GITEC 2026 - Speakers
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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
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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

Moderator

Charlotte Beisel

Associate Editor
GovExec

Charlotte Beisel

Associate Editor

GovExec

Moderator

David DiMolfetta

Cybersecurity Reporter
Nextgov/FCW

David DiMolfetta

Cybersecurity Reporter

Nextgov/FCW

Moderator

Edward Graham

Managing Editor
Nextgov/FCW

Edward Graham

Managing Editor

Nextgov/FCW

Moderator

Jason Miller

Executive Editor
Federal News Network

Jason Miller

Executive Editor

Federal News Network

Moderator

Tom Temin

Master of Ceremonies
GITEC

Tom Temin

Master of Ceremonies

GITEC

Tom Suder

Founder
ATARC

Tom Suder

Founder

ATARC