Agenda At-a-Glance

Wednesday, 9/20/2023

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Wed, Sep 20

Zen with Len

07:30 AM - 08:00 AM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Zen with Len: What Does Zen Have to Do with Data Management? The Answer is "Everything." Find Out Why	Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC	Business / Non-Technical	Human Factors

Conference Sessions

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Understanding the Benefits and Limitations of Multi-Cloud	Gery Menegaz, Opening Bell Ventures	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Dollars and Data: The Top 10 Ways to Show the Value of Data Governance	Deron Hook, American Express	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance and Quality
Top Graph Use Cases and Applications for Enterprise Data Management (with Real-World Examples)	Lulit Tesfaye, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC. Joseph Hilger, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC.	Business / Non-Technical	Knowledge Graphs
Linking FAIR Information Architecture with Enterprise Data	Martin Romacker, F. Hoffmann-La Roche		Data Strategy
Data Model Contentious Issues	Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors	Intermediate	Data Modeling
Driving Acquisition Value Through Machine Learning	Jenna Alden, West Monroe John Schuller, West Monroe	Business / Non-Technical	AI and Machine Learning

Keynote Presentations

09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Context is King: Is Your Architecture and Governance Ready?	K Waterman,	Business / Non-Technical	AI and Machine Learning Industry Trends
Rising to the Challenge of Enterprise Data Architect Leadership	John O'Brien, Radiant Advisors	Intermediate	Agile Data Data Architecture

Coffee Break and Exhibits Open

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Wed, Sep 20

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Wed, Sep 20

Exhibits Open

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Wed, Sep 20

CDMP Exams (Time To Be Confirmed)

11:15 AM - 01:15 PM Wed, Sep 20

Conference Sessions

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Understanding the Benefits of Polyglot Data Modeling and Metadata-as-Code	Pascal Desmarets, Hackolade	Intermediate	Data Modeling
Data Advocacy in a Cost-Conscious World	Megha Jain, Navikenz Gurudatta Kamath, Navikenz	Advanced	Data Strategy
Modernize Data Management to Increase Scalability	Laura Madsen, Moxy Analytics	Intermediate	Data Strategy
Data Architecture Documentation for Project Success	Clay Rehm, RehmTech	Intermediate	Data Literacy
Where Is My AI ROI?	Anjali Bansal, Cervello, a Kearney Company	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Data Quality Management for Big Data Processing - Operational Excellence	Sumalatha Bachu, FINRA Abhishek Singh, FINRA Troy Eads, FINRA	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality

Lunch, Desserts on the Exhibit Floor

12:30 PM - 01:45 PM Wed, Sep 20

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Apply the Enterprise Data Model to DataOps Lifecycle Management	Allen Wang, Datablau Jinbao Zhu, Datablau	Case Study	Data Architecture
An Axiomatic Approach to Building an Enrichment Platform	Doug Needham, Dataops.live	Intermediate	Data Strategy
Journey Towards Advanced Business Analytics	Anshu Bhatnagar, Nutanix	Intermediate	Business Analytics
Four Simple Rules for Managing Your Teenage Data	Mark Horseman, Alberta Motor Association (AMA)	Introductory	Data Governance and Quality
Inspiring the World to Play - How Entertainment Giant Electronic Arts Manages Taxonomies	Shruti Chandrika Vedurmudi, Electronic Arts	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality

Conference Sessions

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Assuring Quality and Success When Importing External Data	Michael Scofield, Loma Linda University	Intermediate	Data Governance and Quality
Managers are the Center of the Universe: Successful Data Management and Reporting From the Middle	Jose Sanchez, Mazars USA Arlyne Aranda, Mazars USA	Business / Non-Technical	Organizational Structure and Roles
Case Study: Building Bridges - How to Build a Data Modeler in 21 days (It’s Not About Tools)	Laurel English Sturges, Sila	Case Study	Data Modeling
Data Lakehouses - A Platform That Can Revitalize Your Organization	Mike King, Dell	Intermediate	New Data Management Technologies
Data Governance Is Really...Sales!	Jennifer Griffis, Workday	Business / Non-Technical	Data Literacy
What's So Special About Analytics?	David Kowalski, Ortecha	Intermediate	Business Analytics
Achieving Zero Trust Through Metadata	Shyla Kennedy, The MITRE Corporation Bonnie K. O'Neil, The MITRE Corporation	Intermediate	Data Protection and Security
Game-Based Solutions to Level-Up Data Literacy in Our Organizations	Michele Valentini, FIT Academy	Introductory	Data Literacy

Coffee Break

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM Wed, Sep 20

Closing Keynote Panel

03:45 PM - 04:45 PM Wed, Sep 20

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
20 Questions That Metadata Can Answer	Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting/TDAN.com	Intermediate	Metadata

Closing Happy Hour

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Wed, Sep 20

CDMP Exams (Time To Be Confirmed)

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Wed, Sep 20