



Event Overview
Sam Gordy, General Manager, U.S. Federal & Government Industries, IBM
Opening Keynote
Dr. John Kelly, Senior Vice President, Cognitive Solutions and Research, IBM
Transforming the Army for the Future
Major General William Hix, Deputy Director, Army Modernization Command Task Force
Francis Rose (Moderator), Host, Government Matters
From the CIO: The Future of Federal IT
Suzette Kent, Federal CIO, Office of Management and Budget
Modernizing for the Mission
Bob DeLuca, Executive Director, Centers of Execellence, IT Modernization Program, General Services Administration
Tim Gribben, Chief Financial Officer and Associated Administrator of Performance Management, Small Business Administration
Kevin Mahoney, Chief Human Capital Officer and Director of Human Resources, Department of Commerce
Andras Szakal, Chief Technology Officer, IBM U.S. Federal
Francis Rose (Moderator), Host, Government Matters
Creating a Culture for Cross-Agency Innovation
Kimberly Del Greco, Deputy Assistant Director of the Information Services Branch, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, FBI
Lisa Mascolo, Managing Direcor, U.S. Public Service, Global Business Services, IBM
Francis Rose (Moderator), Host, Government Matters
The Road Ahead: Reinventing the
Citizen Experience
Lee Becker, Chief of Staff, Veterans Experience Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
Andre Goodfriend, Director of the Office of eDiplomacy, Department of State
Marcy Jacobs, Executive Director, Digital Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
Julie Meloni, Director, Product Management & Strategy/Operations, U.S. Digital Service
Simchah Suveyke-Bogin, Customer Experience Center of Execellence, GSA, Technology Transformation Service
Susan Wedge (Moderator), Vice President and Partner, Digital Service Line Leader, IBM Global Business Services Public Sector

Shaping the Future of National Security and Intelligence with AI
Kay Murphy, Worldwide Mission Readiness Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Dr. Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, AI, Watson & Cognitive Solutions, IBM Global Business Services
From the Leaders: Unleashing the
Power of Technology in Support of the Mission
Patrick Arvison, Special Assistant to the Office of the National Manager for National Security Systems, National Security Agency
Dr. Thresa Lang, Director, SPAWAR Washington Operations, and Director, Navy Cybersecureity Division, U.S. Navy
Frank Konieczny, Chief Technology Officer, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Fletcher Previn (Moderator), Chief Information Officer, IBM
The Situational Understanding
Challenge
Cognitive Equipment Advisor Proof of Concept
Cognitive Situational Understanding In Action
Cognitive Equipment Advisor's
Capabilities for Federal Government

Advancing the Mission: NASA LaRC's Journey with Machine Learning
Jeremy Yagle, AST, Data Analysis, NASA Langely Reserach Center
Connected Government: How the
Internet of Things will enable the digital reinvention of government
Dr. Joesph "Lucky" Ronzio, DHSc, CPHIMS, SMHIMSS, Deputy Chief Health Technology Officer, Veterans Health Administration
Landon Van Dyke, Senior Advisor, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Department of State
Marlon Attiken, Partner and Public Service Internet of Things Leader, IBM Services
Increasing Process Visibility and Trust with Blockchain
Justin Herman, Lead, Emerging Citizen Technology Office (AI, Robotic Process Automation, Blockchain, VR and Social), GSA
David Vargas, Director, Human Resources Line of Business, Office of Personnel Management
Mark Fisk, Partner - IBM Digital - Public Service Blockchain Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Intelligent Automation: Establishing and Managing a Digital Workforce
Avi Bender, Director, National Technical Information Service, Department of Commerce
Ed Burrows, Senior Advisor to the CFO, GSA
Michael McGeehan, Director of Business Development - Government, Blue Prism
Jason Prow, Intelligent Automation Leader, Public Service Sector, IBM Services

Meeting your Cloud Needs for the AI Era
Byrson Koehler, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Watson & IBM Cloud
The True Value of Multi-Cloud
Edward Mays, Executive Director, Enterprise Data Management and Engineering Directorate, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Luke McCormack, former Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Scott Robertson (Moderator), Partner, Cloud Strategy and Services, IBM Global Business Services
Data-Led Modernization - Rethinking Data to Build Trust, Improve
Experiences and Advance Missions
David Vargas, Director, Human Resources Line of Business, Office of Personnel Management
Chris Zobler, Business Executive, Watson Data and AI Leader, IBM
Zbynek Krobot, Partner IBM

Jose Bravo, Security Architect, Cognitive Solutions, IBM
Unmask Insider Threats
Lauren Horaist, Product Manager, Security Intelligence, IBM
Collaboration through Integration:
Orchestrating Incident Response
Hugh Pyle, Product Manager, Incident Response, IBM
A Cognitive Approach to Unified
Endpoint Management
Scott Souder, Senior Officer Manager, MaaS3609, IBM Security
Teaching Watson the Language of Security
Identify and Understand attacks with Watson for Cyber Security



