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Tracks > Data Governance

Monday Morning Tutorials

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

Title Speakers Audience
T3: Delivering the Product in Data Product
Mark Cooper, The Data Brains

 		All Levels

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
Value of Automated Workflows to Accelerate Time to Value in Data Cataloging
John Li, Enbridge

Natalie Fisher, Enbridge

 		Case Study
Data Governance is a Team Sport
Kerri Kienzle, JMA Resources

Edith Macdonald, NAVSUP

 		All Levels
Establishing an Accountable Data Governance Culture
Brendon Allen, SeekWell

 		Case Study

Monday Afternoon Tutorials

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

Title Speakers Audience
T9: Building Modern Data Governance: Strategy, Platforms, and People Working Together
Anup Singh, Environment Canterbury (ECAN)

 		All Levels
T12: Tables AND Documents: Integrating the Governance of Structured and Unstructured Data
C. Lwanga Yonke, Padouk Consulting, LLC

 		Advanced

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
The Governance Shift: Flexible Frameworks for Real-World Impact
Beth Jones, Humana

 		Case Study
Data Products as Catalysts for Data Governance Success
Anna Gebler, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

 		All Levels

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
Governance by Design: Embedding Data Governance Into Architecture at PayPal
Brandy O'Shields, PayPal

 		Advanced
Critical Data Management: Driving Compliance, Integrity, and Business Value
Syed M Ali, USAA

Michael C Noriega, USAA

 		All Levels

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
Marie Kondo Your Data: Does This Data Spark Joy?
Laurel Shifrin, American Express

Krystal Hughes, American Express

 		All Levels
From Fragmentation to Foundation: Building Enterprise-Ready Data Contracts That Scale
Alon Nafta, Foundational

 		All Levels
SIG: Mastering Data and AI Governance with Limited Resources
Mathias Vercauteren, Data & AI Governance Partners

 		All Levels

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
Implemented a Data Governance and Quality Tool....Now What?
Marci Snyder, Brighthouse Financial

Evie Velazquez, Brighthouse Financial

 		Case Study
Data Governance and Third-Party Data: A Love Story
Brian Harding, Great American Insurance Group

Ryan Halevan, Great American Insurance Group

 		Case Study

Conference Presentations

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

Title Speakers Audience
Certified Data Assets - Tricking Stewards and Engineers Into Loving Data Governance
Andrew Machen, American Airlines

Anu Maradapu, American Airlines

 		Case Study
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
Mastering Unstructured Data
Malcolm Hawker, Profisee

 		Intermediate

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
Data Governance Foundations: Discover Your Domains and Master Your Data
Ellen Mildred Brown, Slack Consulting Inc

 		Intermediate

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
Driving Data Governance Through the Enterprise Data Risk Committee
Sandra Bowman, Nationwide

 		All Levels
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

Conference Sessions

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

Title Speakers Audience
One Size Doesn't Fit All: What Companies Learned on the Path to Data Maturity
Mike Chereso, Inland Real Estate Group

 		Case Study
The Catalog of Catalogs: Designing Meta-Governance for Fragmented Metadata Ecosystems
Samuel Bitrus, Lufthansa Group

 		Intermediate

Post-Conference Workshops/Tutorials (One Day)

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

Title Speakers Audience
W1: The Data Governance Challenge
All Levels
W2: Embedding Data Governance Into the Development Lifecycle: People, Process, and Practical Integration
Frances Stoor, Jackson Financial

 		All Levels

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

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

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

 		Advanced

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

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

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

 		All Levels
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