| C. Lwanga Yonke | Padouk Consulting, LLC | Keynote | Adapting to Change: Professionally and Personally | — |
| Chandra Donelson | The Data Detective | Keynote | Fireside Chat: Can You Data? Recognizing Your Inner Data Person in the "AI" Era | — |
| Eric Haseltine | US Technology Leadership Council | Keynote | Strengths and Weaknesses of AI in Cyber Defense | — |
| Kelle O'Neal | First San Francisco Partners | Keynote | Adapting to Change: Professionally and Personally | — |
| Len Silverston | Universal Mindful, LLC | Keynote | Surf’s Up: Practical Tools for Leaning Into Big Changes in Data and Life | — |
| Peter Aiken | VCU/AnythingAwesome | Keynote | Fireside Chat: Can You Data? Recognizing Your Inner Data Person in the "AI" Era | — |
| Stephanie Valarezo | IBM | Keynote | Adapting to Change: Professionally and Personally | — |
| Wendy Turner Williams | Culstrata-ai and TheAssociation.AI | Keynote | Adapting to Change: Professionally and Personally | — |
| Abhi Ahuja | IGM Financial | Tutorial | T7: Standing Up Enterprise Data Governance for Driving Operational Excellence | — |
| Adrian Porter | SeekWell | Speaker | Anticipating Data Security Issues with Tabletop Exercises | — |
| Adrian Porter | SeekWell | Speaker | Fake = Fail? Impostor Syndrome in the Workplace | — |
| Ajay Mathur | Jupiter Asset Management | Speaker | Bringing Everyone on Board: A Human-Centered Approach to Governance Success | — |
| Alejandro Alvarez | BROU | Speaker | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (BROU): The Journey to Put Data Into Its DNA | — |
| Alex Kangoun | Athena Solutions | Tutorial | T16: Bridging the Gap: Practical Governance for Data and AI | — |
| Alon Nafta | Foundational | Sponsored | AI for Data Governance: Powering the Next Phase of Governance Programs | — |
| Amy Harrelson | Datum Cafe | Tutorial | T17: Reimagining Data Stewardship for the AI Era: Governance for Competitive and Ethical Advantage | — |
| Andrew Andrews | Enterprise Data Management Council | Speaker | Integrating DMBOK2® and DCAM for Enhanced Data Management in AI Projects | — |
| Andrew Patricio | UNIDOSUS | Speaker | From 0 to 60, Spreadsheets to Gen AI | — |
| Anup Singh | Environment Canterbury (ECAN) | Speaker | Developing a Data Strategy? Learn From My Practical Experiences | — |
| April Reeve | Reeve Consulting | Speaker | Negotiating Raises, Promotions, and Bonuses - Things My Mother Taught Me | — |
| C. Lwanga Yonke | Padouk Consulting, LLC | Speaker | Affinity Group: Energy, Oil & Gas | — |
| C. Lwanga Yonke | Padouk Consulting, LLC | Speaker | Eliminating Data Quality Risks From Your Next Major Project | — |
| Carlos Gorricho | HEPTAGON | Tutorial | T10: Data Strategy for Scaling Your AI Program | — |
| Carol Henry | Longo Brothers Fruit Markets | Speaker | Leadership Strategies and Behaviors That Help Organizations to Shift to Managing Data as an Asset | — |
| Cassie Finer | Yes Energy | Speaker | Building a Scalable Data Warehouse to Empower Analytics and AI-Driven Innovations | — |
| CC Chainey | Netflix | Speaker | Insights From the Trenches: A Case Study in Data Initiative Leadership | — |
| Cher Fox | Fox Corporation | Speaker | Data Strategy, Quality, and Trust Walk Into a Bar… | — |
| Cher Fox | Fox Corporation | Speaker | PANEL: The Human Side of Data | — |
| Christina Sandema-Sombe | Datum Cafe | Tutorial | T17: Reimagining Data Stewardship for the AI Era: Governance for Competitive and Ethical Advantage | — |
| Christine Haskell | Dative.Works | Tutorial | S3: Driving Sustainable Data Projects: From Discovery to Cultural Transformation | — |
| Christine Haskell | Dative.Works | Tutorial | S3: Driving Sustainable Data Projects: From Discovery to Cultural Transformation | — |
