Past Speakers
Andrew McLaughlin
United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Executive office of the President / OSTP
Andrew McLaughlin is Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer responsible for Internet and technology policy, including open government, cybersecurity, and building technology platforms for innovation in health, energy, and... Read more
Craig Newmark
Founder
Craigslist.org
Craig Newmark is the founder of craigslist.org, a site where people can help each other with everyday needs including housing and jobs. He's also working with a wide range of groups using the Net to help each other out, like Donorschoose.org, the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, Kiva.org and... Read more
Dave L. McClure
Associate Administrator, Citizen Services and Communications
GSA
David McClure was appointed as the Associate Administrator of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications (OCS/C) in the General Services Administration on August 26, 2009. The Office of Citizen Services fosters public engagement by... Read more
Dr. Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
Amazon.com
Dr. Vogels is Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Amazon.com where he is responsible for driving the company's technology vision, which is to continuously enhance the innovation on behalf of Amazon's customers at a global scale Prior to joining Amazon, he worked as a researcher at... Read more
Yousef Khalidi
Distinguished Engineer, Enterprise Cloud Computing
Microsoft
Yousef Khalidi is a Distinguished Engineer in the Windows Azure team. Windows Azure is a platform for developing, deploying, managing, and hosting cloud-based Web services. Khalidi is responsible for several aspects of the platform, centered on the goal of building a... Read more
Linda Y. Cureton
CIO
NASA
In September of 2009 Linda Y. Cureton was promoted to her current role as the CIO of NASA. Before her promotion she served as the Director of the Information Technology and Communications Directorate and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the National Aeronautics and Space Aministration (NASA)... Read more
Casey Coleman
CIO
GSA
Casey Coleman was named Chief Information Officer for U.S. General Services Administration effective September 2, 2007. As CIO, Ms. Coleman is responsible for aligning technology with GSA strategic business objectives. Her primary focus is leading and implementing the effective and... Read more
Mark B. Templeton
CEO
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Mark B. Templeton, 55, is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director for Citrix Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:CTXS), a $1.4 billion leader in application delivery infrastructure operating in over 100 countries.
Mr. Templeton joined Citrix as... Read more
Vance Hitch
CIO
Department of Justice
Vance Hitch has served as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Justice since April 2002. He is responsible for leading and implementing the effective and efficient acquisition and management of information technology across the Department. He manages the Department's $2.1 billion information... Read more
Mark Goodge
CTO
Military Health Systems
Mr. Mark Goodge is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Director of Design and Development Services for the Tri-Service Infrastructure Management Program Office (TIMPO), Joint Medical Information Systems (JMIS) Office, TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the... Read more
Ltg. Jeffrey Sorenson
CIO
Department of the Army
Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Sorenson is the Department of the Army Staff's Chief Information Officer/G-6.
Prior to his current position as the Department of the Army CIO/G-6, he was the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management to the Assistant Secretary of the Army... Read more
Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies
US General Services Administration
Effective May 24, 2010, Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia became the Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, GSA. In this new role, Sonny will lead help GSA and the Federal CIO implement Government-wide e-Gov (or Open Gov) programs in an agile manner. These GSA-supported programs include... Read more
Nitin Pradhan
Departmental Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Department of Transportation
Mr. Nitin Pradhan was sworn in on July 6th, 2009 as the Departmental Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) as part of the Obama administration. He is the chief advisor to Secretary Ray LaHood in all matters relating to information technology. In this role of the Departmental CIO, Mr. Pradhan provides information technology vision, strategy, planning, policy and ... Read more
Curt Kolcun
Microsoft
Vice President, U.S. Public Sector
Curt Kolcun is Vice President of Microsoft Corp.’s U.S. Public Sector business vertical. He assumed this position in the summer of 2008, after leading the U.S. Federal business since August 2003. In his leadership responsibility, Curt is responsible for sales, contracting, citizenship and marketing efforts for the company’s U.S. government, education, and public sector healthcare markets... Read more
Prasad L. Rampalli
VP, Intel Architecture Group
Intel Corporation
Prasad L. Rampalli is the vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and director of End-User Platform Integration for Intel Corporation. Rampalli is a 25 year Intel veteran and has led significant transformational roles in Manufacturing, Information technology and Platform Business Units... Read more
Mike G. Hill
VP of Enterprise Initiatives
IBM
Mike Hill is Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives for IBM, responsible for the development and delivery of new IT technologies and services. With an initial focus on Cloud Computing, Mike is leading the IBM sales, services, and business development teams to provide a portfolio of Cloud-delivered... Read more
Teresa Carlson
Microsoft
Vice President, U.S. Federal Government
Teresa Carlson is the Vice President at Microsoft Corporation responsible for the company’s largest vertical business unit the US Federal Government. In this role, she defines the strategy and oversees the execution of sales, contracting, pre-sales technical support, product... Read more
John Garing
Director for Strategic Planning
DISA
John J. Garing is DISA’s Chief Information Officer and Director for Strategic Planning and Information. He is responsible for supporting the DISA Director in decision making, strategy development and communicating that strategy both internally and externally. Mr. Garing... Read more
Captain Michael Weiner
Chief Medical Officer
Defense Systems
CAPT Michael Weiner is the Acting Deputy Program Manager and Chief Medical officer for the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS). He is responsible for overseeing the development and deployment of the Department of Defense (DoD) electronic health record (EHR) systems... Read more
Patrick Howard
Chief Information Security Officer
NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently established a Computer Security Office (CSO) for which Patrick D. Howard serves as the Chief Information Security Officer to lead.
