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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

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 (Pending Agency Approval)

C. Melonie Cannon

Chief Information Officer, Diplomatic Security

U.S. Department of State (Pending Agency Approval)

Carol Assi

Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity Chief Operations Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of War (Pending Agency Approval)

Carol Assi

Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity Chief Operations Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of War (Pending Agency Approval)

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

Daniel Buchholz

Red Cell Section Chief
U.S. Department of State (Pending Agency Approval)

Daniel Buchholz

Red Cell Section Chief

U.S. Department of State (Pending Agency Approval)

Dave Raley

Chief Digital Business Officer
U.S. Marine Corps Community Business

Dave Raley

Chief Digital Business Officer

U.S. Marine Corps Community Business

Donald Coulter

Senior Science Advisor, Cybersecurity, Science & Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Pending Agency Approval)

Donald Coulter

Senior Science Advisor, Cybersecurity, Science & Technology Directorate

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Pending Agency Approval)

Howard Spira

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief AI Officer, Information Management and Technology
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Pending Agency Approval)

Howard Spira

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief AI Officer, Information Management and Technology

Export-Import Bank of the United States (Pending Agency Approval)

Pending Agency Approval

Jeffrey Castro

AI & Data Program Analyst, Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems (IRAS), AI – Data – Autonomy - Networking, CD&I, CDD/OPS
U.S. Marine Corps (Pending Agency Approval)
Pending Agency Approval

Jeffrey Castro

AI & Data Program Analyst, Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems (IRAS), AI – Data – Autonomy - Networking, CD&I, CDD/OPS

U.S. Marine Corps (Pending Agency Approval)

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

Joanne Woytek

SEWP Program Manager
National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration

Joanne Woytek

SEWP Program Manager

National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration

Joshua Geiger

Director of Operations for National Emergency Medicine
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Joshua Geiger

Director of Operations for National Emergency Medicine

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Justin Ubert

Chief, Cybersecurity & Operations Division
U.S. Department of Transportation (Pending Agency Approval)

Dr. Justin Ubert

Chief, Cybersecurity & Operations Division

U.S. Department of Transportation (Pending Agency Approval)

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

Senior Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Operations Center, Department of Technology Services
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Landon Shaw

Senior Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Operations Center, Department of Technology Services

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Manny Medrano

Director, Cyber Monitoring and Operations
U.S. Department of State

Manny Medrano

Director, Cyber Monitoring and Operations

U.S. Department of State

Mark Gorak

Director of the Cyber Academic Engagement Office and Principal Director for Resources & Analysis, Office of the Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of War (Pending Agency Approval)

Mark Gorak

Director of the Cyber Academic Engagement Office and Principal Director for Resources & Analysis, Office of the Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of War (Pending Agency Approval)

Dr. Merrick Watchorn

Chief, Cyber & Quantum
U.S. Air Force

Dr. Merrick Watchorn

Chief, Cyber & Quantum

U.S. Air Force

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)

Natalie Buda Smith

Director of Digital Strategy, OCIO
Library of Congress

Natalie Buda Smith

Director of Digital Strategy, OCIO

Library of Congress

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 (Pending Agency Approval)

Raymond Romano

Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Threat and Investigations

U.S. Department of State (Pending Agency Approval)

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 (Pending Agency Approval)

Rezaur Rahman

Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Pending Agency Approval)

Rick Miner

Deputy Assistant Chief Information Officer for Satellites
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Pending Agency Approval)

Rick Miner

Deputy Assistant Chief Information Officer for Satellites

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Pending Agency Approval)

Robert Gaucher

Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager, Submarine Forces
U.S. Navy (Invited)

Robert Gaucher

Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager, Submarine Forces

U.S. Navy (Invited)

Rudolf Rojas

Information Technology Management/Systems Analysis
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rudolf Rojas

Information Technology Management/Systems Analysis

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ryan Galluzzo

Digital Identity Program Lead for the Applied Cybersecurity Division
NIST (Pending Agency Approval

Ryan Galluzzo

Digital Identity Program Lead for the Applied Cybersecurity Division

NIST (Pending Agency Approval

Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas

Joint Appointee
Howard University & Brookhaven National Laboratory

Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas

Joint Appointee

Howard University & Brookhaven National Laboratory

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)

Ty Enmark

AVP, Government, Defense & Intelligence
Oracle

Ty Enmark

AVP, Government, Defense & Intelligence

Oracle

Yixin Sun

Assistant Professor
University of Virginia

Yixin Sun

Assistant Professor

University of Virginia

Moderator

Edward Graham

Managing Editor
Nextgov/FCW

Edward Graham

Managing Editor

Nextgov/FCW

Moderator

Tom Temin

Master of Ceremonies
GITEC

Tom Temin

Master of Ceremonies

GITEC