Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Federal Forum brings together forward-thinking leaders and builders across civilian, financials, defense, and national security to discuss the latest technology innovations, share cost-effective strategies, and learn how AWS can help accomplish their missions. This year’s expanded event includes sessions on global security and defense, economic competitiveness, emerging geopolitical trends, aerospace and satellite, and technical content.
Join AWS vice president of Federal, David Appel, for this no-cost, one-day event designed to give you the insights, connections, and strategies you need to lead your organization in today’s rapidly evolving digital age. You will also hear more about AWS’s commitment to US Federal and security mission requirements around the world.
Reserve your spot to:
 • Explore how AI and emerging technologies are driving US leadership in defense and national security
 • Gain insights into how technology is creating new opportunities to ensure US economic competitiveness
 • Discover how AI and cloud solutions are improving government operations and driving cost-effective capabilities
 • Learn from AWS experts to uncover customized solutions designed to raise the bar for your organization
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Reserve your seat now for no-cost, and watch this space for agenda updates and speaker announcements.
AWS welcomes the audience with a fireside chat exploring the incoming administration's national security priorities, focusing on efficiency, resiliency, and AI Competition. This includes discussions on how cloud technologies are poised to play a crucial role in shaping the future of national security over the next four years and beyond.
David Appel, Vice President, AWS Federal
Alex Wong, Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
In this panel, hear firsthand insights on how government leaders can leverage AWS to strengthen mission capabilities, drive innovation, and maximize efficiency while overcoming complex challenges in the public sector.
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Eric Wazorko, Principal, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Financial Services
Michael Neufeld, Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (Acting), US Treasury
In an era of rapid technological advancement and increasing global competition, maintaining America's position as a world leader in digital innovation is more crucial than ever. This forward-looking session will explore strategies and initiatives aimed at reinforcing the United States' technological edge across public and private sectors.
Jamie Baker, Director, AWS Federal Health, Science and Policy
Greg Herweg, Chief Technology Officer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
AWS Technical Leaders discuss how AWS powers the United States’ leadership position in AI. AWS will also invite key AWS Partners to join on stage to discuss generative AI innovation, including Bedrock, Q, ongoing code development, and how our partners are helping AWS deliver solutions to meet customer mission requirements.
Dominic Delmolino, Vice President, AWS WWPS Technology
Paul Almeida, Head of Public Sector, Poolside
Thiyagu Ramasamy, Head of Public Sector, AnthropicÂ
In this session, thought leaders will share their perspective in leveraging emerging technology to maintain security and resiliency while improving productivity.
Shannon Judd, Director, AWS Federal Partners
Eric Moore, Senior Vice President and Digital Modernization Chief Technology Officer, Leidos
Ryan McArthur, Chief Technology Officer, Zscaler
World Stage Roundtable: Emerging Geopolitical Trends and the Role of Cloud in Security, Threat Detection, and Financial Stability
A distinguished panel of ambassadors will provide a comprehensive look at the incoming administration's approach to global national security efforts and the role of technology across defense, finance, and American leadership globally. This session will offer valuable insights into potential policy shifts, and how cloud and data services, including AI, will shape security here in the US and around the world.
Michael Greenwald, Head of Global Executive Relations
Ambassador Douglas Lute
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Advancing Space-based Intelligence with Blacksky, Powered by AWS Marketplace
Explore how BlackSky is harnessing the power of AWS Marketplace to transform its software procurement and streamline processes. This session will reveal practical strategies for utilizing AWS Marketplace to drive measurable improvements in vendor management, while reducing operational expenses.
Bryana Tucci, Lead of AWS Marketplace for the US Intelligence Community (ICMP), AWSÂ
Derek Daczewitz, Vice President, BlackSky Product Engineering
Doing More with Less: Leveraging Cloud for Greater Efficiencies
Join us as federal leaders discuss how cloud technology is helping agencies maximize their mission impact while optimizing resources. Learn proven strategies for leveraging cloud solutions to accelerate innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver better citizen services.
Saurav Sharma, Leader of Strategic Engagement, AWS Federal Financial ServicesÂ
Laurent Domb, Chief Technologist, AWS Federal Financial ServicesÂ
Dawayne Pretlor, Cloud Services Manager, NASA
Resilient and Scalable Generative AI for Mission
The era of generative AI experimentation has given way to scaling and reinvention. But how do you responsibly harness this transformative technology in highly regulated environments? How do you ensure that it is resilient to external changes and outages? This session dives into the tools, techniques and real-world examples that leading organizations are using to turn generative AI into a competitive advantage.
Ron Weinstein, Senior Solutions Architect Specialists Manager, AWS National Security
Coding Like a Star-Lord: Mastering Amazon Q Developer’s AI Modality Mix
Leading a dev project can feel like captaining the Milano—things move fast, and precision matters. In this session, we’ll explore how Amazon Q Developer’s chat, auto-completion, documentation assistance, and debugging tools help developers navigate complex projects with ease. Learn how to integrate these AI-driven capabilities into your IDE and develop like a true guardian of the code.
Michael Webb, Solutions Architect, AWS
Agile SATCOM: Powering Next-Generation AI Solutions Through Resilient Space Infrastructure
Learn how SES's multi-orbit SATCOM architecture enables secure, high-throughput data transmission critical for next-generation AI applications across defense and civilian agencies. This session explores how the convergence of agile SATCOM and AI is transforming government operations, from tactical edge computing to mission-critical intelligence applications.
Paul Mattear, Head of Global SatCom, AWS Aerospace
Michael Geist, Vice President, SES Product Management
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