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From Edge to Cloud, Learn How F5 is Protecting Your Most Critical Assets by F5,
Inc.

In this talk, we will discuss F5’s recent acquisitions and market-leading
application security solutions. F5 is an application security leader and our
goal is to deliver, optimize, and secure every application and api anywhere.
Come learn about how we protect Cloud workloads in Kubernetes, or how we can
deploy and defend your apps at the tactical edge, or how we are using AI/ML to
provide application insights to complete your Zero Trust initiatives.

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Intelligence Drive Cyber Operations by Mandiant

Cyber intelligence plays a critical role in efficiently executing DCO
operations. Mandiant has worked with organizations through out the DOD and IC to
effectively find meaningful cyber intel, and operationalize the intelligence to
support mission objectives. We will be demonstrating the Mandiant Advantage
portal, Mandaint’s industry leading cyber intelligence, and the unique
capability of Mandiant Security Validation (MSV) to educate the audience on how
to transition to a move proactive and intel-driven approach to both decision
making at the leadership level, and operations at the tactical edge. We will
also discuss how both Mandiant threat intelligence and MSV have played a
significant role in the NIST and DISA development of Zero Trust solutions.

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Edge to Cloud Continuum, Enabling the DoD's OCONUS Cloud Strategy by AWS

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Endpoint Physical Security - The Missing Link in Zero Trust @ the Desktop by
Trusted Systems, Inc.

The subject of physical security in the classified networking arena has taken a
back seat to the cybersecurity paradigm shift towards Zero Trust Architecture.
The primary challenge has been how to effectively deal with insider threats
permeating from rapid network expansion at each endpoint, every access point
becoming a threat vector. Its implementation creates significant loopholes when
considering the physical security aspects at the endpoint, which cannot be
ignored. This presentation focuses on all aspects of integrating physical
security at the endpoint to complement Zero Trust. The objective is to
demonstrate the viability of advancements in physical security solutions for
classified networks at their most vulnerable location, the endpoint, with their
most vulnerable element, the human element.

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Cloud Based Solutions to Enable Zero Trust Communications in Highly Contested
Environments by Fognigma by Dexter Edward, LLC

The internet’s greatest strength is also its greatest danger…global
interconnectedness. Whether you’re talking, messaging, video conferencing, or
transferring files, you must eliminate security threats by isolating your data
from the rest of the Internet. A revolutionary solution is the only way to turn
the tide in today’s global cyberwar. Steps must be taken now, to protect from
future quantum computing threats. So how do you isolate your sensitive data?
Meet Fognigma – the easy-to-use communication platform that creates highly
secure, private enclaves for your information exchanges. Fully secure,
invisible, traceless, fully post-quantum encrypted networks. This future forward
software is available now, and we’ll show you how our post-quantum encryption
protects your data from harvest now, decrypt later, and other quantum computing
threats. Who you are, where you are, and what you are doing is concealed from
your adversaries. From video conferences that last an hour to data exchanges
that last months, this will allow you to communicate in high-speed, cloud-based
environments accessible from any device. Our polymorphic technology allows
real-time modifications of network topology, ensuring operational continuity
while defeating network reconnaissance. When a session ends, the secure enclave
is destroyed improving security and lowering costs by eliminating the need for
updates, maintenance, or manual configuration.

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CSfC Solutions for Cybersecurity Threats by ID Technologies – Archon Secure

In 2019, research found that 24% of all enterprise mobile devices were prone to
threats — not including out-of-date software. Securing company and
organizational data is no longer about physical security; it’s about digital
protection. In a world where mobile devices are essential in many fields, there
is a heightened risk of network vulnerability. Consequently, mobile device
security has never been more important. In this tech talk, we’ll cover the
following topics: Mobile device threats in secure work environments, Building
rapid device deployment timelines, and CSfC options with infinite scalability.

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Zero Trust Landscape by Red River

In an age where state-sponsored and automated attacks are on the rise, no system
can be inherently trusted within the environment. Zero Trust Architectural
solutions work across the IT landscape to protect users, systems, and data at
every juncture of processing and transmission against ongoing and ever-advancing
threats. Join this session to learn about policy / guidance, core concepts of
Zero Trust Architectures, and approaches to map out your organization’s journey
into Zero Trust Architecture.

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SUMMIT PIVOTS TO VIRTUAL FORMAT

At the direction of the DoD SAP CIO and team, it has been determined that
conducting this event in a virtual format would be the best way to move forward
while still preserving the government’s ability to connect government with
industry. All attendee registrations are automatically being converted to
virtual participants in the reorganized SAP IT & Cybersecurity Virtual Summit.
The office of the DoD SAP CIO will present the roadmap, updates, policy changes,
and project updates to all attendees in a virtual format.

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Using an Online Android VM and Email Addresses for Social Media Account
Discovery

The workflow will consist of utilizing Authentic8 Toolbox to access Genymotion’s
Android VM. Once in the VM, an email database will be uploaded and contacts will
be synced. Social media applications will then be installed, the synced email
contacts will then appear as friend or follow suggestions on the various social
media platforms.

Presented by: Alec Feltri, Silo By Authentic8

Date: Wednesday, February 3
Location: Exhibit Hall – Cactus Theater

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MetaSift - Applying AI and ML Enabled Software to Solve Intelligence Mission
Challenges

SAIC is investing in intelligent software solutions that leverage artificial
intelligence and machine learning to transform mountains of unmanageable and
unstructured content and data into fit-to-purpose engines that drive missions
forward.

Presented by: Rich Dugdell, Product Director in SAIC’s Software Practice

Date: Monday, February 1
Location: Exhibit Hall – Armadillo Theater

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector helps government, education,
and nonprofit customers deploy cloud services to reduce costs, drive
efficiencies, and increase innovation across the globe. With AWS, you only pay
for what you use, with no up-front physical infrastructure expenses or long-term
commitments. Public Sector organizations of all sizes use AWS to build
applications, host websites, harness big data, store information, conduct
research, improve online access for citizens, and more. AWS has dedicated teams
focused on helping our customers pave the way for innovation and, ultimately,
make the world a better place through technology.

Let’s Meet!

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SUMMIT 2020 DATE IS ANNOUNCED

The office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer for Special
Access Programs (DOD SAP CIO) and the Contractor SAP Security Working Group
(CSSWG) are excited to announce the dates for the DoD SAP IT & Cybersecurity
2020 Summit.

The third annual DoD SAP IT & Cybersecurity Summit will be held March 22-26,
2020 in Cambridge, MD.

If you would like to be added to the email distro for this event, please contact
Rebecca Steppling at steppling@ncsi.com.

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EXHIBIT SPACE NOW OPEN

Register now to reserve your exhibit space, and demo your products and services
to 1,000+ attendees in the SAP community. Exhibitors will have the opportunity
to present product demos, network with attendees, participate in networking
sessions, and meet key decision makers and leadership within the community.
Partnerships are key, and contractors already involved with SAPs are encouraged
to have their companies participate as an exhibitor. Exhibits will be presented
at the unclassified level, and no clearance is required to participate as an
exhibitor representative. Prior to acceptance as an exhibitor, each company will
be vetted by the DoD security team. Space is limited and available on a first
come first served basis. Click here to submit your exhibit application.

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2020 SAP Summit Registration OPEN

Registration for the 2020 DoD SAP IT & Cybersecurity Summit is now open. We
expect to reach capacity in record time, so please register early to guarantee
your attendance. This year’s Summit will be held in Cambridge, Maryland on March
22-26, 2020. The Summit will bring together program managers, IT, security, and
cybersecurity professionals to understand the latest on the Department’s SAP IT
Strategy and Roadmap. Please visit the registration page for details.

 

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Event at 73% capacity, register NOW!

