Shelley’s Events has an eye on bringing together and supporting the growth-minded leaders who support the important mission of CMS today. This event will bring together government leaders, top executives, subject matter experts and business leaders from across the CMS community to have candid, open discussions that will identify real solutions and opportunities to drive results and better support the important set of missions driven by CMS and the contractor community.

Plan on sticking around after the event for a happy hour sponsored by Sparksoft (at their business location). You'll have an opportunity to connect with colleagues to have fun and exchange ideas.

When: March 5, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM; Happy Hour to follow at Sparksoft

Where:  Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045 

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PROGRAM TRENDS AND FOCUS AREAS RELATED TO POLICIES: What programs and initiatives at CMS will drive better results?

Moderator: Alex Holston, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, LMI

Panel Speakers:

Courtney Gleason, Principal,  Ingeniosus Consulting

Monique Outerbridge, Principal Owner, Indigo Executive Solutions (Former Director, Consumer Information and Insurance Systems Group, CMS)

Phil Surine, Federal Health Consultant, Medkasa (Former Deputy Director, Information Services Modernization Group, CMS)

JD Urbach, Director, Government SBU, Edwards Performance Solutions

Johanna Yi, Founder and CEO, For People

POLICIES TRENDING AT CMS: Where to Focus? Budget/Policy/Leadership Priorities and Impacts?

Moderator: Steve Edwards, Founder, Edwards Performance Solutions

Panel Speakers:

Colleen Bruce, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton (Former Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator, CMS)

Stephanie Frilling, Policy, Analysis and Operations Group, LMI (Former Program Lead Skilled-Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program, CMS)

Jeffrey Grant, Operations Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, CMS

Thomas Kornfield, Founder and CEO MAST Health Policy Solutions, ((Former Director, Division of Payment Systems, Medicare Plan Payment Group & CMMI)

Eduardo Ortiz, CEO, Coforma (Former Director, Common Platforms, United States Digital Services USDS)

Denise St. Clair, Director, Health Policy & Interoperability, Global Alliant (Former Senior Policy Expert, Health Informatics and Interoperability Group (HIIG), CMS)

Karen Shields, CEO, K Shields Health Tech Consulting (Former Deputy Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP, CMS)

PROCUREMENT TRENDS RELATED TO POLICIES: What procurements could drive better outcomes? And protests too!

Moderator: Nick Vass, President of J29

Panel Speakers:

Doug Bergevin, Deputy Director, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM), CMS

Sherly Binu - Director, Healthcare Quality and Evaluation Services Practice at RELI Group, Inc. 

Michael Finkel, CEO, Sparksoft Corporation

Bryce Golwalla, Chief Strategy Officer, Softrams (Former Contracting Officer and IT Specialist, CMS)

Slava Katz, EVP, Sky Solutions

PARTNERSHIPS AT CMS (SMALLS AND LARGES WORKING TOGETHER): How can we strengthen relationships among small and large businesses that are working with CMS and want to engage with CMS?

Moderator: Bhuvana Sivasubramanian, Vice President, Code 360

Panel Speakers:

Anita Allen, Small Business Professional, Department of Health and Human Services CMS & NIH

JR Glass, President, GovCon Growth Solutions

Jason Lee, Director of Growth, Fearless 

David Maskeroni, CEO & Co-Founder, Aquia Inc. (former Senior Technical Advisor, Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist, CMS)

Erica Stephens, VP of Technology, Bixal (Former Software Engineering, Digital Service Expert, United States Digital Service (USDS)

Brent Weaver, Director, Data & System Group at Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

As a bonus, a portion of the sponsorship dollars and ticket sales generated from this event will be donated to Student Support Network. 

Interested in sponsoring? Contact Shelley McGuire at shelley@shelleysevents.com to learn more.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that photographs and video footage will be taken during this event and may be used for marketing and promotional purposes on our website and/or in social media. By attending this event, you consent to the use of any images taken during this event. Thank you!