Strategic Research Partner
IDC’s the most trusted IT research advisory firm in the market. IDC supports businesses globally in the Digital Transformation of their organizations. Our IT advisory services advise on the technologies underpinning digital transformation and on effectively leading and executing Digital Transformation initiatives across both IT and the line of business.
Strategic Alliance Host
The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI) began informally on September 23, 2015 at the Brookline, Massachusetts home of Gov. Michael Dukakis during his Distinguished Leadership Lecture delivered to the first Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellows of 2015-2016. Some two years later, on September 9, 2017, the Michael Dukakis Institute was officially launched at Loeb House, Harvard University with a Board of Leaders composed of: Chairman Michael Dukakis, Director Nguyen Anh Tuan, and members Nazli Choucri, Thomas Patterson, David Silbersweig and John Savage. The MDI mission was also established at that time: “Develop leaders in technology and science while providing an ethical framework for future generations of innovators and influentials, who will create a safe and secure environment based on shared human values, dignity and respect for all Citizens of the World, and to enrich their leadership capability in the interest of global peace and security with an emphasis on generating ideas, developing solutions, and deploying initiatives to solve global issues involving Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence.” For more information, please visit dukakis.bostonglobalforum.org
Luncheon Keynote Sponsor
VMware streamlines the journey for organizations to become digital businesses that deliver better experiences to their customers and empower employees to do their best work. Our software spans compute, cloud, networking and security, and digital workspace. For more information, please visit www.vmware.com
Gold Sponsors
Cray combines computation and creativity so visionaries can keep asking the difficult questions. Cray develops the world’s most advanced supercomputers, pushing the boundaries of performance, efficiency and scalability. At the convergence of data and discovery, Cray offers a comprehensive portfolio of supercomputers, high-performance storage, data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions.
Darktrace is the world’s leading AI company for cyber defense. With thousands of customers worldwide, the self-learning AI protects the cloud, SaaS, corporate networks, IoT and industrial systems against cyber-threats and vulnerabilities, from insider threats and ransomware, to stealthy and silent attacks. For more information, please visit www.darktrace.com
DataRobot offers an enterprise machine learning platform that empowers users to make better predictions faster. Incorporating a library of hundreds of open source machine learning algorithms, the DataRobot platform automates, trains and evaluates predictive models in parallel, delivering more accurate predictions at scale. For more information, please visit www.datarobot.com
eGlobalTech is a leading IT solutions, cybersecurity, and management-consulting firm based in Arlington, VA. Our focus is providing the federal government with innovative solutions that produce enduring results, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and frameworks such as DevOps Factory®, artificial intelligence, data science, and cloud computing.
NCI’s Scaling Humans with Artificial Intelligence (Shai) solution provides government customers with AI-as-a-Service by integrating commercial technologies to include process automation, machine learning and code refactoring. The Shai framework deploys operational AI tools using agile DevSecOps principles while meeting rigorous cybersecurity requirements and empowering workforces to focus on higher-value work.
The mission of SAS is to make it easier for more people to use powerful analytics every day, to shorten the path from data to insight – and to inspire bold new discoveries that drive progress. The result is analytics that breaks down barriers, fuels ambitions and gets results. For more information, please visit www.sas.com
UiPath is a leading provider of Robotic Process Automation technology enabling global enterprises to design, deploy and manage a full-fledged robotic workforce that mimics employees in administering rules-based tasks and frees them from the daily routine of rote work. The UiPath RPA computing platform is dedicated to automate business processes. It provides process modelling, change management, deployment management, access control, remote execution and scheduling, execution monitoring, auditing and analytics in full compliance with enterprise security and governance best practices. For more information, please visit www.uipath.com
AI World Government Exhibitors
Alegion prepares ground truth training data for enterprise machine learning projects. We combine a purpose-built data and task management software platform with a global pool of trained data specialists to deliver training data at massive scale. We entirely offload clients’ training data preparation, human-scored model testing and human-in-the-loop exception handling.
ALEX - Alternative Experts provides state-of-the-art, cost-effective Artificial Intelligence solutions for mission-critical government program requirements. From acquisition research and requirement development to market assessments and research studies, Velocity™ quickly answers questions, provides clear insights, and instills confidence in your decision making. For more information, visit www.alexinc.com/velocity
Brillient is an award winning Solutions Engineering company focused on Information Management, ALICE Intelligent Solutions and Business Process Management that helps clients achieve better efficiencies and lower costs in their digital government and IT modernization initiatives. For more information, please visit www.brillient.net
Cognilytica cuts through the noise to identify what is really happening with adoption and implementation of AI in public, private, and academic settings. We focus on the usage of AI in the real world, not the buzzword hype. For more information, please visit www.cognilytica.com
COGNITIVE WORLD is an artificial intelligence think tank and knowledge hub for a growing ecosystem involved in AI transformation.
DataCamp helps companies make better use of data. Our users build data fluency while learning from the world’s top data scientists. Close the talent gap. For more information, please visit datacamp.com.
DataRobot is the category creator and leading provider of automated machine learning. Organizations worldwide use DataRobot to become AI-driven enterprises by empowering the teams they have in place to?rapidly build and deploy machine learning models, create advanced AI applications, and scale data science capabilities while maximizing transparency, accuracy and collaboration.
We structure u-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-d data. iMerit provides high-volume data labeling services using our in-house workforce of 2,500+ full time data technicians located domestically and abroad. We specialize in labeling image/video/audio/text data (2D and 3D imagery, audio recordings, documents, etc.) and have delivered over 125 million labeled data points, to date.
Today’s citizens expect to communicate with government the same way they do with leading commercial companies. The MAXIMUS Intelligent Assistant powered by Interactions uses a unique blend of human and artificial intelligence to give federal agencies the ability to provide a seamless experience while optimizing productivity in citizen engagement centers.
Nuance reinvents the relationship between departments and citizens through engagement powered by artificial intelligence. Our solutions are differentiated by speech, biometric authentication, virtual assistant, and web chat. They enable cross-channel customer service for IVR, mobile and web – and enable self-service, authentication and fraud prevention for a superior citizen experience.
OpenMetrik is specializes in end-to-end digitization of analytics, data governance and process virtualization. We secured US patent for our Integrated Metrics Platform. Digitized end-to-end, it disrupts the current mundane fragmented IT tools and IT-resource intensive methods to brew metrics/analytics. Based on our US patent, we build and implement Metrics Playbooks. Users can get onboard our “ready-to-use, virtual appliances for metrics/analytics”. As our customer, you no longer need to develop custom code or engage in your own software development for AI/ML initiatives.
Pure Storage provides disruptive storage solutions and a simplified business model that our customers love. Pure transforms the government’s journey toward IT Modernization by fully leveraging data assets, optimizing workloads across cloud and on-premise deployments, and integrating emerging technologies, such as AI at scale.
SEA is the professional association for career leaders across the federal government. SEA believes that senior career leaders are an untapped resource and should be connected and empowered to improve the functioning of government, solve critical national challenges, and enhance the public’s trust in the Federal government.
Verint Intelligent Self-Service is the team enterprises count on for intelligent solutions to modern business problems. We unlock the value of human relationships with the power of AI—offering infrastructure, products, and solutions for customer engagement and workforce support that make smarter business a reality.
AI World Government Startup Pavillion
AI.Reverie is a leading provider of computer vision algorithms leveraging its proprietary synthetic data platform. The company generates an entirely new class of data that successfully trains and improves computer vision algorithms at scale for mission critical applications. AI.Reverie also offers APIs for object detection and activity recognition. For more information, please visit www.aireverie.com.
Calypso specializes in cybersecurity solutions specifically for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science systems. Founded by DoD and DARPA researchers, we are leading edge experts in assessing, defending, and securing AI systems. For more information, please visit www.calypsoai.com.
Kyndi is building the first Explainable AI product and Intelligent Process Automation software for government, pharmaceutical, and financial services organizations. Our product exists because Deep Learning is a "black box" and cannot be used in regulated industries where organizations are required to explain the reason for any decision.
Premier Association Sponsors
ACT-IAC aims to advance U.S. government mission performance through the use of technology by enabling and leveraging government and industry collaboration. For more information, please visit www.actiac.org
TechNet Augusta 2019 gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.
Association Sponsor
AAIH is the global advocacy organization for the advancement and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare to improve patients’ lives and create more efficient, sustainable, and accessible healthcare systems. Through investment, invention, and innovation in AI, the AAIH and its member companies and organizations are creating novel interventions and product solutions that reduce failure rates and costs while improving quality across the entire healthcare spectrum.
The Applied Voice Input Output Society (AVIOS) is a not-for-profit private foundation founded in 1981 with the goals of informing, educating, and providing resources to developers and designers of new and changing speech and natural language technologies. AVIOS endeavors to create linkages between users, developers, and researchers to advance speech and multimodal technology with a long tradition of conferences, local informational and social meetings around the country, and an annual student speech application contest.
Strategic Seminar Sponsors
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, investment and due diligence, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments. For more information, please visit www.ooda.com
Vision Sponsor
The IBM Watson AI XPRIZE is a $5 million AI and cognitive computing competition challenging teams globally to develop and demonstrate how humans can collaborate with powerful AI technologies to tackle the world’s grand challenges. This prize focuses on creating advanced and scalable applications that benefit consumers and businesses across a multitude of disciplines. The solutions will contribute to the enrichment of available tools and data sets for the usage of innovators everywhere. The goal is also to accelerate the understanding and adoption of AI’s most promising breakthroughs.
