Event Summary
Government leaders seeking to deliver on their agencies’ promises are constantly facing challenges — including lack of resources and budgets. But it’s become clear that turning to data-driven strategies can overcome these obstacles. Be it cybersecurity, IT modernization or citizen experience, analytics-driven approaches are working.
How did these leaders tame their ever-increasing, diverse and seemingly unmanageable trove of data to achieve successful outcomes?
Come learn their secrets at the only event of its kind in Washington, D.C.!
Splunk, the leader in data analytics and enabler of government mission success, will host GovSummit on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
Some key highlights of the event you don’t want to miss:
- Thought leaders and innovators from government and industry
- Pragmatic strategies for successful IT modernization and enhancing security
- Data-driven journeys that you can adopt today regardless of your maturity
- Application of Machine Learning and AI to accelerate your mission
FAQs
- Do I need to pay to attend? No, GovSummit is free to all. Join us in the morning to kick off with our great keynote speakers and then stay for our in-depth sessions and networking events.
- Will there be wireless internet? Yes! There will be an announcement at the beginning of the day covering network and passwords.
- What time should I show up? Registration and breakfast begin at 8 a.m., and our program starts promptly at 9 a.m. Be sure to arrive by early to snag a good seat!
- Is there a dress code? Dress code is business casual. If you want to show your Splunk pride by wearing your favorite Splunk t-shirt—that's always welcome!
- Will parking be included? Unfortunately Splunk doesn't cover parking expenses—but we do include lunch and a collector's t-shirt!
Event Agenda
| Time | Description | |||
| 8:00am | Registration & Breakfast | |||
| 9:00am | A Petabyte of Data is a Terrible Thing to Waste Frank Dimina, VP of Public Sector, Splunk Inc. |
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| 9:30am | Fearless Leadership Carey Lohrenz, First Female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Navy |
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| 10:15am | Break | |||
| 10:45am | Panel: See the Forest and the Trees Howard Whyte, CIO and CPO, FDIC Mike Saxton, CISO, Georgetown University |
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| 11:30am | Weapons of a Security Warrior Oliver Friedrichs, VP and GM, Security Automation and Orchestration, Splunk Inc. Jennings Aske, SVP, Chief Information Security Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. |
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| 12:15pm | General Lunch For all attendees |
Women in Tech Lunch (Optional) Suzanne McGovern, Head of Diversity, Splunk Inc. |
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| 1:30pm | More Brain, Less Surgery Tim Tully, SVP and Chief Technology Officer, Splunk Inc. Suzanne Campbell, Director, Federal Civilian Sales Engineering, Splunk Inc. |
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| 2:15pm | Panel: AI/ML - Because Ninjas are Too Busy Vishal Kapur, Principal, Strategy & Analytics Practice, Deloitte Ram Sriharsha, Principal Scientist and Head of Applied Research, Splunk Inc. |
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| 3:00pm | Break | |||
| 3:30pm | Closing Keynote: See Your World. Maybe You Wish You Hadn't Snehal Antani, CTO within the Department of Defense |
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| 4:30pm | Networking Reception | |||
