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Sherri Adame is passionate and evangelizes all things data. She is well respected and speaks frequently on data governance and various data management topics. One of the Top 25 information managers in 2011 by Information Week, she constantly challenges status quo. She has an engaging personality and style that makes the dullest of topics engaging and exciting for all levels of an organization. Sessions: |
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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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Anthony J. Algmin is Chief Data Officer, Chicago Transit Authority and was previously a Managing Consultant, Data Governance for RGP with deep experience in technology and business disciplines. Prior to joining RGP in 2014, Anthony served as the Data Governance practice lead for another strategy and management consulting firm in Chicago. He also spent over 12 years in the financial industry, performing technology development and leadership roles for data warehousing, business intelligence, trading, accounting, and back-office operations. Anthony frequently speaks at national and local events, contributing thought leadership to the Data Governance and Information Management communities. Anthony has a BA from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MBA from Northwestern University. Session: |
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Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach, is an independent data management consultant. Her experience in coaching both regulatory and non-regulatory organizations to design and implement full data governance frameworks, is unique within the Data Governance field. The coaching approach enables organizations to self manage the process beyond initial implementation. Nicola’s coaching and Data Governance workshops ensures your data governance framework is embedded as an integral part of your business as usual policy. The benefit for you is that once the framework is in place your organization will be confident, competent and compliant. Nicola is a Director and Committee Member of DAMA UK, on the Expert Panel of Dataqualitypro.com and regularly writes and presents internationally on data governance best practice. Session:
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Funmi Balogun is an independent consultant with over 15 years of data management experience, which includes data strategy development, data operations, data modeling, data architecture and analytics. She led Fannie Mae’s enterprise-wide Data Governance and Industry Standards program from strategy development to implementation. She was a primary contributor to the CMMI Data Maturity Model. She is a certified Data Management Professional, member of the DGPO and presenter at past DGIQ conferences. Session: |
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Sid Banerjee leads sales and business development at Compact Solutions. He brings 18+ years of international experience in business information management, data governance, metadata management and data quality solutions deployment across multiple industry domains. Session:
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Dr. Alexander Borek advises Forbes 500 companies in multiple industries with regards to their digital transformation, data governance and Big Data innovation strategy. He has worked as a consultant at Gartner and IBM and as a research associate at Cambridge University. He is a recognized international thought leader in data strategy, author of the book “Total Information Risk Management” and of many articles, and a sought after conference speaker. Sessions: |
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John Bottega is a senior strategy and data management executive with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. Over his career, John has held various positions in supporting a firm’s data management functions. Since 2006, John has held the title of Chief Data Officer in both the private and public sectors, serving as CDO for Citi and Bank of America, and holding the post of CDO for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Today, John is the Principal and Managing Member of his own consulting firm, Data Management Advisory Services, LLC, and is supporting the Enterprise Data Management Council as Senior Advisor and Consultant, responsible for the Council’s CDO Forum and Data Management Practices. John is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and industry symposiums, is currently a member of the Executive Advisory Board of NewVantage Partners and is a member of the advisory board of InformationWeek’s Wall Street and Technology publication Session: |
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Angela Boyd is BJC Healthcare’s first Data Steward Coordinator, dedicated to promoting collaboration between IT and business users to improve clinical data interoperability. She supports the Data Governance Office and sub-groups in developing principles, policies and documentation to support enterprise data management practices, such as standardized meta data documentation and data modeling methods. Angela has over 15 years of Insurance/Healthcare experience which includes EDI implementations, vendor relationship management and revenue cycle management. Session: |
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Lisa Brown serves as the Director of Fannie Mae’s Enterprise Data Stewardship program, under Enterprise Data Governance (EDG), since November 2014. She is a key player for establishing and piloting the redesigned EDG program. Previously, Lisa dedicated 10 years to directing strategic planning and daily operations for provisioning enterprise data that supports Fannie Mae’s business decisions, credit risk management, financial reporting, fraud detection, and regulatory reporting. Prior to Fannie Mae, Lisa provided consulting services for 15 years, delivering information solutions that meet complex enterprise objectives. Her successes were achieved through effective leadership of cross-functional teams comprised of federal government, industry, and business leaders. Lisa has a BS degree from Miami University’s (Ohio) School of Business. In 2013, she was 1 of 12 selected for Fannie Mae’s Women in Operations & Technology program. She is certified in ITIL Foundation and Intermediate Level, and obtained a Certification in Production & Inventory Management. Sessions: |
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Jill Camper has over 16 years experience in the Financial Services sector, she has spent the last 8 years working on all things data. This includes data modeling, giving recommendations on how to better use data, how to clean up your data, and why data governance is so important. As a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Jill feels that everyone should be working to ensure their data is protected and used effectively. Session: |
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Mario Cantin has been a data quality strategist for over 20 years. He is the founder and Chief Data Strategist of Prodago, a firm implementing Lean Data Governance in organizations. His down-to-earth approach to all aspects of data management has helped many organizations in the past two decades. He has played key data governance roles in multiple organizations including National Bank of Canada, Cirque du soleil, Standard Life insurance, Bell Mobility, Desjardins and Canadian National Railways. He has a unique ability to help organizations finding applied and sustainable ways to collaboratively manage and govern their data. A sought after speaker and a passionate communicator, Mario has been sharing his views on data governance, quality and value with multiple audiences in the past years. Session: |
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Jane Allen Carlock has nearly 20 years of experience in Records and Information Management, Investigations and Cyber breach response, eDiscovery, and Forensic Data Analytics. She focuses on the strategy and execution to reduce the risk and cost to organizations, and improved operational efficiency from creating a robust and defensible corporate Information Governance programs. This includes developing governance structures, overall strategy, policies, procedures, technology enhancements, and recommendations sequenced into a roadmap, and helping companies to sustain and evolve their programs aligned to their business strategies, as well as aligned to their privacy, cyber and discovery risks. She has focused predominantly in the Technology, Utilities, Retail and Pharmaceutical sectors. Session: |
