Meet the Speakers

Conference Chairman


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

2025 Early Speaker Roster


Dr. Bobby Mukkamala MD
Dr. Bobby Mukkamala MD
President-elect
American Medical Association
Dr. David Shulkin MD
Dr. David Shulkin MD
Former Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs
William Tinston
William Tinston
Director
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office
Dr. Beth Ripley MD, PhD
Dr. Beth Ripley MD, PhD
(A) Chief Officer, Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), VHA
Department of Veterans Affairs
Tonya Oxendine
Tonya Oxendine
Spokesperson
Wounded Warrior Project
Alexander Berardo-Cates
Alexander Berardo-Cates
Project Lead, Advanced Manufacturing for Prosthetics, OHIL, VHA
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elisa Cardnell
Elisa Cardnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Service Women's Action Network
Dr. John J. Kaplan Ph.D., J.D.
Dr. John J. Kaplan Ph.D., J.D.
Director, Technology Transfer Program
Department of Veterans Affairs
Katelyn Moser MBA, CPXP, PMP
Katelyn Moser MBA, CPXP, PMP
Senior Director, Patient Experience, Executive Liaison to the President
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Linh Dang
Linh Dang
Chief Experience Officer
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Don Prisby
Don Prisby
Founder and President
NorthPoint Advocates
Dr. Kel Pults DHA, MSN, NI-BC, RN, NREMT
Dr. Kel Pults DHA, MSN, NI-BC, RN, NREMT
Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President of Government Strategy
MediQuant
Alison Bagwell
Alison Bagwell
CEO
Nephron Nitrile
Dr. Matthew Garoufalis DPM, FASPS, FACPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), FRSM
Dr. Matthew Garoufalis DPM, FASPS, FACPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), FRSM
Chief Medical Officer
Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc.