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Agenda At-a-Glance

Wednesday, 12/7/2022

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:15 AM Wed, Dec 7

Conference Sessions

08:15 AM - 09:00 AM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
Embarrassing Data Moments
Eric Gerstner, Collibra
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Converting Data Language Into Business Speak – Can You Talk the Talk?
Scott Garner, Global Data Strategy
 Intermediate
Data Strategy
Data Governance Best Practices to Support Medicaid Transformation: Lessons from Medi-Cal
Samuel Taylor, Intrepid Ascent
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Sustainable Data Governance Driving Data-Centric Decision Making in a Multi-Disciplinary Environmental Organization
Lacy D Smith, ERM
Theresa Kennedy, Environmental Resource Management, Inc.
 Case Study
Data Governance
Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Building a Business Glossary for a Government Agency
Dylan Oxford, Washington State Health Care Authority
Chris Boyd, Washington State Health Care Authority
 Intermediate
Metadata
Model Behavior – Centralized, Decentralized, and Hybrid Governance Models
Nicole Burgess, Salt Flats
 Case Study
Data Governance

Keynote Panel

09:15 AM - 10:00 AM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
What Data Is Critical (CDEs) and to Who? (Panel)
Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
Carol Kim, IBM Corporation
John Moran, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Kathy Rondon, Independent
Stephen Gatchell, BigID
 All Levels
Data Governance

Keynote Presentation

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
Gamifying Data Quality
Steven MacLauchlan, Ippon USA
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality

Coffee Break and Exhibits Open

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Wed, Dec 7

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
Unlock the Full Transformative Potential of Your Data with Data Governance and Enterprise Architecture
Frédéric Fourquet, MEGA International
Nicholas Hatfield, MEGA International
 All Levels
Data Governance
PlainID: Data Access Control for the Modern Enterprise
Mickey Martin, PlainID
 All Levels
Risk Management
Data Governance at Scale: The Challenges and How to Address Them
Lewis Mbae, Rudderstack
 All Levels
Data Governance

Exhibits Open

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Wed, Dec 7

CDMP Exams

11:15 AM - 01:15 PM Wed, Dec 7

Conference Sessions

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
Fostering a Holistic and Innovative Approach to Data Governance (VIRTUAL)
Martin Hullin, Datasphere Initiative
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Effective Data Classification Is Critical for Data Governance
Steven Zagoudis, MetaGovernance
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Leveraging Information Quality to Grow Revenue and Profit
Mark E Kochert, EnFuse Solutions
 Case Study
Data & Information Quality
Data for Public Good: A Voting Rights Case Study
Kathy Rondon, Independent
Susama Agarwala, The Center for New Data
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality
Always Start With the WHY
James Nanscawen, Data Meaning
 Business
Data Governance
Embracing Change to WIN!
Aakriti Agrawal, Manager, Data Governance
 Introductory
Data Governance

Lunch, Desserts on the Exhibit Floor

12:30 PM - 01:45 PM Wed, Dec 7

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
A Business-Friendly Approach to Data Governance and Quality
Danielle Ridge, QuadReal Property Group
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Stewardship
Data Economics - Quantifying the Value of Data to Justify Increased Investments
Sunil Soares, Tavro AI
 Introductory
Analytics Governance
Data Governance or Data Quality in an Agile Environment
Prakash Kewalramani, Data Value Framework.org
 Intermediate
Data & Information Quality
Rebooting Data Governance: Pragmatic and Practical Experience
Nate Lee, K Hovnanian
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Web 3.0: How Blockchain Technologies Will Transform Data Management and What You Must Do Now to Prepare
Malcolm Hawker, Profisee
 Intermediate
Data & Information Quality

Conference Sessions

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
The Role That Empathy Plays in Designing Data Governance Programs (Panel)
Andrew Andrews, DAMA Australia
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls
Laura Sebastian-Coleman, Prudential
 All Levels
Data Governance
The Triangle of Successful Data Management: Learning Experiences and Key Takeaways from the Automotive Industry
Carmen Cercelescu, Euranova
Alp Aslan, Toyota Motor Europe
Oumaima Belghith, EuraNova
 Case Study
Data Governance
Govern Data Like Nobody's Watching
Costi Tudan, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
 Introductory
Data Governance
Key Strategies to Sustain a Data Governance Program by Effectively Communicating Data Governance Value Through Business Success Story Realization
Sarang S. Bapat, Mitsubishi Electric Trane USA
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Data Stewardship Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Chandrika Pleasants, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Randall Huff, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
 Business
Stewardship

Coffee Break

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM Wed, Dec 7

Closing Keynote Panel

03:45 PM - 04:45 PM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
Practitioners Share Their Best Practices and Lessons Learned (Panel)
Gretchen Burnham, First San Francisco Partners
Heidi Lawson, Fidelity Investments
Michael Nicosia, Retail Business Services (RBS) LLC
Milda Aksamitauskas, Georgetown University
Randall Huff, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Data Governance

Closing Happy Hour

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Wed, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
Catalog & Cocktails LIVE at DGIQ
Juan Sequeda, data.world
Tim Gasper, data.world
 All Levels
Data Governance

CDMP Exams

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Wed, Dec 7

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