Agenda 

Sunday, May 15th 

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Conference Registration 

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Excellence.Gov Winner Showcase 

7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Special Events  

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

ACT Board Meeting (invite only) 

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Opening Welcome Reception 

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

Dinner and Evening Keynote 

John Patrick, Technology Futurist

8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 

Dessert Reception 

Monday, May 16th 

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Conference Registration 

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Cyber Café  

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Excellence.Gov Winner Showcase 

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 

Buffet Breakfast 

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 

Morning Keynote
Jorge Haddock, Dean of School of Management, George Mason University

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Break 

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  

Partners for Success – Delivering IT Solutions 

Moderator: 
Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Panelists: 

Simon Szykman, Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce

Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Former Chief Information Officer, State of New York  

Mary Davie, Assistant Commissioner, General Services Administration

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

Break  

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 

Lunch and Keynote Presentation
Dave McClure, Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, General Services Administration

1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Break

1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 

Workshops 

Information Exchange and Interoperability:  Issues and Imperatives

Moderator: 

Bob Dix, Juniper Networks

Panelists:
Sonny Bhagowalia, Deputy Associate Administrator, General Services Administration
Jason Henry, Deputy Director, Department of Homeland Security

Unconference - Live and In the Round:  A Discussion on Insourcing vs. Outsourcing:  Drivers, Challenges, and Successes

Moderator: 

Roy Hinton, Associate Dean of School of Management, George Mason University

Karen Evans, KE&T Partners, LLC

Panelists:
TBD

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 

2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Moderator:  
Chris Dorobek, DorobekInsider.Com

Strategies for Establishing Effective IT Governance:  Responding to the Needs of the Nation

Moderator:

Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Panelists:
Roger Baker, Department of Veteran’s Affairs

Joelle Hull, Senior Manager, Program Governance Office, Internal Revenue Service
Giovanni Carnaroli, Associate Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation

Drew Jaehnig, Operations Chief, Defense Information Systems Agency

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 

Contributor Breakfast (invite only)

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.