American Resilience: A Forum on Supply Chain & Logistics across Government
Where mission-critical supply chains meet next-generation capability
Date: February 25
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: The Forge - 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington DC 20005
Vanguard Forum at The Forge
Where emerging tech meets federal mission
Federal missions rely on secure, resilient, and responsive supply chains to deliver critical services and operate through disruption. Join Accenture Federal Services for an exclusive, in-person forum for federal leaders advancing the Administration’s priorities for supply chain resilience and modernization.
Through live demonstrations from commercial partners and mission-grounded discussions, participants will benefit from public-private knowledge sharing and explore cutting-edge solutions that can further strengthen domestic and allied supply chains, safeguard critical data, and accelerate logistics decisions in complex operating environments through increased end-to-end visibility powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
This event is exclusively for federal leaders - don't miss the opportunity to connect and learn in a setting tailored just for you.
How you'll accelerate mission success
Turn intent into decisive action
Connect strategic planning with real-time operational visibility, enabling commanders and analysts to make faster, more informed decisions at every echelon
Strengthen operational resilience
See how predictive planning, adaptive logistics, and intelligent routing designed for contested environments can strengthen resilience where supply chains and communications are threatened
Enhance intelligence-to-operations fusion
Learn how secure, zero-trust-aligned data sharing and digital sensing can protect classified information while enabling coordinated action across the enterprise
Optimize critical resources
Explore mission-ready capabilities—from strategic positioning and warehouse management to adaptive manufacturing and intelligent automation - and how they deliver the right capability at the point of need, when it matters most
Featured demo areas
Common operating picture
Centralize real-time situational awareness and actionable intelligence across multi-agency operations.
Global position + planning
Manage the movement, storage, and delivery of material and resources across distributed locations worldwide.
Digital mission twin
Simulate and optimize operations - from logistics hubs to forward positions - without disrupting ongoing missions.
Adaptive routing
Discover how optimization algorithms deliver the most efficient and resilient paths for personnel, cargo, and assets in denied environments.
Intelligent automation
Automate complex decision support and processes to compress the decision cycle and free human expertise for high-level judgment.
Flexible force posture
Orchestrate responsive, multi-functional capabilities at the operational edge rather than managing rigid, centralized operations.
Our Speakers
Ron Ash
CEO
Accenture Federal Services
Sarah Rhea
Managing Director, Supply Chain & Operations
Accenture Federal Services
David Simchi-Levi
William Barton Rogers Professor in Energy
Massachusetts Istitute of Technology
Are you reinvention ready?
Walk away with actionable next steps for your organization, proven technologies you can pilot immediately, and peer relationships with experts who work at the intersection of strategy, intelligence, and operations.
Speakers
10:00 - 1 0:25 AM
Check-in, networking and welcome
Connect with fellow federal leaders and technology providers before the program begins
10:25 - 11:15 AM
Speed to mission
Keynote Panel: Fielding emerging commercial tech in government with Rita Waite (Partner, In-Q-Tel) and Thomas Horan (AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit)
FedStart Spotlight: Accelerating FedRAMP accreditation through FedStart with Sahil Arora (FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Technologies built for federal missions
Presentations and demos from participating companies
Live demonstrations of mission-ready AI and emerging capabilities
Direct Q&A with founders and technical teams who understand federal requirements

Denise Zheng
Chief AI Officer, Data & AI Practice Lead

Ron Ash
CEO

Garrett Berntsen
Defense & Intel Data and AI Lead

Ira Entis
Chief Strategy Officer

