TechNet Augusta 2023 Sponsorship Opportunities

AFCEA has developed an enhanced sponsorship program that will offer maximum visibility to those who participate! What better way to make sure you stand out and increase your exposure at this foremost event in which industry leaders can learn about military requirements and connect with decision makers and operators, where senior military and government officials can gain feedback, and where industry thought leaders will discuss and demonstrate solutions. Sponsorship opportunities are offered at several investment levels, ensuring your ability to participate.

Browse available options below, or jump to specific categories: Patron Packages, Individual Sponsorships, Branding Opportunities.

The deadline to purchase sponsorships was July 14th. Sponsorships for TechNet Augusta 2023 have now closed.

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COL John J. Agnello, USA
Director, Army Program Office - Information Advantage (APO-IA), Army Cyber Center of Excellence
U. S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)
Robert Alred
Solutions Architect
Cisco
MAJ Peter Amaricai, ARA
Special Projects Lead, Cyber Battle Lab
Cyber-Capability Development and Integration Directorate
COL Sam Anderson, USA (Ret.)
Executive Vice President
SOFtact Solutions
LtCol Michael Anthony, USMC
Assistant Chief of Staff G-6
1st Marine Division

B

Nicholas Balister
Senior Systems Engineer
Fortinet Federal
Young J. Bang
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
Headquarters, Department of the Army
Amanda Barker
Digital Forensic Investigator Program Coordinator
Georgia Cyber - Crime Center
BG Wayne E. "Ed" Barker, USA
Program Executive Officer
Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)
CSM Linwood E. Barrett, USA
Regimental Command Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Signal School
LTG Maria B. Barrett, USA
Commanding General
U.S. Army Cyber Command
CW5 Deshawn L. Bell, USA
Command Chief Warrant Officer
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command
LTC David "Dave" Beskow, USA
Director, Operations Research Center
U.S. Military Academy
Col Michael B. Black, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President for Defense
AFCEA International
Sam Blaney
VP, Cyberspace Operations Training
By Light Professional IT Services
James O. Booker
ROTC Cadet
University of North Georgia
SGM Michael Bozman, USA
Training and Education Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Cyber & EW School
Timothy M. Braje, Ph.D.
Technical Staff Member, Secure Resilient Systems and Technology Group
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
GEN Gary M. Brito, USA
Commanding General
U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command
COL Gary W. Brock, USA
Director
Army Capabilities Manager - Electronic Warfare (ACM EW), Cyber-Capability Development and Integration Directorate
Josh Brodbent
RVP, Public Sector Solutions Engineering
BeyondTrust
Chris Brown
Public Sector Chief Technology Officer
Immuta
Ebony Brown
Founder/CEO
Brown Girls Code
BG Jacqueline D. Brown, USA
Director of Network Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) Services and Integration
Office of the U.S. Army G6
COL Rett B. Burroughs, USA
Chief Information Officer and G6
U.S. Army 1st Corps

C

LTG Edward C. (Ed) Cardon, USA (Ret.)
Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command
Founding Partner and Co-CEO, Touchstone Futures
Ricky Clark
Deputy Director
NIH - NITAAC
Brian Correia
Director of Business Development
GIAC
CW5 Jeramy R. Cosner, USA
Command Chief Warrant Officer
Network Cross-Functional Team

D

CSM Jerry L. Dodson, USA
Command Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Jason K. Dunn-Potter
Solutions Architect & Mission Specialist
Intel Corporation

E

WO1 Greggary S. Eaker, USA
Cyber Defense Warrant Officer, S-6
17th Fires Brigade
MG Robert L. Edmonson II, USA
Commanding General, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command
Senior Commander, Aberdeen Proving Ground
CW4 Walter B. Eis, ARNG
Senior Cyber Warrant Officer Advisor
U.S. Army National Guard
James Emmons
Networking & Security Specialist Account Executive
VMware
CW5 Kristoffer B. Everson, USA
Command Chief Warrant Officer
U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade

F

Neville Farooq
Sales Engineer
Splunk
Jeff Felice
President
CertNexus
CW5 Yrume Fernandez, USA
Senior Technology Advisor for Defensive Cyber Operations
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Peter Ford
EVP, Government Operations
QuSecure
Greg Fordham
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Celestial Defense
Cole French
Manager, Cybersecurity Services
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

