Prem Natarajan, Ph.D., is chief scientist and head of enterprise AI at Fairfax County-based Capital One Financial Corporation. He discussed his work managing technology strategy, architecture, and development for the company’s enterprise data, machine learning, and analytics initiatives.

Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector (GPS), talks with VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke about GPS’ work with public and private sector partners to leverage Google technology to serve U.S. citizens.

The global aerospace industry is reinventing itself, with innovation spanning materials, engineering, and a more expansive vision for how we take to the skies. Virginia sits at the heart of this transformation as a breeding ground for ingenuity.

Identified as a place where academic institutions, private industry and government could come together, a 462 acre plot in Albemarle County is the latest addition to a growing cluster of industries coming to define the Charlottesville area.

Backed by monumental funding deals, a peaking business profile, and a strong entrepreneurial undercurrent, Virginia is building an accessible, collaborative, and truly thriving innovation ecosystem far and wide across the Commonwealth.

AI requires powerful cloud systems, and data centers power these innovations. Virginia’s strong data center infrastructure is a draw, but companies are also focused on ensuring a robust local workforce to staff the facilities. 

OpenAI's ChatGPT is only the start: experts say that generative AI - this smarter, more flexible version of artificial intelligence - offers organizations the possibility of revolutionizing not only how work is done, but who does what. 

VFP Inc., a custom building solutions manufacturer, will invest $5 million to expand its facility in Scott County, creating 50 new jobs.

Mike Coleman is president and CEO of CV International, a Norfolk-based global logistics, freight forwarding, and trade compliance services provider, and Capes Shipping Agencies, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides ship agency, cargo forwarding, and logistics management services to clients.

VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke with Lance Harcrow, chief operating officer at Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW), about the issues EFW sees as a logistics provider and how data analysis can transform the supply chain moving forward.