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Apptio Public Sector Summit 2026

Advancing your Mission with Financial Intelligence

Public sector leaders are under pressure to modernize services, adopt AI responsibly, strengthen security, and manage risk – while staying accountable to budgets and outcomes. In 2025, many agencies experienced firsthand how quickly uncertainty can turn into scrutiny, and how difficult it is to defend mission-critical programs and teams without trusted, timely visibility into where dollars are going, what they’re enabling, and what outcomes they’re driving.

As 2026 brings new leadership and fresh mandates across many organizations, meeting these demands takes more than cost visibility. It takes financial intelligence: a shared, decision-ready view of spend, value, and performance that helps leaders prioritize investments, strengthen governance, and connect every dollar to mission impact.

At Apptio’s 2026 Public Sector Summit, leaders across federal, state and local government, as well as education sectors, will explore how to turn financial and operational data into financial intelligence for faster, smarter, and more ROI-driven decisions. Through insightful keynotes and dynamic breakout sessions, attendees will gain practical strategies and real-world examples for reducing waste, improving accountability, and advancing missions with precision.

Registration for the 2026 Public Sector Summit is now open.

May 13, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Westin DC Downtown
Washington, DC 20001
Attendees are eligible to receive continuing professional education credits (CPE) for this event. No advance preparation is required. View CPE details.
Dr. Traci Birckhead
U.S. Department of Commerce
Caroline Boyd
MeriTalk
Melvin Brown II
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Bob Carter
Apptio
Scott Erben
Cleveland Clinic
Andi Fisher-Colwill
Department of Commerce Policy and Business Management
Mina Han
REI Systems
Bill Kasenchar
REI Systems
Rob Martin
FinOps Foundation
Dr. Laura Mills
MANTECH
Nico Ojeda
Element Solutions
Andy Peterson
IBM Consulting, U.S. Federal, Application Operations
Stephanie Roe
Rego Consulting
Tanya Smith
U.S. Department of Commerce
Domenic Teolis
Cleveland Clinic
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Caroline Boyd
Caroline Boyd [Emcee]
Principal, Government Programs
MeriTalk
Bob Carter
Vice President, Public Sector
Apptio
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Mainstage Session 2

In mission-critical environments, AI success depends on model performance, security, governance, and financially grounded tradeoffs as costs and complexity rise. Learn how to manage AI demand and infrastructure realities in highly secure settings and how financial intelligence guides AI by showing what drives cost, what delivers value, and where to focus next.  […]

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Main Stage Session 3

As agencies modernize and scale AI, leaders need more than reporting. They need decision-ready insight that ties choices to mission results. Learn how modern TBM practices strengthen governance, improve accountability, and accelerate prioritization, helping leaders shift from tracking spend to actively shaping the portfolio with clarity, speed, and measurable outcomes. […]

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Main Stage Session 4

Many organizations start with TBM to create IT clarity. The next leap is scaling those disciplines enterprise-wide. Learn how Cleveland Clinic evolved TBM into an EBM framework spanning IT, facilities, revenue cycle management, and shared services, earning the TBM Council’s 2025 Regional Pioneer Award. See how leaders unified cost, consumption, and outcomes across 18 source systems, eliminated manual spreadsheets, and built repeatable transparency that drives faster, financially grounded decisions well beyond IT.  […]

Scott Erben
Director of Technology & Enterprise Business Management
Cleveland Clinic
Domenic Teolis
Analyst, Technology & Enterprise Business Management
Cleveland Clinic
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Pre-function area
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Main Stage Session 5

With modernization demands rising and budgets under pressure, accountability to mission, performance, and taxpayers must be built into how investments are planned, governed, and measured. Learn how agencies can align portfolios to mission outcomes, strengthen oversight without slowing delivery, and create enterprise-wide insight that makes every dollar easier to justify, manage, and connect to results.  […]

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Exhibit Sponsor:
TD SYNNEX
Lunch Sponsor:
Four Inc.
Lanyard Sponsor:
Fidelis Technology

The Westin DC Downtown

999 9th Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20001

Event Enquiries

apptiopublicsectorsummit@meritalk.com
703-883-9000, ext. 123