With the Summit just over 7 weeks away we are working on the agenda and session
topics to present throughout the week. Please submit an abstract if you are
interested in participating as a speaker, or if your organization can provide
unclassified training on Thursday. There are currently about 15 exhibit spots
remaining and a few sponsorship opportunities. The summit is at 73% capacity for
attendance. Please register NOW to ensure that you get a spot at the Summit. We
have added some new hotel room blocks at or below the per diem rate in Easton
and Salisbury, just a short drive from the Summit venue.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED!

The agenda is starting to take shape, and a dynamic lineup of Keynote speakers
have been announced to compliment each daily theme. Monday: More capable and
more secure. Tuesday: Fielding Faster. Wednesday: Provoking Innovation.
Thursday: Enhanced Learning Opportunities. Check out the agenda page to see the
list of speakers involved in the Summit.

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COVID-19 STATEMENT

With the Summit due to take place in less than a month, we continue to plan for
all educational sessions and networking activities as scheduled. The recent
situation with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is changing daily so we remain watchful
but also focused on delivering a safe, secure, and successful event for all
attendees. All participants in the 2020 Summit are US Citizens. No one without a
badge will be allowed access to the Hyatt during the Summit. While COVID-19 is a
global health concern, it’s our collective responsibility to focus on facts and
use common sense and sound judgement to not spread unnecessary panic. It is
important to follow official health and travel advisories, and at this point
there are no restrictions that prevent the important gathering of this group of
people. We will continue to closely monitor travel updates from the CDC as well
as advisories from the State Department and the State of Maryland.

We are working closely with the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake to ensure the safety of
all Summit participants. The Hyatt Regency continues to maintain rigorous
cleanliness and safety standards throughout the guest rooms, meeting rooms, and
public spaces.

We strongly encourage attendees and exhibitors to follow the guidance of the CDC
for everyday preventative actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory
viruses:

 * Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially
   after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose,
   coughing, or sneezing.
 * If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand
   sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if
   hands are visibly dirty.
 * Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
 * Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
 * Stay home when sick.
 * Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
 * Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular
   household cleaning spray or wipe.

For the most current information about COVID-19, see the following resources:

 * World Health Organization
 * U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 * Recommendations to Prevent COVID-19

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AI and Hunting the Zero Day Threat

This lunch and learn will introduce an AI based framework and patented
technologies to detect, contain, and quarantine zero day threats (both file
based and file-less) deployed and operational with the USG.  We will introduce
an architectural view that illustrates sensor placement for pre-breach, wire
speed detection.  The lunch and learn will then seque into a practical
demonstration at our booth where security analysts can get hands on, practical
experience of “moving up the attack chain” to hunt advanced threats before they
bring down the enterprise.

Date: Monday, August 3
Location: Lunch & Learn – Cactus Theater
Presented By: Bluvector

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Azure Government Secret Meets the Needs of Classified Mission Workloads

Learn more about our latest announcement in this Lunch & Learn. Get
comprehensive and powerful cloud services built exclusively to support US
agencies and partners working with Secret US security classification level data.
Developed using the same principles and architecture as Azure commercial clouds,
Azure Government Secret has been enhanced for maintaining the security and
integrity of classified workloads while enabling fast access to sensitive,
mission-critical information.

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Ansible – Automating All of the Things

We will discuss Ansible, Red Hat’s automation and desired state configuration
tool, and how it can make the life of a network or system administrator easier.
Topics to be covered are the Ansible playbooks, command line interface, web
interface and Git integration. Come and learn with us!

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Leading by Example, Creating a Data and AI-driven Company

Leading a Data and AI transformation requires new mindsets and methods at every
level; it takes an AI Enterprise culture. IBM has learned this first hand. In
this experience-based session, Caitlin Halferty, IBM’s Director, Artificial
Intelligence (AI) Accelerator and Client Success, will take you behind the
scenes as he shares challenges and ultimate breakthroughs that transformed IBM’s
culture and business processes with AI and data driven resources, all embedded
in security and trust. These lessons will help accelerate your organization’s
journey to AI, from data strategy and architecture to AI solutions.

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Secure Wireless in SCIFs: A Beginning

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 22
Speakers: George Connor, DIA; Angel Rios, DIA; Andrew Kelly, DIA

Session Description:
DIA and a number of other IC Members started working on pilots for using
wireless on DoDIIS several years ago.  Based on the results of a Major Issue
Study conducted in 2014, the ODNI has halted all wireless efforts concerning
SCI, created a Wireless Steering Committee and is developing IC wide policy on
the way forward in order to ensure that these efforts are secure.

DIA’s Cyber Security Services Branch, Secure Wireless Project Team and the SCIF
Accreditation Team have been working with the ODNI and other IC elements on
creating IC policies and developing procedures to implement those polices within
DIA and on the DoDIIS network.  These procedures involve creating a secure
working area to operate wireless through TEMPEST and Technical security methods,
creating methods of detecting wireless vulnerabilities and exploitation
attempts, and ensuring that all aspects of the network being used are properly
configured to eliminate risk.  Elements that we are currently addressing include
the Supply Chain Risk Management process, Commercial Solutions for Security,
Security Assessments on the tablets and networks, RF Shielding and Wireless
Intrusion Detection Systems.

While this process is still ongoing, we would like to brief on the current
status, what we see as the way ahead and encourage feedback from the field to
help shape our discussions.  We have had hundreds of separate requests for
wireless solutions to each of our offices and believe this briefing would
provide guidance that would benefit the entire DoDIIS community.

 

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Modeling System of Systems Effects at Massive Scale

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 23
Speaker: Dr. Steve Hardy, Deloitte Consulting

Session Description:
We present a new approach for conducting what-if analysis at massive scales –
like entire cities, lifeline infrastructure, populations, and the networks that
connect them. Analysts interact with a system of systems model to discover
hidden vulnerabilities in our networks and infrastructure and to test resiliency
and security options for closing gaps and exploiting opportunities. This
capability opens a new frontier of analytics and preparedness for asymmetric
threats.

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MARS UPDATE (Repeat)

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 17
Speakers: Irving Townsend, DIA; Terrence Busch, DIA

Session Description:
An update on MARS.

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Insider Threat Overview and Strategic Initiatives

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 21
Speaker: Robert Carpenter, DIA; Yolanda Vetri, DIA; Marvin Wilson, DIA; Captain
Kern, DIA; Ashleigh Callaway, DIA

Session Description:
Provide an overview of DIA’s Insider Threat Program and the mission of the
Insider Threat Division, Office of Security successes, best practices and
lessons learned.  Additional information will include strategic initiatives to
respond to the National Insider Threat Task Force Standards, innovations to
mitigate the threat from trusted insiders and collaboration across the community
and with FVEY partners.

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UNSTOPPABLE: Women in Defense and Technology

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 24
Moderator: Melissa Sutherland, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Panelists:
Jean Schaffer, Chief, Cyber and Enterprise Operations, Office of the CIO,
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Lynn Schnurr, Executive Consultant, General Dynamics (former Army G2
Intelligence CIO)
Trish Goforth, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton


Session Description:
When we, as women, collectively bring our passion and talent to bear on
challenges, there is no limit to what we can achieve. When we champion other
women, and celebrate their successes, our individual journeys become that much
richer. And when we feel supported by our networks and draw on the immeasurable
strength and knowledge within them, we become unstoppable. Join Booz Allen and
DIA to learn how industry and government are creating inclusive environments and
supporting diversity in their organizations.

