Doing Business with VA
April 25, 2025
Times are subject to change.
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
Pick up your badge and enjoy networking with your peers!
Pick up your badge and enjoy networking with your peers!
GovExec Opening Remarks
Welcome to the Washington Technology 'Doing Business through with the VA Power Breakfast.
Welcome to the Washington Technology 'Doing Business through with the VA Power Breakfast.

Tim Hartman
CEOGovExec
Welcome & Introduction
Washington Technology will kick off day by introducing our 1st speaker and setting the stage for today’s discussions.
Washington Technology will kick off day by introducing our 1st speaker and setting the stage for today’s discussions.

Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-ChiefWashington Technology
Carahsoft Opening Remarks
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Bethany Blackwell
Vice President of SalesCarahsoft Technology Corp.
Mission-Driven Innovation at VA Through Cyber and Tech Partnerships
Renata Spinks will explore how cyber innovation and secure tech solutions can strengthen the VA’s mission—and how private sector partners can align with these priorities to better serve veterans.
Renata Spinks will explore how cyber innovation and secure tech solutions can strengthen the VA’s mission—and how private sector partners can align with these priorities to better serve veterans.

Renata Spinks
Former CISO USMCCEO of CyberSec International, Inc.
Leveraging Data and Technology to Optimize the VA Supply Chain
As the VA continues to modernize its supply chain, data-driven decision-making & emerging technologies are playing a critical role in improving efficiency & reliability. This session will provide an inside look at how the VA is harnessing data analytics, automation, & AI to enhance supply chain operations. Speakers will discuss ongoing initiatives to improve inventory management, demand forecasting, & vendor collaboration.
As the VA continues to modernize its supply chain, data-driven decision-making & emerging technologies are playing a critical role in improving efficiency & reliability. This session will provide an inside look at how the VA is harnessing data analytics, automation, & AI to enhance supply chain operations. Speakers will discuss ongoing initiatives to improve inventory management, demand forecasting, & vendor collaboration.

Michael D. Parrish, PhD
Former Chief Acquisition OfficerU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-ChiefWashington Technology
Understanding the VA-Industry Relationships
This panel of executives will talk about the opportunities they see with the VA and what the emphasis on efficiency and effectiveness means. They'll discuss partnering strategies as well as key technologies in play at VA. These executives will give examples from specific projects and how those projects reflect the VA's mission and how it is changing.
This panel of executives will talk about the opportunities they see with the VA and what the emphasis on efficiency and effectiveness means. They'll discuss partnering strategies as well as key technologies in play at VA. These executives will give examples from specific projects and how those projects reflect the VA's mission and how it is changing.

Paul Brubaker
Chief Mission OfficerDOMA Technologies

Renata Spinks
Former CISO USMCCEO of CyberSec International, Inc.

Mike Vogel
Senior Client ExecutiveCredence Management Solutions

Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-ChiefWashington Technology
Advancing Research to Improve Veteran Care
This session will explore the VA’s research priorities, particularly in the areas of health informatics and emerging technologies.
This session will explore the VA’s research priorities, particularly in the areas of health informatics and emerging technologies.

Dr. Grant Huang
Acting Chief Research and Development Officer (CRADO)Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development (ORD)

Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-ChiefWashington Technology
VA by the Numbers
Lead Analyst David Hutchins will share a high-level budget overview for VA, outlining the agency's spending priorities, identifying its leading industry partners, and highlighting resources available to interested businesses.
Lead Analyst David Hutchins will share a high-level budget overview for VA, outlining the agency's spending priorities, identifying its leading industry partners, and highlighting resources available to interested businesses.

David Hutchins
Lead Analyst, Defense Systems and Strategic AnalysisForecast International
Closing Remarks
Thank you for joining the Washington Technology 'Doing Business through the VA Power Breakfast!
Thank you for joining the Washington Technology 'Doing Business through the VA Power Breakfast!

Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-ChiefWashington Technology