Meet the Speakers

2024 Conference Chairman


James Gfrerer
James Gfrerer
CEO; Federal Business LLC;
Former CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 Speakers


Christopher Saslo
Christopher Saslo
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services; Chief Nursing Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Hillary Peabody MPH
Hillary Peabody MPH
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Bruce Scott MD
Dr. Bruce Scott MD
Incoming President
American Medical Association
Dr. Ronald Miller MD
Dr. Ronald Miller MD
Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Support
Department of Veterans Affairs
Terry Riffel SES
Terry Riffel SES
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Management Business Transformation Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Laura Duke
Laura Duke
Chief Financial Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Neil Evans MD
Dr. Neil Evans MD
Acting Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office
Department of Veterans Affairs
William Tinston
William Tinston
Director
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office
Jennifer Purdy
Jennifer Purdy
Executive Director, Patient Experience (PX), Veterans Experience Office
Department of Veterans Affairs
Matthew A. Miller SES, PhD, MPH
Matthew A. Miller SES, PhD, MPH
Executive Director, Suicide Prevention
Office of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs
David Hammer MBA, CMRP, PMP
David Hammer MBA, CMRP, PMP
Deputy Program Executive Director, VA Office of Enterprise Supply Chain Modernization
Department of Veterans Affairs
Penny Nechanicky
Penny Nechanicky
Executive Director, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Ernest Moy MD, MPH
Dr. Ernest Moy MD, MPH
Executive Director, Office of Health Equity, VHA
Department of Veterans Affairs
Tiel Keltner
Tiel Keltner
Deputy Network Director, VISN 20 (Northwest)
Veterans Health Administration
Jennifer Murphy PhD
Jennifer Murphy PhD
Director of Pain Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
Marsden McGuire MD
Marsden McGuire MD
Director, Continuum of Care and General Mental Health, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Department of Veterans Affairs
Amanda Doreson
Amanda Doreson
Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Don Prisby
Don Prisby
Founder and President
NorthPoint Advocates
Alison Cormier
Alison Cormier
Field Operations Manager, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dave Catanoso
Dave Catanoso
Director (A), Application Hosting, Cloud and Edge Solutions
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa MD, MBA
Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa MD, MBA
Global Chief Medical Officer, Solventum
3M Health Information Systems
Dr. Rick May MD
Dr. Rick May MD
Senior Principal
Vizient Consulting Solutions
David Bowers
David Bowers
Senior Product Manager, Solventum
3M