GTSC’s 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting – AUGUST 17
The Annual Meeting will feature an overview of GTSC’s activities, programs, and success of 2021 and a look at our priorities for 2022 on August 17th. Register here.
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM A Year in Review: 2021, A Look at the Future, & GTSC’s 10th Anniversary
Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO, Government Technology & Services Coalition
9:15 AM – 10:0 AM Keynote: Procurement at DHS
Paul Courtney, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM The Future of Innovation and DHS Wide Procurements
James Lewis, Executive Director, Strategic Solutions Office, DHS
Sandra Oliver Schmidt, Acting Director, Procurement Innovation Lab, DHS
BREAK
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM Acquisition Policy at DHS
A session/discussion on acquisition policy, including the NDAA and other legislative activity impacting DHS procurement and contractors.
Sarah Todd, Director, Acquisition Policy & Legislation, DHS
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action: Contracting Perspective
Diane McCain, CEO, Potomac Management Solutions
Danaiya Woo, CEO, Simon Computing
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch break
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM TSA Opportunity Update
Bill Weinberg, Head of Contracting Activity, TSA
Keith Goll, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Requirements and Capability Analysis,
TSA, DHS
1:00 – 1:30 Customer Experience Executive Order
Keith Goll, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Requirements and Capability Analysis,
TSA, DHS
Amanda Damewood, Acting Director, User Experience, USCIS, DHS
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Small Business Opportunities within DHS
Darlene Bullock, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DHS
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Contracting Opportunities Overview – HCA
Bill Weinberg, Head of Contracting Activity, TSA, DHS
Salvatore Saraceno, Head of Contracting, Procurement Division, Office of Enterprise Readiness, U.S. Secret Service, DHS
2:45 PM Corporate Citizenship at DHS
Discussion around the Corporate Citizenship plan including climate change, cyber hygiene, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Teresa Pohlman, Director, Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs, DHS
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM GTSC Leadership Discussion
An overview of GTSC’s activities, programs, and success of 2021 and a look at our priorities for 2022.
Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO, Government Technology & Services Coalition
Patty Todaro Bolin, Strategic Advisor, GTSC and Managing Partner at Innovation Consulting Services LLC (ICS Advisory)
Carolyn Muir, Chair, Procurement & Acquisition, GTSC and General Counsel & Sr. Vice President, Contracts at Steampunk
Tushar Garg, Chair, FITGov Summit and CEO, Excelicon
Earl Holland, Chair, Emerging Small Business Group, GTSC and President/CEO · Growth Strategy Consultants, Inc
Lyndsey Hoe, Co-Chair, Lion’s Den, GTSC and Senior Director, Business Development, Dev Technology Group
Michelle Scheuerman, Co-Chair, Lion’s Den, GTSC and Vice President, Dev Technology Group
Homeland Security Today Annual Update
Kristina Tanasichuk, Executive Editor, Homeland Security Today
