Federal Cloud Computing Summit Agenda

July 8-9, 2014 | Ronald Reagan Building | Washington, DC

TUESDAY, JULY 8
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
FedRAMP Primer: Speak with FedRAMP PMO Security Experts
(Government Only)
Hemisphere Room A, Concourse Level

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MITRE-ATARC Cloud Collaboration Symposium
Hemisphere & Oceanic Rooms, Concourse Level

Challenge Area 1: Cloud Computing in Austere Environments
Challenge Area 2:
Cloud Computing for the Mobile Worker
Challenge Area 3: Security as a Service
Challenge Area 4: Impact of Cloud in the Enterprise
(Challenge Area Overviews, Session Leads & Rules of Engagement)

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
ATARC Collaboration Reception
Downstairs Compass Room at Aria

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Federal Cloud Computing Summit Registration
Atrium Hall, Concourse Level

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Opening of the Cloud Technology Showcase

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 
Opening Remarks
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Barry C. West, Chief Information Officer, PBGC (LinkedIn)
Cloud Summit Presentation: Future of Cloud
Dissertation: Factors That Influence Application Migration To Cloud Computing In Government Organizations: A Conjoint Approach

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Visionary Panel – Cloud Tools and Integration

Moderator
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Christopher J. Dorobek, Editor and Publisher, GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER (Bio|LinkedIn|Twitter)

Panelist
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Jim Porter, Branch Director (Acting), Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (LinkedIn) (pending approval)

Panelist
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Barry C. West, Chief Information Officer, PBGC (LinkedIn)

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Visionary Panel – Cloud Acquisition and Policy

The most challenging aspects of cloud adoption include creating and leveraging policy to enable cloud migration and management. Also, many agencies are challenged with how to work within the current acquisition environment to be able to leverage fast moving cloud technologies. Attendees will hear from several departments on how they are approaching these challenges.

Moderator
Steve Watkins, Managing Editor of Federal Times.
Steven Watkins, Editor, Federal Times (LinkedIn|Twitter)

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Maynard Crum, Acting Director, Office of Strategic Programs, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Integrated Technology Services, General Services Administration (LinkedIn)

Panelist
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Lawrence Gross, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Interior (Bio|LinkedIn)

Panelist
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Bill McNally, Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement, NASA (Bio|LinkedIn)

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Visionary Panel – Cloud Security and FedRAMP

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. This panel will discuss how agencies are leveraging the FedRAMP program to help lower their cloud risk profile.

Moderator
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Frank Konkel, Editorial Events Editor, Government Executive Media Group (Bio|LinkedIn|Twitter)

Panelist
Karen Caraway, MITRE (LinkedIn)

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Robert Collins, Chief Information Security Officer, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (LinkedIn)

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Industry Analyst Insight
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Afzal Bari, Senior Technology Analyst, Bloomberg Government (Bio|LinkedIn|Twitter)

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cloud Technology Showcase

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ATARC Cloud Innovation Awards

The ATARC Cloud Innovation Awards recognize those individuals and teams that use Cloud Computing to better accomplish the mission of their agency.

Presenter

Greg Mundell
, Senior Vice President, InfoZen (Bio|LinkedIn|Twitter)

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Tom Suder, President, Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) (LinkedIn|Twitter)

Previous Cloud Innovation Award Winners:
Casey Coleman, GSA (May 2013); Matt Goodrich, GSA (December 2013); Jennifer Gray, HHS (December 2013); Roopangi Kadakia, NASA (December 2013); Anil Karmel, NNSA (May 2013); Dave McClure, GSA (May 2013); Julie Mintz, DISA (December 2013); Keith Trippie, DHS (May 2013).

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Cloud Technology Showcase

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Visionary Panel – Non-Technical Aspects of Cloud

This panel will examine non-technical aspects of cloud computing including legal, human capital and contracting, as well as issues that may lead to potential involvement of an agency’s Office of the Inspector General.

Moderator
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Barry C. West, Chief Information Officer, PBGC (LinkedIn)

Panelist
Joann Adam, Program Director, Financial and Information Technology Audits, U.S. Department of Transportation (LinkedIn)

Panelist
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Michael Anastasio, Director, Network Services Contract Operations Division 2, U.S. General Services Administration (LinkedIn)

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Visionary Panel – The Future of Cloud Computing

Moderator
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Dan Mintz, Senior Advisor, Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) (LinkedIn|Twitter)

Panelist
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Amol Deshpande, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland (Bio|LinkedIn)

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SEI, Year in Review, Staff Portraits, December 11 2013
Grace Lewis, Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (Bio|LinkedIn)

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John Messina, Computer Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (LinkedIn)

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Panel discussion of previous day’s MITRE-ATARC Cloud Collaboration Symposium

Moderator
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Justin Brunelle, Application Developer, MITRE (Bio|LinkedIn|Twitter)

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
FedRAMP Update
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Maria Roat, FedRAMP Director, General Services Administration (LinkedIn)

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
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Tom Suder, President, Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) (LinkedIn|Twitter)