
Join Rene Rubio, Senior Manager of Data Governance at Hilton, and Dr. Jim Barker, Director of Professional Services, Data Strategy at Alation, as they discuss the real-world practicalities and pitfalls of launching and managing a data governance program. Rene will draw on a wealth of experience from his different roles in the data space and share his data governance journey with us.
The session will cover three main points in a fireside chat:
Foundations of Data Governance: Explore the fundamental principles that underpin data governance and its role in organizational success.
Effective Implementation: Understand how to start and execute a data governance program that promotes trusted data use within your organization.
Success Strategies: Learn from past mistakes and discover proven strategies that work, ensuring a successful data governance program rollout in any company.
This session promises to be an interactive conversation with Rene and Jim on data governance. Whether you’re a seasoned data governance professional or just starting your governance journey, you’ll walk away with valuable insights and inspiration from this session.
Speaker: Jim Barker
Director, Professional Services, Data Strategy, Alation

Jim Barker is the Director of Professional Services, Data Strategy at Alation. In his 30+ years in Industry, Jim has worked in a variety of data management disciplines, most notably as the Director of Data Management for Honeywell, Data Warehouse Architect at Thomson-Reuters, and the Director of Solutions at both Informatica and nCloudIntegrators. He also led an award-winning team that rolled out SAP worldwide at Honeywell, which included SaaS integration, the introduction of a Data Governance Council, and many innovations in alignment with Honeywell's Velocity Product Release Program. Jim's academic involvement included writing a dissertation on Data Governance and the development of both a conceptual framework for data governance and leveraging the concept of DataOps in 2009.
Speaker: Rene Rubio
Senior Data Governance Manager, Hilton

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