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Agenda At-a-Glance

Tuesday, 12/6/2022

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Tue, Dec 6

The Data Governance Professionals Organization Annual Winter Meeting (DGPO)

07:35 AM - 08:20 AM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
How to Demonstrate the Value of Your Data Governance Program (Panel)
The Data Governance Professionals Organization, (DGPO)
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Data Governance

Welcome

08:30 AM - 08:40 AM Tue, Dec 6

Keynote Presentation

08:40 AM - 09:10 AM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Driving Business Innovation via Data Governance
Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.
 Business
Organizational Structure and Roles

Keynote Panel

09:10 AM - 09:50 AM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Moving Data Governance to the Boardroom (Panel)
Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.
Laura Madsen, Moxy Analytics
Monika Kapoor, Astra Zeneca
Nick Brandreth, OneTrust
Sharad Varshney, OvalEdge
 Business
Data Governance
Data Strategy

Coffee Break

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM Tue, Dec 6

Conference Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
How to Build a Business Value-Driven Approach to Data Governance
Stephen Gatchell, BigID
Craig Cargile, American Airlines
 All Levels
Data Governance
Rise of Data-Driven Intelligence
Walid el Abed, Global Data Excellence SA
 Business
Data Governance
Prioritizing Data Governance by Understanding the Value of Your Data
Oana Turbatu, ING Hubs
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Data Governance - Privacy and Compliance View
Kalu Kalu, Cox Communications
 Business
Data Governance
Data Catalogs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Maximize the Good, Avoid the Bad and Ugly!
Bonnie K. O'Neil, The MITRE Corporation
Shyla Kennedy, The MITRE Corporation
 Case Study
Metadata
An Integrated Approach to Data Governance
Anthony J. Algmin, 8rain Station
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Conference Sessions

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
How Shaw Industries Built a Data Governance Program in 90 Days
Sherry Hidalgo, Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Amy Horowitz, Informatica
 All Levels
Data Governance
What Did Your Data Do Last Night? A Deep Dive Into Trusting Your Data Through Quality and Governance
Scott Buckles, IBM
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Data Agreements
John Ladley, Sonrai
William A Tanenbaum, Moses & Singer LLP
 Advanced
Legal and Regulatory Issues
Data Quality Proactive and Reactive Possibilities, Process, and Insights
Theresa Ancick, Accura Business Services LLC
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Data Governance and the Perception of Value, Data Strategy for the Public Sector
David Rivera, Senior Data Architect
 Intermediate
Data Governance
How to Get Everyone Excited About Data Governance
Annemieke de Groot, West Monroe
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Not Your Grandma’s Data Governance
Wesley Matthews, Informatica
Yomar Rosendo, Informatica
 All Levels
Data Governance
BigID Demo: A Data-First Approach for Data Governance
Peter Faherty, BigID
 All Levels
Data Governance
Orchestrating Data Retention
Sam Gillespie, OneTrust
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Why Fortune 500 Companies Use Lightup to Solve Data Quality
Bryan Feuling, Lightup Data
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality

Lunch

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Tue, Dec 6

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Establishing Data Governance for Your Data Lake, Data Mesh, or Data Fabric
Sharad Varshney, OvalEdge
 All Levels
Data Strategy
Data Positioning System: The GPS for Your Data Lake
Rajesh Gundugollu, Asurion
 Introductory
Metadata
Keeping Stakeholders Engaged
Lynn Marsh, Lincoln Financial Group
Antoinette Cashwell-Robinson, Lincoln Financial Group
Lisa McKnight, Lincoln Financial Group
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Implementing Data Quality Monitoring During Application Development
Michel Hebert, Pixlog inc.
 Intermediate
Data & Information Quality
How's This Thing Work? - Leveraging Operating Models for Better Data Governance
David Kowalski, MIDAS Advisory Services
 Intermediate
Organizational Structure and Roles
Be a Successful CDO in Government
Milda Aksamitauskas, Georgetown University
 Intermediate
Organizational Structure and Roles

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Maximize Your Data Governance Framework with Data Lineage
Supriya Yerramilli, MANTA
 All Levels
Data Governance
Collibra's Approach to Modern Data Quality
Ben Brendle, Collibra
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
OvalEdge: End to End Data Governance
Rachel Lutz, OvalEdge
 All Levels
Data Governance
Create a Trusted, Business-Ready Data Foundation with IBM Data Governance Solutions
Matt Crittenden, IBM DataOps
Pat Marcello, IBM
 All Levels
Data Governance

Ice Cream Break & Exhibits Open

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Tue, Dec 6

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Where’s the Data? Visibility, Validation and the 80/20 Rule 
Nick Brandreth, OneTrust
 All Levels
Data Governance
The Chief Data Officer's Role in Modern Data Governance - It's Not What You Think
Laura Madsen, Moxy Analytics
 Business
Data Governance
Whose Data Is It Anyway?
Deron Hook, American Express
 Introductory
Metadata
Assessing Data Quality: Development of a Rubric and a Cycle
Bridget M Miller, Arcadia University
Kristin O. Judge, Arcadia University
 Case Study
Data & Information Quality
Making Dollars Make $ense: Quantifying the Value of Data Governance to Senior Leadership
Heidi Lawson, Fidelity Investments
 Intermediate
Metrics
How to Apply OCM (Organizational Change Management) Principles to Improve Data Governance Outcomes
Shannon Moore, Daugherty Business Solutions
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Conference Sessions

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Tue, Dec 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Your Data Keeps Breaking Silently - Why Data Quality Is So Hard to Solve
Bryan Feuling, Lightup Data
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Managing Meaning Through Data Governance
Joe Danielewicz, Joe Danielewicz Consulting, LLC
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Data Quality Deniers and What We Learn from Them
Laura Sebastian-Coleman, Prudential
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality
Show Me the Money: Funding Data Governance – A Canadian Government Case Study Using a Practical Strategy to Costing the Work of Data
Peter Pryce, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Sébastien Fleurant, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (Chief Data Officer Branch)
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Conducting the Symphony of AI: How Data Governance Orchestrates Development of Transformational AI Tradecraft
Efrain Rodriguez, Department of Defense
 Case Study
Data Governance
Know Where You Are Going Before You Leave - Thinking Strategically and Planning Appropriately for Data Governance Success! (VIRTUAL)
Michael Nicosia, Retail Business Services (RBS) LLC
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Exhibits Opening Reception

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, Dec 6

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