Research Sponsors
rpa2ai Research - rpa2ai Research is an independent global industry analyst and advisory firm focused on enterprise automation and artificial intelligence. rpa2ai (pronounced as RPA to AI), has extensive experience in advising global organizations on profitable digital transformation. rpa2ai combines hands-on experience with AI and Automation technologies with an in-depth understanding of their business impact. For more information, please visit https://rpa2ai.com.
Tractica’s global market research and consulting services combine qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to provide a comprehensive view of the emerging market opportunities surrounding Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, User Interface Technologies, Advanced Computing, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles, and Wearables & Digital Health. For more information, please visit www.tractica.com
Official Publication
AI Trends is the leading industry media channel focused on the business and technology of enterprise AI. It is designed for business executives wishing to keep track of the major industry business trends, technologies and solutions that can help them keep in front of the fast-moving world of AI and gain competitive advantage. For more information, please visit www.aitrends.com
Strategic Media Sponsors
Conversations with the world's most innovative leaders on digital disruption, customer experience. and the impact of technology on business. Hosted by top Industry Analyst Michael Krigsman.
Media Sponsors
AUVSI Unmanned Systems—Defense. Protection. Security. is the most comprehensive event in the unmanned systems industry, bringing together military leadership, defense experts and solution providers to dig into how unmanned and autonomous systems are changing the landscape of military and intelligence operations and what that means for procurement, technology development and inter-agency collaboration. For more information, please visit www.thedefenseshow.org
At CTOvision.com we write about technology, with a focus on topics of relevance to enterprise technologists. The blog was founded by Bob Gourley, our editor and publisher, in 2007. CTOvision has over 100 contributors in our network. Our premier publication is the monthly technology review, sent to over 33,000 technology thought leaders. For more information, please visit www.ctovision.com
We deliver the right content to the right people at the right time. Enterprise Management 360 (EM360) is a dynamic and forward thinking company bringing the tech community together. The tech industry is fast moving and it’s difficult for time-starved professionals to keep up with the changes so crucial to their business. EM360 serves as a multimedia platform to produce and deliver engaging content to IT professionals across the globe. EM360 is a dynamic team of individuals who work closely together to manage, plan, produce and launch multiple campaigns for some of the world's top tech companies.
The FinTech Weekly is a free newsletter, featuring the latest articles on developments, solutions and innovations in the business. Additionally, FinTech Weekly provides the largest fintech conference list on the web and a lot more to discover – just everything worth knowing in the business.
Government CIO Outlook is a technology magazine based in Fremont, California that focuses on the trends, challenges, and opportunities for CIOs to deliver an efficient technology-driven services and operations in enabling smart governance. We are a platform that reflects the underlying challenges in IT adoption in the government. We focus on the nitty-gritties involved in decision making for CIOs to pursue current IT innovations in the back drop of federal spending as well as national security.
GovLoop is a community of more than 300,000 federal, state and local government employees and government professionals. Our mission is simple: connect government to improve government. We do this by acting as a knowledge network and creating free and helpful resources about critical topics facing government.
Inside HPC: Founded on December 28, 2006, insideHPC is a blog that distills news and events in the world of HPC and presents them in bite-sized nuggets of helpfulness as a resource for supercomputing professionals. As one reader said, we’re sifting through all the news so you don’t have to!
BigData: Founded on August 28, 2011, insideBIGDATA is a news outlet that distills news, strategies, products and services in the world of Big Data for data scientists as well as IT and business professionals. Our editorial focus is big data, data science, AI, machine learning, and deep learning.
Inventions is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scientific research of significance concerning innovation/invention, or patent-based/extended/reviewed research papers in all fields of science, engineering and product development processes.
IoT Global Network is the ultimate intelligence platform for the global machine-to-machine communication value chain. IoT Global Network serves as an invaluable source of information for IoT decision makers in all areas of industry and public services, including consumer-related, energy, financial, industrial, healthcare, security and transportation, – and anyone else who would like to learn more about how the Internet of Things will shape tomorrow’s society. Discover. Learn. Connect. Engage.
IoT Now - How to run an IoT enabled business. With exclusive analyst reports and specialist journalists, IoT Now is the leading global brand covering the Internet of Things, machine-to-machine communications (M2M), embedded devices and connected consumer devices. Delivering webcasts, bi-monthly magazines, white-papers, daily news and expert opinion pieces, IoT Now focuses on the deployment of these technologies across the enterprise, automotive, logistics, healthcare, utilities, travel, security and smart city verticals. To join our community, register at: www.iot-now.com For more information, contact: Charlie Bisnar at c.bisnar@wkm-global.com
Mediaplanet delivers top class content marketing campaigns together with 15 000+ clients globally and distributing 1000 campaigns annually. Branding made easy.
