headed and how they plan to meet their goals.
Andre Mendes
Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
Jane Zentmyer
Director for the Architecture and Transformation Division, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Human and Health Services
William Watkins
Director, IT Program Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Guy Cavallo
Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Mickey McCarter
Managing Editor, StateTech
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