GovCon DIFFERENT

"I'm too sophisticated to be scammed, that happens to elderly people." Think again. Global crime organizaitons have stepped up their game with new attacks you won't recognize, and the under 50 crowd are twice as likely to get scammed. Ken Westbrook, CEO of Stop Scams Alliance is on a mission to inform you and stop them.

“If you think technology can solve your problems, then you don’t understand technology and you don’t understand your problems” (Four Talks by Laurie Anderson). Moved by this quote, Shashank Khandelwal, CEO of Blue Tiger shares how to overcome barriers to Human Centered Design within government agencies in order to build technology that users actually enjoy.

AI unchecked is a massive problem. "We need a place, or places, in public service where we can collaborate with citizens and private sector partners to develop new ways to conduct the business of public service." The A Team – Chuck Brooks, Dr. David Bray, and Dr. Tiffany Vora – tackle the challenge. We love it when a plan comes together!

“Change the culture” - a commonly offered cure for agency modernization challenges. But how can a CIO/CTO actually do it? Sujey Edward, CTO IBM Federal, busts through the bureaucracy providing concrete examples that drive change.

Got what it takes to win a $2.1 B TSA contract? Rob Baum, TechFlow CEO sharesthe playbook to forge deep customer relationships through creative mission solutions and relentless performance that go well beyond the contract.

The battle for tech talent is brutal. And federal contractors can't match commercial sector salaries. But there's a way to outflank them. Robert Miller, CEO at SilverEdge shares how mission storytelling can inspire and entice the best to focus on what really matters.

The Policy Playbook. Great ideas = great policy, right? Dr. Melissa Flagg and Dewey Murdick show us the pitfalls of unbalanced policies, guide us through comprehensive frame works for decision makers and provoke new thinking with stunning insights for Democracy 2.0.

A candid conversation on acquisition reform. Practical steps that any gov agency can implement taken from GovCon vet Marc Snyderman.

Getting old is brutal, but does it have to be? Neuroscientist Dr. Divya Chander takes us on tour of current and future technologies that will boost longevity and extend life but at what costs to humanity and the planet?

Jennifer Ewbank, Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation, shares the story of digitizing the Agency at the speed of mission. Topics discussed include the evolution of the national security landscape, countering cyber threats, creating a culture of integration and innovation, the influence of operational experience on leadership, mission storytelling and risk management in the CIA, and driving change in the government space.