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

Tuesday, 5/6/2025

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Tue, May 6

Conference Welcome and Overview

08:30 AM - 08:40 AM Tue, May 6

Keynote Presentation

08:40 AM - 09:20 AM Tue, May 6

Keynote Presentation

09:20 AM - 09:50 AM Tue, May 6

Coffee Break - Sponsored by DGPO

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM Tue, May 6

Conference Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, May 6

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
Bringing Everyone on Board: A Human-Centered Approach to Governance Success	Ajay Mathur, Motability Operations	All Levels	Data Governance
Eliminating Data Quality Risks from Your Next Major Project	Steven Munson, American University C. Lwanga Yonke, Padouk Consulting, LLC	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
Next Generation Semantic Layers and the Evolution from Data to Knowledge Management	Malcolm Hawker, Profisee	All Levels	Master Data Management
Empowering Data Stewards: Innovating with Existing Tools for Effective Data Governance	Frances Stoor, Jackson Financial	Introductory	Data Governance
Journey to Data Governance via Data Catalog, Data Literacy and Data Quality Governance	Salvatore Damante, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	All Levels	Data & Information Quality

Conference Sessions

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Insights from the Trenches: A Case Study in Data Initiative Leadership	CC Chainey, Netflix	Intermediate	Human Factors
Data Architecture Documentation for Project Success	Clay Rehm, RehmTech	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Strategic AI Governance: Building Trust and Sustainability in the Age of AI	Subasini Periyakaruppan, UNICEF USA	Intermediate	AI Governance
Practical Data Governance Metrics	David Plotkin, Author and Data Governance Practitionery	All Levels	Metrics
Driving Value Through Data Governance: A Business-Driven Approach	Frederico Humberto Frossard Lima, Petrobras Paulo Mariath, Petrobras	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Revolutionizing Data Practices: Leveraging Machine Learning for Smarter Data Management	Paula Reece, Takeda	All Levels	Human Factors
From Chaos to Clarity: A CDO’s Guide to Unstructured Data for GenAI Success	Junaid Farooq, First Citizens Bank	All Levels	Data Strategy

Exhibits Open

12:00 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, May 6

Lunch + Exhibits Open

12:00 PM - 01:45 PM Tue, May 6

Sponsored Sessions - Products and Solutions

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Tue, May 6

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
From 0 to 60, Spreadsheets to Gen AI	Andrew Patricio, UnidosUS	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Data Strategy, Quality, and Trust Walk Into a Bar…	Cher Fox, Fox Consulting Kamal Maheshwari, Decube, The First Unified Data Trust Platform	All Levels	Data Strategy
Two Women, 400 Bunnies, and a New Era of Data Governance	Maria Alejandra Restrepo, Hablemos de Gobierno DATA & AI Jessica Zuñiga, Hablemos de Gobierno DATA & AI	Case Study	Data Strategy
Collaboration Opportunities Between Business Architecture and Data Management	Peter Aiken, VCU/AnythingAwesome Whynde Kuehn, Business Architecture Guild William Ulrich, Business Architecture Guild	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Engaging Data Stewards When Starting a New Data Governance Program	Martin Nash, CPS Energy	All Levels	Stewardship
Foundational Tools: Data Competencies as a Path to Career Development and Organizational Planning	Julian Kirby, DFO	Business / Non-Technical	Data Literacy and Culture
Building a Scalable Data Warehouse to Empower Analytics and AI-Driven Innovations	Cassie Finer, Yes Energy Keith Evans, Right Triangle Consulting	All Levels	Data Architecture

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance, AI Governance and Data Quality Solutions

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Tue, May 6

Ice Cream Break & Exhibits

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Tue, May 6

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
PANEL: The Human Side of Data	Dave Wilkinson, D3Clarity, Inc. Cher Fox, Fox Consulting Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors Paula Reece, Takeda	All Levels	Human Factors
Data Management - The AI Differentiator: Elevating the AI Revolution with Intent and Trust	Wendy Turner Williams, Culstrata-ai and TheAssociation.AI Meenu Howland, Neuronova Consulting LLC	All Levels	AI Governance
EU Data Act - Defined Product Data Ownership as a Booster for Data Governance	Dominik Ebeling, Rolls-Royce Power Systems	All Levels	Data Governance
The Race For Data Quality in a Medallion Architecture	Christopher Bergh, DataKitchen	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Data Risk Redefined: Strengthening Risk Management in a Data-Driven World	Emily Gamlin, Eclipse Consulting Group Michael Ivie, Eclipse Consulting Group	All Levels	Risk Management
Realizing Our Potential – Building a Modern Data-Centric Workforce	Emma Spencer, Florida Department of Health Jennifer Elmore, PhD, North Highland	Introductory	Data Literacy and Culture
The Data Governance “Blueprint” - 10 Rules to Ensure Data Governance Success!	Michael Nicosia, Ahold Delhaize USA	All Levels	Data Governance

Conference Sessions

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Tue, May 6

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
The Honest No-BS on Data Products	Tim Gasper, data.world Juan Sequeda, data.world	All Levels	Data Architecture
Leveraging Change Management for Data Governance	Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY Sara Horseman, University of Alberta	All Levels	Getting Business Buy-In
Elevating the Organizational Significance of Data Risk Management	Ronaldo Dy-Liacco, USAA	All Levels	Risk Management
Turning Metadata Into a Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI	Carine Botturi, TELUS	All Levels	Metadata
Scaling Data Excellence: The Evolution of Data Discipline at ExxonMobil	Martin Obiozor, Exxon Mobil	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture
SIG: From Local to Global: Elevating Spanish-Speaking Data Talent	Maria Alejandra Restrepo, Hablemos de Gobierno DATA & AI Fabian Alonso Ramirez, Habi Jessica Zuñiga, Hablemos de Gobierno DATA & AI	All Levels	Data Governance

