The “smart” modernization of your IT infrastructure and workforce is becoming a necessity.  Recent legislative mandates are now no longer just documents, but they are a call for action. The federal government continues to fall further behind private industry in both its plan to address IT network vulnerabilities as well as its approach to the customer experience. 

At the American Innovation & Modernization Fall Summit, you’ll get a “triple-dose” of educational content: 

1)     How to create a more resilient government practice and enhance the workforce

2)     How to build a roadmap for modernization & technology

3)     How to develop and execute your cybersecurity strategy

1 Create a Resilient Government Practice -   Talk with the experts that will help you build your government practice including tools and tips for maximizing your opportunities through the GSA schedule, methods and best practices you can use to establish and grow your federal supplier / contracting business,  how to be effective in your day to day operations, and effectively train your workforce, and impress leadership.

2 Build a Modernization & Technology Roadmap by learning how to allocate budgets to fund new technology acquisition and learn about solutions that federal agencies need today meet their critical mission. Discuss how to build a foundation to utilize new innovations (i.e.: Block Chain, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing.)

3 Develop and Execute a CyberSecurity Strategy in a highly evolving cyber world where technological innovations are driving how Americans do business. How can you ensure that your agency is safely serving your customers? You’ll learn how to build a cyber-secure culture in your agency and identify and address insider threats before it becomes a cyber incident. How do you hire, train and retain an effective cyber security workforce and create a path of continuity and promotion in your cyber workforce. We will review the 5 core functions that provide a strategic view of the lifecycle of an organization’s cybersecurity risk management.

The American Innovation & Modernization Fall Summit is a solutions-based program designed to give you - federal IT professionals and managers - the strategies, resources and answers to these questions and more. You’ll walk away with valuable information to take back to the office, resources you didn’t know that existed, and a cybersecurity strategy that’s executable.

Fall Summit Agenda

See our full agenda HERE.

Meet Our Chairperson, Joyce Hunter

Joyce Hunter is a strategic-doer and a philantropreneur. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the position of Deputy Chief Information Officer for Policy and Planning at the Department of Agriculture. In addition to policy and technology planning, Ms. Hunter oversaw the Departments 4.1 billion dollar IT investment portfolio which included capital planning, enterprise architecture, policy, FITARA and Open Data, created the USDA’ Open Data STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Agriculture and Math) summer camp for underserved youth, was the executive sponsor of the IT Workforce Development program and the IT Fellows Program.

With over 30 years’ experience in the information technology industry, Ms. Hunter demonstrates a strong ability to build and sustain relationships with public/private stakeholders, develop, lead and implement innovative projects and inter-agency initiatives. Ms. Hunter was the CEO of Vulcan Enterprises prior to her federal appointment and has returned to that role. Vulcan is a strategic management consulting organization, where she also provides executive advisory and facilitation services to corporate, federal and non-profit CXO’s. She served over 10 years with Lotus Development Corporation, rising to the level of Global Account Manager for Ernst and Young International and Marriott International for US, Asia, Europe and Africa.

Ms. Hunter earned a BA from Villanova University and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and has a certificates in Emotional Intelligence, Design Thinking, Technology Business Management, Scaled Agile for Leaders and Sports Management. She was selected by the editors of FedScoop to be included in the 2017 and 2016 annual list of "D.C.’s Top 50 Women in Technology” and the 2016 Top 50 Federal Leaders. Joyce is a 2017 recipient of the Roy L. Clay Sr. Technology Pinnacle Award as one of the 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology and a recipient of the Wharton DC School Club’s Joseph A. Wharton Award for public service. Ms. Hunter is a member of STEMConnector’s Million Women Mentors, Women Business Leaders in Healthcare and recently published in The Handbook of Federal Government Leadership and Administration: Transforming, Performing and Innovating in a Complex World (2017 Routledge).