Engage FedHealth: Advancing Federal Innovation, AI and Strategy

Join industry leaders and senior Health & Human Services officials at Engage FedHealth: Acquisition, Programs, and Partnerships on Friday, June 12, 2026, at the University of Maryland Riggs Center. This dynamic forum will connect contractors, small businesses, and solution providers directly with HHS acquisition and program leaders through insightful panel discussions and interactive government meet-and-greet sessions. Attendees will gain valuable insight into HHS procurement strategies, mission priorities, digital transformation initiatives, healthcare innovation, and upcoming contracting opportunities while building meaningful connections with agency representatives across CMS, FDA, NIH, and more.

As momentum around artificial intelligence continues to accelerate across the healthcare sector, the Health IT & AI Expo will spotlight how government contractors, technology innovators, and healthcare solution providers are driving the next generation of AI-enabled healthcare transformation. The expo will showcase cutting-edge solutions supporting federal health agencies through advancements in predictive analytics, digital health platforms, cybersecurity, data interoperability, patient engagement, operational automation, and mission-driven AI applications. Designed to foster collaboration between government and industry, the event provides contractors with a unique opportunity to demonstrate innovative capabilities, explore emerging healthcare technology priorities, and engage directly with decision-makers shaping the future of AI across the federal health landscape.

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AGENDA

8:30 AM: Event Check-In | Lite bites | Networking
INDUSTRY EXCHANGE
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Health IT & AI Expo + Exhibiting Sponsors
Explore a dynamic showcase of health IT & AI innovators, solution providers, and mission-driven organizations supporting the evolving healthcare ecosystem
STAGE SPOTLIGHT
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Panel Discussions

• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
• 9:15 AM - 9:25 AM: Keynote
  - Managing Director, Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, Faculty, Smith Business Leadership Fellows and Executive MBA programs, Robert H Smith School of Business, University of Maryland College Park
• 9:25 AM – 9:55 AM: Fireside Chat
  - Executive Director (SES), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• 9:55 AM – 10:30 AM: Panel #1: HHS Acquisition
• 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM: NIH Fireside Chat
  - Chief | IT Support Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  Eric Vannette - Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• 10:55 AM – 11:30 AM: Panel #2: Programs HHS
• 11:30 AM: Closing Remarks following by Networking

HHS CONNECTING WITH INDUSTRY
9:30AM - 12:30PM: HHS Matchmaking - Round Tables for Meet and Greets
Strategically prepare for agency engagement through refined messaging, targeted outreach, and concise discussions aligned to mission requirements
11:30AM - 1:00PM: Networking | Mingling & Mimosas - Lite bites and celebratory drink to finish out the day
SPEAKERS

• Olga Acosta - Director, Office of Acquisition & Logistics Management (OALM), NIH
• Lyandra Emmanuel - Group Director, Customer Relations Group (CRG), CMS
• Leonard Grant - Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) and Director, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, FDA
• Shannon Jackson - Executive Director (SES), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, HHS
• Quentin McCoy - Executive Director, Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS), HHS
• Malissa Ross, PhD - Chief | IT Support Services, NIH

SPONSORS
* Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Please contact Amanda Schrauben at [email protected] for more information.

**Government employees attend for FREE. You must be a Government Employee, using your government email address to register for this ticket. We will verify your government identity. Thank you!

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