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Shawn Ahmed is a widely respected thought leader in the field of enterprise information management. With more than a decade of experience in the area and over six years working with SAP, Shawn has shared his knowledge, experience, and best practices with hundreds of customers – in person as well as through presentations and blogs. Fluent in seven languages, including the language of technology, he spends much of his time communicating the importance of enterprise information management to salespeople, businesspeople, and the most discriminating technical architects. He holds degrees in both technology and business. Session:
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Peter Aiken is an award-winning, internationally recognized thought leader in the area of organizational data architecture and engineering. As a practicing data manager, consultant, author, and researcher, he has been actively performing and studying these areas for more than twenty-five years. His sixth book is titled XML in Data Management and is co-authored with David Allen. He has held leadership positions with the US Department of Defense and consulted with more than 50 organizations in 17 different counties. Dr. Aiken's achievements have resulted in recognition in Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century and bibliographic entries in Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America and Who's Who in Science and Engineering, in addition to other recognitions. His entertaining, but clear and concise, insights make him a sought after speaker, lecturer, and consultant. He is an Associate Professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Information Systems Department and the Founding Director of datablueprint.com. Sessions: |
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Mark Allen is co-author of the book "Master Data Management in Practice: Achieving True Customer MDM" and is a senior consultant and enterprise data governance lead at WellPoint, Inc. Mark Allen has over 20 years of data management and project management experience including extensive planning and deployment experience with customer master initiatives, data governance programs, and leading data quality management practices. Prior to WellPoint, Mark was a senior program manager in customer operations groups at both Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation. At Sun Microsystems, Mark served as the lead data steward for the customer data domain throughout the planning and implementation of Sun’s enterprise customer data hub. Mark has served on various customer advisory boards and user groups focused on sharing and enhancing MDM and data governance practices. Sessions:
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Steve Balk, VP of Innovative Systems, Inc., has held executive leadership roles at some of the industry’s top ETL, Data Quality, and MDM firms for more than 15 years. Steve’s key focus is on data governance, business intelligence, and content management solutions. Session:
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Byron Banks directs the marketing group responsible for SAP’s EIM solutions. The focus of this team is empowering organizations by providing trusted information to all aspects of the enterprise. Byron has over 20 years of experience in product development and consulting in the enterprise software industry. Prior to SAP he led several product groups at Siebel Systems. He also held consulting and product positions at IBM and Spectrum Signal. Session: |
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Dave Bartholomew has over 30 years experience as a technology executive and management consultant. The first 25 years of his career were spent in the financial services industry. Recently he joined Southern California Edison (SCE) in an Information Management Strategy leadership role for the Power Procurement Business Unit. SCE is one of the largest investor owned utilities in the country serving approximately 15 million customers in California. Session:
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David Becker is Principal Information Systems Engineer with the MITRE Corporation working for the USAF out of the Dayton, OH site at Wright-Patterson AFB. He is currently engaged in projects involving enterprise architecture, information quality, data strategy, data management and program acquisition. David has over 30 years of experience in software development and information technology. While working as an employee, consultant, and senior technical officer for several public, private and academic organizations, he has had a broad range of assignments, including senior level IT and business consulting, technical leadership and management, project management, product research & development, seminar and workshop development, college level computer science course development and instruction, industrial liaison, international standards development, systems administration, and systems analysis, design and implementation. David’s particular areas of strength include business, application, data and technology architectures, systems dynamics, project management, quality management, statistical process control, information search and retrieval, and artificial intelligence Session:
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Peter Richard Benson is the Executive Director of the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA). Peter served as the chair of the US Standards Committee responsible for the development and maintenance of EDI standard for product data; he was responsible for the design, development and global promotion of the UNSPSC as an internationally recognized commodity classification and for the design of the eOTD, an internationally recognized open technical dictionary based on the NATO codification system. Peter is the project leader for ISO 8000, the new international standard for data quality, and for ISO 22745, the new standard for open technical dictionaries and the exchange of characteristic data. Peter is an expert in distributed information systems, content encoding, master data management and the generation of high quality descriptions that are the heart of today’s ERP applications and the next generation of high speed and high relevance internet searches. Session: |
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Inderpal Bhandari is Vice President of Knowledge Solutions and Chief Data Officer, responsible for appreciating the business value of Express Scripts’ strategic data assets and for maximizing the utility of the company’s data and its readiness to respond to emerging competitive pressures and market trends. In this role, Bhandari creates products that transform data into insight and knowledge. Prior to the Express Scripts acquisition of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. in April 2012, Bhandari also led legacy Medco’s Agile Enterprise strategy team, serving as the business owner of the data strategy. Before joining Medco in December 2006, Bhandari served as the CEO of Virtual Gold, Inc, a data mining software and business consulting company he founded in 1997. From 1990 to 1997, Bhandari was a member of the research staff at the IBM Watson Research Center, where he won several prestigious awards for his pioneering work in data mining algorithms and their successful application to IBM's businesses. Bhandari’s business and technical contributions have been featured in both technical journals and mainstream media, and he has been invited to make keynote presentations at several prestigious conferences. Bhandari studied electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned his PhD in 1990, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he earned a master’s of science degree in 1985. He also studied electrical and electronics engineering at BITS Pilani in India, where he earned a B.Tech degree in 1983. Session:
