T106: Powerful Partners: The Art of Collaboration

  • Room: Hemisphere A
  • Session Number:T106
Thursday,February 19, 2026:11:15 AM -12:05 PM

Speaker(s)

Speaker
Steven Brand
Director (A), Interior Business Center
Department of Interior
Speaker
Mike Derrios
Former Dep. Assist. Secretary for Acquisition and Senior Procurement Executive
Department of State
Speaker
Teresa Hunter
Vice President
MIL Corporation
Speaker
Javier Inclan
Assistant Inspector General for Management and CIO
National Science Foundation
Moderator
Jimmy Lockedmonds CGFM
Director
CGI Federal

Description

Strong partnerships between CFOs, chief experience officers (CXOs) and other members of the C-suite are a key indicator that an agency can provide effective technology, people and process assets to best drive mission success. Join our panel discussion on how businesses and organizations can work together to determine IT priorities, metrics and funding to ensure optimal outcomes in a limited-resource environment.



Key Takeaways

• CXOs have a pressing need to collaborate more than ever on key business priorities.
• Collaboration and integration on IT, back office metrics and outcomes are essential to mission success.

Learning Objectives

Explore how technological solutions in government organizations have had varying degrees of success. Learn how CFOs, CXOs and other C-suite members play vital roles in technology investment and should be involved in creating tech pilots. Understand the rationale for prioritizing certain projects and technologies.

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