Sharon Morris is the Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) at the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC), where she leads enterprise-wide efforts to harness data as a strategic asset for national security. With decades of experience across the public and private sectors, Sharon brings a rare blend of mission alignment, technical rigor, and executive leadership to the evolving field of data and AI.
 
Prior to joining the federal government, Sharon launched and led the first data science practice at PGIM, a global asset management firm, where she built innovative solutions to drive business value and transform decision-making. Her career has spanned financial services, consulting, and real estate, with a consistent focus on unlocking the power of data to drive measurable outcomes.
 
Sharon is currently pursuing a doctorate in engineering and cybersecurity analytics. She is also a university educator and an advocate for data-driven leadership rooted in trust, equity, and national service.
 

Marlin McFate serves as Public Sector Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for Cohesity, bringing more than 20+ years of engineering, leadership and technology experience leading long-term technical initiatives. In his role as Public Sector CTO/CISO, he explores emerging technologies, and recommends strategies, through research and collaboration with business and technology leaders across the company and public sector organizations. He is the strategic and supportive voice for customers, partners and team members, ensures successful secure solution delivery and advises on the direction of Cohesity’s research and development of its ML/AI powered data security and management solutions. An engaged leader, marlin is an Army veteran and an experienced technologist focused on mission success.

Sean Applegate currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for SwishData, a customer-centric technology and engineering services provider. In this role, Sean leads innovation strategy, solutions, and services. Sean is passionate about delivering life cycle services to ensure clients realize maximum value for technology investments.
 
Sean is life-long student of culture, specifically the creation of innovative, high-velocity organizations that empower employees to experiment, learn quickly, and push themselves to new levels.
 
Prior to joining Swish, Sean spent nine years with Riverbed Technology helping large enterprises understand, optimize and control performance of global IT architectures. He filled several technical leadership roles at Riverbed, including Senior Director of the Portfolio Solutions Group and Public Sector Technology Strategist.
 
Before Riverbed, Sean worked with several OEMs doing business in the Public Sector. He has also worked as a technology consultant, and served as an active duty United States Marine.