DAY ONE
Wednesday, September 3rd
Opening Keynote
Dr. Sean Mooney
Director
Center for Information Technology, NIH
C-Suite Panel
Robin Collins
Chief Information Officer
ACF
Session Moderated by:
Kevin Duvall
Deputy Chief Information Officer
HHS
James "Frank" Hudson Jr.
Director of Information Technology and Applications Center
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Nikolaos Ipiotis
Chief Information Officer
ARPA-H
Patrick Newbold
Chief Information Officer
CMS
CMS Breakout Session
Bethany Messick
Director
Division of Investigative and Business Analytics, Data Analytics and Systems Groups, CMS
Mark Plaugher
Director
Information Systems Group
Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, CMS
Session Moderated by:
Kathryn Wetherby
Acting Director for the Marketplace Innovation and Technology Group
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, CMS
Wade Zarriello
Acting Director of the Infrastructure & User Services Group
Office of Information Technology, CMS
Cybersecurity Breakout Session
Jothi Dugar
Chief Information Security Officer
Center for Information Technology, NIH
Nicholas Heesters
Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity,
Office for Civil Rights, HHS
Charlee Hess
Director
Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity Division, HHS
Benjamin T. Koshy
Chief Information Security Officer
Indian Health Service
Session Moderated by:
Francis Rose
Host
Fed Gov Today
Acquisitions Panel
Larry Allen
Associate Administrator for the Office of Government-wide Policy
GSA
Session Moderated by:
Katrina Brisbon
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions
HHS
Benjamin Bryant
Deputy Head of Contracting Activity
Acquisition and Contracting Office, ARPA-H
Ricky Clark
Director
NITAAC
Naomi Escoffery
Director, Industry Engagement
DHA
Gen AI Panel
Session Moderated by:
David Blackburn
CEO & Founder
OrangeSlices AI
Lee Ann Crochunis
Deputy Director of the Office of Information Technology
CMS
Dr. Chris Kinsinger
Assistant Director for Catalytic Data Resources
Common Fund, NIH
Andreas Schick
Director of the Office of the Principal Deputy Commissioner
Office of Chief Medical Officer, FDA
Matthew Quinn
Science Director
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
DAY TWO
Thursday, September 4th
Opening Keynote
Dr. Barclay Butler
Deputy Commissioner for Operations & Chief Operating Officer
Office of Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Data Science Panel
Dr. Susan Gregurick
Associate Director for Data Science and Director
Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), NIH
Dr. Jaime Guidry Auvil
Director, Office of Data Sharing
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Session Moderated by:
Sweta Ladwa
Chief, Scientific Solutions Delivery Branch
Information Technology and Applications Center, NIH
Dr. John Scott
Interim Chief Data Officer
Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Morning Fireside
Amy Gleason
Acting Administrator & Strategic Advisor
U.S. DOGE Service & CMS
Session Moderated by:
Avery Muse Sr.
Former Senior Executive
HHS
Patrick Newbold
Chief Information Officer
CMS
NIH Breakout Session
Dr. Nick Asendorf
Scientific Information Officer
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
Maureen Falvella
Acting Chief Information Security Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer, NIH
James "Frank" Hudson Jr.
Director of Information Technology and Applications Center
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Mike Tartakovsky
Chief Information Officer & Director of the Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Session Moderated by:
Nick Weber
Acting Director, Office of Scientific Computing Services
Center for Information Technology, NIH
VA Breakout Session
Dr. Evan Carey
Acting Director, National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII)
Digital Health Office / AI & Emerging Technologies
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Session Moderated by:
Dr. Aaron Drew
Adjunct Professor & Federal Chief Architect/Chief Engineer/Director
Sarah MacDawutey
Senior Healthcare Innovation Executive
Lisa Rosenmerkel
Chief Data Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
ARPA-H Breakout Session
Rebekah Cecil
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
ARPA-H
Benjamin Bryant
Deputy Head of Contracting Activity
Acquisition and Contracting Office, ARPA-H
Nikolaos Ipiotis
Chief Information Officer
ARPA-H
Erika Kim
Portfolio Lead
ARPA-H
MHS Breakout Session
Session Moderated by:
Dr. Jesus Caban
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Defense Health Agency
Ryan Cool
Future Requirements & Emerging Technology Lead
JOMIS
Matthew Quinn
Science Director
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
Tonya Reeder
Chief Information Officer
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
RDML Tracy Farrill
Deputy to the Assistant Director Health Care Administration
USPHS, Defense Health Agency