Get ready to expand your network, participate in exclusive fireside chats and Q&As, and explore a variety of technology trends including participating in GenAI and Google SecOps Hands-on-Labs – all to help you drive better business outcomes and much more.

We can’t wait to welcome you in Washington D.C.!

Agenda (Amphitheater Room)

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11:00

1:00

UTC

Networking Breakfast

Ask the Experts TabletopsKick off the Google Public Sector Partner Connect at our Networking Breakfast! Join us for a chance to connect with Google Public Sector Executive Leadership and Google Partner Teams before the opening keynote. Fuel up with coffee while you visit our 8 "Ask the Experts" stations, where you'll meet the Google leaders who are dedicated to driving partner growth. Learn how to maximize your Google Public Sector partnership, discover new opportunities, and get your questions answered by our team.

1:00

1:15

UTC

How to Win Together Partner Connect Keynote

Troy Bertram

Join Google Public Sector for an exclusive Partner Keynote where you’ll be the first to discover new programs and investment opportunities to unlock exponential growth for your business. Learn how Google Public Sector is driving growth and Generative AI innovation and how partnership fuels this. This is your opportunity to gain valuable insights and position your business at the forefront of Public Sector technology. Seats are limited, so register now!

Troy Bertram

Managing Director, Partner Sales

Google Public Sector

1:15

1:45

UTC

Executive Fireside - Driving Growth and Gen AI Innovation in the Public Sector

Karen Dahut, Brent Mitchell, Leigh Palmer, Troy Bertram

Join an insightful Executive Fireside Chat with Google Public Sector CEO Karen Dahut and Google Public Sector Executive Leaders Brent Mitchell, Vice-President of Go-To-Market for Google Public Sector and Leigh Palmer, Vice President, Delivery and Operations, moderated by Troy Bertram, Managing Director, Public Sector Partner Sales.

This discussion will focus on how Google Public Sector is driving growth and GenAI innovation, providing partners valuable insights into Google's future in this evolving market and what new announcements and programs partners can take advantage of today.

Karen Dahut

CEO

Google Public Sector

Brent Mitchell

Vice President, US State & Local Government and Education

Google Public Sector

Leigh Palmer

Vice President, Delivery and Operations

Google Public Sector

Troy Bertram

Managing Director, Partner Sales

Google Public Sector

1:40

2:00

UTC

Driving Velocity: New Initiatives + Programs to Drive Accelerated Growth

Cameron Groves, Ryan Mulholland

Speakers Cameron Groves, Director, Rapid Innovation and Ryan Mulholland, Director, Delivery Excellence, Google Public Sector, will share new initiatives and programs to drive accelerated growth for Google Public Sector partners.

Cameron Groves

Director, Rapid Innovation

Google Public Sector

Ryan Mulholland

Director, Delivery Excellence

Google Public Sector

2:00

2:25

UTC

Partnership in Action

Mike Williams, Bharath Parthasarathy, Vishal Kapur, Taylor Cyr

Join Mike Williams, Director, State and Local & Education East, Google Cloud during this ‘Partnership in Action’ executive panel as he unveils three impactful customer and partner success stories, offering actionable insights on how partners can leverage these use cases to fuel business expansion.

Mike Williams

Director, SLED East

Google Cloud

Bharath Parthasarathy

Sr. Director

Slalom Public & Social Impact

Vishal Kapur

Principal

Deloitte Consulting LLP

Taylor Cyr

Director, Public Sector/Education

Quantiphi

2:25

2:45

UTC

Break

2:45

3:25

UTC

Google Cloud Technical Differentiators: How to Partner for Success

Chris Hein

This session will explore the key technical differentiators of Google Cloud, new technical announcements, and how partners can leverage these capabilities to deliver innovative solutions to their customers. Topics will include:

Google Cloud's unique infrastructure, which provides unmatched performance, scalability, and reliability
Google Cloud's AI and machine learning capabilities, which enable partners to build smarter applications
Google Cloud's security and compliance features, which help partners protect their customers' data
Google Cloud's open source commitment, which gives partners the flexibility to choose the best tools for their needs

Chris Hein

Director of Customer Engineering, SLED

Google Public Sector

3:25

3:40

UTC

Solutions to Win - Rapid Innovation, How to Make Money with Google, GenAI + Google Distributed Cloud Hands-on-Labs

Brian Schoepfle

Head of Public Sector Partner Engineering

Google Public Sector

3:40

3:45

UTC

Closing Remarks

Troy Bertram

Managing Director, Partner Sales

Google Public Sector

3:45

4:45

UTC

Networking Lunch - Game-changer Game

Ask the Experts TabletopsGet ready to make new connections and discover valuable partnerships at the Game-changer Lunch. Engage in fun speed-dating designed to spark collaborations and new connections. Prizes await those who complete the speed dating question card, so come prepared to network, share your expertise, and forge new alliances!