| Christopher Bergh | DataKitchen | Speaker | The Race For Data Quality in a Medallion Architecture | — |
| Cindy Lou Vogel | Right Triangle Consulting | Speaker | Bridging Governance and Ethics in AI: A Roadmap for Adoption | — |
| Clay Rehm | RehmTech | Speaker | Data Architecture Documentation for Project Success | — |
| Dan Everett | Insightful Research LLC | Speaker | Selling AI, Analytics, and Data Management to Business Stakeholders | — |
| Danette McGilvray | Granite Falls | Speaker | Data Quality SIG | — |
| Danette McGilvray | Granite Falls | Tutorial | S2: Ten Steps to Quality Data | — |
| Danette McGilvray | Granite Falls | Tutorial | S2: Ten Steps to Quality Data | — |
| Dave Wells | Infocentric | Tutorial | T3: Data Modeling for AI | — |
| Dave Wilkinson | D3Clarity, Inc | Speaker | PANEL: The Human Side of Data | — |
| David Alzamendi | Level Up Your Data | Tutorial | S5: Unpacking Microsoft Fabric and Purview: Practical Insights and Lessons with Hands-On Exercises | — |
| David Alzamendi | Level Up Your Data | Tutorial | S5: Unpacking Microsoft Fabric and Purview: Practical Insights and Lessons with Hands-On Exercises | — |
| David Kowalski | MIDAS Advisory Services | Tutorial | W2: Holistic Data Governance - Building the Policy and Standards That Work for You | — |
| David Plotkin | DNP for Data | Speaker | Practical Data Governance Metrics | — |
| David Street | CGI | Speaker | Demonstrating Value for Your Data Governance Program (A Facilitated Discussion About Metrics) | — |
| Dominik Ebeling | Rolls-Royce Power Systems | Speaker | EU Data Act - Defined Product Data Ownership as a Booster for Data Governance | — |
| Donna Burbank | Global Data Strategy, Ltd | Speaker | How Master Data Management (MDM) Supports AI Governance and Accelerates Innovation | — |
| Donna Burbank | Global Data Strategy, Ltd | Tutorial | T6: Data Governance and Master Data Management – Combining People, Process, and Data | — |
| Elliott Cordo | Datafutures.io | Speaker | Building "Anti-Monolith" | — |
| Emily Gamlin | Eclipse Consulting Group | Speaker | Affinity Group: Financial Services | — |
| Emily Gamlin | Eclipse Consulting Group | Speaker | Data Risk Redefined: Strengthening Risk Management in a Data-Driven World | — |
| Eric Riz | eMark Consulting | Speaker | Data Strategy Reimagined: How Generative AI Is Transforming the Way Organizations Harness Data | — |
| Erik Lee | Factor | Tutorial | S4: Designing and Modeling Ontologies for Knowledge Graphs and AI | — |
| Erik Lee | Factor | Tutorial | S4: Designing and Modeling Ontologies for Knowledge Graphs and AI | — |
| Frances Stoor | Jackson Financial | Speaker | Empowering Data Stewards: Innovating with Existing Tools for Effective Data Governance | — |
| Frank Cerwin | DAMA | Tutorial | T11: Master Data Orchestration: Transformational Approaches for a Successful MDM Program | — |
| Frederico Humberto Frossard Lima | Petrobras | Speaker | Driving Value Through Data Governance: A Business-Driven Approach | — |
| Gary Carlson | Factor | Tutorial | S4: Designing and Modeling Ontologies for Knowledge Graphs and AI | — |
| Gary Carlson | Factor | Tutorial | S4: Designing and Modeling Ontologies for Knowledge Graphs and AI | — |
| Geir Myrind | The Norwegian Tax Administration | Speaker | Establishing Enterprise Knowledge, Metadata, and Semantic Business Modeling for Data Usage and Sharing | — |
| Gretchen Burnham | First San Francisco Partners | Tutorial | T15: Applying Data Governance to Drive Down Costs and Improve Agility | — |
| Gustavo Mesa | BROU | Speaker | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (BROU): The Journey to Put Data Into Its DNA | — |
