Meeting/Event Information

This is one you don't want miss!  Join DAMA Philadelphia as we welcome two prominent presenters who are traveling to Philadelphia specifically to share their experience with our community.

• 9:00 - 9:30a  -- Registration, DAMA Chapter updates
• 9:30a - 11:30a -- Donna Burbank --  Building a Data Strategy: Practical Steps for Aligning with Business Goals
• 11:40a - 11:55a -- A word from our generous lunch sponsor, Matillion!
• 12:00  - 1:00p   -- Catered lunch (included in registration)
• 01:00  - 3:00p   -- Gwen Thomas    How to remain relevant in the new world of AI 

Bring your questions, and learn how basic tenets like data governance are just as important as ever.

Proudly hosted by Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & DisAbility Services 

Donna Burbank is a recognized industry expert with over 25 years of experience in data management and enterprise architecture. She currently is the Managing Director of Global Data Strategy Ltd, an international data management consulting company, and has worked with dozens of Fortune 500 companies worldwide in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Her background is multi-faceted across consulting, product development, product management, brand strategy, marketing, and business leadership. As an active contributor to the data management community, she is a long time DAMA International member, Past President and Advisor to the DAMA Rocky Mountain chapter, and was awarded the Excellence in Data Management Award from DAMA International.  She speaks regularly at industry conferences, has co-authored several books on data management, and speaks and writes regularly with industry publications and organizations.

Gwen Thomas is the Founder of the Data Governance Institute. Gwen Thomas has a twenty-five year track record  of helping organizations use data to gain new capabilities and revenue, reduce risk and complexity, and ensure survival through adherence to ever-changing governance, risk, compliance, security and data quality requirements. She is an in-demand keynoter and presenter at symposiums, conferences, and training events around the world and is recognized as a global though leader in the areas of information Governance and Strategy.