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Agenda At-a-Glance

Thursday, 3/24/2022

Continental Breakfast

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Thu, Mar 24

Conference Sessions

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Thu, Mar 24

Title Speakers Audience Track
Capturing the complexity of an enterprise by mapping the shadow organization
Margo ter Bekke, Province of South Holland
 Business / Non-Technical
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Data Management Revisited: A Framework for Improved Value from Data
Laura Sebastian-Coleman, Prudential
 Introductory
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Innovative Ideas to Overcome the Biggest Data Catalog Adoption Hurdle
Bonnie K. O'Neil, The MITRE Corporation
Shyla Kennedy, The MITRE Corporation
 Intermediate
Data Governance
Semantic Data Transformation Utilizing Graphs and Micro Services
Timothy Reimer, SemTec Data Solutions Inc.
 Intermediate
Graphs
Models and Metaphors
Joe Danielewicz, Joe Danielewicz Consulting, LLC
 Intermediate
Data Modeling

CDMP Exams

08:30 AM - 10:30 AM Thu, Mar 24

Coffee Break

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM Thu, Mar 24

Conference Sessions

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Thu, Mar 24

Title Speakers Audience Track
Immersive experiences work best to foster a collaborative culture
Niko M. Vermeer, Deloitte Consulting Netherlands
Benedikt Kratz, Deloitte Consulting Netherlands
Patrick Verweij, Deloitte Consulting Netherlands
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Leadership
The AI/ML Ambassador: Weaving Data Management into the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Landscape
Kristin Love, SomaLogic
 Intermediate
AI and Machine Learning

Coffee Break

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Thu, Mar 24

Keynote Presentations

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Thu, Mar 24

Title Speakers Audience Track
Software Economics: What Would Enterprise Software Look Like if Elon Musk Got in the Game?
Dave McComb, Semantic Arts Inc.
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Strategy

Break for Lunch - Note that Lunch will NOT be served this day

12:30 PM - 01:45 PM Thu, Mar 24

In-Depth Seminars (continue to Friday morning)

01:45 PM - 05:00 PM Thu, Mar 24

Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Strategy as Business Strategy: One-Day Boot Camp
John Ladley, Sonrai
 Introductory
Data Strategy
Management Lessons for “Intrapreneurs”
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Strategy
How to "Do" Data Governance
Kim Wienzierl, Radio Systems Corporation
Amber N O'Connell, State of Tennessee
 Business / Non-Technical
Data Strategy
Advanced Data Modeling: Data Modeling for Security, Privacy, and Compliance
Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors
 Advanced
Data Protection and Security
Ontology Engineering for Knowledge Graphs
Intermediate
AI and Machine Learning
Graphs

Coffee Break

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Thu, Mar 24

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