Agenda

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration & Networking
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM
Welcome Remarks
Goldy Kamali, Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group
8:35 AM – 8:45 AM
Opening Remarks
Chris Howard, VP, Public Sector, Nutanix
8:45 AM – 9:10 AM
From the Data Center to the Edge
David Sangster, COO, Nutanix
9:10 AM – 9:25 AM
Is It Time to Get Smart About the Cloud?
Stuart McGuigan, CIO, Dept. of State
9:25 AM – 9:50 AM
The Role of the Data Center in Cloud Strategy
Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally, CIO, U.S. Secret Service
Steve Naumann, Sr. Advisor, Data Center Practitioner, Office of Government-wide Policy, DCOI, GSA
Col. Bobby Saxon, Acting CMS Continuity Manager, CMS
Moderator: Shannon Judd, Director of Federal Systems Integrators, Nutanix
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
The Federal Data Center: Focusing on the Experience
Stephen Rea, Federal Manager, Nutanix
10:05 AM – 10:20 AM
IC’s Journey to the Cloud: Opportunities & Lessons Learned
John Sherman, Intelligence Community CIO
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Hybrid Cloud Perspectives: Practical Use Cases for Leveraging a Multi-Cloud Environment
Scott Finke, IT Sr. Advisor, Agricultural Research Service & Cloud Adoption Center of Excellence, USDA
Brian Merrick, Deputy Director, Cloud Program Management Office, Dept. of State
Kshemendra Paul, Cloud Action Officer & Deputy Director, Mission Strategy, DHS
Moderator: Dan Fallon, Sr. Director of Public Sector Solutions Engineering, Nutanix
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
IoT, Machine Learning & AI — the Real Next Generation of Government IT
Neal Ziring, Technical Director of Capabilities, NSA
Jason Langone, VP & GM, Solutions Providers, Nutanix
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM
Cloud Smart – Cloud Safe – CDM in the Era of Cloud
Sanjay Gupta, CTO, SBA
Oki Mek, CTO, Division of Acquisition, HHS
Greg Sisson, Deputy CISO, Dept. of Energy
Moderator: Ryan McCullough, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Shorepoint Inc.
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Transforming the Digital Workspace
Nikola Bozinovic, VP & GM of Desktop Computing, Nutanix
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Networking Lunch
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Cloud-Enabled Multi Domain Operations
Bill Marion, Deputy Chief, Information Dominance & Deputy CIO, U.S. Air Force
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
From Cloud First to Cloud Smart
Margie Graves, Deputy Federal CIO, Executive Office of the President
1:15 PM – 1:20 PM
Closing Remarks
Chris Howard, VP, Public Sector, Nutanix
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tech Boot Camp (invite only)