Register for govDATAx 2024
Strengthening Democracy: Data and Evidence in Action
govDATAx, the leading national data and evidence community conference, took place in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 2023. Leaders from across the data and evidence community joined govDATAx to identify strategies that promote trust in government, national systems, services, and programs.
During the event, attendees were able to discuss key topics about customer experience, artificial intelligence, and stakeholder engagement across critical policy domains, including public health, education, and economic improvement. The full-day event explored opportunities for ensuring policy mechanisms support data, analytics, and evidence-building to improve outcomes for the American people.
Keynote Speakers
- Nani Coloretti: Deputy Director, White House Office of Management and Budget
- Aimee Rogstad Guidera: Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
- Gillian Dorner: Deputy Director, Public Governance Directorate, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Speakers
- Vipin Arora: Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Dominic Campbell: Senior Fellow, Georgetown University's Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation
- Amanda Cash: Chief Data Officer, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Jennifer Engle: Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Education
- Natalie Evans Harris: Founder and President, Harris Data Consulting
- Scott Gibbons: Chief Data Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
- Barry Johnson: Director, Statistics of Income Division, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Alicia Phillips Mandaville: Vice President, Department of Policy and Evaluation, Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Dan Morgan: Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Emilda Rivers: Director, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation
- Diane Schmidt: Chief Data Officer, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Max Stier: President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service
- Mark Urbanczyk: Principal, Deloitte
- Eileen Vidrine: Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of the Air Force
- Oliver Wise: Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
Agenda
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Networking Breakfast & Registration: Guests and speakers are invited to join for breakfast to mingle and network with their fellow attendees
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks and Opening Session
- Nick Hart, President and CEO, Data Foundation
- Gillian Dorner, Deputy Director, Public Governance Directorate, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
| 10:00 - 10:40 a.m. | Fireside Chat: Realizing the Value of Public Sector Data
A discussion with examples of how federal CDOs maximize the value of the public sector, data, devising, effective, collaborations, and growing the data community.
- Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Department of the Air Force
- Oliver Wise, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Moderator: Jory Heckman, Federal News Network
| 10:40 - 11:00 a.m. | Fireside Chat: Effectively Reducing Improper Payments Using Administrative Data
- Renata Miskell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency, U.S. Treasury Department
- Moderator: Dean Ritz, Senior Fellow, Data Foundation
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Coffee and Networking Break
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Panel: Data as a Foundation for Improving Public Trust in Democratic Institutions
- Max Stier, CEO, Partnership for Public Service
- Dominic Campbell, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University's Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation
- Diane Schmidt, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Moderator: Kathy Newcomer, Professor, George Washington University
| 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Keynote Presentation
- Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
| 12:30 - 12:40 p.m. | Morning Recap & Federal CDO Survey 2023 Preview
- Nick Hart, President and CEO, Data Foundation
- Mark Urbanczyk, Principal, Deloitte
| 12:40 - 1:30 p.m. | Networking Lunch: Join fellow attendees for lunch and be sure to visit the exhibition hall.
| 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Parallel Sessions: govDATAx participants will be able to join one of 2 parallel tracks to discuss important themes about data activities happening today in the public sector related to education and workforce, public health, and international affairs and well-being.
Education and Workforce: Learning in the 21st Century - South Hub
- Jennifer Engle, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Education
- Scott Gibbons, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
- Emilda Rivers, Director, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation
- Moderator: Corinna Turbes, Policy Director, Data Foundation
Data as Social Determinants - Central Hub
- Amanda Cash, Chief Data Officer, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Alicia Phillips Mandaville, Vice President, Department of Policy and Evaluation, Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Natalie Evans Harris, Founder and President, Harris Data Consulting
- Moderator: Sherry Weir, Partner, Kearney & Company
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Coffee and Networking Break
| 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. | Panel: Effective Collaboration to Use Data and Evidence in Decision-Making
A discussion about the role collaboration plays for interagency councils and implementing the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act.
- Vipin Arora, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Barry Johnson, Director, Statistics of Income Division, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Dan Morgan, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Moderator: Valerie Logan, CEO and Founder, The Data Lodge
| 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. | Keynote Presentation: White House OMB Deputy Director
- Nani Coloretti, Deputy Director, White House Office of Management and Budget
| 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks
- Nick Hart, President and CEO, Data Foundation
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Datum Award Reception: The Data Foundation will recognize government data champions who are working on meaningful initiatives that unleash data for the public good! During the reception, we will recognize a chief data officer, evaluation officer, statistical official, data innovator, and political leader for their initiatives.
- Kris Rowley, Board Chair, Data Foundation and Chief Data Officer, Conference of State Bank Supervisors
- Awardees: Chief Data Officer, Evaluation Officer, Statistical Official, Data Innovation, Political Leadership, Special Award - Organizational Leadership
Exhibitors
Past Participants
Government
- National Science Foundation
- Department of Commerce
- Missouri Department of Labor
- FEMA
- Department of Agriculture
Industry
- Ernst & Young
- Snowflake
- Workiva
- data.world
- Tableau
Academia
- Georgetown University
- University of Pennsylvania
- George Washington University
- Arizona State University
- George Mason University
Nonprofit
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Urban Institute
- NORC at the University of Chicago
- Results for America
- USAFacts
Venue
This year’s event will be held at Convene, a next-generation workplace in Downtown D.C., with catering, private call rooms and meeting booths, and an exhibition hall for networking and connecting with attendees from across the country.
Convene at 600 14th Street NW is located on 14th Street NW between G Street NW and F Street NW. It is near the Metro Center, Federal Triangle, and McPherson Square Metro stations. Nearby parking can be found at:
- 607 14th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20005 6
- 75 14th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20005 1
- 325 G St NW, Washington, D.C. 2000
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