| Hemchand Kochukuttan | Invitation Homes | Speaker | High Velocity Governance: Invitation Homes’ Value-Focused Approach with Atlan (Platinum Sponsor Presentation) | — |
| Howard Diesel | DAMA Southern Africa | Speaker | Integrating DMBOK2® and DCAM for Enhanced Data Management in AI Projects | — |
| Irina Steenbeek | Data Crossroads | Tutorial | T1: Strategic Frameworks for Data and AI | — |
| Jason Preston | Eli Lilly and Company | Speaker | Empowering Everyone with Data Skills | — |
| Jennifer Elmore, PhD | North Highland | Speaker | Realizing Our Potential – Building a Modern Data-Centric Workforce | — |
| Jessica Zuñiga | BlueYeti | Speaker | SIG: From Local to Global: Elevating Spanish-Speaking Data Talent | — |
| Jessica Zuñiga | BlueYeti | Speaker | Two Women, 400 Bunnies, and a New Era of Data Governance | — |
| Jimm Johnson | County of Santa Barbara | Speaker | Conducting a Data Risk Assessment Using the DAMA DMBOK2 as a Standard | — |
| Jimm Johnson | County of Santa Barbara | Speaker | Demonstrating Value for Your Data Governance Program (A Facilitated Discussion About Metrics) | — |
| John Ladley | Sonrai | Tutorial | W3: Managing Data Debt – Communicate, Measure, and Justify Data Governance | — |
| John Moran | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Speaker | Affinity Group: Healthcare | — |
| John O'Brien | Radiant Advisors | Tutorial | T2: Data Architecture Choices and Decisions Today | — |
| Jonathan Agee | Validatar | Sponsored | How Quality Scores Create Actionable Clarity (And How to Calculate Them) | — |
| Josh Henderson | First San Francisco Partners | Tutorial | T15: Applying Data Governance to Drive Down Costs and Improve Agility | — |
| Juan Sequeda | data.world | Speaker | The Honest No-BS on Data Products | — |
| Julian Kirby | DFO | Speaker | Foundational Tools: Data Competencies as a Path to Career Development and Organizational Planning | — |
| Julie Gibson | Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare | Speaker | Building Data Quality Metrics: How We Built In-House Data Quality with SQL and Power BI | — |
| Junaid Farooq | IBM | Speaker | From Chaos to Clarity: A CDO’s Guide to Unstructured Data for GenAI Success | — |
| Junio Cezar Souza Almeida | Minerva Foods | Speaker | Unlocking Business Value Through Data Quality: A Practical Case Study | — |
| Kalu Kalu | Cox Communications | Speaker | CANCELED: Implementing a Defensible Data Retention Program | — |
| Kamal Maheshwari | Decube | Speaker | Data Strategy, Quality, and Trust Walk Into a Bar… | — |
| Karen Lopez | InfoAdvisors | Speaker | PANEL: The Human Side of Data | — |
| Karen Lopez | InfoAdvisors | Speaker | The Future of Data Management: Exploring Data Fabric, Data Mesh, and Beyond | — |
| Keith Evans | Right Triangle Consulting | Speaker | Building a Scalable Data Warehouse to Empower Analytics and AI-Driven Innovations | — |
| Lakshmi Isukapally | American Express | Speaker | Architecting Intelligent Data Products: From Data Silos to Generative AI | — |
| Len Silverston | Universal Mindful, LLC | Speaker | Zen with Len: What Does Zen Have to Do with Data Governance? Everything! Find Out Why | — |
| Lindsey Jarrett | Center for Practical Bioethics | Speaker | Bridging Governance and Ethics in AI: A Roadmap for Adoption | — |
| Lulit Tesfaye | Enterprise Knowledge | Tutorial | T13: How to Implement Semantic Layer Architectures | — |
| Malcolm Hawker | Profisee | Speaker | Next Generation Semantic Layers and the Evolution From Data to Knowledge Management | — |
| Manish Gurnani | Ksolves India Limited | Sponsored | Enterprise Data Governance Without the Enterprise Price: Strategies, Tools, and Trade-Offs | — |
