Government & Public Sector
CDAO Government 2026
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19Voices
21Underwriters
0Exhibitors
20On the bill · sessions
35Companies · in total
The Voices
Programmed at CDAO, in alphabetical order.Aaron Rich
Chief Data Architect · NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Abigail Kurtzman
Product Marketing Manager and Technology Evangelist · TRICENTIS
Andrew Patricio
Principal, Data and Analytics · UNIDOSUS
Daniel Stoian
Director, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions Office of Management Strategy and Solutions · U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Dean Hintz
Open Standards Product Manager · FME BY SAFE SOFTWARE
Dr. ClarLynda Williams-DeVane, PhD
Chief Deputy Secretary · NC DHHS
Dr. Napoleon Paxton
VP of Federal Technology · AI SQUARED
Fumin Yang
Director, Product Management | Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics Transformation · FINRA
Jason Cardone
Strategic Federal Account Executive · CLOUDERA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
Jennifer Luik
Strategy Specialist
Jing Liu
Executive Director, Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Joah G. Iannotta, Ph.D
Technical Director for Data and AI Governance · ABS GROUP
Josh Martin
Former CDAO · STATE OF INDIANA
Kyle Morton
COO · EDM COUNCIL
Leigh Pence
Director Enterprise Strategy & Governance · FREDDIE MAC
Michael R. Anderson
Chief Strategist, Public Sector · INFORMATICA
Patrick McLoughlin
Executive Director, MD THINK · STATE OF MARYLAND
Peter Holden
Senior Advocate · EDM COUNCIL
Seth Nylund
Director, Public Sector · STARBURST
Underwritten By
The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.airiaGold Sponsor
AI SquaredExhibitor
carahsoftExhibitor
censysLogo Sponsor
ClouderaLead Sponsor
DataInFormationExhibitor
DeloitteSilver Sponsor
DenodoGold Sponsor
HPPlatinum Sponsor
ImmutaSilver Sponsor
InformaticaPlatinum Sponsor
LILTExhibitor
ManTechWelcome Sponsor
Pure StorageExhibitor
Pyramid AnalyticsExhibitor
QlikSilver Sponsor
QuantexaExhibitor
rsiSilver Sponsor
Sun RadiaExhibitor
TricentisSilver Sponsor
Tyler TechnologiesGold Sponsor
The Programme
Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.- 10:00AM
Keynote Presentation: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Generative AI: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities
- Enabling transformation and decision making with trusted data - Ensuring data quality, consistency, and integration - Improving the quality and speed of government decision-makin…
- 10:10AM
Discussion Group: The Critical Role of Upskilling: Emphasizing Ongoing Development to Bridge the Talent Gap
- 11:00AM
Keynote Presentation: Zero Trust Architecture Realized with AI enabled Data Governance and Protection
- Why AI-driven data governance is essential to meet ZTA mandates - How to work iteratively on all ZTA pillars - Achieving ZTA with data inventory, labeling, access determination a…
- 11:10AM
Discussion Group: Is Your Data Ready for AI?
- 11:30AM
Discussion Group: Capturing the Potential of AI within the Public Sector: Creating Tangible ROI
- How can self-regulation in AI be a strong approach to better decision making - Identifying high-impact areas for AI implementation - Strategies for integrating AI into public ser…
- 11:55AM
Discussion Group: The Changing Role of the CDO in the Age of AI
- Aligning data initiatives with business goals and driving innovation through AI adoption - Understanding their roles and responsibilities in the context of AI - Addressing securi…
- 12:00PM
Improving Data Governance for Effective Decision-making and Efficient Public Services
- The need for data officers to adopt strong security and governance processes - How innovative technologies such as AI and Machine Learning can be leveraged to modernize governmen…
- 12:30PM
Fireside Chat: From Legacy to Agility: Modernizing Data Access at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman faced a problem common to many in the federal/defense contractor space. Legacy data siloed in multiple locations and formats made it difficult to make decisions ba…
- 1:45PM
Keynote Presentation: Data Driven Integration and Automation Workflows to More Effectively Support Policy Implementation, Government Responsiveness and Efficient Public Services
- Align your data & analytics strategy with cross-government & organization level priorities and goals - Results driven data flows that maximize the value of your data and support …
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer
What does it mean when 35 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?
“35 companies. three are betting more than once.”
The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.
3All threespeak · spons · exh
18Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
14Speakingspeaker only
The Triple-Threat
63% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.
- C-suite421%
- VP-level15%
- Director / Head of737%
- Manager / Lead15%
- Product15%
- Engineer · IC15%
- Marketing / Brand15%
- Other roles316%
Of 19 on the bill · classified by free-text title
- 01AI SquaredSp·E1V
- 02InformaticaSp·P1V
- 03TricentisSp·S1V
- 04airiaSp·G
- 05carahsoftSp·E
- 06censysSp·L
- 07ClouderaSp·L
- 08DataInFormationSp·E
- 09DeloitteSp·S
- 10DenodoSp·G
- 11HPSp·P
- 12ImmutaSp·S
- 13LILTSp·E
- 14ManTechSp·W
exhibitor8
38% of 21
gold sponsor3
14% of 21
lead sponsor1
5% of 21
logo sponsor1
5% of 21
platinum sponsor2
10% of 21
silver sponsor5
24% of 21
welcome sponsor1
5% of 21
These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.
- CDAO Defense & SecuritySeptember 23, 2026 · Washington DC+ 21 shared
- Chicago Regional Digital Government Summit 2026May 12, 2026 · Chicago+ 2 shared
- Oregon Digital Government Summit 2026May 27, 2026 · Salem+ 2 shared
- ETCIO Annual Conclave 2026May 29, 2026 · Goa+ 2 shared
- 12th Annual Big Data & Analytics Summit Canada 2026June 9, 2026 · Toronto+ 2 shared
- The AI Summit London 2026June 10, 2026 · London+ 2 shared