Agenda
8:00AM - 9:00AM ET
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00AM - 9:05AM ET
Welcome Remarks

Goldy Kamali
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
9:05AM - 9:15AM ET
Advancing the Presidential AI Challenge
9:15AM - 9:25AM ET
Keynote

Lisa DeMille
SVP, Global Data Strategy & Integration, Solution Engineering, Salesforce
SVP, Global Data Strategy & Integration, Solution Engineering, Salesforce
9:25AM - 9:35AM ET
AI at the Core of IT Transformation
9:35AM - 9:45AM ET
Keynote

Sean MacKirdy
AVP, DOD, Elastic
AVP, DOD, Elastic
9:45AM - 9:55AM ET
The Evolving Role of Chief AI Officer
9:55AM - 10:05AM ET
Keynote

John Larson
President & Chief AI Officer, Babel Street
President & Chief AI Officer, Babel Street
10:05AM - 10:15AM ET
Data, Data Everywhere: Enhancing Data Quality

Seth Whitworth*
Acting Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber & Data, U.S. Space Force
Acting Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber & Data, U.S. Space Force
10:15AM - 10:25AM ET
Strategies & Patterns for Scaling AI into the Enterprise

Michael Epley
Chief Architect & Security Strategist, Public Sector, Red Hat
Chief Architect & Security Strategist, Public Sector, Red Hat
10:25AM - 10:35AM ET
Keynote

Jamison Braun
SVP, Managing Director, U.S. Public Services, SAP Americas
SVP, Managing Director, U.S. Public Services, SAP Americas
10:35AM - 10:45AM ET
Charting the Next AI Health Frontier

Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer
Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, & Strategic Initiatives, NIH
Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, & Strategic Initiatives, NIH

Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
10:45AM - 10:55AM ET
Maturing AI for Mission Critical Applications

COL (Ret.) Joel Babbitt
VP, Army & SOCOM Programs, Seekr
VP, Army & SOCOM Programs, Seekr
10:55AM - 11:05AM ET
Embracing Agentic AI
11:05AM - 11:15AM ET
Harnessing the Power of Unstructured Data with an AI-Agnostic Strategy

Jason Gray
MD, Global Federal Government, Box
MD, Global Federal Government, Box
11:15AM - 11:25AM ET
From Data to Decisions: A CIO's Guide to AI-Readiness

Carter Farmer
CIO, EPA
CIO, EPA
11:25AM - 11:35AM ET
Keynote

Geoff Hamm
Federal AI SME, IBM
Federal AI SME, IBM
11:35AM - 11:45AM ET
The 2026 Marine Aviation Plan

Maj. Christopher Clark*
AI Lead, U.S. Marine Corps
AI Lead, U.S. Marine Corps
11:45AM - 11:55AM ET
Keynote

Daniel Kent
AVP, Systems Engineering, Everpure
AVP, Systems Engineering, Everpure
11:55AM - 12:05PM ET
Building an AI-Ready Workforce

Scott Kupor
Director, OPM
Director, OPM

Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
12:05PM - 12:30PM ET
Lunch
12:30PM - 12:40PM ET
Using Bots for Contracting Workflows

Andrea Brandon
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, Grants, & Acquisition, Dept. of the Interior
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, Grants, & Acquisition, Dept. of the Interior
12:40PM - 12:50PM ET
Keynote

Mike Peacock
Director, Solutions Engineering, Public Sector, Confluent
Director, Solutions Engineering, Public Sector, Confluent
12:50PM - 1:00PM ET
Leveraging Generative AI for Operational Efficiency
1:00PM - 1:10PM ET
Keynote
1:10PM - 1:20PM ET
AI & the Modern Coastie

Brian Campo*
Chief Data & AI Officer, U.S. Coast Guard
Chief Data & AI Officer, U.S. Coast Guard
1:20PM - 1:30PM ET
Orchestrating the Agentic Agency

Paul Rodrigues
Chief AI Officer, National Security Group, Microsoft Federal
Chief AI Officer, National Security Group, Microsoft Federal
1:30PM - 1:40PM ET
Launching the Genesis Mission

Carl Coe
Chief of Staff, Dept. of Energy
Chief of Staff, Dept. of Energy

Billy Mitchell
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group
1:40PM - 1:45PM ET
Closing Remarks

Goldy Kamali
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
* Pending Agency Approval