Eric Bathras, Chief Technology Officer of Infrastructure at the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT), brings over 30 years of experience in broadband networks across the public and private sectors. In his role, he leads critical state infrastructure programs, including networkMaryland, Maryland MD FiRST, Cloud & Datacenter Services and DoIT's Infrastructure Agreements. Prior to rejoining DoIT, Eric served as the Global Broadband Leader at AECOM, where he led broadband and smart city initiatives at the local, national and international levels. His career is marked by leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex technology projects. Notable achievements include serving the IoT and broadband connectivity architect for San Mateo County's "Smartest Street in America", chairing the Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG) for the State of Maryland and leading the evaluation of global subsea cable landing stations for global tech companies. A thought leader in his field, Eric has authored numerous broadband readiness plans and delivered keynote addresses at national events, including Broadband Nation Expo, the Wharton School of Business and BICSI's National Conference.

Dawn Blanchard is the Director of Data Management for the State of Maryland DOIT Data Management Team. With over 23 years of experience in the field, she has a strong command of various GIS software and development tools. Her background includes extensive expertise in database design and management, along with scripting experience using ArcObjects, .Net, and ArcPy. This enables her to effectively streamline data collection and analysis and develop customized tools for analysis, data entry, and reporting.

Jayson is public sector technology leader with over 25 years of state and local government experience. Prior to joining NVIDIA Jayson worked as an Executive Government Advisor with AWS and formerly served as the Chief Information Officer for the City of Cincinnati. As NVIDIA’s Sr. Business Manager for state and local government he works closely with agency leaders and NVIDIA partners to implement impactful AI solutions securely and responsibly.

Natalie Evans Harris serves as Maryland’s State Chief Data Officer. An ecosystem builder at heart, she is a mission-driven data scientist, strategist and speaker with over 20 years of experience leading initiatives, coalitions and organizations to powerfully and equitably leverage data to combat economic and social injustice. With nearly 20 years of experience, Evans Harris has spent her career working with a broad network of academic institutions, data science organizations, application developers, and foundations to advance the responsible use of data. Prior to joining Governor’s Moore Administration as the State Chief Data Officer, she was the founding executive director of the Black Wealth Data Center, where she established and led a team tasked with harnessing data to support the creation of programs, policies, and strategies to measurably increase Black wealth.
Evans Harris’ career includes working in senior-level roles for more than 16-years at the National Security Agency, where she led an analytics development center and served as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer with the Obama administration. During her tenure in the Obama administration, Evans Harris created the White House Data Cabinet, a space for federal data leaders to collaboratively improve data sharing across the Federal government that grew to over 200 active members across more than 40 federal agencies. She also helped launch The Opportunity Project, which brought together the private sector, government and academia to build data-driven, digital solutions targeting urgent community problems using government data. Before joining the Black Wealth Data Center, Evans Harris worked for the Biden administration as a Senior Advisor for Delivery for the Department of Commerce. In this role, she advised on technology, data, and design opportunities to ensure equitable delivery of Commerce programs and services. She also served on the Biden-Harris Transition team, advising the incoming administration on technology priorities for the Intelligence Community.
In 2017, Evans Harris co-founded and served as the head of strategic initiatives at BrightHive, a data trust platform that allows organizations, networks, and communities to securely and responsibly link their data and enhance their impact. While there, Evans Harris founded the Community-Driven Principles for Ethical Data Sharing (CPEDS) now known as Global Data Ethics Project (GDEP), an initiative focused on improving the ethical practices and the use of data. Today, the initiative has over 1,200 active members focused on strengthening ethical practices in the data science community through a data science code of ethics.
Evans Harris has a master’s degree in public administration from The George Washington University and bachelor’s degrees in computer science and sociology from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She lives in Maryland with her husband and daughter.

Amy Jones is a partner in the EY public sector AI and data practice, and the public sector AI lead. She is dedicated to helping clients use data and analytics, with a focus on AI/ML, for informed decision-making, operational excellence, and fostering a technology-literate workforce. Amy serves on EY’s Women in Technology executive committee. Previously, Amy served as a data scientist in support of the U.S. Navy. Beyond work, Amy is head cheerleader for her three sons and plays doubles tennis in the neighborhood.

