Web 3.0 - How Blockchain Technologies Will Transform Data Management and What You Must Do Now to Prepare

Are you ready for a blockchain-enabled future of data management? Do you know how Blockchain and related new technologies will impact your data management program, and what you can do to prepare? If you answered ‘no’ to either of these questions, this session is for you.

The presentation provides a high-level overview of the Data Governance and quality capabilities enhanced or enabled by evolving Web 3.0 technologies and the use cases they support, including:     

• Blockchain-augmented Data Governance
• External data sharing
• Data Governance networks
• Reference and Master data as a service
• Trustless identity management

Session attendees are provided a list of recommended actions they can take now to better prepare for these innovations – with a focus on understanding the business benefits they provide and how to best ‘sell’ their key stakeholders on these benefits.     

Speaker: Malcolm Hawker

Malcolm Hawker a thought leader in the fields of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance and, as a former Gartner analyst, has consulted for some of the largest businesses in the world on their enterprise information management strategies. Malcolm is a frequent public speaker on data and analytics best practices, and he cherishes the opportunity to share actionable insights on how companies can achieve their strategic imperatives by improving their approach to data management. 

As the Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, Malcolm’s mission is to raise the awareness of the value of MDM and Data Governance to senior leaders at companies across the globe. His focus is to help data and analytics professionals understand the trends and challenges inherent to how companies manage data, and how MDM can be used to overcome those challenges and deliver prolonged business value. By sharing modern, practical, and outcome-driven data management best practices, Malcolm’s goal is to empower companies with the confidence and knowledge needed to become truly data-driven. 

In his spare time, Malcolm is a hobbyist photographer, who has spent the last several years failing in his attempts to become a zillionaire through the sale of NFTs of his images online. In the process, Malcolm has developed a depth of knowledge around how data and analytics leaders could potentially leverage blockchain, NFTs, ledger databases, and cryptocurrencies in service of their MDM and governance aspirations.