Speakers

Mr. Vinay Vijay Singh is passionate about people, process and project management. He describes himself as a deal architect. His experience and network have enabled him to solve complex global challenges with speed and precision, with a keen eye on holistic customer experience. He has been in numerous leadership roles in the public and private sectors for over 25 years, spanning accounting, finance, international trade & investment, operations, strategy & technology. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Singh is the Chief Executive OƯicer of Velocity Group Solutions, LLC based in Pennsylvania, USA.

The Velocity Group focuses on Transformation & Leadership, Ai & Data, and Trade & Investment. He provides advisory services to several local and global organizations, public and private – including Chief Strategy OƯicer, Technuf, LLC; Managing Director, Primus Partners, USA. Most recently, he served at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a Presidential Appointee, U.S. Senate confirmed, as the HUD CFO and Chief Artificial Intelligence OƯicer, at the Assistant Secretary level.

Prior to this he was a Partner and Chief Operating OƯicer for KPMG in India where he led many teams focused on Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare. His work in trade and investment also enabled him to help KPMG globally as the Lead Partner advising the World Bank Group and other IFI’s -International Finance Institutions.

As a President Obama appointee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Trade Administration (Commerce), Mr. Singh led interagency eƯorts for infrastructure and smart cities with Foreign Governments, the Private Sector, and Financial Institutions, unlocking opportunities and executing deals. He was also instrumental in supporting the agency with its Foreign Direct Investment eƯorts through his work at SelectUSA.

His domain experience developed while working in a variety of roles and industries. He has transformed organizations leveraging knowledge from Accounting & Finance, Ai & Data, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations & Strategy and Organizational Restructuring. The critical thread across these roles is People, Process and Project Management. Leadership is enabling the right culture for people to pursue their passions. It is only then you can focus on – Doing the right thing, the right way, getting them done well and getting the benefits.

Mr. Singh is also passionate about communities. He has lived in many countries but acknowledges his time in the small town of Dover, Pennsylvania as his most treasured. Small towns are what make America great. Communities that are connected enable economic prosperity for all. He was born in Bangalore, India and has lived and traveled extensively across Africa, Europe, North America, South and Southeast Asia. He is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania with an MBA from Widener University in Pennsylvania.

The Honorable Radha Iyengar Plumb, Ph.D. is a technology and national security leader with extensive experience at the highest levels of government, industry, and academia. 

Dr. Plumb is currently a Senior Fellow at the Wharton Accountable AI Lab and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. In these roles, she brings her technology and Pentagon expertise together with University of Pennsylvania’s academic expertise to address global policy challenges, fostering international engagement, interdisciplinary research, and critical dialogue to develop innovative policy solutions and prepare students for global leadership. 

In her most recent position at the Pentagon, Dr. Plumb served as the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) at the Department of Defense (DoD), where she led AI, data, and analytics adoption efforts, driving innovative strategies to scale digital technology across the Pentagon. 

Previously, Dr. Plumb served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S), the second-highest official overseeing procurement, logistics, maintenance, and industrial base policy. She was also Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, serving as her lead advisor on the reform of the Defense Innovation Unit, the Replicator initiative, and Deputy’s Management Action Group (DMAG), the principal forum for civilian and military leaders to address major budgetary, management, strategy, and policy issues. 

During the Obama Administration, Dr. Plumb held senior roles at the National Security Council and the Department of Energy, shaping critical national security and technology policies. 

In the private sector, Dr. Plumb was Director of Research & Insights for Trust & Safety at Google and Global Head of Policy Analysis at Facebook, where she led data-driven initiatives to enhance security, reliability, and transparency. Earlier in her career, she was a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and an assistant professor at the London School of Economics. 

Dr. Plumb holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University and a B.S. from MIT. Her career reflects a deep commitment to leveraging data, technology, and policy to drive national security and innovation.

Travis Rosiek is a highly accomplished cyber security executive with more than 20 years in the industry. He has built and grown cybersecurity companies and led large cybersecurity programs within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). His experience spans driving innovation as a cybersecurity leader for global organizations and CISOs to corporate executive building products and services. His impact has helped lead to successful IPOs (FireEye) and acquisitions (BluVector by Comcast). As a Cyber Leader in the U.S. DoD, he has been awarded the Annual Individual Award for Defending the DoD’s Networks. 

Travis currently serves as the Public Sector CTO at Rubrik helping organizations become more cyber and data resilient. Prior to Rubrik, Travis held several leadership roles including the Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at BluVector, CTO at Tychon, Federal CTO at FireEye, a Principal at Intel Security/McAfee and Leader at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). He earned a Certificate from GWU in Executive Leadership and graduated from West Virginia University with Honors while earning multiple Engineering Degrees. He also was one of the first of ten students from across the nation to be awarded a scholarship from the DoD/NSA’s in cybersecurity. His pioneering mindset has helped him better secure our nation and commercial critical infrastructure.  

Additionally, Travis is an invited speaker, author (blogs, journals, books) and has also served on the NSTAC, ICIT Fellow, and multiple advisory boards.