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Alexander Borek is
one of the leading experts on how to measure and manage risks that arise from
poor information quality in industrial organizations. As part of his PhD at the
University of Cambridge, he is the lead developer on a project to design a process
and software tool for Total Information Risk Management (TIRM), which has been
extensively tested in the industry. He works closely with a number of companies
in the manufacturing, transport, utility and energy sectors across Europe. Session: |
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With 15 years of experience in technical training and education, Anne Buff joined DataFlux in 2011 as a thought leader on the DataFlux inSight team. In this role, she develops courseware (instructor-led and e-learning) for DataFlux products and data management concepts and delivers training and facilitated workshops for master data management and data governance. Anne has obtained a wide variety of technical certifications and has a Masters degree in Organizational Communication from West Virginia University. Her greatest passion is making sure everyone knows technical training can (and should be) FUN! Session: |
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Ken Campbell is a director with PwC in the Advisory practice and he has more than 20 years of experience in providing consulting services in support of the design, development, implementation and support of information technology in a variety of Industries. He is a member of the Information Management practice which provides program management, organization and governance, business intelligence, enterprise content management, and advance analytics related services. He has played an active role in providing consulting services to many product and services companies and his recent clients include some of the Fortune 500 chemical, technology, and consumer products companies. Ken’s career has been dedicated to developing and growing profitable client relationships. Session:
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Stijn Christiaens is co-founder and operational director at Collibra (www.collibra.com), a Data Governance enterprise software company. As such he has a global responsability for all technical pre sales, implementation and support activities. This allows him to have a front seat view on real customer demands, issues and implementation challenges. Prior to founding the company he was a senior researcher at the Free University of Brussels STARLab, a leading semantic research center in Europe, performing application-driven research in semantics. As such, he participated actively in several international (ITEA, FP6, FP7) research projects and conferences (OTM, FIS, ESTC, ...). Stijn has also published various articles in the field of ontology engineering. He is an active DAMA member and speaker at DAMA events in Europe and was recently one of the best received speakers at the IDC SOA event in London with his presentation on 'Business Driven SOA'. Session:
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Kira Chuchom is responsible for developing the strategy and deploying the mechanism for Data Governance for Microsoft’s Data Management Organization (DMO) within Microsoft IT’s Information Management Solutions & Services. Kira is a data management strategist and data evangelist, with experience across data-related disciplines such as Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management (Customer and Product), Enterprise Data Warehouses, data modeling, data architecture, hierarchy management and metadata strategy. Previously, Kira headed up Data and Architecture Governance at Kaiser Permanente, Enterprise Data Quality and Data Governance at Cisco Systems, Product Data Management at eBay, Decision Support at Rainmaker Systems, metadata and data-based publishing solutions at CMP Media. Sessions:
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Barbara Deemer is the Chief Data Steward at Sallie Mae. In that role she leads the Data Governance Council which is comprised of representatives from all Lines of Business. Barbara has 27 years of experience in the Accounting, Finance and Servicing areas of Sallie Mae. She was the Controller of the Company from 2000 to 2003 until she took an extended leave of absence. She returned to Sallie Mae in 2005 to work on data improvement projects and is now in her current role focusing on Data Governance and Data Quality. Barbara graduated in 1982 from George Washington University with a BBA in Accounting. Session:
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Rhonda Delmater, PMP, recently implemented a Data Governance Program for a global leader in Contact Center BPO that applied team process improvement techniques to achieve significant data quality improvement results. She is currently developing a Data Governance Program for a leading Central Florida entertainment and hospitality company where she previously led several Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence projects. While at employee-owned Computer Science Innovations, she led development of unique analytic software intellectual property by securing internal and external funding; and managing release and development schedules and resources. Session: |
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Martha Dember has more than 20 years experience in information technology and consulting services in the computer, retail, distribution, import and export, insurance, banking, finance, utilities, healthcare, and entertainment and hospitality industries, Ms. Dember is a recognized industry thought-leader in developing Business Intelligence Strategies, teaching top executives how to use business information to improve business operations and results. Her team building skills excel in situations where innovation and creative solutions were critical to the successful implementation of solutions for a variety of business problems such as: How to achieve Master Data Management in a global organization, Modernizing reporting systems using technologies such as XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) to improve timeliness, accuracy and efficiency of the organizations information exchange processes, and Establishing collaborative work teams and implementing data governance programs across geographical boundaries. Session: |
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Lindsay Depree is the Data Quality Manager at Sonic. and has been with the company over 5 years in the Internal Audit department. Lindsay was one of the first business users to attempt to use the data in the relatively new Sonic data warehouse. It quickly became evident that there were widespread data quality issues that were preventing the audit analytics team from reaching their goals. As a result, Lindsay spent most of her time hounding the Business Intelligence team on data issues, which would eventually lead to a partnership and the start of a Data Quality Program at Sonic. Session: |
