Agenda At-a-Glance

Monday, 5/5/2025

Continental Breakfast (Anabella Foyer)

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
T1: Strategic Frameworks for Data and AI	Irina Steenbeek, Data Crossroads	All Levels	Data Strategy
T2: Data Architecture Choices and Decisions Today	John O'Brien, Radiant Advisors	All Levels	Data Architecture
T3: Data Modeling for AI	Dave Wells, Infocentric	Intermediate	Data Modeling
T4: Delivering the "Product" in Data Product	Mark Cooper, The Data Brains	All Levels	Data Governance
T5: Building Data Culture: What, Why, and How	Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions	All Levels	Data & Information Quality Human Factors
T6: Data Governance and Master Data Management – Combining People, Process, and Data	Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.	All Levels	Master Data Management
T7: Standing Up Enterprise Data Governance for Driving Operational Excellence	Abhi Ahuja, IGM Financial	All Levels	Data Governance Organizational Structure and Roles
T8: Data Governance Tools, Templates, and Techniques	Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting	All Levels	Data Governance
T9: AI Governance Policy Workshop	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY	All Levels	AI Governance

Coffee Break (Anabella Foyer)

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

Conference Sessions

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

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
How Master Data Management (MDM) Supports AI Governance and Accelerates Innovation	Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.	Introductory	AI Governance
Anticipating Data Security Issues with Tabletop Exercises	Adrian Porter, SeekWell	All Levels	Data Protection and Security
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 (Anabella B)

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
T10: Data Strategy for Scaling Your AI Program	Priya Sarathy, Wheel Data Strategies Carlos Gorricho, HEPTAGON	All Levels	Generative AI
T11: Master Data Orchestration: Transformational Approaches for a Successful MDM Program	Frank Cerwin, DAMA-Chicago	All Levels	Master Data Management
T12: Advanced Data Modeling Challenges Workshop: Mixing Modeling	Steve Hoberman, Technics Publications	Advanced	Data Modeling
T13: How to Implement Semantic Layer Architectures	Lulit Tesfaye, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC. Urmi Majumder, Enterprise Knowledge	Intermediate	Data Architecture
T14: Building a Data Governance Strategy	Nate Lee, K. Hovnanian Enterprises	Introductory	Data Governance
T15: Applying Data Governance to Drive Down Costs and Improve Agility	Gretchen Burnham, First San Francisco Partners Josh Henderson, First San Francisco Partners	Intermediate	Data Governance
T16: Bridging the Gap: Practical Governance for Data and AI	Alex Kangoun, Athena Solutions Seth Maislin, MassMutual Life Insurance	All Levels	Data Strategy
T17: 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
T18: AI Governance: Controls, AI Agents, Regulations, and Vendors	Sunil Soares, YDC	Introductory	AI Governance

Coffee Break (Anabella Foyer)

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	Emily Gamlin, Eclipse Consulting Group Michael Ivie, Eclipse Consulting Group
Affinity Group: Education	Mark Cooper, The Data Brains
Affinity Group: Government	Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
Affinity Group: Energy, Oil & Gas	C. Lwanga Yonke, Padouk Consulting, LLC

CDMP Exams (Gloriana C)

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

Data Hour (Speed Networking Event)

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

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Data Hour - Building Connections Behind the Data		All Levels	Human Factors