--- title: Google Public Sector Welcome Reception --- [![Accenture](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Acc_GT_Solid_P1_RGB-1.png?width=28&height=109&name=Acc_GT_Solid_P1_RGB-1.png "Accenture")](https://accenturefederal.com) [Connect on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/accenturefederalservices/mycompany/verification/) [![Accenture Federal Services](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AFS_wordmark_stacked_Purple-300px-1.png?width=200&height=109&name=AFS_wordmark_stacked_Purple-300px-1.png "Accenture Federal Services")](https://accenturefederal.com) [![AFSwordmark-horz-371x28](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AFSwordmark-horz-371x28.png?width=199&height=109&name=AFSwordmark-horz-371x28.png "AFSwordmark-horz-371x28")](https://accenturefederal.com) [Connect on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/accenturefederalservices/mycompany/verification/) # Forge® after Dark: Google Public Sector Summit 2026 October 19, 2026 5:30 - 8:30 PM The Forge® 1201 New York Ave NW Washington, DC 20005 ## The moonshot is the vision. Accenture and Google Public Sector provide the launchpad. Ahead of the Google Public Sector Summit 2026, Accenture Federal Services invites government leaders to an exclusive evening at The Forge. Join us for cocktails, networking, and a firsthand look at how federal agencies are moving beyond AI pilots into fully deployed, mission-ready AI agents. Discover how Accenture—Google Cloud’s Global Public Sector Partner of the Year—is leveraging Google’s fully integrated technology to make Gemini Enterprise the agentic front door for the public sector. ![Google\_Public\_Sector\_](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Google_Public_Sector_.png?width=180&name=Google_Public_Sector_.png) ![social-tile\_accenture-4](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-tile_accenture-4.png?width=180&name=social-tile_accenture-4.png) As a Premier Sponsor and the multi-year Google Cloud Global Public Sector Partner of the Year, *Accenture is the crucial bridge between Google's state-of-the-art AI stack and federal reality*. We engineer the future of AI-powered enterprises, combining deep mission expertise with the full Google AI stack to deliver scalable, secure, and responsible AI outcomes. Vanguard Forum at The Forge Where emerging tech meets federal mission ![Screenshot 2025-12-04 at 2.36.59 PM-1](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-12-04%20at%202.36.59%20PM-1.png?width=408&height=400&name=Screenshot%202025-12-04%20at%202.36.59%20PM-1.png "Screenshot 2025-12-04 at 2.36.59 PM-1") Joshua Powell Chief AI and Innovation Officer at CBP ![Tom\_Horan\_bw](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/Tom_Horan_bw.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=Tom_Horan_bw.jpg "Tom_Horan_bw") Thomas Horan AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit ![placeholder\_square](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/placeholder_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=placeholder_square.jpg "placeholder_square") Sahil Arora FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir ![Rita\_Waite\_bw](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/Rita_Waite_bw.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=Rita_Waite_bw.jpg "Rita_Waite_bw") Rita Waite Partner, IQT ![a-black](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a-black.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=a-black.jpg "a-black") Andrew Black CEO, Kovr.ai ![placeholder\_square](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/placeholder_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=placeholder_square.jpg "placeholder_square") Name Title here ![josh\_powell](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/josh_powell_CBP_bw_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=josh_powell_CBP_bw_square.jpg "josh_powell") Josh Powell Chief AI and Innovation Officer, CBP ![Tom\_Horan](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/Tom_Horan_bw_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=Tom_Horan_bw_square.jpg "Tom_Horan") Thomas Horan AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit ![Rita\_Waite](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/Rita_Waite_bw_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=Rita_Waite_bw_square.jpg "Rita_Waite") Rita Waite Partner, IQT ![garrett-berntsen](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/garrett-berntsen_bw_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=garrett-berntsen_bw_square.jpg "garrett-berntsen") Garrett Berntsen Chief AI Officer, Accenture Federal Services ![sahil aror](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/sahil%20arora_Palantir_bw_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=sahil%20arora_Palantir_bw_square.jpg "sahil aror") Sahil Arora FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir ![andy\_black](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/andy_black_KOVR_bw_square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=andy_black_KOVR_bw_square.jpg "andy_black") Andy Black CEO, KOVR.ai ![Satterwhite](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanguard/Satterwhite_bw-square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=Satterwhite_bw-square.jpg "Satterwhite") Mandy Satterwhite Executive Producer ![\_temp-Harris](https://events.afs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_temp-Harris.jpg?width=210&height=277&name=_temp-Harris.jpg "_temp-Harris") Person 08 Title [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/accenturefederalservices) [afs.com](https://www.afs.com)