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Jayne Dutra has spent the last 15 years working with controlled vocabularies, metadata and other information structures that allow users to navigate large knowledge collections for effective retrieval of data. From 2002 until 2008, she was the Manager of the NASA Taxonomy, which was the first official taxonomy by any U.S. federal agency. For the last three years, Jayne has been at LexisNexis developing Data Governance strategies and initiatives to improve data quality across enterprise legal and business content sets. She is responsible for the creation of a coordinated set of artifacts that have established consistent data management practices, standards and policies for the company. Sessions: |
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Dara Efron has directed the Client Data team at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for the last seven years. The Client Data team provides cross-enterprise leadership and business ownership for Schwab’s customer data. In addition, the team leads Schwab’s business data stewardship program. Prior to her adventures in the world of data, Dara worked as a corporate trainer, focusing on instructional design and documentation of computer applications. She is adept at presenting complex concepts in practical terms and has been successful in getting things accomplished with minimal resources. Sessions:
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Ina L. Felsheim is a Director of Solution Management with SAP's Enterprise Information Management products. She has been with SAP since 1997. Ina currently works on information governance and end-to-end use scenarios. Ina spends most of her time talking with customers about best practices and enabling technology, and talking with Development about product vision. She has managed a diverse set of EIM products, and is the SAP point person for both the Data Governance Special Interest Group and the Data Management Special Interest Group, as well as the EIM Influence Council. Session:
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Richard Flynn, PMP, has over 30 years experience in Information Management Systems. Rich recently joined Global IDs as VP of Tech Services and Delivery for US Operations. In this role Rich is responsible for Pre/Post Sales and Delivery support for Global IDs. Prior to joining Global IDs Rich was with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) for over 25 years. As a Sr. Enterprise Architect, Rich was responsible for leading the architecture to upgrade the company’s Data Supply Chain. He also led Global projects consolidating all Global Data into a centralized XML Database, expanding the DUNS number across the Global Enterprise, building a Customer Warehouse and many other leading edge technology projects. Rich’s experience includes Enterprise Architecture, Process Modeling, Systems Analysis, and Program Management. He has also taught Information Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Graduate School. He earned his MBA in Information Systems at FDU and holds the Project Management Professional certification from PMI Session:
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Mike Frost joined DataFlux as product manager in 2010. In this role, he manages the strategy, planning, and development direction of the company’s data quality, data integration and master data management products and solutions. Prior to joining DataFlux, Mike held product marketing management and pre- and post-sales technical consulting and support roles at the DataDirect division of Progress Software. At DataDirect, he was responsible for driving adoption and implementation of their the industry-leading ODBC, JDBC and ADO.NET drivers and data providers. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in biological and agricultural engineering from NC State University. Session:
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Max Gano, founder of OONdada, is a 15-year data and governance expert. He has an extensive background in data management, including his role as Director of Data Technologies during a $2B IPO and as Chief Data Architect for a Fortune 500 Bank. He is passionate about increasing the maturity of data management and governance practices as critical capabilities for organizations seeking sustainable prosperity and growth. More recently, as Principle Data Strategist for the Data Governance Institute, he worked with a range of major corporations and industry thought leaders to formulate successful strategies for governing and managing information and the operational processes required to achieve those objectives. Max recently launched OONdada DGO to bring best practices in governing data, along with a collaborative TeamSpace and professional mentoring, to large and mid-size companies around the world. Session:
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Don Gray is the Global Head of Data Quality for Citi In this role he is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing execution of Citi’s data quality program worldwide as well as serving as the Senior Policy Officer regarding data quality for the company. The program encompasses data quality framework, tools, professional development, operating model, measurement and reporting, issues management and resolution, and continuous improvement. Mr. Gray also holds the role of Data Management Risk Officer for Operations and Technology, an organization with more than 100,000 associates. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Gray held executive re-engineering roles at Citi and in Bank of America where he built out new structured engineering capabilities that drove large-scale quality and productivity gains. Prior to entering the financial services industry in 2001, Mr. Gray held executive and general management roles in the computer equipment and services industry. Don resides in the Boston, Massachusetts area with his wife and two youngest sons. Session:
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Cynthia Hartman is a 40-year veteran of The Hartford. Most of that time has been spent as a business data management professional, with time served in a variety of analytical positions in The Hartford’s statistical data reporting area, the field coding liaison area, and Personal Lines Underwriting. Her extensive work over the years on complex business projects covering a wide variety of lines of business, systems, business functions, and data issues/problems has given her a robust perspective on data at The Hartford. This knowledge was a perfect lead-in to her assignment to the Enterprise Strategic Data Services Unit (ESDS) six years ago. Ms. Hartman’s work in ESDS has included development and enforcement of The Hartford’s P&C Enterprise Data Standards, their Data Governance and Stewardship foundational and operational processes, and especially their Data Quality Program. She currently holds the position of Senior Business Consultant in ESDS and serves as the business program manager of their data profiling tool and development of their data quality program. She is a graduate of Endicott College. Session:
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Morgan Hinkle is an experienced SAP MDM Architect. She has over 15 years of experience in data management, image management and web hierarchy management Session:
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David Ho is the
Director of Global Data Quality Management at Warner Home Entertainment Group.
