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Agenda At-a-Glance

Monday, 12/5/2022

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Mon, Dec 5

Monday Morning Tutorials

08:30 AM - 11:45 AM Mon, Dec 5

Title Speakers Audience Track
T1: Getting Started with Data Governance
Anthony J. Algmin, 8rain Station
 Introductory
Data Governance
T2: Aligning Data Strategy with Data Governance
Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.
 Introductory
Data Strategy
T3: Making Sense of Stewardship
Jimm Johnson, HireRight
 Introductory
Stewardship
T4: Active Metadata for Data Governance
John O'Brien, Radiant Advisors
 Advanced
Metadata
T5: A 12-Step Program for Improving Organizational Data Literacy
Peter Aiken, VCU/AnythingAwesome
Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors
 Intermediate
Data Literacy
T6: A Roadmap for Building a Successful Data Quality Program
John R. Talburt, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Mon, Dec 5

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Mon, Dec 5

Title Speakers Audience Track
Building Successful Data Governance Programs with a Business-First Approach
Sean Arnold, Precisely
 All Levels
Data Governance
Data Governance Disasters and the Threat of Data Governance Foreclosure
Varun Maddula, Prolifics
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Autonomous Data Trust Score for Data Catalogs
Angsuman Dutta, FirstEigen
 Business
Data Governance

Lunch

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Mon, Dec 5

Monday Afternoon Tutorials

01:30 PM - 04:45 PM Mon, Dec 5

Title Speakers Audience Track
T7: What the Business Needs to Know About Data Governance
Jimm Johnson, HireRight
 Introductory
Data Literacy
T8: Measuring the Value and Quality of Your Data Assets
Douglas Laney, Douglas B. Laney
 Advanced
Metrics
T9: Data Lineage: Techniques for Implementation and Storytelling
Monika Kapoor, Astra Zeneca
 Business
Data Governance
T10: Selling and Developing a Sustainable Data Governance Program
John Ladley, Sonrai
 Introductory
Data Governance
T11: Data Mesh and Data Fabric: Managing Data Governance and Information Quality
Nigel Turner, Global Data Strategy
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality
Data Governance
T12: How to Build a Data Governance and Data Quality Framework
Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
 Intermediate
Data & Information Quality
Data Governance

Coffee Break

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM Mon, Dec 5

Conference Sessions

05:00 PM - 05:45 PM Mon, Dec 5

Title Speakers Audience Track
Governance vs. Agility: Finding the Balance
Vanessa Lam, Business Rule Solutions, LLC
 Intermediate
Organizational Structure and Roles
Stewardship
Building a Dream Team! People-Centred Data Governance
Deep Lidder, Cervello
 Introductory
Human Factors
Data Literacy: A Transformational Outcome of Data Governance
Melinda A Leonard, Clearsense, LLC
Christina Cascante, Clearsense, LLC
Terri Mikol, Clearsense, LLC
 Business
Data Literacy

CDMP Exams

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Mon, Dec 5

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

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

Thursday, 12/8/2022

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Thu, Dec 8

Post-Conference Tutorials (One Day)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
W1: Human Factors and Ethics in Data Governance
Kathy Rondon, Independent
 Business
Human Factors
Privacy
W3: Data Strategy: Half Day Bootcamp (Ends at 11:45 AM)
John Ladley, Sonrai
 Intermediate
Data Strategy

2-Day Seminars (Continuing to Friday)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
S1: Data Policy Governance: Defining and Operationalizing Data Policies
David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity
 Introductory
Data Governance
S2: How to Implement and Govern an Enterprise Data Catalog and Business Glossary
Becky Lyons, First San Francisco Partners
Gretchen Burnham, First San Francisco Partners
 Introductory
Data Governance
Metadata
S3: Ten Steps to Quality Data
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Thu, Dec 8

Lunch

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Thu, Dec 8

Coffee Break

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Thu, Dec 8

Friday, 12/9/2022

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Fri, Dec 9

2-Day Seminars (Continuing from Thursday)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Fri, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
S1: Data Policy Governance: Defining and Operationalizing Data Policies (Ends at 3:15 PM)
David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity
 Introductory
Data Governance
S2: How to Implement and Govern an Enterprise Data Catalog and Business Glossary
Becky Lyons, First San Francisco Partners
Gretchen Burnham, First San Francisco Partners
 Introductory
Data Governance
Metadata
S3: Ten Steps to Quality Data
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Fri, Dec 9

Lunch

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Fri, Dec 9

Coffee Break

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Fri, Dec 9

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