Conference Agenda

PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS - June 27, 2011
7:30-
8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-
10:00
Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance IDQ IDQ
A Best Practice Methodology for Enterprise Data Governance

Mike Ferguson Managing Director Intelligent Business Strategies Ltd

Implementing Successful Governance for Metadata

Malcolm Chisholm President AskGet.com
Understanding and Implementing Data Governance Controls

Steven Zagoudis
CEO MetaGovernance Inc.
Driving Your Organization’s Data Governance Program: Direction and Advice for Business Managers

John Ladley President
IMCue Solutions
&
Pamela Thomas Practice Leader Organization Development Blackwell
A Pragmatic Approach for Assessing Organizational Data Quality Maturity

David Loshin President Knowledge Integrity
Linking Data Quality Metrics to Business Value and Risk

Walid el Abed Founder President
Global Data Excellence Limited
10:00-
10:15
Break
10:15-
11:45
Morning Tutorials Continue Morning Tutorials Continue
11:45-
12:00
Break
12:00-
12:30
Governance and IQ Solutions

Going from 0 to 60: How to Get up and Running with your Data Governance Program...FAST

Mike Wheeler
Director, Data Governance Solutions
Kalido
Data Quality, MDM and Data Governance in a Retail Bank: From Compliance to Better Customer Service

Jakub Bartak
Sr. Consultant
Ataccama Corp

Getting Started with Data Governance: Tips for Making Data Governance a Reality

Oliver Claude
Vice President, Product Marketing
Informatica Corporation

Leveraging Data Quality for Master Data Management

Vincent Lam
Product Marketing Director
Information Builders

Data Management and Anatomy

Ian Rowlands
Sr Director of Strategy
ASG

12:30-
1:30
Lunch
1:30-
3:00
Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance IDQ IDQ
Enterprise Data Governance and Master Data Management
 
Mike Ferguson Managing Director Intelligent Business Strategies Ltd
Operational Data Governance: Business Policies, Information Requirements, and Auditable Compliance

David Loshin
President Knowledge Integrity
Coordinate, Facilitate, Communicate-The Role of the Data Governance Manager and Director

Martha Dember
Solution Partner
EMC Consulting
Maturing the Data Governance Competency for Financial Services
 
Malcolm Chisholm President AskGet.com
Data Profiling– An Information Quality Fundamental
 

Danette McGilvray President and Principal
Granite Falls, Inc
Advanced Techniques for Proactive TIQM: Proven Tools for Information Quality Management

Larry English President INFORMATION IMPACT International, Inc.
3:00-
3:15
Break
3:15-
4:45
Afternoon Tutorials Continue Afternoon Tutorials Continue
4:45-
5:00
Break
5:00-
6:00
How-to Forums
Enhancing Risk Management of Test Data via Effective Data Governance

Craig Laufer
QA Engineer Erie Insurance Group
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Data! A Constitutional Democracy approach to Data Governance at the UW

Bill Yock
Director of Enterprise Information Services
University of Washington
Implementing Successful Governance for a Data Quality Program in a Large-Scale Master Data Environment

Victoria Winningham
Principal
Metalethia LLC

The Business Case for Data Governance - What every Executive Needs to Know

Nigel Turner
Data Quality Consultant
Trillium
&
Sarah Kohler
Director
Trillium Software

How to Establish Data Quality and Governance in a Human Resources Environment: Lessons learned at Industry Canada

Victor Chiasson
Senior Human Resources Data Quality Analyst
Industry Canada
How to Design A Data Validation Rules Framework to Reap Big Rewards for Your Company

Victoria Sterzick
Information Architect
Alticor Corporation
&
Sally Gerber Information Architect
Amway Corporation
6:15-
7:45
CONFERENCE DAY 1 - June 28, 2011
7:30-
8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30-
8:15
Getting Help for Your Data Governance Initiative

Kira Chuchom
VP Marketing
Data Governance Professionals Organization
&
Michele Koch
VP Membership
Data Governance Professionals Organization
The Skills of the Information/Data Quality Professional