He is currently spearheading a major data quality initiative while applying
Lean Six Sigma methodologies and processes. His immediate focus is on ERP (SAP)
material master data for Supply Chain Management (SCM) module. David has over
20 years of data management experience. Session:
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Matt Hoying was recently hired as the Data Governance Manager at Stanford University to lead the design and implementation of a new data governance program to complement their growing BICC. Prior to the move to higher ed, he worked for United Parcel Service in various business and IT positions with his final assignment focused on the development of data governance and the governance of the data management program. Session:
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Michael Jennings is a recognized industry expert in enterprise information management. He has more than twenty-five years of information management experience in various industries. He speaks frequently on enterprise information management concepts and practices at major industry conferences. Mike is a co-author of the book "Universal Meta Data Models" (2004) and a contributing author to the books "Building and Managing the Meta Data Repository" (2000) and “The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge - DMBOK” (2009). Sessions:
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Alix Kneifel, PMP, is a consultant at Earley & Associates. She has over 20 years’ experience in Information Management and works both as a subject matter expert and project manager on projects that range from Enterprise Content Management (ECM) strategy to deployment. In addition, Alix has extensive experience in solutions architecture for Records Management, Enterprise Information (Metadata and Taxonomy) Architecture, Identity Management, Access Control, and UX projects. Prior to Earley & Associates, she was instrumental in establishing formal information lifecycle management and governance programs for unstructured data at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Alix was a subject matter expert for the development of the AIIM Information Certification. Session:
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Ken Knowles has worked at Chevron for 27 years in central and business unit IT organizations. Most recently he led an enterprise wide effort to improve the data quality for Chevron Top 10 information types. The project has moved into its 'sustainability' phase. Session:
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Michele Koch is the Director of Enterprise Data Management and the Data Governance Office at Sallie Mae. Michele was responsible for the successful design and implementation of the enterprise Data Governance and Data Quality Programs at Sallie Mae. Their Data Governance Program won TDWI’s 2010 Best Practices Award for Data Governance and the international 2011 Data Governance Best Practice Award. Michele received dual masters’ degrees from The American University and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. Session: |
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Eileen Koski is Director of Data Governance at Express Scripts, responsible for the planning, implementation and management of the Enterprise Data Governance program. Prior to joining Medco Health Solutions, Inc., which was acquired by Express Scripts in April 2012, Koski worked in medical informatics and health information technology (HIT) in both academic and commercial settings. As Director of Informatics Research at Quest Diagnostics, Koski delivered innovative designs for graphical laboratory reports; detailed analyses of large-scale medical data sets that have been presented at peer-review scientific meetings; and innovative ideas for biosurveillance and pandemic preparedness. She also represented the interests of the laboratory industry in numerous government initiatives, task forces and panels as a recognized subject matter expert, such as ANSI HITSP Population Health Technical Committee, the NGA State Alliance for e-Health Health Care Practice Task Force and the AHIC Biosurveillance Data Steering Group. Koski also worked at Columbia University, where she was responsible for designing and developing medical database systems and reporting representations, as well as working as Director of Operations on a large multi-center NIH-sponsored clinical trial. Koski has a bachelor’s degree in Biology, and M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in Sociomedical Sciences, all from Columbia University. Sessions:
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Tom Kunz is a 31
year Shell finance professional who became involved with Shell’s global master
data team 3 years ago. Working as the Data Manager for Shell’s Global
Downstream businesses, he has brought knowledge from his previous business roles
as a finance manager to help the newly formed Master Data organization drive
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John Ladley is a Business Technology Thought Leader with 30 years
experience in planning, project management, improving IT organizations and
successful implementation of information systems. He is a widely-known data
warehouse pioneer and a recognized authority in the use and implementation of
business intelligence and Enterprise Information Management. John is widely
published and frequently writes and speaks on a variety of technology and
enterprise information management topics. He is currently editor of the
Enterprise Data Journal, a web-based publication on all topics related to data
and EIM. His Information Management experience is balanced between strategic
technology planning, project management and practical application of technology
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Jim Lammers is currently Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Express Scripts. Jim and his team are responsible for 2 primary areas: developing the architecture and engineering strategy that will allow Express Scripts to execute its aggressive growth and expansion plans and supporting the infrastructure components that support the daily operations. Jim received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University and is working on his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis University focusing on Healthcare IT and Application Development. Prior to Express Scripts, Jim worked in IT with various business services companies developing Software as a Service offerings focusing on financial products and real time data exchanges. Jim was recently featured in Computer World magazine as a member of the 2011 class of Premier IT Leaders Session:
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Barbara Latulippe is responsible for setting up the enterprise data governance
program at EMC in close collaboration with business and IT teams, including
those involved in different Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives. Barbara's
25+ years in ERP and related disciplines have given her a broad and balanced
perspective, gained from working in both IT and business functions. She has
delivered solutions in SAP, PLM, CRM and MDM environments to business managers
in multi-national, high-tech manufacturing organizations such as EMC, Philips,
HP, Agilent, and Digital Equipment Corp. Session:
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Chuck Lomax is a Senior Enterprise Information Architect at Bank of America. He is currently implementing the Information Lifecycle Management Program. Previous work at Bank of America includes the design and implementation of a data governance program and the implementation of an Enterprise Architecture program. He has deep career experience in information management, data governance, systems development lifecycle, and software quality assurance. His background includes strong experience in retail/wholesale trade sector and as an information management consultant prior to joining Bank of America 10 years ago. Session: |
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David Loshin is
the President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc, (www.knowledge-integrity.com), a consulting
company focusing on customized information management solutions including
information quality consulting and training, business intelligence, metadata,
and data standards management. David is among Knowledge Integrity’s recognized
experts in information management, contributing to Intelligent Enterprise, DM
Review, and The Data Administration Newsletter (www.tdan.com) and is a channel
