C3 AI Federal Forum 2025 September 9
National Harbor, MD

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Watch the highlights from C3 AI Federal Forum 2025 now — from the launch of C3 AI Agentic Process Automation to thought-provoking discussions on the future of AI in government, and live demonstrations showcasing how the C3 Agentic AI Platform is transforming operations across defense, civilian, and intelligence missions.

C3 AI Federal Forum 2025 Keynotes

Stephen Ehikian, Chief Executive Officer, C3 AI

Nikhil Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer, Data Science, C3 AI

Tom Siebel, Executive Chairman, C3 AI

General (Ret.) John E. Hyten, Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Agenda

7:30 am
Breakfast

8:30 am
Doors Open

8:45 am
Opening Keynote

Thomas M. Siebel
Executive Chairman, C3 AI

Stephen Ehikian
Chief Executive Officer, C3 AI

9:30 am
Federal AI in Action

Moderated by
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Diane J. Sabatino
Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Greg Herweg
Chief Technology Officer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Maj. Gen. Cedric George, (Ret.)
VP, Strategy and Growth, MetroStar

10:15 am
Break

10:45 am
Transforming Government Operations with Agentic AI

Nikhil Krishnan
Chief Technology Officer, Data Science, C3 AI

MSgt Will Haskell
Senior Technical Program Manager, U.S. Space Force

11:30 am
Accelerating Operational Superiority Through AI

Moderated by
Lieutenant General (Ret) Dennis Crall, U.S. Marine Corps
Executive Director, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

CMSgt Philip Newton
Senior Enlisted Advisor to Air Force Materiel Command, United States Air Force

Peter LaMontagne
Chief Executive Officer, SMX

Dan Hudson
Senior Technology Director, Mission Technologies, HII

Jason Payne
Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Federal, Microsoft

12:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm
Opening the Afternoon Program

Dan Gelston
President, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

1:05 pm
The Future of Defense and Government in the AI Era

Christian Brose
President and Chief Strategy Officer, Anduril Industries

Young Bang
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group & Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology

Stephen Ehikian
Chief Executive Officer, C3 AI

1:30 pm
Leading Defense Modernization with AI

General (Ret.) John Hyten
Former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

2:00 pm
Enhancing Naval Fleet Readiness with AI-Powered Maritime Operations

Moderated by
Brooke Weddle
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Stephen Rodriguez
Chairman, BlueForge Alliance

Jay Stefany
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group & Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

Brian Fields
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Newport News Shipbuilding

Don Hairston
Vice President, Submarine Programs and Advanced Technologies, Austal

2:30 pm
Closing Remarks

Stephen Ehikian
Chief Executive Officer, C3 AI

3:00 pm
Breakout Sessions

The AI-Powered Decision Advantage in Defense

Lieutenant General (Ret) Dennis Crall, U.S. Marine Corps
Executive Director, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

Colonel (Ret.) JV Venable
Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute

Ben Hull
Principal Director, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Analytics

Jeff Jungemann
Program Analyst, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Department of the Air Force

How AI Can Support Mission Requirements Across the DOJ & DHS

Jason Van Sice
GVP, DHS & Federal Law Enforcement, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

Michelle Zebrowski
Chief Data Officer, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Sang Na
Executive Vice President and Chief AI Officer, CATHEXIS

Accelerating Innovation with AI Across Federal Civilian Agencies

Brett McMillen
Group Vice President, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

Jordan Eccles
Deputy Director for Innovation, Presidential Innovation Fellow, Executive Office of the President

George Batsakis
Chief Executive Officer, Groundswell

Rob Groat
EVP of Strategy and Technology, Commercial and SMX Elevate, SMX

The Role of AI in Evolving National Intelligence Capabilities

Nikhil Krishnan
Chief Technology Officer, Data Science, C3 AI

Nick Mantalvanos
Senior Director, Federal Strategic Solutions, C3 AI

Terry Busch
Chief Information Officer, M42

3:45 pm
Networking & Product Demos

5:00 pm
Program Adjourns

Speakers

General Session Speakers

Tom Siebel
Executive Chairman, C3 AI

Stephen Ehikian
Chief Executive Officer, C3 AI

Hon. Kevin McCarthy
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Diane J. Sabatino
Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Greg Herweg
Chief Technology Officer, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Maj. Gen. Cedric George, (Ret.)
VP, Strategy & Growth, MetroStar

Nikhil Krishnan
Chief Technology Officer, Data Science, C3 AI

MSgt Will Haskell
Senior Technical Program Manager, U.S. Space Force

Lieutenant General (Ret) Dennis Crall, U.S. Marine Corps
Executive Director, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

CMSgt Philip Newton
Senior Enlisted Advisor to Air Force Materiel Command, United States Air Force

Peter LaMontagne
Chief Executive Officer, SMX

Dan Hudson
Senior Technology Director, Mission Technologies, HII

Jason Payne
CTO, U.S. Federal, Microsoft

Dan Gelston
President, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI

Christian Brose
President and Chief Strategy Officer, Anduril Industries

Young Bang
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group

General (Ret.) Hyten
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Brooke Weddle
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jay Stefany
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group & Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

Stephen Rodriguez
Chairman, BlueForge Alliance

Brian Fields
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Newport News Shipbuilding

Don Hairston
Vice President, Submarine Programs and Advanced Technologies, Austal

Breakout Session Speakers

Lieutenant General (Ret) Dennis Crall, U.S. Marine Corps	Executive Director, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI
Colonel JV Venable, USAF (Ret.)	Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute
Ben Hull	Director of Readiness Analytics in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Readiness
Jeff Jungemann	Program Analyst, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Department of the Air Force
Jason Van Sice	GVP, DHS & Federal Law Enforcement, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI
Michelle Zebrowski	Chief Data Officer, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Sang Na	Executive Vice President and Chief AI Officer, CATHEXIS
Brett McMillen	Group Vice President, C3 Federal Systems, C3 AI
Jordan Eccles	Deputy Director for Innovation, Presidential Innovation Fellow, Executive Office of the President
George Batsakis	Chief Executive Officer, Groundswell
Rob Groat	EVP of Strategy and Technology, Commercial and SMX Elevate, SMX
Nikhil Krishnan	CCTO, Data Science, C3 AI
Nick Mantalvanos	Senior Director, Federal Strategic Solutions, C3 AI
Terry Busch	Chief Information Officer, M42