ELC 2016 Conference Agenda

October 22 – 25, 2016

Saturday, October 22, 2016

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Chairman's Reception (Inn, East Lounge)

Sunday, October 23, 2016

8:00 am – 3:00 pm Optional Networking Events
Golf Tournament - Green Course (8:30 am Shotgun Start)
Tennis Tournament - Tennis Courts (12:30 pm Start)
Football Game Social: Washington vs. Detroit Game- Colony A - D (1:00 pm)

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Registration (Allegheny Room)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm First Time Attendee Reception (Colony A -D)

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Opening Reception (Virginia Lawn)

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Opening Welcome Program (Virginia Room)

Monday, October 24, 2016

7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Open (Colony Foyer)

7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Virginia Room)

8:30 am – 9:20 am Sessions
Transformational Leadership (Allegheny Room)
   Agile Government (Colony E)
   Disruptive Technologies (Tidewater)

9:30 am – 10:20 am Sessions
Transformational Leadership (Allegheny Room)
   Agile Government (Colony E)
   Disruptive Technologies (Tidewater)

10:30 am – 11:20 am Sessions
Transformational Leadership (Allegheny Room)
   Agile Government (Colony E)
   Disruptive Technologies (Tidewater)

8:30 am – 11:30 am Center Stage Presentations (Colony A - D)

11:30 am – 1:15 pm Lunch and Experienced vs. Edgy Debates, Part 1 (Virginia Room)

1:30 pm – 4:15 pm Center Stage Presentations (Colony A - D)

1:30 pm – 4:15 pm Co-Creation Sessions
  Transformational Leadership (Allegheny Room)
   Agile Government (Colony E)
   Disruptive Technologies (Tidewater)

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Networking Reception (Virginia Lawn)

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Dinner & Awards (Virginia Room)

8:30 pm – 11:00 pm Dessert Reception (Colony A - E)

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

7:00 am – 11:00 am Registration Open (Colony Foyer)

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am -8:45 am Experienced vs. Edge Leader Debates; Moderated by Camille Tuutti, Government Executive

8:45 am -8:55 am Announcement of winners of the Center Stage and Co-Creation Sessions that will brief OMB in 2017

8:55 am - 9:45 am Keynote by Ray Wang of Constellation Research, Inc.

9:45 am -10:00 am Break

10:00 am -10:45 am Transition Panel; Moderated by Tom Temin

10:50 am -11:45 am International ePublic Service Fireside Chat
Tony Scott (invited), U.S. Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, and Ambassador of Denmark to the United States H.E. Lars Gert Lose
Moderated by Francis Rose

11:45 am -12:00 pm ELC 2016 CLOSING

What is ELC?

ELC is the premier government IT event connecting senior government and industry executives with innovative opportunities to engage, learn, and collaborate. It’s an integrated two and half day program offering leadership development, meaningful exchange with peers, and collaboration opportunities. For more than 20 years, senior executives from government and industry have gathered at ELC, the recognized neutral environment for business dialogue, knowledge exchange, and partnership building. ELC offers a 1:3 ratio of government to industry attendees and is designed to create a positive, vendor neutral and open-forum environment, all while aligning with ACT-IAC’s overall strategic goals. ELC attendees will have numerous opportunities to engage, learn, and collaborate on the subject of improving effective and efficient delivery of next generation government services. Connect with more than 800 senior government and industry executives. Register today.

Monday Co-Creation Sessions

Monday Co-Creation: Panels and Design Sessions to Produce Results Differently and Better

#ChangeAgents recognize that public service requires us to work across organizations and across sectors. We must “empower the edge,” embrace a diversity of perspectives and work across the public service ecosystem – from policy to citizen and workforce engagement to analytics & outcomes. We the people, the Administration, Congress, industry partners and public servants, each have an obligation to produce better results together. So how do we start? ELC’s Monday co-creation sessions offer three tracks focused on co-designing creative pitches for public service #ChangeAgents in 2017 and beyond.

Transformational Leadership
Agile Government
Disruptive Technologies

In this time of transition and exponential change, we must work together to co-produce a collaborative ecosystem that spans missions, organizations and sectors.

In the morning, we will identify solutions working now that can scale for better results, as well as solutions to overcome barriers to improved co-production. In the afternoon, we will reflect on these interactive panel discussions and co-design “creative pitches” for what OMB and public service #ChangeAgents can do differently in 2017 to deliver results differently and better. At the end of the day, we would like to have close to complete pitches for OMB in a "storyboard" format.

Monday Morning Concurrent Sessions

Track 1: Transformational Leadership

Session 1

Enable the Citizen
Bigger, Better, Faster, Smarter Citizen Solutions

Technology and communication have transformed the expectations of our citizens. To meet the demand for bigger, better, faster, collaborative services, we need to transform our digital strategy. The evolution has begun. Now is the time to step outside of the box, move away from our collective comfort zone and provide ‘best of breed’ citizen services. We have a duty to engage members of the public in a two-way dialogue to determine capabilities and services that can utilize technology and provide a superlative citizen experience. In this session, we’ll discuss how the challenge before us will involve leveraging resources, public and private partnerships and developing innovative solutions to deliver better services to our nation.

Session 2

Embrace the Edge
Engaging Edge Leadership and #ChangeAgents

Change is hard. Risk and reward are often the double-edged swords of change. As #ChangeAgents we must take risks to reap the rewards of a multi-generational workforce—capitalizing on the unique skillset each generation brings to government. How does one lead a multi-generational workforce where experiences, worldviews and lifestyles differ while allowing everyone to be comfortable in their own skin? How does one take smart risks and support staff and outside #ChangeAgents with new and potentially disruptive ideas?

