As the Senior Advisor to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Chief Data Officer (CDO), John develops strategy and builds engagement with stakeholders across DoD and the interagency on data governance, policy, architecture, and standards. John has been a plank holder in cross-Component

Mr. Stephen Forbes is a senior research aerospace engineer in the Flight Experiments Division of Space Vehicles Directorate, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Forbes currently serves as the DARPA program manager for Blackjack

Chris Dougherty is a Senior Fellow for the Defense Program and co-lead of the Gaming Lab at CNAS. His primary areas of research include defense strategy, operational concepts, and force planning. He combines these research priorities in his project A New American Way

Brad Neuville is Director, Value Stream Leadership for Collins Aerospace Mission Systems JADC2 Experimentation and Demonstration IPT. In this role he is responsible for design and execution of service level demonstration and experimentation campaigns that advance Mission Systems technology and capabilities across

 Nikhil Krishnan is Group Vice President of Products at C3 AI. At C3 AI he is responsible for Product Management and Data Science. Before C3 AI, Dr. Krishnan was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where was a leader in McKinsey’s

Gen. David D. Thompson is the Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. As Vice Chief he is responsible for assisting the Chief of Space Operations in organizing, training and equipping space forces in the United States and overseas, integrating

Lieutenant General Crall currently serves as the Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers / Cyber and Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff J6. Recent assignments include Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor / Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy; and Director – Command, Control,

Vice Adm. Jeff Trussler is a native of Oklahoma and a member of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from Miami High School (’81 Wardogs), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Oklahoma. He was commissioned at the

Eileen M. Vidrine is the Air Force Chief Data Officer, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. She develops and implements strategies for enterprise data management, analytics and digital transformation to optimize performance and drive out innovation in and across all missions and