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Alan Shark

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Public Technology Institute (PTI)

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Alan Shark

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Public Technology Institute (PTI)

Since 2004 to present, Alan has served as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Technology Institute (PTI). In addition to his role at PTI, he currently serves as an Associate Professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. Having served as Associate Professor of Practice at Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Policy for 9 years he maintains an affiliation as Coadjutant lecturer at the Center for Government Services. He is the author of the textbook Technology & Public Management and has over 10 other titles that have been published and available on Amazon. He received a doctorate in public administration from the University of Southern California and MPA degree from Baruch College. He served as a US Navy Seabee Veteran, having served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam.

Kimberly Walton

Executive Assistant Administrator, Enterprise Support

TSA

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Kimberly Walton

Executive Assistant Administrator, Enterprise Support

TSA

Kimberly Walton was named TSA’s Executive Assistant Administrator for Enterprise Support in June 2018. Walton is responsible for implementing processes that strengthen enterprise support services and driving efficiencies across TSA’s human resources, acquisition and procurement, training, logistics, and other critical enterprise support functions. Prior to this role, she served as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement. Prior to joining TSA, Walton served as the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where she provided resource management support to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Before joining the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Walton was Director of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this role, she advised the Secretary of Commerce and other department senior staff on all equal employment opportunity, diversity and civil rights matters. She also chaired the department’s diversity council. Before joining Commerce, Walton was an attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Walton has received a Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s Award for Diversity Management, TSA Silver Medal Award, TSA Core Values Award. Additionally, Walton received the TSA Trailblazer Award in recognition of pioneering efforts toward the advancement of women. While at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Walton received a Silver Medal Award and two Bronze Medals.

Reginald F. Wells

Deputy Commissioner, Office of Human Resources

Social Security Administration’s (SSA)

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Reginald F. Wells

Deputy Commissioner, Office of Human Resources

Social Security Administration’s (SSA)

Reginald F. Wells was named Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Human Resources effective July 15, 2002 after serving short tenures as Deputy Associate Commissioner for Disability Program Policy and Senior Advisor in the Office of Disability and Income Security Programs. Dr. Wells also serves as the Chief Human Capital Officer for SSA. In his capacity as Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources, Dr. Wells oversees a staff complement of 400 employees with an operating budget of $100 million. Dr. Wells served as Deputy Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities from October 1994 to April 2002. He shared with the Commissioner full responsibility for planning and directing 25 federal staff and programmatic activities, including the University Centers, Developmental Disabilities Councils, Protection and Advocacy Systems and Projects of National Significance with a program budget of over $122 million. From October 1997 to May 1998, Dr. Wells served as the Acting Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities in the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Prior to his appointment in the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Dr. Wells had 10 years of extensive public sector experience with the District of Columbia’s (D.C.) Department of Human Services.

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VP of Events

GovExec

George Jackson

VP of Events

GovExec

Jim Donlon

Director, Solution Engineering

Oracle

Jim Donlon

Director, Solution Engineering

Oracle

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Amidst much talk about having an AI-Ready Workforce, there seems to be more focus on the "need" than on the "how" we can grow one. First, let's define the objective. A broad definition might refer to a group of individuals who possess the necessary skills, knowledge and mindset to effectively collaborate with and leverage AI technologies in their work environments. To achieve that we need to pursue a dual track. First, retraining the current workforce. And, second, growing the next generation of workers from those who are currently in our school systems.

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