GITEC 2026
Speakers
Aaron Brantly
Director, Tech For Humanity Lab at Virginia Tech - Associate Professor School of Public and International Affairs
Virginia Tech
Aaron Brantly
Director, Tech For Humanity Lab at Virginia Tech - Associate Professor School of Public and International Affairs
Virginia Tech
Anil Chaudhry
Senior Advisor, Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Department of Transportation
Anil Chaudhry
Senior Advisor, Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ankur Saini
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Office of the Chief Digital and Information Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
Ankur Saini
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Office of the Chief Digital and Information Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
Anna Libkhen
Acting Chief Information Security Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
Anna Libkhen
Acting Chief Information Security Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
Brian Correia
Director, Global Cyber Workforce Strategy & Engagement
Global Information Assurance Certification, SANS Institute
Brian Correia
Director, Global Cyber Workforce Strategy & Engagement
Global Information Assurance Certification, SANS Institute
Brian Mayer
Research Scientist, Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
Virginia Tech
Brian Mayer
Research Scientist, Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
Virginia Tech
C. Melonie Cannon
Chief Information Officer, Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
C. Melonie Cannon
Chief Information Officer, Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
Cherilyn Pascoe
Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Cherilyn Pascoe
Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dave Raley
Chief Digital Business Officer
U.S. Marine Corps Community Business (Pending Agency Approval)
Dave Raley
Chief Digital Business Officer
U.S. Marine Corps Community Business (Pending Agency Approval)
David Denks
Professor of Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, & Data Science
University of Virginia
David Denks
Professor of Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, & Data Science
University of Virginia
David Gleaton
Cloud Platform Lead, Office of Technology and Innovation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
David Gleaton
Cloud Platform Lead, Office of Technology and Innovation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Derek Mueller
Cybersecurity Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Derek Mueller
Cybersecurity Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Eric Woynaroski
Integration Deployable Connectivity Section Chief, USCG C5I Service Center
U.S. Coast Guard
Eric Woynaroski
Integration Deployable Connectivity Section Chief, USCG C5I Service Center
U.S. Coast Guard
Joanne Woytek
SEWP Program Manager
National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration
Joanne Woytek
SEWP Program Manager
National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration
John Sprague
NASA IT Chief Engineer & GITEC Awards Committee Member
GITEC
John Sprague
NASA IT Chief Engineer & GITEC Awards Committee Member
GITEC
Dr. June Noel
Mental Health Substance Abuse Nurse Manager
Virginia VA Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. June Noel
Mental Health Substance Abuse Nurse Manager
Virginia VA Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Justin Ubert
Chief, Cybersecurity & Operations Division
U.S. Department of Transportation
Dr. Justin Ubert
Chief, Cybersecurity & Operations Division
U.S. Department of Transportation
COL Kris Saling
Technology Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army
COL Kris Saling
Technology Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army
Landon Shaw
Hostmaster/Postmaster
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Landon Shaw
Hostmaster/Postmaster
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Dr. Merrick Watchorn
Chief, Cyber & Quantum
U.S. Air Force
Dr. Merrick Watchorn
Chief, Cyber & Quantum
U.S. Air Force
Dr. Jim Chen
Professor, Cyber-enabled National Security Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Operations, College of Information and Cyberspace
National Defense University
Dr. Jim Chen
Professor, Cyber-enabled National Security Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Operations, College of Information and Cyberspace
National Defense University
CDR Jonathan White
Cloud, Data & AI Branch Chief
U.S. Coast Guard (Pending Agency Approval)
CDR Jonathan White
Cloud, Data & AI Branch Chief
U.S. Coast Guard (Pending Agency Approval)
Kyra Stewart
Director of the IT Vendor Management Office
Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Kyra Stewart
Director of the IT Vendor Management Office
Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Dr. Lekeisha Sumner
Chief Well-Being Officer
Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Lekeisha Sumner
Chief Well-Being Officer
Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Natalie Buda Smith
Director of Digital Strategy, OCIO
Library of Congress
Natalie Buda Smith
Director of Digital Strategy, OCIO
Library of Congress
Patrick Stingley
Data Scientist and AI Researcher
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Interior
Patrick Stingley
Data Scientist and AI Researcher
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Interior
Pavan Pidugu
Chief Digital & Information Officer
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pavan Pidugu
Chief Digital & Information Officer
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ramesh Ramakrishnan
Enterprise Architect
Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, US Department of State
Ramesh Ramakrishnan
Enterprise Architect
Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, US Department of State
Raymond Romano
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Threat and Investigations
U.S. Department of State
Raymond Romano
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Threat and Investigations
U.S. Department of State
Rayvn Manuel
Principal Application Developer & Architect, DevOps Engineer
National Museum of African American History & Culture, The Smithsonian Institution (Pending Agency Approval)
Rayvn Manuel
Principal Application Developer & Architect, DevOps Engineer
National Museum of African American History & Culture, The Smithsonian Institution (Pending Agency Approval)
Rezaur Rahman
Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Rezaur Rahman
Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Rudolf Rojas
Information Technology Management/Systems Analysis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rudolf Rojas
Information Technology Management/Systems Analysis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas
Joint Appointee
Howard University & Brookhaven National Laboratory
Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas
Joint Appointee
Howard University & Brookhaven National Laboratory
Tracy Hodge, BSN, RN
Clinical Inpatient Transfer/Flow Coordinator, Virginia VA Health Care System
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Tracy Hodge, BSN, RN
Clinical Inpatient Transfer/Flow Coordinator, Virginia VA Health Care System
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Col Travis Hartman
Chief Technology Officer, Army Forces Command
U.S. Army (Former)
Col Travis Hartman
Chief Technology Officer, Army Forces Command
U.S. Army (Former)
Yixin Sun
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
Yixin Sun
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
Yolanda Darricarrere
SME/Manager, Computer Information Research Scientist
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Yolanda Darricarrere
SME/Manager, Computer Information Research Scientist
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Serving and supporting federal OCIO, engineering, and IT divisions for 25-years.
Grayson Killebrew
Client Success Manager
GovSmart
Grayson Killebrew
Client Success Manager
GovSmart
May Smith
Senior Account Executive
Google Public Sector
May Smith
Senior Account Executive
Google Public Sector
Pablo Enriquez
Account Executive
Google Public Sector
Pablo Enriquez
Account Executive
Google Public Sector
Ty Enmark
AVP, Government, Defense & Intelligence
Oracle
Ty Enmark
AVP, Government, Defense & Intelligence
Oracle
Sean Thompson
Public Sector Systems Engineer
Sonar
Sean Thompson
Public Sector Systems Engineer
Sonar
Charlotte Beisel
Associate Editor
GovExec
Charlotte Beisel
Associate Editor
GovExec
David DiMolfetta
Cybersecurity Reporter
Nextgov/FCW
David DiMolfetta
Cybersecurity Reporter
Nextgov/FCW
Edward Graham
Managing Editor
Nextgov/FCW
Edward Graham
Managing Editor
Nextgov/FCW
Jason Miller
Executive Editor
Federal News Network
Jason Miller
Executive Editor
Federal News Network
Tom Temin
Master of Ceremonies
GITEC
Tom Temin
Master of Ceremonies
GITEC
Tom Suder
Founder
ATARC
Tom Suder
Founder
ATARC