Session 3

Unleash the “Intrapreneur”
Building Seamless Services through Inter-Agency Collaboration

Collaboration is the lifeblood of change. Through collaboration, government can build on successes to realize a more effective enterprise. As #ChangeAgents, how can leaders break down the barriers to collaboration and encourage “intraprenuers”? How do leaders encourage a culture of cooperation across agencies and different branches of government to build seamless, intuitive services and policies? What policies, processes, and best practices exist today that bring together the best minds in all of government to tackle the challenges ahead?

Track 2: Agile Government

Session 1

Bust a Myth
Agile HR Can Be Real

Become part of the paradigm shift in government human resource management. Join the movement of forward-thinking human resource professionals and embrace proactive and responsive hiring and human resource management. In this session, we’ll delve into the differences between agile roles and traditional roles, take a look at how to motivate and incent the behaviors of successful agile teams, and identify challenges and opportunities surrounding traditional and non-traditional career path options.

Session 2

Chart the Course
Mapping Future Approaches for Acquisition

Government projects and initiatives are largely driven by acquisition processes which are traditionally geared towards waterfall methods. Oftentimes heavy upfront planning, rigid processes and minimum flexibility inhibit outcomes. In this session we’ll develop ideas to focus on mission and performance outcomes as well as aligning agile methodologies at concept development. We will discuss methods through which skilled acquisition #ChangeAgents can transform processes and technologies to drive the future landscape of government procurement, from the ground up.

Session 3

Create the Future
Imagine an Entirely Agile Government

Rapidly evolving business requirements, constant customer interaction, rapid prototyping and deployment are hallmarks of the Agile Movement. Throughout government there are many areas where agile concepts can be applied outside of software development. "Agile" can be more than a buzzword seemingly applied to everything. This panel will explore new areas outside of software development where the application of Agile concepts might seem surprising at first, but ultimately may prove to be the most effective approach to solving challenging business problems.

Track 3: Disruptive Technology

Session 1

Explore
Next Generation Cyber Solutions for the Cloud

An effective cyber solution requires both a proactive and re-active planning to support the dynamic world we live in. In this session, engage with the experts by diving into specific business process and assessment practices, enterprise and solution architectures, and hardware and software combinations to reduce risk. Learn best practices for security and privacy to mitigate known challenges today and prepare for the unknown. Discover how to prevent, prepare and recover from a future Cyber breach while leveraging the benefits of the Cloud.

Session 2

Transform
“Open” Data into Information using Analytics

The sheer volume of available data in today’s government makes it a valuable resource for #ChangeAgents. Explore successful approaches to transforming data into information using different analytical techniques that fuse multiple types of data to aid in faster, better, and cheaper decision making. We’ll discuss how to overcome system and data interoperability challenges, delve into specific data topics—public, private, and inter-agency data sharing, digital object architectures, data transformations, and real time data ingress. In this “deep data dive” we’ll look at approaches to predictive analytics, prescriptive state of maturity, and machine learning implementations. Learn about all the possibilities of leveraging data into useful products to serve the government, private, and public sectors.

Session 3

Enhance
Government with advances in IoT, OT, and Perceptual Computing

IT security and manageability practices are changing. Connectivity demands to accommodate numerous devices have expanded the traditional IT environment tenfold. Machine generated data has increased with the expansion of connected devices. Organizations outside of IT are now making their systems “smarter” sometimes linking directly into the IT managed backbone. This session will both explore best practices to manage environmental changes and address how to harness new “value” from IoT and Operational Technology (OT*). We’ll explore how cognitive computing, advances in machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence can improve IT missions.

*Gartner: Operational technology (OT) is hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices, processes and events in the enterprise

Afternoon Co-Creation Sessions

There is an old expression, “Two heads are better than one.” We designed the co-creation sessions to capitalize on the collective wisdom of the conference participants. Using the problem statements identified in the transformational leadership, agile government, and disruptive technologies panel sessions as a springboard—participants will break into collaborative teams to generate "pitches" to government’s most pressing problems. Teams will present their “pitches” to a panel of government executive sponsors. The winning pitch will be presented to OMB and the presidential transition team. Be a part of the solution, be a #ChangeAgent.

Monday Center Stage

Monday Center Stage

This year at the Executive Leadership Conference, we want to hear from YOU: #ChangeAgents: Delivering Results Differently and Better. We are seeking ideas and successful case studies from a diversity of thought leaders across public service for one of two speaking opportunities:

1. "Voices of Change": as a #ChangeAgent, give a 12-minute talk on what's *already* working in public service and could be scaled to other departments and agencies in 2017. 8 minutes of Q&A will follow. The audience will vote on the best talks to brief OMB and the next Administration in 2017.

2. "Perfect Pitch": as a group of 3-5 #ChangeAgents, give a 12-minute pitch to a panel of distinguished judges on an idea that OMB could do to deliver results differently and better in 2017. 8 minutes of Q&A will follow. The audience will vote on the best pitches to brief OMB and the next Administration in 2017.

The Application is now closed. Final speakers will be notified by mid-September.

Questions may be sent to Kisha Hemphill at KHemphill@actiac.org. Thank you!

Awards

ACT-IAC 2016 AWARDS
Call for Nominations

SUBMIT A NOMINATION

Each year at the Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) ACT-IAC recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to ACT-IAC and the government IT community during the prior year. The following awards are given at ELC:

Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award
Ginny McCormick New Heights Award
Individual Contributor of the Year – Industry
Individual Contributor of the Year – Government
Rookie of the Year

Information each of the awards is provided below.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit nominations for each of these awards from the ACT and IAC membership. Any individual may submit a nomination. Nominations are due by Friday, September 26, 2016. The final selections will be made by the ACT and IAC Executive Committees and announced on October 24, 2016 at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.

