Conference Agenda

TUTORIALS and NIGHT SCHOOL - November 16, 2011
7:00-
6:00
Registration
7:00-
8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30-
10:00
Choosing Your Data Governance Strategies: From All-You-Can-Eat Buffet to Haute Cuisine

Pablo Riboldi
Solution Manager for Information Governance & Quality
LDS Church
Metadata Governance - Overseeing Your Business Terms, Definitions, Uses, and Implications

David Loshin
President
Knowledge Integrity
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Learning from Successful Data Governance Implementations
 
Robert S. Seiner
President and Publisher
KIK Consulting and TDAN.com
10:00-
10:15
Coffee Break
10:15-
11:45
Morning Tutorials Continue
11:45-
12:00
Room Change
12:00-
12:30
Data Governance Solutions

Using A Metadata Repository For Data Governance: 30 Minutes On The Practical Application Of Metadata Technology

Ian Rowlands
Sr Director of Strategy
ASG

A Roadmap from Data Management to Data Governance: You CAN Get There from Here!

Mike Wheeler
Director Data Governance Solutions
Kalido

12:30-
1:30
Lunch
1:30-
3:00
The Implementation of an Award Winning Data Governance Program - Our Experiences at Sallie Mae
 
Michele Koch
Director, Enterprise Data Management
Sallie Mae
Understanding and Governing Your Master Data Domains

David Loshin
President
Knowledge Integrity
Implementing a Data Governance Program Office
The Role of The Data Governance Director and Manager


Martha Dember
Consulting Manager, Data Governance Practice
EMC Consulting
3:00-
3:15
Coffee Break
3:15-
4:45
Afternoon Tutorials Continue
4:45-
5:00
Room Change
  NIGHTSCHOOL
5:00-
6:00
Using Data Governance to Mature End-User Computing

Sean Kimball
Chief Enterprise Architect
MetLife

Measure Twice and Cut Once
Metrics for Data Governance and Stewardship

Loretta Mahon Smith
Lead Data Architect

Unlocking the Real Value of Data Thru Data Governance

Mark Meleski
Sr. Director of Data Governance, Privacy and Business Intelligence
Neustar

6:00-
8:00
Evening Reception Sponsored by EMC
EMC, a Gold sponsor of the Data Governance Winter Conference, invites you to an evening reception on Wednesday, November 16th beginning at 6:00pm. Come enjoy delicious cocktails, great food and amazing views at the Sky Terrace located on the 4th floor of the conference center.
CONFERENCE DAY 1 - November 17, 2011
7:00-
6:00
Registration
7:00-
8:30
Continental Breakfast
7:30-
8:20
Special Interest Groups
Getting Help for Your Data Governance Initiative

Davida Berger
President
The Data Governance Professional Organization and DebTech International
&
Michele Koch
VP Membership
Data Governance Professional Organization

8:30-
8:45
Welcome
8:45-
9:45
KEYNOTE
Extending the Data Governance Experience: From Data to Process to Technology

Robert S. Seiner
President and Publisher
KIK Consulting and TDAN.com
9:45-
10:15
Coffee Break
10:15-
11:15
Enterprise Data Quality Dashboard and Alerts: Holistic Data Quality

Bonnie O’Neil
Data Architect
Fannie Mae
&
Jay Zaidi
Data Quality Manager
Fannie Mae

Data Governance by Any Other Name: Lessons Learned during the Harvard Pilgrim Data Governance Implementation

Jeff Schmitt
Director, Information Architecture & Data Quality
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Governance Initiatives through Metadata-driven Reference Data Management

Ravi Chivukula
Director, Business Solutions
ASG

11:15-
11:30
Room Change
11:30-
12:00
Data Governance Solutions

Explaining the Data Supply Chain

Evan Levy
Vice President of Professional Services
DataFlux

Finding a Data Governance Sherpa

Martha Dember
Consulting Manager, Data Governance Practice
EMC Consulting

The Data Model as Data Governance Foundation

Victor Rodrigues
Data Modeling Consultant
TechXtend

12:00-
1:00
Lunch
1:00-
2:00
Data Matters - Implementing Data Governance in the Real World

Marie Panasiti
IT Data Quality Manager
SUPERVALU
&
Kathy Wright
Enterprise Data Governance Director
SUPERVALU

A + B = C … Deriving Business Value Metrics is not that easy!

