Juliana Slye is the Founder and CEO of Government Business Results (GBR), a nationwide firm headquartered in Virginia. Tech companies rely on GBR for the Go-To-Market services (strategy, marketing, content, enablement) and staffing support they need to more effectively market and sell to government agencies. Recently, GBR was named one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc.

Juliana has 20 years of experience helping tech companies achieve success in the government markets. Her career roles in the government industry included field marketing, sales, product management, product marketing and business management.   Prior to founding GBR in 2010, she was responsible for running the global government industry teams, including business strategy, marketing, enablement and solutions, for tech titans Autodesk, Adobe, Macromedia and Silicon Graphics (SGI). Juliana is actively involved in National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), where she serves in in various leadership roles.  She is a sought-after speaker, and regularly delivers training, seminars and panels on government marketing and business growth topics.

Katharyn White leads Google Public Sector marketing. She is a technology expert who inspires digital transformation across organizations, ecosystems and teams to change customer and citizen experience. Katharyn is focused on Google's differentiated approach to the intersection of Security and AI, while creating an AI inspired marketing organization.

She is on the Board of George Mason Business School where is also an Exec Ed chair and Marketing professor. Katharyn serves on the Astroscale Board of Advisors and advises several tech start-ups.

Kelly Davis is a seasoned marketing leader with over 15 years of experience in strategic marketing, communications, and campaign development. She currently serves as marketing director for the defense sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, where she leads marketing strategies for defense technologies and priority missions. Throughout her career, she has held key roles in digital marketing, public relations, and strategic communications at organizations like Westfourth Communications, CommunicationWorks LLC, and The Zimmerman Agency. Kelly holds a master’s degree in public administration from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Florida. 

An experienced communications professional and educator, Dan Drummond has worked on and led high-performing teams in the private sector, a university, international and national non-profit organizations, and top public relations firms in the country representing global corporations. Dan now serves as Head of External Communications on the Corporate Communications and Community Engagement team at Peraton, a next-generation national security and technology company. At Peraton, Dan leads a high-performing team of marketing and communications professionals raising awareness of the brand, the business, and telling its story.

Dan got his start in journalism and is dedicated to staying true to his roots as a storyteller no matter how the story is told - and doing it to meet strategic and business objectives. At the end of the day, what matters most is whether the audience hears, responds, and is influenced by the message conveyed.

Previously at The Catholic University of America, Dan led a communications team focused on raising awareness of the University, helping it grow enrollment and tell its story to multiple audiences.  In addition to Dan’s professional work, he has been an adjunct professor at Washington, D.C.-area universities, teaching classes in public relations, public affairs, writing, and crisis communications. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Communication at Liberty University, now working on his dissertation on how propaganda is used by American corporations.

Previously, Dan worked as the Director of Communications and Social Media at the United Service Organizations where he led a team tasked with communicating the ways this premier military support organization helps our service members and their families. Other roles Dan has had in his career include founding Commonwealth Public Affairs, LLC, serving as the Director of Communications for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), senior positions at Powell Tate and Burson-Marsteller, communications director for Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA), and a journalist, last writing for The Washington Times.

With over 15 years of expertise in field marketing across cyber security, SaaS, and IaaS solutions, Lauren Franco is an accomplished leader in the tech industry. As the Director of US Public Sector Field Marketing at Nutanix, she shapes and drives strategic marketing initiatives while leading a team of field marketers dedicated to the public sector mission.

Lauren is known for her deep expertise in field marketing, her passion for team leadership, and her ability to create and scale federal marketing programs from the ground up. She is also a co-author of The ScaleUp Guide to Federal Government Marketing (2021), published by Insight Partners.

Lauren holds a Graduate Certificate from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and a B.S. in Management from Florida Atlantic University.

Katie oversees client services for the Public Relations team which became part of REQ through the acquisition of SpeakerBox. She helps raise awareness, shape messaging, and improve credibility for her clients. Katie is also responsible for client satisfaction and helps internal teams to quickly demonstrate value for their clients. She has expertise in both B2G and B2B public relations and strong experience in the areas of cybersecurity, IT modernization, customer experience, data analytics, and enterprise software.

She leverages more than 25 years of experience in business, advertising, and integrated marketing for top national companies and agencies to drive business development and enhance marketing efforts for REQ.

Katie oversees many of REQ’s largest technology clients, identifying what they are trying to accomplish early and crafting the exact strategy they need to help them drive their goals. Katie also serves as a mentor to several members of the REQ PR team, advising them on career development, media strategy, and account management.

Katie is a graduate of Duke University. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three sons. She spends her free time cooking, reading, obsessing over current events, and planning her next travel adventure.

Darci is a data-driven marketing leader with extensive experience in the IT industry, focusing on healthcare, government, and education. As the Director of Marketing for Public Sector and Healthcare at CrowdStrike, she combines her marketing expertise with her passion for cybersecurity.  She is responsible for leading go-to-market and lead generation campaigns tailored for the public sector. She has consistently driven demand, enhanced pipeline creation, and supported revenue growth through innovative and targeted initiatives. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from West Virginia University. A proud Pittsburgh native, she currently resides in Northern Virginia with her husband, son and golden retriever.

With over 20 years of experience in diverse marketing roles, I thrive at the crossroads of digital innovation and strategic engagement. For more than a decade at EY, I spearhead marketing initiatives for our government practice that resonate with targeted buyers, understanding that their journey spans both online and offline. My approach is rooted in collaboration, breaking down silos to create integrated campaigns that not only drive revenue but also foster meaningful relationships.

