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Capital GovCon Grow 2023

Oct 24, 2023
9 am EST

TiE DC Capital GovCon Grow 2023

Agenda
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08:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Check-in, Networking and Breakfast
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM - Welcome note
09:15 AM - 10:00 AM - Big Changes in the 8(a) Program: No More Check the Box for Socio-Economic Disadvantage
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - The State of Federal Contracting and Opportunities for Growth
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Keynote - Fireside Chat
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM - LUNCH
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM - Innovative products for government mission
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM - Deploying AI while Managing Risk in Government Systems
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM - Cybersecurity and Blockchain
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM - Cloud, AWS, AZURE
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM - Closing Remarks
5:00 PM - Happy Hour

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Hilton McLean Tysons Corner

7920 Jones Branch Drive,
McLean, McLean,
Virginia - 22102,
United States.

Panel Discussions

The State of Federal Contracting and Opportunities for Growth
Deploying AI while Managing Risk in Government Systems
Cybersecurity and Blockchain

The State of Federal Contracting and Opportunities for Growth

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Amid federal contracting changes, budget fluctuations, and evolving small business regulations, join Baly Ambaegoeker, Kush Kumar, and Rich Vinnacombe as they discuss strategies to navigate uncertainty, leverage opportunities, and ensure growth in the federal contracting market.

Moderator

Jeffrey Shen

President, Red Team Consulting

Jeff Shen is the President of Red Team Consulting and brings over 25 years of proven leadership and expertise in federal contracting, corporate strategy, and business development. His career in management and consulting includes working with clients in the areas of capture management, strategic planning, and acquisition planning. Jeff regularly works with senior government executives and acquisition officials and has delivered business strategy and technology solutions to the U.S. Federal government and Fortune 500 companies.

Panelists

Baly Ambegaoker

CEO/Board of Directors, Gunnison
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Kush Kumar

Chief Revenue Officer, Red River
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Rich Vinnacombe

Deputy Director, OSDBU, Department of State
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Deploying AI while Managing Risk in Government Systems

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Moderator

Chitra Sivanandam

Co-Founder of a Generative AI startup, Rohirrim

Chitra Sivanandam is a Co-Founder of a Generative AI startup, Rohirrim, launched in 2022 focused on developing and deploying domain-aware generative AI to ease the burden of proposal production. Prior to Rohirrim, she was the CTO for Reinventing Geospatial, Inc (RGi), focused on developing the company’s technology vision, strategy, and direction.

She has held numerous leadership roles across industry including VP of Advanced Analytics & Simulation at SAIC, as well as Director level roles at Blackbird Technologies and Exelis Geospatial.

She has held numerous leadership roles across industry including VP of Advanced Analytics & Simulation at SAIC, as well as Director level roles at Blackbird Technologies and Exelis Geospatial. Earlier in her career she developed and executed a robust portfolio at In-Q-Tel and supported classified efforts while at Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, culminating in over 20 years of experience supporting the DoD, the Intelligence Community. In her spare time, Chitra runs The Craft of Brewing, a startup microbrewery in Ashburn, VA, with her husband.

Chitra holds an MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Imaging Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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Cybersecurity and Blockchain

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator

Stephanie Ackman

Defense Chief Technology Office

Stephanie Ackman is the Chief Technology Officer for the Defense, Intelligence, and Space Business Unit at CGI Federal, a wholly owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI, Inc.

She assists BU leadership with the identification and execution of strategic initiatives including business development and pipeline growth, strategy, and annual plans meetings.

She joined CGI as part of the acquisition of Array Information Technology, where she served as the Director of Information and Cyber Security. Ms. Ackman has provided mission focused cybersecurity expertise across the Department of Defense for over 20 years.

During her time with ARRAY she was the Cybersecurity Lead for 22 DoD systems, to include an Air Force ACAT 1 system with congressional oversight and three Army and Air Force ACAT 3 systems. As a CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional and CISSP-ISSEP Information Systems Security Engineering Professional, she promoted a strong cyber posture across ARRAY and encouraged close collaboration between cyber professionals and IT staff, engineers, and developers. Ms. Ackman was the recipient of the 2020 Pinnacle Cybersecurity Executive of the Year award in recognition of the positive impact she made to several high-profile client programs as well as her proactive influence within ARRAY.

Prior to ARRAY, she served in a variety of cybersecurity positions within the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, as well as serving 7 years as a cryptologist within the U.S. Navy.

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