Agenda At-a-Glance

Monday, 5/4/2026

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Mon, May 4

Monday Morning Tutorials

08:30 AM - 11:45 AM Mon, May 4

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
T1: Adapting Your Data Strategy for AI	Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.	All Levels	Data Strategy
T2: Translating Business Strategy into Data Architecture	Dawn Carter, Canada Life	All Levels	Data Architecture
T3: Delivering the Product in Data Product	Mark Cooper, The Data Brains	All Levels	Data Governance
T4: Data Preparation for Analytics and AI	Prashanth Southekal, DBP-Institute	All Levels	Data & Information Quality Data Engineering
T5: Designing and Implementing Semantic Data Layers	Dave Wells, Infocentric	Intermediate	Data Architecture
T6: Advanced Data Modeling Challenges Workshop: Mixing Data Modeling and AI	Steve Hoberman, Technics Publications	Advanced	Data Modeling
T7: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Data Governance	Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners	All Levels	Generative AI
T8: Aligning Agentic AI Governance and Data Risk	Sunil Soares, Tavro AI	All Levels	AI Governance

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Mon, May 4

Conference Sessions

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Mon, May 4

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
No CDO? No Problem! How to Find the Right Executive to Champion Data and AI Governance	Jimm Johnson, HireRight	All Levels	Organizational Structure and Roles
Value of Automated Workflows to Accelerate Time to Value in Data Cataloging	John Li, Enbridge Natalie Fisher, Enbridge	Case Study	Data Governance
Data Governance is a Team Sport	Kerri Kienzle, JMA Resources Edith Macdonald, NAVSUP	All Levels	Data Governance
Establishing an Accountable Data Governance Culture	Brendon Allen, SeekWell	Case Study	Data Governance
Old School, New School: A Guide to Successfully Bridging Generations of AI Users	Micah Dalton, DLG Strategic Arlyne Aranda, DLG Strategic	All Levels	Change Management

Lunch & Social Roundtables

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Mon, May 4

Monday Afternoon Tutorials

01:45 PM - 05:00 PM Mon, May 4

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
T9: Building Modern Data Governance: Strategy, Platforms, and People Working Together	Anup Singh, Environment Canterbury (ECAN)	All Levels	Data Governance
T10: Understanding and Using Data Architecture Patterns	Mark Madsen, Third Nature	Intermediate	Data Architecture
T11: Accelerating Data Governance with Change Management and Data Fluency	Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting	Intermediate	New Ideas and Technologies
T12: Tables AND Documents: Integrating the Governance of Structured and Unstructured Data	C. Lwanga Yonke, Padouk Consulting, LLC	Advanced	Data Governance
T13: AI in Action: Practical Approaches to Scaling Data Governance	Maiquel Sampaio de Melo, IDB Invest	All Levels	Generative AI
T14: Data Quality for AI	Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions	All Levels	AI Governance Data & Information Quality
T15: Operationalizing Responsible AI: Making Governance Work in the Real World	Leigh Felton, AI for Job Security	All Levels	AI Governance
T16: Modeling Techniques for Agentic AI	Dave Wells, Infocentric	Intermediate	AI and Machine Learning

Coffee Break

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Mon, May 4

Affinity Groups

05:15 PM - 06:00 PM Mon, May 4

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Spanish-Speaking Data Talent, Year Two – Building a Global Network	Maria Alejandra Restrepo, Hablemos de Gobierno DATA & AI Jessica Zuñiga, BlueYeti	All Levels	Professional Development

CDMP Exams (Times To Be Confirmed)

05:15 PM - 07:15 PM Mon, May 4

Data Hour (Speed Networking Event)

05:15 PM - 06:15 PM Mon, May 4

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
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
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
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

Wednesday, 5/6/2026

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Wed, May 6

The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) Annual Summer Meeting

07:30 AM - 08:15 AM Wed, May 6

Zen with Len

07:45 AM - 08:15 AM Wed, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Zen With Len: What Does Zen Have to Do With Data Management? Everything! Find Out Why	Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC	All Levels	Human Factors

Conference Sessions

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Wed, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Navigating Data in the EU Single Market	Dominik Ebeling, Rolls-Royce Power Systems	Intermediate	Data Strategy
Implemented a Data Governance and Quality Tool....Now What?	Marci Snyder, Brighthouse Financial Evie Velazquez, Brighthouse Financial	Case Study	Data Governance
Adaptive Data Governance in Action — From Cataloging to Trusted Data	Anjita Shetty, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Case Study	Data Strategy
Metadata Remediation for AI Readiness: Enabling Intelligent Data Discovery Through Governance and Automation	Donny Bronson, Thermo Fisher Scientific Julie Giese, Thermo Fisher Scientific	All Levels	Metadata
Data Governance and Third-Party Data: A Love Story	Brian Harding, Great American Insurance Group Ryan Halevan, Great American Insurance Group	Case Study	Data Governance
Building Private Data Strategy	Anil Bastanoglu, Garanti BBVA Banking Company	Case Study	Data Protection and Security
SIG: DAMA-DMBOK® 3.0: What’s New, What’s Changing, What’s Ahead	Mathias Vercauteren, Data & AI Governance Partners	All Levels	Professional Development

