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Monday, 12/7/2020

Tutorial (US Pacific Time)

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM Mon, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - T1: Getting Started with Data Governance
Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
 Introductory
Data Governance

Break (US Pacific Time)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Mon, Dec 7

Tutorial (US Pacific Time)

11:30 AM - 02:30 PM Mon, Dec 7

Title Speakers Audience Track
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - T2: A Roadmap for Building a Successful Data Quality Program: How to Get Started, and How to Assess and Improve What You Have
John R. Talburt, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
 Introductory
Data and Information Quality

Tuesday, 12/8/2020

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Tue, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
Developing a Data Governance Program at Airlines Reporting Corporation
Damian Danowski, Airlines Reporting Corporation
 Introductory
Data Governance

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

09:00 AM - 09:50 AM Tue, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
Glossaries, Dictionaries, and Catalogs Result in Data Governance
Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Industry Trends

Free Sponsored Session (US Pacific Time)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tue, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
Unknown Threats: De-Bunking the Top Myths Behind Data Governance
Scott Buckles, IBM
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Industry Trends

Break

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Tue, Dec 8

Free Keynote Presentation (US Pacific Time)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Tue, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
Mastering the Human Side of Data Governance and Data Quality
Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Management & Methods

Free Sponsored Session (US Pacific Time)

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Tue, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
Moving Data Consumers and Leaders in Concert to Deliver Business Value via Data Democratization
Susan Wilson, Informatica
Kash Mehdi, Informatica
 Intermediate
Analytics Governance
Data Governance

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Tue, Dec 8

Title Speakers Audience Track
Agile Data Governance
Laura - DO NOT USE (USE: laura@moxyanalytics.com) Madsen, Via Gurus
 Introductory
Data Governance

Wednesday, 12/9/2020

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

08:00 AM - 08:50 AM Wed, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
Practitioner Panel — Lessons Learned
David Marco, EWSolutions
Michael Nicosia, Retail Business Services (RBS) LLC
Michele V Koch, Navient
Shawn G A Houston, JLL
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

09:00 AM - 09:50 AM Wed, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
DataStewardshipMatch.com: A Short Guide to Identifying, Engaging, and Motivating Data Stewards
Michael Nicosia, Retail Business Services (RBS) LLC
 Intermediate
Stewardship

Free Sponsored Session (US Pacific Time)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Wed, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
Last-Mile Delivery of a Data Governance Program
Sharad Varshney, OvalEdge
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Break

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Wed, Dec 9

Free Keynote Presentation (US Pacific Time)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Wed, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
Award-Winning Data Governance
Curtis Mischler, Delta Dental of Michigan
Toby Hall, Delta Dental of Michigan
 Case Study
Data Governance

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Wed, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
From Design to Reality: How to Build Business Glossaries in a Complex Operating Environment
Patricia A Avendano, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
 Intermediate
Data Governance

Free Conference Session (US Pacific Time)

01:00 PM - 01:50 PM Wed, Dec 9

Title Speakers Audience Track
Emerging Trends in Data Governance and Quality
Malcolm D. Chisholm, Data Millennium LLC
David Kowalski, MIDAS Advisory Services
David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity
Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.
Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Data and Information Quality
Industry Trends

Thursday, 12/10/2020

Tutorial (US Pacific Time)

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM Thu, Dec 10

Title Speakers Audience Track
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - T3: Measure What Matters: The Art and Science of Measuring the Success of Your Data Governance Program
Amirah Fayek, Canadian Medical Protective Association
 Intermediate
Metrics

Break (US Pacific Time)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Thu, Dec 10

Tutorial (US Pacific Time)

11:30 AM - 02:30 PM Thu, Dec 10

Title Speakers Audience Track
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - T4: Modern Data Governance: How to Ride the Next Maturity Wave
Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Industry Trends

Friday, 12/11/2020

Tutorial (US Pacific Time)

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM Fri, Dec 11

Title Speakers Audience Track
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - T5: Best Practices in Implementing Data Catalogs
Sunil Soares, YourDataConnect
 Intermediate
Analytics Governance
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