Agenda At-a-Glance
Wednesday, March 20

Full Schedule Sun, Mar 17 Mon, Mar 18 Tue, Mar 19 Wed, Mar 20 Thu, Mar 21 Fri, Mar 22
Wednesday, 3/20/2019
Continental Breakfast 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Special Interest & Networking Groups 07:30 AM - 08:15 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
The Leader's Data Manifesto James Price, Experience Matters
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls
Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions
 Business / Non-Technical
 Data Leadership
Conference Sessions 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
You Are Liable for Not Establishing a “Common Vocabulary” in Your Organization! Ron Klein, Dynamic Health Collaborative
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls
Laura Sebastian-Coleman, Prudential
Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC
Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions
 Business / Non-Technical
 Data Governance
Ready for Data Quality in Your Organization? A Starting Guide for the Real World James Sidebotham, Lunar Systems
 Introductory
 Data & Information Quality
Cutting Through Red Tape: GDPR and Innovation in Large Enterprise Environments Uroš Miloševic, TenForce
Bastiaan Deblieck, TenForce
 Intermediate
 Data Protection and Security
The Risks and Challenges of Implementing Product MDM for Life Sciences April Reeve, Reeve Consulting
 Intermediate
 Master Data Management
Avoiding Lawsuits at the C Suite – Conducting Data Post-Mortem Ahead of Disaster Laila Moretto, UMUC
 Intermediate
 Management & Methods
Strategic Imperative: The Enterprise Data Model Ron Huizenga, Microsoft
 Intermediate
 Data Modeling
The Big Data Differentiator: Building a Foundation for Disruption and Advanced Analytics Joe Caserta, Caserta
 Business / Non-Technical
 Big Data
Business Analytics
Genentech Research's Information Architecture Initiative - First Step to Data-Centric Architecture Rohit Sharma, Genentech Inc.
 Intermediate
 Data Architecture
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Simple Heuristics for Self-Tuning Servers Matthew Von-Maszewski, ArangoDB
 Intermediate
 Data & Application Integration
CDMP Exams 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
The Many Faces of Metadata Management: From Data Catalogs to Data Governance to BI Operations Amon Drori, Octopai
 Business / Non-Technical
 Data Governance
Metadata
Metadata Governance
Can Privacy Exist with Machine Learning? Matt Vogt, Immuta
 Intermediate
 AI and Machine Learning
Data Protection and Security
The Best of Both Worlds: Virtual MDM (VMDM) and Traditional MDM Michael M. Ott, Innovative Systems, Inc.
 Intermediate
 Master Data Management
Know All That Is Knowable About Your Customers with a CDP Todd Hinton, RedPoint Global Inc.
 Intermediate
 Data & Information Quality
Data Quality as a Service Delivery Framework Jason Wright, T-Mobile
 Intermediate
 Data & Information Quality
Coffee Break & Exhibits Open 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Conference Sessions 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Scorecard Technology: Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Organizations Through Accountability Paul Campbell, Competitive Solutions, Inc.
 Intermediate
 Data Strategy
Data Categorization for Data Architects Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors
 Intermediate
 Data Governance
Second-Generation GDPR for AI, IoT, and Machine Learning Data William A. Tanenbaum, Polsinelli PC
Bert G. G. Kaminski, ServiceMax
 Business / Non-Technical
 AI and Machine Learning
Data Leadership
Department of the Interior Metadata Implementation Guide—Framework for Developing the Metadata Component for Data Resource Management Raymond C Obuch, U.S. Geological Survey - Department of Interior
 Intermediate
 Metadata
Cat Herding Without a License - Supporting Better Data and Report Development Habits Without Formal Authority Jeffrey Albro, Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan
 Introductory
 Management & Methods
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground – Creating a Data Quality Strategy Melanie A. Mecca, DataWise, Inc.
