5th Annual CIO Summit | Potomac Officers Club
WHAT
The Potomac Officers Club’s annual CIO Summit is an important gathering point for chief information officers from the U.S. government and industry. One of our most highly-anticipated events of the year, this summit provides an exclusive, dynamic platform for CIOs and private sector leaders to explore the latest modernization strategies, exchange insights on leveraging emerging technologies, and collaborate on innovative solutions to transform the multi-faceted public sector for the digital age.
This year, our keynote speakers come to us from the DOD CIO Office, DIA, the Intelligence Community, CISA, the Department of Energy and DISA. Topics covered include generative AI, IT modernization, multicloud strategies and more.
Speakers
Mark Andress
Global Vice President
Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence
Leslie Beavers
Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO)
Sonny Bhagowalia
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Robert Carey
President, Cloudera Government Solutions Inc.
Cloudera Government Solutions
Michael Chappell
CIO, PEO EIS
U.S. Army
Kristin Cooke
VP
Acuity, Inc.
Doug Cossa
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Ann Dunkin
CIO
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Tricia Fitzmaurice
Vice President, Sales
Rancher Government Solutions (RGS)
Roger Greenwell
Director, Enterprise and Innovation / Chief Information Officer
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Darek Kitlinksi
Chief, Cloud Services Division, Enterprise Cloud Management Agency
U.S. Army
Eric Lazerson
Vice President, Technology Solutions
Acuity, Inc.
Timothy McKinnon
Program Manager
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Robert McNamara
Partner, Digital Solutions and IT Strategy Practice Leader
Guidehouse
Col Michael Medgyessy
Intelligence Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of the Air Force
Dr. Adele Merritt
IC Chief Information Officer
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Sujit Mohanty
Technical General Manager and Vice President of Field Engineering
Databricks
Kaschit Pandya
Chief Technology Officer
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tracey Pratt
Partner, Defense & Security
Guidehouse
Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner
Director and JFHQ-DODIN Commander
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Paul Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rancher Government Solutions (RGS)
Jennifer Swanson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Data, Engineering & Software for ASA(ALT)
U.S. Department of the Army
Kevin Talbert
Senior Solutions Engineer
Cloudera Government Solutions
Laura Williams
Deputy CIO, Foreign Operations
U.S. Department of State
Sean Williams
Founder and Global CEO
AutogenAI
Jamie Wolff
Chief Information Officer National Nuclear Security Administration
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:05am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote Fireside Chat: Leslie Beavers Moderator: Robert Carey |
| 8:45am | 9:15am | Morning Keynote: Doug Cossa Keynote Introducer: Mark Andress |
| 9:15am | 9:45am | Morning Keynote: Dr. Adele Merritt Keynote Introducer: Tracey Pratt |
| 9:45am | 10:15am | Networking Break |
| 10:15am | 11:15am | Panel A: Generative AI: Enabling Transformation and Decision Making With Trusted Data: Timothy McKinnon, Col Michael Medgyessy, Kevin Talbert (Moderator), and Sean Williams |
| 10:15am | 11:15am | Panel B: Enabling IT Modernization with GenAI: Sonny Bhagowalia, Michael Chappell, Robert McNamara (Moderator) and Sujit Mohanty |
| 11:15am | 11:45am | Networking Break |
| 11:45am | 12:45pm | Panel A: Enabling Choice, Flexibility and Resilience to Ensure Government Mission Success Fireside Chat: Tricia Fitzmaurice (Moderator) and Jennifer Swanson |
| 11:45am | 12:45pm | Panel B: Navigating the IT Modernization Journey: Insights from Leaders Shaping the Future: Eric Lazerson (Moderator), Kaschit Pandya, Laura Williams and Jamie Wolff |
| 12:45pm | 2:00pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:00pm | 3:00pm | Strengthen Mission Success: Navigating Multicloud Strategies Panel: Mark Andress (Moderator), Roger Greenwell and Darek Kitlinksi |
| 3:00pm | 3:15pm | Networking Break |
| 3:15pm | 3:45pm | Afternoon Keynote: Ann Dunkin Keynote Introducer: Paul Smith |
| 3:45pm | 4:15pm | Closing Keynote: Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner Keynote Introducer: Kristin Cooke |
| 4:15pm | 4:20pm | Closing Comments |
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