2026 FedCiv Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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The White House is requesting $76 billion for IT programs across federal civilian agencies in fiscal year 2027. Join the conversation with top federal technology officials on how that money will be spent by attending the Potomac Officers Club's 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29.
Bolster your GovCon firm for contracting success with our packed day of keynotes, panel discussions and premium-level networking. Dive into critical FedCiv initiatives like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space-Based Environmental Monitoring and the General Services Administration's OneGov strategy.
Explore the technologies shaping the future of federal business like generative AI, cloud computing, zero trust and robotic process automation. Get your pressing questions answered during informative question-and-answer sessions on the importance of federal shared systems, AI-driven assessment of legacy IT portfolios and other topics transforming federal technology.
Meet the whole FedCiv industry ecosystem, including program executives, chief technology officers and integration leads, gathered under one roof. Only at the 2026 FedCiv Summit.
Keynote Speakers
William Briggs
Deputy Administrator
U.S. Small Business Administration
Greg Justice "Pending Confirmation"
GSA Chief Acquisition Officer | Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Mangala Kuppa
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Pavan Pidugu "Pending Confirmation"
Chief Digital & Information Officer
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Dawn Zimmer
CIO
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Speakers
Jeff Bardwell *Pending Confirmation*
Senior Advisor for Human Resources Workforce Programs
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Andrea Brandon
Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Budget, Finance, Grants and Acquisition
U.S. Department of the Interior
Emily Burdick
Acting Director, CESER
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Gustav Chiarello
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
James Donnellon
Deputy Assistant Administrator
NESDIS
David Doss
Principal Advisor Joint Force Partnerships • Sales - Government
Kpler
Karim Fadel
Vice President
CGI Federal
Justin Fessler
VP, Public Sector
LogicMonitor
Arron Helm "Pending Agency Approval"
Chief Human Capital Officer
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Travis Hoadley
Industry Executive Advisor
SAP
Jeffrey Huth
Senior Vice President, Public Sector
TransUnion
Sairah Ijaz
Managing Director, U.S Federal Civilian
Celonis
Jeremy James
SVP, Federal Civilian
Precise Software Solutions
Richard Miller
Chief Growth Officer
Nokia Federal Solutions
Adam Nemethy
N-Wave's Director
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Matheus Passos
Acting Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO)
U.S. Department of Commerce
Chris Radich
Public Sector CTO and CCO
UiPath Inc.
Amy Ritualo
Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO)
U.S. Department of State
Tiffany Swygert
Deputy Director for Innovation & Financial Management
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Sharon Woods
SVP of Enterprise Accounts, Global Public Sector
Invisible Technologies
Wade Zarriello
Acting Director, Infrastructure Operations
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:15am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:15am | 8:40am | Opening Keynote |
| 8:40am | 9:00am | Mid-Morning Keynote: Pavan Pidugu "Pending Confirmation" |
| 9:00am | 9:20am | Morning Keynote: Dawn Zimmer |
| 9:20am | 9:50am | Networking Break |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel A: Observability: The Foundation for Federal Shared Services: Justin Fessler (Moderator), Adam Nemethy and Sairah Ijaz, Matheus Passos. |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel B: Human Capital at the Speed of Mission: Travis Hoadley (Moderator), Jeff Bardwell Pending Confirmation, Arron Helm Pending Agency Approval and Sharon Woods. |
| 10:50am | 11:00am | Networking Break |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel A: Digital Labor in the Workforce of Tomorrow: Karim Fadel (Moderator), Andrea Brandon and Gustav Chiarello. |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: The OneGov Effect: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Agency Modernization and Migration: James Donnellon, Chris Radich and Wade Zarriello. |
| 12:00pm | 1:20pm | Networking Lunch |
| 12:10pm | 1:10pm | Lunch Panel |
| 1:20pm | 2:20pm | Panel A: From Strategy to Delivery: Modernizing Federal Civilian IT Through AI for Mission Impact: Jeremy James (Moderator) Amy Ritualo and Jeffrey Huth. |
| 1:20pm | 2:20pm | Panel B: Connecting the Mission: AI, Interoperability, and Trusted Information Sharing: David Doss (Moderator), Tiffany Swygert, Emily Burdick and Richard Miller. |
| 2:20pm | 2:35pm | Networking Break |
| 2:35pm | 3:05pm | Afternoon Keynote: Mangala Kuppa |
| 3:05pm | 3:30pm | Mid-Afternoon Keynote: William Briggs |
| 3:30pm | 3:55pm | Closing Keynote |
| 3:55pm | 4:00pm | Closing Comments |
