SAP PowerDesigner Special Interest Group | 
							
				
							George McGeachie, Metadata Matters 
							Matt Creason, Sybase, An SAP Company 
							
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							Technical (may include code) 
							
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							Data Design and Modeling 
							
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				 Engineering Empathy - Origins of Data Architecture Conflicts. Tips and Strategies for Resolution. | 
							
				
							Neil C Hepburn, PwC Canada LLP 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							DAMA 
							
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				 End-to-End Financial Data Quality Review & Improvement | 
							
				
							Dan Myers, DQMatters 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							Data Governance & Data Quality 
							
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				 How Google Puts a Price on Data Quality | 
							
				
							Barbara H. Starr, SemanticFuse 
							
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							Advanced 
							
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							Data Governance & Data Quality 
							Enterprise Semantics 
							
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				 The EIM Reference Architecture - A Journey to the Center of the Enterprise | 
							
				
							Luminita Vollmer, Moneygram 
							
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							Advanced 
							
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							Data & Enterprise Architecture 
							
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				 Thinking Outside the Table: What You Need to Know About NoSQL Databases | 
							
				
							Tim Berglund, DataStax 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Big Data 
							New Data Management Technologies 
							NoSQL, Hadoop and Non-Relational 
							
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				 Taming the Metadata Beast - A Case Study at Bendigo Bank | 
							
				
							Eva Gardyn, Self 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							Metadata 
							
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				 The Big 3: Big Data, Big Mining, Big Profit | 
							
				
							Derly Almanza, Independent 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							Big Data 
							Business Intelligence and Analytics 
							
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				 Design Approach for a Data Sharing Environment | 
							
				
							Gene Boomer, CNO Financial Group, Inc. 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Data & Enterprise Architecture 
							
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				 Combining Traditional Enterprise Data Management Best Practices with Semantic Approaches and Technologies | 
							
				
							Cindy L Walker, Salient Federal Solutions 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							Data Strategy 
							Enterprise Semantics 
							New Data Management Technologies 
							NoSQL, Hadoop and Non-Relational 
							
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				 Q-Tips - Quick Data Modeling Tool Tips | 
							
				
							Johnny Ray Gay, Moneygram International 
							
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							Technical (may include code) 
							
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							Data Design and Modeling 
							
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				 Monetize your Data Quality Management | 
							
				
							Derek Munro, X88 Software Ltd. 
							
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							Product/Service Offering 
							
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							Data-Driven Business 
							
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				 Achieving Sustainable Data Governance: Lessons Learned from the DGPO | 
							
				
							Len Silverston, Universal Data Models 
							Ian Rowlands, ASG 
							Janet Lichtenberger, Walgreens Boots Alliance 
							Kelle O'Neal, First San Francisco Partners 
							Kenneth Viciana, Equifax 
							
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							Introductory 
							
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							Data Governance & Data Quality 
							
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				 Legacy Systems - Asset or Liability? The Data impacts of Elimination/Retirement | 
							
				
							Dawn M Michels, NMDP - National Marrow Donor Program 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Data & Enterprise Architecture 
							
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				 Case Study: Using Predictive Intelligence with Anticipatory Sensemaking | 
							
				
							Theresa Ann Sutter, Curtiss-Wright Flow Control/Scientech 
							
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							Product/Service Offering 
							
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							Data-Driven Business 
							Enterprise Semantics 
							New Data Management Technologies 
							NoSQL, Hadoop and Non-Relational 
							
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				 Searching Chinese Patents: Challenges and Solutions When Building an Innovative Discovery Interface | 
							
				
							Eric Pugh, OpenSource Connections 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Big Data 
							New Data Management Technologies 
							NoSQL, Hadoop and Non-Relational 
							
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				 The Journey to Complete Global Customer Management | 
							
				
							Deeprani Srinivasan, National Instruments 
							Carrie Hedegore, National Instruments 
							
				 | 
				
							Introductory 
							
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							Master Data Management 
							
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				 Zero-Latency Analytics with NoSQL | 
							
				
							Joe Caserta, Caserta Concepts 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							Business Intelligence and Analytics 
							
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				 Living With Dimensional Models - The Aftermath | 
							
				
							David Blackfield, Allstate Insurance 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							DAMA 
							
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				 Tell Me Again, How Should I Start with Metadata Management? | 
							
