Media Advisory: FedTalks 2011 - Action ITems for Great Government

Greatest Minds in Government, Business Technology to Discuss How Innovation Can Change the Way Government Works

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The largest annual gathering of top government and business leaders from Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley are coming together for one day at FedScoop's FedTalks 2011! This one of a kind experience will be comprised of C-level executives from federal agencies and the tech industry, leaders from academia, distinguished members of Congress, media giants and more to discuss ways technology and people can change government. Also in attendance will be executives from our FedTalks 2011 sponsors that include: Intel, HP, Symantec, Google, IBM, VMware, NetApp, CDW-G and HiSoftware.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern

WHERE: Warner Theatre
513 13th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

WHO:
Government:
Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CTO, Executive Office of the President
Teri Takai, CIO, U.S. Department of Defense
Richard Spires, CIO, Department of Homeland Security
Todd Park, CTO, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Peter Levin, Senior Advisor to the Secretary & CTO, VA
Dr. David McClure, Deputy Administrator, Office of Innovative Services and Technologies, GSA
John Berry, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Business:
Steve Case, Chairman, Case Foundation
Diane Bryant, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Intel
Ben Fried, CIO, Google
Sandy Carter, VP Social Business and Collaboration Solutions, IBM
Robert Stephens, CTO, Best Buy and Founder of Geek Squad
Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist
Rick Jackson, CMO, VMware
Tom Reilly, VP and GM, HP Security Solutions

FedScoop is a Government IT media company, a one-stop news source and the government IT community's platform for education and collaboration. FedScoop gathers top leaders from The White House, federal agencies, academia and the tech industry to discuss ways technology can improve government, and to exchange best practices and identify ways to achieve common goals. Our websites include: FedScoop, FedTalks, FedMentors, FedScoop Radio and FedScoopTV.

CREDENTIALED MEDIA ONLY, PLEASE.

Contact: Jacqueline Lampert, [email protected]

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