Joe Becker -

VP, Global BD, Uptake

Joe Becker is the VP of Customer Success at Uptake, focused on the company’s transportation and federal business. He serves as the conduit between Uptake’s internal teams and stakeholders at both the U.S. Army and UCMC, ensuring that each customer and user is achieving the desired outcomes while using Uptake products. Joe has been with Uptake since 2015, serving various leadership roles within the company, from product development to pre- sales engineering. Regardless of his role at Uptake, Joe is committed to developing products that meet technical requirements, exceed partner expectations, delight users, and ultimately deliver tremendous value. A passionate entrepreneur and trained mechanical engineer, Joe leverages deep technical expertise gained by spending over a decade managing the people, process, and outcomes of large-scale infrastructure projects around the globe.

William Cohen -

Chief Technology Officer, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)), U.S. Army

Dr. William (Bill) Cohen serves as the Chief Technology Officer and senior technology advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)). He is responsible for devising and overseeing execution of strategies that enhance the quality, operational effectiveness, and capability of developing, current, emerging and future technologies. Dr. Cohen develops technology solutions that strategically integrate within the ASA(ALT)’s mission to advance Army capabilities. He advises on all aspects of emerging technologies, from applied research and technology development programs to prototyping and operational deployment. He works across Army components in concept and prototype development, transitioning science, and delivery of critical technologies. Previously, Dr. Cohen was a Principal Engineer at science and technology consulting firm Exponent, Inc., where he addressed capability gaps for deployed warfighters, drove iterative product design, and performed technology assessments. His work directly led to prototyping, testing, and fielding of capability gap solutions. He spent three years embedded with the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) in Iraq, leading teams in Iraq and Afghanistan in harnessing current and emerging technologies to deliver solutions that improved soldier safety, enhanced capabilities, and mitigated risk. After returning from Iraq, Dr. Cohen led Exponent’s expeditionary engineering efforts, designed mobile prototyping laboratories for REF, and provided reactive engineering support to teams overseas. Much of his engineering efforts focused on high-priority soldier safety issues. He was chief proponent of the design, field-testing, training, repair, and continuous fielding of MARCbot robots—used for remote inspection of potential IEDs during warfighter patrols. He also led the development of the Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System (RDISS) to provide perimeter security for Joint Security Stations and Combat Outposts throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Cohen earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California-San Diego. His academic appointments include Assistant Professor of Business Management at Massey University in New Zealand, and Lecturer in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Cohen worked as a volunteer ambulance officer in New Zealand and is a longtime volunteer ski patroller at Mount Snow, Vermont.

Kevin Fahey -

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

HON Fahey currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (ASD(A)). In this position, he advises the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the Department of Defense Acquisition System, acquisition program management, and the development of strategic, space, intelligence, tactical warfare, command and control, and business systems. Before assuming his position as ASD(A), Mr. Fahey was employed with Cypress International, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia as Vice President, Combat Vehicles and Armaments following a 34-year civil service career culminating with his retirement on December 1, 2015 from the Senior Executive Service. Mr. Fahey was selected for the Senior Executive Service in February 2000. Effective June 1, 2014, Mr. Fahey assumed the duties as the Executive Director, System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology). Mr. Fahey previously served as the Program Executive Officer for Combat Support and Combat Service Support, Program Executive Officer Ground Combat Systems at Warren, MI, as well as the Deputy Program Executive Officer Ammunition, Senior Technical Executive for Close Combat Armament Systems, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Mr. Fahey also served as the Deputy Project Manager, Crusader and the Chief of the Systems Engineering and International Division for the Crusader Program, the Future Armored Resupply Vehicle (FARV) Program Development Project Officer and Chief of Systems Engineering, the U.S. delegate to the international 155mm Joint Ballistic Working Group and the M119 Development Project Officer. Mr. Fahey, a native of Massachusetts, entered civil service in 1981 following graduation from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research. Upon graduation from college, Mr. Fahey attended the Quality and Reliability intern program at the DARCOM Intern Training Center, Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Fahey has been the recipient of multiple awards and honors to include the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award, Exceptional Civilian Service Award (2nd award), Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and Superior Civilian Service Award. He has been inducted into the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, Ancient Order of Saint Christopher, Honorable Order of Samuel Sharpe, Honorable Order of Saint Maurice, Honorable Order of Saint George, Distinguished Order of Saint Martin, and Bronze Order of the Fleury Medal. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Judy. He has two sons, Keegan and Mackenzie, and a grandson, Declan.

