Better government, one form at a time
Free virtual event | September 30, 2025 | 12–5 p.m. ET
Presented by the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation and Code for America
It’s time for the ultimate deep-dive into government’s favorite tool: forms!
If you registered for the event, click the link sent to the email address you used to sign up. If you have any trouble logging in, please contact us at formfest@codeforamerica.org.
FormFest is a free virtual event that showcases governments working to make services accessible to everyone through forms. Discover best practices and tools that are shaping the future of form design and service delivery.
Whether you’re a government decision-maker, a designer, a civic tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the future of government service delivery, you’ll find your people at FormFest.
Agenda at a glance
All times shown in Eastern Time
12:00–12:30 p.m.
Welcome & Opening Keynote
12:30–1:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions (multiple running concurrently)
1:15–1:45 p.m.
Break & Optional Networking
1:45–2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions (multiple running concurrently)
2:30–3:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions (multiple running concurrently)
3:15–3:45 p.m.
Break & Optional Networking
3:45–4:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions (multiple running concurrently)
4:30–5:00 p.m.
Closing Keynote
*Schedule subject to change without notice
Inspiring perspectives at FormFest
Keynote
Amanda Renteria
Chief Executive Officer, Code for America
Keynote
Ariel Kennan
Senior Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University
Keynote
Arlene Corbin Lewis
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Code for America
Keynote
Ayushi Roy
Chief Program Officer, New Practice Lab, New America
Keynote
Brian Whittaker
Executive Director, Humans of Public Service
Keynote
Danny Mintz
Associate Policy Director for Safety Net, Code for America
Keynote
Kirsten Wyatt
Senior Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University
Keynote
Lynn Overmann
Executive Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
Alexandra DeVoe
Accessibility Engineer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Amanda Sanchez
Designer/Researcher, Nava PBC
Andrew Wong-Crocitto
Product Designer, New Jersey State Office of Innovation
Anirban Sen
Senior Product Manager, California Department of Technology
Babs Deffenderfer
Doorway Housing Portal Listings and Partnerships Project Manager, Bay Area Housing Finance Authority
Barry Roeder
Manager, Doorway
Ben Turndorf
Product Manager, New Jersey Office of Innovation
Caroline Kyungae Smith
Chief Transformation Officer, CA Dept of Technology
Casey Henderson
Director of Research, Analytics, and Evaluation, City of Philadelphia
Charna Widby
Assistant Director, First 5 Riverside County
Dinne Kopelevich
Software Engineer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Elyse Tibbetts
Priority Access Manager, Department of Early Education and Care
Gabriela Dorantes
Design Director, Civilla
Glenn Brown
Doorway Technical Operations Manager, Bay Area Housing Finance Authority
Greg Knaddison
Web Application Engineer, State of Colorado – Behavioral Health Administration
Izzie Hirschy-Reyes
Senior Product Manager, Exygy
Jesse Gardner
Director of User Research, New York State
Jillian Hammer
Senior Designer/Researcher, Nava
Jordana Bitar
Senior Designer and Researcher, Focus Consulting
Joseph Ledoux
EDDNext Project Administrator, CA – Employment Development Department
Karissa Minnich
Civic Design Manager, The Lab @ DC, District of Columbia Government
Karla Ramirez
Eligibility Specialist, LIHEAP/ DCAD, Arizona Department of Economic Security
Karyn Lu
Product + DEI Leader, State of Colorado – Behavioral Health Administration
Katherine Nammacher
Product Lead & NJ OOI
Kaylyn Van Norstrand
Software Engineer, Nava
Kristyn Berry
Family Experience Product Owner, Department of Early Education & Care
Lena Selzer
Co-Founder & COO, Civilla
Leo Vogel
Lead UX Designer, New York State Office of Information Technology Services
Lisa Carter
UX Researcher, U.S. Digital Response
Lucas Vaqueiro
Program Strategist & Civic Designer, 3×3
Lyndsey Richardson
Design Director, NYC Service Design Studio
Mei Tan
Independent UX Strategist & Product Designer
Molly Graham
Consultant, Public Policy Lab
Natalia Luzuriaga
Software Engineer, Digital Service at CMS
Nicola Coakley
Research and Policy Manager, City of Philadelphia
Rachael Zuppke
Legal Design Strategist, Civil Legal Design
Remy DeCausemaker
Open Source Lead, Digital Service at CMS.gov
Rocio Rodarte
Senior Program Manager, Code for America
Rosa Olivas
Lead Benefit Eligibility Specialist, Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES)
Ruthie Nachmany
Product, Platform Team, New Jersey Office of Innovation
Sean Isamu Johnson
Designer/Researcher, Center for Civic Design
Sharon Bautista
Director of Qualitative Research, Code for America
Stephen Rockwell
Chief Innovation Officer, Imagine LA (Amplifi)
Steven Mah
Enforcement Manager, State of Colorado – Behavioral Health Administration
Triana Kalmanoff
Content Strategist & UX Researcher, Bloom Works
Yu-Li Hunsicker
Sr. UX/UI Designer + Accessibility Advocate, Last Call Media
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