Agenda At-a-Glance

Monday, 5/5/2025

Continental Breakfast

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

Monday Morning Tutorials

08:30 AM - 11:45 AM Mon, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Strategic Frameworks for Data and AI	Irina Steenbeek, Data Crossroads	All Levels	Data Strategy
Data Architecture Choices and Decisions Today	John O'Brien, Radiant Advisors	All Levels	Data Architecture
Data Modeling for AI	Dave Wells, Infocentric	Intermediate	Data Modeling
Delivering the "Product" in Data Product	Mark Cooper, The Data Brains	All Levels	Data Governance
Building Data Culture: Why, What, and How	Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions	All Levels	Data & Information Quality Human Factors
Data Governance and Master Data Management – Combining People, Process, and Data	Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.	All Levels	Master Data Management
Standing Up Enterprise Data Governance for Driving Operational Excellence	Abhi Ahuja, IGM Financial	All Levels	Data Governance Organizational Structure and Roles
Data Governance Tools, Templates, and Techniques	Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting	All Levels	Data Governance
AI Governance Policy Workshop	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY	All Levels	AI Governance

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Mon, May 5

Conference Sessions

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Mon, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Anticipating Data Security Issues with Table Top Exercises	Adrian Porter, SeekWell	All Levels	Data Protection and Security
Data Governance: Connecting Culture, Language, and Appreciation	Barbara Forth, W&M	All Levels	Data Governance
Data Asset Inventory: First Step for Effective Data Management	Michael Scofield, Loma Linda University	Introductory	Data Governance
CDMP Study Group Live	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY	All Levels	Professional Development

Lunch & Social Roundtables

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Mon, May 5

Monday Afternoon Tutorials

01:45 PM - 05:00 PM Mon, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Data Strategy for Scaling Your AI Program	Priya Sarathy, Wheel Data Strategies Carlos Gorricho, HEPTAGON	All Levels	Generative AI
Master Data Orchestration: Transformational Approaches for a Successful MDM Program	Frank Cerwin, DAMA-Chicago	All Levels	Master Data Management
Advanced Data Modeling Challenges Workshop: Mixing Modeling	Steve Hoberman, Technics Publications	Advanced	Data Modeling
How to Implement Semantic Layer Architectures	Lulit Tesfaye, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC. Urmi Majumder, Enterprise Knowledge	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Building a Data Governance Strategy	Nate Lee, K. Hovnanian Enterprises	Introductory	Data Governance
Applying Data Governance to Drive Down Costs and Improve Agility	Becky Lyons, First San Francisco Partners	Intermediate	Data Governance
Bridging the Gap: Practical Governance for Data and AI	Alex Kangoun, Athena Solutions Seth Maislin, MassMutual Life Insurance	All Levels	Data Strategy
Reimagining Data Stewardship for the AI Era: Governance for Competitive and Ethical Advantage	Christina Sandema-Sombe, Datum Cafe Amy Harrelson, Datum Cafe	All Levels	Stewardship
AI Governance: Controls, AI Agents, Regulations, and Vendors	Sunil Soares, YDC	Introductory	AI Governance

Coffee Break

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM Mon, May 5

Affinity Groups

05:15 PM - 06:00 PM Mon, May 5

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Affinity Group: Financial Services
Affinity Group: Manufacturing and Industrial
Affinity Group: Government
Affinity Group: Healthcare

CDMP Exams

05:15 PM - 07:15 PM Mon, May 5

Dinner Groups

06:30 PM - 08:00 PM Mon, May 5