2016 Executive SymposiumNetworking & Events
Executive Symposium attendees will be treated to an exclusive dinner at the International Spy Museum to kick-off the first day. Attendees will then have a full day of content on the changing business landscape, with in-depth keynotes at Executive Symposium followed by our thrilling Insight General Session!
An evening at the International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum is the only public museum in the world solely dedicated to the historical and contemporary roles of espionage. The Museum’s permanent exhibition presents espionage through the stories of individuals and their missions, tools and techniques. International espionage artifacts, combined with historic photographs, state-of-the-art audio-visual programs, computer interactive displays and special effects, reveal the strategies and techniques of the men and women behind some of the most secret espionage missions in world history.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from former Central Intelligence Agency Chiefs of Disguise, Tony and Jonna Mendez. Tony’s career spanned twenty-five years as he worked undercover in the most important theaters of the Cold War. As the Chief of Disguise and later as the Chief of the Graphics and Authentication Division, he and his staff were responsible for changing the identity and appearance of thousands of clandestine operatives. In 1980, Mr. Mendez was awarded the Intelligence Star for Valor for single-handedly engineering and overseeing the rescue of six US diplomats from Iran during the hostage crisis.
In 2012, Ben Affleck directed the major motion picture "ARGO" about this story, starring as Mendez, with Warner Brothers Studios and George Clooney producing. The award-winning film earned the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013.
By the time Mendez retired, he had also earned the CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Intelligence Star and two Certificates of Distinction. In September of 1997, in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the CIA, he was one of only fifty officers chosen to receive the Trailblazer Medallion. Jonna is a retired CIA intelligence officer who lived undercover for 27 years in such places as Germany, Thailand, and India, specializing in clandestine photography. Her duties included instructing the CIA's most highly placed foreign assets in the use of spy cameras and the processing of intelligence gathered by them. Her impressive record afforded her the opportunity to work in Southeast Asia as a generalist in Disguise, Identity Transformation and Clandestine Imaging. In 1988, she was promoted first to Deputy Chief of Disguise and then, Chief of Disguise. She retired from the government in 1993, earning the CIA's Intelligence Commendation Medal.
Insight 2016 General Session From start to finish, the Insight General Session will be like no other conference kickoff you’ve ever experienced! You’ll hear about Deltek solution details, roadmap specs, and product planning outlooks, plus Executive Symposium attendees will be front and center for a thrilling keynote presentation like no other! More information to come!