| Manish Gurnani | Ksolves India Limited | Sponsored | One-Click NiFi Data Flow Deployment with 70% Lower Cost | — |
| Maria Alejandra Restrepo | DataLink Global | Speaker | Two Women, 400 Bunnies, and a New Era of Data Governance | — |
| Maria Alejandra Restrepo | DataLink Global | Speaker | SIG: From Local to Global: Elevating Spanish-Speaking Data Talent | — |
| Marilu Lopez | SEGDA | Tutorial | W1: Data Strategies for Data Governance…and More! | — |
| Mark Cooper | The Data Brains | Tutorial | T4: Delivering the "Product" in Data Product | — |
| Mark Cooper | The Data Brains | Speaker | Affinity Group: Education | — |
| Mark Horseman | DATAVERSITY | Speaker | CDMP Study Group Live | — |
| Mark Horseman | DATAVERSITY | Speaker | Leveraging Change Management for Data Governance | — |
| Mark Horseman | DATAVERSITY | Speaker | SIG: The Impact and Management of Shadow AI | — |
| Mark Horseman | DATAVERSITY | Tutorial | T9: AI Governance Policy Workshop | — |
| Mark Madsen | Third Nature | Tutorial | W4: Data Architecture to Modernize Analytics and Data Science | — |
| Martin Kaltenboeck | Graphwise | Sponsored | How a Semantic Layer Unlocks the Full Potential of Explainable AI-Powered Insights | — |
| Martin Nash | CPS Energy | Speaker | Engaging Data Stewards When Starting a New Data Governance Program | — |
| Martin Obiozor | ExxonMobil | Speaker | Scaling Data Excellence: The Evolution of Data Discipline at ExxonMobil | — |
| Mathias Vercauteren | Data & AI Governance Partners | Tutorial | S1: Integrating Data and AI Governance Frameworks to Ensure Ethical, Compliant, and Effective AI Practices | — |
| Mathias Vercauteren | Data & AI Governance Partners | Tutorial | S1: Integrating Data and AI Governance Frameworks to Ensure Ethical, Compliant, and Effective AI Practices | — |
| Mathias Vercauteren | Data & AI Governance Partners | Speaker | Data Governance Mythbusters: Who Ya Gonna Call? | — |
| Meenu Howland | Neuronova Consulting LLC | Speaker | Data Management - The AI Differentiator: Elevating the AI Revolution with Intent and Trust | — |
| Michael Ivie | Eclipse Consulting Group | Speaker | Data Risk Redefined: Strengthening Risk Management in a Data-Driven World | — |
| Michael Ivie | Eclipse Consulting Group | Speaker | Affinity Group: Financial Services | — |
| Michael Nicosia | Ahold Delhaize | Speaker | The Data Governance “Blueprint” - 10 Rules to Ensure Data Governance Success! | — |
| Michael Scofield | Loma Linda University | Speaker | Data Asset Inventory: First Step for Effective Data Management | — |
| Narendra Pandya | Western Governors University | Speaker | Applying Ted Lasso's Total Football Principles to Enterprise Data and AI Literacy | — |
| Nate Lee | K Hovnanian | Tutorial | T14: Building a Data Governance Strategy | — |
| Nimit Mehta | TopQuadrant | Sponsored | Why Most Agentic RAG Projects Will Fail Compliance - And How to Avoid It | — |
| Norman Hussey | CruxWise | Speaker | Understanding Key Stakeholder Personas and Their Motivations to Enhance Your Ability to Communicate | — |
| Paula Reece | Takeda | Speaker | PANEL: The Human Side of Data | — |
| Paula Reece | Takeda | Speaker | Revolutionizing Data Practices: Leveraging Machine Learning for Smarter Data Management | — |
| Paulo Mariath | Petrobras | Speaker | Driving Value Through Data Governance: A Business-Driven Approach | — |
| Peter Aiken | VCU/AnythingAwesome | Speaker | Transforming Data Into a Strategic Asset Leveraging Business Architecture | — |
| Peter Aiken | VCU/AnythingAwesome | Tutorial | W3: Managing Data Debt – Communicate, Measure, and Justify Data Governance | — |
| Priya Sarathy | Wheel Data Strategies | Tutorial | T10: Data Strategy for Scaling Your AI Program | — |
