Agenda At-a-Glance

Wednesday, 4/21/2021

Conference Opening and DAMA Awards (US Pacific time)

07:30 AM - 07:50 AM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Conference Welcome and DAMA Awards	Tony Shaw, DATAVERSITY Loretta Mahon Smith, Citi	Business / Non-Technical	Free Program Industry Trends

Exhibits Open (US Pacific time)

07:30 AM - 01:30 PM Wed, Apr 21

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
AI Governance: Driving Compliance, Efficiency, and Outcomes with RBC Bank	Zain Nasrullah, RBC Bank Michael Hind, IBM	Case Study	Data Governance Free Program
Data Strategy: Creating a Breakthrough Insight Organization in a Data-Rich World	Jason B Perkins, BT	Intermediate	Data Strategy Free Program Prerecorded
A Case Study: Standing Up a Data Governance Program and Data Capabilities During a Global Pandemic	Jennifer Schultz, KPMG US Khurram Mahmood, KPMG US	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance Free Program
Managing Data Stewards, Impacting Culture	Elizabeth Venturino, UPMC Health Plan	Intermediate	Data Governance
Data Quality for Machine Learning, and Machine Learning for Data Quality	Javier Ramirez, Enroute	Intermediate	AI and Machine Learning Data & Information Quality
How to Build a Data Fabric	Michael Grove, Stardog	Business / Non-Technical	Graphs
Fact-Oriented Information Modeling	Marco Wobben, BCP Software	Business / Non-Technical	Data Modeling

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

09:00 AM - 09:50 AM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Rebuilding Enterprise Information Management from the Metadata Ground Up	Peggy Tsai, BigID	Intermediate	Free Program Metadata Prerecorded
A Snapshot of E.ON's Journey in Data Management and Governance	Romina Medici, E.ON Digital Technologies	Business / Non-Technical	Digital Transformation
How to Create, Build, and Manage a High-Performance Analytics Team	John K Thompson, CSL Behring	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy Management & Methods
Data Ethics – Sustaining Trust in the Digital Age	Maria Nørgaard, DNB / DAMA Norway Geoffrey van IJzendoorn-Joshi, Møller Mobility Group	Intermediate	DMBOK
A Systems Thinking Approach to Data Governance	Steven Zagoudis, MetaGovernance	Intermediate	Data Governance
Getting Started with Data Governance	Ryan Doupe, American Fidelity Assurance	Introductory	Data Governance
Enterprise Knowledge Graph in Action at LGT Private Banking	Jacobus Geluk, agnos.ai Rea Wenk, LGT Private Banking	Case Study	Free Program
Yes, Virginia, There Are Universal Relationships!	Norman Daoust, Daoust Associates	Intermediate	Data Modeling

Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives (US Pacific time)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Managing Data at Speed: Powering Business Growth with Innovative Data Practices	Fiona Fox, Varo Afshin Lotfi, Ataccama	Case Study	Data Governance Free Program
Data Fabrics for Enterprise Data Management? What Analyst Firms Are Peddling as New Trend in 2021	Ravi Shankar, Denodo	Product/Service Offering	Free Program New Data Management Technologies
Meeting the Data-Related Challenges of Cloud Migration	Danny Sandwell, Quest	Product/Service Offering	Data Governance Free Program
How Automated Data Lineage Accelerates BI Performance — Inside Information from Our Customers	David Bitton, OCTOPAI	Intermediate	Free Program Metadata

Keynote Presentations (US Pacific time)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Difference a CDO Makes	Doug Laney, West Monroe	Business / Non-Technical	Data Leadership Free Program
Skills for the Next Generation of Data Professionals	John Ladley, Sonrai Solutions	Intermediate	Free Program Industry Trends

Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives (US Pacific time)