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Joe Caserta is a big data strategy consultant, author and educator. He is the President of Caserta Concepts, an award winning New York-based innovation technology and consulting firm founded in 2001. Specializing in big data analytics, data governance, data warehousing and business intelligence, Caserta Concepts collaborates with CIOs and their IT organizations to gain new business insights and maximize data value. Joe and the Caserta team work with Fortune 1000 clients in finance, insurance, healthcare, ecommerce and education, among other industry sectors. Joe is co-author of the industry best-selling book, The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit (Wiley, 2004), a contributor to industry publications, and frequent keynote speaker and expert panelist at industry conferences and events. He also serves on the advisory boards of financial and technical institutions and is founder and host of the Big Data Warehousing Meetup Group in New York. Session: |
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Mary Chen has been working in the Information Management area with financial service industry for over 15 years. Her expertise includes enterprise architecture development, data and business process modeling and standardization, data governance and metadata management, data warehousing and business intelligence solutions and technologies. For the past seven years with Capital Group, Mary has supported the maturing of Information management capabilities within the company. She has also led information architecture engagement on numerous system replacement projects across the organization. Prior joining Capital Group, Mary was managing a data warehousing and reporting team for a large insurance company. Mary has also worked as a consultant helping various clients implementing their data management and data warehousing practices. Session: |
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Malcolm Chisholm has over 25 years experience in data management, and has worked in a variety of sectors, including finance, insurance, manufacturing, government, defense and intelligence, pharmaceuticals, and retail. He is an independent consultant specializing in data governance, master data management, metadata engineering, business rules management/execution, data architecture and design, and the organization of Enterprise Information Management. Malcolm is a well-known presenter at conferences in the US and Europe, writes columns in trade journals, and has authored the books: Managing Reference Data in Enterprise Databases; How to Build a Business Rules Engine; and Definitions in Information Management. He holds an M.A. from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, and can be contacted at mchisholm@refdataportal.com. Sessions: |
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Stan Christiaens is co-founder and operational director at Collibra (www.collibra.com), a Data Governance enterprise software company. Stan has a global responsibility for all technical pre sales and implementation 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 Vrije Universiteit of Brussels (STARLab), a leading semantic research center in Europe, performing application-oriented research in semantics. Stan participated actively in several international (ITEA, FP6, FP7) research projects and conferences (OTM, FIS, ESTC, ...). He has also published various articles in the field of ontology engineering. He is an active DAMA member and speaker at various events. Session:
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Kira Chuchom, Data Management Strategist, Data Evangelist and Data Governance Thought Leader, is Founder and President of True Data Value, LLC, provider of leadership guidance, targeted training and consulting services in Strategic Data Management, Data Governance, Data Strategy Development and Data Quality Improvement. Previously, Kira headed up Data Governance and Compliancy at Microsoft, Strategic Data Architecture, Governance and Integration at Kaiser Permanente, Enterprise Data Quality and Data Governance at Cisco Systems, Product Data Management and Data Warehousing at eBay, Data Decision Support at Rainmaker Systems, Data Architecture, Metadata and Data-based Publishing Solutions at CMP Media. Kira is a seasoned business-savvy, technically-proficient data professional with real-world experience and expertise across disciplines: EIM, Data Strategy, Data Governance, Data Quality, MDM, BI/Data Analytics, Data Architecture, EDW, Data Modeling, Metadata, Data Products Design. Session: |
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Darius Clayton is an experienced change specialist and founding partner in Diaku. With a management consultancy background in business transformation and outsourcing he brings a practical, value-driven approach to data disciplines. Session:
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Robert Coyne has over 25 years’ experience in system design and IT with complementary experience in business, consulting, academia and research. As CMO, Robert leads TopQuadrant’s marketing and public relations initiatives centered on its TopBraid business solutions and semantic solutions platform. At TopQuadrant he has served in multiple roles from COO to account manager for key customers and has consulted consults with clients on knowledge-based solutions, the semantic web, semantic technology trainings and solution envisioning. Prior to joining TopQuadrant as a founder, Robert was Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Solution Technology International, Inc. He co-designed a web-based ‘straight through processing’ platform for the insurance industry. Before that he was a Senior Consultant at Object Technology Practice (OTP) in IBM Global Services where he co-architected IBM's object-oriented methodology for client engagements, and served as a knowledge management /collaboration expert for the global OTP. Dr. Coyne received a PhD (1991) in Computer-Aided Design while working as Research Faculty and Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University. He has authored over 30 technical papers, journal articles and book chapters, and is co-author of a the book Capability Cases: A Solution Envisioning Approach. Session: |
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Daryl Crockett CEO of Validus, a technology consulting firm focused on helping commercial and government clients with data-related project management and services. Ms. Crockett has a background as a highly innovative international consultant & C-level executive with a wide variety of industry and implementation experience including life sciences, software, government, media, financial services, high-tech, import/export, manufacturing, footwear & apparel, real estate and small business development. Daryl is a recognized practitioner, thought-leader and speaker on Data Validation, Data Conversion, Data Cleansing, Data Profiling of legacy data, Implementation Project Management, Data Modeling, Data Integration, & Analytics. ISO 22745-35 ECCMA Master Data Validation Committee Chair (2015), Certified ISO 8000 Master Data Quality Manager (ISO 8000 MDQM), ECCMA, Member of IAIDQ.org, GSA Schedule 70 IT Services, EDWOSB, WBE (WBENC) Woman Business Enterprise certified, WBE (MA), DB. Session: |
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Kevin Crog was asked to start a Data Governance program at a company where only a couple people had even heard the term. He educated himself through textbooks, webinars, seminars, and getting a mentor. Currently, the program is known throughout most of the company and is responsible for several data improvement projects. Sessions: |
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Jeff Crooks is an IT Project Manager with 9+ years of experience. He recently moved into a data service role managing a data warehouse, as well as how the organization handles incoming, outgoing, and cross-departmental data. Initiatives included building the initial data warehouse, launching/chairing the data governance committee, and managing the data service development team. Session: |
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Ed Cuoco is the Director of Data Science at EnerNOC, a leading provider of cloud-based energy intelligence software. Prior to joining EnerNOC, he spent two decades leading enablement, program management, and process optimization teams focusing on Energy Trading and Risk Management in the US and Europe. Session: |
