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In this year’s fifth annual BOLD Gov event, Government Executive and Nextgov select the most forward-thinking public servants in federal government for a showcase of innovative ideas. Following a reader-submitted nomination process, Government Executive and Nextgov editors selected projects that move the needle in technology, workforce, management and, of course, pandemic operational response. Join us to watch the innovators present their projects in a series of virtual presentations.

1:00 - 4:00 PM EST

January 13, 2021

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AGENDA

1:00 PM

How Tablets Kept the Asylum Program Safe: Creative Digital Responses to the COVID Emergency at USCIS 

  • Michael Boyce, RAIO IDEA Chief, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Innovation and Design for Enhanced Adjudication Program Office (IDEA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;
  • Diana Navas, HQ Asylum Officer, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Innovation and Design for Enhanced Adjudication Program Office (IDEA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;
  • Jose Pitti, Asylum IDEA Chief, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Innovation and Design for Enhanced Adjudication Program Office (IDEA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Moderator: Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Technology and Events, Nextgov
1:25 PM

Innovative Methodology for Assessing Racial Disparities in Promotions

  • Moon Parks, Senior Economist, Government Accountability Office
  • Moderator: Courtney Bublé, Staff Correspondent, Government Executive
1:50 PM

Redesign Work. Reimagine the Future
Session Presented by our Underwriter, Cisco

  • Jim Grubb, Chief Technology Evangelist, Cisco
2:05 PM

Autonomous Vehicle Pilot - Yellowstone National Park

  • Mike Madej, Alternative Transportation Program Manager, National Park Service
  • Steve Suder, Alternative Transportation/Multi-modal Program Lead, National Park Service
  • Moderator: Brandi Vincent, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov
2:30 PM

Inclusive Staff Wellness and Resilience Training Program

  • Dr. Felicia Wilson Young, Deputy Director of Staff Care, USAID
  • Moderator: Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive
2:55 PM

Conversation with Department of Transportation and Enquizit on Streamlining Cloud Migrations within a Large Federal Agency
Session Presented by our Underwriter, Enquizit

Join Enquizit, Inc. and the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a conversation about how this large federal agency engaged Enquizit to develop and execute an enterprise-level approach to cloud migration and adoption. We will discuss how Enquizit’s streamlined approach addressed the challenges of disparate cloud initiatives amongst individual business unit. We will share the actualized benefits of this approach that resulted in enterprise-level standardization, performance improvements, risk reduction, and cost savings.
  • Scott Swanson, EVP, Enquizit
  • Derek Doeer, Enterprise Solution Architect, AWS
  • Arnel Rivera, Strategic Advisor, Department of Transportation
3:10 PM

Enabling Enterprise Data Sharing at HHS

  • Sanjay Koyani, Executive Director for Innovation, Department of Health & Human Services
  • Moderator: Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Technology and Events, Nextgov
3:35 PM

Ask the Bison Artificial Intelligence Prototype

  • Tod Dabolt, Chief Data Officer and Geospatial Information Officer, Department of the Interior
  • Moderator: Frank Konkel, Executive Editor, Nextgov

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SPEAKERS

Michael Boyce

RAIO IDEA Chief, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Innovation and Design for Enhanced Adjudication Program Office (IDEA)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Editorial Speaker

Tod Dabolt

Chief Data Officer and Geospatial Information Officer
Department of the Interior

Editorial Speaker

Sanjay Koyani

Executive Director for Innovation
Department of Health & Human Services

Editorial Speaker

Mike Madej

Alternative Transportation Program Manager
National Park Service

Editorial Speaker

Diana Navas

HQ Asylum Officer, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Innovation and Design for Enhanced Adjudication Program Office (IDEA)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Editorial Speaker

Moon Parks

Senior Economist
Government Accountability Office

Editorial Speaker

Steve Suder

Alternative Transportation/Multi-modal Program Lead
National Park Service

Editorial Speaker

Jose Pitti

Asylum IDEA Chief, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Innovation and Design for Enhanced Adjudication Program Office (IDEA)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Editorial Speaker

Dr. Felicia Wilson Young

Deputy Director of Staff Care
USAID

Editorial Speaker

Aaron Boyd

Senior Editor, Technology and Events
Nextgov

Editorial Moderator

Courtney Bublé

Staff Correspondent
Government Executive

Editorial Moderator

Eric Katz

Senior Correspondent
Government Executive

Editorial Moderator

Frank Konkel

Executive Editor
Nextgov

Editorial Moderator

Brandi Vincent

Staff Correspondent
Nextgov

Editorial Moderator

Jim Grubb

Chief Technology Evangelist
Cisco

Underwriter Speaker

Derek Doeer

Enterprise Solution Architect
AWS

Underwriter Speaker

Arnel Rivera

Strategic Advisor
Cisco

Department of Transportation

Scott Swanson

EVP
Enquizit

Underwriter Speaker

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