Christian Walenta
Information Management
IBM
&
C. Lwanga Yonke
Advisor
IAIDQ

8:30-
8:45
Welcome
8:45-
9:45
Keynote
Data You Love: Building Data Governance and Data Quality at ConAgra Foods

Dan Hartley
VP of Data Governance
ConAgra Foods
9:45-
10:15
Coffee Break
  Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance IDQ IDQ
10:15-
11:15
Practical Data Governance Use Cases that Deliver Tangible Value

Winston Chen
CTO
Kalido

Governing Organization and Operation Structure Data to provide Tangible Business Value

Greg Wibben
Master Data Program Manager
Schlumberger
&
Tinh Mai
IT Architect
Schlumberger
&
Alberto Palazzi
Business Process Manager
Schlumberger

Governing The Cloud-Impact of Cloud Computing on Data Governance
 

Malcolm Chisholm
President
AskGet.com
How a Governance & Stewardship Program can provide a Valued Customer Experience
 

Eileen Moyer
Sr. Director, Information Stewardship & Standard Reporting
Merck
&
Elizabeth Senay
Project Mgr, Governance & Stewardship
Merck
Global Data Quality and Governance of Materials Data at ConocoPhillips

Greg Ardoin
Supervisor Data Management
ConocoPhillips
&
Andrew Simpson
VP of Business Development
Riversand Technologies
Towards a Single View of the Customer: Business Benefits, Data Quality Challenges and Data Governance Plan

Delphine Clément
Data Quality Consultant
Analyse Informatique des Donnees
&
William Courtier
BI and CRM IT Manager
FNAC
11:15-
11:30
Room Change
11:30-
12:00
Governance and IQ Solutions
Step Up Your Data Governance Program Using Existing Technologies

Sarah Kohler
Director
Trillium Software

From Data Discovery to MDM: The Single-Platform Approach to Data Management

John Marrama
Senior Solutions Engineer
DataFlux Corporation

Data Centric Project/SDLC Governance using a Data Quality Portal- Investment Bank Case Study

Sandesh Gawande
CTO, Abyss Group Inc

Building-in Data Governance Controls While Automating Customer Data Integration

Arka Mukherjee
CEO,
Global IDs
&
Thierry Roullier
Strategist, Global Products & Solutions
Acxiom Corporation

12:00-
1:15
Lunch
1:15-
2:15
Applying MDM-Driven Data Quality to Master Patient Index Initiative: A Mount Sinai Case Study

Vincent Lam
Product Marketing Director
Information Builders


Picking Your Battles - Strategies in Data Quality Improvement and Data Governance

Kira Chuchom
Enterprise Data Quality and Data Governance
Cisco Systems Inc.
Kicking off Data Governance

Teresa Black
Technical Architect
Alere Health
A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Sustaining a Data Governance Program

Thomas Fontanella
IT Director
Genzyme Corporation
Six Sigma and Data Quality:  Using DMAIC for Information and Data Quality Improvement

Jeremy Benson
Vice President
Swiss Re
How we Used Data Quality and Spatial Analysis to Shorten Cycle Time and Increase Profits

Uma
Venkataraman

CEO & Founder
Ixsight Technologies Pvt Ltd
&
Savita Modak
COO and Cofounder
Ixsight Technologies Pvt Ltd

2:15-
2:30
Room Change
2:30-
3:30  
Governance and Control of Roles for Sensitive Information at MetLife

Carl Mattocks
Information Architecture and Security Analyst
CheckMi
Effective Data Governance Committees

Jeffrey Yefsky
CEO
5x Technology

How to Successfully Implement and Govern Metadata Management in Your Organization

Dan Myers
Farmers Insurance


Data Governance in the Context of an MDM Hub Implementation – A Case Study

Rachel Haines
Senior Practice Consultant
EMC Consulting

Implementing Data Quality Management using Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement methods

