Event speakers

Wendy Bhagat

Director, Product Marketing and Delivery Group
Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid

As the director of the product marketing and delivery group, Wendy leads customer engagement for the Office of Federal Student Aid to its nearly 40 million students, parents and borrowers who depend on the FSA to distribute over $120 billion in grants, loans, and work-study funds. Wendy and her team take a data-driven and customer-centric approach to develop communications strategies and deliver on a digital-first public experience with FSA. Wendy is a 2021 Service to the Citizen Award Winner for her work at Federal Student Aid.

Tanya Chowdhury

Public Sector Engagement Manager, Digital Strategy Group
Adobe

As an Engagement Manager on Adobe’s Digital Strategy Group, Tanya Chowdhury has partnered with leading State, Local, and Federal Civilian agencies to enable digital transformation by providing holistic guidance covering experiences, people, process, & platforms. As government has shifted to digital with a focus on equity, she has advised on government employee experience, go-to-market strategies, and developed Adobe’s perspective on Digital Equity to illuminate what equity in digital looks like and how it can be achieved to meet the needs of constituents, residents, and/or citizens who are: disabled, unhoused, without access to internet, non-English speaking, not digitally literate, etc.

James Hanson

Head of Industry Strategy, Public Sector Digital Experience

Adobe

James has 20+ years of domain knowledge and expertise helping organizations develop strategies, messaging, and brand positioning across government sectors. As Head of Industry Strategy, James is responsible for driving the digital experience for government agenda through public and private sector use cases and best practices to solve specific government challenges.

Rukshan Gunawardana

Solutions Consultant, Public Sector, Experience Cloud

Adobe

Rukshan has served clients in the public sector arena for over 15 years. His diverse career has given him extensive experience in digital transformation, delivery of cyber security solutions, and providing tailored architectural services in heterogeneous environments. As a Solutions Consultant at Adobe, Rukshan continues his work with government agencies, empowering clients to meet their digital goals through Adobe's advanced digital technologies.