| Ram Kumar Nimmakayala | Western Governors University | Speaker | Applying Ted Lasso's Total Football Principles to Enterprise Data and AI Literacy | — |
| Richard Ernst | Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare | Speaker | Building Data Quality Metrics: How We Built In-House Data Quality with SQL and Power BI | — |
| Riham Elhabyan | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Speaker | Laying the Foundations for AI Governance: A Strategic Approach | — |
| Robert Bagley | Perficient | Speaker | Managing Gen AI Risks: Leveraging AI to Validate AI | — |
| Robert Jackson-Jones | IBM | Sponsored | Future-Proof Your Data Strategy with Data Intelligence | — |
| Robert S. Seiner | KIK Consulting | Tutorial | T8: Data Governance Tools, Templates, and Techniques | — |
| Robert S. Seiner | KIK Consulting | Speaker | Affinity Group: Government | — |
| Ronaldo Dy-Liacco | USAA | Speaker | Elevating the Organizational Significance of Data Risk Management | — |
| Ruth Klann | North Highland | Speaker | Realizing Our Potential – Building a Modern Data-Centric Workforce | — |
| Ryan Zombo | IBM | Sponsored | Deliver Trusted Data for AI at Speed and Scale | — |
| Salvatore Damante | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Speaker | Journey to Data Governance via Data Catalog, Data Literacy, and Data Quality Governance | — |
| Sara Horseman | University of Alberta | Speaker | Leveraging Change Management for Data Governance | — |
| Scott Taylor | MetaMeta Consulting | Speaker | The Data Puppets Present - Journey to the Center of the Single Version of the Truth: The Greatest Data Story Ever Told! | — |
| Sean Uptigrove | Atlan | Sponsored | Invisible Data and AI Governance: Future-Ready Programs with Atlan | — |
| Seth Maislin | MassMutual | Tutorial | T16: Bridging the Gap: Practical Governance for Data and AI | — |
| Sherrard Glaittli | Eggcorn, LLC | Speaker | Catching Up with Glorbo: Combatting AI Data Poisoning with RAG Frameworks | — |
| Shoma Samir Chakravarty | American Express | Speaker | Architecting Intelligent Data Products: From Data Silos to Generative AI | — |
| Stephanie Valarezo | IBM | Speaker | How Enterprise Data Becomes AI’s Most Powerful Tool (Premier Sponsor Presentation) | — |
| Steve Hoberman | Technics Publications | Tutorial | T12: Advanced Data Modeling Challenges Workshop: Mixing Modeling | — |
| Steven Munson | American University | Speaker | Eliminating Data Quality Risks From Your Next Major Project | — |
| Subasini Periyakaruppan | The Cadmus Group | Speaker | Strategic AI Governance: Building Trust and Sustainability in the Age of AI | — |
| Sunil Soares | Tavro AI | Tutorial | T18: AI Governance: Controls, AI Agents, Regulations, and Vendors | — |
| Thomas Redman | Data Quality Solutions | Tutorial | T5: Building Data Culture: What, Why, and How | — |
| Tim Gasper | data.world | Speaker | The Honest No-BS on Data Products | — |
| Urmi Majumder | Enterprise Knowledge | Tutorial | T13: How to Implement Semantic Layer Architectures | — |
| Victor Shashilov | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Speaker | Journey to Data Governance via Data Catalog, Data Literacy, and Data Quality Governance | — |
| Wendy Turner Williams | Culstrata-ai and TheAssociation.AI | Speaker | Data Management - The AI Differentiator: Elevating the AI Revolution with Intent and Trust | — |
| Whynde Kuehn | Business Architecture Guild | Speaker | Transforming Data Into a Strategic Asset Leveraging Business Architecture | — |
| William Ulrich | Business Architecture Guild | Speaker | Transforming Data Into a Strategic Asset Leveraging Business Architecture | — |