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4:45

UTC

4:45

UTC

Rapid Innovation

Cameron Groves

Join Cameron Groves, Director of Rapid Innovation, for an in-depth look at how Google Cloud empowers partners to drive transformative solutions. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the Rapid Innovation Team's mission, processes, and partner collaboration opportunities including Rapid Innovation Defined, Co-Building for Impact and the 2025 Partner Rapid Prototyping Program and provide a clear call to action with next steps.

Cameron Groves

Director, Rapid Innovation

Google Public Sector

4:45

UTC

How to Make Money with Google

Austin Adams, Liz Combs

Unlock the secrets to maximizing your Google partnership at the "How to Make Money with Google" breakout session. This session will equip you with the knowledge and connections to drive revenue growth through best practices directly from key Google Public Sector Teams.

Austin Adams

Director, Public Sector, Delivery

Google Public Sector

Liz Combs

Head of Regional Partner Managers

Google Public Sector

4:45

UTC

Gen AI Lab

Deon James, Nandha Madhugiri

Learn Gen AI terminologies, tuning options, and get hands-on experience using Vertex AI Studio, a cloud-based platform that allows users to quickly test and customize generative AI models so you can leverage their capabilities in your applications. Vertex AI provides a variety of tools and resources that make it easy to start with generative AI, even if you don't have a background in machine learning. You'll use Vertex AI Studio to explore Gemini Freeform and use it to analyze images, design prompts, and generate conversations directly on the Google Cloud console, no need for API or Python SDKs. Laptops will be provided for this session.

Deon James

Partner Engineer, Public Sector

Google Cloud

Nandha Madhugiri

Partner Engineer, Global Public Sector

Google Cloud

4:45

UTC

SecOps Labs

Matt Ashton

Join us for this hands-on lab to explore how a modern approach to security operations moves public sector cyber defenders beyond the status quo of day-to-day alert response. As someone invested in protecting your organization's data, discover how AI and automation can transform the SOC, eliminating alert fatigue, blindspots, and manual processes.

Come prepared to actively engage and get your toughest security questions answered. Laptops will be provided for this session.

Matt Ashton

Partner Engineer, Public Sector

Google Cloud

5:55

UTC

5:55

UTC

Rapid Innovation

Cameron Groves

Director, Rapid Innovation

Google Public Sector

5:55

UTC

How to Make Money with Google

Austin Adams, Liz Combs

Austin Adams

Director, Public Sector, Delivery

Google Public Sector

Liz Combs

Head of Regional Partner Managers

Google Public Sector

5:55

UTC

Gen AI Lab

Deon James, Nandha Madhugiri

Deon James

Partner Engineer, Public Sector

Google Cloud

Nandha Madhugiri

Partner Engineer, Global Public Sector

Google Cloud

5:55

UTC

SecOps Labs

Matt Ashton

Partner Engineer, Public Sector

Google Cloud

7:05

UTC

7:05

UTC

Rapid Innovation

Cameron Groves

Director, Rapid Innovation

Google Public Sector

7:05

UTC

How to Make Money with Google

Austin Adams, Liz Combs

Austin Adams

Director, Public Sector, Delivery

Google Public Sector

Liz Combs

Head of Regional Partner Managers

Google Public Sector

7:05

UTC

Gen AI Lab

Deon James, Nandha Madhugiri

Deon James

Partner Engineer, Public Sector

Google Cloud

Nandha Madhugiri

Partner Engineer, Global Public Sector

Google Cloud

7:05

UTC

SecOps Labs

Matt Ashton

Partner Engineer, Public Sector

Google Cloud

Reception (Amphitheater Foyer)

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8:00

10:00

UTC

Networking Reception with Google Public Sector Executive Leadership

Ask the Experts TabletopsJoin us for an exclusive Networking Reception to close the day. Make sure to visit our 8 "Ask the Experts" stations, where you'll meet the Google leaders who are dedicated to driving partner growth. Learn how to maximize your Google Public Sector partnership, discover new opportunities, and get your questions answered by our team.

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