About the event
The Open Source Summit will gather participants from various federal agencies and programs like CMS, CDC, HHS, DHS, CISA, USDS and others, Nava’s federal health portfolio, as well as well-known organizations making strides in the federal open source space. The event consists of lighting talks, panel discussions, and networking opportunities for participants to attend.
Please note that space is limited for this in-person event, and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We will have a photographer and videographer in attendance, and recordings will become publicly available after the event concludes.
Agenda (all times ET)
1:00 - 1:15 PM – Opening remarks
1:15 - 2:15 PM – Lightning talks
2:15 - 2:30 PM – Break
2:30 - 3:15 PM – Panel + Q&A
3:15 - 3:30 PM – Break
3:30 - 4:25 PM – Panel + Q&A
4:25 - 4:30 PM – Closing remarks
4:30 - 5:30 PM – Networking reception
Lightning Talks
Lighting talks will last approximately 5 minutes each, and be conducted back to back. You can expect presentations from different agencies on open source in government technology – including the shifting paradigm to learning in the open, security and privacy measures, lessons learned from outside the US, and more.
Andrea Fletcher, Chief Digital Strategy Officer and Director of the Digital Service, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Remy DeCauseMaker, Open Source Lead, Digital Service, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Lloyd Evans, Vice President of Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Aquia
Jordan Kasper, Senior Advisor for Technology & Delivery, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Olga Livingston, Lead Cyber Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Aaron Snow, Faculty Fellow at Georgetown University's Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation
Maurice Reeves, Senior Advisor for Delivery at the CDC, United States Digital Service (USDS)
Lucas Merrill Brown, Simpler Grants.gov Lead, Chief Innovation Officer (Office of Grants), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Julius Chang, Program Manager, Grants.gov PMO, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Panel 1- Open Source Community & Collaboration
This panel will explore open source sharing opportunities, including how government agencies and open source communities can collaborate more effectively.
Brandon Tabaska (moderator), Software Engineer and Open Source Specialist, Nava PBC
Tony Fortenberry, Executive Director, Open Solutions For Government (OGOV)
Allan Friedman, Senior Advisor & Strategist, Software Bill of Materials Initiatives, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Karen Sandler, Executive Director, Software Freedom Conservancy
Mike Gifford, Open Standards & Practices Lead, CivicActions
David Lippert, Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Director, George Washington University (GW)
Lorena Barba, Professor & Faculty Director, Open Source Program Office (OSPO), George Washington University (GW)
Andrew Weiss, Field Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, GitHub
Panel 2- What’s Next for Open Source in the Federal Health and Beyond
This panel will focus on what’s next for open source including real-time opportunities, challenges, and initiatives from various agencies – primarily in the federal health space.
Marvin McLain (moderator), Federal Health Program Director, Nava PBC
Alberto Colon Viera, Software Engineer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Isaac Milarsky, Engineering Fellow at CMS, Open Source Project, United States Digital Corps (USDC)
Maya Israni, Acting Deputy Administrator, United States Digital Service (USDS)
Gwynn Gebeyehu, Data Scientist
