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Tracks > Human Factors

Special Interest Group

05:00 PM - 05:45 PM Mon, Dec, 4

Title Speakers Audience
SIG: Women in Data Management and Governance, followed by Cocktails and Conversation
Shannon Kempe, DATAVERSITY

Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners

 		All Levels

Keynote Presentation

08:40 AM - 09:20 AM Tue, Dec, 5

Title Speakers Audience
Data and Human Empowerment
Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions

 		All Levels

Keynote Panel

09:20 AM - 09:50 AM Tue, Dec, 5

Title Speakers Audience
Building Data Culture: Be the Change
Thomas Redman, Data Quality Solutions

C. Lwanga Yonke, Padouk Consulting, LLC

Carol Kim, IBM Corporation

Marilu Lopez, SEGDA

 		Business

Conference Sessions

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Tue, Dec, 5

Title Speakers Audience
Data Culture: A 12-Month Roadmap
Vanessa Lam, Business Rule Solutions, LLC

 		All Levels

Conference Sessions

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Tue, Dec, 5

Title Speakers Audience
Change Agent, Tax Collector, Concierge: Which Data Governance Costume Are You Wearing Today?
Gwen Thomas, The Data Governance Institute

 		All Levels

Zen with Len

07:30 AM - 08:00 AM Wed, Dec, 6

Title Speakers Audience
Zen with Len: What Does Zen Have To Do with Data Governance? The Answer is "Everything." Find Out Why
Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC

 		All Levels

Keynote Presentation

09:30 AM - 10:10 AM Wed, Dec, 6

Title Speakers Audience
Entrepreneurial Skills for Data Governance and Information Quality Professionals
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls

Aakriti Agrawal, Manager, Data Governance

 		Business

Keynote Panel

10:10 AM - 10:45 AM Wed, Dec, 6

Title Speakers Audience
Forks in the Road - Career Journeys of Data Governance Professionals
Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls

Aakriti Agrawal, Manager, Data Governance

Diane E Schmidt, Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Mark Horseman, DATAVERSITY

Monika Kapoor, Astra Zeneca

Valerie Calvo, BankUnited

 		All Levels

2-Day Seminars (Continuing to Friday)

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM Thu, Dec, 7

Title Speakers Audience
S2: Practical Negotiation Techniques for Data Governance Professionals
Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC

 		All Levels

2-Day Seminars (Continuing from Thursday)

08:30 AM - 03:00 PM Fri, Dec, 8

Title Speakers Audience
S2: Practical Negotiation Techniques for Data Governance Professionals
Len Silverston, Universal Mindful, LLC

 		All Levels
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