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ACT-IAC Emerging Tech Demo Day - April 2026 - Navajo Nation Corporation, Tribal Corporation - Diné Development Corporation

Mission Focused. Legacy Inspired. Community Driven.
A Wholly Owned Navajo Nation Corporation

CONFERENCE / EVENT

ACT-IAC Emerging Tech Demo Day 2026

DemoDay

Accelerating Transformation. Empowering Mission Success.

DDC powers civilian and defense missions through AI, data, cloud, and digital modernization. With more than 20 years of proven federal delivery, we design and deploy scalable solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

Through a commitment to mission-first innovation, we empower agencies to unlock actionable insights, streamline workflows, and accelerate decision-making across enterprises. Our approach unites people, process, and technology, enabling greater agility, improved performance, and enhanced mission execution that strengthens organizations and builds sustainability for the future.

DDC Solution Accelerators

Accelerate digital transformation with
mission-ready capabilities that drive scalability and optimization

 
 

Built on proven industry frameworks and open architectures, DDC Solution Accelerators fast-track digital transformation without reliance on off-the-shelf products. We embed battle-tested capabilities directly into delivery teams, tailoring solutions to each customer’s mission. 

By leveraging open-source, cloud-native technologies, we help agencies avoid vendor lock-in while enabling sustainable, mission-driven outcomes.

 
 

Featured Solution Accelerator: AppFactory

Accelerate application deployment through human-centered design 

AppFactory is a purpose-built platform that unites Human-Centered Design (HCD), model-agnostic LLM intelligence, and government-grade compliance tooling into a single, end-to-end workflow. From the first stakeholder interview to the final developer handover package, AppFactory keeps every team member working from the same structured, AI-augmented source of truth.

The platform operationalizes a seven-phase lifecycle endorsed by the U.S. Digital Service,
making HCD a repeatable, auditable, AI-accelerated process. Organizations using AppFactory compress discovery-to-handover timelines by 60-75%, reducing a typical twelve-week process to 3-4 weeks while embedding Section 508, WCAG 2.2 AA, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust compliance at every phase.

Features

AI-Augmented HCD Workflow

Model-Agnostic AI Co-Pilot

Built-In Compliance

AppDNA Developer Handover

Quality-Driven Governance

DDC x StackAI

Accelerate secure AI adoption

DDC and StackAI unite complementary strengths to deliver a mission-aligned approach to AI adoption: secure, scalable, and designed for impact. We offer rapid, trusted access to AI agent development that is entirely agency-owned without vendor lock-in. This enables mission teams to build and deploy AI solutions on their terms, within secure environments, leveraging familiar tools and data. By combining StackAI’s flexible, no-code platform with DDC’s proven federal delivery and governance model, agencies can accelerate responsible AI adoption with confidence.

Rapid Time to Value

From workflow to AI agent in minutes –
no code required


Enterprise-Ready Platform

100+ enterprise system integrations powered by all leading LLMs

Vendor Flexibility

Seamless visual builder with pro-code extensibility

Vendor Flexibility

ATO-ready for IL5 and IL6 environments with on-premise deployment

Ecosystem Enablement

Repeatable model that scales innovation for each deployment

Open Standards, Zero Lock-In

Built on open standards for flexible deployment an full control

Start your journey to AI transformation

 

Meet Team DDC

Miriam Niles

Vice President,
Federal Civilian & Health IT

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Derwin Ross

Sr. Business Development Manager, Federal Civilian

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Stacy Klarquist

Director of
Strategic Growth, Federal Civilian

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Sharath Sadashivan

Agentic AI Platform Engineer

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Dale Ward

Chief AI & Innovation Officer

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Chakib Jaber

Head of Digital Strategy
and Innovation

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Michael Peterson

Principal Solutions Architect

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Gabriel Eisen

StackAI

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Contact Us

Miriam Niles

Vice President, Federal Civilian

301.395.3102

Dale Ward

Chief AI & Innovation Officer

937.408.9709

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