AGL Summit East 2019

Charting the path forward for government transformation and digital services.

November 7, 2019 – Knight Conference Center at the Newseum / Washington, D.C.

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Speakers

Brent MaravillaAcquisition Strategist, U.S. Digital Service

Michael PalmerU.S. Digital Service at the Dept. of Homeland Security

Chris CampioneChief Information Officer, Department of Energy

Traci WalkerProcurement Strategist, U.S. Digital Service

Ann DunkinCIO, County of Santa Clara (former CIO, Environmental Protection Agency)

Celestine M. PressleyChief Information Officer, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative | Executive Office of the President

Robin ThottungalChief Technology / Data / Innovation Officer, National Gallery of Art

Nancy DierkerDirector of Procurement, Colorado Governor's Office of IT

Kirsten DalboeChief Data Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Greg GodboutChief Digital Officer, Techflow (former CTO at EPA and co-founder at 18F)

Cori ZarekDirector of the Digital Service Collaborative, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation; Former Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer

Ashley OwensDirector of Acquisition, 18F

Kaitlin DevineFormer Director of Engineering, 18F; Former Director of Innovation, AdHoc

Pamela IsomCDO Advisor, Department of Energy

Caroline SmithDigital Service Expert, U.S. Digital Service

Maia Z. LaingSenior Business Consultant, Department of Health and Human Services

Jeff MaherPrincipal Engineer, Canadian Digital Service

Ashleigh AxiosChief Experience Officer, & Partners (former Creative Director, Obama White House)

Aaron PavaExecutive Director, AGL Association

Everett HarperCEO and Founder, Truss

John FosterCOO and Partner, Fearless

Joyce HunterCEO, Vulcan Enterprises (former Deputy CIO at Dept. of Agriculture)

Natalie KurzDirector of User Experience, Flexion

Larry BafundoDirector of Product Management, Ad Hoc

Dan LevensonChief Strategy Officer, Agile Six

Steve KelmanProfessor of Public Management, Harvard University

Kirsten GreenAcquisition Strategist, U.S. Digital Service

Adrien AbramsFounder, Beeline Strategy

Kelli ShewmakerCommunity Outreach Lead, Code for DC

Ron ThompsonChief Data Officer, NASA

Agenda

9:00 am
Welcome
Opening remarks
Cori Zarek, Aaron Pava, Jeff Maher

9:20 am
Joint Presentation
History, culture and the future of digital services
Ann Dunkin, Greg Godbout

9:50 am
Lightning Talk
Case Study by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Celestine Pressley

10:00 am
Panel Discussion
The partnership of UX and Agile
Caroline Smith, Natalie Kurz and Larry Bafundo

Break

11:00 am
Lightning Talk
The Power of Partnership
Ashleigh Axios

11:20 am
Panel Discussion
Chief Data Officers on data strategies and innovation
Pamela Isom, Ted Kaouk, Kirsten Dalboe, Ron Thompson and Joyce Hunter

Lunch

1:00 pm
Lightning Talk
Design makes the difference in procurement
Michael Palmer

1:10 pm
Panel Discussion
Procurement reform and the Digital IT Acquisition Professional program (DITAP)
Traci Walker, Kaitlin Devine, Nancy Dierker and Kirsten Green

1:55 pm
Lightning Talk
Case Study: Co-designed procurement with Smithsonian’s National Museum
Brent Maravilla

Break

2:20 pm
Panel Discussion
How to do agile on legacy projects
Adrien Abrams, Ashley Owens, Everett Harper, Alberto Colon-Viera and Ann Dunkin

Break

3:20 pm
Lightning Talk
Case Study: Improving Health IT for American Indians and Alaskan Natives
Maia Laing

3:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Partnering with nonprofits: The unique stories behind associations
Melinda Burgess, Dan Levenson, Kelli Shewmaker, Maria Fillippelli and Steve Kelman

4:15 pm
Keynote Address – Closing Remarks
Chris “Rocky” Campione, Cori Zarek, Aaron Pava