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When Lisa Cutler-Farwig started with Schlumberger more than eighteen years ago as an offshore geophysicist, the last thing she thought she would be involved with was the Master Data Program. However, over the years, her role in the company evolved. She moved into a business segment's headquarters to support Personnel and Marketing functions at a time when an enterprise wide business intelligence tool was being implemented. This was the driver to develop and implement global business processes to capture data correctly. However, she found even when the data was captured correctly, cross-functional reporting proved difficult due to the lack of a common language across the various enterprise systems. So, when the opportunity to join the master data team arose, she jumped at the chance. For the last three years, she has managed projects to bring enterprise data together. Session: |
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Before joining Cigna and becoming the Data Quality Center of Excellence Engineering Lead, Michael Davis served as CEO and President of OmegaSoft consulting. At OmegaSoft, Michael provided customers with staff augmentation and database Management services. Mr. Davis has over 18+ years of Information technology experience and has presented and published articles on Database Management. Mr. Davis hails from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and is an avid golfer and runner. He is also very passionate about Health and Wellness. He started the first local chapter of the Health 2.0 in Connecticut. Health 2.0 is an organization with a mission to improve healthcare outcomes using social media and other web-based technologies. Session: |
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Barbara Deemer is the Managing Director, Finance Project Management Organization and Chief Data Steward at Navient. 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 BA in Accounting Sessions: |
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Patrick Dewald is a Data Governance architect and founding partner in Diaku. He has a wealth of experience designing Master Data Management and Data Governance solutions for financial institutions. Session:
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Lisa Dodson is a recognized expert in the data management, data governance and data quality space (specifically within SAS). Lisa holds a Master's Degree in Information Quality from UALR, has affiliations with many data management/governance organizations including as a former board member and President for the International Association for Information and Data Quality and organizing committee member for MITIQ's Industry Symposium. Through job roles including, account executive, systems engineer, product manager, technical trainer and solutions architect Lisa has developed a deep understanding of the challenges of information and data management along with knowledge of how to address those issues. Session: |
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Eric D'Onofrio is an experienced technology manager with Quest Diagnostics, the market leader in diagnostic testing, information, and services. He delivers technology solutions and related services as part of the company’s Data Governance and Stewardship Program. Eric has over 11 years of progressive experience in the healthcare and financial services industries and has spent the greater part of his career leading large-scale technology projects. Eric earned an MBA, with emphasis on marketing and strategy management, from Villanova University, Villanova School of Business, and a bachelor's degree in Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Session: |
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Bob DuCharme is the Director of Digital Media Solutions at TopQuadrant, the leading provider of software and solutions for modeling, developing and deploying semantic web applications. At TopQuadrant, Bob works with customers to ensure the best fit of TopQuadrant solutions to their needs as well as contributing to marketing and documentation projects. Earlier in his career he did development and data and systems architecture at Moody's Investors Service and LexisNexis. Bob received his BA in Religion from Columbia University and his Masters in Computer Science from New York University. Session:
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Victor W. Fehlberg is the Chief Technology Officer of Aim Dynamics responsible for the development of the Aim Smart software product. Aim Smart is an easy-to-use Microsoft Excel add-in that provides powerful data quality algorithms such as profiling, matching, deduplication, parsing and more. Prior to joining the Aim Smart team in 2013, he worked at Amgen for 9 years where he led the Data Quality Competency Center and developed various data quality systems, including the MDM solution used to ensure compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Session:
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Erik Ferrone is currently responsible for the development and implementation of sustainable, business-led, data and process governance practices and capabilities at TIAA-CREF. Taking into account diverse business needs and challenges, Mr. Ferrone assists business area sponsors in developing proper data and process governance capabilities wherever they are required, including budgeting/planning applications, transactional systems, data warehouses, data marts, or financial models. Mr. Ferrone also participates in the Finance & Actuarial division’s, Data Governance Committee, as well as the company’s Enterprise Data Governance Council. Prior to joining TIAA, Mr. Ferrone worked as a Managing Consultant within IBM Global Business Services’, Financial Services Practice. There he aided major financial institutions in the implementation of industry-leading analytical and reporting platforms aimed at lowering operational risk, increasing efficiencies, and delivering dynamic analytical capabilities. Prior to IBM, Mr. Ferrone also held roles at Tata Consultancy Services’ GE Global Practice, where he was a functional consultant and architect, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, where he was a senior member of the Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team. Session: |
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Nancy Fessatidis is a recognized leader with demonstrated results in transforming businesses through data, analytics, process optimization, automation, strategic outsourcing and organizational change management. Nancy started the Insight-Driven Marketing practice at SAP and later assumed the role of Head of Global Marketing Operations where she built world-class insight-driven capabilities, scalable operational processes, metrics, insights, tools and demand execution services – truly enabling insight to action globally. In her current role as Head of Big Data Analytics, Nancy is responsible for scaling and infusing Big Data and Predictive innovations across SAP to improve effectiveness and operational efficiencies enterprise-wide. Before SAP, Nancy held leadership positions at start-ups to Fortune 500 companies including American Express and Wunderman Cato Johnson where she built teams and analytical capabilities from the ground up. Nancy holds a Master’s degree in Operations Research from Columbia University, a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Queens College and a leadership certificate from Kellogg School of Management. She also serves on the Executive Advisory Board of MOCCA, Marketing Operations Cross Company Alliance. Session: |
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Harold Finkel is the Managing Director, Business Data Management at TIAA-CREF. As Managing Director his responsibilities include development of policies and practices to guide data information collection and management; oversee a data management advisory council to provide guidelines and recommendations on business requirements, practice, and compliance to ensure business strategy, regulatory compliance, and continuity requirements are met; communicate awareness and understanding of data information needs, objectives, and direction to appropriate stakeholders and users; strategic and tactical planning, focusing on solutions for current and future business data practice problems; ensure basic metrics for the data information architecture, systems and processes have been identified, and an ongoing assessment process of these metrics is implemented; facilitate, mediate and define a strategy for leveraging information through data warehousing and data mining technologies. Previously, as Global Head of Enterprise Data Governance Management at Citigroup, established the Citi Data Management Policy; led the Enterprise Data Governance Council; created and deployed a global Data Awareness Training program; established formal data management roles and responsibilities; implemented enterprise-wide Data Management Maturity assessments and targets and ensured establishment of associated improvement plans. Prior experience included SVP, Global Program Management Office at Citigroup, and various technology management responsibilities as VP at JPMorganChase and at Citigroup. Session: |