Lauren Knausenberger -

Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Air Force

Lauren Barrett Knausenberger is the Deputy Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. Ms. Knausenberger leads two directorates and supports 20,000 cyber operations and support personnel across the globe with a portfolio valued at $17 billion. She provides oversight of the Air Force’s Information Technology portfolio including the Information Technology investment strategy from networks to cloud computing, Enterprise policies, information resources management, IT innovation initiatives, information assurance, and related matters for the Department of the Air Force. As Deputy Chief Information Officer, Ms. Knausenberger delivers cyber security, and enforces Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act laws. She integrates Air Force warfighting and mission support capabilities by networking and securing air, space, and terrestrial assets. Ms. Knausenberger also leads career management initiatives for 10,000 IT/Cyber civilian personnel across all human resources facets from recruiting to professional development. In 2017, Ms. Knausenberger joined the Air Force to drive innovation across the Department of Defense, speed adoption of emerging technologies, and create stronger partnerships between DOD, start-ups, and the venture community as the Chief Transformation Officer and Director of Cyberspace Innovation under the Deputy Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining the Air Force, she was the founder and President of Accellint Inc., a consulting firm and Venture Partner with NextGen Angels, specializing in solving problems of national security importance, and investing in commercial technologies that could be applied to a government mission. Ms. Knausenberger has held positions of increasing responsibility at American Management Systems (acquired by CACI) and CACI, beginning as a systems analyst and designer, then as a go-to project manager for program turnarounds, a program manager for large IT and finance programs, and finally as a division manager overseeing much of the company’s Intelligence Community portfolio. During this time Ms. Knausenberger also served the mission of the CIA directly as well as leading and mentoring cross-functional teams and organizations supporting national security missions. Ms. Knausenberger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in decision and information sciences from University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration from University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. EDUCATION 2003 Bachelor of Science, Decision and Information Sciences, University of Maryland-Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, Md 2012 Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia CAREER CHRONOLOGY June 1998–August 1999, Gifted and Talented Program (Cryptography/Intelligence Analyst Intern), National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md. July 2003–July 2004, Business Systems Analyst, American Management Systems, Fairfax, Va. July 2004–October 2015, Division Manager-Program Director for Large IT Programs and Intelligence Community Finance, CACI, Fairfax, Va. October 2015–June 2017 President, Accellint Inc., Arlington, Va. June 2017–August 2020, Chief Transformation Officer and Director of Cyberspace Innovation, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. August 2020–present, Deputy Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. AWARDS AND HONORS FedScoop Top Women in Technology Jimmy Doolittle Fellowship Award

