Agenda At-a-Glance
Full Schedule

Full Schedule Mon, Nov 2 Tue, Nov 3 Wed, Nov 4 Thu, Nov 5
Monday, 11/2/2015
Registration and Continental Breakfast 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Morning Tutorials 08:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
AM1: Developing a Modern Enterprise Data Strategy John Akred, Silicon Valley Data Science
Scott Kurth, Silicon Valley Data Science
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
AM2: EIM Organization, Structure and Roles Valerie Torstenson, IMCue Solutions
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Organizational Structure and Roles
AM3: Designing & Implementing an Analytical Data Architecture Richard Sherman, Athena IT Solutions
Intermediate
Business Analytics
Data Architecture
AM4: A Strategic Data Framework Based on Governance Best Practices Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting/TDAN.com
Intermediate
Data Strategy
Governance and Quality
Coffee Break 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Lunch 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Afternoon Tutorials 01:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
PM1: Measuring the Value of Your Information Management Program Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners
Business/Strategic
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Metrics
PM2: Using Data Delivery Lifecycles to Enable Data Strategy, Architecture, and Analytics Gwen Thomas, IFC, Part of the World Bank Group
Advanced
Data Strategy
Improving Data Management Practices
Organizational Structure and Roles
PM3: Architecting a Big Data Platform Edd Dumbill, Silicon Valley Data Science
Gary Dusbabek, Silicon Valley Data Science
Stephen O'Sullivan, Silicon Valley Data Science
Intermediate
Big Data
Business Analytics
Data Architecture
PM4: Using Business Data Architecture to Drive Data Governance Mark Ouska, Thought Magic, LLC
Business/Strategic
Data Architecture
Governance and Quality
Coffee Break 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Beer and Banter 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
The Data Driven Organization – New Roles and Relationships April Reeve, Reeve Consulting LLC
Edd Dumbill, Silicon Valley Data Science
Richard Sherman, Athena IT Solutions
Valerie Torstenson, IMCue Solutions
Business/Strategic
New Ideas and Technologies
Organizational Structure and Roles
 
Tuesday, 11/3/2015
Registration and Continental Breakfast 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Keynote 08:30 AM - 09:10 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Business-First Enterprise Data: Creating Analytics Capabilities and Culture Anthony J. Algmin, Uturn Data Solutions
Business/Strategic
Case Study
Business Analytics
Data Strategy
Keynote 09:10 AM - 09:50 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Adapting Data Strategy for Emerging Technology & Business Needs Michael F. Jennings, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Intermediate
Data Architecture
Data Strategy
Coffee Break 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Conference Sessions 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Developing and Implementing Policies and Standards to Manage Data as an Enterprise Asset Janet Lichtenberger, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Intermediate
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Governance and Quality
Financial Information Architecture for Regulatory Reporting Leon Bernal, Waterford Advisory Group, Inc.
Business/Strategic
Data Architecture
Governance and Quality
Architecting and Organizing for Predictive Analytics April Reeve, Reeve Consulting LLC
Business/Strategic
Big Data
Business Analytics
Data Architecture
Organizational Structure and Roles
What Data Do You Have, and Where is It? Joe Caserta, Caserta Concepts
Intermediate
Big Data
Governance and Quality
Conference Sessions 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Running EIM as a Business Valerie Torstenson, IMCue Solutions
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Create a Landmark, Not a Landfill, with an Information Supply Chain Architecture Frank Cerwin, McDonald's
Intermediate
Data Architecture
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Modern Big Data Architecture Patterns - Case Driven Designs Sujee Maniyam, Elephant Scale
Intermediate
Big Data
Data Architecture
New Ideas and Technologies
Advanced Data Governance Practice Kimberly Nevala, SAS
Advanced
Governance and Quality
New Ideas and Technologies
Lunch 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Conference Sessions 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Advancing an Enterprise Data Strategy Bob Schork, Nissan North America
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Improving Data Management Practices
A Data-Centric Approach to Enterprise Architecture: Embedding Data Capabilities into the Operating Infrastructure Lewis Broome, Data Blueprint
Intermediate
Data Architecture
Designing Architectures for Self-Service BI and Data Science Exploration Richard Sherman, Athena IT Solutions
Intermediate
Business Analytics
Data Architecture
Improving Data Management Practices
Harness the Composable Data Layer to Survive the Digital Tsunami Michele Goetz, Forrester Research
Intermediate
Governance and Quality
New Ideas and Technologies
Conference Sessions 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Tactics to Achieve Your Data Strategy Charles Gilbreath, Georgia State University
Intermediate
Data Strategy
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Is Hadoop Appropriate for Operational Customer Applications? Michael M. Ott, Innovative Systems, Inc.
Intermediate
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
New Ideas and Technologies
The Critical Role of Design in Current and Future Analytics Architectures Mike Gilpin, Siteworx
Business/Strategic
Big Data
Data Architecture
Integrating the Cloud into your Data and Analytics Strategy Alan Hoffman, IBM Cloud Data Services
Business/Strategic
Big Data
Data Strategy
Coffee Break & Exhibits Open 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Keynote Discussion 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Applied Infonomics: Why and How to Measure the Economic Value of Information Assets Doug Laney, Gartner
Business/Strategic
Metrics
New Ideas and Technologies
Exhibits and Reception 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
 