G

Leonel T. (Leo) Garciga
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of the Army
CW5 Richard W. "Rick" Godfrey, USA
Senior Technology Advisor
U.S. Army Cyber Capability Development and Integration Directorate (CDID)
Mark S. Gorak
Principal Director for Resources & Analysis
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
COL Leslie D. Gorman, USA
Director of Current Operations
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Chris Green
Project Manager Cyber & Space
Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors
Ross Guckert
Program Executive Officer
Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)

H

Joe Hagan
Senior Sales Engineer
Splunk
Kevin Harris, Ph.D.
Program Director for Cyber Security, Information Systems Security, and Information Technology Management
American Public University System
COL Travis A. Hartman, USAR
Director of Cyber Defense Operations Division/G36
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Taylor A. Hathorn
Managing Consultant
Guidehouse
CW5 James P. Henry, USA
Technical Director
U.S. Army Signal School

J

Jacques Jarman
Chief Revenue Officer
EdgeTI
Patrick Johnson
Director, Workforce Innovation Directorate
Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Jonathan Jowers
Senior Cybersecurity Compliance Principal
Leidos

K

Mark C. Kitz
Program Executive Officer
Command Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T)
CW5 Rylan T. Knight, USA
Chief Engineer and Senior Technical Advisor
U.S. Special Operations Command, J6
SGM Richard D. Knott, USA
Sergeant Major
Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G6
Robert H. Koch, Ph.D.
Section Head Interoperability Verification & Validation, NATO Allied Command Transformation
Navy
CPT Derrick K. Kozlowski, USA
Chief Data Officer
U.S. Army Signal School
CSM Ronald V. Krause, USA
Command Sergeant Major
Cyber Corps/Schools

L

SSG Edward Landa, USA
Instructor/Satellite Communication Systems Operator-Maintainer
LTG Susan S. Lawrence, USA (Ret.)
President and Chief Executive Officer
AFCEA International
Dondre Lawson
CEO
Emerald Technical Solutions
Gerald "Gerry" Lebel
Lead Product Officer, Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS)
Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
Leo Lebel
Senior Solutions Architect
VMware
Aidan Lenz
ROTC Cadet
The Citadel
Chris Lewis
Sr. Account Executive – Network and Security – Federal
VMware
Paul Lieber, Ph.D.
Chief Data Scientist, Cyber Mission Sector
Peraton
Jonathan E. Long
Branch Chief for Network Integration and Operations
Army Capabilities Manager for Networks and Services, Cyber-Capability Development and Integration Directorate
Alec Longarzo
Client Solutions Director
eSimplicity
CW5 David P. Lucy, USA
Cyber Warrant Officer Career Program Manager
U.S. Army Cyber School

M

Fernando Machado
Managing Principal & Chief Information Security Officer
Cybersec investments
Greg Manson
Vice President of Tego Advisory Services
TEGO
David M. Markowitz, Ph.D.
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
U.S. Army
James "Jim" Marks
Cybersecurity Lead for Apache Attack Helicopter PMO
PEO Aviation
Brent Matlock
Senior Security Consulting Solutions Engineer
Splunk
Melanie McCarthy
Portfolio Manager
Maximus
Justine McDonald
Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
AT&T Global Business
COL Stuart I. McMillian, USA
Project Manager for Tactical Network
Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T)
Kenneth McNeill
Chief Information Officer & Director, C4 Systems Directorate
National Guard Bureau
MSG Justin McQueen USA
U.S. Army Cyber School
SGM Jason A. Melton, USA
G6 Operations SGM
I Corps
COL Chris Mitchiner, USA (Ret.)
Executive Director of the Cyber Institute
University of North Georgia
Laurence Mixon
Special Assistant to the Program Executive Officer
Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)
Mike Morris
Associate Director, Center for Cyber Education & Program Chair, Cybersecurity Programs
Western Governors University
Deonte' S. Morrison
Cyber Defense Analyst, G36 Active Defense
U.S. Army Cyber Command
LTG John B. Morrison, Jr., USA
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6
U.S. Army
Sarah Mullins
Project Lead, Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS)
Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
Tobias Musser
CEO MNS Group, RP
MNS Group

N

COL Nadine Nally, USA
Director
Army Capabilities Manager for Cyber, Cyber-Capability Development and Integration Directorate
Pragyansmita Nayak, Ph.D.
Chief Data Scientist
Hitachi Vantara Federal
CSM Jack Nichols, USA
Command Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Cyber Command
CW3 Tiffany Northern, USA
Joint Curriculum Technical Advisor
U.S. Army Cyber & EW School

O

Francis T. "Fran" Orzech
Chief Engineer, Electronic Warfare and Cyber
Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)