Michele Koch
Director, Enterprise Data Management
Sallie Mae
Winner of the 2011 DG Best Practice Award

Is Data Protection in the Cloud only Pie in the Sky?

David Schlesinger
Data Security Architect
Metadata Security LLC

2:00-
2:10
Room Change
2:10-
3:10
Establish a Data Governance Council for Better, Faster Decision-Making

Balaji Krishnamoorthy
Director of Data and Information Architecture
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
&
Tina McCoppin
Partner
Ajilitee

Key Considerations in Data Governance - The Importance of Soft Skills

Kira Chuchom
Executive Director Data Governance and Architecture
Kaiser Permanente

How Technology Modernization Led to Successful Data Governance at Topco

Russell Mann
Director Information Management
Topco Associates LLC
&
Dimpsy Teckchandani
Manager
PwC

3:10-
4:00
Ice Cream Reception and Exhibits Open
4:00-
5:00
KEYNOTE
Pictures That Will Rock Your (Stakeholders') Worlds

Gwen Thomas
President
Data Governance Institute
5:00-
5:10
Room Change
5:10-
5:40
Data Governance Solutions

Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function

Sunil Soares
Director, Information Governance
IBM Software Group

Agile Data Governance and Data Warehousing by Re-adding Business Context to Data

Geoffrey Malafsky
CEO
Phasic Systems Inc.

Data-Centric Systems Development: A Solution for Testing and Data Quality Governance - A Bank Case Study

Sandesh Gawande
CTO
Abyss Group, Inc. dba iCEDQ Soft

5:40-
7:30
Reception and Exhibits
CONFERENCE DAY 2 and AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS - November 18, 2011
7:00-
3:30
Registration
7:00-
8:00
Continental Breakfast
7:30-
8:00
Meet the MPO: Metadata Governance Strategies and the MPO Metadata Tools Survey

William Brooks
Treasurer
The Meta-Data Professional Organization

8:00–
9:00

Lessons Learned - Data Governance in Federal Government

Iris Dawkins
Information System Engineer, Lead
The MITRE Corporation
&
Elie Hayeck
Information Systems Engineer, Principal
The MITRE Corporation

PRACTITIONER PANEL
Real World Success in Data Governance


Moderator:
David Schlesinger
Data Security Architect
Metadata Security LLC
Panelists:
Balaji Krishnamoorthy
Director of Data and Information Architecture
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
&
David Plotkin
Data Quality Manager
Bank of America
&
Pablo Riboldi
Solution Manager for Information Governance & Quality
LDS Church
&
James Luisi
Enterprise Architect
MetLife

9:00–
9:30
Coffee Break and Exhibits
9:30-
10:30

Data Ethics - a Perspective for Data Governance and Stewardship

Anne Marie Smith
Principal Consultant
Alabama Yankee Systems LLC

Communicating Data Governance (Developing the plan)

Peter Aiken
Associate Professor/Founding Director
VCU/Data Blueprint

Building a Data Glossary and Governance Framework in a Financial Services Organization

Mary Kotch
Chief Architect & Head of Information Delivery
MetLife Investments

10:30-
10:40
Room Change
10:40-
11:45
KEYNOTE PANEL
The Elephants in the Room…Big and Difficult Governance Issues

Moderator:
Peter Aiken, Associate Professor/Founding Director, VCU/Data Blueprint

Panelists:
Gwen Thomas, President, Data Governance Institute
Jeff Schmitt, Director, Information Architecture & Data Quality, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Kira Chuchom, Executive Director Data Governance and Architecture, Kaiser Permanente
Sunil Soares, Director, Information Governance, IBM Software Group

11:45-
1:00
Lunch and Exhibits
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
1:00-
2:30
How to Develop Your Organization's Templates and Work Products for Successful Data Governance

Anne Marie Smith
Principal Consultant
Alabama Yankee Systems LLC

Building a Data Stewardship Practice from Soup to Nuts

David Plotkin
Data Quality Manager
Bank of America
2:30-
2:45
Break
2:45-
4:15
Afternoon Workshop
Continues

 

Afternoon Workshop
Continues