Wednesday, 11/4/2015
Registration and Continental Breakfast 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Conference Sessions 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Building and Executing a Data Strategy Marcel Jemio, Treasury/Fiscal Service
Introductory
Data Strategy
Incorporating the Data Lake into Your Analytics Architecture Joe Caserta, Caserta Concepts
Introductory
Business Analytics
Data Architecture
Enterprise Information Market Igor Ikonnikov, Manulife Financial
Business/Strategic
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
New Ideas and Technologies
Big Data, System, and Transformation: Cento Systems Dorin Andreescu, SSDS
Dan Andreescu, Wikimedia
Business/Strategic
Big Data
New Ideas and Technologies
Keynote Discussion 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
What's Holding You Back? Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Governance and Quality
Coffee Break and Exhibits Open 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sponsored Perspectives 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
1,100 Reasons Cognitive Computing Will Change Your Life Kyla B Moran, IBM Watson Group
Brian Kuhn, IBM Watson Group
Business/Strategic
Big Data
Business Analytics
New Ideas and Technologies
Conference Sessions 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
An Economic Cause of Data Strategy Failures Richard A Howey, Data Value Services LLC
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Metrics
Business Framework for Analytics Implementation Melanie A. Mecca, CMMI Institute
Jonathan Adams, CMMI Institute
Business/Strategic
Business Analytics
Real-Time Data Requires Real-Time Governance! Don Loden, Decision First Technologies
Intermediate
Governance and Quality
Lunch 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Conference Sessions 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Strategy Survival in the face of Corporate Resistance: Lessons from Rumpelstiltskin Gary L Mesick, The Boeing Company
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Architecture Landscape Mapping Best Practices Susan Earley, Sears Holdings
Intermediate
Data Architecture
Improving Data Management Practices
Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good in Data Analytics Samra Sulaiman, ConsultData LLC
Winston Hsiao, Millennial Enterprise Technology, Inc
Intermediate
Business Analytics
Governance and Quality
Implementing and Sustaining EIM in the Real World Andrea T Gibbons, Semantix Lab
Molly McMorrow, Deloitte Public Sector
Business/Strategic
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Improving Data Management Practices
Conference Sessions 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Success Stories in Building a Global Data Strategy Donna Burbank, Global Data Strategy, Ltd.
Case Study
Data Strategy
Agile Data In Seven Shocking Steps Christopher Bergh, DataKitchen
Business/Strategic
Improving Data Management Practices
Optimizing the Data Supply Chain for Data Science Marc C. Hadfield, Vital AI
Business/Strategic
Big Data
New Ideas and Technologies
The Enemy You Know Geoff Gentry, Independent Security Evaluators
Intermediate
Governance and Quality
Industry Trends
Coffee Break 03:20 PM - 03:45 PM
Keynote Discussion Panel 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
What Happens at the Intersection of Analytics, Governance and Data Management? Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners
Christopher Bergh, DataKitchen
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls Consulting Inc.
Kimberly Nevala, SAS
Intermediate
Business Analytics
Data Strategy
Governance and Quality
 
Thursday, 11/5/2015
Registration and Continental Breakfast 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Full-Day Tutorials 08:30 AM - 04:15 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
S1: Human Factors in Information Strategy: 5 Inevitable Scenarios Len Silverston, Universal Data Models, LLC
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
Organizational Structure and Roles
S2: Enabling the Analytics-Driven Organization Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners
Samra Sulaiman, ConsultData LLC
Intermediate
Business Analytics
Organizational Structure and Roles
S3: Building a Modern Analytics Platform with Hadoop and Spark Vladimir Bacvanski, SciSpike
Intermediate
Big Data
Business Analytics
S4: Increasing Project Success Through Data Quality and Governance Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls Consulting Inc.
Intermediate
Improving Data Management Practices
Coffee Break 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Lunch 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Coffee Break 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM