AFFIRM

This event is open to Members and Sustaining Partners only.

The evening begins with a one-hour networking reception, followed by a moderated discussion with a distinguished panel of CIOs.

Location and Date:

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

National Press Club - Holeman & First Amendment Lounges
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045
(map and driving directions)

Costs

There is no charge for this event. It is open to Members and Sustaining Partners only:

• Large Business Sustaining Partners – 5 attendees
• Medium Business Sustaining Partners – 3 attendees
• Small Business Sustaining Partners – 2 attendees

SPEAKERS

Frank Baitman, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Social Security Administration
Frank Baitman is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Social Security Administration. His background is as a business strategist who focuses on innovation and aligning business goals with technology investments.

Frank most recently worked as a strategy consultant for companies, assisting them to align their day-to-day operations with their business strategies. He also consulted with the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Southern California as project director for sustainable innovation.

Earlier, Frank was President of Petards, Inc., a security and surveillance software innovator that created enterprise-grade IP video solutions for Government and industry. Prior to that, Frank was a Director with the Institute for the Future, a Palo Alto-based think tank where he worked with Fortune 500 clients to understand how emerging technologies could alter both the marketplace and individual company business models. As Director of Corporate Strategy for IBM, Frank oversaw the Global Market Trends study that identified emerging business opportunities, resulting in the launch of the company's life sciences solutions and pervasive computing businesses. As Manager of Market Analysis in IBM Research, Frank led a team that commercialized disruptive technologies emerging from the company's research division.

Frank began his career in public policy; he has consulted for US Government agencies on policy matters including nuclear nonproliferation, physical security, and arms control verification measures. He strongly supports individual privacy protections, and has advocated for a new privacy framework that is responsive to emerging technologies.

Frank earned his Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland at College Park; his BA was earned from the State University of New York at Albany. He resides in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and two sons.

Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Veterans Affairs
Roger W. Baker was nominated by President Obama to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology for the Department of Veterans Affairs and subsequently confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 2009.

As Assistant Secretary, Roger serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department, directly managing an organization of over 6,500 information technology (IT) professionals and a budget of over $2.5 billion.

Prior to his appointment, Roger was most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of Dataline LLC, a mid-sized IT services and integration company based in Norfolk, Va. Prior to joining Dataline, Roger was CIO at General Dynamics Information Technology, and Executive Vice President and general manager of the Telecommunications and Information Assurance business group for CACI International.

From 1998 to 2001, Roger was the CIO at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he lead efforts to convert old systems and processes to e-commerce, improve technology management, reduce costs, and create the Federal CIO position.

Prior to his federal service, Roger had a successful career in high technology, helping to grow and sell three software/Internet companies. He served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BlueGill Technologies, a market leader in Internet Bill Presentment; as Vice President of Engineering and Operations at VISA International, where he was responsible for the creation and operation of the VISA Interactive Banking System; and as Vice President of Consulting and Services for Verdix Corporation.

Roger has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Business Administration, both from the University of Michigan.

Richard A. Spires, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Chair, DHS CIO Council and Enterprise Architecture Board
Richard A. Spires was appointed in September 2009 to serve as the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this capacity, Richard is responsible for the department's $5.4 billion investment in Information Technology (IT). He leads and facilitates development, Implementation, and maintenance of the department’s IT architecture. Richard is the chairman of the DHS Chief Information Officer Council and the Enterprise Architecture Board. He strongly supports the Secretary's goal of unifying and maturing DHS – one DHS, one enterprise, a shared vision, with integrated results-based operations.

Richard held a number of positions at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2004 through 2008. He served as the Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, having overall responsibility for the key support and administrative functions for the IRS, to include Information Technology, Human Capital, Finance, Shared Services, Real Estate, and Security functions. Prior to becoming Deputy Commissioner, Richard served as the IRS's CIO, with overall strategic and operational responsibility for a $2 billion budget and a 7,000-person Modernization and Information Technology Services organization. This division is accountable for maintaining over 400 systems that administer more than 200 million taxpayer records and supports more than 100,000 IRS employees. Richard served for two and half years as the Associate CIO for Applications Development and led the IRS's Business Systems Modernization program, which is one of the largest and most complex information technology modernization efforts undertaken to date.

From 2000 through 2003, Richard served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Mantas, Inc., a software provider that provides business intelligence solutions to the financial services industry. In helping to establish Mantas, Richard successfully led efforts to raise $29 million in venture funding. Prior to Mantas, Richard spent more than 16 years serving in a number of technical and managerial positions at SRA International.

Richard received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Cincinnati. He also holds a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University. Richard was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering in 2006.

MODERATOR
David M. Wennergren, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management, Integration and Technology & DoD Deputy Chief Information Officer
David M. Wennergren serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management, Integration and Technology / Deputy Chief Information Officer, providing top-level advocacy in creating a unified information management and technology vision for the Department and ensuring the delivery of the capabilities required to achieve the Department’s transformation to net centric operations. In addition to his duties as Deputy CIO, David is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Government’s Federal CIO Council. He also serves as the Chair of the Department of Defense Identity Protection and Management Senior Coordinating Group.

Prior to his current assignment, David served for four years as the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO), during which time he also served as the Department of the Navy’s Critical Infrastructure Assurance Officer. Prior to becoming the DON CIO, he served for four years as the DON Deputy CIO for Enterprise Integration and Security. Past assignments also included, the Head, Plans and Policy Branch within the Shore Installation Management Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), the Economic Support Team Leader on the Department of the Navy's Base Structure Analysis Team (BSAT) during the Navy's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process for BRAC-93 and BRAC-95, Commercial Activities Program planning and review in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), participating in the Navy’s BRAC-91 process, and working as a management analyst at both the Naval Industrial Resources Support Activity and the Naval Air Technical Services Facility.

David received his B.A. in Communications/Public Relations from Mansfield State University. He was a recipient of a Secretary of the Navy Civilian Fellowship in Financial Management, culminating in a Master of Public Policy (MPP) in Public Sector Financial Management from the University of Maryland's School of Public Affairs. He has received the Department of the Navy Distinguished, Superior and Meritorious Civilian Service Awards, the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award. Other honors include being selected as the Federal CIO Council 2008 Azimuth Award winner, the Government Computer News 2005 Defense Executive of the Year, the 2006 John J. Franke Jr. Award from the American Council for Technology, the Federal Computer Week 2006 Eagle Award, three Federal Computer Week Fed 100 Awards, the Computerworld Premiere 100 Award, and the 2008 General James M. Rockwell AFCEAN of the Year. He is also honored to have worked in two organizations that were awarded the Department of the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.