The Leadership Code: Unlocked
Real conversations. What leadership really looks like at the top.

Leadership isn’t a title—it’s a mindset, a responsibility, and a journey. In this exclusive fireside chat, we’re pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to lead at the highest levels. Dialogue about the challenges, the turning points, and the moments that shaped the most dynamic leaders in tech and business today.

Join us for a candid conversation as we decode the unwritten rules of leadership—from commanding the room with confidence to navigating moments of doubt, building inclusive teams, and redefining success on your own terms. Whether you’re in the C-suite, growing your influence, or charting your next big move, this conversation will inspire you to lead with boldness, clarity, and purpose.

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FREE for WIT Members
$25 for Non-members

Speaker

Ann Dunkin


Ann Dunkin most recently served as Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she managed the Department’s information technology (IT) portfolio and modernization; oversaw the Department’s cybersecurity efforts; led technology innovation and digital transformation; and enabled collaboration across the Department. She served in the Obama Administration as CIO of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior roles include Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Dell Technologies; CIO, County of Santa Clara, CA; CTO, Palo Alto Unified School District, California; and various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard focused on engineering, research and development, IT, manufacturing engineering, software quality, and operations.

Ann is a published author, most recently of the book Industrial Digital Transformation, and a frequent speaker on topics such as government technology modernization, digital transformation, and organizational development. Ann was recently named to the Forbes CIO Next list 2024. She also received the 2024 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Captains of Industry Award and the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology’s 2024 Pinnacle Award. She has been given a range of previous awards, including a 2024 Fed 100 Award, the 2022 Capital CIO Large Enterprise ORBIE Award, DC’s Top 50 Women in Technology for 2015 and 2016, ComputerWorld’s Premier 100 Technology Leaders for 2016, StateScoop’s Top 50 Women in Technology list for 2017, FedScoop’s Golden Gov Executive of the Year in 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023,and 2024 and FedScoop’s Best Bosses in Federal IT 2022. She was also named to Washington Exec’s Ones to Watch list for 2023.

Ms. Dunkin holds a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a licensed professional engineer in the states of California and Washington and an IISE Fellow. In 2018, she was inducted into Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni and in 2024.