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Melanie Corcoran
CEO of Analytic Fusion
Shivani Desai
Space Sector Data & AI Architect at Northrop Grumman Corporation
Caroline Jones
National Security Advisor at Office of U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton
Courtney Lynch
Founding Partner at Lead StarCourtney Lynch is a top leadership keynote speaker and founding partner of Lead Star, a leadership development consultancy that works with the world’s best organizations. She is a former United States Marine Corps officer whose real-life experiences in the military and beyond, to include serving as an attorney in one of the nation’s premier law firms, ensure her keynotes are relevant, action-oriented, and speak to current challenges many professionals experience related to leadership development.
Lisa Martin
C.E.O. President at Embrace Communications
Donna Morea
Board Chair at SAICDonna Morea is the retired President of CGI, where she led CGI’s multi-billion-dollar business in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Currently, she chairs the Board of Directors of SAIC and is a Board Director at Truist. She is also an Operating Executive of the Carlyle Group with a focus on the Technology Sector and is an Operating Advisor at Blue Delta Capital Partners.
Donna is the Lead Director of Share Our Strength, a national organization fighting childhood hunger in the US, and is a Chair Emerita of NVTC.
On a personal note, she is intentional about “paying it forward”, and serves as an informal mentor to promising women leaders, which is why she is here today.
Monica Nicolau
CTO at UnisonMs. Nicolau serves as Unison’s CTO. In this role, she oversees product, technology, and security operations groups and provides strategic technology leadership across the organization.
Ms. Nicolau is an accomplished senior technology leader with more than 25 years of experience in building scalable enterprise software products across multiple industries. She is results-oriented, customer focused, and has a bias for innovation.
Prior to Unison, Ms. Nicolau held various positions in the hospitality and education industries including as CTO at Sylvan Learning where she led their successful digital transformation.
Patty Obermaier
Founder & CEO of ResigilityPatty has 30 years' experience leading organizations through high growth. She brings her expertise and innovative thinking to public and private companies where she serves as a board member and advisor. She is an entrepreneur and has held C-suite roles in start-ups, private equity, and publicly traded companies. She has extensive knowledge in technology and services businesses across industries including healthcare, financial services, technology and government. She has successfully built and scaled enterprise sales, services and operations teams to drive growth and operational excellence. She is passionate about using technology to solve human challenges and cultivating leadership skills in future generations.
Pallabi Saboo
Founder, Strategic Advisor & Board Member of Harmonia Holdings Group, LLCPallabi Saboo is the Co-founder, past CEO and Exec. Chair of Harmonia, a company providing IT services to the federal government. She recently teamed with Madison Dearborn Partners to get significant investment into Harmonia to help catapult its growth to a billion-dollar company. Pallabi’s enjoys several recognitions in the region such as civilian equivalent rank of a 2-star general, POTUS Volunteer Service Award, top 25 female CEOs, top 100 Smart CEO, Technical Trailblazer Contractor, most influential Federal 100 leaders, Asian Business Leader of the year, Top 10 Women Who Mean Business, and VA Businesswomen in Leadership.
Kelly Schlageter
EVP, Chief People Officer at Acentra HealthKelly Schlageter is Chief People Officer at Acentra Health, overseeing Marketing, communications, human resources and culture. Previously, she led marketing and communications at Inova Health System and held multiple roles at Sprint. Schlageter joined Acentra Health in 2019 and guided the CNSI-Kepro merger forming Acentra Health. She serves on the Northern Virginia Chamber board, has received multiple awards for advocacy, and been honored for strategic marketing efforts.
Victoria Virasingh
SVP, Strategic Alliances at NobleReach FoundationVictoria Virasingh recently ran for US Congress in Northern Virginia and worked with local nonprofits. Prior to that, at Palantir Technologies, she led Public-Private Partnerships and founded the Innovation & Jobs team, building relationships with stakeholders to address policy, innovation, and work-related issues. She worked with Privacy, Product, Legal, and Communications teams, hiring top talent to guide her efforts and influencing Palantir’s product development. Victoria also communicated with labor unions, policymakers, and civil society, contributing to discussions on the ethical implications of technology. She has worked globally, maintaining networks in the US, Europe, and Latin America.
Rachel White
Global President, Clean Energy & Environmental Solutions
Dr. Marta Wilson
Founder & Chief Ambassador of The LEAP EnterpriseDr. Marta Wilson is founder of The LEAP Enterprise, a newly launched R&D lab, and TSi, an award-winning company that she sold in 2024. Marta has served as board secretary, NVTC; board member, ACG National Capital; and board chair, Easterseals DCMDVA. A business author, international speaker, and app developer, Marta's intellectual property continues to grow with the LEAP App (a pocket coach), LEAP Talent Development Programs (over 10,000 participants to date), and the LEAP Library which includes LEAP (an Amazon #1 bestseller), Energized Enterprise, Everybody’s Business, and Leaders in Motion. Marta’s PhD is in I/O psychology from VA Tech.
Denise Zheng
Chief AI Officer and Data & AI Lead at Accenture Federal ServicesDenise Zheng is Chief AI Officer and Data & AI Lead for Accenture Federal Services. Previously, she was Managing Director and Global Generative AI and Ecosystem Lead at Accenture where she helped companies navigate adoption and scaling new classes of artificial intelligence. She has held various leadership roles at Accenture including as Strategic Initiatives Lead for Accenture’s Chair and CEO.