23-24 June 2026
Washington, D.C., USA
The DuPont Circle Hotel
23-24 June 2026
Washington, D.C., USA
The DuPont Circle Hotel
Opening Keynote Speaker: Matthew Travis
Matthew Travis is the first chief executive officer of The Cyber AB overseeing all CMMC accreditation and CMMC Ecosystem operations in support of the Department of War. Previously, Travis served as the first deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation’s leading civilian cybersecurity agency managing cybersecurity, infrastructure protections, and emergency communications. Additionally, he was deputy undersecretary for national protection within the Department of Homeland Security and served in the White House. A former naval officer, Travis is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and holds a master’s degree in national security studies from Georgetown University. He has appeared on CNN and MSNBC.
Keynote Speaker: Keisha R. Thomas, MS, MHS, CQA, RAC
Keisha Thomas is the Associate Director for Compliance and Quality in FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. She provides strategic oversight, coordination and guidance over medical device quality, compliance, and enforcement efforts. Ms. Thomas is a coauthor of the recently implemented amendment to 21 CFR 820, “Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)”—incorporating the requirements of ISO 13485:2016; and spearheaded FDA’s implementation efforts for the proposed regulation. She has been at CDRH for 23 years and has an extensive regulatory, compliance, and enforcement background. Ms. Thomas has held multiple positions in CDRH, including Deputy Office Director for OPEQ/OHT1, Deputy Director for the Division of Premarket and Labeling Compliance, and Deputy Director for the Division of Enforcement A, and Quality System Team Lead in the former Office of Compliance, CDRH.
Barry Liner
Bill Smith
Christos Dimitriadis
Erik Prusch
Kim Kaplan
Kiran Chaudhari
Matthew Travis
Melanie Spies
Rachel Gallagher
Ron Lear
Scott B. Tashakkor
Simona Rollinson
Sundari Balaji
Tuhin Bhattacharya