Leveraging Category Management for It Procurement 2023 | ACT IAC | 2 August 2023 | Deloitte, 1919 N Lynn St Suite 1500, Arlington, VA 22209, United States

The focus of the Summit is to convene both industry and government with the goal of increasing knowledge of and fostering collaboration on key original equipment manufacturers (OEM) contract strategies, Best-in-Class IT contracts, small business, and emerging technology to meet Agency missions. This in-person event is intended to allow collaboration, best practice sharing, and support with and between agency practitioners who influence and execute IT buying within their organization and to educate small businesses whose IT solutions can support agency missions.

This in-person event will convene both industry and government with the goal of increasing knowledge of and fostering collaboration on key original equipment manufacturers (OEM) contract strategies, Best-in-Class IT contracts, small business, and emerging technology to meet Agency missions.

Hear from government and industry leaders during engaging talks, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions. Summit attendees will learn about evolving IT acquisition priorities and opportunities, as well as resources designed to support agency buyers and small businesses looking to participate in the government IT market.

2023 Speakers

PANELISTS:

Clare Martorana
Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget

Jeff Koses
Senior Procurement Executive, General Services Administration

Sonny Hashmi
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Services, General Services Administration

Cheryl Thornton-Cameron
Executive Director, SES Office of Acquisition Operations Information Technology Category Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration

George Nicol
Deputy Program Director, NASA SEWP

Glynis Fisher
Acquisition Support (Contractor), National Institute of Health, Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center

Stacy Watson, Enterprise Solutions Division Director at PEO EIS-Army Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS)

Angela Washington
Project Assistant, U.S. Health and Human Services

Laura Stanton
Assistant Commissioner, Information of Information Technology (ITC), General Services Administration

Calvin J. Mitchell Jr
Senior Executive Service Director
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Jerome Green
Deputy Director
Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

SPEAKER:

Kyra Stewart
Program Manager, Govwide IT Vendor Management Office, General Services Administration

MODERATORS:

Lesley Field
Deputy Administrator, Office of Management and Budget-Office of Federal Procurement

Warren Blankenship
Program Manager, IT Government-wide Category, General Services Administration

John Radziszewski
Director, Federal Government IT Vendor Management Office, General Services Administration

2023 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Susan Fitzgerald & Associates, Inc
• ViaTrie