Agenda At-a-Glance

Tuesday, 9/19/2023

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Tue, Sep 19

Welcome

08:30 AM - 08:40 AM Tue, Sep 19

Keynote Presentation

08:40 AM - 09:40 AM Tue, Sep 19

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Hack Your Data, Hack Your Life	Ted Harrington, Independent Security Evaluators	Business / Non-Technical	Data Protection and Security Industry Trends

Coffee Break

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM Tue, Sep 19

Conference Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, Sep 19

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Zero Copy Integration	Dave McComb, Semantic Arts Inc.	Introductory	Data Integration
A Data Governance Scorecard for Establishing Priorities	Evan Levy, Integral Data, LLC.	Introductory	Data Governance and Quality
New Business Models Need New Data Models	Eric N. Landers, CAS	Business / Non-Technical	AI and Machine Learning Data Modeling
The Upside of Compliance Reporting: A Data Governance Opportunity	Cynthia Cain Fitzgerald, Antioch University	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality
Data Mesh or Data Fabric?	Igor Ikonnikov, Info-Tech Research Group	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Accelerating Data Management with DataOps	Nivedita Rayu, W.W. Grainger, Inc.	Intermediate	Data Engineering
ROI of Data Governance: Aligning and Articulating Value	Nate Lee, Workday	Introductory	Data Governance and Quality
Dashboard Design Guidelines	Amit Kapur, Chobani	Introductory	Data Visualization

Conference Sessions

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, Sep 19

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Strategies to Increase Data Management Maturity in a Many-Siloed Organization with Minimal Budget and Authority	Cathi Greenwood, Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)	Business / Non-Technical	Data Culture
NEPC's Data Quality Adventure	Gregory Serapiglia, NEPC, LLC	Introductory	Data Governance and Quality
How Data Governance and Data Management Capability Maturity should influence your Investment in AI/ML Models	Sarah Rasmussen, First San Francisco Partners	Advanced	AI and Machine Learning Business Analytics
Role of Data Meshes and Fabrics in Analytics	Andrea Heithoff, MITRE Savithri Devaraj, MITRE	Business / Non-Technical	Data Architecture
Why an Event-Native Mindset is Now Essential for Data Architecture	Jans Aasman, Franz Inc.	Intermediate	Data Modeling
Master Data Management Best Practices: Improving Data Quality and Governance	Gurpinder Singh Dhillon, Dun & Bradstreet	Intermediate	Master Data Management
Case Study: Embarking on Agile Data Intelligence at Molson Coors Beverage Company	Astra Valters, Molson Coors Cindy Niquette, Molson Coors	Case Study	Agile Data
Providing Leadership in Data Governance	Theresa M Ancick, Accura Business Services LLC	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance and Quality

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Tue, Sep 19

Lunch

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Tue, Sep 19

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, Sep 19

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Data Governance Through the Use of Data Domains	David Plotkin, Financial Services Company	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality
Do You REALLY Want to Do Formal Data Governance?	Michael McMorrow, MMM Data Perspectives Ltd	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance and Quality
Data Soup: Understanding the Ingredients	Raymond McGirt, Data Expeditions, NLLC	Introductory	Data Culture
Outcomes-Driven Data Quality Management - Latest Best Practices	Mehmet Orun, CDMP, PeerNova	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance and Quality
Preparing for Your Self-Service BI and Analytics Journey	Pete Stiglich, Data Principles, LLC	Business / Non-Technical	Business Analytics
5 Ways to Improve Data Culture and Drive Behavioral Change	Dan Everett, Insightful Research LLC		Data Literacy
Leveraging Business Architecture to Transform and Govern Critical Data Models	Iris Melendez, Autodesk Steven Scott, Autodesk	Business / Non-Technical	Data Architecture
Data Governance Begins with Data Architecture	Aaron N. Cutshall, Healthfirst, Inc.	Introductory	Data Governance and Quality

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Tue, Sep 19

Ice Cream Break & Exhibits Open

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Tue, Sep 19

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, Sep 19

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Jane and John Don’t Care About Your Data Strategy: Overcoming the “Whys” to Get to the “Hows”	Arlyne Aranda, Mazars USA Jose Sanchez, Mazars USA	Business / Non-Technical	Human Factors
Data as a Product	Steven MacLauchlan, Ippon USA Marshall Tuck, Workday	Intermediate	Data Literacy
Starting a Fire: Introducing Data Governance in Manufacturing	Dominik Ebeling, Rolls-Royce Power Systems	Case Study	Data Governance and Quality
How Open Banking Will Test Data Governance Maturity	Josh Reid, Succeed Data Governance Services Sean Hewitt, Succeed Data Governance Services	Intermediate	Industry Trends
Pillars of Cloud Native Architecture for Data Engineering	Maria Zakourdaev, Fintech company	Intermediate	Data Architecture Data Engineering
7 Ways to Springboard a Software Implementation Project into a Data Governance Program	Dennis Gray, Premier International	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality
FINRA Knowledge Graph Data Pipeline	Chris Retford, FINRA Daniel O'Brien, FINRA	Intermediate	Data Architecture

Conference Sessions

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Tue, Sep 19

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Customizing Data Governance Roles	Moises Dueñas, Keepler Data Tech	Advanced	Organizational Structure and Roles
How to Use Organizational Change Management (OCM) Principles to Improve Outcomes for Your Data Initiatives	Shannon Moore, Daugherty Business Solutions	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
50 Ways to Squeeze Value From Data Assets	Douglas Laney, West Monroe	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Data Literacy in Action	Veronica Vilski, Entegris	Introductory	Data Literacy
Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs: A 7-Year (and Counting!) Success Story	Dan Carey, Semantic Arts	Case Study	Business Analytics
Adopting International Data Standards into the Enterprise Data Model	David Wiebe, Robinson Ryan Pty Ltd Alexandra Wiebe, Robinson Ryan Pty Ltd	Intermediate	Data Modeling
Grass Roots Data Governance	Roy D Schmidt, Envision Healthcare	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality

Exhibits and Reception

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, Sep 19