Congressman Beyer has represented the 8th district of Virginia since 2015. He serves as the Chairman of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, sits on the Ways and Means Committee, and Chairs the Space Subcommittee of the House’s Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He had the honor of serving the great Commonwealth of Virginia as the […]

Allan Liska, threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future, has more than 15 years of experience in information security and has worked as both a security practitioner and an ethical hacker. Through his work at Symantec, iSIGHT Partners, FireEye, and Recorded Future, Allan has helped countless organizations improve their security posture using more effective intelligence. He […]

JP McInnes comes to the state of Tennessee with an extensive and diverse IT Leadership resume and a well-known capacity for highly creative and impactful thinking within the virtual enterprise space. He has a proven ability to successfully bring multiple stakeholders of all levels, with varied interests, together on a path toward ever-increasing operational efficiencies, […]

Kevin Tunks is an award-winning IT professional with innovative approaches to aligning modern technologies to critical public sector needs. With more than 25 years of experience, he understands the intricate balance between customer desires and end-user goals, as well as what’s required from a technical perspective to bring a concept to life. He currently serves […]

Denise began her government career as an entry-level worker in a human services (HHS) agency. She rose through the ranks to serve as a Senior Administrator and advising consultant to state and federal agencies across the US. She has more than 20 years of hands-on experience in child welfare, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid/CHIP, child support and […]

Rusty has over 25 years of software development, sales engineering, team management, and security consulting experience. During this time, Rusty has helped some of the largest organizations in the world in industries ranging from finance, entertainment, and Silicon Valley technology leaders in the private sector to public sector organizations within the DoD, Civilian and Intel […]

James “Jim” Weaver joined the N.C. Department of Information Technology in March 2021, with more than 30 years of leadership and management in the IT industry. As secretary and state chief information officer, he leads the agency responsible for strategic IT planning and the procurement and delivery of IT services and solutions, as well as […]

Jennifer Ricker serves as the State of Illinois Chief Information Officer and Secretary of the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), a role she has held since September of 2020. Prior to this she was appointed by Governor Pritzker in February 2020 as the Assistant Secretary of DoIT, focusing on application development and technology delivery […]

Michael Watson is the Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). With over 17 years of experience in the information security field, he leads the Commonwealth Security and Risk Management team, which provides security governance, oversight, and risk management for the executive, judicial, and legislative branches […]

John Thomas Flynn is MeriTalk’s Senior Advisor for Government Programs. He was the first Chief Information Officer for both the State of California and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and was president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). He was also a White House appointee in the Reagan and G.H.W. Bush administrations.