Wednesday, January 28

Welcome to the Digital Health Summit ’26, spotlighting the federal government’s most transformative and impactful missions in the Federal and Military health IT space. This high-energy luncheon brings together visionaries, changemakers, and trailblazers from agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency, CMS, HHS, NIH, FDA, and more, united by a shared mission to modernize, innovate, and transform health IT and healthcare delivery.
 

We will be recognizing the Digital Health Summit ’26 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree, Luwanda Jones, Dr. BA.*, Chief of Staff, Office of Information & Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.

In keeping with our commitment to championing the innovative use of emerging technologies, the Digital Health Summit will also feature an awards component and ceremony, the Digital Health Transformation Awards. These awards will honor Federal and Military Health IT programs that are harnessing the power of emerging technologies to advance their missions and spotlight the dedicated teams behind this groundbreaking work.

 
We look forward to having you join us on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, for an inspiring celebration of innovation and excellence, and an invigorating glimpse of what’s next in federal health IT transformation.

Date Wednesday, January 28
Time 11:30am – 1:30pm EDT
Where International Country Club | 13200 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033

Keynote Panelists

David Benson

Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Digital Transformation, Food and Drug Administration

Jesus Caban, Ph.D.

Chief Data Scientist, PEO DHMS|EIDS PMO, Military Health Service

Mohammed Sohail Chaudhry

Chief Technology Officer, ODT, Food and Drug Administration

Jothi Dugar

Chief Information Security Officer, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health

Neil Evans, M.D.

Acting Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and CIO, and Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

Mark Junda

Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs

Kimberly McManus, Ph.D.

Deputy Chief AI Officer, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs

Oki Mek

Chief Information Security Officer, Federal, Microsoft

Susan Monarez, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, ARPA-H, National Institutes of Health

John Scott, M.D.

Interim Chief Data Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

Kathryn Wetherby

Acting Director, Marketplace IT Group, Center for Consumer Information and Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Daniel Yourk

Senior Advisor, Virtual Health, Defense Health Agency

*invited, awaiting agency approval

Sponsors

DIGITAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION HONOREES

These awards honor Federal and Military Health IT programs that are harnessing the power of emerging technologies to advance their missions and spotlight the dedicated teams behind this groundbreaking work.
 
The 2026 Digital Health Transformation Honorees will be announced soon.

AutoDoc (Passive Data Collection for Autonomous Documentation of Casualty Care)
TATRC, Defense Health Agency

BDAMAX
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

CDC Digital Communication Modernization and CDC.gov Re-Launch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centralized Benefits Communication Management with Printing and Mailing Services
Veterans Benefits Administration

Clinical Decision Support Collaborative
Department of Veterans Affairs

Common Electronic Data Interchange
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy
Department of Veterans Affairs

Data Access Services
Department of Veterans Affairs

Data Quality and Integration
Military Health Service

Defense Health Agency Virtual Education Center
Army Contracting Command – Orlando on behalf of DHA

DEV/SEC/DataOps Automated Pipeline Process
Department of Veterans Affairs

Electronic Data Interchange Transactions Application Suite / Medical Care Collection Fund
Department of Veterans Affairs

Electronic Health Record Modernization Program – VX130 and Voogle Project
Department of Veterans Affairs

Enterprise Document and Records Management Platform
Food and Drug Administration

Enterprise Intelligence & Data Solutions Program
Defense Health Agency

Enterprise Technology Transfer System
National Institutes of Health

eSTARS
Food and Drug Administration

IIA Predictive Modeling System
Veterans Health Administration

Innovation Support Platform
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

Insight Net
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Medicare Enrollment and Premium Billing Systems
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

My HealtheVet on VA.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs

National Healthcare Safety Network
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Wastewater Surveillance System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of Data, Insights and Reporting’s Beneficiary and Consumer Experience Dashboard
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Operational Analytics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

QTC Disability Medical Exam Innovation Team
Department of Veterans Affairs

ServiceNow Program Professional Services
Food and Drug Administration

Shared Delta Lake
Department of Veterans Affairs

VA EHR Modernization – Technology Integration
Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Profile
Department of Veterans Affairs

Web Experience and Content Management Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

Website Management Support
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Sponsors

Premier Sponsor

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Tech Transformation Sponsor

Panel Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor – TAC

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Platinum Sponsor – SAC

Platinum Sponsor – NAC

Cornerstone Sponsors

GDIT logo

Registration Sponsor

Mission Impact Partner

Emerging Tech Expo Sponsor

Luncheon Sponsor

Innovation Sponsor

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Expo Exhibitors

Breakfast Sponsor

Morning and Afternoon Break Sponsors

Happy Hour Sponsor

Emerging Innovator Sponsors

Community Sponsor

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