Alexis Bonnell
Alexis Bonnell is the Emerging Technology Evangelist for Public Sector and Strategic Business Executive at Google. She also serves as a Senior Visiting Fellow for the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. Alexis was one of the founding members of the Internet’s original Trade Association, served as a Chief Profit Officer for companies transitioning […]
COL Matthew Benigni, PhD

Colonel Matthew Benigni currently serves as Army Futures Command’s Chief Data Officer and Directs the Data and Decision Sciences Directorate (DDSD). Colonel Benigni spent the last 4 years as the Chief Data Scientist for the Joint Special Operations Command’s Global Analytics Platform. His work advising forward deployed data scientists on Tactical Data Exploitation Teams (TDETs) […]
Josh Wilson

Josh leads LMI’s concept development and customer delivery of capabilities for advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), data and enterprise operations, and digital solutions. He previously served as LMI’s vice president of advanced analytics, directing a team that helped federal agencies leverage analytic-driven innovation to materially improve citizen services and operational performance as well as […]
Dr. Shree Taylor

Dr. Shree W. Taylor leads the Government Analytics Innovation team at Elder Research. Formally trained as a computational mathematician, she has been delighted to create a rewarding non-traditional career centered around mathematics, business and innovation. She has served clients in the government, private and non-profit sectors for over 15 years, and is known for presenting […]
Kristen Summers

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Mr. William (Will) Roberts

Mr. William (Will) Roe Roberts is currently head of Acquisitions for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)/Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO), Office of the Department of Defense in Arlington, Virginia. Will is responsible for ensuring that acquisition pathways and methodologies are centered on the JAIC mission of providing AI capabilities to the warfighter and […]
Deniece Peterson

Deniece Peterson is Sr. Director of Federal Market Analysis at Deltek, leading an analyst team responsible for GovWin’s strategic research and analysis of federal budgets and spending, market trends, technology and acquisition policy, and business development best practices. Peterson has over 20 years of experience in government contracting, market research and management consulting. Prior to […]
Dr. Maury Peiperl

Maury Peiperl is co-author of the leading textbook on change management, Managing Change (McGraw Hill), as well as two books on careers and work, Career Frontiers and Career Creativity (Oxford) and the central reference in the careers field, The Handbook of Career Studies (Sage). He has also published in Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management […]
Benjamin McMartin, Esq.

Benjamin McMartin is a Senior Fellow in the School of Business at George Mason University. His appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting. McMartin is managing partner of the Public Spend Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based firm dedicated to enabling open government markets worldwide. He is a nationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in the […]
Dr. Jerry McGinn

Dr. Jerry McGinn is the Executive Director of the Center for Government Contracting in the School of Business at George Mason University (GMU). In this role, he has established and is leading the first-of-its-kind university center for research, education and training, and collaboration on issues facing the $500B+ government contracting industry. Jerry is also a […]