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Welcome to our Public Sector Cloud Security Summit!

As federal agencies expand cloud adoption, ensuring the integrity and resilience of the cloud supply chain has become increasingly critical. Agencies must manage risks associated with third-party providers, software dependencies, and complex vendor ecosystems while maintaining compliance with evolving federal cybersecurity and acquisition requirements.

This panel will explore strategies for strengthening cloud supply chain security through enhanced vendor risk management, software assurance, and improved visibility across cloud service providers. Panelists will discuss approaches to aligning supply chain risk management with federal frameworks, improving transparency through continuous monitoring, and fostering collaboration between government and industry to protect mission-critical cloud environments. Attendees will gain insights into balancing innovation, security, and operational resilience within the federal cloud supply chain.

Federal agencies are increasingly adopting multi-cloud and hybrid architectures to improve flexibility, vendor diversification, and mission continuity. While these environments offer significant advantages, they also introduce new challenges in interoperability, cost management, security, and operational visibility.

This panel will examine how agencies are designing and managing multi-cloud environments while maintaining performance, compliance, and cost efficiency. Panelists will share approaches to workload portability, cloud governance, and operational automation, as well as lessons learned from integrating legacy systems into modern cloud ecosystems.

Cloud computing is playing a critical role in enabling advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making across government agencies. Scalable cloud infrastructure allows agencies to manage growing data volumes while supporting emerging technologies that enhance operational efficiency and citizen services.

During this session, federal technology leaders will discuss how cloud platforms are accelerating AI adoption, enabling data integration across legacy systems, and supporting high-performance computing workloads. Panelists will also examine governance considerations, data management challenges, and best practices for building trusted cloud environments that support responsible and mission-aligned AI deployment.

As federal agencies accelerate cloud adoption, acquisition and procurement strategies must evolve to keep pace with rapidly changing technologies and mission demands. Traditional procurement models often struggle to support the speed, scalability, and flexibility required for modern cloud solutions, creating challenges in vendor selection, contract structuring, and lifecycle management.

This panel will examine how agencies are modernizing cloud acquisition strategies to enable faster deployment, improve cost transparency, and reduce procurement complexity. Panelists will discuss innovative contracting approaches, lessons learned from implementing consumption-based and shared services models, and strategies for aligning acquisition with federal compliance requirements. Attendees will gain practical insights into improving collaboration between acquisition, IT, and mission stakeholders while ensuring cloud investments deliver measurable value and long-term operational success.