P

Ali Pabrai
Chief Executive Officer
ecfirst
BG Joseph A. Papenfus, USAR
Chief of Staff
Defense Information Systems Agency
COL Matthew C. Paul, USA
Project Manager, Mission Command
Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T)
Michael Peacock
Staff Solutions Engineer
Confluent
Matthew Picerno
Cyber Focal Director, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering and Software (DASA DES)
U.S. Army Chief Cyber Acquisition Officer
SFC Brian Picerno, USA
Senior Career Manager
U.S. Army Cyber School
John Plotts
U.S. Army Cyber & EW School

R

GEN James E. "Jim" Rainey, USA
Commanding General
U.S. Army Futures Command
Ethan M. Reddick
ROTC Cadet
Georgia Southern University
MG Jeth B. Rey, USA
Director
Network Cross-Functional Team
Dan Rhoades
Chief of Operations
21st Century Partnership
Ken Riordan
Principal Architect
Nokia Federal Solutions
CW5 Angel L. Rivera, USA
Command Chief Warrant Officer
White House Communications Agency
Joseph W. "Ward" Roberts
Assistant Program Executive Officer
Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T)
CW5 Jorge L. Roman, Jr., ARNG
Senior Signal Warrant Officer Advisor
U.S. Army National Guard
Travis Rosiek
Public Sector CTO
Rubrik
Alex Ryals
VP of Channel Sales
Ping Identity

S

CW5 Paul E. Sankey, USA
Command Chief Warrant Officer
U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon
Peter Sartori
Programs Branch Chief
Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Natural Disaster Recovery Division
Karen Saunders
Program Executive Officer
Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)
Stephen "Scribbs" Scarbrough
Chief Technologist
IntelliGenesis, LLC
Shivaji Sengupta
Board Member and Chair of Innovative Technology Subcommittee, AFCEA International
Founder and CEO, NXTKey Corporation
COL Jay Shell, USA
Project Manager, Integrated Enterprise Network
Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
MAJ(P) Matthew Sherburne, USA
DCO Division Chief, Technical Warfare Center
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Lt Gen Robert J. Skinner, USAF
Director, Defense Information Systems Agency and
Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network
Russ Smith
Field CTO
ZScaler
Tarun Soni
Fellow
Northrop Grumman
James A. Stanger, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Evangelist
CompTIA
MG Paul T. Stanton, USA
Commanding General
U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon
CSM Michael K. Starrett, USA
Command Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence 
LTC Dakota Steedsman, USA
Product Manager
Cyber Analytics and Detection
Jennifer Swanson
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Data, Engineering and Software)
U.S. Department of the Army

T

Maximilian S. Tiberghien
ROTC Cadet
The Citadel
MAJ David Tornese, Italian Army
Italian Liaison Officer
U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence
Dan Turissini
Cyber Security Specialist
Provisional Assessor (PA)/ Provisional Instructor (PI)
Paul Turner
Lead - Product Development Engineer
AT&T Network Chief Technology Organization – Radio Access Network (RAN) Architecture

U

Kimberly C. Ullmann
HCS Lead
Peraton

V

COL Eric J. Van Den Bosch, USA
Commander, 7th Signal Command (Theater)
Deputy Commander, Network Enterprise Technology Command
Ian Vance
Systems Engineer, NH-03, Cybersecurity Division
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering and Software (DASA DES)

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Jay Walker
U.S. Army Cyber School
Klint Walker
Cyber Security Advisor
Region IV, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Steve Wallo
Chief Technology Officer
Vcinity
Paul Wertz
CEO & President, Technology Sherpa
President, AFCEA Atlanta Chapter
MSG Payton Westerfield USA
U.S. Army Cyber School
Lauren Wheeler
Cyber Defense Analyst, G36 Active Defense
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Andrew Whelchel
Senior Solution Engineer
Saviynt
Jim Wiggins
Founder & CEO
Federal IT Security Institute (FITSI)
Cierra Williams
Computer Engineer
Savannah River Nuclear Site
Micheal "Mike" Williams
Cyber Engineer
Metronome
MAJ Robert Williams, USA
Operations Branch Chief
Army Capability Manager for Tactical Radios, Cyber-Capability Development and Integration Directorate
Matthew "Matt" P. Willis, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Army Prize Competitions and Army Applied SBIR
CW5 Brandon M. Wilson, USA
Signal Warrant Officer Career Program Manager
U.S. Army Signal School

Y

Christopher Yates
Principal Chief Archiect
RedHat

Z

Anthony Zech
Director of Data and AI
ECS