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Tami Flowers is an information strategist with 20 years experience advancing business objectives through applied technology. Her areas of expertise include business process improvement, information governance, complex financial and accounting systems, business intelligence, and efficiency in systems program and project delivery through an Agile framework. Session: |
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Lowell Fryman is recognized as a thought leader in business metadata/glossaries, Data Management, and Data integration techniques. Mr. Fryman is a co-author of the book “Business Metadata: Capturing Enterprise Knowledge”. Lowell has achieved a number of certifications including Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) and Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP). Lowell is a past Adjunct Instructor for the Masters in Business Intelligence, Daniels College of Business, Denver University. He is also a past President of DAMA-International Rocky Mountain Chapter (RMC) and an active speaker at international conferences. Lowell has developed technology best practice courses and trained thousands of professionals in data warehousing, metadata, data quality and Data Governance practices. Recently he has lead teams in the implementation of Business Glossary, enterprise Reference and Master Data Management, and Data Governance implementations for major international corporations. Session: |
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Jeff Gentry has spent 30 years in data management, analytics, and business leadership roles, ranging from business-oriented data governance leadership to analytics architect in over a dozen industries. During his diverse career in marketing and data management, he has become a leading authority on gathering, managing, and using customer information, helping companies large and small to gain competitive advantage and improve profits. Mr. Gentry has consulted, taught, spoken and published on marketing, analytics, and data management topics in North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Session: |
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Michele Goetz is a leading expert with 20 years experience in data quality, MDM, data governance and data management. She helps enterprises leverage data assets more effectively by improving the availability and accuracy of the information that drive business success through analytics and business processes. Sessions: |
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Mike Grosvenor is a Technology Manager with Access Sciences in Houston, Texas. He has been working in data management and analysis for 20 years, with experience in a range of industries, including financial services, healthcare and government. Mike has been a project manager and data modeler in support of Business Intelligence initiatives, focusing more recently on metadata governance. He earned a BS in Mathematical Sciences from Southern Methodist University. Session: |
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Robert Guberud leads the strategy for Prolifics's Information Governance practice and Quality Management processes. In this role, he is responsible for identifying key initiatives and implementing solutions within enterprise Information Governance and Quality Frameworks, Information Value Chains, and Business Language modeling. Previously, Mr. Guberud has held a number of information architecture and development positions at IBM. Sessions:
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Meredith Haney attended the University of New Mexico where she attained a bachelor’s in Business Administration with a focus in Accounting. She also earned her MBA concentrating in Management Information Systems, Information Assurance, and Organizational Behavior/Human Resources. She works at Sandia National Laboratories, a corporation that delivers essential science and technology to resolve the nation’s most challenging security issues. She has experience in finance, corporate learning and professional development, HR information systems, and corporate data governance. She co-authored “Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce: From the GI Generation to the Millennials” and has also published a summary in The Business Journal of Hispanic Research. Session: |
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Scott Hallworth joined Capital One 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Model Risk Officer overseeing the company’s models, leading its analytic research and development group, as well as the statistician and quantitative analyst community. Further, to advance data across the company, in March 2014 Scott’s role expanded to be the Enterprise Data Executive developing and leading its data strategy. Before joining Capital One, Scott was most recently a Chief Actuary of Travelers Insurance, leading their advanced analytics, modeling, data, and business intelligence initiatives. Prior to that he developed extensive experience in a variety of business and analytic disciplines through multiple roles at Hanover and MetLife Insurance Companies including leading analytic/research groups, lines of business, mergers and acquisitions, as well as a variety of corporate consulting roles. Further, Scott has been active across industries where he has served on the Casualty Actuaries of New England Board, a member of the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) and Information Institute for Highway Safety Boards (IIHS), Teradata Advisory Board, as well as college/university Education Panels. Currently, Scott is an active board member for the Academy of Hope providing high quality adult basic education to help improve the DC community. Scott received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a major in Applied Actuarial Mathematics from Bryant University, is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Session: |
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Emily Hanson works as a Data Management Analyst for Fannie Mae’s Enterprise Data Stewardship Program, under Enterprise Data Governance (EDG), since September of 2011. She has been a part of the evolution of EDG program and is excited for her new role in piloting and establishing the redesigned Data Governance program. Emily has worked on various aspects of data governance within Fannie Mae, including: reviewing applications for data standard compliance during the software development lifecycle; facilitating the Business Data Lead program; facilitating training efforts for standards and policies; and working to develop an Enterprise Business Glossary. Prior to Fannie Mae, Emily worked in risk management consulting performing assessments and developing plans to facilitate increasing levels of preparedness in organizations. Emily has a BA degree from the University of Dayton. Session: |
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Ted Harrington drives thought leadership initiatives for Independent Security Evaluators. Mr. Harrington also holds several special appointments, including to the University of Southern California Entertainment Technology Center (Project Cloud Security Team), Hotel Technology Next Generation (Co-Chair, Electronic Access Control Working Group), the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (Advisory Board Member), and to the Georgetown University Alumni Association of San Diego (Executive Committee, Speaker Bureau). He is a contributing author to several industry publications, including the M&E Journal, Content Delivery & Security Association Newsletter, and others. He was recently named one of San Diego’s “40 Under 40” business executives by SD Metro Magazine. Session: |