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CCI-EMSO Enterprise Architectural and Capability Area Management

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 17
Speaker:Thomas Murphy, Combatant Command Intelligence Enterprise Management
Support Office (CCI EMSO); John Hollander, Combatant Command Intelligence
Enterprise Management Support Office (CCI EMSO); Michael Egley, Combatant
Command Intelligence Enterprise Management Support Office (CCI EMSO)

Session Description:
Combatant Command Intelligence (CCI) Enterprise Management Support Office (EMSO)
is deploying an integrated software solution which brings together
industry-leading practices in enterprise architecture (EA) and IT portfolio
management (ITPM) into a single platform.  CCI EMSO is sponsoring the tool for
accreditation on the JWICS network and plans to use it as the core capability
for portfolio management, gap analysis and EA development to address the current
identified gaps as well as future challenges. The CCI EMSO is leveraging the web
based DoDAF compliant EA module as the application and repository for capturing
the as is architecture views and the ITPM module to support analysis leading to
identification of solutions to close existing gaps, nominations of material
solutions to be designated as enterprise capabilities, and management of the
portfolio of capabilities. In addition, the tool may be leveraged to support
future state enterprise design requirements and development of the roadmaps to
achieve specific required capabilities. This tool is planned to be an enterprise
capability sponsored by CCI EMSO which will allow DoD users to leverage
enterprise data and visualizations, expand the common lexicon and data sets to
improve the current and future architectural environments. Commands will be able
to utilize the tools to build their own architectures leveraging the enterprise
standards that are developed by the CCI members.  These future architectures
will enable a more resilient, integrated and secure intelligence sharing
environment.

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Integrated Automated Cyber Defenses

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 24
Speaker: Craig T. Harber, Fedelis Cybersecurity

Session Description:
One the most significant challenges facing cyber security professionals today is
the need to simplify and streamline their existing cyber security infrastructure
while gaining efficacy and reducing cyber dwell time. Security Operation Centers
(SOC) are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of alerts lacking context and the
number of investigations demanding their attention while the supporting security
infrastructure is geared more towards being reactive than proactive. Security
analysts are often presented with more alerts than are humanly possible to
triage and investigate, granting adversaries more time to evade detection
because of the time required by SOCs to detect and respond. These problems are
further exacerbated by a rising skills gap as organizations struggle to build an
adequate bench of expertise. More data is not necessarily a good thing and the
focus should be on zeroing in on the right data and making it actionable. This
session will discuss approaches to streamlining cyber security stacks, and why
integration and automation are critical elements of a strategy to improve the
overall effectiveness and efficiency of defensive cyber operations.

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Accessibility in the Intelligence Community Panel

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 22

Speakers:
DIA Panel Member: Penny Steinhauer, DIA, Chief Information Office, Chief of
Staff, Corporate Engagement Division
NSA Panel Member: Daniel Hetrick, NSA/CSS ICT Accessibility Team Chief
CIA Panel Member: John Nemeth, Facilities Investment Program Manager
NGA Panel Member: Susan Shuback, NGA Associate Chief Information Officer

Session Description:
The Principle Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) challenge
Intelligence Community elements to devise bold strategic solutions to improve
information technology accessibility. Come see and hear the collective knowledge
and experience of the IC designated representatives to develop and employ
solutions to accessibility challenges facing agency employees with disabilities.

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The CIO Lean IT Journey

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 18
Speaker: Anthony Kuhn, DIA

Session Description:
Today the United States faces growing national security challenges with
adversaries adapting in asymmetric ways and rapidly adopting technologies,
turning warfare into a case of constant uncertainty and instability.  Throughout
the DoD and the IC, leaders have accepted the need to implement rapid innovation
and grow a workforce culture that is swift and agile.  In the DIA, the CIO’s
transformation has been at both the strategic and grassroots level all with the
aim to improve our processes and adjust our workforce culture.  After much
progress, leadership identified the need to integrate some of these efforts to
create a unique pathway for emerging innovative ideas and/or products to better
and more quickly meet mission customer needs. Through the deliberate cohesion of
these efforts the Innovation Pipeline provides a pathway to production that
encompasses the innovation methodologies taught by the Innovation Program,
embedding the concepts throughout each phase of the Pipeline.  These innovation
concepts, pulled from industry best practices and the Silicon Valley start-up
community, emphasize experimentation over detailed planning and require deep
customer engagement by multifunctional teams.

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Moving Beyond Lip Service:  Empowering Inclusiveness Through Information
Technology Accessibility

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 22
Speakers: Shannon Paschel, DIA; Jill Ballmer, DIA; Pamela Fitzgerald, DIA

Session Description:
How do you build resiliency, redundancy and security if you aren’t enabling all
of your workforce to contribute?  Come hear how DIA and the Intelligence
Community are moving beyond the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
National Security Exemption and making information technology accessible for
all.

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The Tech Leadership Council – the Imperative to Partner

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 21
Speakers: Timothy Wood, DIA; Olga Kripner, DIA

Session Description:
Come learn about the DIA CIO Technical Leadership Council (TLC) – the inclusive
decision-making body responsible for providing the technical direction for the
Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) IT regarding architecture and standards.
  Lead by the CTO and a Mission Partner, the TLC’s purpose of centralizing IT
strategy and standards under this decision body is to enable and ensure that all
distributed development can continue successfully with common standards.   The
TLC’s inclusive and transparent participation model is designed to increase both
technical and mission partners’ understanding of strategic requirements and
technical direction early in the decision process.

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DIA’s DevOpsSec Path to Production – Shift Left, March!

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 19
Speakers: Steven ‘Mike’ Harkins, NIWC; Kirk Brown, NIWC; Dylan Leckie (CTR),
DIA; Jonathan Parr (CTR), DIA

Session Description:
Shift Left, March! focuses on the process, tools, and culture the cyber security
team at DIA implements and manages to provide application teams with a secure,
more rapid and streamlined path to production. The presentation will breakdown
the current state of the DevOpsSec way of working at DIA and delve into the
enhancements the cyber security team is making to further build out the
toolchain, increase the types of applications that can receive authorization
through the DevOpsSec path to production, and support a culture of integrating
security at the start of development.

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U.S. Special Operations Command: Intelligence and Information System
Requirements for the Future

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 21
Speakers: Dr. Aaron Bazin, SOCOM; Nitin Patel, SOCOM; Will O’Hara, SOCOM

Session Description:
The 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) marked the beginning of a new period of
strategic thought for the Joint Force and ushered in the return of “competition”
as a term of strategic art and statecraft. As a vital part of the Joint Force,
the Special Operations enterprise has explored the many facets of what this
return to great power competition means and what changes are needed to optimize
operations to Counter Violent Extremist Organizations (CVEO) and improve its
ability to compete globally. Specifically, this breakout session will address
the following questions: What is USSOCOM’s emerging view of the future? What are
the current challenges USSOCOM has in terms of intelligence and information
systems? What is USSOCOM’s new approach to leveraging big data, machine
learning, and artificial intelligence?

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Secure Wireless in SCIFs: A Beginning

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 19
Speakers: George Connor, DIA; Angel Rios, DIA; Andrew Kelly, DIA

Session Description:
DIA and a number of other IC Members started working on pilots for using
wireless on DoDIIS several years ago.  Based on the results of a Major Issue
Study conducted in 2014, the ODNI has halted all wireless efforts concerning
SCI, created a Wireless Steering Committee and is developing IC wide policy on
the way forward in order to ensure that these efforts are secure.

DIA’s Cyber Security Services Branch, Secure Wireless Project Team and the SCIF
Accreditation Team have been working with the ODNI and other IC elements on
creating IC policies and developing procedures to implement those polices within
DIA and on the DoDIIS network.  These procedures involve creating a secure
working area to operate wireless through TEMPEST and Technical security methods,
creating methods of detecting wireless vulnerabilities and exploitation
attempts, and ensuring that all aspects of the network being used are properly
configured to eliminate risk.  Elements that we are currently addressing include
the Supply Chain Risk Management process, Commercial Solutions for Security,
Security Assessments on the tablets and networks, RF Shielding and Wireless
Intrusion Detection Systems.

While this process is still ongoing, we would like to brief on the current
status, what we see as the way ahead and encourage feedback from the field to
help shape our discussions.  We have had hundreds of separate requests for
wireless solutions to each of our offices and believe this briefing would
provide guidance that would benefit the entire DoDIIS community.