To nominate an individual for an award, click on the award name to go to the online nomination form. Please note that each nominee must be a full-time employee of an IAC member company in good standing or a full-time government employee.

For further information, send an email to membersupport@actiac.org.

The following awards will be presented at the 2016 Executive Leadership Conference. The specific criteria and nomination form for each award may be located by clicking on the award name.

Janice K Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award

Recognizes an individual who has been a leader in the government IT community for many years and made significant contributions to government and ACT-IAC.

Awarded to: An individual from industry or government

Number of awards: One

Criteria: Nominees will be selected based on the following criteria (nominee should have demonstrated a majority of the following qualities, capabilities and beliefs in his/her professional career):

Government or industry professional who has made substantial contributions to the IT community over a significant period of time
A history of involvement with ACT-IAC and a supporter of the organization and its mission.
Serves as a mentor via official and non-official programs
Serves as a coach to fellow teammates and associates
Strengthens relationships between government and industry
Embodies a high sense of integrity
Strong commitment to the government IT community
Melding understanding of the human side of business with all aspects of business
Understands the importance of networking, business relationships and allegiances
Embodies a strong sense of professional vitality
Is flexible and actively embraces change
Serves as a highly ethical professional
Actively participates in activities that support personal and professional development of themselves and others
Embodies a selfless attitude in all matters
Ability to recognize, identify and foster growth in a person who has special talents and gifts

Previous winners:

2015 – Herb Strauss, Social Security Administration
2014 – Kay Kapoor, AT&T
2013 - Mark Forman, Government Transaction Services
2012 -- Anne Reed, ASI
2011 – Craig Luigart, Veterans Health Administration
2010 – Deirdre Murray, Qwest Communications
2009 – Robert Woods, Topside Consulting
2008 Deirdre Lee, Compusearch
2007 - Ellen Glover, ICF International
2006 - Renny DiPentima, SRA
2005 - Marcella Banks, GSA
2004 - Kevin Carroll, Army
2003 - Howard Ady, Bearing Point
2002 - Sandra Bates, GSA

Ginny McCormick New Heights Award

Recognizes individuals who have made a key difference in achieving the organization’s mission of improving government in the last year.

Awarded to: Government and/or Industry

Number Given: One or Two (one government and one Industry)

Criteria:

Active involvement in the organization across multiple activities such as COI’s, Events, Volunteer Corp, etc.
Actively participates in activities that support personal and professional development of themselves and others and shows increased responsibility to the organization.
Individual should show the ability and willingness to share his/her input and ideas for the betterment of the organization.
Individual should have been a key part of a significant achievement in ACT-IAC over the last year. The achievement should be explicit and demonstrable.
Embodies a strong sense of professional vitality.
Is flexible and actively embraces change.
Serves as a highly ethical professional.  Embodies a selfless attitude in all matters.
Must be mid-level staff or manager.
Has taken on challenges beyond his/her job description to make a difference in the IT community
Has been a key part of a significant achievement in ACT-IAC over the last year.
Must be an ACT-IAC member.

Previous Winners

2015 – Steve Krauss (GSA) and Robert Clark (Monster)
2014 – Rabiah Sutton, FWDThink
2013 – Darlene Meskell, General Services Administration

Individual Contributor of the Year

Recognizes individuals who have had significant involvement in ACT-IAC over the past year and have made a difference.

Awarded to: Government and Industry

Number Given: Two (one government and one industry)

Criteria:

Sustained contribution to ACT-IAC over the past year
Significant level of participation in ACT-IAC activities over the past year
Noteworthy accomplishments demonstrating leadership, innovation and initiative
Must be an ACT-IAC member.

Previous Winners: Government Contributor of the Year

2015 – Johan Bos-Beijer, General Services Administration
2014 – Charles Santangelo, DHS
2013 -- David Curtis, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2012 - Rory Schultz, U.S. Department of Agriculture
2011 – Rick Holgate, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
2010 – Mary Davie, General Services Administration
2009 - Casey Coleman, General Services Administration
2008 - Mike Carleton, Department of Health and Human Services
2007 - Peter Tseronis, Department of Education; and Ed Roback, Department of the Treasury
2006 - Ira Hobbs, Department of the Treasury
2005 - Scott Hastings, US-VISIT Program Management Office at the Department of Homeland Security
2004 - Ed Meagher, Department of Veterans Affairs and Tamie Lyles Santiago, Department of Defense
2003 - Dan Chenok, Office of Management and Budget

Previous Winners: Industry Contributor of the Year:

2015 – Lou Kerestesy (GovInnovators)
2014 – Allen Ashbey, Sapient
2013 – Kavita Kalatur, NetImpact Strategies
2012 – Tom Suder, Mobilegov
2011 – Anne Reed, ASI Government
2010 – Onelia Codrington, Performance Value Corporation
2009 – Dan Chenok, Pragmatics
2008 – Mike Mullen, INDUS
2007 – Faye Farah, SAIC
2006 – John Okay, Topside
2005 – Tricia Iveson, SI International and Anne Altman, IBM
2004 – Venkatapathi Puvvada, Unisys and Rick Slifer, Broadwing
2003 - Leslie Barry, Computer Associates, Joe Draham, GTSI and Chuck Viator, Jr., Cetacean Networks, Inc.

Rookie of the Year Award

Recognizes an individual new to ACT-IAC who has already gotten involved and begun to make a difference

Awarded to: An individual from government or a new IAC member company who, along with his or her company, has been involved in the organization for less than two years.

