Event
Border Technology Summit 2026
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- September 2026
- Organiser
- IDGA
- Expected attendance
- 700
Public discussion
What people are saying
- PressBorder Technology Summit 2026 | ASDEvents
As threats grow more complex, the 2026 summit focuses on how technology and cross-agency collaboration can strengthen detection, enforcement, and trade facilitation, across ports of entry and beyond. Taking place this September in San Diego
- PressBorder Technology Summit 2026 - Event Guide | Border
Border Technology Summit 2026 - Event Guide While we put the finishing touches on the Border Technology Summit 2027 agenda, take a look at the 2026 Event Agenda to see the calibre of speakers, sessions, and real-world case studies featured
On stage
Speakers
- James Gfrerer, CEO; Federal Business LLC; Former CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs
- The Honorable Richard F. Topping, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer
- Howard Steinman, Senior Advisor, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veteran Affairs
- Honorable David Shulkin MD, Ninth Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Dr. Thomas Emmendorfer Pharm.D, Executive Director, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, Department of Veteran Affairs
- Vamsee Potluri, Executive Medical Center Director, VA Washington DC health care, Department of Veteran Affairs
- Larry Connell, Director, Providence Healthcare System, Department of Veteran Affairs
- James Perkins, (A) Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare Management Systems, Defense Health Agency
- Chanel Bankston-Carter, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantag
- Keith Whitby, SCM Division Chair, Healthcare Technology Management, Mayo Clinic
- Dr. Kyleanne Hunter, CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
- Carl Blake, CEO, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
- Juan Serrano, Director, Military and Veterans Liaison Services, Northwell Healthcare
- Gary Hess, Director of Advocacy and Peer Support, Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition
- Dr. Amy Hrin, Vice President of Program Development, American Humane Society
- Arpit Mehta, Director of Bioinformatics, Northwell Healthcare
- Lindsay Livingston, Director of Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy
- Jose de la Barra, Vice President, Baltimore Medical Engineers & Technicians Society
- Tonya Oxendine, Spokesperson, Wounded Warrior Project
- Jennifer Jenkins, Spokesperson, Wounded Warrior Project
On the floor
Sponsors and partners
- AutoMediX
- Verkada
- Abridge
- Amazon Web Services
- Exact Sciences
- Pfizer
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
The Sofia Hotel
The Bristol Hotel
1055 First Avenue, San Diego, 92101
The Westin Gaslamp Quarter
910 Broadway Circle, San Diego, 92101
The Westin San Diego
Panama-Senator Hotel
Hotel Republic San Diego, Autograph Collection
421 West B Street, San Diego, 92101
The US Grant, A Luxury Collection Hotel
326 Broadway, San Diego, 92101
Plaza Hotel
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