2026 Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) West + Enterprise Data World (EDW) Conference

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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
T11: Accelerating Data Governance with Change Management and Data Fluency	Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting	Intermediate
T12: Tables AND Documents: Integrating the Governance of Structured and Unstructured Data	C. Lwanga Yonke, Padouk Consulting, LLC	Advanced

Affinity Groups

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

Title	Speakers	Audience
Data and AI Governance for Higher Education	Zohra Razi, San Diego CCD	Business / Non-Technical

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 Governance as an AI Enablement Strategy	Jason E. Doerr, Xcel Energy Eric Falthzik, Lovelytics	All Levels
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

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

Title	Speakers	Audience
Supercharging Data Governance: How Can AI Give Back?	Noah Yao, SC&H Group Lani Chun, SC&H Group	Intermediate

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

Sponsored Sessions - Products and Solutions

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

Title	Speakers	Audience
Transforming Data Governance with Microsoft Purview	James Serra, Microsoft	All Levels

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, The University of Kansas Health System	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	Anu Maradapu, American Airlines Angie Phillips, Northwestern Mutual	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