Number given: One or two.

Criteria:

Individual should have been involved with ACT-IAC for less than two years. If employed by industry, his/her company must be a new member of IAC. New member is defined as less than two years.
Individual should demonstrate active involvement in the organization across a spectrum of activities.
Individual should show the ability and willingness to share their input and ideas for the betterment of the organization.
Must be an ACT-IAC member.

Previous Winners

2015 – Derry Goberdansingh (E3 Federal Solutions) and Catherine Ives (Citizant)
2014 – Jared Townsend, Deloitte
2013 – Victor Koo, K3 Solutions
2012 – Rabiah Sutton, FWDthink
2011 – Michael Donovan, HP
2010 – Habib Nasibdar, USMAX Corporation
2009 – N/A
2008 - Joel Horwitz, AEGIS.net, Inc.
2007 - Janis Keating, Constellation
2006 - Carey Bandler, fSONA Systems
2005 - Sharon Payne, SPSS

SUBMIT A NOMINATION

Confirmed Speakers

Andrea Azarcon Heller, Director- Stakeholder Management Division, Office of Strategy Management, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
Lisa Abeyta, Founder & CEO, APPCityLife, Inc.
Cathy Ayoob, Assistant Division Chief, Application Development and Services Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Barry Barlow, SVP & Technology Officer, Vencore
Richard Beutel, Principal, Cyrrus Analytics, LLC
Ron Bewtra, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Justice
Christine Calvosa, Deputy Chief Information Officer of Resiliency, Federal Communications Commission
Andrei Chursov, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration
Mark Cohn, Vice President of Engineering & Chief Technology Officer, Unisys Federal Systems
Mary Davie, Assistant Commissioner of Integrated Technology Services, U.S. General Services Administration
David De Vries, Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management
Martha Dorris, Founder, Dorris Consulting International
Corina DuBois, Senior Strategic Communications Consultant, JPI Dev Corp
Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Williams Eggers, Executive Director, Deloitte Center for Government Insights, Deloitte
Eric Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, Govini
Ellen Glover, Vice President, ICF International
Ira Goldstein, Retired Deloitte Managing Director & Federal SES Executive
David Grant, Associate Administrator for Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Joe Grossnickel, Client Executive- Civilian Agencies, IBM Federal
Isaac Hernandez, Deputy Director, Infrastructure Services, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cameron Hogan, Chief Strategy Officer, E3 Federal Solutions
Dr. Michaela Iorga, Senior Security Technical Lead for Cloud Computing, NIST
Andrea Ippolito, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Innovators Network Lead, VA Center for Innovation
Peggy Irelan, Senior Principal Engineer, Data Engineering & Industrial Solutions, Intel Data Center Solutions Group
Pamela Isom, Executive Director of Application Engineering and Development, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Jonathan Janos, Solutions Architect, MapR Federal
Anil Karmel, Co-Founder & CEO, C2 Labs
Sean Kelley, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Account Management for Benefits and Veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Beth Killoran, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dustin Laun, Chief Executive Officer, Mobotour
Richard McKinney, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
Daniel Morgan, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
Doug Natal, VP & General Manager, Federal, MapR Technologies
Lisa Nelson, Open Opportunities Program Manager, U.S. General Services Administration
Joanie Newhart, CPCM Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
Ali Pourghassemi, HHS Acquisition Human Capital Program Manager, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
G. Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist, U.S. Small Business Administration
Donna Roy, Executive Director, Information Sharing and Services Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Juan Salazar, Managing Director, Federal Civilian, MarkLogic
Bob Sanders, President & General Manager, NIC Inc. [Arkansas]
Chad Sheridan, Chief Information Officer, Risk Management Agency/USDA
David Shive, Chief Information Officer, Acting Commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service, General Services Administration
John Skudlarek, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Federal Communications Commission
Chris Smith, Vice President, Global Technology Office, AT&T
Ken Spedden, Founder, Innovative Solutions Consortium
Jim Tunnessen, Chief Technology Officer, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

Tuesday Programming

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am -8:45 am Experienced vs. Edge Leader Debates; Moderated by Camille Tuutti, Government Executive

8:45 am -8:55 am Announcement of winners of the Center Stage and Co-Creation Sessions that will brief OMB in 2017

8:55 am - 9:45 am Keynote by Ray Wang of Constellation Research, Inc.

9:45 am -10:00 am Break

10:00 am -10:45 am Transition Panel; Moderated by Tom Temin

11:45 am -12:00 pm ELC 2016 CLOSING

Tuesday’s Descriptions

Tuesday’s agenda is jam packed with leaders and their thoughts for current government stakeholders and the next Administration. It begins with executive context of current topics affecting government through Leadership Debates and a Keynote regarding digital transformation. Then proceeds to Administration transition with discussion of ACT-IAC Transition Papers and a “Fireside Chat” including U. S. CIO Tony Scott and Ambassador of Denmark to the United States H.E. Lars Gert Lose. A day not to be missed with the powerful topic discussions and lineup!

Experienced vs. Edge Leader Debates - Recapping Monday afternoon discussions.

Keynote by Ray Wang - "How to Thrive in 2017-2020 Politically, Economically, Socially, Technologically, Environmentally, and Legally (PESTEL)"

A key part of both Executive and Edge Leadership includes incorporating a diversity of perspectives from different sources. R "Ray" Wang's Tuesday keynote will highlight exactly this point and provide attendees with insights on how to thrive in 2017-2020. Ray is the Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman of Silicon Valley based Constellation Research, Inc. He has held executive roles in product, marketing, strategy, and consulting at companies such as Forrester Research, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. His best selling book, "Disrupting Digital Business", provides insights on why 52% of the Fortune 500 have been merged, acquired, gone bankrupt, or fallen off the list since 2000.