I lean into the power of data-driven insights to measure campaign effectiveness, allowing us to pivot swiftly in a rapidly evolving landscape. My expertise encompasses marketing strategy, persona development, and thought leadership, all aimed at simplifying the complex and energizing teams and clients alike. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my kids, reading and traveling.
 

Alison Mitsuhashi is the Sr. Director, Marketing at GBR with background in campaign development, enterprise/ABM, field and partner marketing. She has led global campaign and industry field marketing teams, managed integrated government marketing programs and coached fellow marketers in the public sector. In her role at GBR, Alison is responsible for industry marketing strategy, planning, and execution.

Christina Morrison is a distinguished marketing leader with over 25 years of experience in brand management, strategic positioning, and lead generation. She has a proven track record of developing and executing successful go-to-market strategies and messaging plans for high-technology companies, particularly in the public sector.

Currently, Christina spearheads Public Sector Marketing at NVIDIA, where she is responsible for Go-to-Market Campaign Strategy, Messaging, Awareness, and Demand Generation. Her role involves building robust marketing strategies that drive business goals, generate demand, and increase revenue.

Before joining NVIDIA, Christina held key marketing positions at renowned companies such as Apple, VMware, HP and HPE. In these roles, she was instrumental in developing marketing strategies and managing communications for various verticals.

As an advocate for telework and mobility, Christina champions the secure use of technologies to support remote work initiatives in the public sector. She is an active participant in several social media communities, where she provides insights into technology trends and issues impacting the public sector.

Christina holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Towson University. Proud of her New Jersey roots, she currently resides in Northern Virginia. She enjoys volunteering in the “digital classroom” at Fairfax County Public Schools and loves spending quality time with her husband and three sons.

Jaime Orlando is the senior vice president of communications for HII’s Mission Technologies division. She is responsible for the strategy and execution of all integrated marketing, communications and engagement strategies.

Before joining HII, Orlando served as senior director of strategic communications for Peraton, where she led corporate media relations and internal communications and launched the company’s brand identity following its carve-out from Harris Corp.

She joined Harris in 2012 and served as the senior manager of the IT services business and later director of marketing and communications for its critical networks segment. Additionally, she served in a variety of communication and marketing roles with ManTech International, the U.S. Department of State and Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.

Orlando earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and consumer studies from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in marketing from Johns Hopkins University. She also served as chair of the Potomac Officers Club’s marketing council and has received industry and peer recognition for successful advertising and employee engagement campaigns.

HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world. As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit: HII.com.
 

Kristine Pape currently leads Federal and Public Sector Marketing as part of the Americas Field Marketing team at Dell Technologies. With over 13 years of experience at Dell, she has built a successful career specializing in Sales and Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy within the Federal sector.

Kristine has held a variety of leadership roles throughout her tenure, spanning inside sales and field management across the Department of Defense (DoD), Civilian, and Partner Alliance teams. Previously, she served as the AI Innovation Specialist within the Federal AI Center of Excellence (COE), where she spearheaded go-to-market strategies and fostered key partnerships to support Federal missions. Her passion lies in collaborating with customers and peers to drive meaningful outcomes and deliver innovative solutions.

Based in Austin, TX, Kristine works from Dell's Round Rock Facility. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring Austin's vibrant food and music scene with friends and family.
 

LaRel Rogers is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for Okta's Federal business. She spends her days creating cohesive messaging and content to inspire action for safer, responsive, and consistent digital experiences for both the federal workforce and the public community.

Before Okta, LaRel served in various marketing roles, developing digital product launch strategies, lead-gen, and sales enablement programs that drove key accounts expansion and multi-million dollar government agency contracts.

Josie Smoot is an industry recognized marketing and communications leader, with over two decades of experience in IT sales and marketing to the public sector and healthcare verticals. She is a passionate storyteller and builder of brands that speak to business outcomes and values. Josie is currently the Sr. Director of US Public Sector Marketing at Zscaler, where she was hired in 2021 to build the team and go to market strategy for Zscaler’s US Government Solutions entity in addition to the SLED and healthcare segments across the Americas.

Prior to Zscaler, Josie spent 11 years at Iron Bow Technologies, and the last 5 years heading the marketing and communications department responsible for the overall GTM strategy for the company. She was responsible for the rebranding effort of Iron Bow Technologies in 2010 as it separated off from its parent company and helped position the newly formed organization to become a now recognized leader in the GovCon market with over a $1billion in revenue.

Preceding Iron Bow Josie held various roles in marketing to include partner/alliance marketing, product marketing and sales at Apptis and Unicom (formerly GTSI corp).

Her work has been recognized by Cisco as Marketing Innovator of the Year, by Government Marketing University as a previous GAINER award recipient and nominee and most recently as one of the top 25 MarCom Leaders to watch by Washington Exec. 

Josie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Minor in Human Resource Development from James Madison University. She is passionate about helping others in finding their strengths and purpose and currently serves on the board for the Women’s Center here in McLean. She has also held an advisory seat on the board for the Women of Prince George’s county for numerous years and has served on several marketing advisory councils of leading technology companies such as Cisco, Dell EMC and Palo Alto Networks.
 

With 10+ years of experience, Molly is a Director of Marketing at Carahsoft, the trusted government IT solutions provider. With a passion for strategic marketing and a keen understanding of market dynamics, Molly has played an integral role in driving Carahsoft's marketing initiatives. Her ability to transform challenges into opportunities and her knack for forging meaningful connections make her a respected leader.

When she’s not working, you can find Molly spending time with her husband and three children.