expert for the Business Intelligence network (www.b-eye-network.com). Session: |
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Piyush Malik serves on the Board of Directors at IAIDQ. Working for the world's largest Systems Integration firm, he focuses on emerging information technologies and provides strategic management consulting services for his clients. He has been tackling complex systems integration, information management, business analytics, master data management, information governance and data quality issues for many years with a variety of public and private sector clients spanning a wide range of industries across the globe. Piyush has over twenty years of international management consulting, sales and service delivery experience with IBM and formerly with PwC and Tata Group. He holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Delhi University and Masters in Management of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. As a US citizen, he has been living in California for the past 16 years. Session: |
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Patrice Mantovani is the Data Governess at Manheim, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, and is responsible for establishing the company's data governance strategy. She collaborates with teams to identify and define terms for the enterprise. Patrice works with leadership, data scientists and business stakeholders to align Data Stewardship objectives and to have fun in the process. Patrice joined Manheim in 2010 with more than 10 years of experience in Business Analysis in IT and Product Management environments. Prior experience includes AutoTrader.com where she worked in Product Management and CoxNET, the dot com arm of the Cox newspapers. Patrice earned her CBAP™ distinction (Certified Business Analyst Professional) from the IIBA (International Institute for Business Analysis) in 2006 as the second group of BA's worldwide to sit for the examination. Session:
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Best known as the world’s foremost authority on meta data management,
he is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of data warehousing,
data governance and enterprise information management. In 2004 David Marco was
named the “Melvil Dewey of Metadata” by Crain’s Chicago Business as he was
selected to their very prestigious “Top 40 Under 40” list. He followed up this
honor in 2007 by being named one of DePaul University’s “Top 14 Alumni Under
40”. In 2008 David Marco was enshrined into the very select DAMA Data
Management Hall of Fame (Professional Achievement Award). He is a highly sought after speaker and has presented hundreds of keynote addresses and courses at the major business, data warehousing, and meta data conferences throughout the world. David Marco has taught at the University of Chicago and DePaul University, and is on the Advisory Council for DePaul University’s College of Commerce. In addition, he is the founder and President of EWSolutions, www.EWSolutions.com a GSA schedule and Chicago-headquartered strategic partner and full life-cycle systems integrator dedicated to providing companies and large government agencies with best-in-class, award-winning solutions using enterprise information management, data warehousing, data governance and managed meta data environment technologies. Session: |
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Prior to founding Ajilitee, Tina McCoppin served as Engagement & Project Manager for Fortune 1000 companies throughout her tenure at leading IT services companies including HP, Knightsbridge, Forte, Seer, Pansophic and Accenture. With 25+ years of information technology integration experience, Tina has managed multiple delivery teams with 100+ members, coordinating and managing the efforts of client staff and consultants in locations both onshore and offshore. Tina’s business intelligence and data integration projects include: global “single customer view;” customer call center tracking; householding; campaign tracking and feedback; insurance cross-sell and up-sell data warehouse; data governance and stewardship framework. Tina also has led strategic analyses at multiple clients to define an enterprise master plan and multi-year roadmap for the implementation of cross-lines of business KPIs and requirements. Session:
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Danette McGilvray is president and principal of Granite Falls Consulting, Inc., a firm that
helps organizations increase their success by addressing the information
quality and data governance aspects of their business efforts. Focusing on
bottom-line results, Danette helps organizations enhance the value of their
information assets by naturally incorporating information quality management
into the business. She also emphasizes communication and the human aspect of
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Dawn Michels is an Enterprise Information Architect located near St. Paul, MN. Dawn has contributed her architectural and data management skills across many industries, including, Retail, Manufacturing, Medical Devices and Financial industries. Dawn's employment tapestry includes; Regis Corp, Target Inc, Andersen (Windows and Doors), Guidant Corp, Fair Isaac Inc, Securian and General Mills, where she led the first Corporate Wide DW. This included data design, internal marketing as well as hardware and software selection. To round out her professional career, Dawn has been an adjunct faculty member at The Universities of St. Catherine and St. Thomas, teaching courses in MIS, Info Management and Data Warehousing. She has spoken at Nine International Data Conferences on assorted topics of interest, and speaks for other DAMA chapters as requested. Dawn is most recent past-President of the DAMA MN chapter. Data is her passion as well as her vocation. Session:
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Todd Mildon has been engaged in data governance at the University of Washington since 2001 when he was the Associate Director for Academic Data Management. In 2005 he took the University's top role in student data governance when he became the Registrar. Then in 2010 his data governance responsibilities expanded to include all institutional data when he became the AVP for Institutional Research and Data Management and the Co-Chair of the University's Data Management Committee. Todd's other employers and clients have included Cornell University, the University of Oregon, Accenture, and Microsoft. He has served on the boards of Kuali Student, Kuali Rice, and the Washington Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Todd holds a Doctor of Law degree from Cornell. Session: |
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Brad Miller is the Manager and architect of master data management program at VSP. Session:
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Doug Morgan has been with Sonic Automotive, Inc. for 3 years as Data Warehouse Architect. He became interested in Data Quality in response to persistent complaints about un-usable data. Doug has worked in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence since 1998. He currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his two boys, Parker and Eli, and enjoys inspecting his children's homework for completeness, accuracy and presentation quality. Session: |
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Bob Newstadt is an experienced data professional who specializes in data quality and business intelligence. He is currently working at mobile app maker GOGII, known for the top 50 all-time iOS app textPlus. Bob has tackled big data challenges in the mobile, internet, and financial arenas. His education includes computer science degrees from UCLA and Carnegie Mellon University. Session: |
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Daragh O Brien, IQCP, is a leading Information Quality, Information Governance, and Data Privacy consultant, teacher, and author. He spent a decade with Ireland's leading telecoms company in CRM and Regulatory Ops roles and now advises leading organizations in Ireland, UK, and elsewhere on "Connect the Dots" approaches to Information. Daragh is a former Director of the IAIDQ, leads their Irish community, and is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society. Session:
