Agenda
Times are subject to change.
Main Stage
Registration & Networking
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Editorial
Inside USDA's IT Priorities
Editor Nick Wakeman will set the stage with a presentation focusing on technology spending by USDA and its various components, including top contracts and contractors, what they are buying and upcoming opportunities.
Editorial
How APHIS Uses AI to Track Plant and Animal Health
A discussion with Schyler Nunziata, a bioinformatics specialist with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She'll share how they are using artificial intelligence to aid their mission. She'll discussion current projects and what has worked well and where they are headed next.
Schyler Nunziata
BioinformaticianPlant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostics Laboratory, Science and Technology, USDA APHIS PPQ
Nick Wakeman
Editor-In-ChiefWashington Technology
Editorial
Why Technology is Critical to the Mission of the Rural Development Agency
Tim McCrosson will give us the CIO perspective on USDA and Rural Development in particuarl. What are their technology challenges? What intiatives are underway? What do they want from industry?
Tim McCrosson
Assistant Chief Information Officer, Rural DevelopmentUSDA
Editorial
Industry Insights on USDA
A panel of executives will share their thoughts on the competitive landscape and the role industry plays at USDA.
Leslie Flagler
Civilian Account ExecutiveSAIC
Grant DeMola
Vice President, Digital Supply Chain SolutionsCACI
Jeff Ratcliff
Director, Cloud Solutions ManagementCGI Federal
Editorial
Closing Remarks
Thank you for joining the Washington Technology Power Breakfast: Doing Business with USDA.
Nick Wakeman
Editor-In-ChiefWashington Technology