Agenda At-a-Glance

Tuesday, 5/5/2026

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Tue, May 5

Conference Welcome and DAMA Awards

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM Tue, May 5

Keynote Presentation

08:45 AM - 09:45 AM Tue, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Human Operating System: Rewriting Organizations for the AI-First Future Through Story-Driven Enablement	Ajay Mathur, Motability Operations	All Levels	Data Strategy

DGPO Best Practices Award

09:45 AM - 09:50 AM Tue, May 5

Coffee Break

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM Tue, May 5

Conference Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Governance Shift: Flexible Frameworks for Real-World Impact	Beth Jones, Humana	Case Study	Data Governance
Make Your Data AI-Ready: A Comprehensive Framework	Anita M Lotlikar, Vanguard	All Levels	Data Strategy
Data Governance as an AI Enablement Strategy	Jason E. Doerr, Xcel Energy Eric Falthzik, Lovelytics	All Levels	Data Governance
The Automation Path: KPIs and Quality Metrics for Real-World Municipal Data Governance	Anthony Nunez, City of Ontario	Introductory	Data & Information Quality
Data Products as Catalysts for Data Governance Success	Anna Gebler, Deutsche Lufthansa AG	All Levels	Data Governance

Conference Sessions

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Governance by Design: Embedding Data Governance Into Architecture at PayPal	Brandy O'Shields, PayPal	Advanced	Data Governance
Scaling Responsible AI in the Enterprise: From Governance to Impact	Romina Pyplacz, E.ON Digital Technology	Business / Non-Technical	AI Governance
DQ That Pays: Operationalizing Data Quality for Global Compliance and Business Value	Shahad Sami Al Shehab, Saudi Aramco	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
Critical Data Management: Driving Compliance, Integrity, and Business Value	Syed M Ali, USAA Michael C Noriega, USAA	All Levels	Data Governance
Data Literacy at Vanderbilt: It’s Not a Class…It’s a Culture!	Jeannette Wolff, Vanderbilt University	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture

Exhibits Open

12:00 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, May 5

Lunch and Desserts on the Exhibit Floor

12:00 PM - 01:45 PM Tue, May 5

Sponsored Sessions - Products and Solutions

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Tue, May 5

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
AI Ready Data	Hamish Brookeman, S&P Global Enterprise Data Organization	All Levels	Data Strategy
Built-In, Not Bolted On: Embedding Data Governance in Core Enterprise Workflows	Martin Nash, CPS Energy	Case Study	Getting Business Buy-In
Gen AI-Based Data Stewardship	Nakul Bijoor, ZS Associates	All Levels	AI Governance
Marie Kondo Your Data: Does This Data Spark Joy?	Laurel Shifrin, American Express Krystal Hughes, American Express	All Levels	Data Governance
From Fragmentation to Foundation: Building Enterprise-Ready Data Contracts That Scale	Alon Nafta, Foundational	All Levels	Data Governance
SIG: Mastering Data and AI Governance with Limited Resources	Mathias Vercauteren, Data & AI Governance Partners	All Levels	Data Governance

Sponsored Sessions - Products and Solutions

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Tue, May 5

Ice Cream Break & Exhibits

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Tue, May 5

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Thriving in Constant Change: Modern Data Strategy	Becca Bates, Toyota Material Handling, North America	All Levels	Data Strategy
The Social Architecture of Data Governance: Designing for Collaboration, Not Control	Valerie Calvo, BankUnited	All Levels	Human Factors
Quantifying Data Quality Risk	Gautam Tamhane, Truist Bank Andrew Bonniwell, Truist Bank	All Levels	Metrics
Get That "Good Jeans" Fit: Tailoring Data Governance Training to Fit Any Role - Perfectly	Kari Albers, RTX (Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney, Collins)	Case Study	Data Literacy and Culture
Next-Generation Data Quality and Semantics for Agentic AI Systems	James Short, San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego James Massa, JPMorganChase Joseph Lancaster, Solix Technologies	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
SIG: Pro-Worker AI: A Blueprint for Worker-Centric AI	Katrina Ingram, Ethically Aligned AI	Business / Non-Technical	Human Factors

Conference Sessions

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Tue, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
PANEL: AI Governance Strategy: LLM vs. Human-in-the-Loop	Priya Sarathy, Wheel Data Strategies	Case Study	AI Governance
Data Reconciliation: The Nerve Center of Trust for Data Quality and AI Governance	Steven Zagoudis, MetaGovernance	Advanced	AI Governance
Public Sector AI: Lessons From the Frontlines of Federal Government	Dia Adams, Datafolx AI	All Levels	AI Governance
Managing Difficult Co-Workers on Data Governance Projects	Gregory Serapiglia, NEPC, LLC	Introductory	Stewardship
SIG: Spatial Data	Lauri Young, Esri	Business / Non-Technical	New Ideas and Technologies

Exhibit Reception

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, May 5