Pega’s Government Empowered 2024 To Showcase How Federal Agencies Can Modernize Systems To Better Serve Citizens

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 8, 2024 – Pegasystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, today announced it will host Government Empowered 2024 on October 16, 2024, in Washington D.C. at the historical Capital Turnaround venue.  This summit will bring together public sector leaders and innovators to showcase how they can better embrace digital transformation and expand what’s possible for their constituents with technology.

Now in its seventh year, Government Empowered will feature presentations and conversations that address how technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and intelligent automation are reshaping the public sector. Through sessions, panels, and demos with experts from high-profile public sector agencies and technology experts, attendees will have access to rich content, actionable insights, and hands-on experiences that demonstrate how software innovation and legacy modernization can enhance government efficiency and constituent outcomes. 

This year’s event will showcase insights from top government technology practitioners at critical federal agencies, including:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation: Elizabeth Sickler, unit chief
• Internal Revenue Service: Lou Ann Kelleher, director, enterprise case management, and Sashi Iyer, technical advisor to the director of the enterprise case management office
• Social Security Administration: Sam Richardson, associate commissioner, office of electronic services and technology, and Alex Arshavskiy, Pega COE lead
• Transportation Security Administration: Austin Gould, former assistant administrator for requirements and capabilities analysis
• Veterans Affairs: Larry Dibble, director of low code applications platforms COE, VA digital transformation center; James Corry, financial operations product manager, VA financial services center; William Hohorst, IT program manager, VA financial services center; Srini Thummaluru, Pega development lead, VA financial services center

The sessions will also feature leading experts from top government technology solutions and services providers, such as:

• Accenture Federal Services: Alex Griffith, Pega growth lead 
• AWS: Laurent Domb, chief technologist, worldwide federal financial services
• Ernst & Young: Irv Román, senior manager, GPS tech consulting
• Pega: Don Schuerman, CTO, and Jen Pratt, GM, government, Americas 
• srcLogic: Tara Teaford, managing director, strategic programs
• Sky Solutions: Jack Cochran, solutions consultant
• Stratosphere Consulting: Justin Hissong, member and principal

To see the complete Government Empowered 2024 agenda and register to attend, please visit www.governmentempowered.com.

Pega works with some of the largest government agencies in the world to help them achieve their modernization goals and transform their digital experiences. Pega Cloud for Government is a fully managed cloud offering that provides the tools, environments, and operational support that empower government agencies to develop applications optimized for government workloads. For more information on Pega’s government sector capabilities, visit www.pega.com/industries/government.  

Quotes & Commentary:
“Public sector agencies, whether serving constituents at a local, state, or federal level, must be able to innovate quickly and respond to rapid change,” said Doug Averill, vice president, global industry market leader, government, Pega. “With technologies like AI, cloud, and automation on the rise, agencies need strategies to streamline their operations, improve efficiency, and take a proactive approach to addressing constituent needs. This year’s Government Empowered will bring together experts and luminaries to explore how government agencies can effectively apply technology to maximize their potential to make an impact in their constituents’ lives.”