Howard reports to the Deputy Executive... Read more
Dr. Ron Ross
Senior Computer Scientist and Security Researcher
NIST
Dr. Ron Ross is a senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His current areas of specialization include security requirements definition, testing and evaluation, risk management... Read more
Peter Corbett
Founder & CEO
iStrategyLabs
Peter Corbett is the founder and CEO of iStrategyLabs, an interactive agency that develops creative solutions to clients challenges and brings them to life in the digital and physical world. Peter has won multiple industry awards, including 3 Addys in 2008, the Great Washington DC Board of Trade's "One... Read more
Michael Mestrovich
Senior Technology Officer for Innovation
DIA
Mr. Michael Mestrovich was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Level position of senior technology officer for innovation within the Directorate for Information Management and Chief Information Officer on August 18, 2008. As such, he leads the research and evaluation of... Read more
Susie Adams
Chief Technology Officer
Microsoft Federal
Susie Adams is the Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Federal’s Civilian business. She has over 25 years experience in IT and Computer Science and has held numerous leadership positions at Microsoft as well as several Washington area IT consulting organizations. In her present role she is responsible for... Read more
Gary R. Galloway
Deputy Director, Office of Information Assurance
U.S. Department of State
Gary R. Galloway has been the Deputy Director of the Office of Information Assurance (IRM/IA) since May 2007. He also is serving as Acting Director of IRM/IA’s Enterprise Risk Division. Prior to arriving in IRM/IA, Mr. Galloway was Deputy Director and Director for Business... Read more
Nigel Ballard
Director Federal Marketing
Intel
Nigel is Intel's Director of Federal Marketing and the Business Online Council Co-Chair for Intel Americas. He is also on the Board of Advisors to FedScoop and is on the GOV 2.0 Expo Advisory Board. Originally from the United Kingdom, he now lives with his family in Portland, Oregon... Read more
Dan Mintz
Chief Operations Officer
Powertek Corporation
Dan Mintz provides tactical and strategic management direction for Powertek Corporation. In this role, Mr. Mintz is responsible for management of Powertek’s customer facing programs and supporting operational functions. He also provides leadership and support for major business capture taking... Read more
Peter Tseronis
Senior Advisor, Department of Energy
Peter Tseronis is recognized as a Federal Information Technology (IT) thought leader and among the Federal Government’s top public speakers and communicators on cutting edge information management and technology. Peter Tseronis is consistently requested to bridge... Read more
Chris C. Kemp
CIO, NASA/AMES Research Center
Chris C. Kemp is an entrepreneurial executive with a passion for igniting innovation in high-tech organizations. Chris has over a decade of experience starting, funding, building, and selling technology businesses. Chris joined NASA Ames in 2006 as Director of Strategic Business... Read more
Dan Burton
Senior VP, Global Public Policy
salesforce.com
Daniel Burton is Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy for salesforce.com, and has played a leadership role in the development of US technology policy for over twenty years. Prior to joining salesforce.com in January 2006, he was Vice President of Government Affairs for Entrust... Read more
John Bordwine
CTO of Public Sector
Symantec Corporation
With over a decade of experience in the security industry, John Bordwine is widely recognized as an expert in his field. John is currently the Public Sector Chief Technology Officer at Symantec where he is focusing on the specific requirements and certifications to ensure security solution compliance... Read more
Lewis Shepherd
Director
Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments
Lewis Shepherd is Director of the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments, having joined Microsoft in 2007. He has degrees from Stanford University, the University of Virginia, and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)... Read more
Dr. Peter R. Levin
CTO & Senior Advisor to the Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs
Peter L. Levin was appointed chief technology officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs in June 2009. Immediately prior to joining Veterans Affairs, he was an executive director of the network security company Astaro AG, a venture partner in the Munich-based venture capital firm Techno ... Read more
Bev Godwin
Director, Center for New Media & Citizen Engagement
Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies, GSA
Bev Godwin is establishing a Center on New Media and Citizen Engagement in the Office of Citizen Services at GSA. Bev recently returned to GSA after a 6-month detail to the White House Office of ... Read more
Peter Mell
Senior Computer Scientist
NIST
Peter Mell is a senior computer scientist in the Computer Security Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He is currently researching continuous security monitoring capabilities and their application to cloud computing. In addition, he is the NIST technical ... Read more
Brandon Kessler
Founder & CEO
ChallangePost
Brandon Kessler is the founder and CEO of ChallengePost, a New York City-based company that serves as the largest open marketplace for challenges. A challenge takes place when an organization or individual challenges the public to innovate or solve a problem. ChallengePost simplifies ... Read more