POC - 2025 Digital Transformation Summit

2025 Digital Transformation Summit | Potomac Officers Club

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WHAT

Join us at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Digital Transformation Summit, where visionaries and decision-makers from the GovCon industry and government agencies will converge to explore the future of digital transformation in the public sector. This event serves as a hub for public and private sector executives and leaders who want to drive impactful, technology-forward solutions in service of critical national priorities.

As digital transformation accelerates, embracing emerging technologies — like artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and cybersecurity — has become imperative for staying competitive, secure and agile. This summit will provide invaluable insights into how these innovations are reshaping federal operations, improving efficiencies and enhancing government responsiveness to public needs.

Why Attend?

Insightful Sessions: Hear directly from senior government officials and industry experts as they discuss transformative initiatives and the role technology plays in advancing mission goals.

Networking Opportunities: Connect with top leaders and innovators in government and the contracting community, building partnerships that can enhance your organization’s digital strategy.

Strategic Advantage: Gain actionable knowledge and strategies to help your organization navigate the complexities of digital transformation, better serve constituents and foster sustainable growth.

WHEN

Thursday, April 24, 2025
7:00am - 3:00pm
Eastern Time Zone

WHERE

Hilton-McLean
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102

Keynote Speakers

Speakers

Ed Arnone

Former Chief Enterprise Architecture

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]

CAPT Jesse Black

Commanding Officer

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Stuart Brown

Partner Technology and Innovation Global Lead

Guidehouse

Nicolas Chaillan

CEO

Ask Sage Inc.

Mike Deutsch

Chief Growth Officer

Alpha Omega

Edward Drolet

Vice President - Client Executive for DoD, DAF, and CCMDs

CACI

Dave Dunn

Director of Innovation, Initiatives, and Collaboration

University of Dayton Research Institute

Justin Fessler

VP, Public Sector

LogicMonitor

Jordan Gillis

Federal Engagement Executive

UiPath Inc.

Rob Gordon

CTO

Omni Federal

Emily Harding

Director, Intelligence, National Security and Technology Program (INT)

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Daniel Hettema

Director of Digital Engineering, Modeling & Simulation (DEM&S)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)

Louis Koplin

Program Executive Officer for Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital)

Department of the Navy

Dr. Nick Kovach

Lead Architect

AFMC Integrated Development Office

Jonas Lazo

Chief Technology Officer - West INDOPAC

SAIC

Ashley Mattison

Partner

Guidehouse

Daniel May

Air Force Intelligence Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Air Force Intelligence Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO)

U.S. Air Force

Col. Jonathan McCall

Deputy Director for Space, ABMS CFT

U.S. Space Force

James McCament

Chief Digital Transformation Officer

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Emily Murphy

Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting

The School Of Business, George Mason University

David Pena

Chief, ISR Systems Enterprise Division and Senior Technical Advisor, ISR Directorate

Pacific Air Forces [PACAF]

Travis Rosiek

Public Sector CTO

Rubrik

Aaron Roth

Principal and Head of Federal Strategy

The Chertoff Group

Jason Saldana

Vice President of Strategic Development

MTSI

Thomas Sasala

Executive Director Enterprise Cloud Management Agency

U.S. Department of the Army

Zack Schwartz

CIO

Events DC

Landon Shaw

Senior Architect

U.S. Courts

Barbara Supplee

EVP Navy Business Group

SAIC

Barry Tanner

Deputy CIO

U.S. Department of the Navy

Landon Van Dyke

Chief Technology Officer and Technology Senior Advisor

U.S. Department of State

Roger Waldron

President

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement

Russ Wolfe

Vice President of Engineering

MTSI

Agenda

7:00am 8:00am

Networking Reception

8:00am 8:05am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:05am 8:45am

Opening Keynote: Juliane Gallina, Introducer: Russ Wolfe

8:45am 9:20am

Morning Fireside Chat: Leslie Beavers and Ashley Mattison (Moderator)

9:20am 9:50am

Networking Break

9:50am 10:50am

Panel A: Revolutionizing Government Operations: Enterprise Transformation, AI Agents, and Data Quality Excellence: Stuart Brown (Moderator), Jordan Gillis, James McCament, Daniel Hettema, and Thomas Sasala

9:50am 10:50am

Panel B: Bringing Enterprise to the Edge: Barry Tanner, Barbara Supplee (Moderator), and CAPT Jesse Black

10:50am 11:00am

Break

11:00am 12:00pm

Panel A: Digital Transformation: A Strategic Blueprint Overview for Defense Modernization: Dave Dunn, Nicolas Chaillan, Dr. Nick Kovach, Mike Deutsch and Jason Saldana (Moderator)

11:00am 12:00pm

Panel B: Advancing the Kill Web: Accelerating Multi-Domain Decision Superiority Through Digital Transformation: Rob Gordon, Daniel May, Col. Jonathan McCall, David Pena, and Edward Drolet (Moderator)

12:10pm 1:00pm

Lunch Panel: Adapting to DOGE: What Government Efficiency Reforms Mean for Contractors: Emily Harding, Emily Murphy (Moderator), Aaron Roth, and Robert Waldron

12:00pm 1:15pm

Networking Lunch

1:15pm 2:15pm

Panel: Navigating the Complexities of an Integrated IT Infrastructure: Ed Arnone, Justin Fessler (Moderator), Zack Schwartz, Landon Shaw, Landon Van Dyke, and Travis Rosiek

1:15pm 2:15pm

Reimagining Procurement: Driving Innovation in Government Acquisition: Louis Koplin and Jonas Lazo

2:20pm 2:55pm

Closing Fireside Chat: Jane Rathbun and Justin Fessler

2:55pm 3:00pm

Closing Comments

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