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Discover, Enhance, Connect, Act: Modern Data Governance to Unleash the Value of Your Data	Evan Tobin, BigID	Product/Service Offering	Data Governance Free Program
Improve Explainability and Transparency on AI Models with IBM	Michael Hind, IBM Emma Tucker, IBM	Product/Service Offering	Data Architecture Free Program
Manage Data Smarter Using AI/ML-Powered Data Quality	Raj Joseph, DQLabs.ai	Intermediate	Data & Information Quality Free Program

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

12:40 PM - 01:30 PM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
BigID Sponsor Meetup
IBM Sponsor Meetup
City Furniture Scales Home Furnishing Business with Data Virtualization	Ryan Fattini, City Furniture Inessa Gerber, Denodo	Introductory	Data Integration Free Program
Data-Centric Transformation – Why Now?	Brian Platz, Fluree Dave McComb, Semantic Arts Inc.	Advanced	Data Strategy
What Am I Doing Wrong? (or Right!) – Using Capability and Maturity Assessments to Build Your EDM Roadmap	David Kowalski, Ortecha	Introductory	Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
The Most Common MDM Business Case Mistake and How to Avoid It	Bill O'Kane, Profisee	Intermediate	Free Program Master Data Management
Data Governance Is Killing Your Business – Time to Fix It	Jon Loyens, data.world	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
How to Roll Out a Data Governance Program Across Multiple Business Units	Marisa Macho, Principal Financial Group Kelsey Coffin, Infogix Rebekah Stickfort, Principal	Intermediate	Data Governance
Entity-Event Knowledge Graphs for Data-Centric Organizations	Jans Aasman, Franz Inc.	Intermediate	Data Architecture Graphs
Data Modeling: ReBorn	Ilker Tufan, Garanti BBVA Technology	Intermediate	Data Modeling

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

01:40 PM - 02:30 PM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Joining Law and Data	William A Tanenbaum, Moses & Singer LLP	Intermediate	Data Strategy Free Program
Boot-Strapping with Jet Packs: Accelerating Enterprise Data Quality	Melanie Mecca, DataWise, Inc.	Advanced	Data Strategy Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Sharpening Your Data and Growth Strategies Using the Analytics Maturity Model	Peter P Chen, Louisiana State University & Carnegie Mellon University Anand S Rao, PwC	Business / Non-Technical	Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Data Monetization – Demonstrating Quantifiable Financial Benefits from Enterprise Data Management	Sunil Soares, YourDataConnect	Business / Non-Technical	Data Leadership
Data Governance as a Service: Rationale, Roles, and Resources	Kelle Z O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners	Intermediate	Data Governance
Data Governance HelpDesk	Suemee Shin, BMO	Intermediate	Data & Information Quality
Towards a New Age of Conceptual Modeling	John Singer, NodeEra Software	Intermediate	Data Modeling Free Program

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

02:40 PM - 03:30 PM Wed, Apr 21

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
A Data Strategy Scorecard: Identify Goals and Measure Progress	Evan J Levy, Integral Data	Introductory	Data Strategy Free Program
Digitization of a Manufacturing Company: A Story 100 Years in the Making	Nader N Anaizi, Honeywell International Suresh Gandhirajan, Honeywell International	Intermediate	Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
A Guide for Agile Modern Data Architecture Delivery	John O'Brien, Radiant Advisors	Intermediate	Agile Data
Leverage Data Lineage to Glean Powerful Insights and Manage Data Integrity and Security Risks	Thadi Murali, Capco	Introductory	Data Governance
Building the Foundations of a Corporate Data Governance Program	Marco Antonio Segura Morales, Pichincha Corp.	Introductory	Data Governance
Data Lakes – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	Uzma Khan, The Boeing Company	Technical (may include code)	Big Data
Designing Data Models for Digital Transformation	David RR Webber, Bizagi	Intermediate	Digital Transformation Prerecorded
A Manager’s Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness	Matiya Szauer, The Consciously Group	Business / Non-Technical	Free Program Human Factors