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Defense Intelligence Engagement in the 5 Eyes Enterprise (5EE)

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 18
Speaker: Kathryn Lipps, DIA; Benjamin Davis, DIA

Session Description:
The Principals of the May 2019 CIO Forum and Defense Intelligence Seniors
Conference of the Commonwealth and United States (DISCCUS) agreed to establish
and resource a central program management organization responsible for
overseeing delivery of Five Eyes Multi-INT needs across the 5EE. On behalf of
the CIOF and DISCCUS, this organization will oversee and coordinate the
establishment of services for the 5EE community and ensure a robust service
offering that meet a multi-INT 5Eyes community requirement.  DIA has taken the
lead for outlining the roles and responsibilities of this organization and
providing initial staffing to standup the office.

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How to Ensure Your Cybersecurity Program is Bullet Proof

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 19
Speaker: Jordan Randall, Blancco

Session Description:
Is your data an asset or a liability? Do you understand how Data Management
plays into your front-line cyber security policy? Like Enterprises around the
world, Government agencies are struggling with the best method for sanitizing
data across every IT asset. Further, as regulations are becoming tighter around
the world, organizations must adhere to data sanitization best practices for
specific regions, whilst your organization must deliberately, permanently and
irreversibly remove or destroy the data stored on your memory devices. And you
must do so in a way that there is no usable residual data, even with the use of
advanced forensic tools.

Confused on where to start? Join our session with Jordan Randall, Director –
Channel, North America to understand when Data Erasure is absolutely necessary,
in scenarios like Data End-of Life, After disaster Recovery, Cloud Exit and Data
Migration. See first-hand Blancco tested, certified and approved solutions
around Data sanitization to help you manage and minimize your cyber security
risk.

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Cyber Educators Framework

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 23
Speaker: Dr. Sherry Lakes, Noblis

Session Description:
Today’s typical organization uses over 900 cloud and on-prem applications. This
makes for a heavy dependence on web browsers, the tools used to access
applications. Similarly, browsers depend on web servers to deliver content from
websites through network connections.  Nevertheless, the prevalence of cyber
threats and attack vectors makes websites using susceptible to exploits possibly
resulting in unintended or malicious connections; which dictates the need to
protect our systems against cyberattacks.

However, it’s common knowledge that the nation has a current shortage of
cybersecurity professionals, so what do we do? Industry, Academia, and
Government are diligently collaborating on various initiatives to help address
this shortage. A key task is recognizing factors that motivate a person to
choose the cybersecurity profession; then providing training to help establish
and retain those who are interested.

Much like using the proper bait to catch a certain type of fish, educators must
consider the proper techniques based on “where” and “who” an individual is. 
“Where” characteristics align with external influences, such as a person’s
presumed rewards. While, internal influences like academic performance lends to
the perception of “who” a person is.  These influences vary, but the concepts
are constant.

A common model using semi-quantitative metrics, could assist educators in
analyzing their audience’s make-up, and making more informed decisions as to
which technique(s) would be most effective. Similar to the nature of influences,
an effective model would be industry-agnostic, consistent, and repeatable, but
contain elements that could be easily varied.

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Organizational Adoption of Cloud Services: A Repeatable Approach that Enables
Mission Command Intelligence

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 24
Speaker: Ryan Campbell, U.S. Army


Session Description:
While the Intelligence Community has made significant progress toward adopting
cloud services and implementing Risk Management Framework, the DoD’s progress
has lagged. In order to take advantage of the opportunities of resiliency,
redundancy and security offered in cloud operations, organizations must complete
a complicated web of implementing a cloud adoption strategy to ensure success.
That strategy must include a policy and governance structure to lead adoption
efforts and priorities, an application portfolio review and evaluation process,
a human capitol assessment and creation of a comprehensive training plan to
develop relevant skill sets, and an internal and external engagement plan to
establish buy-in from both internal IT resources, external mission owners, and
leadership elements. Army MI has established a repeatable model for implementing
these foundational elements that is applicable to additional DoD organizations
with similar sets.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Achieving Resiliency while Vigilantly Integrating
Industry Best Practices

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 18
Speaker: Dr. Sean Miles, DIA

Session Description:
(U) Offshore Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) electronics manufacturing supply
chains compels a complex web of contracts and subcontracts for hardware,
component parts, and other manufacturing services. These globalized commercial
supply chains facilitate asymmetric assault, via foreign intelligence entities
(FIEs), upon DIA’s systems and networks. Our most capable adversaries can access
the supply chain, at multiple points, establishing advanced, persistent, and
multifaceted subversion. Additionally, our adversaries are also capable of using
the complexity of the supply chain to obfuscate their efforts to penetrate,
exploit, and compromise DIA’s mission critical systems. CIO SCRM will lead an
informative session with select Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and
Re-sellers of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Focus is centered
on how DIA has partnered with industry to thwart supply chain malfeasance by:
imparting discipline, integrating best practices, and enhancing the security and
resiliency within the DIA supply chain. Engaging and cultivating strong
relationships with industry partners throughout the DIA supply chain is critical
in addressing asymmetric & emerging threats inherent to global sourcing and
offshore manufacturing.

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MARS UPDATE

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 18
Speaker: Irving Townsend, DIA; Terrence Busch, DIA

Session Description:
An update on MARS.

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Sun Tzu and The Maginot Line in Space: A Response to the Challenges of Security
in Space

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 19
Speaker: Philip Kwong, Intelsat General Communications LLC

Session Description:
Space based capabilities are critical for both public and private use. The DoD
relies on space as a key enabler for precision strike and force projection
capabilities. While previously space was “safe” because access was limited, that
is no longer the case. Recent developments have enabled easier access to space
and foreign governments, particularly Russia and China, have taken steps to
challenge the US in space. Russian and Chinese military doctrine shows an
appreciation of the importance of space to warfare and counter-space as a means
to reduce US and allied effectiveness. Moreover, these nations have developed
robust space capabilities that are “scientific” in name but have dual-use for
counter-space capability. These developments call for a re-look of US Space
Strategy. At issues is whether the US practice of a few very expensive military
satellites can achieve the resiliency that our Space Strategy requires. A
historical comparison to the infamous Maginot Line will illustrate how a system
can perform as designed and still be strategically ineffective. Finally, if this
current approach is incorrect, what are some options for a more effective
approach to achieve the goals of our Space Strategy that are available today or
in the near future.

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Identity and Access Management Strategy at DIA

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 24
Speakers: James Kirkley, DIA; Zebulon Griggs (CTR) DIA

Session Description:
How do we know who is on the networks and what they have access to? How do we,
as an agency, keep it all in check? From cutting edge technology to securing our
identities, let discuss it.

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Unraveling the Security Conundrum

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 23
Speaker: Craig Gladu, DIA; Jonathan Coughlin, DIA

Session Description:
Discussion exploring the necessity of data tagging, identity management and
their role in access control.  Discussion of the level of risk exposure that
your data has, based on the granularity of the metadata associated with it. 
Discussions of the benefits and deficiencies of relating classification at the
folder-level compared to the file or element level.  Once a strategy has been
determined, what are common pitfalls during data-tagging implementation and
managing datasets?   Discussion on processes, policies, methodologies and means
for sharing of data within the enterprise.  This will include the options
available for automated and manual capabilities for data transfer internal and
external to the enterprise; discussion of approval authorities, the appropriate
data transfer methods and protection requirements for data-in-transit. 
Discussion of the role of removable media in methodologies for data creation,
handling, destruction, accountability, and data-transfer footprint reduction.

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DoD SAP IT Roadmap and How It Enables Communications with the IC Partners

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 23
Speaker: Kenneth Bowen, DoD

Session Description:
The Office of the DoD CIO for Special Programs is paving change in the Special
Access Information Technology community.  Following the footsteps of the
Intelligence Community, the DoD Special Access Community is shifting to
commercial cloud solutions to enable faster mission application hosting.  The
shift to the cloud will also enable easier collaboration and communication
between the SAP Community and the Defense Industrial Base partners and the
Intelligence Community.  This breakout session will provide updates to the ICON
project, creating a PL3 reference architecture to connect to the industry
partners; Identity Credentialing and Access Management (ICAM); Fences, and Data
Comingling.