The impact of digital disruption is real; however, it’s not the technologies that drive this change. It’s a shift in how new business models are created. Public service needs embrace this shift with creating its own new mission-centric business models. This keynote will highlight how public service, to include how Experienced and Edge Leaders across the totality of public service – industry, government professionals, and concerned members of the public – can incorporate the PESTEL framework into their thinking for how to drive positive change in the next four years.

Transition Panel

Every four years, ACT-IAC members create transition papers to be presented to the new Administration for consideration on priorities for governing. This panel is comprised of government and industry experts and will provide integrative and thought-provoking discussion of the transition papers recommendations. Further, paper recommendations will be considered based on events and discussion that occurs at ELC 2016.

How Are Nations Transitioning from “Government” to Fully Digital “Public Service”

This “fireside chat”, featuring two prominent government leaders, focuses on the opportunities and challenges of moving to a digital era of public service. The discussion centers on the differences in digital approaches including connectivity and application offerings to citizens while exploring the changes needed to improve citizen services via technology. The discussion will consider topics including procuring faster, speeding up projects for delivery and acquiring the right talent.

Sponsor ELC 2016

The Executive Leadership Conference is a training event that provides an open forum where senior executives from government and industry can learn from one another and collaborate on strategic and high priority issues. To ensure an effective collaborative environment, ELC attendance is capped at 850 executives with a 1:3 (government to industry) ratio. Held each October in Colonial Williamsburg, VA, ELC begins on Sunday evening and concludes at noon on Tuesday. ELC runs from Sunday evening until Tuesday noon and is held in Colonial Williamsburg, October 23-25, 2016. Please contact Nicholei Jamero(703-208-4800 x205) to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Complete list of Sponsors

The Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) provides a forum where leaders and officials can work together on real-life challenges and develop practical strategies and initiatives for improving government. ELC runs from Sunday evening until Tuesday noon and is held in Williamsburg, VA in October. Approximately 800 government and industry executives participate. Please contact Nicholei Jamero (703-208-4800 x205) to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

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ELC 2016 White papers

IOT: A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO LOGISTICS

AT&T Global Business - Public Sector Solutions

A focus on innovation to meet the mission

The complex and varied work of federal agencies creates logistics challenges that can limit agencies’ efficiency and effectiveness. The sheer scope of Federal government logistics is staggering. The Department of Defense (DoD) alone conducts a dollar volume of business more than double that of Walmart, the world’s largest company, and operating the DoD supply chains cost nearly $98 billion a year. View full white paper here.

THE NECESSITY FOR NETWORK MODERNIZATION

Brocade

A Roadmap to Mission Readiness
Agencies can leverage newer and more innovative networking technologies to enhance mission success. Networks are facing significant and evolving challenges that impact an agency’s ability to deliver on mission objectives for citizens, first responders, warfighters, veterans, and others. The “New IP” is a series of new developments and technologies that can address the risks associated with outdated networks while delivering significant performance, cost, and security improvements. Closed networks stifle competition, hamper innovation and drive up costs. Transitioning to the New IP opens your network to innovation and increased capabilities. View full white paper here.

APPLICATION TRANSFORMATION: ACCELERATING THE NEW FACE OF GOVERNMENT

Industry Perspective by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Today’s technological environment is changing rapidly. Government agencies must instantly respond to citizen needs, regulatory standards and agency goals in an IT environment that has changed and evolved over decades. One of the key issues is that legacy IT systems are holding agencies back from being able to most effectively meet these needs. Bloated and outdated IT portfolios hinder efficiency and cost public organizations millions to maintain. And archaic systems lack the built-in safeguards that can hinder a cyberattack,a perfect infiltration point for hackers and cyber thieves. Application transformation has become imperative, as the maintenance of “mature”applications has increased and thus, consumed a disproportionate share of resources. View full white paper here.

Practical Guide to Measuring Cyber resiliency and effectiveness

Leidos

Proactive detection of advanced persistent threats starts with an understanding of The Cyber Kill Chain®. The Cyber Kill Chain® is a phase-based model used to describe the specific steps adversaries must take to achieve their cyber objectives. This model can be used for characterizing priority, effectiveness, resiliency, analytic completeness and needed investments. In this paper, we will focus on resiliency and effectiveness. View full white paper here.

Seven pillars for becoming a digital government organization

Unisys

Digital transformation is driving new business models and disrupting long-standing norms. Innovative startups such as Uber, Airbnb, and Waze are harnessing digital technologies—e.g., cloud, virtualization, advanced data analytics, and mobile—to transform traditional business models and displace competitors by delivering superior service at dramatically reduced costs. Government organizations, often following the pace of innovation in the private sector, are adopting these same technologies with hopes of achieving similar gains in cost reductions and mission performance. The goal is to become digital organizations that operate at higher levels of efficiency, speed, innovation, and agility than possible today. View full white paper here.

Dynamic Learning Platform: ICF's Agile approach to learning

ICF

In August 2014, spurred in part by end-user challenges experienced with healthcare.gov, the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) was launched to solicit new ideas, solutions, and talent to improve the way the U.S. government builds and buys digital services—ultimately to overhaul the level of service provided to U.S. citizens and businesses. Working with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), USDS began accepting proposals for solutions that would strengthen government’s digital services acquisition expertise, reduce the risk of failed acquisitions and systems, and save taxpayer dollars. ICF was on a winning proposal that directly addressed these challenges. View full white paper here.

The future

Booz Allen Hamilton

Our world is facing a rapid expansion of new ideas, technologies and economic models that are creating profound change in our lives, our businesses, and our future. Technological innovation and the accelerated evolution of our society will give rise to historic debates. What do we value? What is the nature of privacy? How do we define humanity? Leaders must make choices to guide the outcome of these debates into a future that strengthens our economy, enhances global security, and provides for 10 billion people. View full white paper here.

TRANSFORMING DIGITAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCES WITH COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY

OnPoint

With citizens becoming more digital and mobile-centric, expectations are much higher for the government to adapt, provide better online services, and engage more with the people it supports. In the past, government agencies typically relied on in-house, home-grown systems to do business, which didn’t always cover all the needs of their users and still often required people to conduct transactions in-person when online methods were preferred. Many of these solutions are now outdated and simply cannot keep up with the expanding digital needs of the population. View full white paper here.

Big data for cyber-attack management

SAIC

Big Data has become big business. This paper explores a means of improving Cyber-security using Big Data technologies, ontology, and decision support for preventing or reducing losses from cyber-attacks. Because of the priority of this threat to national security it is necessary to attain results far superior to those found in modern-day security operations centers. Focus is on the potential application of ontology engineering to this end, and a cyber-attack management system (CAMS) is proposed. Because of the complexity of this problem domain and the requirement for quick, just-in-time action to prevent loss, we are investigating the application of formal methods with Big Data and ontology. The approach is overviewed and issues are discussed. View full white paper here.

FAQs - Government Attendees

ELC

What is ELC?

The ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) is considered the premiere collaborative and learning event in the government IT community. First held in 1991, ELC provides a forum where senior executives from government and industry can learn from one another and collaborate on strategic and high priority issues. To ensure an effective collaborative environment, ELC attendance is capped at 850 executives with a 1:3 (government to industry) ratio. Held each October in Colonial Williamsburg, VA, ELC begins on Sunday evening and concludes at noon on Tuesday.

Who is coordinating/sponsoring the event?

The event is organized by ACT-IAC (American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council). ACT-IAC is a non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to improving government through the application of information technology. ACT-IAC provides an objective, ethical and trusted forum where government and industry communicate, collaborate and learn.

What is the conference theme?

The theme for this year is "#ChangeAgents: Delivering Results Differently and Better”. In the midst of such exponential change, we need positive #ChangeAgents now more than ever. #ChangeAgents are leaders who “illuminate the way” and manage friction of stepping outside the status quo. The 2016 ELC will be a public service #ChangeAgent launchpad for the year ahead. We hope to have members from both Presidential Transition Teams present for bipartisan discussions on transformational leadership, cloud services and agile technologies, improving procurement and talent management, as well as how to best to champion positive #ChangeAgents for the good of our nation and the world. Such game-changing executive discussions make the 2016 ELC a "must attend" event for anyone seeking to help their organization and our public service thrive in the exponential era ahead. The focus of this year’s event will be training and collaboration.

Why should I attend?

ELC2016 is an educational and training event that provides a unique opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussion around issues that drive change in the federal community. At ELC 2016 you will participate in interactive sessions where several relevant topics the impact the success of current and future initiatives will be explored. As leaders at the forefront of innovation you cannot afford to miss out on this senior level dialogue and learning opportunity.

When is ELC?

October, 23-25, 2016

Where is ELC held?

Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia

How far is Williamsburg, Virginia?

About 2 1/2 hours driving distance from DC.

What is the government to industry ratio for the conference?

There is traditionally one government attendee for every two industry attendees

What is the dress policy?

The ELC dress code is business casual.

How can I make a hotel reservation?

Rooms at Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg Inn, and the Woodlands may be reserved through their online reservation system on a first come, first served basis after you register for the conference. The group hotel registration link will be sent in your confirmation email after completing your registration. Reservations will not be taken over the phone.

Will press be in attendance?

ACT-IAC’s operating principles require that the organization and its activities be conducted in a manner that is objective, vendor-neutral and transparent. In accordance with these principles, the general assumption governing ACT-IAC activities is that they shall be open to the press unless an exception is specifically made in advance or if such openness inhibits the ability of attendees to communicate and collaborate in an open and candid manner. Questions about this policy may be referred to the Executive Director of ACT-IAC.

Who will be in charge of handling media for the event?

ACT-IAC professional staff work with the media for the event.

What media outlets do you expect?

The following media outlets typically participate in ACT-IAC events:

1105 Public Sector Media Group
Federal Computer Week
DorobekInsider
Federal News Radio
Federal Times
FedScoop
FedTech Magazine
FierceGovernmentIT
Government Executive Media Group
NextGov/Government Executive
POLITICO Pro
U.S. News and World Report
Washington Executive, Inc.
WJLA TV

What does it cost?

Conference fees:
- Government Individual - $895

-Government Group, 4-6 people - $850
-Government Group, 6-9 plus - $825
-Government Group, 10 plus - $775

Hotel government nightly rate is $121.17 (inclusive of resort fee)

I am a government workshop speaker. Do I need to register? Do I need to pay?

Government workshop speakers must register for ELC but do not need to pay the $895 fee if they are only attending the session on the day they are speaking. We encourage government speakers to stay for the entire event. In order to comply with government ethics guidelines, if a government speaker wishes to stay for more than the day of their session, they must pay a partial fee of $445. Per ACT-IAC policy, government speakers are responsible for their lodging and transportation. Any reimbursement requests must be approved in advance by the ACT-IAC staff.

Do I get training credits?

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
Convertible to ~16 CLPs (Continuous Learning Points)

FAQs - Industry Attendees

FAQs for Industry Attendees

If I am not the company Point of Contact (POC) how do I register for ELC?

IAC members must register for the 2016 ELC through the Official Point of Contact (POC) for their company. The Official Point of Contact (POC) for your company is responsible for registering their colleagues for the allocated slots your company is entitled to based on their membership level. If you don’t know who your company (POC) is, please e-mail ELCReg@actiac.org or call (703) 208-4800 for assistance.

Do ELC Chairs and Planning Committee members pay to attend the conference and count against their company’s slots if they are from industry?

Yes. ELC Chairs and Planning Committee members must pay to attend the conference. Industry chairs and planning committee members do count against company slots and are responsible for conference fees and accommodations.

How many membership slots will my company get for ELC in 2016?

Membership Level based on Annual Government Dues Category:	Number of Slots Guaranteed:	Number of Waitlist Slots
≥ $5B	4	1
≥$1B to <$5B	4	1
≥$900M to <$1B	3	1
≥$800M to <$900M	3	1
≥$700M to <$800M	3	1
≥$600M to <$700M	3	1
≥$500M to <$600M	3	1
≥$400M to <$500M	2	1
≥$300M to <$400M	2	1
≥$200M to <$300M	2	1
≥$100M to <$200M	2	1
≥$90M to <$100M	2	1
≥$80M to <$90M	2	1
≥$80M to <$90M	2	1
≥$70M to <$80M	2	1
≥$60M to <$70M	2	1
≥$50M to <$60M	2	1
≥$40M to <$50M	1	1
≥$30M to <$40M	1	1
≥$20M to <$30M	1	1
≥$10M to <$20M	1	1
≥$9M to <$10M	1	1
≥$7M to <$8M	1	1
≥$6M to <$7M	1	1
≥$5M to <$6M	1	1
≥$4M to <$5M	1	1
≥$3M to <$4M	1	1
≥$2M to <$3M	1	1
*≥$1M to <$2M	1	1
*≥$1M to <$2M	Capped	1
*≥$500K to <$1M	Capped	1
*≤$500K	Capped	1

* 70 total slots are being allotted to the three lowest dues categories to be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Additional members of these categories will be placed on the waitlist.

If my company would like to sponsor ELC, do we receive additional ELC slots?

Additional ELC slots may be secured through ELC conference sponsorship. The following information details the sponsorship levels and number of registrations given per level. For information on additional sponsorship benefits and costs, contact Nicholei Jamero, njamero@actiac.org or 703 208 4800 ext 205.

Sponsorship level:	Platinum	Gold	Silver
Guaranteed registration passes:	3 comp	2 comp	1 comp

What if someone wants to pay a higher dues level to secure additional slots?

While this is not prohibited, it is not encouraged. IAC would prefer that companies sponsor or participate in the government recruitment incentive program to secure additional slots.

What is the Registration Fee for Industry Members?

Early Bird Registration: $1,395.00 if you register ON or BEFORE August 12, 2016
Full Registration: $1,495.00 if you register from August 13 until October 22
On-Site Registration: $1,695.00 if you register on-site

What is the Registration Fee for Government Members?

$895 which is the full the government registration fee for the conference.

What is the Registration Fee for Non-Members?

Non-Members of ACT-IAC are not permitted to attend the Executive Leadership Conference

2016 ELC Cancellation Policy

Registration cancellations made before August 29, 2016 will receive a full refund. All cancellation requests received after August 29 but before and September 26 will be subject to a $75 processing fee. Registration fees are non-refundable after September 27, 2016. No shows will be charged the full registration fee. Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to ELCReg@actiac.org. Requests for cancellations will not be accepted via telephone.

Please be aware that hotel reservations for ELC are the sole responsibility of the registrant and are therefore an agreement between the registrant and the hotel. You will be asked to secure your hotel reservations in the ELC room block through an online reservation system when you complete your conference registration - please do not call the hotel directly. ACT-IAC or its staff is not responsible for errors made by either party during the room reservation process. Please check with your hotel for their respective cancellation policies.

Additional information on this year’s conference can be found at www.actiac.org/events/executive-leadership-conference-2016 . Please send all questions toELCreg @actiac.org or call the ACT-IAC office at 703-208-4800.

Is there a wait list for 2016 ELC?

Yes. Each member company will have one waitlist slot in 2016. Individuals will be taken off the waitlist on a space available basis after each of the two phases of registration. After the second round of waitlist attendees have been taken, the waitlist will be dissolved and no other attendees will be registered.

Can a company who renews or joins after April 15th still sponsor ELC and attend the conference using sponsorship slots?

If sponsorship opportunities are still available, companies who renew or joined after April 15th may purchase sponsorships and use those slots to attend the conference.

If my company registers me for ELC but I change companies prior to the start of the conference can I keep my ELC slot?

ELC slots belong to the IAC member company. Individuals who are registered for ELC but change companies during the ELC registration period will lose their ELC slot as their registration will be retained by the member company. To attend ELC, your new employer will need to provide you with a registration slot.

How big is the conference this year?

We will have a maximum of 850 attendees at the 2016 ELC with a goal of 250 government attendees.

What is the dress policy?

The ELC dress code is business casual attire.

Why am I at a hotel down the street?

Colonial Williamsburg has a campus environment and thus accommodations are not only varied but unique as well. Attendees will be housed at 4 different historic locations and will be connected via shuttle to the conference center. Registrants will have the opportunity to select the accommodation which best meets their needs after they register for the conference.

What is the press policy?

Can my spouse attend ELC?

There is no spouse registration for the 2016 ELC.