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Ruth Harris is the manager of HR Systems for Sandia National Laboratories. Sandia is a national laboratory that delivers essential science and technology to resolve the nation’s most challenging security issues. During her management tenure, she has managed enterprise solutions deployed on both large ERP products and custom software. More recently, she led the development and implementation of data governance for a key corporate wide analytics initiative. She has been in Information Technology (IT) for 19 years where she found her passion in application development and middleware technology. In addition to IT, Ruth has a background in accounting. She graduated cum lade with her BBA in Accounting and summa cum laude with her MBA in Information Systems Management. Session: |
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Michele Koch is the Director of Enterprise Data Management and the Data Governance Office at Navient (formerly known as Sallie Mae). Navient is a loan management, servicing and asset recovery company for education loans in the US. 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 The Data Warehouse Institute’s (TDWI) 2010 Best Practices Award for the Data Governance category and the 2011 Data Governance Best Practice Award. She is also responsible for the data modeling team who provides support to development teams and the business user community. Her 32 years of experience include applying structured analysis and design methods for process and data modeling, managing client/server and mainframe DBAs, and consulting at Fortune 500 companies. Michele received dual masters’ degrees in MIS and Computer Systems Applications from The American University and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. Session: |
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Susan Kopeck is a Technical Specialist in Enterprise Architecture leading the convergence of global business processes and information structures on major programs and projects at Ford Motor Company. She has 30+ years in IT and specializes in data management, data stewardship and governance, information architecture, and business architecture. Her roles as a supervisor of Data Architects and currently as a senior leader in Enterprise Architecture have provided experience across all lines of business in the enterprise including Manufacturing, Finance, Product Development, Marketing & Sales, and IT for IT. She has been the Chairman of Data Stewardship/Data Governance Council at Ford and is currently working on an initiative to simplify, align, and integrate IT processes, information, and systems. Session: |
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Eileen Koski has extensive experience in medical informatics and data management in both academic and commercial settings, currently as Director, Data Governance at North Shore LIJ Health System, where she is responsible for Enterprise Data Governance, a position she previously held at Medco, now Express Scripts, where she also managed population based analytics. As Director, Informatics Research at Quest Diagnostics, Ms. Koski led data mining, graphical report design and biosurveillance initiatives; and represented the laboratory industry in government task forces and panels such as the ANSI HITSP Population Health Technical Committee, NGA State Alliance for e-Health Health Care Practice Task Force and AHIC Biosurveillance Data Steering Group. At Columbia University, Ms. Koski designed and developed medical database systems and was Director of Operations on a multi-center clinical trial. Ms. Koski has a B.S. in Biology, and M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in Sociomedical Sciences, all from Columbia University. Sessions: |
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David Kowalski, Ph.D., has spent his entire professional life showing organizations how to manage, govern, leverage & protect their data. He has extensive experience in the Financial Services, Consumer Goods and Telecommunications industries where he has always been a strong proponent of doing things once, in the right place and leveraging these anchor points to create robust, efficient and tightly integrated data management practices. Session: |
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Srini Kumar is a product executive with proven success in developing scalable, industry-leading Cloud and On-Premise solutions in Supply Chain Management & Big Data Analytics. He has a strong background in technology, product & project management and offshore & multi-location team management to deliver solutions aligned with corporate vision to drive growth, profitability and competitiveness Session:
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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. John is a recognized authority in the use and implementation of business intelligence and Enterprise Information Management. He is the author of “Making EIM Work for Business – A Guide to Managing Information as an Asset” and “Data Governance: How to Deploy and Sustain a Data Governance Program.” He frequently writes and speaks on a variety of technology and enterprise information management topics. His Information Management experience is balanced between strategic technology planning, project management and practical application of technology to business problems. Sessions: |
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Janet Lichtenberger is an information management consultant and professional with broad experience across industries. She has held a variety of business and enterprise information management roles, including program and project manager, client and portfolio manager, data governance and stewardship specialist, and business expert for the development of analytic applications. Janet has more than 25 years of information technology experience in a variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, health care, retail, financial, insurance, manufacturing, hospitality, and human resources. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and is the Director of the Enterprise Data Governance program at Walgreens. Session: |
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Don Loden is a principal consultant with full lifecycle data warehouse and information governance experience in multiple verticals. He is an SAP-certified application associate on SAP EIM products. He has more than 14 years of information technology experience in the following areas: ETL architecture, development, and tuning; logical and physical data modeling; and mentoring on data warehouse, data quality, information governance, and ETL concepts. Session:
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Jack London is the Data Governance Lead for the Global Business Performance program at Illumina, Inc. In his role, he has project-based functional responsibility over the data conversion, master data management and reporting aspects of Illumina’s pending global SAP implementation. Jack brings 15+ years of information technology experience in consulting, security, audit and functional management across a number of industry sectors. Over the past 8 years, Jack has been focused on implementing and managing Master Data Governance organizations for global companies. Jack is a certified SAP professional and holds a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification. Session: |
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David Loshin is the President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc, (www.knowledge-integrity.com), a consulting company focusing on information management solutions (information quality, business intelligence, metadata, and data governance). David is among Knowledge Integrity’s recognized experts in information management, contributing to Intelligent Enterprise, DM Review, and is a channel expert for the Business Intelligence network (www.b-eye-network.com). David's books include "The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement," and "Master Data Management,” and his book, "Business Intelligence: The Savvy Manager’s Guide" (June 2003), has been hailed as a resource allowing readers to "gain an understanding of business intelligence, business management disciplines, data warehousing, and how all of the pieces work together." David has created courses for TDWI, DATAVERSITY, and other number of venues, and is often asked to provide thought leadership to the Information Management Community. Sessions: |
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Robyn Lussier is a highly experienced governance, risk and compliance professional with 15 years of experience. She has focused on risk management, process analysis and controls reviews for all business cycles in the financial services and health care industries. After leaving a Big 4 enterprise risk practice, Robyn served as an Internal Audit Assistant Vice President for a Fortune 100 financial services company. Robyn is currently heading up a Data Governance function for a $1T investment manager. She holds Certified Public Accountant (California-inactive), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications. Sessions: |
