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CXO Tech Forum: Uncle Sam Meets Silicon Valley

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GovCIO Media & Research’s CXO Tech Forum: Uncle Sam Meets Silicon Valley gathered government and industry leaders to discuss current opportunities and challenges in innovation. Speakers and panelists involved experts from the Army Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, 18F General Services Administration, U.S. Digital Service and Veterans Affairs.

CXO Tech Forum: Uncle Sam Meets Silicon Valley
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This panel will discuss how national security agencies are collaborating with tech giants, academia and industry startups. Dr. Jaret Riddick specializes in developing next generation vehicles for the Army working with companies like Uber to improve the Army’s fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles. Douglas Maughan works with Homeland Security’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program to acquire new cybersecurity capabilities. Paulo Dutra, a former US Air Force Special Agent and member of the FBI’s Cyber Task Force, now oversees an In-Q-Tel portfolio of world class startups building products for the Intelligence Community.

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  • Dr. Jaret Riddick Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate at Army Research Laboratory
    Dr. Jaret Riddick Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate, Army Research Laboratory
  • Douglas Maughan Director, Cyber Security Division, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
    Douglas Maughan Director, Cyber Security Division, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Paulo Dutra Senior Program Manager, In-Q-Tel
    Paulo Dutra Senior Program Manager, In-Q-Tel

This panel will discuss changes to healthcare and information technology experiences that apply human-centered designs and industry best practices. Veterans Affairs has teamed up with the U.S. Digital Service to transform how veterans access their benefits and health care. David Bao and Barbara Morton will discuss how they work together and engage technology companies to improve veterans’ experience.

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  • David Bao Deputy Executive Director of the Digital Service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    David Bao Deputy Executive Director, U.S. Digital Service, VA
  • Barbara Morton
    Barbara Morton Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, VA

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This panel will discuss progress at some of the top government innovation hubs to attract new technology companies to government work. Exploring open challenges, code-a-thons, and accelerators to improve diagnostics and new ways of applying emerging technology to strengthen IT infrastructure and cybersecurity as well as increase efficiency.

Angela Colter leads 18F, the organization stood up by GSA to partner with federal agencies to build and buy digital services that improve the user experience of government. Sanjay Koyani oversees new approaches like code-a-thons and accelerators to engage new tech companies to tackle Health and Human Services challenges. Nadia Carlsten leads the Transition to Product program in the Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate where her team introduces cybersecurity research done in DHS labs to commercial companies.

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  • Angela Colter Acting Executive Director, 18F, General Services Administration
    Angela Colter Executive Director, 18F, GSA
  • HealthCast: Sanjay Koyani, CTO Executive Director, HHS
    Sanjay Koyani Executive Director for Innovation, HHS
  • Nadia Carlsten Director, Commercialization, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
    Nadia Carlsten Director, Commercialization, Science & Technology Directorate, DHS

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  • David Bao Deputy Executive Director of the Digital Service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    David Bao Deputy Executive Director, Digital Service,, VA
  • Nadia Carlsten Director, Commercialization, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
    Nadia Carlsten Director, Commercialization, Science & Technology Directorate, , DHS
  • Angela Colter Acting Executive Director, 18F, General Services Administration
    Angela Colter Acting Executive Director, 18F, , GSA
  • Paulo Dutra Senior Program Manager, In-Q-Tel
    Paulo Dutra Senior Program Manager,, In-Q-Tel
  • HealthCast: Sanjay Koyani, CTO Executive Director, HHS
    Sanjay Koyani Executive Director for Innovation,, HHS
  • Douglas Maughan Director, Cyber Security Division, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
    Douglas Maughan Director, Cyber Security Division,, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Barbara Morton
    Barbara Morton Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, , VA
  • Dr. Jaret Riddick Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate at Army Research Laboratory
    Dr. Jaret Riddick Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate,, Army Research Laboratory
  • Andrew Underhill
    Andrew Underhill Chief Technology Officer,, GovCIO
  • Amanda Ziadeh Reporter, GovernmentCIO Media & Research
    Amanda Ziadeh Reporter,, GovCIO Media & Research