 Case Study
 Data & Information Quality
Cloud-Based Strategic Information Sharing - StratIS Atul Chowdhory, Chesterfield County
 Intermediate
 Cloud Computing
Concept Engineering Ronald G. Ross, Business Rule Solutions, LLC
 Intermediate
 Data Literacy and Culture
Data Modeling
Serverless Architecture for Database Developers Srini Penchikala, InfoQ
 Introductory
 Industry Trends
New Data Management Technologies
Knowledge Graphs for Automating Machine Learning and Data Science Alok Prasad, Cambridge Semantics
Thomas Cook, Cambridge Semantics
 Intermediate
 AI and Machine Learning
Graph and Ontologies
Conference Sessions 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Modern Data Architecture at Scale in the Cloud: Best Practices of Serverless, Lambda, and Microservices Architecture Dr. Prakriteswar Santikary, ERT
 Business / Non-Technical
 Big Data
Cloud Computing
Data Architecture
Using Data Quality Pilot to Launch Enterprise Data Governance and Stewardship: A Real Roadmap Sara Willovit, BD
 Introductory
 Data Governance
Top Down or Bottom Up? A Practical Data Governance Approach to Generate Business Value Chen Liu, DGWorkshop (Beijing) Technology Consulting Co., Ltd.
 Intermediate
 Data Governance
Understanding the Student Journey Through Data at Arizona State University Jennifer Wilken, Arizona State University
 Case Study
 Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Open House in the Metadata Science Lab Thomas Frisendal, TF Informatik
 Technical (may include code)
 Graph and Ontologies
New Data Management Technologies
Data Model Patterns: Data That Are Metadata - Information Resources David C. Hay, Essential Strategies International
 Introductory
 Data Modeling
Metadata
Mapping Your Customer Lifecycle and Contact Data Flow - the Keys to an Optimal Data Architecture That Will Deliver New Insights and a Strategic Advantage Gary B Jordan, Red Hat
 Case Study
 Data Architecture
State-of-the-Art Monitoring for Your Data and Databases Maria Zakourdaev, Fintech Company
 Intermediate
 Data Literacy and Culture
Wouldn’t It Be Wonderful to Find What You Are Looking for? Combining NLP with Semantics to Drive Business Value Daniel Mayer, Expert System Enterprise
 Intermediate
 AI and Machine Learning
Blockchain’s Data Problem Brian Platz, Fluree
 Business / Non-Technical
 Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology
New Data Management Technologies
Lunch 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Coffee, Dessert, and Conversations on the Exhibit Floor 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
Exhibits 01:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Sponsored Sessions - In Perspectives 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Rethink the Value of Your Data with AI Everywhere Bradley Molzen, IBM
 Intermediate
 Artificial Intelligence
Business Analytics
Data Science
The Most Popular Approaches to Harvesting Data Lineage: What Lessons Have Been Learned? Jan Ulrych, MANTA
 Intermediate
 Data Governance
Conference Sessions (Professional Development Focus) 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Generally Accepted Data Management Principles Susan Earley, Transform Holdco
 Advanced
 Data Governance
The Agile PMO – Practical Value-Driven Change Leadership in Projects and Portfolios Michael Nir, Sapir Consulting US
 Intermediate
 Agile Data
The Evolution of Analytical Job Roles Billy Tilson, GoDaddy
 Business / Non-Technical
 Big Data
Management & Methods
Data Management Brain Drain Peter Aiken, Virginia Commonwealth University
David Eddy, Legacy Software, Ltd
 Business / Non-Technical
 Industry Trends
Management & Methods
Rising to the Challenge of Enterprise Data Architect Leadership John O'Brien, Radiant Advisors
 Intermediate
 Agile Data
Data Architecture
Data Leadership
Ice Cream Social, Coffee Break & Prize Drawings 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Keynote Presentation 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
There’s Nothing You Can Know That Isn’t Known: What I Learned From Editing the DMBOK Laura Sebastian-Coleman, Prudential
 Introductory
 Management & Methods
Keynote Presentation 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Bad Guy Hunting: Finding Weak Signal in Big Data Jeff Jonas, Senzing
 Intermediate
 Big Data
Business Analytics
Produced by
©2025 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Advertising | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Code of Conduct
We use technologies such as cookies to understand how you use our site and to provide a better user experience. This includes personalizing content, using analytics and improving site operations. We may share your information about your use of our site with third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can change your cookie settings as described here at any time, but parts of our site may not function correctly without them. By continuing to use our site, you agree that we can save cookies on your device, unless you have disabled cookies.
I Accept