				
							Ian Rowlands, ASG Technologies 
							
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							Introductory 
							
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							Metadata 
							
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				 Why You Need to be a Predictive Analytics Champion in your Organization | 
							
				
							Shubhra Chakraborty, AXA Equitable (IT) 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
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							Data-Driven Business 
							
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				 Customer Data Platforms: A New Way to Build Marketing Databases | 
							
				
							David Raab, Raab Associates Inc. 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Data & Enterprise Architecture 
							New Data Management Technologies 
							
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				 And Other Duties As Assigned - Embracing New Roles to Grow in Your Enterprise | 
							
				
							Tom Bilcze, Westfield Insurance 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Data Design and Modeling 
							
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				 Cleaner Data at McDonald’s | 
							
				
							Sandy Georgas-Gait, McDonald's 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Data Governance & Data Quality 
							
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				 Journey from Data Modeler to Data Scientist | 
							
				
							James Asoka Diggs, Intel 
							
				 | 
				
							Introductory 
							
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							Data Science 
							
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				 Quintiles Multidomain MDM - Enabling Harmonized Information Insights | 
							
				
							John Poonnen, Quintiles 
							
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							Advanced 
							
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							Master Data Management 
							
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				 MDM: Master Data Management or Massive Data Mistake? | 
							
				
							Jason Bloomberg, Intellyx 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Master Data Management 
							
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				 Enterprise Semantics: Can Smarter Data Really Add Value? | 
							
				
							Dave McComb, Semantic Arts 
							Barbara H. Starr, SemanticFuse 
							Brian Sletten, Bosatsu Consulting, Inc. 
							Sean Martin, Cambridge Semantics 
							
				 | 
				
							Introductory 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Data & Application Integration 
							Enterprise Semantics 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				 Predictive Analytics Lessons From Incident Predictability at Intel | 
							
				
							Vijay Ranjan Mungara, Intel Corporation 
							
				 | 
				
							Advanced 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Big Data 
							New Data Management Technologies 
							NoSQL, Hadoop and Non-Relational 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				 Fast-Tracking EDM with the Data Management Maturity Model | 
							
				
							Luisa Recalcati, Microsoft 
							Melanie A. Mecca, CMMI Institute 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Management & Methods 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				 Understanding Information Governance Metadata | 
							
				
							Steven Zagoudis, MetaGovernance 
							
				 | 
				
							Advanced 
							
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							Data Governance & Data Quality 
							
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				 Delivering Speed and Data Integrity in an Agile Environment – A Real World Case Study | 
							
				
							William Brooks, Mercer 
							Hamilton Hayes, Sandhill Consultants Ltd. 
							Marcie Barkin Goodwin, Axis Software Designs 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Agile Data 
							
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				 Hi My Name is... and I Love Data | 
							
				
							Missy Wittmann, American Family Insurance 
							
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							Intermediate 
							
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							Data-Driven Business 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				 Budgetary Approval for a Master Data Management Program | 
							
				
							Vitaly Spektor, TravelClick 
							
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							Business/Strategic 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Master Data Management 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				
			
				
				
			
				
				
			
				
				
			
				
			
				
				 Data Management Career Paths | 
							
				
							Mehmet Orun, Salesforce 
							
				 | 
				
							Introductory 
							
				 | 
				
					
							DAMA 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				 Beyond Technology: Low-Tech Practices That Make or Break Enterprise Data Projects | 
							
				
							Marcia Rhode, Marcia Rhode Coaching & Organizational Development 
							
				 | 
				
							Introductory 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Management & Methods 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				 Joining the Dots - Mapping Expectations to Reality | 
							
				
							George McGeachie, Metadata Matters 
							
				 | 
				
							Intermediate 
							
				 | 
				
					
							Data Design and Modeling 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				
			
				
				
			
				
			
				
				 Heroes, Villains and Data | 
							
				
							Peter Olson, Marvel Entertainment 
							
				 | 
				
							Intermediate 
							
				 | 
				
					
							New Data Management Technologies 
							NoSQL, Hadoop and Non-Relational 
							
					 | 
				
				
				
				
				
			
				
			
				
				 Information Symphony: Music, Data and Meaning | 
							
				
							Philip Sheppard, Royal Academy of Music 
							
				 | 
				
							Business/Strategic 
							
				 | 
				
					
							
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