Maurice brings over 30 years of experience in security management, intelligence support, and compliance inspections across commercial industry and Department of Defense (DoD) sectors. His career has been dedicated to safeguarding classified and sensitive information, managing Special Access Program (SAP) projects, and conducting Command Cyber Readiness Inspections for U.S. govt agencies worldwide.
Maurice is a retired 20 yrs active-duty Air Force veteran with over 20 yrs experience conducting various industrial/physical/and cyber security activities in the Dept of Defense (DoD) classified space.
Additionally, he has over 15 yrs experience as DoD contractor supporting the DoD in the areas of physical security/wireless security/communication security/information security/information assurance and cyber security disciplines.
Maurice conducted security assessment inspections utilizing established risk management techniques and procedures for various DoD agencies to include: Dept of State, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Energy, Combatant Commands (Central Command, Cyber Command, European Command, Northern Command, Southern Command, Special Ops Command, Strategic Command) and Intelligence Community agencies: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
He has extensive background managing highly sensitive classified Special Access Program (SAP) projects, handling, and processing Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) material, and also conducted worldwide special activities to over 60 foreign countries supporting classified diplomatic missions and supporting Intelligence Community (IC) agencies conduct special projects/programs in the areas of Intelligence operations support and Special Access Program activities.
Maurice is also a course instructor for a series of intelligence operational support courses at the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA) in Washington, D.C. area.
Now, at T-Mobile, he leverages his extensive background to offer innovative wireless mobility solutions and ideas to DoD & federal civilian agencies tailored to meet organizational objectives in the wireless space. Maurice Lives in the Tampa, Florida area.

Tim Murnane is the pre-sales solutions engineering leader for the East coast at NetApp U.S. Public Sector, Inc. (State and Local Government, Education, and Healthcare). His areas of expertise include Disaster Recovery as a Service, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Product Management, Information Technology strategic planning & IT project management. Prior to joining NetApp 9 years ago, Tim spent a combined 21 years as a customer and technology partner consuming, selling and implementing enterprise IT. Tim resides in Southeast Florida with his wife & 3 children.

Matt currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for the MD Department of Health and has been with the Agency for over 4 years.  Over a 30 year career he has worked in several global organizations including Jacobs Engineering where his focus was bridging the gap between IT and OT (Operational Technology) or ICS (Industrial Control Systems) for information security. Matt has achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering and holds multiple information security certifications including CISM (Certified Information Security Manager).  Outside of work Matt enjoys spending as much time as possible with his Family, coaching youth sports, volunteering for MD Special Olympics, and enjoying nature related activities.

Caterina Pañgilinan, CIPP-US, CIPM, CHPC, CHC has over 25 years of experience in privacy, governance, risk management and compliance leadership within the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors. Currently, she serves as Maryland’s State Chief Privacy Officer within the Maryland Department of Information Technology, where she leads the State’s privacy program, develops privacy policy, and provides advice to Executive departments on best privacy practices. Previously, she held the position of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange’s Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer.
Caterina actively leads the MD Privacy Council, co-chairs the Network for Public Health Law’s Privacy Officer Peer Group, engages with NASCIO’s State Privacy Officer group, and participates in the AI Subcabinet of the Governor’s Executive Council. Her current focus is on partnering with privacy and AI experts, academicians, and public-private stakeholders to implement the privacy section of Maryland’s AI Roadmap 2025.
As a dedicated servant leader, Caterina is committed to elevating privacy practices through education, coaching, effective risk management, and strategic partnerships.

Dr. Dave Sloan is the Chief Information Officer of the Maryland Department of Human Services, leveraging technology to pursue opportunities to assist people in economic need, provide prevention services, and protect vulnerable children and adults.
He comes to this role with more than 30 years of experience implementing systems for public sector clients in the US and globally. His previous efforts have focused on cloud architectures, cybersecurity, responsible AI in digital transformation, and data analytics.
Dave holds a Doctorate in IT Management, a Masters in Software Engineering, and a Masters in Business Administration. He and his wife raised their kids in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Dan Wolf is the Director of State Programs for the Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI), a nonpartisan alliance of technology companies focused on accelerating change in the public sector through the adoption of innovative commercial technology. He works to educate state and local leaders on critical issues related to public sector technology, including modernization, cybersecurity, acquisition, and workforce development.
Dan is a proven leader with substantial experience developing and implementing major policy, programmatic, budgetary, regulatory, and procurement initiatives related to the management of IT services. In addition to his work with ADI, Dan is a Director of Cybersecurity Services at Venable LLP, where he provides valuable insight to firm clients on issues related to public sector technology and cybersecurity policy.
Prior to joining ADI and Venable, Dan served as the deputy CIO and chief administrative officer for the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), where he played an instrumental role in the agency's innovative multi-year transition from a single statewide IT service provider to a cloud-centric, multi-supplier enterprise model. At VITA, he provided executive leadership for a 250-person agency responsible for delivering technology solutions to Virginia’s public bodies. He oversaw complex agency initiatives that required collaboration with elected officials, political appointees, and business leaders across multiple branches of government.