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Andres Perez is a Senior Information Management Consultant and President of IRM Consulting, Ltd. Co. based in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Perez provides consulting in methodologies and tools in the disciplines of enterprise-wide Information Resource Management and Information Quality Management (TIQM®). This includes information governance, data architecture, metadata repository and management, requirements management, data modeling, Data Warehouse, and Business Intelligence. He conceived and implemented an information stewardship program called “Data Certification.” Session: |
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David Plotkin is an Advisory Consultant for EMC2, working in Enterprise Information Management. He is responsible for leading efforts at client companies to plan and implement Data Governance both as stand-alone efforts and as part of other initiatives such as Data Quality improvement and Master Data Management. He has previously managed Data Governance at an insurance company and managed data quality at two large banks. He has been working with data governance, data modeling, metadata and data quality for over 20 years. He is a popular speaker at DAMA chapters and conferences, and serves as a subject matter expert on many topics around metadata, data governance, and data quality. Sessions: |
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Steve Putman has over 20 years of experience supporting client/server and internet-based operations from small offices to major corporations. He has extensive experience in a variety of front-end development tools, as well as relational database design and administration, and is extremely effective in project management and leadership roles. He is the co-author of The Data Governance eBook, available at baseline-consulting.com/ebooks. Sessions:
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Robin Rappaport is the Data Quality Team Leader responsible for delivery of the Data Quality Initiative for Research Databases at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Her work and that of her team contributed to the IRS being awarded a The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) 2011 Best Practices Award for the Compliance Data Warehouse (CDW), a Computerworld Honor, and a Government Computer News (GCN) Gala Award. She has 25 years of experience as a Data Quality practitioner. Her undergraduate degree was in Economics with Computer Science. Her graduate work was in Operations Research with a concentration in Mathematical Modeling in Information Systems. She has worked in both private (6 years) and public sectors (21 years). Her positions include Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, and Operations Research Analyst. She is a webinar facilitator for the International Association for Information & Data Quality (IAIDQ). Session: |
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April Reeve has
spent the last 25 years working as an enterprise data architect and program
manager. Currently she is working for EMC Consulting as a Business Consultant
in the Enterprise Information Management practice on Data Governance and Big
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Pablo Riboldi has been an Instructional Designer, Developer, Business Analyst, and for the last four years the Information Governance Manager for the LDS Church. He also enjoys teaching community classes, tutoring, and is an Adjunct Faculty at the MBA program for Argosy University. He is a very animated presenter with a knack for showing how to apply complex concepts in practical ways. Sessions: |
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Grant Robinson is a natural resource scientist working for the NSW Office of Water in the Department of Trade and Investment in New South Wales, Australia. His experience analyzing and managing natural resources information, particularly forestry and water resource data began in 1981. In 2008 he was appointed to a new role as Information Quality Coordinator for the state agency's water monitoring unit. Robinson now facilitates a continuous improvement program that focuses on measurement, data gathering and management of water resource data, underpinned by ISO9001 certification. SInce 2009 he has worked with the federal Bureau of Meteorology and other state agencies developing standards for water data and metrics to define their quality. Session: |
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Eugenia Rutenberg is Senior Manager, Information Management at Actelion Pharmaceuticals US. For several years, Eugenia is responsible for Data Governance, Master Data Management and Business Intelligence. Eugenia led and implemented the formation of central governing body within Actelion US to oversee Data Quality and Data Governance initiatives and issues. Under her leadership, an MDM system was put in place that integrates customer data from a number of transactional systems from various lines of business and also external data. Eugenia led the delivery of Actelion’s central Business Intelligence Solution and Data Warehouse. Previously, Eugenia has implemented a number of systems, including CRM, online services, and custom-built implementations. Eugenia holds a Computer Science degree from University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in Business Administration from Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Session:
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Over the
past 10 years, Tom Salvesen has implemented Data Management initiatives in high
tech, entertainment and travel industries. His passion for building more
accurate and effective decision support systems has ultimately led him to the
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Anshumani (Ansh) Sarkari is the Capability Lead - Data Quality at United Health Group. With over 25 years of experience working in the field of Information Technology Ansh has seen the world come a long way from using DEC PDP11-70 series computers (his first job) to a myriad of new ways technology envelops our day to day existence. He began his career working for a small start-up of nine IT professionals designing and developing software for a bank. He has extensive experience in financial services at Citibank and Ally Bank and the pharma industry at Pfizer. For the past nine years he has been specifically focused on making information work the way it was intended to be. He has been working in the space of Data Governance, Stewardship and metadata platform development to leading the enterprise data quality practices at United Health Group his present company. Session:
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Steve Sarsfield is a leading blogger, speaker in data quality and data governance, focusing on the business perspectives that are important to data champions, front-office employees, and executives. Sessions:
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Ivan Schotsmans has more than 20 years experience in computer science and have a strong background in application development, analysis, design and project leadership. He spent more then10 years on multicultural/international projects. Session: |
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Michael Scofield is an Assistant Professor in Health Information Management at Loma Linda University in the Department of Health Information Management. He was a 2007 nominee for the DAMA Intl. Award for Professional Achievement. He is a frequent speaker to a variety of professional and general audiences on topics of data management, data quality, and data warehouse design, as well as satellite imagery interpretation and emergency communications. His career has included education and private industry in the areas of data quality, decision-support systems, data warehousing, and data management. His articles appear in DM Review, the B-Eye Newsletter, InformationWeek magazine, the IBI Systems Journal, and other professional journals. He also has humor published in the L.A. Times and other journals. Sessions:
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Laura Sebastian-Coleman leads the Data Quality Architecture team at Ingenix, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, where she has worked since 2003. During that time, she has developed a conceptual framework for data quality measurement, implemented a data quality measurement program for a large health care data warehouse, and facilitated monthly stakeholder meetings related to data quality monitoring and issue management. She is currently governance and standards lead for a multi-year project to implement a new enterprise data warehouse at UHG. Sessions:
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Robert (Bob) S.
