CXO Tech Forum: Uncle Sam Meets Silicon Valley

CXO Tech Forum: Uncle Sam Meets Silicon Valley

Presenting impactful and emerging tech applications from Silicon Valley to the greater U.S. government. Complex problems don’t always require complex solutions. Reinvent how to optimize your resources—people, processes and tools.

Hear how senior leader experts from defense, federal and intelligence agencies are collaborating with academia and industry start ups to embrace and develop the next level of analytics, automation, efficiency and workforce to enable success.

Agenda to include fireside chats and panels with senior leaders from the Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, General Services Administration, U.S. Digital Service and Veterans Affairs.

Agenda

8:30 - 8:35 am Opening Remarks

8:35 - 9:15 am National Security Panel

Summary: This panel will discuss how national security agencies are collaborating with academia and industry startups to develop the next level of analytics, automation, security and workforce to enable mission success.

--Jaret Riddick, Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate, Army Research Laboratory
--Douglas Maughan, Director, Cyber Security Division, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
--Paulo Dutra, Senior Program Manager, In-Q-Tel

9:15 - 9:45 am Improving Veterans' Healthcare Experience

Summary: This panel will discuss beneficial changes to healthcare and information technology experiences that apply human-centered designs and industry best practices.

--David Bao, Deputy Executive Director, U.S. Digital Service, Veterans Affairs
--Barbara Morton, Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, Veterans Affairs

9:45 - 10:00 am Networking Break

10:00 - 10:45 am Government Innovation Hubs Panel

Summary: This panel will discuss progress at some of the leading government innovation hubs. Exploring open challenges, code-a-thons, and accelerators to improve diagnostics and new ways of applying emerging technology to strengthen IT infrastructure and cybersecurity as well as increase efficiency.

--Angela Colter, Executive Director, 18F, General Services Administration
--Sanjay Koyani, Executive Director for Innovation, Health and Human Services
--Nadia Carlsten, Director, Commercialization, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

10:45 - 10:50 am Closing Remarks

10:50 - 11:30 am Networking

*$10 from every ticket will be donated to the Travis Manion Foundation, helping Veterans develop character and the next generation of leaders (https://www.travismanion.org/).