Top 20 Cloud Execs to Watch in 2021: Splunk’s Teresa Carlson
Teresa Carlson joined Splunk in April from Amazon Web Services, where she was vice president of worldwide public sector and industries. Now, Carlson leads and works closely with Splunk’s sales, customer success and marketing leaders. She also leads efforts to align and drive the company’s ongoing business transformations across its go-to-market segments. Carlson started the
Mark Testoni Among 2019 Sales Excellence Awards Winners
The Institute for Excellence in Sales announced the winners of its 2019 Sales Excellence Awards — including Lifetime Achievement Award winner Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services. The awards gala showcased organizational sales operational achievements within the govcon space and is know as the “Oscars” for sales teams and organizations. The 300-person morning
SAVE THE DATE: ‘Salute to Service,’ Nov. 10
The American Red Cross in the National Capital Region is holding its annual “Salute to Service” gala Nov. 10 at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner Virginia. The black-tie event is expected to draw more than 600 attendees, including military, government corporate and community leaders. This year’s event honors David Rubinstein, billionaire philanthropist and co-founder
Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit Draws Leaders from Government, Industry to Talk Cloud, Cutting-Edge Tech
The Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit has wrapped up its two-day annual public sector summit, which drew a host of tech leaders from the federal government, industry and the education sector to Washington, D.C. The event, which was held June 20-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C., featured keynote addresses
LMI Appoints Two Additional Members to Board of Directors
LMI formally announced the addition of two members to its board of directors: Teresa Carlson of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and former U.S. Air Force Under Secretary Lisa Disbrow. These government and industry leaders were selected for their innovative careers and prestige in federal and government policy, national security and technology. Carlson, vice president of
AWS’ Teresa Carlson to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Institute for Excellence in Sales will present Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, with the 8th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented June 15 at the Marriott Fairview Park in Falls Church, Virginia. As is the IES tradition, 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Paul Smith,
Save the Date: NVTC Titans Event Featuring Teresa Carlson, April 13
The Northern Virginia Technology Council is hosting Teresa Carlson, vice president for worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, at a Titans event on April 13. Carlson started and currently leads the AWS worldwide public sector business, which includes state, local, central and regional governments; educational institutions and ed techs; nonprofits and NGOs. She also
Win a Meeting with C-Level Execs- or Hamilton Tickets!- at NVTC’s 2017 CXO Auction
On April 20, 2017, at The Ritz Carlton in Tyson’s Corner, the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) will host its annual CXO Auction, an exciting event during which regional and industry C-level executives will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Winning bidders are guaranteed a one-on-one meeting with their auctioned executive within 12 months,
Flexible Cloud Computing Services Key to Federal Innovation, Says Amazon Web Service’s Teresa Carlson
Just how innovative will the federal government’s future cloud computing efforts be? The answer depends on the government’s ability to try out new offerings with minimal risk or procurement costs. Also imperative will be agencies’ ability to pay for services on an “on-demand” basis. Six years into her role as vice president of Amazon Web
GovCon Award Winners Include Altamira’s Ted Davies, NT Concepts’ Michele Bolos and AWS’ Teresa Carlson
On Nov. 1, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council announced the winners of the 14th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year and Executive of the Year Awards. Emcees Craig Chason (Pillsbury) and Rich LaFleur (Grant Thornton LLP) opened the program with a segment satirizing the Twitter battles between the
SAVE THE DATE: 5th Annual SAP NS2 Solutions Summit, Oct. 25
On Oct. 25, SAP NS2 will be hosting its 5th Annual Solutions Summit. All are invited to encounter the “Wave of Change” event, with insight from a panel of subject matter experts. Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state, will deliver the keynote address, and Philip Mudd, a former FBI and CIA senior official, will show the audience what
AT&T Takes NetBond Service to the Federal Market
AT&T announced Dec. 2 that it has made its AT&T NetBond® service available to federal government agencies to help them make fast, private and reliable network connections to Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud (US). “Agencies can use our NetBond capability as their private access point to services in AWS GovCloud (US) for fast, high-performing cloud
WashExec RollCall: Your Inside Look at Our Network’s Professional Activity
WashExec Executive RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what. When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, I’ve decided to expand our networking
Save the Date: GMU’s Brown & Brown Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Teresa Carlson, Oct. 10, 2014
The George Mason University School of Business’ Brown & Brown Distinguished Speaker Series will welcome Teresa Carlson, Amazon Web Services’ Vice President Global Public Sector, to present at its October 10th event. As head of Amazon Web Services Worldwide Public Sector, Carlson directs strategy, sales, operations and business development for Amazon’s Web Services and Cloud
Amazon Web Services to Expand, Add 500 New Jobs in Fairfax County
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) will expand in Fairfax County and add 500 new jobs to the county economy. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) worked with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to secure the project for Virginia. McDonnell also approved a $500,000 grant from the Governor’s Opportunity
TechAmerica Commission Releases “Demystifying Big Data” Report, Leaders Discuss Findings
The TechAmerica Foundation Big Data Commission released its much anticipated 40 page report, “Demystifying Big Data: A Practical Guide To Transforming The Business of Government,” at the United States Capitol last week with a panel of Commission Chairs. The panel included Steven Mills (Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Software & Systems at IBM
Salute To Service Gala Raises Over Half A Million Dollars For U.S. Troops And The American Red Cross
On Saturday, May 12, 2012 the American Red Cross Salute To Service Gala (formerly named the Fire & Ice Gala) raised over half a million dollars towards direct needs of U.S. service men and women and American Red Cross programs. The black- tie event, held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., included
TechAmerica Foundation Organizes Big Data Commission
The TechAmerica Foundation announced that the foremost thinkers on “Big Data” will lead a commission of 22 experts and academics to examine the issue and provide guidance on how to use “Big Data” to address the most pressing issues facing government and drive U.S. innovation and competitiveness. Steve Mills, Senior Vice President and Group Executive
New NVTC Board of Directors Announced
Members of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) elected new leaders at their annual meeting on June 30 in Reston, Va. The meeting included the CEO of NVTC, Bobbie Kilberg (pictured) . The board is comprised of 15 members, each serving a three-year term. Most are current board members now serving extended terms. The group
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