Agenda At-a-Glance

Tuesday, 3/26/2024

Continental Breakfast (Grand Cypress Foyer)

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Tue, Mar 26

Welcome

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM Tue, Mar 26

Keynote Presentation

08:45 AM - 09:45 AM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Trends in Data - Prepare for the Next Seismic Shift	Michele Goetz, Forrester Research	All Levels	Artificial Intelligence Data Governance

Coffee Break - Sponsored by Texas A&M (Grand Cypress Foyer)

09:45 AM - 10:15 AM Tue, Mar 26

Conference Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
How to Avoid Poor Tooling: An End to Bells and Whistles	Ellen Mildred Brown, Slack Consulting Inc	All Levels	New Data Management Technologies
Implementing and Sustaining OCM to Improve Data Quality	Teri Hinds, First San Francisco Partners	All Levels	Human Factors
GenAI Kickstart: Establishing a GenAI Readiness Baseline	Charity Queret, EXL	All Levels	Generative AI
Selling the Car While Building It: Driving Data Strategy Adoption in a Fast-Paced Environment	Lorraine Battaglia, Insmed, Inc.	All Levels	Data Strategy
The Benefits of Domain-Driven Data Modeling	Pascal Desmarets, Hackolade	Intermediate	Data Modeling
Data Architecture Documentation for Project Success	Clay Rehm, RehmTech	Intermediate	Data Literacy
From Boardroom to Battlefield: Accelerating Adoption of Data, Analytics, and AI Using Data Mesh	Efrain Rodriguez, Department of Defense	All Levels	Data Governance

Conference Sessions

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
CDMP You Said? What Is CDMP?	Michel Hebert, DAMA International	All Levels	CDMP Professional Development
Signal in the Noise: Prioritizing Data for Impact	Jenna Alden, West Monroe Alex Cruikshank, West Monroe	Business / Non-Technical	Artificial Intelligence
Navigating the Data Strategy Landscape: A Comprehensive Checklist	David J Alzamendi, Actionable Data Analytics	All Levels	Data Strategy
Demonstrably "In Control" of Data (Quality) Management	Gerard Koster, Rabobank	All Levels	Data and Information Quality
What’s a Conceptual Data Model and Why Should I Care?	Laurel English Sturges, Sila Kasi Anderson, Flow Control Group	All Levels	Data Modeling
Establishing Data Governance Globally in the Middle of Chaos	Jeff Brock, LYB	All Levels	Data Governance
SIG: What Is a Semantic Layer and Why Is It Useful?	Lulit Tesfaye, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC.	Introductory	Data Architecture Data Integration

Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Modernizing Your Data Estate Demands a Modern Data Platform	Kiran Rangaswamy, OwlFinancial Technologies	All Levels	New Data Management Technologies
7 Tips for Master Data Management Success with Ashley Furniture	Louise Crooks, Ashley Furniture Michael Overholt, Ashley Furniture	All Levels	Master Data Management
OvalEdge: End-to-End Data Governance	Eric Kopins, OvalEdge	All Levels	Data Governance

Lunch (Portico)

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Tue, Mar 26

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Operationalizing Data Licensing from the Legal Perspective	William A Tanenbaum, Moses & Singer LLP	All Levels	Data Protection and Security
AI Alignment Unleashed: Supercharging Business Success with AI	Douglas R. Briggs, Daugherty Business Solutions	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Privacy-Preserving Data Governance and Architecture	David Hendrawirawan, University of Texas at Austin	All Levels	Data Protection and Security
A Collaborative Environment and Repeatable Process for Successful Knowledge Graph Development	Elisa F. Kendall, Thematix Partners LLC	All Levels	Knowledge Graphs
Turning Data into Value	Nicole J Bills, Data Strategy Professionals	Case Study	Data Strategy
Recovering from Data Governance False Starts – Back to Basics	Kari Albers, General Dynamics Information Technology	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
SIG: Skills Gaps and Upskilling for Data Management	John Ladley, Sonrai	Business / Non-Technical	Data Literacy

Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Data Escape Room: How Is Gamified Learning Transforming Data Literacy	Phil Greenwood, The Data Escape Room	All Levels	Data Literacy
Future-Proofing Data: Holistic QA for Quality and Reliability	Jonathan Agee, Validatar	All Levels	Data and Information Quality
Future-Proof Data Management Through Logical Architectures: Data Fabric and Data Mesh	Sardor Davlenov, Denodo	Intermediate	Data Integration

Ice Cream Break & Exhibits Open (Grand Cypress G-I)

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Tue, Mar 26

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Agility vs Governance: Finding the Balance	Vanessa Lam, Business Rule Solutions, LLC	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
Federated Data Governance: 3 Strategic C's to Make It Happen	Leonardo Blunk, Globo	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
Unlocking the Future of Master Data Management with Generative AI	Gurpinder Singh Dhillon, Dun & Bradstreet	All Levels	Generative AI
Implementing a Data Quality Framework	Missy Clymer, Verizon Christina Smith, Verizon Nathan Schmitt, Verizon	All Levels	Data and Information Quality
Evolving Towards a Data Mesh Architecture	Pragnya Gandhi, FINRA Rakhi Bhatia, FINRA	Introductory	Data Architecture
Curating a Data Library: From Zero to Data Governance	Laura Rodriguez, HealthStream Melissa Casey, HealthStream	Introductory	Data Governance
Top Pitfalls to Avoid for a Successful Data Strategy Implementation	Dora Boussias, DoraB Global	All Levels	Data Strategy

Conference Sessions

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Tue, Mar 26

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
No Data Pour from a Cloud Secure!	Leena Bongale, TD Bank	All Levels	Data Protection and Security
Data Mesh for the Real World	Elliott Cordo, Datafutures.co	All Levels	Data Architecture
Panel: Presidential Executive Order - Consumer Data, Privacy, Security, and Safety in the Age of AI	Deepak Bhaskar, Leonis Consulting LLC Loretta Mahon Smith, DAMA International Lulit Tesfaye, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC. William A Tanenbaum, Moses & Singer LLP	All Levels	Industry and Business Trends
What? Create a Data Strategy for All the Freshwater in Canada?	Jim M.C. Young, Canada Water Agency	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Data Governance Build in A Box	Michael Colbert, Verizon	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
Ending the Cycle of Sadness: Why Data Management Projects Fail	Steven MacLauchlan, Ippon USA	Business / Non-Technical	Data Literacy
Driving Innovation and Business Transformation by Starting with Information Flow	Rachel Beaulieu, TriNet Group	Business / Non-Technical	Human Factors
SIG: CDMP Study Group	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY	All Levels	CDMP Professional Development

Exhibits Opening Reception (Grand Cypress G-I)

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, Mar 26