Designing the Next Generation of Government: An Event with Accenture Federal Services
Watch our event with women leaders from Accenture Federal Services where these prominent tech leaders discussed tech trends, shared professional advice, and dove deeper into potential career opportunities. Why Accenture Federal Services? As external forces and emerging technologies shape the next generation of…
About this event
Watch our event with women leaders from Accenture Federal Services where these prominent tech leaders discussed tech trends, shared professional advice, and dove deeper into potential career opportunities.
Why Accenture Federal Services? As external forces and emerging technologies shape the next generation of government, Accenture Federal Services is helping agencies to design, deliver, and run the future government that they’d like to see. With 30+ years of experience serving the federal government, Accenture Federal Services people create digital solutions, accelerate AI capabilities, deploy rapid prototype solutions, modernize IT, and improve cyber resilience so agencies can deliver even greater impact for customers and employees.
On Thursday, August 6th from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET (2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PT), PowerToFly connected with Accenture Federal Services’ women leaders over a panel discussion, interactive audience Q&A, and optional breakout sessions.
Agenda:
- 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT - PowerToFly Kickoff
- 5:05 PM ET / 2:05 PM PT - Welcome & Keynote Address from Ira Entis, Managing Director, Growth and Strategy
- 5:15 PM ET / 2:15 PM PT - Panel Discussion Featuring:
- Sara Abiusi, Managing Director, AFS Civilian Portfolio Technology Lead
- Kim Aftergood, Managing Director, Tech Industry Practice Lead & Defense Client Executive
- Jennifer Lange, Managing Director, AFS Advanced Technology Center
- Terrianne Lord, Associate Director, AFS Salesforce Practice & Digital Platforms Lead
- Amy Levenson, Microsoft Dynamics/Power Apps Practice Lead
- 5:55 PM ET / 2:55 PM PT - Closing Remarks from PowerToFly
- 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT - Optional Breakout Sessions Begin
- Advanced Technology Centers - San Antonio, TX and St. Louis, MO
- Jennifer Lange, Managing Director, AFS Advanced Technology Center
- Aleathia Dixon, AFS Inclusion & Diversity Specialist
- Technology in the Intelligence Community
- Amy Giovannucci, Managing Director, Digital Platforms ServiceNow Practice Lead
- Kim Aftergood, Managing Director, Tech Industry Practice Lead & Defense Client Executive
- Michelle Quiroga, Senior Manager, Intel ServiceNow Practice
- Advanced Technology Centers - San Antonio, TX and St. Louis, MO
- 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT - Event Concludes
Accenture Federal Services is hiring and would love to connect with skilled professionals. Their team works across defense, intelligence, homeland security, justice, diplomacy, civilian, and health to create global impact. All employees receive a “Total Rewards” package with a competitive salary, professional growth opportunities, health and wellness benefits, and more.
About PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a women-run startup that works with companies to identify skilled professionals they’d like to network with. Over the past two years, we’ve produced over one hundred events across the world with brands like American Express, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Slack, which have resulted in countless hires. Visit http://powertofly.com to learn more.
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Topic: Accenture Federal Services + PowerToFly | Virtual Event
Time: Aug 6, 2020 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meet the speakers
Sara Abiusi
Managing Director, AFS Civilian Portfolio Technology Lead
Sara Kumiko Abiusi is the Technology Managing Director working in Accenture's US Federal practice. She serves as the Technology Lead for their Civilian Portfolio of work. She is also a Client Account Lead for a large Civilian client. Her current work leverages her expertise in Supply Chain, Reporting, and High Performance architectures. Former clients include other federal and state and local agencies.
She joined Accenture after graduating from Johns Hopkins with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1996. She is the co-founder of the Metro DC Women in Technology forum and leads the Accenture Federal's Grace Hopper recruiting efforts. She leads their Johns Hopkins University entry-level recruiting effort. She is also the Executive sponsor of the Accenture North American Asian Pacific American Employee Resource Group.
Kim Aftergood
Managing Director, Tech Industry Practice Lead & Defense Client Executive
Kim Aftergood is a Managing Director at Accenture Federal Services. She has been with the company for over 21 years. Kim has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Global Economic Relations from the University of the Pacific.
Jennifer Lange
Managing Director, AFS Advanced Technology Center
Jennifer Lange is a Managing Director at Accenture Federal Services. She has been with the company since 2005. Prior to her current role, she's served as an Associate Director, Senior Manager, Manager, Technology Growth Platform Consultant, and Systems Integration Analyst with Accenture.
Terrianne Lord
Associate Director, AFS Salesforce Practice & Digital Platforms Lead
Terrianne Lord is responsible for the delivery management of enterprise Salesforce CRM engagements including Salesforce Sales and Service Cloud implementations at Accenture Federal Services. With 20 + years of hands-on experience directing, managing and deploying technical solutions on a global scale for Fortune 100 clients in the Public, Private, Non Profit and Telecomm industries.
Ms. Lord has successfully managed multi-million dollar engagements while assisting clients through business process reengineering, system design and analysis, change management and 3rd party and legacy system integrations.
Amy Levenson
Microsoft Dynamics/Power Apps Practice Lead
Amy Levenson is a Microsoft Dynamics/Power Apps Practice Lead at Accenture Federal Services. She is a strategic and forward-thinking Program Management Professional with a career history of effectively managing operations and cross-functional teams while supporting organizational goals and elevating productivity on a global scale.
Ira Entis
Managing Director, Growth and Strategy
Ira Entis is the Growth and Strategy Lead for Accenture Federal Services with responsibility for strategic corporate development, including growth-oriented investments and acquisitions. He is also responsible for the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, design & innovation studio, emerging technology portfolio and alliance ecosystem. Ira is a member of the Federal Leadership Team and serves on Accenture’s Global Innovation Team.
Ira joined Accenture with the company’s acquisition of Agilex Technologies, which he co-founded in 2007. As Agilex’ Chief Growth Officer, he was responsible for strategic planning, market development and pipeline management. Agilex was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the region’s fastest growing companies for five consecutive years under his leadership. Accenture’s acquisition of the company was also named a Top Deal for 2015 by Washington Technology.
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Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises.
Why women love working at Accenture
At Accenture, we encourage our people to be their true, authentic selves while they do work that makes a difference. This means working flexibly with modified work schedules, opportunities to telecommute and part-time arrangements. We believe the future workforce is an equal one. That’s why we’re committed to a gender-balanced workforce by 2025. Attracting, inspiring and advancing women is critical to our future success and we continue to set milestones on the path to gender equality. In fact, we’re thrilled for our Global Chief Executive Officer, Julie Sweet, who was included in Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.
Gender Diversity
We are committed to supporting the goals and aspirations of the more than 215,000 Accenture people around the world who identify as women. Today, women represent 44% of our global workforce and 23% of managing directors. Our Board includes members from six countries across four continents, and more than 40% are women, including our non-executive chair.
Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is core to our business strategy because we know it drives innovation. Our Getting to Equal 2019 research found that a culture of equality—the same kind of workplace environment that helps everyone advance to higher positions—is not just an ethical imperative, but a business priority too. If organizations want to thrive, they have to “get to equal.”
Looking for a place to grow and do work that’s transforming the way the world works and lives? Find your fit with Accenture.
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