Theater #1: Navigating Exponential Change: Transforming Technology Organizations for the Future

  • Room: Theater #1 - Booth 3203
Tuesday, May 06, 2025: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Speaker(s)

Moderator (confirmed)
Gayatri Shenai
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Panelist (confirmed)
Bill LaPlante
Vice President for Intelligence Programs
MITRE Corporation
Panelist (confirmed)
Mark Roman
Executive Director for Cyber Engineering
ManTech
Panelist (confirmed)
Stephen (Steve) Wallace
Chief Technology Officer and Director, Emerging Technology Directorate
Defense Information Systems Agency
Panelist (confirmed)
CW5 Taylor Wells, USA
Senior Technical Advisor to the Director
Defense Information Systems Agency

Description

Staying ahead of adversary threats while managing cost pressures, cyber risks, and disruptive innovations like AI requires a strategic approach. To deliver capabilities to warfighters faster and more efficiently, the DoD and its industry partners must address key challenges: accelerating productivity, using digital-native tools to transform legacy operations, adopting product- and platform-based operating models to drive innovation, and improving acquisition activities through better understanding of costs and risks. This panel will feature insights from technology leaders who have navigated similar transformations, offering strategies, lessons learned, and actionable approaches to tackle these critical issues in today’s complex environment.

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendees will learn strategic approaches to technology transformations including practical lessons and proven strategies to accelerate efficient delivery of technology solutions.

2. Attendees will gain insights into how technology leaders in the industry have successfully navigated complex challenges such as balancing innovation with cost pressures and staying ahead of evolving threats, while driving transformative technology change.

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