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Matthew Magne is a technologist, connector, ex-rocker, and avid Catan player with a unique blend of business and IT skills. He is currently Global Product Marketing Manager for Data Management at SAS focusing on Big Data, Master Data Management, Data Quality, Data Integration and Data Governance. He has taught entrepreneurship in prison and spoken on topics such as Big Data Analytics, Data Preparation for Visualization, Travel Tips for Business Warriors and How to Sell your House in 16 days on Facebook. Previously, Matthew worked as a Certified Data Management Consulting IT Professional at IBM and has held such consulting and software development positions as Solution Architect, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Consultant and Technology Partner in numerous technology firms in the Boston and NC area. Mr. Magne received his BS, cum laude, in Computer Engineering at Boston University, has done graduate work in Object Oriented Development and completed his MBA at UNCW. Session:
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Curt McAdams has over 26 years in data and IT and is the Data Modeling Manager for CareSource and has been with the company since 2010. Curt has concentrated on building out data management practices as well as designing and implementing the company's Data Governance program. Session: |
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Sally McCormack is Practice Lead for Data Quality at Datasource Consulting. As a subject matter expert, Sally provides leadership, management, vision and technical direction to ensure effective data quality delivery strategies are met. Through technological training, best practice development, and defined processes, Sally provides the executive oversight required for a successful data quality consulting arm. She brings over 11 years of data integration, data quality, data warehousing, and business intelligence excellence. She has expertise in both architecting and implementing ETL and data quality solutions and has provided strategic and tactical leadership on numerous projects implementing enterprise data warehouses and data quality programs in biotech/pharmaceutical and other industries. Sally is a Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) in Data Integration and Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) in Data Analysis and Design. Session: |
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Melanie Mecca is Director of Data Management Products and Services, leading development of the Data Management Maturity Model certification courses. She created a fast-pace interactive method for assessing data management capabilities with the DMM, and has conducted comprehensive DMM Assessments for early adopter organizations in several industries. In her 30+ years solving enterprise data challenges, Ms. Mecca has architected and implemented data strategies and data management programs, and managed design of data architectures, master data hubs, data warehouse components, enterprise data models, and shared data services. In 2015 Ms. Mecca is presenting classes, case studies, and webinars on data management maturity at numerous industry conferences. Session: |
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Paul Médaille has worked for SAP for over 15 years as a consultant, trainer, and product manager, and he is currently a director in the Solution Management group covering Enterprise Information Management topics, including Data Services. His previous SAP experience includes Basis and SAP Process Integration. Paul has a degree in Mathematics from UC Davis and lives in Eugene, Oregon. Session: |
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Joy L. Medved has spent most of the past 20 years as a business improvement consultant, strategist, coach, researcher, trainer and speaker, and specializes in the development, implementation, evaluation and improvement of Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata, and Training Programs. She always seeks to employ the most efficient and effective combination of methodologies and tools in order to help her clients “simplify the quest for quality.” As a trainer and coach, Joy enjoys helping others learn how to become self-sufficient to achieve and sustain their business improvement goals. Joy spends her spare time enjoying long-distance touring on her GL1800 Goldwing motorcycle. Session: |
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Gary Mesick leads the Data Governance team for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Analytics. His team is responsible for working with data stewards and stakeholders to inventory data, identify the most valuable data, set and deploy data standards, resolve data issues, and improve data quality. He has previously led efforts in Lean Manufacturing, eBusiness, Supplier Management, and Process Management. He is a graduate of West Point and Harvard. Session: |
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Manuel Navarro, PMP, ITIL has 8 Years of experience as a technology consultant. He is Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young in Advisory Services. He has experience as Customer Relationship Management Architect, as Project Manager in Business Intelligence and Financial Planning Project and as a Consultant in Data Governance definition and implementations. His experience covers industries as diverse as Financial, Automotive, Air transport, Public transport, Cargo logistics, Media, Education, and Government, to help deliver value to their customers and organizations aligning their business strategy through technology and business performance leading practices. Session: |
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Kimberly Nevala is the Director of Business Strategies for the SAS Best Practices team. She is responsible for industry education, key client strategies and market analysis in the areas of business analytics, data governance, and enterprise information management. Kimberly has 20 years of experience advising clients worldwide on strategic customer and information management programs. Kimberly's work has been featured by Information Week, CIO Asia, Knowledge World, Datanami and the IIA. She is the author of Portrait of a CAO (an Analytic eBook), The Anatomy of an Analytic Enterprise, 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Launching a Data Governance Program and Sustainable Data Governance. Session: |
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Michael Nicosia joined TIAA-CREF in November 2004 and is currently responsible for developing and deploying business-led data and process governance capabilities, and leading the development of Finance & Actuarial's (F&A) multi-dimensional vision, strategy, and roadmap. In addition to these responsibilities, Mr. Nicosia oversees a large scale transformation program focused on strengthening and automating critical Finance business processes, improving data quality and integration and upgrading Finance's underlying technology/infrastructure. He is also an active member of the company's Enterprise Data Governance council. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, Mr. Nicosia worked as a Managing Consultant for The Amherst Group Limited, a consulting firm that provides advisory services to Shared Services organizations around the world. During this time, he provided strategic advice and counsel to Fortune 100 companies on organizational design, implementation of shared services management practices, and conducted detailed studies of various service delivery processes across multiple functional areas and industries. Session: |
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Cathy Nolan has an MBA in Business Administration and 25 years’ experience as an Information Analyst. When she became a victim of fraud through the hacking of her credit card information, she began extensive investigation into identity theft and the ways companies are using personal data. Her research led to a book which describes the many ways personal information is being compromised and how the average person can protect themselves and their digital assets. Session: |
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Greg Norden is the Senior Manager of Analytics Data & Information Management for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. His team is responsible for providing the data and the analytics environment to support analytics efforts across Boeing Commercial Airplanes. His previous jobs include Reliability Review Board Manager for Commercial Airplanes, Field Service Operations Manager, Field Service Regional Director, and Field Representative Stress Engineer. Sessions: |