David Ho
Director - Global Data Quality Management
Warner Bros

Pervasive Data Quality Drives Success at U.S. Xpress

Tim Leonard
CTO
US Xpress Inc

3:30-
4:00
Coffee Break & Exhibits Open
4:00-
5:00  
KEYNOTES
Data Governance Keynote
Award Winning Data Governance
Sallie Mae, Winner of the 2011 DG Best Practice Award

Michele Koch
Director, Data Governance Office
Sallie Mae
&
Barbara Deemer
Chief Data Steward
Sallie Mae

Information Quality Keynote
Creating the Emerging Realized Information Age 3.0 Organization

Larry English
President
INFORMATION IMPACT International, Inc.
5:00-
7:00
Exhibits and Reception
CONFERENCE DAY 2 - June 29, 2011
7:30-
8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30-
8:15
Can Data Really Be Governed?

Moderator:
Michael Scofield
Asst. Professor, Loma Linda University

PANEL:
Mike Ferguson
Managing Director
Intelligent Business Strategies Ltd
&
Sunil Soares
Director, Information Governance
IBM Software Group
&
Martha Dember
Solution Partner
EMC Consulting
&
Salvatore Passariello
Director, PwC

Meet the MPO and Learn How to Include Governance in Your Metadata Strategy

Dan Myers
VP of Operations
Meta-Data Professional Organization

Getting Buy-In for Data Quality Through Effective Communications

Laura Sebastian-Coleman
IT Manager, Data Quality
OPTUM Insight
&
Cynthia Hartman
Sr. Business Consultant
The Hartford Financial Services Group
  Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance Data Governance IDQ IDQ
8:30–
9:30
SRP's Voyage Toward Enterprise Information Stewardship: Boldly going where no utility company has gone before!

Terry Mooney
Manager of Information Consulting Services
Salt River Project (SRP)
&
Madison Malinowski
Learning Analyst
Salt River Project (SRP)
6 in 60: Six Data Governance Case Studies in Sixty Minutes

Robert S. Seiner
President and Publisher
TDAN.com/ KIK Consulting & Educational Services
How to Integrate DG into your Enterprise Strategy: Create Visibility, Impact and a Cultural Fit for Your Program

Becky Briggs
Senior Manager, Data Steward,
ARC
Using Data Governance to Mature End-User Computing

Sean Kimball
Chief Enterprise Architect
MetLife
Data Visualization:  Achieving Quality at the End of the Data-to-Information Life Cycle

Michael Scofield
Assistant Professor
Loma Linda University
A Data Quality Program in the Healthcare Industry
 

Eric Landis
Senior Data Steward
Prime Therapeutics
9:30-
10:15
Coffee Break & Exhibits Open
9:30-
1:30
Exhibits
10:15-
11:15
PANEL:
Measuring the Value of Your Data Governance Program

Moderator:
Kira Chuchom
Enterprise Data Quality and Data Governance
Cisco Systems Inc.

Panelists:
Becky Briggs
Senior Manager, Data Steward
Airlines Reporting Corporation
&
Michele Koch
Director Data Governance Office
Sallie Mae
&
Pablo Riboldi
Information Governance Manager,
LDS Church
&
Srikant Dharwad Enterprise Data Architect Lexmark

DG Structure – Convincing Your C-Level What Works and Why

Jim Orr
Director of Business Development NA
Information Builders
Recruiting, Retaining, and Rewarding IT  and Data Governance Professionals

David Van De Voort
Partner and Senior Consultant in Information Technology Workforce Strategies
Mercer
2011 DG Best Practice Award Finalist
Data Governance Lessons (Re)Learned: Expanding Data Governance at ConAgra Foods
 

Jeff Kazor
Director Data Governance
ConAgra Foods
Information Quality: A Journey that Pays Dividends

Roger Oed
Asset Information Manager
WEL Networks Ltd
Meeting the Requirements for ISO 8000 Quality Data

