Meet our 2026 Veterans Healthcare Expert Speakers
Conference Chairman
2026 Speaker Roster
Honorable Richard F. Topping
Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Stephen Ferrara MD
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs
Department of War
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs
Department of War
Vamsee Potluri (pending approval)
Executive Medical Center Director, VA Washington DC health care
Department of Veteran Affairs
Executive Medical Center Director, VA Washington DC health care
Department of Veteran Affairs
James Perkins
(A) Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Defense Health Agency
(A) Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Defense Health Agency
Chanel Bankston-Carter
Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Department of Veteran Affairs
Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Department of Veteran Affairs
Jeff Bishop
(A) Associate Executive Director, Technology Acquisition Center (TAC)
Department of Veteran Affairs
(A) Associate Executive Director, Technology Acquisition Center (TAC)
Department of Veteran Affairs
Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Paul Duncan
Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Health Network National Capital Region
Defense Health Agency
Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Health Network National Capital Region
Defense Health Agency
Jimmy Anderson
Deputy Secretary, VA Operations
Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families
Deputy Secretary, VA Operations
Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families
Dr. Farzaneh (Fazi) Sabi MD, FACOG
Chief Network Officer; Associate Medical Director for External Affairs
Kaiser Permanente
Chief Network Officer; Associate Medical Director for External Affairs
Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Gerard Cox
Former Assistant Under Secretary for Health Quality and Patient Safety
Department of Veterans Affairs
Former Assistant Under Secretary for Health Quality and Patient Safety
Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael Parrish PhD
Former Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, OALC
Department of Veterans Affairs
Former Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, OALC
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Lisa Kearney PhD, ABPP
Former Deputy Director, Suicide Prevention Office
Department of Veterans Affairs
Former Deputy Director, Suicide Prevention Office
Department of Veterans Affairs
Bill James
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Development and Operations (DevOps)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Development and Operations (DevOps)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Kurt Finke
Former Director, Office of Healthcare Technology Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
Former Director, Office of Healthcare Technology Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mike Valentino
Former Executive Director, Pharmacy Benefits Management Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Former Executive Director, Pharmacy Benefits Management Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
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