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Data for the Intelligence Community Enterprise (DICE) II


Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 22
Speaker: Bryan Lane, AUGR LLC; ODNI

Session Description:
Data for the Intelligence community Enterprise (DICE) II is an analytic effort
led by ODNI Systems & Resource Analysis that looks at data discovery, access,
and use on the UNCLASSIFIED and SECRET security fabrics. This is a follow on
effort to the DICE I Major Issue Study (MIS) that focused on discovery, access,
and use on the TOP SECRET fabric. This breakout session will recap the findings
of DICE I and the subsequent scoping of DICE II as an analytic effort. The DICE
II team will discuss how leveraging use case development methods can identify
additional challenges to discovery, access, and use of data across the IC when
considering the added complexities of operating across multiple security
fabrics. Each use case showcased the importance of interdependent, multi-fabric
data services that enable authentication and authorization, digital enforcement
of entitlements, cross-domain solutions, data discovery, and reliable audit
capabilities. The use cases were completed with surveys and interviews from data
managers, end users, and agency Chief Data Officers.

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Two-thirds of Organizational Changes Fail. Are You Next?

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 20
Speakers: Ian Fowlie, DIA; Christina Dance, DIA; Mario Contreras, JSOC; Anthony
Howell, CENTCOM; Dennis Barnabe, NSA

Session Description:
The DIA’s CIO is conducting a call-to-action and soliciting best practices about
the challenges of organizational transformation in a government environment. As
the CIO strives to better serve the warfighter as the disruption of the digital
revolution presents an increasing existential threat, one resounding fact has
become clear: developing a culture that embraces change and agility is hard.
Whether it is a result of funding, resources, budget, talent, or buy-in,
cultivating corporate ethos of change can be incredibly difficult. CIO’s leaders
have recognized the importance of addressing its current culture, and developing
a workforce appetite that not only buys-in and embraces these shifts, but
desires to be at the forefront of tackling new technologies and processes. To
gain insights on common pain points and identify solutions for these entrenched
challenges, DIA CIO will facilitate a panel discussion of DIA/DoD mission
partners and attending members, who have successfully led the charge on
transformation in similar environments.

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Robotics Process Automation Supporting DIA

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 19
Speaker: Doug M. Poggi, Deloitte

Session Description:


The past year has seen significant growth in the use of automation tools
throughout the public sector, and at the vanguard is Robotics Process Automation
(RPA), a technology originally conceived over a decade ago. At its heart, RPA is
a software tool that can replicate and automate transactional processes on the
user interface layer while improving process accuracy and speed.

RPA is a new and untapped lever that enables organizations to free up capacity
to tackle their strategic priorities. Many Federal Agencies that have
established an automation strategy have done so in response to issues such as:

 * hiring freezes, headcount reductions, and furloughs;
 * a growing backlog of work, and limited capacity to tackle it;
 * repeated accuracy in detailed work requiring high accuracy;
 * growing transactions requiring increased controls and logging for record; and
 * staff relief from draining, repetitive tasks.

In this session, we will provide review for the Robotics Process Automation
(RPA) capability, it’s implementation plan, and the results of automating
processes

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IC Security Coordination Center – The Federal Cybersecurity Center Defending the
IC

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 25
Speakers: Wallace Coggins, ODNI; Christopher Keller, DIA

Session Description:
The IC SCC, a joint ODNI – DIA operation, is the Federal Cybersecurity Center
for the IC which coordinates the integrated defense of IC ITE and the IC
Information Environment (IC IE) with IC elements, DoD, and other U.S. Government
departments and agencies. The IC SCC facilitates accelerated detection and
mitigation of security threats across the Intelligence Community by providing
situational awareness, and incident case management within the shared IT
environment. Additionally, the IC SCC monitors and coordinates the integrated
defense of the greater IC Information Environment (IC IE). These capabilities
support the security protections necessary to defend against threats to the IC
and coordinate operational responses across the Federal Government.

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Make it Real: Operationalize the Architecture

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 25
Speakers: Cynthia Mendoza, ODNI; Gil Anderson, NSA

Session Description:
The IC Reference Architecture Framework (RAF) defines a consistent, repeatable,
and verifiable process for developing and applying RAs in the IC. The key aspect
of what makes the RAF different from traditional RA activities is that the RAF
is more than a static RA document; it includes the processes, the collaboration,
the guidance, the compliance assessments, and most importantly, the operations
of IC solutions. The biggest difference between historical RA-driven efforts in
the IC and the IC RAF is the full commitment to ensure RAs do not simply become
a documentation effort (“shelf-ware”). The RAF involves the deliberate process
for not only documenting the architecture, but more importantly, the persistent
assurance to ensure operational compliance for all IC Agencies.

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Applying Lean IT Principles

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500-1600
Location: Room 19
Speakers: William Hancock, DIA; Anthony Kuhn, DIA

Session Description:
The complex field of information technology demands modern approaches to
designing, building, and deploying new software and services. This demand is the
driving force behind CIO development practices and processes as applying Lean IT
principles can help organizations achieve better productivity. In this brief we
will discuss the current state of Lean IT in CIO, as it applies to our
innovation pipeline, and focus on the future.

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IC ITE Epoch 3: Advancing IT Infrastructure to Enable Key Technologies

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 25
Speaker: La’Naia Jones, ODNI

Session Description:
The “Third Epoch of IC ITE” started with the decision to move from purely
single-source solutions for Services of Common Concern toward a single-source or
federated solution environment. IC ITE works not only in an integrated model
with IC elements, but also with integrating between IC ITE services to provide
seamless services transparent to the end user to increase mission success. What
impact will new technologies have with IT modernization in the IC, and what
efforts are underway to prepare IC ITE for the future will be discussed.

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Strategic Plan to Advocate Cloud Computing in the IC

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 25
Speakers:

Session Description:


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Improving Cybersecurity for the IC Information Environment

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 25
Speakers: Sue Dorr, ODNI; Wallace Coggins, ODNI

Session Description:
Safeguarding the Intelligence Community Information Environment (IC IE) is of
utmost importance and remains a significant component of the National
Intelligence Strategy. All 17 elements of the IC are responsible for taking
proactive measures to secure and defend all intelligence-related enterprise,
mission, and business information technology to the degree necessary to protect
our people and the data that is so vital to performing our intelligence mission.
In February 2018, the Principal Deputy Director for National Intelligence
commissioned the development of the Improving Cybersecurity for the Intelligence
Community Information Environment Implementation Plan to identify the most
critical cybersecurity functions and tasks requiring attention; to raise
awareness of IC element roles and responsibilities; and to foster ongoing
conversation about enterprise security risks and the needed balance of
investment and sustainment to mature the IC IE safeguarding posture. The plan
was published in the Spring of 2019, but IC element leadership agreed to begin
working on multiple high-priority tasks in mid-2018, such as performing
comprehensive asset inventories, maturing vulnerability management processes,
and providing automated situational awareness reports to the Intelligence
Community Security Coordination Center. To keep IC senior leadership informed of
progress towards achieving safeguarding objectives, the IC CIO collaborated with
IC element representatives to establish an outcome-based IC IE Cybersecurity
Performance Evaluation Model that kicked off in July 2019. Come learn how we all
can contribute to improving cybersecurity for the IC IE.

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Cross Domain Enterprise Service (CDES) Capabilities Overview

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 18
Speakers: David Kim, DISA; Quang Trinh, DISA; Whitney Tso, DISA; Douglas Young,
DISA

Session Description:
This session will discuss DISA’s Enterprise Cross Domain initiatives,  CDES
Portfolio, current and future capabilities (FY19-25), CDES Cost Models, CDES
project lifecycle, and the benefits of joining the CDES.

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Countering Asymmetric Threats with Machine Learning-enabled COTS Tools

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 17
Speaker: Jason Chung, Premise Data Corp.

