Agenda At-a-Glance

Thursday, 4/22/2021

Exhibits Open (US Pacific time)

07:30 AM - 01:30 PM Thu, Apr 22

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
NBCUniversal Parks & Resorts’ Cloud Success Story	Leah van Zelm, Universal Parks and Resorts Ankur Jain, Merkle	Case Study	Data Integration Digital Transformation Free Program
Data Strategy to Effective Execution	Larry E McLean, United States Transportation Command	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Using a Maturity Model for the Improvement of Data Management Efficiency: Why, What, and How	Irina Steenbeek, Data Crossroads	Advanced	Data Governance Prerecorded
Data Cataloging with Knowledge Graphs	Irene Polikoff, TopQuadrant	Intermediate	Data Governance Graphs
DAMA in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa … One Year After!	Nino Letteriello, DAMA Italy	Introductory	DMBOK
From Concept to Implementation – NEPC’s 18-Month Product Master Journey	Gregory Serapiglia, NEPC, LLC Courtney Brown, NEPC, LLC	Introductory	Master Data Management
Data Ownership – Telling and Selling	Michael McMorrow, MMM Data Perspectives Ltd	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
Legislation Labyrinth: Navigating Global Privacy Laws Along the Asset Lifecycle	Fredrik Forslund, Blancco	Introductory	Data Security, Privacy, and Protection Free Program

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

09:00 AM - 09:50 AM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Denodo Sponsor Meetup
Merkle Sponsor Meetup
Developing a Data Governance Roadmap that Generates Results	Dave Woods, Infogix Colleen Henderson, Perrigo	Case Study	Data Governance Free Program
From Roadmap to Execution: A Data Transformation Year One Retrospective	Steven MacLauchlan, UDig Eric Pearson, Enterprise Bank	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Implementing a Data Governance and Quality Program in a Financial Services Company	Michele Valentini, FIT Strategy	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
Leveraging Master Data and Metadata Management to Drive Digital Transformation	John Lieto, CT Corporation, Wolters Kluwer	Business / Non-Technical	Digital Transformation Master Data Management Metadata
DAMA-DMBOK: The Who and the What	Raymond McGirt, Data Expeditions, NLLC	Introductory	DMBOK Free Program
DataOps Data Architecture and AI Best Practices	Christopher Bergh, DataKitchen	Intermediate	DataOps
How to Be a Data Sleuth Using a Data Catalog	Bonnie K. O'Neil, The MITRE Corporation	Business / Non-Technical	Business Analytics
Polyglot Data Modeling	Pascal Desmarets, Hackolade	Intermediate	Data Modeling

Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives (US Pacific time)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Applied Data Lineage: Maximize the Value of Understanding Your Data Pipelines	Ernie Ostic, MANTA	Case Study	Data Governance Free Program
Data Trust: Gain Understanding and Confidence in Your Data	Jeff Brown, Infogix	Introductory	Data & Information Quality Free Program
How a Data Catalog Forms the Foundation for Data Governance	Kimberly Wienzierl, State of Tennessee Amber O’Connell, State of Tennessee	Case Study	Data Governance Free Program

Keynote Presentations (US Pacific time)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Data Quality Can Save the World	Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls	Business / Non-Technical	Data & Information Quality Data Leadership Free Program
Is the Problem with Data Quality Really Data? The Four Dimensions of Communication Clarity	Ronald G. Ross, Business Rule Solutions, LLC	Advanced	Data & Information Quality Free Program

Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives (US Pacific time)

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Build an Enterprise Data Solution Quickly with Merkle’s Data Accelerator	Srini Krishnamurthy, Merkle	Product/Service Offering	Data Integration Free Program
How Intuit, Jaguar Land Rover, Xandr, and UnitedHealth Group Are Driving Business Outcomes with Graph Database and AI	Gaurav Deshpande, TigerGraph	Case Study	Free Program Graphs
Disciplined Self-Service BI Enables Advanced Analytics	Marius Moscovici, Metric Insights Mike Smitheman, Metric Insights	Advanced	Data Governance Free Program

