Senior US federal leaders and international government innovators share insights at Global Government Forum conference in Washington D.C.
Senior leaders from across the US federal government will come together in Washington D.C. today as part of Global Government Forum’s Government Service Delivery 2026 conference.
The conference focuses on improving how government delivers services through technology, data and digital transformation and brings together federal CIOs, senior officials and international government leaders to share practical insights on how public services can become more efficient, secure and user-centred.
Sessions will cover how technology can modernize government at all levels, examine how to implement AI – and how it is driving better government – and how to create the workforce of the future by reskilling for a digital, sustainable public service.
Panel discussions will also cover how to make better use of insights in government, how best to prioritise IT investments, and how to tackle the fraud threat government faces.
Speakers include:
- Frank J. Bisignano, Commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration and Chief Executive Officer of the Internal Revenue Service
- Gregory Barbaccia, Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget
- Amy Gleason, Acting Administrator, U.S. DOGE Service (USDS) and Strategic Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Michael Lynch, Deputy Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration
The conference, taking place today (June 11) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, will provide an audience of government practitioners unrivalled insights from federal leaders.
Government Service Delivery 2026: Find out more here
Additional speakers from across US federal government include:
- Chase Ausley, Director at the U.S. DOGE Service and Senior Advisor at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Amy Bontrager, Director, US DOGE Service GSA OPM and Trade Portfolio
- Brian Epley, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Hartley Caldwell, Chief Information Officer, U.S Small Business Administration
- Sonny Bhagowalia, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Kelly L. DeGraff, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
- Dawn Zimmer, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy
- Erica Evans, Director of Operations and Finance, U.S. DOGE Service (USDS)
- David Shive, Chief Information Officer, U.S. General Services Administration
- Eric Sidle, Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Find full details of all the speakers here.
The conference will also feature international perspectives from senior leaders including:
- Hubert Han, Senior Tech Policy Advisor, Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Singapore
- Donna Cadogan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and International Transport, Barbados
- Katarzyna Zajkowska, Director of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland
- Emily Middleton, Interim Director General for Digital Transformation, Government Digital Service, UK
- Mark Vermeer, director, digital government, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Netherlands
- Gulsanna Mamediieva, Adviser to the Vice Prime Minister, Ukraine
- Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, OECD
- Luz Felix, Director of Digital Transformation and Technology, Superintendence of Health and Occupational Risks, Dominican Republic
- Zimronn Andrews, Mission Barbados Control Centre Office of the Head of Public Service, Barbados
The conference follows a closed-door, invitation-only Summit, which brought together global digital leaders to discuss the key elements of government transformation in greater depth. Discussions took place at the Summit on the following topics:
- Empowering leaders: how to drive change
- Using technology to drive government efficiency
- The AI opportunity: how to create better services for the American people
- Future-proofing government digital capability
- How improving cybersecurity can make government more secure and drive better services
- Streamlining government to reduce bureaucracy and empower civil servants
Government Service Delivery is supported by knowledge partners:
Marquee partner: WordPress VIP
Platinum partner: EY
Summit partner: Accenture
Gold Knowledge Partner: Maximus
Gold Knowledge Partner: Nava
Gold Knowledge Partner: Qualtrics
Gold Knowledge Partner: SAS
Gold Knowledge Partner: Medallia
Find out more about Global Government Forum’s partners, selected for their expertise in specialist areas of digital government, supporting learning across sectoral and national boundaries, here
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