Session Description:
Quickly-changing dynamics on the ground, particularly in complex operational
environments (OEs), challenge DIA’s ability to provide military intelligence to
warfighters, defense policymakers, and force planners. Our toughest challenges
today are in the “grey zone” between war and peace, where our military is
sub-optimized both conceptually and organizationally. Intelligence operations
and data collection gaps are symptoms of this larger problem.

Countering grey zone tactics and maintaining our advantage in an era of
hyper-competition and asymmetric threats requires a paradigm shift.  New methods
to collect data and information to understand these nuanced environments must
account for local sentiment and how competitors and adversaries are influencing
populations with new digitally-enabled instruments of national power. We must
adapt and evolve to address the challenges of persistence, authorities and
policies, access to denied and semi-denied environments, scale, cost,
speed/agility, timeliness, and relevance.

Premise is a completely unique, fundamentally new ISR capability that delivers
persistent, non-provocative access to any OE with scale, agility, and speed.
Premise transforms any individual with a smartphone into a human sensor (more
than 600,000 online today) that is dynamically taskable/re-taskable in near
real-time. Premise validates submissions using machine learning modules (Python)
for data quality control, providing a decision advantage in dynamic, complex
OEs. Response outputs and data visualizations are available through the user
interface or can be easily integrated directly into existing DIA enterprise
software systems like DCGS or other Joint C5ISR systems available in today’s and
future OEs.

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CloudTracker: A Multicloud Success Story

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 24
Speakers: Cletus Dailey, DIA; Jeremy Glesner (CTR), DIA

Session Description:
Cloud computing has evolved from a niche service to a full-blown industry that
caters to every conceivable business.  With the growth of cloud computing,
organizations find themselves using more than one cloud provider.  DIA’s
CloudTracker is a flagship example of building cloud-agnostic applications that
are able to take advantage of features and services from multiple cloud
environments.

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Advanced Analytics, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AADLAI)

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 21
Speaker: Christopher Sutton, DIA; Randy Gladish, DIA

Session Description:
DIA CIO CTO will develop a detection, discovery, and cueing system using a
variety of techniques to include machine-learning methodologies. The system will
discover semantically similar and disaggregated data across disparate
Intelligence databases. Current DIA mission impediments will be significantly
reduced with the implementation of new data traversing capabilities: stream and
bulk ingestion, differentiation on traditional and non-traditional data, and
data discovery. The ability to parse & bin intelligence data, leveraging machine
learning, using the latest commercially available technologies will be a
significant force multiplier in the mission of DIA.  The system will portray
foundational data layers and depict mission sets upon aggregation and
integration of various file formats, feeds, and functions (i.e. shape files,
unstructured data, semi-structured data, etc.), and deliver just-in-time data to
analysists, operators and decision-makers. The system will use machine-learning
tools and new computing paradigms to discover, define and aggregate, and deliver
data-analytic products, with high confidence, while closing gaps that currently
exist between limited personnel and time constraints.

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Advanced Analytics, Automation and Artificial Intelligence (A4) Program Overview

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 18
Speaker: Sheri Wolfrom, DIA

Session Description:
Present an A4 program overview. An A4 overview would include the foundational
infrastructure services along with a suite of capabilities to expose, enable,
and create DIA advanced analytics, automation techniques, and artificial
intelligence algorithms. In addition, we present the A4 collaboration portal and
data science development environment to synchronize efforts and create data
analytic efficiencies.

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Establishing RMF in a Cloud Environment, an Inherited Security Control Model

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 24
Speaker: Matthew Thompson, U.S. Army

Session Description:
Effective risk management is a constant challenge for elements across the DoD
and IC that is further complicated by commercial cloud service offerings due to
rapid and continual technology insertion. By using the foundational C2S shared
security model and establishing baseline security controls under a common
control provider (CCP), the complexity of implementing Risk Management Framework
(RMF) across an enterprise can be dramatically reduced. An Army Military
Intelligence (MI) Cloud CCP model has been implemented that delivers these
controls to Army MI tenant organizations facilitating efficient and secure cloud
adoption. By doing so, tenant organizations and capability owners are
responsible for a significantly reduced control set through sharing and
inheritance. Additionally, Army is working on a reciprocity model which allows
the Army MI AO to accredit across all three security fabrics for C2S offerings,
engaging with Army to expedite authority to connect (ATC) for cloud-based
capabilities designed to be delivered to forward disadvantaged areas.

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IC Enterprise Auditing on JWICS

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 19
Speaker: Bret Kapinus, DIA; Fernand Pecot, DIA

Session Description:
The audit data routing capability is an on-going requirement intended to be an
operational system providing near continuous, near real-time data services for
the agency. Discussions will focus on JWICS audit collection and distribution
requirements for Community Shared Resources (CSRs) as outlined in the
Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 500-27. This session will outline how DIA
provides mentoring and technical coordination to ensure collections are
performed and managed over time to maintain currency with changing community
requirements by providing technical guidance and sharing engineering “best
practices”, as applicable. Provide guidance on how best to plan/program the ICS
500-27 mandate into the requirements process and how to implement auditing
requirement’s into existing applications.

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IC Chief Data Officer Panel

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 25
Speakers: David Salvagnini, DIA; Nancy Morgan, IC CDO; Michael Conlin, DoD CDO;
John Turner, DoD

Session Description:
Intelligence agencies are racing to grapple with the exponential volume,
variety, and velocity of data to provide analysts, operators, decision makers,
and policy makers with timely and accurate information.  Harnessing and
exploiting these vast quantities of data is crucial to maintaining strategic
advantage and ensuring mission success.  IC agencies are collaborating closely
on a host of initiatives to develop strategies, policies, and tools to build a
data foundation to drive future technologies.  With an IC data strategy driving
community goals, an IC data catalog established to facilitate secure discovery
and sharing, and data services being developed and deployed, where are we on our
journey toward data dominance?

Join the IC CDO Nancy Morgan, DoD CDO Michael Conlin, and IC element Chief Data
Officers for a panel discussion highlighting IC and DoD integration to enable
the goal of a data centric enterprise supporting secure discovery, access, and
sharing of information. Hear IC and DoD perspectives on today’s data environment
and steps being taken to address modern data challenges. Participants will gain
valuable insight into how individual agencies are working collectively to break
down barriers to secure data discovery and sharing, and harnessing insights from
collaboration efforts.  This session will feature a question and answer segment
to allow engagement with conference attendees.

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Unleashing the Power of Data Science

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 20
Speaker: Prem Saggar, DIA

Session Description:
The exponential increase in the volume, velocity, and variety of data provides
intelligence agencies with a wealth of advantages to extract greater amounts of
information and generate knowledge to thwart our adversaries.  However, this
expansive data environment also presents serious challenges to fully comprehend
and scrutinize our data assets to draw meaning and actionable intelligence. 
Gone are the days of hiring throngs of analysts to pour over each piece of
information looking for clues.  Succeeding in today’s data environment requires
the successful development and deployment of a robust data science practice to
harness the potential of big data.

Join DIA’s Chief Data Office for a collaborative discussion about DIA’s emerging
data science practice, our ongoing data challenges, and how data science can be
leveraged to empower DIA’s data future.  CDO technical experts will provide an
overview of data science in action and why the role of data scientist, and what
that means, is more important than ever.  CDO will discuss the power of big data
and machine learning, and how specific examples offer a roadmap for future
innovation across the IC.  CDO presenters look forward to a wide-ranging
discussion with the audience at the data science session.

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DoD Cybersecurity Analysis Framework

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 20
Speaker: John David McPeak, UCDMO

Session Description:
The DOD and NSA are leveraging the DODCAR Cybersecurity Framework to enhance
information sharing across stakeholder communities. The DODCAR framework has
been termed a “Rosetta Stone” to help translate the actual cybersecurity threats
seen on networks into meaningful language for IT System Security Engineers and
Acquisition Specialists responsible for designing and/or procuring more robust
information environments.

