Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with an outstanding federal tech market leader and also interviews another of our 2024 ACT-IAC Innovation Champion award winners. 

Guests:

Jylinda Johnson, Sector Vice President & General Manager, Government Operations, Commerce and Global Citizen Services at GDIT, Vice Chair at Large on the Industry Advisory Council and Industry Chair of ACT-IAC’s 2024 Imagine Nation ELC conference  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jylinda-johnson/

Becky Crane, Senior Program Director, Dev Technology Group https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-crane-7a4693a6/

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On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with the 2024 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact award winners. 

Guests:

John P. Lucas, NASA IV&V deputy JSTAR lead & Computer Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lucas-35605164/

Katherine McCulloch, director, Business Integration Office, Department of the Interior https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-mcculloch

Evan Albert, director of Measurement, Veteran’s Experience Office, Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-albert-4672169/

Isabel Metzger, senior Data Scientist, GSA Office of the CFO https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelmetzger/

Ashleigh Sanders, director, Analytics and Decision Support Division, GSA https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-sanders-a021ba3/

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On this episode, we talk with Arun Gupta about his best-selling book, “Venture Meets Mission.”

Guest:

Arun Gupta, CEO, NobleReach Foundation, venture capitalist, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, lecturer at Stanford University and author of the best-selling book, “Venture Meets Mission” https://www.linkedin.com/in/arungupta23/

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To learn more about NobleReach Foundation: https://noblereachfoundation.org/

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with Stephanie Mango about leadership in the federal technology market and Moses Liscov and Jim Cook about the ACT-IAC 2024 Innovation Awards. 

Guests:

Stephanie Mango, president, CGI Federal and executive vice chair, Industry Advisory Council https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-mango-she-her-b343544/

Moses Liscov, principal scientist, MITRE https://www.linkedin.com/in/moses-liskov-25380122a/

Jim Cook, ACT-IAC Strategy and Engagement executive and chair of the Institute for Innovation https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with Alexis Bonnell about the Air Force, innovation and leadership in the federal technology market.

Guest:

Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisbonnell/

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On this episode, we talk with two outstanding leaders about issues and opportunities in the federal market. 

Guests:

Malcolm Harden, chief growth officer, Safal Partners and Chair, Industry Advisory Council (IAC) https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/

Dave Powner, executive director, Center for Data-Driven Policy at The MITRE Corporation and former director of Information Technology Management Issues at GAO. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-powner-83079214/

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with small business leaders about issues and opportunities in the federal market. 

Guests:

Janis Garcia Keating, President & CEO, Wilco Group, LLC https://www.linkedin.com/in/janis-garcia-keating-pmp-pmi-acp-csm-safe5-sa-9542b71/

Will Choi, Chief Operating Officer, Mind Petal https://www.linkedin.com/in/willchoi2/

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with several ACT-IAC leaders about current offerings of the organization and celebrating the 45th anniversary of the American Council for Technology. 

Guests:

Kisha Powell, Events and Marketing Executive, ACT-IAC https://www.linkedin.com/in/kisha-hemphill-powell-ms-cmp-4569869/

Carol Miller, Chief Corporate Revenue Officer, ACT-IAC https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-miller-9459b3126/

Leslie Barry, Director, Professional Development, ACT-IAC https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslieadamsbarry/

Jim Cook, Strategy and Engagement Executive, ACT-IAC and Chair of ACT-IAC’s Institute for Innovation https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with two former government leaders about the challenges and opportunities facing the federal market as we look forward to 2024. 

Guests:

Maria Roat, Owner, MA Roat Consulting, former federal deputy CIO and Past American Council for Technology president https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-roat-49714115/

Robert Shea, CEO, GovNavigators, former associate director at OMB and former chair of the Board for the National Academy of Public Administration. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjshea/

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On this episode, we ask some of the winners of the 2023 ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Awards to share their experiences, insights and advice.   

Guests:

Yemi Oshinnaiye, chief information officer, Transportation Security Administration and recipient of the 2023 ACT-IAC Government Executive Leadership Award. https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemio/

Paul Strasser, managing client executive, Transitional Businesses, Deep Water Point & Associates, Former Chair, Industry Advisory Council and recipient of the 2023 ACT-IAC Industry Executive Leadership Award https://www.linkedin.com/in/strasserpaul/

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