Seiner is the President and Publisher of KIK Consulting & Educational
Services and the Publisher of The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). In
2012, TDAN.com will celebrate its 15th anniversary and attracts close to 125K
visitors every month. In 2012, KIK Consulting will celebrate its 10th
anniversary and focuses on knowledge transfer and consultative mentoring. Sessions: |
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Ilyas Siddique has over twelve years of IT experience in data warehousing, BI reporting, data
quality, data governance and application development in manufacturing, banking,
telecommunication and travel industries. He has architected enterprise level BI
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Len Silverston is a best-selling author, consultant, and speaker with over 25 years of experience helping organizations integrate their information, systems, and people. Mr. Silverston is a thought leader in the fields of data modeling, data management and in the human dynamics of integrating information. He is well known for his work on "Universal Data Models", or in other words, re-usable models that help develop higher quality data models in less time. He is the author of The Data Model Resource Book series (Volumes 1, 2, and 3), which describe hundreds of reusable data models. The volume 1 book was rated #12 on the Computer Literacy Best Seller List and volumes 1 and 2 have been translated into Chinese. In 2009, he co-authored his latest work, “The Data Model Resource Book, Volume 3, Universal Patterns for Data Modeling”. Mr. Silverston has published many articles and has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences. He is the winner of the DAMA (Data Administration Management Association) International Professional Achievement Award for 2004 and the DAMA International Community Award for 2006. He received the highest speaker rating for the DAMA International 2009 conference for his talk on “What to Do When Data Professionals Disagree”. Mr. Silverston's company, Universal Data Models, provides consulting, training, publications, and software to enable information integration. Sessions:
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Mark Simpson is the Data Governance Manager for World Vision International. While in this role, he led the development of data governance business rules and controls for Personally Identifiable Information and sensitive health data within the organization. His previous professional experience includes knowledge manager, project manager, director of participant training, and proposal manager. He attended The Ohio State University where he earned PhD and Masters degrees in Political Science. He lives and works in Fairfax, Virginia. Session:
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Graeme Simsion has an extensive background in data management and business consulting. He is the author of Data Modeling Essentials and Data Modeling Theory and Practice and numerous academic and industry papers. For twenty years he ran a successful business and IT consultancy with specialist expertise in data management. He is a regular speaker at conferences, and has delivered seven DAMA keynote presentations. His consulting skills workshop has been voted "best presentation" four times at DAMA / EDW conferences. Session:
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Anne Marie Smith,
Ph.D. is an Information Management professional and consultant with broad
experience across industries. She has exceptional, demonstrated skills in business
requirements gathering and analysis, data governance and stewardship, data
architecture, data and process modeling, strategic data management, meta data
management, data quality management, master data management, data warehouse
planning and design, project management, and information systems methodology
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Sunil Soares is the Director of Information Governance within IBM Software Group. Sunil has worked with more than a hundred clients across multiple industries including banking, insurance, life sciences, retail, telecommunications, media and entertainment, manufacturing, oil and gas, healthcare and government. Sunil works with clients to establish their Information Governance programs based on best practices relating to business cases, organization, stewardship, metadata, master data management, information lifecycle management, big data, privacy, and software tools. Sunil published his first book called The IBM Data Governance Unified Process that details the fourteen steps and almost one hundred sub-steps to implement an Information Governance program. The book has also been translated into Chinese. Sunil’s second book called Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function reviews optimal approaches to Information Governance by industry and function. Sunil has held various sales and marketing roles within IBM Software. Prior to joining IBM, Sunil worked at the Financial Services Strategy Consulting Practice of Booz Allen & Hamilton in New York. Sunil lives in New Jersey and holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Sessions:
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Mike Stiffler is responsible for assisting clients with implementing Data Governance and data management strategies at Trillium Software as part of its Strategic Consulting team. During the past ten years, he has learned through hands-on implementation of Data Quality and Data Governance programs while working for Fortune 250 companies. His experience comes through trial and error using various Data Quality and BI solutions, in addition to a number of best practices and methodologies, across many organizations such as sales, marketing, operations, IT, and data warehousing. Sessions:
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Grant Sutton is currently the VP Data Governance at Apollo Group, Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix where he developed and is executing the data governance strategy for the University. Previously, Grant has established data governance programs at medium and large (Fortune 25) companies in a variety of industries and corporate cultures. Grant has over 20 years of experience focused primarily on laying the foundation for, and realizing value from, enterprise data. Sessions:
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Dr. John Talburt is Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and the Coordinator for the Information Quality Graduate Program. He is Executive Director of the UALR Center for Advanced Research in Entity Resolution and Information Quality and Associate Director of the Acxiom Laboratory for Applied Research. His areas of research are information quality and entity and identity resolution. From 1995 to 2005 he was a leader for research and development and product innovation at Acxiom Corporation. Professor Talburt is an inventor for several patents related to customer data integration, author for numerous articles on information quality and entity resolution, and author of Entity Resolution and Information Quality published by Morgan Kaufmann. He is the winner of the 2008 DAMA International Academic Award and holds both the Information Quality Certified Professional (IQCP) and Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certifications. Session: |