Frank Konieczny -

Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Air Force

Frank Konieczny, a Senior Level Executive, is the Air Force Chief Technology Officer, Office of Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He has primary responsibility to advance the Information Technology landscape of the Air Force. His current focus areas include developing the future technical target baseline, mobility enterprise solutions, data management, Identity, Credential and Access Management access/claims management, mesh networks, artificial intelligence/quantum capabilities, cyber and technology innovation pathfinders and advancing the Joint Information Environment. Mr. Konieczny has completed advanced degrees in computer science engineering and administrative science, and in 1987 he completed all coursework for a doctorate in computer science. He has extensive experience as a systems analyst and chief programmer, working with a variety of firms including Teledyne Brown Engineering, SAIC and General Research Corporation. He has supported the programming and analytical analysis for a wide spectrum of government projects including ballistic missile defense, network design, missile test analysis, radar systems analysis and simulation, and operations research and statistical analysis. Mr. Konieczny would go on to serve as a project manager, business unit manager, Chief Scientist and Chief Technology Officer. He has managed more than 20 significant government sector programs involving multiple large and small business subcontractors and academic institutions in areas of Army and Navy manpower, logistics, force structure, undersea warfare, real time statistical analysis, biometric authentication, enterprise architecture, work flow management and simulation and modeling. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Konieczny was employed for 10 years with AT&T Government Solutions professional services business unit. He served as the CIO, CTO and Executive Director for Operations where he managed internal research and development efforts; multi-location infrastructure management and upgrade; process improvement and standardization; support organization coordination; and development of technical solutions for a wide spectrum of projects within the government sector. EDUCATION 1970 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago 1971 Master of Science, Computer Science Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago 1977 Master’s, Administrative Science, University of Alabama, Huntsville 1987 ABD, Doctor of Science, Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. 1971 - 1974, Systems Analyst, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Ala. 2. 1974 - 1977, Systems Analyst, Science Applications, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. 3. 1977 - 1979, Chief Programmer and Systems Analyst, Science Applications, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., and McLean, Va. 4. 1979 - 1990, Systems Analyst, General Research Corporation, McLean, Va. 5. 1990 - 1993, Director, Systems Support Division/Group, General Research Corporation, McLean, Va. 6. 1993 - 1997, Vice President and Chief Scientist, General Research Corporation International, Vienna, Va. 7. 1997 - 1998, Vice President and Chief Scientist, GRCI, Vienna, Va. 8. 1998 - 2000, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, GRCI, Vienna, Va. 9. 2000 - 2006, CTO, AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Va. 10. 2006 - 2010, CTO, Chief Information Officer/Executive Director, AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Va. 11. 2010 - present, CTO, Office of Deputy CIO, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS AT&T Circle of Excellence Award AT&T Gold Club Award for Outstanding Performance AT&T Service Excellence Award AT&T Federal Achievers Club OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2015 Fedscoop 50 Award for Federal Leadership 2017 Fedscoop 50 Award for Federal Leadership 2018 Fedscoop 50 Award for Federal Leadership PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Association for Computer Machinery Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers American Society for Quality CERTIFICATIONS Project Management Professional Certificate CMMI Auditor ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Certificate in Data Processing

Susan Lawrence -

Managing Director, Armed Services Lead, Accenture Federal Services

LTG(R) Susan Lawrence leads the Accenture Federal Services Armed Forces portfolio within the National Security practice. In this role Lawrence regularly engages with clients to develop and execute technology transformation and mission-support strategies to deter, deflect and defeat today’s evolving threats. Prior to joining Accenture Federal Services, as the Army’s CIO/G-6, Lawrence managed the defense enterprise systems, IT infrastructure, Command & Control (C4) solutions and advanced technology used by the military warfighter and the supporting civilian workforce. Additionally, she helped develop the U.S. Army Cyber Command and worked directly with senior staff members—including the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army—to reduce costs and improve the effectiveness of cyber and other IT solutions. Lawrence also served as the Commanding General for the Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), where her responsibilities included overseeing the Army C4 and Army Enterprise IT functions. During her extensive 40-year career in the Army, she had operational assignments in Europe, South Korea, Southwest Asia and the U.S. and led network, C4 and IT functions during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Campbell University in North Carolina, a master’s degree in information systems management from the University of Georgia, and an honorary doctorate in science from Dakota State University. She credits the right combination of tenacity, vision and humility for her many successes. She is a lifetime member of the American Legion, and has been honored with not one but two Susan Lawrence Days in her hometown of Ida Grove, Iowa, one when she was promoted to Major General and one when she was promoted to Lieutenant General.

Dana Oliver -

Managing Director, Accenture Federal Services

Dana Oliver is a Managing Director with Accenture Federal Service and serves as the Army Account Lead. She has spent her career focused on improving talent and performance and operational efficiency. Dana has been supporting major transformation efforts for over 22 years. Over her career, she has supported a broad set of clients including the Army, Air Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Energy Information Administration, Wal-Mart and Vanguard. She offers a broad set of strategic problem-solving skills, including business transformation with a focus on human resources and procurement, program and project management, business process design, organizational design and development, learning design and delivery and change management. Dana earned a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration from the American University and Masters in Engineering Management from George Washington University. Dana lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband and 9-year old daughter.

