Agenda At-a-Glance
Monday, September 19

Full Schedule Mon, Sep 19 Tue, Sep 20 Wed, Sep 21 Thu, Sep 22
Monday, 9/19/2016
Morning In-Depth Tutorials 08:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Title Speakers Audience Track
AM1: Developing a Modern Enterprise Data Strategy Edd Wilder-James, Silicon Valley Data Science
Scott M. Kurth, Silicon Valley Data Science
 Intermediate
 Data Strategy
AM2: Superpower your Data Warehouse & Analytics Team with Agile Analytic Operations - A How To Guide Gil Benghiat, DataKitchen
Chris Bergh, DataKitchen
 Intermediate
 Agile Data
AM3: Data Lake Architecture: Evolving from the Data Warehouse to Big Data Analytics Joe Caserta, Caserta Concepts
Greg Wells, Caserta Concepts
 Intermediate
 Big Data
Data Lakes
AM4: Stepping Into Data Science Charlie Vollmer, ML Engineering
 Introductory
 Data Science
Lunch and Roundtable Discussions 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Agile Analytics Chris Bergh, DataKitchen
 Business/Strategic
 Agile Data
Big Data Strategy Edd Wilder-James, Silicon Valley Data Science
 Business/Strategic
 Big Data
Afternoon Tutorials 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Architecting a Big Data Analytics Platform (Part 1) Heather Nelson, Silicon Valley Data Science
Stephen O'Sullivan, Silicon Valley Data Science
 Intermediate
 Data Architecture
Practical Steps for Overcoming Political Challenges in Data Analytics David Marco, EWSolutions
 Intermediate
 Organizational Structure and Roles
Getting Traction with a Data Strategy  John Ladley, First San Francisco Partners
 Intermediate
 Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
Data Strategies for Customer Engagement Mehmet Orun, Salesforce
 Business/Strategic
 Data Strategy
Afternoon Tutorials 02:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Architecting a Big Data Analytics Platform (Part 2) Heather Nelson, Silicon Valley Data Science
Stephen O'Sullivan, Silicon Valley Data Science
 Intermediate
 Data Architecture
Data Driven Organizational Structure – New Roles and Relationships April Reeve, Reeve Consulting LLC
 Business/Strategic
 Big Data
Turning Data into Dollars: Framework and Capabilities for Successful Data Monetization Anne Buff, SAS
 Business/Strategic
 Business Intelligence and Analytics
Data Strategy for Master Data Gene Boomer, CNO Financial Group, Inc.
 Intermediate
 Data Strategy
Afternoon Roundtables and Hosted Reception 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Title Speakers Audience Track
Data and the Cloud: How Cloud is Enabling Organizations to Drive Measurable Business Value Adam Dillman, Uturn Data Solutions
Mike Meyer, Uturn Data Solutions
Travis Langhals, Uturn Data Solutions
 Business/Strategic
 Data Architecture
Industry Trends
Bridging the Divide: the CDO’s Leadership Role in Delivering Better IT/Business Partnerships Anthony J. Algmin, Uturn Data Solutions
 Business/Strategic
 CDO and CAO Roles
Data Strategy