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Gwen Thomas is President of The Data Governance Institute, which provides consulting, executive mentoring, training, program development, and information services, including the web’s largest data governance resource, at www.datagovernance.com. Gwen has personally designed Data Governance programs or helped existing programs become more mature at companies such Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu), Sallie Mae, NDCHealth/Wolters Kluwer, Wachovia Bank, Disney, and Coors. She has worked with other large and mid-sized public, private, and governmental organizations in the areas of data strategy, data integration, search technologies and search engine optimization, data warehouses, taxonomy development, portals, content management, document management, Master Data cleansing/standardization, and metadata collection/repository development. Gwen is a frequent presenter at industry data events and contributor to IT and business publications. She is also author of the book Alpha Males and Data Disasters: The Case for Data Governance. |
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Valerie Torstenson is a seasoned IT professional with thirty years of results-oriented management and information systems experience. She has led visible information strategic planning efforts and information management strategy and implementation initiatives. Valerie has led teams in very turbulent industries in systems development, systems development methodologies and program and project level management. With a strong business alignment mantra, her experience spans all aspects of enterprise information management including governance, data architectures, Master Data Management, data quality, data movement, unstructured content and knowledge management, organizational design, business intelligence and analytics. She has performed as acting CIO, DVP, and Director. She has experience in retail, financial services, public sector (e.g., education, county government), and healthcare industries. Session:
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Richard Trapp is a
Managing Partner for Northfield Consulting Group, a provider of strategic
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In his current role at IBM, Brian Vile is responsible for IBM's InfoSphere Master Data Management portfolio product strategy and roadmap. Prior to joining IBM through acquisition, he served as Vice President of product management and product marketing at Initiate Systems. Mr. Vile was previously General Manager of Installshield, responsible for product strategy and development. Prior to InstallShield, he was Vice President of Product Management at Information Resources, and held high-visibility roles at Hewlett Packard and Motorola. Mr. Vile recently served on the board of directors of the Software & Information Industry Association’s Software Division. Session:
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Christian Walenta serves as the President on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Information and Data Quality (IAIDQ). He has held a variety of professional and management positions with IBM in Germany, UK and the USA. His professional experience of more than 20 years includes information management, data governance, management of supply chain systems, business development and project management. Christian is a recognized leader in Information Management (IM) at IBM and currently works in IBM's Product Information organization. Prior to it, he led IBM's Information Management Office, responsible for providing information management strategy, IM programs and Data Governance enterprise wide. He implemented Information Quality programs for IBM's Supply Chain and has extensive practical experience in all aspects of Information Management, including setting overall IM strategies, implementing data stewardship and governance programs for complex organizations and driving Information Management as continuous culture change. Sessions: |
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Jill Wanless is one of the most popular and active members in the data quality and data governance community. Her blog "Data Quality From The Ground Up" is an inspiring account of how she has helped deliver data quality and data governance results using innovative "guerilla tactics" and communications. Jill’s history with data quality started in 2006 when she was the lead of a data quality initiative for a CRM implementation. She has followed the evolution of data quality in her organization and is now a Senior Advisor leading a business initiative to establish data governance processes and the supporting decision frameworks for Customer data. Jill's vision is to bring diverse groups together and facilitate common understanding and alignment for the critical components needed to ensure successful governance; business driven, people and process alignment, and effective communications and change strategies. Sessions:
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Karen Way is the Director of Data Quality at Health Dialog, a firm specializing in healthcare analytics and decision support. She developed the business case supporting the need for a data quality team at Health Dialog; this business case became a strategic initiative for the company in 2009. Karen then led the project team to complete this initiative with the team launch occurring in July 2009. Her experience with this project was the basis for her thesis, for which she was awarded her Master’s in Healthcare Administration. For more than eighteen years, Karen has led various data management and/or information technology initiatives; including data intake & knowledge management, data warehousing development and client deliverables management. As Karen has recognized that data quality and governance provides the foundation for services and products which utilize the data, these concepts have been of high importance in her work. Session: |
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Mike Wheeler, Director of Data Governance Solutions with Kalido, brings more than 20 years of experience in data management, business intelligence and business process management. Mike’s understanding of how people, process and technology use data to drive business value has worked with many world class customers to improve business performance through better business decision making, improved process execution, and a deeper understanding and avoidance of risk to the business. Session:
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Bill Yock is the Director of Enterprise Information Services at the University of Washington. His division provides services for information intelligence, delivery, design, integration, and definitions. Bill is a founding member of the UW Data Management Committee and serves on the Privacy Assurance and Systems Security council. He is currently chair of the Kuali Rice Project, a higher education community development of open source software solutions. www.kuali.org. Session: |
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C. Lwanga Yonke is
a seasoned information quality and information management practitioner. He has
successfully designed and implemented projects in multiple areas, including
information quality, data governance, business intelligence, data warehousing
and data architecture. His initial experience is in petroleum engineering and
operations. Session:
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Yinle Zhou is a student and teaching assistant in the Integrated Computing PhD Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Electronic Commerce at Nanjing University, China, in 2008 and completed her Master of Science in Information Quality at UALR in 2010. She has published several research papers in areas of information quality and entity resolution, and is the winner of the Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology Outstanding Research Award in Information Quality for the 2010-11 Academic Year. Her doctoral dissertation topic is “A Model for Entity Identity Information Management in Entity Resolution Systems”. Session: |