William Scherlis -

Office Director, Information Innovation Office (I2O), Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)

Dr. William Scherlis assumed the role of office director for DARPA’s Information Innovation Office (I2O) in September 2019. In this role he leads program managers in the development of programs, technologies, and capabilities to ensure information advantage for the United States and its allies, and coordinates this work across the Department of Defense and U.S. government. Scherlis joined DARPA from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where he is a professor of computer science. He served for 12 years as director of CMU's Institute for Software Research (ISR), overseeing research and educational programs related to software development, cybersecurity, privacy engineering, Internet of Things, network analysis, mobility, systems assurance, and other topics. During 2012 and early 2013 he was the acting chief technology officer for the Software Engineering Institute, a Department of Defense FFRDC at CMU. Earlier in his career, Scherlis served as a program manager and later in the Senior Executive Service at DARPA, developing programs in areas such as software technology, computer security, and information infrastructure. At DARPA, he also participated in the initiation of the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) program (now NITRD) and in defining the concept for CERT-like security organizations, hundreds of which now operate in more than 90 countries. Scherlis has led multiple national studies including the National Research Council study committee that produced the report “Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense” in 2010. He also served multiple terms as a member of DARPA’s Information Science and Technology Study Group. He has been an advisor to major technology firms, defense companies, and venture investors, and has served as program chair for a number of technical conferences including the ACM Foundations of Software Engineering Symposium and the ACM Symposium on Partial Evaluation and Program Manipulation. He is a fellow of the IEEE and a Lifetime National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. Scherlis joined the CMU faculty after completing an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics at Harvard University, a year in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh as a John Knox Fellow, and a doctorate program in computer science at Stanford University. His personal research relates to software assurance, cybersecurity, software analysis, and assured safe concurrency

David D. Thompson -

Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force, U.S. Air Force

Gen. David D. Thompson is the Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. As Vice Chief he is responsible for assisting the Chief of Space Operations in organizing, training and equipping space forces in the United States and overseas, integrating space policy and guidance, and coordinating space-related activities for the U.S. Space Force and Department of the Air Force. The U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, equips and maintains mission-ready space forces that provide missile warning, space domain awareness, positioning, navigation and timing, communications and space electronic warfare for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Space Command and other combatant commands. Gen. Thompson was commissioned in 1985 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and development and academia. Gen. Thompson has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group, and wing levels; he is also an Olmsted Scholar, graduate of the Senior Acquisition Course and Level III-Certified Program Manager. Prior to his assignment as Vice Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Thompson was the Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force. EDUCATION 1985 Bachelor of Science, Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 1989 Master of Science, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. 1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1993 Olmsted Scholar, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria 1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2000 Advanced Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va. 2001 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2005 Master of Science, National Security Industrial Policy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2005 Senior Acquisition Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1985–May 1988, Experimental Rocket Propulsion Engineer and Chief, Motor/ Component Operations Section, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. 2. June 1988–July 1989, Graduate Student, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. 3. August 1989-October 1992, Instructor of Astronautics, Assistant Professor and Executive Officer, Department of Astronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 4. October 1992–May 1993, Student, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, Calif. 5. June 1993–July 1995, Olmsted Scholar, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria 6. August 1995–July 1997, Program Manager, Advanced MILSATCOM Program, MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. 7. August 1997–June 1998, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. July 1998–August 2000, Spacelift Requirements Officer and Chief, Spacelift Vehicle Requirements Branch, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo. 9. September 2000–April 2002, Deputy Director, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 10. June 2002–July 2004, Operations Officer and Commander, 2nd Space Launch Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 11. August 2004–June 2005, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 12. June 2005–July 2007, Commander, 45th Operations Group, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 13. July 2007–May 2009, Commander, Aerospace Data Facility - Colorado, Buckley AFB, Colo. 14. June 2009–June 2010, Director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia 15. July 2010–May 2011, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev. 16. May 2011–March 2012, Director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 17. March 2012–January 2014, Deputy Director of Global Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. 18. January 2014–June 2015, Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. 19. July 2015–July 2017, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 20. July 2017–April 2018, Special Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 21. April 2018–December 2019, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Washington, D.C. 22. December 2019–September 2020, Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force, Washington, D.C. 23. October 2020–present, Vice Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, Washington, D.C. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2007–May 2009, Commander, Aerospace Data Facility - Colorado, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., as a colonel 2. March 2012–January 2014, Deputy Director of Global Operations (DJ3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a brigadier general and major general 3. January 2014–June 2015, Director of Plans and Policy (J5), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a major general

Vincent Vlasho -

, Accenture Federal Services