Agenda At-a-Glance

Wednesday, 5/7/2025

Continental Breakfast (Anabella Foyer)

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Wed, May 7

The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) Annual Summer Meeting

07:30 AM - 08:15 AM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Demonstrating Value for Your Data Governance Program (A Facilitated Discussion About Metrics)	Jimm Johnson, HireRight David Street, CGI	All Levels	Data Governance

Zen with Len

07:45 AM - 08:15 AM Wed, May 7

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

Conference Sessions

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Data Strategy Reimagined: How Generative AI Is Transforming the Way Organizations Harness Data	Eric Riz, eMark Consulting	All Levels	Data Strategy
Leadership Strategies and Behaviors That Help Organizations to Shift to Managing Data as an Asset	Carol Henry, Longo Brothers Fruit Markets	All Levels	Human Factors
Integrating DMBOK2® and DCAM for Enhanced Data Management in AI Projects	Andrew Andrews, Enterprise Data Management Council Howard Diesel, DAMA Southern Africa	All Levels	Data Strategy
Architecting Intelligent Data Products: From Data Silos to Generative AI	Lakshmi Isukapally, American Express Shoma Samir Chakravarty, American Express	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Unlocking Business Value Through Data Quality: A Practical Case Study	Junio Cezar Souza Almeida, Minerva Foods	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
SIG: The Impact and Management of Shadow AI	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY	All Levels	AI Governance

DGPO Best Practices Award (Carousel A-B)

09:30 AM - 09:40 AM Wed, May 7

Keynote Presentation

09:40 AM - 10:30 AM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Strengths and Weaknesses of AI in Cyber Defense	Eric Haseltine, US Technology Leadership Council	All Levels	AI Governance

Exhibits Open (Anabella A)

10:30 AM - 02:00 PM Wed, May 7

Coffee Break & Exhibits Open (Anabella A)

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Wed, May 7

Sponsored Sessions - Products and Solutions

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Deliver Trusted Data for AI at Speed and Scale	Ryan Zombo, IBM	All Levels	AI Governance
AI for Data Governance: Powering the Next Phase of Governance Programs	Alon Nafta, Foundational	All Levels	Data Governance
Enterprise Data Governance Without the Enterprise Price: Strategies, Tools, and Trade-Offs	Manish Gurnani, Ksolves India Limited	All Levels	Data Governance

CDMP Exams (Gloriana C)

11:30 AM - 01:30 PM Wed, May 7

Conference Sessions

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (BROU): The Journey to Put Data Into Its DNA	Alejandro Alvarez, BROU Gustavo Mesa, BROU	Case Study	Data Governance
The Data Puppets Present - Journey to the Center of the Single Version of the Truth: The Greatest Data Story Ever Told!	Scott Taylor, MetaMeta Consulting	All Levels	Getting Business Buy-In
Managing Gen AI Risks: Leveraging AI to Validate AI	Robert Bagley, Perficient	All Levels	AI Governance
Fake = Fail? Impostor Syndrome in the Workplace	Adrian Porter, SeekWell	All Levels	Professional Development
Building "Anti-Monolith"	Elliott Cordo, Datafutures.io	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Establishing Enterprise Knowledge, Metadata, and Semantic Business Modeling for Data Usage and Sharing	Geir Myrind, The Norwegian Tax Administration	Intermediate	Enterprise Semantics

Lunch (Anabella B) and Desserts on the Exhibit Floor (Anabella A)

12:45 PM - 02:00 PM Wed, May 7

Conference Sessions

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Applying Ted Lasso's Total Football Principles to Enterprise Data and AI Literacy	Ram Kumar Nimmakayala, Western Governors University Narendra Pandya, Western Governors University	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture
The Future of Data Management: Exploring Data Fabric, Data Mesh, and Beyond	Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Selling AI, Analytics, and Data Management to Business Stakeholders	Dan Everett, Insightful Research LLC	All Levels	Getting Business Buy-In
Conducting a Data Risk Assessment Using the DAMA DMBOK2 as a Standard	Jimm Johnson, HireRight	Introductory	Risk Management
Catching Up with Glorbo: Combatting AI Data Poisoning with RAG Frameworks	Sherrard Glaittli, Eggcorn, LLC	Business / Non-Technical	AI Governance
Negotiating Raises, Promotions, and Bonuses - Things My Mother Taught Me	April Reeve, Reeve Consulting	All Levels	Human Factors
Data Quality SIG	Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls	All Levels	Data & Information Quality

Coffee Break (Anabella Foyer)

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM Wed, May 7

Conference Sessions

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Bridging Governance and Ethics in AI: A Roadmap for Adoption	Lindsey Jarrett, Center for Practical Bioethics Cindy Lou Vogel, Right Triangle Consulting	All Levels	AI Governance
Understanding Key Stakeholder Personas and Their Motivations to Enhance Your Ability to Communicate	Norman Hussey, CruxWise	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture
Laying the Foundations for AI Governance: A Strategic Approach	Riham Elhabyan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Intermediate	AI Governance
Building Data Quality Metrics: How We Built In-House Data Quality with SQL and Power BI	Richard Ernst, Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Julie Gibson, Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
CANCELED: Implementing a Defensible Data Retention Program	Kalu Kalu, Cox Communications	All Levels	Data Governance
Developing a Data Strategy? Learn From My Practical Experiences	Anup Singh, Environment Canterbury (ECAN)	All Levels	Data Strategy
Empowering Everyone with Data Skills	Jason Preston, Eli Lilly and Company	Business / Non-Technical	Data Literacy and Culture

Women in Data Management and Governance - Closing Keynote

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Wed, May 7

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Fireside Chat: Can You Data? Recognizing Your Inner Data Person in the "AI" Era	Chandra Donelson, The Data Detective Peter Aiken, VCU/AnythingAwesome	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture

Women in Data Management and Governance: Reception (Carousel Foyer)

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Wed, May 7

CDMP Exams (Gloriana C)

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Wed, May 7