Speakers

Colonel Michael S. Medgyessy is the Chief Information Officer & Chief Data Officer for the Air Force Intelligence Community. In this role, he is responsible for the architecture, cybersecurity, governance and modernization of the Air Force Intelligence Information Enterprise and ISR mission systems valued at $55B. Col Medgyessy has previously served the President in the White House Communications Agency as the Director of Acquisition and Modernization. He also served as the commander of the 89th Communications Squadron, and the 691st Cyber Operations Squadron. He served in the Joint Special Operations Command, combat communications, Air Operations Center, Network Operations Support Center, MAJCOM and Air Staff positions. He has served duties as Commander, Chief Technology Officer, Director of Operations, communications engineer, and program manager. His career includes deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tony West is passionate about creating new capabilities in Federal IT, orchestrating a breadth and depth of innovation in partnership with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Civilian agencies, and partners.  Ignited by a span of experience including M&A, IT Operations, and CXO Engagement, he specializes in ensuring security while delivering mission success.   Equally adept at building strategy and effective teams, his approach is steeped with kindness, transparency, and hard work. He is currently the Director of Cloud Services District for EverFox