Monday, August 11 | Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center, Reston, VA
Date Monday, August 11
Time 2 – 5pm EDT
Where The National Press Club,
529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
Join us on August 11, 2025, for ACCELERATE 2025—the premier event where AI, data, and innovation converge to drive mission-first outcomes. Designed for leaders across government and industry, ACCELERATE 2025 delivers the insights, strategies, and connections needed to fast-track transformation and overcome the barriers to innovation. From streamlining acquisitions to scaling emerging technologies, this one-day experience is focused on unlocking real, measurable results that move missions forward faster.
Attendees will hear from experts at the forefront of digital transformation, explore proven approaches to increasing efficiency, and discover actionable ways to implement change at scale. Whether you’re shaping policy, deploying solutions, or driving outcomes, ACCELERATE 2025 is where collaboration meets impact.
The event will also feature the presentation of the Accelerate Awards, recognizing outstanding Federal Government, DoD, and Industry programs that are rapidly advancing the use of AI, data, digital solutions, and acquisition innovation to achieve mission success.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D.
Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs*
FOCUSED SESSIONS
1:30-2 pm: Registration/Check-In
EVENT BEGINS AT 2 pm
- Keynote Address
- COO Fireside Chat: Priorities & Initiatives: Drivers of Efficiency
- CIO Panel: Driving Transformation through Innovation, AI, Data, Cyber, and Next-Gen Tech
- Data Driven Impact: Powering Mission Success
- Acquisition at the Speed of Innovation
- Accelerate Award Recognition
- Networking Reception
COO Fireside Chat: Priorities & Initiatives: Drivers of Efficiency
CIO Panel: Driving Transformation through Innovation, AI, Data, Cyber, and Next-Gen Tech
Data Driven Impact: Powering Mission Success
Acquisition at the Speed of Innovation
Keynote Panelists
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Kimberly Brandt
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services*
Barclay Butler, Ph.D.
Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Food and Drug Administration*
Jesus Caban, Ph.D.
Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Defense Health Agency*
Lynda Davis, Ph.D.
Chief Veteran Experience Officer and Acting Executive Director for Women Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Kevin DuVall
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Human Services*
Neil Evans, M.D.
Program Executive Director, (Acting), Electronic Health Records Modernization, Chief Officer, Connected Care, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Michael Gomes
Director, Contracting Operations, Army Contracting Command, APG
Saumyendu Ghosh
Director, Business Informatics and Solutions Management and AD CIO, Office of Inspections and Investigations, Food and Drug Administration*
Susan Gregurick, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Data Science, National Institutes of Health*
Clark Minor
Chief Information Officer, Health and Human Services*
Kameke Mitchell
Director, Procurement Strategic Operations, NASA
Jeffrey Neill
Associate Executive Director, Technology Acquisition Center, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Patrick Newbold
CIO and Director for the Office of Information Technology, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Eddie Pool
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Ankur Saini
Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Lisa Rosenmerkel
Chief Data Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Scott Simpson
Strategic Change Advisor and Coach, General Services Administration*
Alastair Thomson
Acting Chief Data Officer, ARPA-H, Department of Health and Human Services*
Paul Tibbits, M.D.
Executive Director, Workforce and Organizational Development, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Christopher Wallace
Chief of Cybersecurity, PEO Defense Healthcare Management Systems, Defense Health Agency
Charles Worthington
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
*invited, awaiting confirmation
Agenda
9:40 – 10:15 AM
Title
Description
9:40 – 10:15 AM
Title
Description
Sponsors
2025 Accelerate Award Winners
ACC Enterprise Technology Support Services (ITSS)
PingWind
Air-hr
Pyramid Systems, Inc & YRCI
Automated Decision Support (ADS)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Benefits Discovery Service
Veterans Experience Service Portfolio, OIT Product Delivery Services
Centennial Healthcare Agentic AI Platform (CHAAP)
Centennial Technologies Inc.
ComplySyncATO
ASSYST Inc.
CORAS Enterprise Decision Management Platform
Department of Defense
Data Access Service (DAS)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information Technology, Product Delivery Service
Delta AI Code Modernization
Alpha Omega
Early detection and intervention services for PTSD and other trauma-induced disease
Blue Rose Consulting Group, Inc. and iXpressGenes (iXG)
HHS Indian Health Services (IHS) National Patient Information Reporting System (NPIRS) MicroHealth Project Team
MicroHealth, LLC
Hospice CAP
National Government Services
Integrated Financial and Acquisitions Management System (iFAMS), Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT)
Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
ReDuX
Karsun Solutions
REI’s FDA SCAIL Team
REI Systems
Transforming Grant Analytics with AI-Powered Workforce Classification
NIH NIGMS and A-TEK
U.S. Department of Energy | Facilities Information Management System (FIMS) and Condition Assessment Information System (CAIS) MicroHealth Project Team
MicroHealth, LLC
VA Health Connect
Veterans Experience Services Portfolio, Product Delivery Service
VA Logistics Redesign Program (VALOR)
TISTA Science and Technology, VA, DOD
Website Management Support (WMS) Program
A Square Group
Zero Trust Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Resilience Strategy
Sentar