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Program Executive Office and Contracting Branch Supporting the CIO Discussion of
Upcoming Requirements

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 21
Speakers: Esther Woods, DIA; Edward Lane, DIA

Session Description:
This session will provide the PEO and Contracting Officers overview and
discussion of upcoming requirements, as well as provide an opportunity for
industry to interact with the PEO and the lead Contracting Officer that supports
the DIA CIO.  This breakout session will offer industry a chance to ask
questions about the new PEO structure and upcoming procurements.

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Improving Cross Domain Security Through Raising The Bar

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930
Location: Room 24
Speakers: James Borders, NSA-NCDSMO; Dorian Pappas, NSA

Session Description:
This session will cover the changing landscape in Cross Domain Solution (CDS)
requirements in the quest to combat the increasing frequency and effectiveness
of cyberattacks. NSA and the National Cross Domain Strategy & Management Office
(NCDSMO) have launched an initiative sanctioned by the DoD CIO to Raise the Bar
(RTB) that CDS products must reach in order to thwart these attacks. This
presentation will provide an overview of the Raise the Bar (RTB) Strategy and
the RTB Requirements for CDS Design and Implementation, changes to the NCDSMO
Lab Based Security Assessment (LBSA) process, various US Gov CDS policy changes,
and the changes to the NCDSMO Baseline process.

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Adopting Artificial Intelligence to Transform the IC

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 21
Speaker: Michael McCabe, DIA

Session Description:
Artificial Intelligence and the explosion of open source data is enabling a
tremendous amount of change and progress in the commercial world.   This
technology represents both a risk and an opportunity for the IC and we must
quickly address both aspects.  AI allows us to quickly gather, make sense of and
act on information at machine speeds.  Several entities within the US
Government, the IC, and DoD are working on enabling AI.  One of those groups,
ODNI’s Augmenting Intelligence with Machines (AIM) Initiative is concentrating
on taking advantage of these advances of the IC.  AIM has recognized that the IC
has legal, policy, cultural, and structural challenges that need to be
addressed.  This briefing will discuss some of the opportunities and strategies
for addressing these hurdles.  It will share some of the unclassified concepts
and strategies with the DoDIIS Enterprise.

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Risk Management Framework – Zero to ATO as Fast as You Can Go

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 20
Speakers: Cove Binion, DIA; John Lundgren, DIA

Session Description:
Over the past year, DIA has made several changes to the DIA RMF Process, among
them are clarification for assessing authorized IS undergoing changes, a new
DevSecOps Process, a new Application Assessment Process (AAP) replacing the Scan
After Deploy (SAD) process, a new Privacy Assessment Process, a new Applying
Reciprocity Process, and newly-developed Critical Control Lists (CCL) to guide
assessments and continuous monitoring.  The proposed briefing would cover these
unclassified processes and assist Information System Owners in navigating the
new processes.

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CIO Governance Updates, Focusing on Future Partnering, Planning and Streamlined
Execution to Meet Mission Partner Needs

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 21
Speakers: Nicholas La Pietra, DIA; John Pistolessi, DIA

Session Description:
This presentation will provide an overview of the new CIO Governance decision
framework, high level processes, and roles/expectations of all participants. 
Focus will be on successful planning for future requirements to drive the
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution processes.

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Using the DIA Platform and Cloud to Achieve Resiliency

Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1400 – 1500
Location: Room 22
Speakers: Villa Sara, DIA; Joseph Kinzler, DIA

Session Description:
Today’s computing environment demands resiliency, redundancy, and security now
more than ever.  All three of these are offered through the DIA Platform and
cloud computing, which can be leveraged to improve application availability,
scalability, and security.  These can be achieved either when building a new
application, migrating your app to the platform, or taking a hybrid approach.

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Program Executive Office (PEO)

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 20
Speaker: John Pistolessi, DIA

Session Description:
The CIO PEO has been chartered to align acquisition strategies to the CIO
Strategic Priorities, and oversee acquisition of systems, programs, and
capabilities to enhance modernization efforts in support of stakeholders,
executive decision makers, and the acquisition workforce within CIO. The PEO
acts as the Acquisition advisor to the CIO for coordination and oversight of
approved information technology (IT) acquisition programs and procurement
activities.  The PEO is working to provide advice on innovative acquisition
opportunities and methods for acquiring IT.  The PEO also works to improve
development of acquisition requirements documentation, e.g., Statements of
Work.  The purpose of this breakout session will be threefold:

 1. 1. Expose industry and other mission partners to CIO’s investment management
       process;
    2. Identify potential for new technology areas and markets.
    3. Engage industry in dialogue for enhancing relationships and improving
       acquisition documentation.

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Advancing DIA Information Technology Readiness

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1300 – 1400
Location: Room 20
Speakers: Capt Arianna Niro, DIA; Capt Jeffrey Guion, DIA

Session Description:
IT is the weapons system for much of the intelligence community, who depend on
classified networks to securely collect, report, and analyze intelligence. This
session touches on the mission of the DIA IT Operations Center (ITOC): 24 x 7
command & control of IT operations and cyber defense incidents to ensure
intelligence systems remain functional in support of the global DoD/IC. It will
then explore ITOC initiatives to address challenges in troubleshooting, and
rapidly resolving major DIA IT outages. Focus areas include: improvements to
monitoring & visualization of systems, data-driven trend analysis of outages,
enhancing customer collaboration with the Help Desk, cross-agency coordination,
and developing our workforce.

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Understanding JCAP

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600-1700
Location: Room 17
Speaker: Christopher Pfennig, DIA

Session Description:
Customer focused UNCLASS discussion on background and procedures for obtaining
JCAP ATC for JWICS and Directors interest in ensuring JWICS resiliency through
increased focused on connection standards and accountability.

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Cyberscience - The Future of Data Science in the Security World

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 23
Speakers: Prem Saggar, DIA; Jon Benedict, DIA

Session Description:
Agencies are rapidly modernizing their Continuous Monitoring and Cyber Alerting
capabilities through Data Science. Moreover, as robust and scalable Data Science
platforms are further commoditized by cloud providers, agency Cybersecurity
Programs will spend less time implementing and maintaining complex data science
platforms and more time improving the IA and Cybersecurity Mission by leveraging
managed data science services to add new cybersecurity data sets, business
rules, alerts, and dashboards. The Cyberscience field merges the skills of Data
Engineers, Data Scientists, and Visualization Engineers with Cybersecurity
Experts in IT Security, IA Compliance, Vulnerability Management, and Active
Cyber Defense to provide a near real-time risk pictures for Cybersecurity
Executives and Information Security Professionals alike.

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Securing DoDIIS; Creating a New Culture of Cyber Security as the Foundation for
CIO IT Enterprise Services

Date: Monday, August 13
Time: 1300-1400
Location: Room 22
Speaker: Timothy Sydnor, DIA

Session Description:
DIA is fully committed to Securing DoDIIS through a strong cyber security
foundation.  From the ODNI, Secretary of Defense, to the Director DIA, the
message is clear that Mission success is dependent upon successful Cyber
Security Risk Management.  Meeting this expectation demands DIA CIO increase
focus on “the basics” of Cyber Security best practices.  Whether you are
referring to the industry most common Top 10, the ODNI Cybersecurity
Improvement, or the Defense Cyber Security strategies, the concept of Basic
Cyber Security Hygiene is the same.  What does this mean to you? DIA will lead
efforts to return focus on asset management, configuration management,
vulnerability management, network mapping, and situational awareness across the
enterprise and the enterprise connections.  DIA is realigning activities to
ensure cybersecurity is foundational across all IT service delivery lanes and is
leading the targeting establishment of new objectives and thresholds under which
we will achieve success.  This includes services such as the DIA Risk Management
Framework, JWICS Connection Approval Program, and others.  This is a paradigm
shift in our CIO IT service delivery model, and we will expect industry and
mission partners plan to align to help achieve this goal.

