Next.2018 is a conference with a purpose: to create new connections and bridge gaps between American innovators and Washington’s ideas and influence community. Our speakers and attendees share a commitment to realizing the potential of new innovations, and to understanding and navigating the full range of their implications on policy and business– an angle that no one can cover quite like Bloomberg. Taking place one week after the...

This forum seeks to bring together people from the data, analysis, financial, policy and public communities to better understand the challenges and solutions to financial integrity. This forum is looking to provide cases of how using seemingly disparate data led to company or agency success. We want you to imagine the possibilities and provide you with a couple of tools along the way. Keynote Speaker:Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Of...

The 6th Annual Internet of Things Global Summit returns to Washington D.C on 4 - 5 October and is FREE TO ATTEND! Join the debate from the inside as key policymakers and leading industry stakeholders address the opportunities and benefits IoT brings. Over the course of the two days, we will investigate the IoT ecosystem in the US and globally and how to harness its incredible potential, through discussions with an interactive format, idea sha...

PLM Road Map NA 2018, in collaboration with PDT NA 2018, is the must-attend event for PLM industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the industry germinate and take root. The theme for this year's conference is “Charting the Course to PLM Value Together Expanding the Value Footprint of P...

Execute Government Reform is bringing together 20+ senior-level executives from the federal government, including David Mader, Former Controller for The White House Offices of Management & Budget, will speak about how they plan to restructure their agencies to adhere to the goals set forth in the M-17-22 Memo. Topics being covered include: Turning principles into practice to comply with the M-17-22 Roadmap - and to create positive change w...

Featuring a variety of tracks that allow attendees to explore what’s next in the worlds of film, culture, music, and technology, SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together. With one unified conference that spans 24 tracks of programming plus our SXSW Eco curated Cities Summit, we’ll be offering more opportunities for networking, learning, and discovery than ever before from...

Automation -- a staple of federal IT initiatives for decades -- can only go so far when it comes to improving the performance and cost-effectiveness of government operations. The problem is that traditional software can only do so much without human intervention. That is where artificial intelligence comes in. The interest in AI is not to replace people, but to augment their ability to do their jobs, whether that involves managing IT operation...

Modernization is no longer an option. As part of its effort to drive innovation and technological advancement, the Trump administration has established the Office of American Innovation, which will bring together the best ideas from the public and private sectors. One of its top priorities is to improve government operations and services—and IT is a key part of that. This event will bring together thought-leaders from government and indu...

Information Sharing and Analytics – Meeting the Nation’s Intelligence Challenge Information sharing and information overload challenges continue to dominate operational and acquisition planning within the Department of Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement communities. Increasingly, government agencies are looking for the latest tools and capabilities in big data and predictive analytics to provide the means...

The 8th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit September 13 in Washington D.C. brings together world-class cybersecurity thought leaders for high-level information sharing, unparalleled networking and public-private partnerships from a cross-section of civilian, military and intelligence agencies, industry and academia. Keynote from White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Robert Joyce, leading federal CIOs and CISOs, former NSA Deputy Director a...