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Dr Katherine O'Keefe is a Data Governance and Data Privacy consultant with Castlebridge Associates. Katherine has worked with clients in a variety of sectors on consulting and training engagements since starting with Castlebridge Associates. In addition to her professional experience in Data Governance and Privacy Katherine holds a Doctorate in Anglo-Irish Literature from University College Dublin and, as well as being a Data Governance and Privacy consultant, is a world leading experts on the Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde. Katherine is a native San Diegan, living and working in Ireland. Session: |
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Having worked with the software and systems providers key to the formulation of Master Data Management (MDM), Kelle O'Neal has played important roles in many of the groundbreaking initiatives that confirm the value of MDM to the enterprise. Recognizing an unmet need for clear guidance on the intricacies of implementing data solutions, she founded First San Francisco Partners. Under her leadership, FSFP immediately established a reputation as the first-call resource for companies looking to tap the value of Enterprise Information Management (EIM), MDM and Data Governance (DG). Kelle developed her ability to work through organizational complexity, build consensus and drive results in senior roles at companies such as Siperian, GoldenGate Software, Siebel Systems and Oracle. Kelle's strong background enables her to provide expert counsel to organizations seeking to execute an EIM, MDM or DG project. Kelle holds degrees from Duke University and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Sessions: |
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Julio Ortiz is a Visionary Senior Executive recognized for the ability to build global high performing organizations. He has a keen ability to manage complex initiatives, lead large organizations and mobilizing resources to enable business success. He is an industry leader in Business Intelligence Strategy and Delivery. Session: |
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Michael M. Ott is a Senior Vice President of Innovative Systems, Inc. (ISI), an international provider of leading data quality, MDM, data governance, and AML compliance solutions. Mr. Ott has extensive experience in executive management, marketing, business development, product management, and management of software development. He currently oversees marketing, product management, and partners for Innovative Systems. For more than 25 years, Mr. Ott has been involved in managing the delivery of consulting, software, and professional services to some of the largest companies in the world and has spoken at numerous events on topics related to achieving and maintaining effective data management and data governance for better business results. Mr. Ott received a Bachelor of Economics degree from Allegheny College and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh with a dual concentration in Marketing and Information Systems. Sessions: |
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Tim Patnode is the Practice Lead for Data Governance at Datasource Consulting. Currently Tim provides consulting and leadership for a large healthcare provider on a range of strategic enterprise data management and business intelligence initiatives. Tim was a founding leader for ESPN’s data warehouse initiative for revenue management and optimization, and led multiple teams at ESPN for a ground-up program which became a strategic asset to help drive a multi-billion dollar revenue stream. In addition, Tim has led and consulted with offshore teams in designing and building warehousing and BI solutions for a number of large broadcasters worldwide, such as Fox Television. Tim has consulted to dozens of businesses around the world in the development and deployment of complex information systems, focused on revenue optimization through analytics. Throughout his career he has worked with “C” level executives to understand what they need to make information highly actionable. 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. Session: |
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David Quirk has been working in the EIM space for a number of years, initially as an implementation consultant and now as a part of a global EIM Solution Management team. He has a view into both strategic and tactical challenges faced by our customers in the EIM area and has much experience working with customers to help them advance EIM initiatives within their companies. Session: |
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Noha Radwan is Master Data Analyst at Schlumberger, coming with years of experience of IT in operation and software development, to join the evolving Master Data Team. As a part of the launching team for the Master Data Quality center in Schlumberger. She has implemented data quality metrics and reporting, as well as source to consumer alignment strategies. She has worked with the Master Data Management team to establish Master Data Quality center standards, processes, and templates for Schlumberger, contributed to data consumer training programs, and established the basic structure of the Schlumberger Master Data Help desk (ASK Master Data). Noha holds degrees in communications and electronic engineering from Cairo University. Session: |
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Josh Rattan is a Director in PwC's Information Risk Management practice, assisting global corporate clients and law firms to define and execute programs that enhance how organizations manage and protect their information. He brings a unique blend of technology, policy, and process expertise to help clients navigate complex information management issues including data classification and protection, records and information management, email management, eDiscovery readiness, information governance, defensible disposition, and cloud system adoption. 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 an Advisory Consultant in the Enterprise Information Management practice on Big Data Strategy and Data Governance. April is an expert in multiple Data Management disciplines including Data Conversion, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Master Data Management, Data Integration, and Data Governance. Session: |
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Lydia Reid joined American Family Insurance's new Enterprise Data Management department in November 2013 as the first Metadata and Reference Data Manager. Since joining AmFam, Lydia has worked with I/S to implement and populate a centralized metadata repository tool, structured and begun to populate AmFam's common business vocabulary, and hired a strong team to implement enterprise metadata management. For a short while Lydia also managed EDM's Data Governance and Data Quality team until a permanent manager was brought on board. She is also Secretary for and Board Member of the Data Governance Professionals Organization. Lydia spent the majority of her early career at the National Archives in Washington, DC where she was the product owner of the agency's first centralized, descriptive catalog for the entire Archives' historical records. While at the National Archives, she led the effort to establish metadata standards and represented the Archives on several national and international metadata standards' committees. Lydia has a BA and MA in History from Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia, respectively. She also has a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Maryland. 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 is a frequent speaker to a variety of professional and general audiences on topics of data management, data quality, data warehouse design, and data visualization. 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. Session: |
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Robert (Bob) S. Seiner is the President and Principal of KIK Consulting & Educational Services and the Publisher of The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). In 2014, TDAN.com celebrated its 17th anniversary and attracts close to 125K visitors every month. In 2014, KIK Consulting celebrated its 12th anniversary focusing on knowledge transfer and consultative mentoring. Bob was recently awarded the DAMA Professional Award for significant and demonstrable contributions to the data management industry. Bob specializes in Non-Invasive Data Governance™, data stewardship, and metadata management solutions and has successfully assisted and mentored many notable organizations. Sessions: |
