Agenda At-a-Glance
Thursday, April 21

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Thursday, 4/21/2016
Conference Sessions 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
How to Grow a Billion Dollar Product: A Case Study in Agile Analytics for a Major Pharmaceutical Product Launch. Chris Bergh, DataKitchen
Gil Benghiat, DataKitchen
Business/Strategic
Agile Data
Harnessing Enterprise Architecture to Build a Master Data Architecture Flor R. Aguilar, Bank of Mexico
Introductory
Master Data Management
Big Complex Data: A Forward Looking Case Study from China Wang Yong, Alibaba Corp
Xuebo Zhao, Alibaba Group
Intermediate
Big Data
Industry and Business Trends
Picking Winners: Solving Real-World Problems with Hadoop, Spark, and Polyglot Persistence Vladimir Bacvanski, SciSpike
Technical (may include code)
Big Data
NoSQL
The Data Diet -- A New Methodology for Peak Performance Scot McGee, Zero 1 Solutions
Business/Strategic
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Management & Methods
Agile Schema Management with Model Doc Tom Spitzer, EC Wise, Inc.
Technical (may include code)
Agile Data
Modeling
NoSQL
Data Transparency & Governance in the Analytics Supply Chain Mark Marinelli, Lavastorm
Business/Strategic
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Governance & Stewardship
Panel Discussion: Enterprise Data Quality Issue Management and Data Stewardship Joel P. Amick, TIAA
Chris Sheridan, TIAA
Lakshmi Randall, Unabashed.io
Laura Sebastian-Coleman, Cigna
Introductory
Data & Information Quality
Governance & Stewardship
Big Data Architecture Made Easy Mike King, Dell
Intermediate
Big Data
Data Architecture
NoSQL
Coffee Break 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Conference Sessions 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Data Modeling for NoSQL Databases Dan Myers, DQMatters
Karen Lopez, InfoAdvisors
Theodore S. Hills, LexisNexis
William Lyon, Neo Technology
Introductory
NoSQL
The Power of "Why" in Your Data Strategy Shiyloh Duncan-Becerril, California Department of Education
Business/Strategic
Data Strategy
How to Talk Data to Non-Data People Jill Camper, DST
Introductory
Management & Methods
Great Music, Great Costumes, Can’t Dance! Jim Jameson, Noah Consulting
Business/Strategic
Governance & Stewardship
Effort Definition - How to Survive and Deliver Business Results Mark Ouska, Thought Magic, LLC
Business/Strategic
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Applying Library and Information Science Disciplines to DMBOK Knowledge Areas Susan E Von Fruke, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Intermediate
DAMA
The Big Mix: Strategically Blending Data with Information to Discover New Value Cynthia Barr, Thomson Reuters
Pramod Bohra, Thomson Reuters
Advanced
NoSQL
Semantics for Enterprise Data
Improving Data Culture Through The Data Stewardship Program Kyra Augustyn, Government of Ontario
Charene Gillies, Government of Ontario
Introductory
Governance & Stewardship
Room Change 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Closing Keynote 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
TOWN HALL: Solving the Big Issues Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions
Business/Strategic
Industry and Business Trends
Management & Methods
Break for Lunch - Note that Lunch will NOT be served this day 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Advanced Seminars (continue to Friday morning) 01:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
S1: A Roadmap To The Data-Driven Enterprise – Rapid Provisioning of Trusted Data As A Service Mike Ferguson, Intelligent Business Strategies Ltd.
Advanced
Big Data
Data Architecture
Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
S2: Crafting Compelling (and True) Data Stories Kimberly Nevala, SAS Best Practices
Bree Baich, SAS
Business/Strategic
Management & Methods
S3: Introduction to Machine Learning Brian Sletten, Bosatsu Consulting, Inc.
Technical (may include code)
Data Science
S4: Building a Modern Big Data Enterprise: Hadoop, Spark, and Beyond Vladimir Bacvanski, SciSpike
Intermediate
Big Data
Cloud Computing
NoSQL
S5: Data Modeling for NOSQL and SQL Theodore S Hills, LexisNexis
Intermediate
Modeling
NoSQL
S6: Advanced Data Governance: How Programs and Roles Evolve Over Time Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting/TDAN.com
Advanced
Governance & Stewardship