Peter Benson
Executive Director
Electronic Commerce Code Management Association
11:15-
11:45
Room Change
11:45-
12:15
Governance and IQ Solutions
Automating Communications in the Data Governance Process

Martha Dember
Solution Partner
EMC Consulting

Developing an Information Governance Strategy

Sunil Soares
Director of Information Governance
IBM Software Group

Leveraging Data Governance Maturity Models

Salvatore Passariello
Director, PwC

How Metadata Management Will Help you Avoid Lawsuits and Keep Your Job When Audited

James Cerrato
Chief Product Evangelist
Adaptive
&
Jeff Goins
CEO
Adaptive

12:15-
1:30
Lunch & Exhibits Open
1:30-
2:30
Data Governance for Business Decision Management Systems

Jacob Feldman
CTO
Open Rules
Maturing Data Management Governance at UPS

Patti Munier
Data Administration Technical Specialist
UPS
Choosing Your Data Governance Strategies: From All-You-Can-Eat Buffet to Haute Cuisine

Pablo Riboldi
Information Governance Manager
LDS Church
Data Governance of Unstructured Data and Documents - Case Study of a Health Insurance Company

April Reeve
Senior Practice Consultant
EMC Consulting
A Guide to Improving Data Quality by Eliminating Duplicate Data Using Entity Resolution

John Talburt
Professor
Information Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
&
Yinle Zhou
Research Associate
Information Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Driving Information Quality Management Through ISO 9001 - A Case Study

Grant Robinson
Information Quality Coordinator
NSW Office of Water
2:30-
2:45
Room Change
2:45-
3:45
  Implementing Data Governance through Project Methodology

David Plotkin
Manager of Data Governance
AAA of Northern Ca, Nevada, and Utah
Data Governance
Communications


Peter Aiken
Founder
Data Blueprint
Structuring Data Governance: Automation, Communication and Policy Management

Susan E. Lewandowski
Business Intelligence Director & Data Governance Head
Scotiabank México
Business Cases for Data Quality and Straight-Through Processing

Nancy Pullen
Data Quality Manager
EnerNOC Inc
Data Quality In Display Advertising

Mariena Quintanilla
Data Quality Lead
Yahoo!
&
Jaya Patl
Sr. Quality Engineer
Yahoo!
3:45-
4:00
Coffee Break
4:00-
5:00
Keynote Panel

The Future of Data Governance and Data Quality

PANEL:

Moderator: Danette McGilvray President and Principal, Granite Falls, Inc
Steve Zagoudis, CEO, MetaGovernance Inc. 
C.Lwanga Yonke, Advisor, IAIDQ
David Plotkin, Data Governance Manager, AAA of Northern Ca, Nevada, and Utah
John Talburt, Professor, Information Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Robert S. Seiner, President and Publisher, TDAN.com/ KIK Consulting & Educational Services

 

5:00 Data Governance Professional Organization
Sharing Experiences in Data Governance Working Group Session

Davida Berger, Founding President,
Data Governance Professionals Organization

International Association for Information and Data Quality (IAIDQ) Meeting

Christian Walenta, President, IAIDQ
POST-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS - June 30, 2011
7:30-
8:00
Continental Breakfast and Registration
  Data Governance Data Governance IDQ
8:00-
9:30
Our Data Governance Program is Built. Now What? An Advanced Data Governance Tutorial

Robert S. Seiner
President and Publisher
TDAN.com/ KIK Consulting & Educational Services
Building a Data Stewardship Practice from Soup to Nuts (especially the nuts)

David Plotkin
Data Governance Manager
AAA of Northern Ca, Nevada, and Utah
Organizing for Data Quality

Thomas Redman
President
Navesink Consulting Group
9:30-
10:00
Break
10:00-
11:30
Tutorials Continue Tutorial Continues
11:30-
12:30
Lunch
12:30-
2:00
Tutorials Continue Tutorial Continues
2:00-
2:15
Break
2:15-
3:45
Tutorials Continue Tutorial Continues