I am an industry track speaker. Do I need to register?

Industry track speakers must register for ELC but do not count against their company slots and do not need to pay the $1,495 fee if they are only attending the session at which they are speaking. If an industry speaker wishes to stay for more than their session, they must pay a partial conference fee of $650 and use a company slot. Industry speakers are responsible for their lodging and transportation.

I am a government track speaker. Do I need to register?

Government track speakers must register for ELC but do not need to pay the $895 fee if they are only attending the conference for the session they are speaking. We encourage government speakers to stay for the entire conference. In order to comply with government ethics guidelines, if a government speaker wishes to stay for more than the day of their session, we would ask that they pay a partial conference fee of $445. Government speakers are responsible for their lodging and transportation.

Do Partners count against company slots?

Current Partners and Class leadership (Chairs and Vice Chairs) do not count against company slots (fees and accommodations, Sunday and Monday night, are covered by program tuition). The Partners slots are non-transferable.

I am a member of the current Partners class, do I need to register?

The conference registration and hotel accommodations, for Sunday and Monday night, are included in the Partners tuition. To avoid any confusion, please do not register online. Members and leadership of the current Partners class will have their conference and hotel reservations made for them. The Partners slots are not transferable to other members within an organization should an individual be unable to attend.

Do Voyagers count against company slots?

Yes. Voyagers' tuition does not cover their attendance at ELC.

Does the IAC Executive Committee count against company slots?

IAC Executive Committee members do not count against company slots, but they are responsible for conference fees and accommodations.

When does registration close for the 2016 ELC?

Registration for the 2016 Executive leadership Conference will close on Friday, October 21, 2016.

Will onsite registration be available?

Industry onsite registration will be made available if space permits at a rate of $1,695.00 and government registration will be available at a rate of $895.00.

ELC 2016 Golf Tournament

This year the ELC 2016 Golf Tournament will be held on the Green Course in Colonial Williamsburg on Sunday, October 23. Designed by Rees Jones, Jones Sr.’s son, and opened in 1991, this layout is carved from the same terrain but is simultaneously longer and more forgiving. Shuttles from the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge and the Woodlands will be made available starting at 7:30 am that day.

The 2016 Tournament has an 8:30 am shotgun start. To register for the event, add it to your "Shopping Cart" when you register for the conference.

For more information about the Green Course click here.

Registration Fee: $175 per person

ELC 2016 Tennis Tournament

ELC 2016 Tennis Tournament

Join us for the annual ELC Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourney on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm on the fabulous Williamsburg Inn hard-tru courts. ELC tennis enthusiasts and Serena Williams and Stan Wawinka “wannabes” will enjoy drills with resident pro, Hoy Correll, followed by a lively mixed doubles tourney.

Refreshments, great tennis, good weather and fun times for all to enjoy as we launch ELC 2016!!

Fee: $45/per person

ELC 2016 Football Social

On Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 1:00 pm, Washington takes on Detroit for an NFL match up. Join us in the Colony Ballroom for refreshments, games and to watch the game.

Fee: Free

Continuing Education Units

Continuing Education Units

The American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) has been accredited as an authorized provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, ACT-IAC has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice. As a result of this status, ACT-IAC is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.”

ACT-IAC is authorized by IACET to offer 1.6 CEUs for ELC 2016. IACET requires ACT-IAC to fulfill certain standard before issuing CEU credits.

Those standards affecting attendees include:

Attendees must be recorded as attending the event.
Attendees need to be surveyed/tested to provide feedback as to what was learned at the event.
Attendees must evaluate the event speakers/instructors and whether stated learning objectives were met.
A survey will be available at the end of the conference and must be completed in its entirety to receive CEU credit.

The survey must be completed within five business days of the close of the event. After that time, the survey will be closed.

Continuous Learning Points

Continuous Learning Points

Professional improvement is a continuous cycle throughout careers. Training and education are two major components that not only better you as a professional, but are often required by your organization.

ACT-IAC can help you reach your goals by offering continuous learning points at our events. By attending the Executive Leadership Conference 2016, attendees will be eligible to receive 16 Continuous Learning Points.

Certificates will be available onsite at the event and e-certificates will be available upon request.


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Event Details

Overview

Government Matters Featuring Anne Armstrong

experienced Vs. Edgy Debates, Part 1

Mythbusters Chat

ACT-IAC Awards

Keynote Dr. Antonio M. Oftelie, Fellow,Technology and Entrepreneurship Center, Harvard University

Experienced vs. Edgy Leadership Debates, Part 2

Presidential Transition Panel

how are Nations Transitioning From "Government Service" to Fully Digital "Public Service"

Keynote

strategic Mission partner

Gigabyte sponsors

platinum sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Media Partners

IOT: A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO LOGISTICS

THE NECESSITY FOR NETWORK MODERNIZATION

APPLICATION TRANSFORMATION: ACCELERATING THE NEW FACE OF GOVERNMENT

Practical Guide to Measuring Cyber resiliency and effectiveness

Seven pillars for becoming a digital government organization

Dynamic Learning Platform: ICF's Agile approach to learning

The future

TRANSFORMING DIGITAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCES WITH COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Big data for cyber-attack management

ELC

Who will be in charge of handling media for the event?

Government Matters
Featuring Anne Armstrong

experienced Vs. Edgy Debates,
Part 1

Keynote Dr. Antonio M. Oftelie,
Fellow,Technology and
Entrepreneurship Center,
Harvard University

Experienced vs. Edgy Leadership Debates,
Part 2

how are Nations Transitioning
From "Government Service" to
Fully Digital "Public Service"