Innovation Summit: Riding the Wave of Technology Changes

Innovation Summit: Riding the Wave of Technology Changes

While the IT universe has always been a rapidly evolving environment, it often has changed in an expected way – more speed, more capacity, less latency, for example, building on what came before. Occasionally, however, disruptive new technology or a major strategic shift in thinking is introduced and it takes a long time for the reverberations to be absorbed and the ecosystem to adjust to the new circumstances.

Over the past three years, for instance, government agencies have been wrestling with a new Executive Order to implement Zero Trust architecture – a strategic shift – to strengthen cybersecurity. At the same time, the sudden emergence of artificial intelligence – the disruptive new technology – led to another executive order on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” to guide agencies in implementing AI applications.

And even though AI is still quite new, it already has spun off another emerging technology – generative AI (genAI). “Traditional” AI is intended to identify patterns in vast amounts of data and be able to make predictions or take specified actions based on those patterns; genAI also uses gigantic pools of data, but then can create something new from it, including new patterns, which means it needs careful control and monitoring.

Join us at this in-person event as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how all of these new and evolving technologies are changing the IT landscape, and the best practices for agency professionals to embrace in incorporating them into their systems.

Learning Objectives

• Identify ways to reduce complexity and accelerate innovation as the IT ecosystem continues to change
• Review the end-state goals of ZT implementation and the impact it has on cybersecurity
• Evaluate the role that AI can play in automating tasks and monitoring its environment
• Outline metrics that can measure the efficacy of AI applications in different parts of the IT environment
• Define the conditions where genAI might be applicable, such as more conversational chatbots

Hosted by: Claudia Hosky, Publisher, FedInsider

Moderated by: Michael Kennedy, Contributing Editor, FedInsider

Sponsored by: Carahsoft Technology Corp., Dell Technologies, and The College of Professional Studies at George Washington University

Distinguished Speakers:

Applying Zero Trust to Get to Trustworthiness

(To be announced)

To be announced

Basia Sall, Director of Information Management and Enterprise Government, OCIO, NRC

(more to be announced)

Harnessing AI to Transform Meeting Your Agency's Mission

Kevin Walsh, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, US GAO

(more to be announced)

Complimentary Registration

Please register using the form below or call (202) 237-0300. Participants can earn up to 3 CPE credits in Business Management & Organization. To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time, fill out and submit your evaluation to registration as you leave. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 50 minutes equals 1 CPE.

Additional Information

Prerequisites and Advance Preparation: None required.

Program Level: Basic

Delivery Method: Group Live

Fee: There is no fee associated with this event, and no penalty for cancellation or no-show. For more information regarding concern and/or program cancellation policies please contact [email protected]

CPE certification for this event is being administered by The George Washington University College of Professional Studies, registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority in the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website .

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., United States