Carmel Ortiz
Carmel Ortiz is a seasoned engineering leader with over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, satellite, and digital media industries. As the Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Intelsat, she leads the ideation, design, and development of transformative technology initiatives – including space, ground, and artificial intelligence systems – that reshape Intelsat’s […]
Mahmoud Khafagy
Mahmoud Khafagy is the VP of Product & Sales Support at Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), the world’s leading satellite-direct-to-standard-phone (“sat2phone”) telecoms provider. In his role, Mahmoud has oversight of developing new products that allow mobile phones and cellular IoT devices to be connected everywhere on Earth. This includes close partnerships with global MNOs to expand […]
Sudharman Jayaweera
Dr. Sudharman K. Jayaweera is a Program Director in the Emerging Technologies section of the Division of Innovation Technology and Ecosystems (ITE) in the Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) with primary responsibility for the Advanced Telecommunications and Immersive Technologies. Dr. Jayaweera is on IPA-assignment from the University […]
Caitlin Clarke
Caitlin McCarthy Clarke serves as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Cyber and Emerging Technology on the National Security Council. In that role, Caitlin leads the development of defensive-related cyber policy. Previously, Caitlin served as the Assistant National Cyber Director for Planning and Operations within the Office of National Cyber Director […]
Chris Christou
Chris Christou is a leader of Booz Allen’s Chief Technology Office (CTO) BrightLabs organization, whose goal is to experiment, prototype, and bring to market new, emerging technologies of impact to government and industry. In this role, Chris serves as the firmwide lead for Booz Allen’s 5G/NextG suite of offerings, which includes leading its state-of-the-art 5G […]
