Agenda At-a-Glance

Thursday, 5/7/2026

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Thu, May 7

Post-Conference Workshops/Tutorials (One Day)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
W1: The Data Governance Challenge		All Levels	Data Governance Women in Data Management and Governance
W2: Embedding Data Governance Into the Development Lifecycle: People, Process, and Practical Integration	Frances Stoor, Jackson Financial	All Levels	Data Governance
W3: AI Data Quality Lab	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors	All Levels	AI and Machine Learning

2-Day Seminars (Continuing to Friday, Ends 12:00pm Friday)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
S1: Advanced Methods: Master Class for Data Governance	John Ladley, Sonrai	Advanced	Data Governance
S2: Every Data Leader Needs an ANCHOR: Master Change Management	Aakriti Agrawal, Data Governance Change Management	All Levels	Change Management
S3: Ten Steps to Quality Data	Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
S4: The Complete Guide to Data Stewardship	David Plotkin, DNP for Data	All Levels	Stewardship
S5: The Governance Sprint: Build Data and AI Governance in Weeks, Not Months	Mathias Vercauteren, Data & AI Governance Partners	All Levels	AI Governance

CDO Sessions

08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Thu, May 7

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Thu, May 7

Lunch

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Thu, May 7

Coffee Break

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Thu, May 7