Speakers

Anthony (Tony) Brannum serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Previously, Mr. Brannum was the Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for the Client Experience Center (CEC), responsible for delivering services and capabilities that support USDA personnel across the country and around the globe with the tools they need to deliver the mission. Mr. Brannum previously served as the Rural Development Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO). In this role, Mr. Brannum provided executive leadership to facilitate, modernize, and develop information technology resources to effectively support the RD Mission Area. Prior to his appointment as the RD ACIO, Mr. Brannum served as the Deputy Assistant CIO at USDA, Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS). In this role, he provided senior leadership for IT service delivery and partners with Marketing and Regulatory Programs to enhance the customer experience.

Prior to his appointment as the Deputy Assistant CIO, Mr. Brannum was the Director for Information Technology for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) where he led major projects for data integration, animal health surveillance and disease traceability, and electronic certificates of veterinarian inspection certificates. Prior to joining VS, he worked at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.

Mr. Brannum holds a Master of Science in Information Technology and Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus in Adelphi, MD.

Ames Fowler, Senior Principal Sales Engineer, Ping Identity
Ames Fowler is a Senior Principal Sales Engineer with Ping Identity. Ames has a decade of experience in IAM with a concentration in public sector and education. He is well versed in workforce and CIAM digital identity technologies and use cases. Ames is passionate about maintaining the highest possible security for the digital access experience for citizens, students, parents, contractors, workforce, and partners. Ames has been applying technology to benefit business and government for nearly 5 decades with roles in virtually every aspect: developer, sales engineer, account executive, business partner, business owner, inventor, retail sales, system administrator, entrepreneur, people leader and individual contributor. He has worked for the best companies in their industries: Electronic Data Systems, Tekronix, IBM, Xerox, Apple and ForgeRock, now Ping Identity.
 

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Kevin E. Greene is a nationally recognized cybersecurity strategist with a proven track record of advancing public sector cyber defense. With deep expertise in Zero Trust, identity security, and threat-informed defense, Kevin partners with federal, state, and local agencies to develop proactive strategies that strengthen national resilience against evolving cyber threats. Currently serving as Public Sector, Chief Security Strategist at BeyondTrust, Kevin advises government agencies on securing critical assets, reducing risk, and driving secure digital transformation.  
 

Hanna is the Director of Login.gov, which enables members of the public to create a single
digital account that provides access to their benefits and services at over 40 federal and state
agencies. She completed both her Bachelor’s and Master in Public Affairs degrees at Princeton University, and began her career working as a policy advisor to various senior government officials in the State and Defense Department. Shortly before joining TTS, Hanna was a Principal Product Manager at Amazon, where she held multiple leadership roles, including the Head of Global Trust and Safety.