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Jeff Shortis is widely recognized as a visionary in the area of data strategy and information management. Jeff has led the build out of industry leading products, including enterprise data warehouse, information delivery and reporting capabilities. Starting in 2007, Jeff pioneered the role of Chief Data Officer within the asset management industry at a top-50 global asset manager. In addition to Jeff’s leadership at Data3Sixty, he continues to advise some of the world’s top asset management firms and hedge funds on data strategy, big data, and process outsourcing. Session:
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Len Silverston is a best-selling author, consultant, and speaker and an internationally acclaimed expert and thought leader in the fields of data management, data modeling, data governance, and in the human dynamics of integrating information. He is well known for his work on “Universal Data Models”, and he is the author of The Data Model Resource Book series (Volumes 1, 2, and 3), which provide hundreds of reusable data models. The volume 1 book was rated #12 on the Computer Literacy Best Seller List, volumes 1 and 2 have been translated into Chinese, and Len just learned that Volume 3 has been translated into Korean. Mr. Silverston has published many articles and has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences and has been awarded top speaker honors at numerous conferences. He is the winner of the prestigious DAMA (Data Administration Management Association) International Professional Achievement Award for 2004 and the DAMA International Community Award for 2006. |
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Sunil Soares is the founder and managing partner of Information Asset, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations build out their information governance programs. Prior to this role, Sunil was the Director of Information Governance at IBM, and worked with clients across six continents and multiple industries. Sunil's 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. Sunil's second book Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function reviews the best way to approach Information Governance by industry and function. Sunil's third book called Big Data Governance will review the importance of information governance for different types of big data. Session: |
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Joe Stefaniak has over 25 years’ experience in the software industry enabling companies to achieve their strategic vision through enterprise-class software implementations. Prior to joining Adaptive, Joe was responsible for leading product development at Unisys Corporation with specific emphasis on Enterprise Repositories, Business Rules Management and IT Asset Management. Joe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from West Chester University and an MBA from California Lutheran University. Joe has worked in software development, consulting, services and product management roles and has extensive experience in business-driven IT transformation, enterprise architecture, meta modeling, business process, methodologies and object-oriented technologies. Joe holds 16 United States patents and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and a published author. Session:
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Samra Sulaiman is an independent Information Management consultant, currently working with First San Francisco Partners. She led Global Delivery for Strevus, a SaaS company focused on Regulatory Compliance in Financial Services. Prior to that, Samra led the Enterprise Data Management program at Fannie, which included Enterprise Data Modeling, Metadata and Master Data Management. Her background includes extensive experience in system integration, data architecture, system development, regulatory compliance, and operations. She is a former presenter at EDW and DGIQ past conferences. Session: |
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John R. Talburt, PhD, IQCP, CDMP, is Chief Scientist for Black Oak Analytics, an Arkansas-based company specializing in Data Quality and Master Data Management solutions. He is also the Acxiom Chair of Information Quality and Director of the Information Quality Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Previously he was the leader for research and development and product innovation at Acxiom Corporation, a global leader in information management and customer data integration. He is an inventor for several patents related to customer data integration and the author of numerous research papers and articles on information quality and entity resolution. His books include Entity Resolution and Information Quality (Morgan Kaufmann, 2011), Data Engineering: Mining, Information and Intelligence (Springer, 2010), Information Quality and Governance for Business Intelligence (IGI Global, 2014), and Entity Information Life Cycle for Big Data: Master Data Management and Information. Sessions: |
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John Taylor has a B.S. in Biology from Tennessee Tech University, as well as a M.S. from the University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in Fisheries Biology, with minors in Statistics. He is the Technical Lead for the License Utilization and Revenue Enhancement System project at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). This Business Intelligence and Data Quality project integrates disparate customer transaction databases across the agency into a Customer Relationship Management system. This system helps the agency analyze their interactions with each customer to better serve constituents and to better understand how those interactions generate revenue. Ultimately, this funds the agency’s ability to provide recreational opportunities for Texans and conserve the natural resources of Texas. Dr. Taylor was awarded the 2012 Employee Recognition Award for Innovation at TPWD for his efforts to advance the use of predictive and location analytics, data integration, and data quality methodologies at the agency. Session:
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Chris Tyler is the Manager of Data Warehousing and Reporting Services at Illumina, Inc. Chris manages all data warehouse and reporting initiatives that support business decisions and analytic efforts. Chris also manages all data quality initiatives and has technical responsibility for the data conversion and supports the master data management team for the pending global SAP implementation. Chris brings 15+ years of experience using enterprise business systems and software to affect organizational process and procedural changes and has been leading data warehouse and reporting initiatives across various industries for the past 10 years. Session: |
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Ashley Wilson, JD, is an Attorney at Law practicing in Illinois and Wisconsin. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and received her law degree at Marquette University. As an attorney, she became interested in the growing threat to privacy and the lack of legal protection afforded to individuals by the government and our court system. Session: |
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Steve Zagoudis is the President of MetaGovernance Solutions. Steve is implementing a new paradigm in information governance that puts into practice the nuances in applying technology in a regulated world, and addressing regulation through governance process and controls. Steve has substantial corporate experience directing IT, data governance and information governance efforts at BP, IBM, Goldman and the Federal Home Loan Banks. As a result of his experience base, he has repeatedly demonstrated the dynamics of governance controls in the world of structured and unstructured big data, created value through augmentation of failed data warehouses by improving use from increased data confidence and control automation, and established an approach for eliminating waste across the information flow of organizations. Steve's involvement with executive-level management puts into practice his passion of driving business and competitive advantage through the optimal use of an organization’s assets. Sessions:
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