CXO Tech Forum: AI and RPA in Government
Join us for candid conversations on how the U.S. government is using the best artificial intelligence technologies to improve efficiencies, analyses and decision-making. We’ll discuss automation, data management and high-performance computing, deepfakes, facial recognition, machine learning, robots and more! Invited speakers for this forum include senior leaders from Congress, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Johns Hopkins University, Pegasystems, Defense Department, Hitachi Vantara Federal, GSA, NetApp and more!
What you can expect: GoveCIO Media & Research events bring together leading academic, government, and industry technology transformers for real conversations, organic collaboration and networking.

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The chairmen of the House of Representatives caucus aimed at ensuring rapid innovation in artificial intelligence discuss the social impacts and opportunities the technology brings plus how legislation fits in.
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Congressman Pete Olson Co-Chair, Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
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Congressman Jerry McNerney Co-Chair, Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
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Moderator Michael Hoffman President, GovCIO Media & Research
Federal agencies have big decisions to make on the technology and platforms they want to invest in to build AI and RPA into their capabilities and processes. Similarly, agencies have already invested in chatbots and digital assistants to improve citizen services. Leaders on this panel will discuss what platforms and systems hold the most potential for government.
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Gil Alterovitz Director of AI, Veterans Health Administration
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Alex Holston Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Defense Health Management Systems
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Pragyansmita Nayak Chief Data Scientist, Hitachi Vantara Federal
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Moderator Peter Kinch Director of Platforms, GovCIO
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Nolan Greene Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Robotic Automation & Workforce Intelligence, Pegasystems
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Moderator Peter Kinch Director of Platforms, GovCIO
The growth of AI and RPA has raised important questions around ethics, bias and the future of the workforce. The panelists will address these issues and more.
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Gundeep Ahluwalia CIO, Department of Labor
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Anil Tilbe Director of Enterprise Measurement & Design, Veterans Experience Office, VA
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T.Y. Alvin Liu Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
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Moderator Jason Windsor Chief Health Information Officer, GovCIO
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The Department of Health and Human Services has a wealth of data sets. The agency is exploring ways it can use AI and RPA technologies to better use this data and improve the services it offers. CTO Ed Simcox is helping oversee this effort and making decisions on the way HHS plans to invest in platforms and technologies.
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Ed Simcox Chief Technology Officer, HHS
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Moderator Erin Mirsky Senior Vice President, GovCIO
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Moderator Faith Ryan Staff Writer/Researcher, GovCIO Media & Research
Automation processes require a solid data management strategy. Panelists discuss success stories at agencies, such as government’s first blockchain ATO, and where they see opportunities to expand applications of artificial intelligence by first making sense of the data.
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Kris Rowley Chief Data Officer, GSA
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Oki Mek Senior Advisor to the Chief Information Officer, HHS
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Kirk Kern Chief Technology Officer, NetApp
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David Maron Statistician, VA
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Moderator Amy Kluber Managing Editor, GovCIO Media & Research
The GSA and DOD’s Joint AI Center have launched a discovery sprint as part of GSA’s Centers of Excellence initiative. The sprint will address ways the government can accelerate and expand how it adopts and integrates new AI technologies.
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Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi Acquisition Lead, GSA Centers of Excellence
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Michelle McNellis Acquisition Lead, GSA Centers of Excellence
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Moderator Andrew Underhill Chief Technology Officer, GovCIO
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Meredith Clinton Innovation Storyteller, Engagement Manager, Blue Prism
GSA is at the forefront of widespread adoption of robotic process automation thanks to an effort that sprouted from the CFO’s office. The office’s chief shares how other agencies can get involved, how the agency measures progress and the areas he sees the technology having the most impact.
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Gerard Badorrek Chief Financial Officer, GSA
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Moderator Aaron Bishop Managing Editor, GovCIO Media & Research
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Gundeep Ahluwalia Department of Labor Chief Information Officer
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Gil Alterovitz Director, National Artificial Intelligence Institute, VA
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Gerard Badorrek Chief Financial Officer, GSA
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Meredith Clinton Innovation Storyteller, Engagement Management, Blue Prism
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Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi Acquisition Lead, GSA Centers of Excellence
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Nolan Greene Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Robotic Automation & Workforce Intelligence, Pegasystems Inc.
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Alex Holston Chief Medical Informatics Officer, DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization
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Kirk Kern CTO Americas, Director Office of Technology and Strategy, NetApp
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Peter Kinch Director of Platforms, GovCIO
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T.Y. Alvin Liu Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
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David Maron Statistician, VA
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Michelle McNellis Acquisition Lead, GSA Centers of Excellence
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Congressman Jerry McNerney Artificial Intelligence Caucus Co-Chair, U.S. House of Representatives
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Oki Mek Senior Advisor to the HHS CIO
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Erin Mirsky Senior Vice President, GovCIO
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Pragyansmita Nayak Chief Data Scientist, Hitachi Vantara Federal
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Congressman Pete Olson Artificial Intelligence Caucus Co-Chair, U.S. House of Representatives
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Kris Rowley Chief Data Officer, GSA
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Faith Ryan Staff Writer/Researcher, GovCIO Media & Research
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Ed Simcox CTO, HHS
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Anil Tilbe Director of Enterprise Measurement & Design, Veterans Experience Office
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