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Agenda At-a-Glance

Tuesday, 6/6/2023

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Tue, Jun 6

The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) Annual Summer Meeting

07:35 AM - 08:20 AM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
The Six Core Areas of the DGPO Data Governance Framework, the Foundation for Best Practices
Kira Chuchom, DGPO
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Data Governance

Welcome

08:30 AM - 08:40 AM Tue, Jun 6

Keynote Presentation

08:40 AM - 09:15 AM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Walk, Run, Fly to a Data-Driven Culture
Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners
 Business
Data Literacy
Data Strategy

Keynote Panel

09:15 AM - 09:50 AM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Organizing for Effective Change: Critical Success Factors for Creating a Meaningful Impact with Data Governance
Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners
Antoinette Cashwell-Robinson, Lincoln Financial Group
Balaji Ganesan, Privacera
Solomon Williams, IBM
Theresa Ancick, Accura Business Services LLC
 Business
Getting Business Buy-In

Coffee Break

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM Tue, Jun 6

Conference Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Turning Data Governance into a Business Driver with Automation and Decentralization
Stephanie McReynolds, data.world
Nancy Prabhakar, data.world
 All Levels
Data Governance
What Did Your Data Do Last Night? A Deep Dive into Trusting Your Data and AI
Anne Ratcliffe, IBM
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Common MDM Pitfalls - Why Is MDM So Difficult?
Amy Cooper, Dun & Bradstreet
 All Levels
Master Data Management
Leveraging a Continuous Improvement Program to Introduce and Maintain Data Quality
Lisa M Williams, Arizona Department of Water Resources
 Intermediate
Getting Business Buy-In
ABCs of Data Governance
Antoinette Cashwell-Robinson, Lincoln Financial Group
Lynn Mulligan, Lincoln Financial Group
Robyn Black, Lincoln Financial Group
 Introductory
Data Governance

Conference Sessions

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Fireside Chat: Using Data Governance to Support and Accelerate Data Science
Amir Assar, Denodo
Sathyan Munirathinam, ASML
 All Levels
Analytics Governance
Transforming Your Data Management: Adopting a Sustainable Approach to Data Governance
Greg Kordelski, Prolifics
 All Levels
Data Governance
How the Need for Better Metrics Changed Our MDM Reputation
Paula Reece, Takeda
 Intermediate
Master Data Management
Metrics
Data Quality Twists and Turns – How to Move Forward?
Sukanya Gopinath, Royal Bank of Canada
Tony J Basil, Royal Bank of Canada
 All Levels
Data & Information Quality
Data Governance Maturity Assessments: A Case Study
Jamie DePastino, Carnegie Mellon University
 Introductory
Data Governance
Data Observability – What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Mike Ferguson, Intelligent Business Strategies Ltd
 Intermediate
Industry Trends

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Lineage in a Complex Data Landscape
Greg Kordelski, Prolifics
 All Levels
Metadata
Improved Curation and Data Discovery with data.world and Generative AI
Juan Sequeda, data.world
 All Levels
Data Strategy
Informatica: Not Your Grandma’s Data Governance
Yomar Rosendo, Informatica
Wesley Matthews, Informatica
 All Levels
Data Governance
Achieving the Elusive Goal of Enterprise Data Awareness
Steven Zagoudis, MetaGovernance
 All Levels
Data Governance

Lunch

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Tue, Jun 6

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
You Can’t Govern Data You Don’t Understand: A Modern Approach to Discover and Manage Your Unstructured Data
Steve Woodward, DryvIQ
 All Levels
Data Governance
Building a Scalable and Sustainable Global Data Governance Program
Stephen Kennedy, ResMed
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Enterprise Data Dictionary: Data Culture Defined
Christen Pentek, State of Minnesota Department of Human Services
Sara Walker, State of Minnesota Department of Human Services
 All Levels
Data Governance
Becoming a Data Governance Enabler
Chantal Marcoux, Bank of Canada
Iris Zhang, Bank of Canada
 All Levels
Data Governance
Where’s the Right Place to Get My Data? Improving Data Management Maturity Through System Certification
Laurel Shifrin, American Express
Sameer Puranik, American Express
 Intermediate
Data Governance
How Are We Doing? Effective Approaches to Measuring Program Progress
David Kowalski, MIDAS Advisory Services
 All Levels
Metrics
SIG: What are the Next Challenges in Data Protection, Tracking and Privacy?
Evan Levy, Integral Data, LLC.
 All Levels
Data Protection
Privacy

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance and Data Quality Solutions

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Feeling Lost? Navigate with D3Clarity's Revolutionary Governance Playbook
Earin Persson, D3Clarity, Inc.
Dave Wilkinson, D3Clarity, Inc.
 All Levels
Products and Services
Alation - House of Data Demo
Jim Barker, Alation
 All Levels
Data Governance
Accelerating a Data Governance Program with a Logical Data Fabric
Suntosh Murthy, Denodo
 All Levels
Data Governance
Know, Trust, Use - Invigorate Your Governance Initiatives Using 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, Jun 6

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
How To Scale Digital Business With Modern Data Governance
Ryan Glasunow, Informatica
Blake Andrews, Independent Financial
 All Levels
Data Governance
A Framework for Data Literacy
Josh Reid, Succeed Data Governance Services
Sean Hewitt, Succeed Data Governance Services
 Business
Data Literacy
Jump Start Your Metadata Management Journey
Nichole Blight, HireRight
Jimm Johnson, HireRight
 Introductory
Metadata
Case Study: How the Implementation of Data Standards Can Lead to Better Data Quality
Lauren A Cook, Mecklenburg County Public Health
Jonathan L Ong, Mecklenburg County Public Health
 Case Study
Data & Information Quality
LOST IN TRANSLATION: Data Governance in State Government
Diana Barrett, IN Department of Workforce Development
 Case Study
Data Governance
People: The Forgotten Key to Successful Data Governance
Ben Fox, Electronic Arts (EA)
 All Levels
Data Governance
SIG: Shared Governance across Multiple Organizations
Malcolm Hawker, Profisee
 All Levels
Industry Trends

Conference Sessions

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Tue, Jun 6

Title Speakers Audience Track
Creating a Roadmap That Works for Your Organization
Theresa Ancick, Accura Business Services LLC
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Establishing Sound Data Governance: A Data Catalog Story
John Moran, Thermo Fisher Scientific
 All Levels
Getting Business Buy-In
Connecting Data Governance to What Business Leaders Care About - Money!
Aaron C Wilkerson, Carhartt
 Intermediate
Getting Business Buy-In
Time for Big Brother to Get a Makeover
Samantha Schrader, Washington State Health Care Authority
Mitsuyo Maser, Washington State Health Care Authority
 All Levels
Data Strategy
How Newell Brands Aligned Data Governance with Business Strategy to Enable Change
James D Tuenge, Newell Brands
Lisa Henry Horne, Newell Brands
 All Levels
Data Governance
Engaging Data Stewards in a Collaborative Approach to Data Governance - A Case Study
Marisa Nickle, University of Washington
Ann Nagel, University of Washington
 All Levels
Stewardship
SIG: Data Governance as a Product
Anthony J. Algmin, 8rain Station
 All Levels
Data Governance

Exhibits and Reception

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, Jun 6

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