Agenda
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10:04 AM EDT
Thursday, May 26
Opening Keynote Interview
Editorial Speaker: Luis Campudoni, Acting Chief Information Officer, Small Business Administration
Editorial Moderator: Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor for Technology and Events, Nextgov
10:28 AM EDT
Thursday, May 26
Cloud Adoption Journey
Underwriter Speaker: Larry Frazier, Chief Strategist, Iron Bow
Editorial Moderator: Andrew Werner, SVP of Federal Technology, Publisher of Nextgov and FCW, GovExec
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Cloud adoption is a strategic move by organizations to reduce cost, mitigate risk, and achieve scalability of IT resources. Learn how your agency can navigate cloud adoption while achieving end-to-end optimization of your applications and networks.
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10:43 AM EDT
Thursday, May 26
DOD Spotlight
Editorial Speaker: Lily Zeleke, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise, Department of Defense
Editorial Moderator: Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One
The Defense Department's strategy for deterring major conflict goes well beyond the efficient operations of the warfighter in the air, land, and sea. Cyberspace continues to be a new battleground with new stakes, making comprehensive enterprise cloud architectures more critical than ever. As the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastrucutre (JEDI) contract is replaced, how are leaders preparing for a pivotal shift in operations? And what are the implications for enabling emerging defense capabilities? Join Defense One during this exclusive interview with the new acting Deputy CIO for the Information Enterprise, Ms. Lily Zeleke, to explore how the Defense Department is preparing to re-invent their approach to cloud from the ground up.
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11:17 AM EDT
Thursday, May 26
Improving Cyber Posture with Better Storage
Underwriter Speaker: Jim Cosby, Deputy CTO, Federal Civilian and Public Sector Partners, NetApp US Public Sector
Editorial Moderator: George Jackson, Executive Producer, GovExec TV
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An organization’s cyber posture hinges, in large part, on an effective approach to data protection. The exponential increase in both cyber attacks and data sources presents a real challenge for the public sector. In this session, Jim Cosby from NetApp explains how the evolution of storage technology could level the playing field by enabling a new generation of cyber professionals to automate, integrate, and deploy data more effectively.
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11:33 AM EDT
Thursday, May 26
The Big Reveal: What Our Data Tells Us in a Post-Covid World
Underwriter Speaker: David Knox, Group Vice President, Solution Engineering, Oracle
Underwriter Speaker: Mike Hussey, Industry Executive Director, Oracle Public Sector NAC
Editorial Moderator: George Jackson, Executive Producer, GovExec TV
Presented by Our Elite Underwriter, Oracle
No one saw this coming! For more than two years, government IT leaders have been scrambling to keep agencies running while undertaking new or evolving missions. The need for agility, supported by a modern platform to manage data and drive insights, is just one of the lessons learned by IT professionals across the public sector. Now, agency leaders are struggling to plan for an unpredictable and unknown future where a return to pre-2020 assumptions is no longer possible. To fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on their missions, as well as the lessons learned from this two-year ordeal, IT professionals need to combine best practices with a new way of thinking to inform future budgetary, human capital and mission execution requirements.
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12:30 PM EDT
Thursday, May 26
A Session Presented by Our Elite Underwriter, Splunk | Clearshark
Underwriter Speaker: Frank Myers, Strategic Advisor for SLED, Splunk
Editorial Moderator: Alexis Loar, Program Manager, GovExec
Central to adopting emerging cybersecurity models and cloud efforts is a strong workforce supporting these technologies. Attracting, training and retaining this skilled workforce continues to be a particular challenge in the public sector. As leaders continue to compete with commercial entities for talent, how are they maintaining the human capital support required for critical cybersecurity efforts?
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12:40 PM EDT
Thursday, May 26
HR in the Cloud
Editorial Speaker: Eric Sabatini, HR Analytics and Performance Senior Manager, City of Memphis
Editorial Moderator: Alisha Powell Gillis, Senior Editor, Route Fifty
As shifts to cloud systems become more prevalent, changes to operations are required in more than IT departments. The modernization of technology can improve services across state and local governments. In this session, Route Fifty explores how HR processes can be moved to cloud-based systems with one of the country’s earliest local government adopters.
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1:08 PM EDT
Thursday, May 26
Rethinking the Future of Cybersecurity Infrastructure
Underwriter Speaker: Harry Kidder, Cloud Technology Director, Peraton
Editorial Moderator: George Jackson, Executive Producer, GovExec TV
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Harry Kidder, Director of Cloud Technology at Peraton, sits down with George Jackson, GovExec, to discuss Zero Trust and how agencies can begin integrating Zero Trust Architecture into their hybrid multi-cloud approach. Learn about best practices for designing solutions that meet agencies where they are at on their Zero Trust Architecture adoption journey.
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1:24 PM EDT
Thursday, May 26
The Future of Cloud Connectivity: How Space, 5G and Edge Will Make Anytime, Anywhere Insights a Reality
Underwriter Speaker: Stephen Kitay, Senior Director, Azure Space, Microsoft
Editorial Moderator: Daniela Fayer, Group Publisher, Defense, GovExec
Presented by Our Elite Underwriter, Microsoft Federal
Advances in cloud capabilities, integrated with new developments in 5G and satellite connectivity are opening new doors for innovation for a wider swath of government agencies. As the ultimate edge, space will serve as a critical back bone in helping support this ubiquitous connectivity even in the most disparate environments. This universal access to cloud compute will deliver mission owners a gateway to the latest in commercial technologies anywhere they need it. Hear from Steve Kitay, the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy and current Director of Azure Space at Microsoft, about the future of cloud connectivity and the agencies who are already embracing this vision.
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1:43 PM EDT
Friday, June 3
Closing Keynote Interview
Editorial Speaker: Christopher Siwy, PhD, CISSP, Data Scientist, Integrated Infrastructure & Emerging Technologies Branch, NIH
Editorial Moderator: Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor for Technology and Events, Nextgov