Agenda
Times are subject to change.
8:30 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Welcome
Host & Moderator: Chris Riotta, Staff Writer, FCW
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Chris Riotta, Staff Writer, FCW.
8:35 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
How the Department of the Air Force is Advancing Data and AI
Brigadier General John M. Olson, Chief Data and AI Officer, Department of the Air Force
Session Opening Remarks: Bill Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager, Denodo
This session will address the Department of the Air Force leveraging ethical and responsible data and artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure mission readiness and superiority. Brigadier General John M. Olson will discuss the DAF’s focus on scaling innovation, utilizing measurable indicators, and providing enterprise-wide data services and enhanced security to support real-time authoritative data and integration of AI into DoD operations for optimal decision-making and success.
SPONSORED BY: DENODO
On Demand
9:00 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Applying Data In Motion to Government
Will LaForest, Field CTO Americas and Public Sector, Confluent
Data in motion architecture has gained rapid adoption since its advent over a decade ago. It has served as the foundation for significant business transformation in industry and is enabling a similar process across government. This session will explain what data in motion is and the ways it is being applied within government.
SPONSORED BY: CONFLUENT
On Demand
9:20 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
How is the Federal Data Strategy Progressing?
Sean Plankey, Director of Cyber Missions, DataRobot
Pending Agency Approval: Tom Sasala, Chief Data Officer, Department of the Navy
Moderator: Lauren C. Williams, Senior Editor, FCW and Defense Systems
The Federal Data Strategy was introduced two years ago. The Office of Management and Budget has since released several action plans to help agencies implement data governance, planning and infrastructure actions. How are those plans moving ahead and what’s coming?
SPONSORED BY: DATAROBOT
On Demand
10:00 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
COFFEE BREAK
A chance to stretch your legs and refill your coffee!
10:10 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Driving a Holistic Data Strategy
Michael R. Anderson, Chief Strategist, Public Sector, Informatica
Brian Merrick, Director, Cloud Program, Department of State
Moderator: Adam Mazmanian, Executive Editor, FCW
Siloed data is data that can’t be used effectively. Agencies are learning to weave data into the fabric of their operations, allowing more efficient and secure access across the organization.
SPONSORED BY: INFORMATICA
On Demand
10:40 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Fostering a Data-Driven Culture
Kristen Wilson, Deputy Director, Government-wide Category Management, General Services Administration
Moderator: Anne Armstrong, VP, Strategic Alliances, GovExec
Finding and keeping technical talent, understanding how data should cross the organization, evangelizing the importance of data, and backing it up with capabilities, are all part of the complex culture of advancing data analytics. Fostering the development and sustainment of a data-driven culture is almost as important as data itself.
On Demand
11:10 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Aligning Industry to The DOD Data Strategy and Adhering to the DOD Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence
Bill Washburn, Federal Chief Program Officer, MarkLogic
SPONSORED BY: MARKLOGIC
On Demand
11:30 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
COFFEE BREAK
A chance to stretch your legs and refill your coffee!
11:45 AM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Mitigating Data Risk and Cyber Security
Robin E. McWhorter, Division Chief, Data Management, USCIS Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO)
Host & Moderator: Chris Riotta, Staff Writer, FCW
What are some of the things agencies should be considering to protect their data and data privacy from growing threats?
On Demand
12:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
How to Fight Analysis Paralysis
Ryan Korn, Senior Cloud Architect & Program Manager, Department of Commerce
Dave Lopez, Supervisory Data Scientist, General Services Administration
Nicholas Speece, Chief Federal Technologist, Snowflake
Moderator: Natalie Alms, Staff Writer, FCW
Government agencies, faced with a rising tide of data and analytics capabilities, have a tough job deciding how to start and how to get optimal results. Advice and practical how-to’s to manage analysis paralysis.
SPONSORED BY: SNOWFLAKE
On Demand
12:55 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
The Data Paradigm Shift…Let’s Look Under the Rock
Pending Agency Approval: Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer & Chief Data Officer, National Science Foundation
Session Opening Remarks: Michael Adams, Director, Sales, Carahsoft
For decades we have been collecting data for various purposes and reporting results from the data collected…and that data was GREAT. Somehow, overnight, that same data just isn’t clean enough, complete enough, accessible enough… What has changed? Let’s look under the rock together and figure out where to go from here.
SPONSORED BY: CARAHSOFT
On Demand
1:25 PM EDT
Wednesday, May 18
Thank You
Thank you for joining us!