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Looking Ahead at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2027

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Looking Ahead at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2027
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About this Event

From emerging technologies and acquisition challenges to budget priorities and key contract opportunities on the horizon, this event will bring together government, top technology executives, subject matter experts, and business leaders from across the CMS community to have candid, open discussions that will identify real solutions and opportunities to drive results and better support the important set of missions driven by CMS and the contractor community.



AGENDA:


12:55PM - 1:30PM: Event Check-In

1:30PM - 4:30PM: Welcome and Panel Discussions
Co-hosted by Shelley McGuire, Shelley's Events and Kathleen Dyson, KMG Consulting

Panel #1: CMS TRANSFORMATION (sponsored by Metric5)

  • Moderator: - Director of Account Management - Health
  • - Chief People Officer, CMS
  • - Senior Advisor to the SES Politico for Workforce Transformation, Office of the Administrator, CMS
  • - Chief of Staff to the COO, CMS

Panel #2: ACQUISITION, BUDGET & CONTRACT TRENDS & TOP INITIATIVES in 2027 (sponsored by FHAS)

  • Moderator: - Vice President, Federal Markets, FHAS
  • - Vice President of Product and Bid Development, Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC
  • - Director, Division of Fee for Service Contracts, OAGM/CMS
  • - Customer Service Director, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA
  • - Contracting Officer and Director, Division of Financial Services, CMS
  • - Director, Health Strategy, Guidehouse

Panel #3: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (SI) and PROCESSES (sponsored by Tria Federal) - *Invited Speaker

  • Moderator: - Senior Vice President of Growth Operations, Tria Federal
  • *- Enterprise Architect, Division of Enterprise Architecture (DEA), Enterprise Architecture & Data Group (EADG), Office of Information Technology (OIT), CMS
  • - Social Scientist | Consultant | Solutionist (former NIH Social Scientist, CMS, Dept of Labor)
  • * - Deputy Director, Data Analytics and Systems Group, Center for Program Integrity (CPI), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • - Acting Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Senior Official for Privacy, CMS
  • - Acting Deputy Director, Office of Information Technology, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • * - Acting Deputy Director, Application Management Group (AMG), Office of Information Technology (OIT), CMS

Panel #4: WHAT DOES CMS look like MOVING FORWARD? (sponsored by RELI Group)

  • Moderator: - Client Relationship Executive, RELI Group (Former CMS)
  • - Director, Division of Security & Privacy Compliance (DSPC), ISPG/OIT, CMS
  • - Principal Security Architect, Aquia

Panel #5: EMPOWERING WOMEN TO LEAD: Modernization, Governance, and Technology at CMS
* Invited Speaker

  • Moderator: - Chief Information Officer, CMS
  • - Director, Enterprise Systems Solution Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • - Senior Technical Advisor & Digital Transformation Leader, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Emily Mikles - Management and Program Analyst for the IT Capital and Planning Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • - Deputy Director, Enterprise Architecture Data Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

4:45PM - 6:30PM: Offsite Networking Happy Hour
Cogent People, 10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 320, Columbia, MD 21044

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GIVING BACK:

As a bonus, a portion of the sponsorship dollars and ticket sales generated from this event will be donated to Athletes Serving Athletes


DISCLAIMER:

Please carefully review your order before confirming your purchase. All sales are considered final. We do not offer refunds for cancellations.

Please note that photographs and video footage will be taken during this event and may be used for marketing and promotional purposes on our website and/or in social media. By attending this event, you consent to the use of any images taken during this event. Thank you!


Interested in sponsoring? Contact Amanda Schrauben at [email protected]


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