Analytics 2014: Insights for Mission Impact

Produced in partnership with Analyst One, this one-day event provides a forum for sharing lessons learned between and among thought leaders from various industry sectors in need of best-of-breed capabilities to enhance analytic outcomes. If you offer capabilities to improve data collection, processing, visualization, correlation and analysis or training/integration of these critical functions, join us as we facilitate direct cross sector collaboration among leaders who need your solutions.

Agenda at-a Glance

(subject to change)

• 0700-0800 – Registration and Continental Breakfast, Hyatt Regency Reston, Regency Ballroom

• 0800-0805 – Welcome Remarks Bob Gourley, Publisher of Analyst One and CTOvision.com, and Co-Founder and Partner of Cognitio

• 0805-0810 – Welcome Remarks Keith Masback, Chief Executive Officer, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

• 0810-0815 – Introduction of Keynote: Tom Lash, Strategy Development, Leidos

• 0815-0845 – Keynote: Jeff Jonas, IBM Fellow and Chief Scientist of Context Computing, IBM

• 0845-0915 – Advanced Analytics: A conversation with Natasha Balac, Director of Predictive Analytics Center of Excellence at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)

• 0915-0945 – Crisis Threat Analysis: Dr. Dave Warner, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Neuroscientist and the Director of Medical Intelligence at MindTel

• 0945-1030 – Morning Networking Break & Exhibits

• 1030-1100 – Keynote: Dr. David A. Bray, Chief Information Officer, FCC

• 1100-1145 – Finance
  • Stephen R. Malphrus former Staff Director for Management, Federal Reserve Board

• 1145-1230 – Panel: Law Enforcement
  • Moderator: Bart R. Johnson, former Executive Director, International Chiefs of Police (invited)
  • Dr. Colleen “Kelly” McCue, Senior Director, Social Science & Quantitative Methods, DigitalGlobe Analytics
  • Abe Usher, Chief Technology Officer, HumanGeo (invited)

• 1230-1345 – Lunch & Exhibits, Hyatt Regency Reston Grand Ballroom

• 1345-1415 – Keynote: The Education of the Analyst: Dr. William Nolte, Program Director, Intelligence Center of Academic Excellence, University of Maryland School of Public Policy

• 1415-1500 – Panel: The Analytics of Cyber Conflict
  • Moderator: Matt Devost, President & CEO, FusionX
  • Adam Elkus, Ph.D. Student, Computational Social Science, George Mason University
  • Kirk Borne, Data Scientist and Professor, George Mason University
  • Dr. Robert Grossman, Director, Center for Data Intensive Science, University of Chicago
  • Ned Moran, Professor, Analyst, Cyber Practitioner (invited)

• 1500-1530 – Afternoon Networking Break & Exhibits

• 1530-1615 – Panel: Defense & Intelligence
  • Dave Gauthier, Activity Based Intelligence Portfolio Lead, Analysis Directorate,NGA
  • Mark S. Paese, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite 
    and Information Services, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA (invited)
  • Kshmendra Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, ODNI(invited)
  • Dr. Erin M. Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, Caerus Associates (invited)

• 1615-1700 – Keynote: Scott Sorenson, Chief Technology Officer, Ancestry.com

• 1700-1900 – Networking Reception, Hyatt Regency Reston Atrium