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

12:40 PM - 01:30 PM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Infogix Sponsor Meetup
Data Literacy for All: Unpacking Roadmaps and Readiness	George Yuhasz, NewRez	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Metadata for Enterprise Data Discovery, Lineage, and Access Control in a Hybrid Cloud	Barbara Eckman, Comcast	Intermediate	Data Governance
The Challenges of Governing Externally Acquired Data (and How to Overcome Them)	Matthew Day, Federal Reserve Board Justin Rinker, Federal Reserve Board	Case Study	Data Governance
Data-Driven Agile: Embedding Data Quality in Software Development	Victor Boschin Schuller, JP Morgan Chase Jennifer Ippoliti, J.P. Morgan Chase	Intermediate	Agile Data Data & Information Quality Free Program
How DAMA International Implemented a New Website and Membership System	April Reeve, Bristol Myers Squibb Frank Kadwell, D3 Information Services Jerrod Young, Westlake ACE Hardware	Introductory	Free Program Management & Methods
Data Management for Unprecedented Market Conditions	Arvind Venugopal, FINRA Ian Clar, FINRA	Intermediate	Big Data Data Science
Guidelines for Migrating Your Data Warehouse to the Cloud	Mike Ferguson, Intelligent Business Strategies Ltd	Intermediate	Business Analytics Cloud Computing Prerecorded

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

01:40 PM - 02:30 PM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Problem With Communicating About Data Is the Assumption That It Has Taken Place	Michael Kevin Bourke, Aceso Global	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy Free Program
Stop Building Data Warehouses – Build Multi-Speed, Multi-Use Case Data Pipelines	Igor Ikonnikov, Info-Tech Research Group	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Bad Ideas in Technology: Stuff I Learned the Hard Way	Sandy Georgas Hosbach, McDonald's Corporation	Business / Non-Technical	Human Factors
Automated Data Lineage	Mark R Horseman, Alberta Motor Association (AMA)	Intermediate	Data Governance Free Program
Creating a Responsive and Resilient Data Governance Program	Laura Madsen, Via Gurus	Intermediate	Data Governance
Improving Data Quality: Metadata as a Continuous Process	Robin B Rappaport, IRS – RAAS	Advanced	Data & Information Quality Metadata

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

02:40 PM - 03:30 PM Thu, Apr 22

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Rise of Data Downtime: Making Observability a Pillar of Your Data Strategy	Barr Moses, Monte Carlo Molly Vorwerck, Monte Carlo	Intermediate	Big Data
5G, IoT, AI, and Machine Learning: Adapting Your Data Governance Program to Emerging Technologies	David Marco, EWSolutions	Advanced	Data Governance
Staying Ahead of the Fray in the Ever-Changing Realm of Data Privacy	Dawn M Michels, Old Republic Title Insurance Company	Intermediate	Data Security, Privacy, and Protection
Launch a Real-World Business-Led Data Governance Framework	Deepak Bhaskar, Leonis Consulting LLC	Business / Non-Technical	Data Governance
Moving the Needle on Data Quality: The Foundational Framework as Implemented by a 110-Year-Old Fortune 500 Company	Prathyusha Kanchanam, Mutual of Omaha	Business / Non-Technical	Data & Information Quality Free Program
Modeling Patterns for Strategic Business Data Analysis Using Knowledge Graphs	Elisa Kendall, Thematix Partners LLC Dean T Allemang, Working Ontologist, LLC	Intermediate	Free Program Graphs
Will DMBOK Be an International Standard?	Mikitaka Hayashi, JGC Corporation	Business / Non-Technical	DMBOK
How Data Analytics and Machine Learning Can Drive Online Fitness and Activity Recognition Apps	Srini Penchikala, InfoQ	Intermediate	AI and Machine Learning