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SABLE SPEAR: Using Artificial Intelligence to Confront the Opioid Crisis

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500-1600
Location: Room 22
Speaker: Brian Drake, DIA

Session Description:
This presentation will share results of the SABLE SPEAR program. Fentanyl kills
approximately 24,000 Americans every year. This is equivalent to an airliner
falling out of the sky every day. The White House designated the threat of
fentanyl as a national health emergency. As part of DIA’s support to defense
elements in the counternarcotics mission, the Americas Regional Center (AMRC)
commissioned SABLE SPEAR. SABLE SPEAR is a mass data analytics effort using open
sources and machine learning to understand the synthetic opioid supply chain
from “nature to needle.” SABLE SPEAR ingests large datasets residing on the
Internet, looks for indicators of illegal or suspicious activity, and surfaces
military, diplomatic, and law enforcement opportunities to abate the threat.

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ICAM - The Digital Enabler: Providing Authorized Users Access When and Where
They Need It

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 25
Speaker: Ian Stewart, NSA

Session Description:
The National Security Agency (NSA) Identity Credentials and Access Management
(ICAM) program’s Technical Director will lead a technical discussion of the
NSA’s ICAM approaches, for leveraging identities, credentials and authorizations
to manage the access to data, services and resources. ICAM is foundational to
ensuring the integrity of any information-sharing environment. With the
evolution of virtual and cloud based technologies, data and resource sharing
between man different service providers, organization and end customers, has
become the standard occurrence. Consistencies between all components of the
environment with identifying individuals, managing authorizations and
controlling each access, is essential to protecting vital data and resources.
The discussion will cover tools, policies, and systems that allow an
organization to manage, monitor, and secure access to protected resources, as
well as disciplines for establishing trust and interoperability between groups
and organizations that want to share information.

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Data for the Mission: Managing the Delivery Without Slowing the Flow

Date: Monday, August 19
Time: 1500 – 1600
Location: Room 20
Speakers: Vickie Paytas, NSA; Tracy D. Fisher, NSA; Mark Woodcock, NSA; Najah
McDonald, NSA

Session Description:
The National Security Agency (NSA) will cover end-to-end data lifecycle
management and will lead a panel discussion that addresses cross-provider
synchronization and coordination to deliver information to support multiple
missions. Data is the core to every mission activity. The volume of data created
around the world doubles in size every two years and the ability to consume the
data at that growing rate mandates the need for smarter data analysis and
management.  The ODNI Chief Data Office has referred to data as an “IC Asset”.
The NSA representatives will discuss some of these key methodologies and
approaches to manage different types of IC data sets to allow ingestion and
discovery within the IC-GovCloud.  Managing IC data requires bringing together
the expertise of the different services (e.g., policy and strategy, data
conditioning, data tagging, data ingest, identity and access, hosting and
compute, and discovery) to establish standard, consistent and interoperable, but
flexible processes to support the various mission needs, while maintaining the
security and integrity of IC data.

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Changing the Paradigm: The Emergence of Open Source Intelligence as a
Foundational Layer for Analysis


Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 18

Speaker: Mark R. Quantock, Babel Street

Session Description:
Not so long ago, intelligence analysis and assessments were built primarily on
classified information. Given the volume and precision of information currently
accessible via publicly available sources, that paradigm is shifting to look at
the extraordinary benefits of leveraging unclassified, or ‘open source’
information. Today’s US Intelligence Community (IC) is challenged by a
‘requirements-to-collection capacity mismatch’.  There are important areas of
the world where there is simply insufficient US IC (traditional) collection
capacity.  Open source intelligence can significantly help with closing that gap
– effectively and efficiently.

With his extensive and diverse military background, Major General (Retired) Mark
Quantock is well-suited to provide a unique perspective on the importance of
integrating open source intelligence into military assessments, planning and
operations.

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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 0830 – 0930 and 1030 – 1130 (Repeat)
Location: Room 17
Speaker: Katie Arrington, DoD

Session Description:
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
(OUSD(A&S)) recognizes that security is foundational to acquisition and should
not be traded along with cost, schedule, and performance. The Department is
actively working with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to enhance the
protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) within the supply chain.

As part of this effort, OUSD(A&S) is collaborating with DoD stakeholders,
University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers (FFRDC), and industry to develop the Cybersecurity Maturity
Model Certification (CMMC).

The CMMC will combine various cybersecurity standards, controls, and best
practices to create levels ranging from basic cyber hygiene to advanced.  Once
implemented, the CMMC will reduce risk against a specific set of cyber threats.

The CMMC builds upon existing regulations and control frameworks while adding a
verification component with respect to cybersecurity requirements.

The goal is for CMMC to be cost-effective and affordable for small businesses to
implement.

Certified, independent, 3rd party organizations will conduct audits and inform
risk.

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Implementing Artificial Intelligence within the IC


Date: Wednesday, August 21
Time: 1030 – 1130
Location: Room 23

Speaker: Dr. Ian McCulloh, Accenture

Session Description:
Artificial intelligence (AI) can augment the work of IC analysts across a range
of tasks from improving the speed and accuracy of searches to improved targeting
of adversary networks to supporting object detection in streaming video. 
Successful implementation of these algorithms often requires training data that
have been accurately tagged by human analysts.  As the importance and value of
data grows, industry and government organizations are investing in large teams
of individuals who annotate data at unprecedented scale.  While much is
understood about machine learning, little attention is applied to methods and
considerations for managing and leading annotation efforts.  This session
presents several metrics to measure and monitor performance and quality in large
annotation teams.  Recommendations for leadership best practices are proposed
and evaluated within the context of an annotation effort led by the author in
support of U.S. government intelligence analysis.  Findings demonstrate
significant improvement in annotator utilization, data quality, and rate of
annotation through prudent management best-practices.  Intelligence community
leadership should use metrics similar to those presented to monitor the
implementation of contracted AI solutions.

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Using Adversarial Reconnaissance to Address Third-party Supplier Cybersecurity
Gaps


Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 1600 – 1700
Location: Room 23

Speaker: Jason M. Brown, Deloitte

Session Description:
Third-party suppliers are crucial to defending our national security. They
represent global logistics chains and assist in the development of our country’s
most critical programs. Unfortunately, these suppliers can be a security “soft
spot” as they become increasingly susceptible to espionage, compromise, and
counterfeit insertion. An adversarial approach to third-party cyber risk
analysis can enable organizations to identify cyber weaknesses through the eyes
of an attacker vice a checklist.

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A Graph Approach to All-Source Analysis and Targeting

Date: Monday, August 13
Time: 1300-1400
Location: Room 26
Speaker: Mr. Clark Richey, FactGem

Session Description:
The all-source community is almost two decades into nearly constant churn around
how to best store, manage, relate, analyze, and disseminate data. From
horizontal fusion, to metadata catalogues, data layers, data services, data
lakes, and the cloud, the vision is simple – let’s put everything in one place
but the execution is brutal, expensive, and complex, and success has been
spotty. Even the move to object based analysis in which facts are anchored by
geospatial, temporal, and relationship metadata, assumes that all data is in a
Uber schema, pristine, rigorously metadata tagged, and in one place. Data Silos
are usually depicted as the culprit that prevents the ability to quickly evolve
analysis and targeting information. However, silos exist for technical,
economic, security, and political reasons and above the silos of data are silos
of people. All-Source is all-schema. And more than just bringing all of the
information together for indexing and search, it’s critical to express the key
mission concepts – people, organizations, locations, chronologies, and the
events that link then together as entities and relationships. In this spirited
presentation and discussion Clark will describe best practices in graph
approaches to connecting data for superior insights, including some of the
experiences that have influenced his approach.

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Exhibit Hall/Networking Break

Location: Tampa Convention Center – Central and East Halls – 3rd Floor

Visit the Exhibit Hall to check out 300+ innovative technology solutions! The
Exhibit Hall is also a great place to find snacks and refreshments for a quick
pick-me-up in between sessions.

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