Exhibit Reception

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Tue, May 6

Wednesday, 5/7/2025

Continental Breakfast

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

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 Maturity - Driving Data Literacy, Raising Awareness, and Winning Over Stakeholders	John Lieto, CT Corporation, Wolters Kluwer	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture
The Role They Were Born to Play: Engaging the Data Stewards You Already Have	Aundrea Price, Bryan Health	Intermediate	Stewardship
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 Amol Salunkhe, American Express Shoma Samir Chakravarty, American Express	Intermediate	Data Architecture
How T-Mobile Excelled at Executing Large-Scale Data and AI Initiatives	Ugandhar Dasi, T-Mobile US Chaitanya Laxminarayana, T-Mobile USA	Case Study	Data Strategy
Unlocking Business Value Through Data Quality: A Practical Case Study	Junio Cezar Souza Almeida, Minerva Foods	All Levels	Data & Information Quality

DAMA Awards

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

Keynote Presentation

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

Keynote Presentation

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

Exhibits Open

10:45 AM - 02:00 PM Wed, May 7

Coffee Break & Exhibits Open

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Wed, May 7

Sponsored Sessions - Data Governance, AI Governance and Data Quality Solutions

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

CDMP Exams

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

Conference Sessions

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

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Managing Gen AI Risks: Leveraging AI to Validate AI	Robert Bagley, Perficient	All Levels	AI Governance
Global Consumer Engagement and Insight – A Technology Implementation Success Story	John O'Donovan, Data Strategy Professionals	All Levels	New Ideas and Technologies
Fake = Fail? Impostor Syndrome in the Workplace	Adrian Porter, SeekWell	All Levels	Professional Development
Data-licious: Unlocking the Sweet Language of Data Literacy	Rose Hansen, Christian Healthcare Ministries Colette Leung, NAIT	All Levels	Data Literacy and Culture
Building "Anti-Monolith"	Elliott Cordo, Datafutures.io	Intermediate	Data Architecture
Management of Metadata Quality	Anil Bastanoglu, Garanti BBVA Banking Company Yusuf Emre Sernikli, Garanti BBVA Technology	Intermediate	Metadata
Establishing Enterprise Knowledge, Metadata, and Semantic Business Modeling for Data Usage and Sharing	Geir Myrind, The Norwegian Tax Administration	Intermediate	Enterprise Semantics

Lunch, Desserts on the Exhibit Floor

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, Factor	Business / Non-Technical	AI Governance
Breaking Down Silos: How TASB Transformed Its Organization with Data Governance	Chris Knauf, Texas Association of School Boards	All Levels	Data Governance
Negotiating Raises, Promotions, and Bonuses - Things My Mother Taught Me	April Reeve, Reeve Consulting	All Levels	Human Factors

Coffee Break & Networking

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

Conference Sessions

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

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
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 David Collister, 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
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

Coffee Break & Networking

03:45 PM - 04:00 PM Wed, May 7

Women in Data Management and Governance

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM Wed, May 7

Women in Data Management and Governance: Reception

05:30 PM - 06:30 PM Wed, May 7

Thursday, 5/8/2025

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Thu, May 8

Post-Conference Workshops/Tutorials (One Day)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, May 8

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Data Strategies for Data Governance…and More!	Marilu Lopez, SEGDA	Business / Non-Technical	Data Strategy
Holistic Data Governance - Building the Policy and Standards That Work for You	David Kowalski, MIDAS Advisory Services	Intermediate	Data Governance
Managing Data Debt – Communicate, Measure, and Justify Data Governance	Peter Aiken, VCU/AnythingAwesome John Ladley, Sonrai	Advanced	New Ideas and Technologies
Data Architecture to Modernize Analytics and Data Science	Mark Madsen, Third Nature	Intermediate	Analytics Architecture

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

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, May 8

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Integrating Data and AI Governance Frameworks to Ensure Ethical, Compliant, and Effective AI Practices	Mathias Vercauteren, Data Vantage Consulting	All Levels	AI Governance
Ten Steps to Quality Data	Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
Driving Sustainable Data Projects: From Discovery to Cultural Transformation	Christine Haskell, Dative.Works	Business / Non-Technical	Stewardship
Designing and Modeling Ontologies for Knowledge Graphs and AI	Gary Carlson, Factor Erik Lee, Factor	Intermediate	Data Architecture Enterprise Semantics
Unpacking Microsoft Fabric and Purview: Practical Insights and Lessons with Hands-On Exercises	David Alzamendi, Level Up Your Data	All Levels	Analytics Architecture

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Thu, May 8

Lunch

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Thu, May 8

Coffee Break

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Thu, May 8

Friday, 5/9/2025

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Fri, May 9

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

08:30 AM - 12:00 PM Fri, May 9

Title	Speakers	Audience	Track
Integrating Data and AI Governance Frameworks to Ensure Ethical, Compliant, and Effective AI Practices	Mathias Vercauteren, Data Vantage Consulting	All Levels	AI Governance
Ten Steps to Quality Data	Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls	All Levels	Data & Information Quality
Driving Sustainable Data Projects: From Discovery to Cultural Transformation	Christine Haskell, Dative.Works	Business / Non-Technical	Stewardship
Designing and Modeling Ontologies for Knowledge Graphs and AI	Gary Carlson, Factor Erik Lee, Factor	Intermediate	Data Architecture Enterprise Semantics
Unpacking Microsoft Fabric and Purview: Practical Insights and Lessons with Hands-On Exercises	David Alzamendi, Level Up Your Data	All Levels	Analytics Architecture

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Fri, May 9

Seminars Conclude (Lunch is not provided on this day)

12:00 PM - 12:00 PM Fri, May 9