MeriTalk: The voice of tomorrow’s government today, MeriTalk is a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT. Our award-winning editorial team and world-class events and research staff produces unmatched news, analysis, and insight. The goal: more efficient, responsive, and citizen-centric government. MeriTalk connects with an audience of 151,000 Federal community contacts.
Transforming news into insights, not only do we serve as a source of information but as the breeding ground for innovative ideas and exchange of breath-taking strategies that can make a difference in your technological understanding. We bring forth an enhanced, clever and a comprehensive platform which can assist the information seekers a filtered view of what they are searching. Our technology magazine is spearheading a revolution to provide knowledgeable articles written in simple yet lucid language that can give an insight into the latest in the world of technology.
OODA Loop provides actionable intelligence, analysis, and insight on global security, technology, and business issues. OODA Loop informs the decision making process of our members and helps them understand and navigate global risks and opportunities. For more information, please visit www.oodaloop.com
Rethink Research is an expert in the technology, wireless, video and the internet of things (IoT) and prides itself on telling you the news you need to hear, not the news you want to hear. It offers consulting, advisory services, research papers, plus three weekly research services
RioT (Rethink Internet of Things) is a forwarding-thinking collection of paid weekly research articles, focusing on IoT, automotive, utility, AI and digital transformation, and assesses the impact of events which have happened through the week, in the world of IoT.
SIGNAL Media offers print and digital content featuring in-depth, relevant and timely news in the communications and information technology realms of defense, intelligence and global security. As the official media of AFCEA, SIGNAL has exclusive access to the AFCEA community, and it is one of the highest rated benefits of membership. Topics include: Cloud • Cyber • Microelectronics • Defense Electronics • Blockchain • Operations in the Services • AI • Weaponized Information • Warfighter Solutions • Hypersonic Technologies • The Cyber Workforce • Robots • Infrastructure • NATO • Homeland Security • Intelligence• DISA and Civil Government • Biotechnologies • and much more.
TFiR is an abbreviation for The Fourth Industrial Revolution. We publish News, Analysis, Interviews, Op-ed & Tutorials covering emerging technologies and open source. We talk about new technologies. We will talk about new business models. We talk about tech culture and their impact on our society.
Wireless Watch is a set of weekly research notes assessing the impact of events which have happened through the week, in the world of wireless and mobile technology. It provides a framework of technical understanding to help predict the future of Wireless and the global broadband economy.
Special Meetings and Meet-Up Group Partners
Powered by COSO IT, Big Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence community bring the technology and business together share their expertise and knowledge in the field of next-generation technologies. In today’s competitive era, reaching the pinnacle for any business depends upon how effectively it can use a huge amount of rising data for improving its work efficiency. Bringing a 360-degree transformation in the way companies handle data through Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, is the primary mission of COSO IT. Learn more about COSOIT at www.cosoit.com
The D.C. Cybersecurity Professionals. Founded in 2012, by Tyrone E. Wilson, The D.C. Cybersecurity Professionals (@DCCyberWarriors) is the largest cybersecurity meetup group in the United States. Our meetup group is a community of professionals that gather to discuss various information security topics at the unclassified level. It is free to join and designed to fit all skill levels. We accept anyone who is interested in networking, learning about security threats, and gaining experience through our hands-on training sessions. The D.C. Cybersecurity Professionals' dedication to providing networking opportunities, informative discussions and educational sessions on all things cyber, has allowed the group to grow to nearly 7,000 members strong while providing a real benefit to the cyber community.
H2O.ai is the creator of the leading open source machine learning and artificial intelligence platform trusted by hundreds of thousands of data scientists driving value in over 18,000 enterprises globally. Our vision is to democratize intelligence for everyone with our award-winning “AI to do AI” data science platforms. H2O.ai partners with leading technology companies such as Intel, NVIDIA, IBM, AWS, Azure and Google and is proud of its growing customer base which includes Capital One, Progressive Insurance, Comcast, Walgreens, and PayPal. For more information and to learn more about how H2O.ai is transforming business processes with intelligence, visit www.h2o.ai.
Microsoft Azure delivers an ever-expanding set of cloud services to help your agency meet your mission challenges. Our AI platform enables you to innovate and accelerate with powerful tools and services that bring AI to every developer. Developers can rapidly consume high-level, finished services that accelerate development of AI solutions. Compose intelligent applications, customized to your organization’s availability, security, and compliance requirements. Learn more at azure.com/ai.
WITI (Women in Technology International) is committed to empowering innovators, inspiring future generations and building inclusive cultures, globally. It is redefining the way women and men collaborate to drive innovation and business growth and is helping corporate partners create and foster gender inclusive cultures. The organization delivers leading edge programs and platforms for individuals and companies -- designed to empower professionals, boost competitiveness and cultivate partnerships, globally. WITI’s ecosystem includes more than three million professionals, 60 networks and 300 partners, worldwide. To learn more, please visit witi.com.