Conference Presentations

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM Wed, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Data Management Playbook: Developing a Simple to Use Guide	Brian Schardt, Pacific Gas & Electric Ben Brown, Pacific Gas & Electric	Case Study	Data Strategy
The Hidden Cost of Bad Data: How Digital Debt Undermines AI Outcomes	Eric Riz, eMark Consulting	Intermediate	AI Governance
The Evolution of AI-Driven Data Quality: From Traditional ML to Large Language Models	Niruta Talwekar, Meta	Intermediate	Data Engineering
Certified Data Assets - Tricking Stewards and Engineers Into Loving Data Governance	Andrew Machen, American Airlines Anu Maradapu, American Airlines	Case Study	Data Governance
Invisible and Impactful: Embedding Data Governance Into Daily Process Through Collaborative Culture	Catherine Mannell, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Mindy Becker, Right Triangle Consulting	Case Study	Data Governance
Mastering Unstructured Data	Malcolm Hawker, Profisee	Intermediate	Data Governance
SIG: Tending the Unicorn Farm - A Discussion on Quantum Computing	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY	Introductory	Quantum Computing

Exhibits Open

10:15 AM - 02:00 PM Wed, May 6

Coffee Break & Exhibits Open

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Wed, May 6

Sponsored Sessions - Products and Solutions

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Wed, May 6

CDMP Exams (Times To Be Confirmed)

11:30 AM - 01:30 PM Wed, May 6

Conference Sessions

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Wed, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Semantics and Schemes: Graph Analytics and the Semantic Layer	Kyle Garcia, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC Urmi Majumder, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC	Intermediate	Analytics Architecture
Building a Trusted Data Score: Lessons From Real-World Enterprise Implementation	Shane Morris, Nationwide Mutual	Case Study Intermediate	Metadata
Data Governance Foundations: Discover Your Domains and Master Your Data	Ellen Mildred Brown, Slack Consulting Inc	Intermediate	Data Governance
Driving Digital Transformation in Regulatory: Unlocking Success and Data Quality Through Change Management	Linda Chong, Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	All Levels	Change Management
Asymmetric Access Safety: Governing AI Agents Across Permission Boundaries	Elliott Cordo, Datafutures.io	All Levels	AI Governance
SIG: Rounding in a Digital World: Rebuilding Trust and Policy Adherence Through Human-Centered Data Governance	Will Train, Veterans Community Project	Case Study	Stewardship

Lunch and Desserts on the Exhibit Floor

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM Wed, May 6

Conference Sessions

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM Wed, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Building a Metadata and Governance Foundation for Lakehouse Architecture	Miguel Guillen, Xome a Mr. Cooper Company	Case Study	Data Strategy
Driving Data Governance Through the Enterprise Data Risk Committee	Sandra Bowman, Nationwide	All Levels	Data Governance
From Chaos to Clarity: Centralized Data Asset Platform and Resource Toolkit in Action	Christi Ernst, University of Kansas Health System Will Train, Veterans Community Project	Case Study	Data Governance
Enterprise Data Retention Framework: Turning Policies Into Solutions	Aju Jacob, Lockheed Martin	Case Study	Legal and Regulatory Issues
SIG: Data Quality	Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls	All Levels	Data & Information Quality

Coffee Break

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM Wed, May 6

Conference Sessions

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM Wed, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Driving Enterprise Transformation: Cummins’ Decade-Long Journey in Data Governance and Quality Maturity	Manjula Raghunathan, Cummins Inc. Lizabeth Crawford, Cummins Inc.	Business / Non-Technical Case Study	Data & Information Quality
Igniting Data Curiosity: Building a Culture of Literacy, Fun, and Stewardship	Jennifer Montgomery, Delta Dental of California	Case Study	Data Literacy and Culture
Building a Sponsor Coalition	Becky Lyons, First San Francisco Partners	All Levels	Change Management
One Size Doesn't Fit All: What Companies Learned on the Path to Data Maturity	Mike Chereso, Inland Real Estate Group	Case Study	Data Governance
The Catalog of Catalogs: Designing Meta-Governance for Fragmented Metadata Ecosystems	Samuel Bitrus, Lufthansa Group	Intermediate	Data Governance
Super Assessor - Control Agents Like Humans	Suemee Shin, Northern Trust	All Levels	AI Governance
SIG: Change Management	Aakriti Agrawal, Data Governance Change Management	All Levels	Change Management

Closing Keynote

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Wed, May 6

CDMP Exams (Times To Be Confirmed)

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Wed, May 6

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

Friday, 5/8/2026

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Fri, May 8

2-Day Seminars (Continuing From Thursday) - Ending at 12:00pm

08:30 AM - 12:00 PM Fri, May 8

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
S1: Advanced Methods: Master Class for Data Governance	John Ladley, Sonrai	All Levels	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

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Fri, May 8

Seminars Conclude (Lunch is not provided on this day)

12:00 PM - 12:00 PM Fri, May 8