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Agenda At-a-Glance

Friday, 4/23/2021

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Fri, Apr 23

Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Strategy – The Cornerstone for the Foundation of Digital Transformation and Data Monetization
Marilu Lopez, SEGDA
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Strategy
Enterprise Data Management Success: It’s All About Strategic Alignment
Ron Huizenga, Microsoft
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Strategy
Achieving G.R.E.A.T. Data Through Data Governance
Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
Justin Hauck, Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
 Introductory
Data Governance
From Principles to Responsible AI: Considerations for Organizations That Strive to Showcase Ethical Technologies
Michael McCarthy, Utica College
Michael Byrd, So.Ai
 Introductory
Data Governance
Ensuring Data Protection and Enabling Data Analytics
Quyen L Nguyen, U.S. Census Bureau
Christopher Carrino, U.S. Census Bureau
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Governance
Balance Agility and Governance with #TrueDataOps
Kent Graziano, Snowflake Inc.
 Intermediate
DataOps
A Journey Using Machine Learning to Predict Student Populations
Desmond (Tripp) Wray, Chesterfield County
Art Johne, Chesterfield County
 Intermediate
Data Science
Free Program

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

09:00 AM - 09:50 AM Fri, Apr 23

Title Speakers Audience Track
IEG's Data Strategy: Contributing to Development Effectiveness
Kristin Strohecker, World Bank Group – Independent Evaluation Group
 Introductory
Data Strategy
Telling Your Data Management Story with the 3Vs: Vocabulary, Voice, and Vision
Scott Taylor, MetaMeta Consulting
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Strategy
Managing Data Platform as a Product
Shweta Aroskar, Exact Sciences
 Intermediate
Data Strategy
The Intersection of Data Quality, Data Stewardship, and Data Governance
Mary Anne Hopper, SAS Institute
 Intermediate
Data Governance
The Emerging Data Operative Role
Ron Klein, Dynamic Health Collaborative
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Governance
Edge Thinking and Data Science for the C-Suite
Rogayeh Tabrizi, Theory+Practice
 Business / Non-Technical
AI and Machine Learning
Securing Your Data Assets Against Hackers
Seth James Nielson, Crimson Vista, Inc.
 Introductory
Data Protection and Security
Free Program
Helping Tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Data Analytics
Brent Johnson, Analytica Consulting
 Business / Non-Technical
Business Analytics
Free Program

Conference Sessions (US Pacific time)

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Fri, Apr 23

Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Modernization Strategy
Fahad Najeeb, Latitude Financial Services
 Advanced
Data Strategy
Data Literacy: The Human Element of Data
Jordan C Morrow, Pluralsight
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Literacy
An Unstructured Data Management Journey
Mike Fleckenstein, MITRE
 Intermediate
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
A Framework to Integrate Data Management Best Practices Into the Value Chain: A United Nations Case Study
Eduardo S Jallath, Epsilon Consulting
 Intermediate
Management & Methods
The Data Leadership Framework Primer
Gene Boomer, dataThink
 Intermediate
Data Leadership
Free Program
COVID-19 Case Study in Data Quality and Management
Michael Scofield, Loma Linda University
 Introductory
Data & Information Quality
Free Program

Keynote Presentation (US Pacific time)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fri, Apr 23

Title Speakers Audience Track
Cultivating a Climate for Paradigm Shift: Facilitating Innovation in a Post-COVID-19 World
Dr. Joe Perez, NC Dept of Health and Human Services / SolonTek Corporation
 Business / Non-Technical
Free Program
Human Factors
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