Agenda is subject to change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
| 8:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. | Registration and Event Information Desk |
| 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Workshop: Communication and Socialization Concepts and Techniques for Effective Data Governance |
| 12:00- 1:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch For Workshop Registrants |
| 1:00- 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Workshop: Communication and Socialization Concepts and Techniques for Effective Data Governance (continued) |
| 5:00- 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception Exhibit Hall Open All Conference Registrants Invited |
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
| 7:45- 8:45 a.m. | Networking Breakfast Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:45- 9:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks, IDMA Graduate Conferment and Awards |
| 9:00- 9:40 a.m. | Keynote: AI Can't Buy You a Beer- The Human Side of Data Governance AI can process data at lightning speed, but it can’t navigate the social, ethical, and contextual layers that give data meaning, nor conjure trust on its own. Together, we’ll examine the intersection of human governance and machine intelligence in the AI era and discuss how intentional governance investments can prevent pitfalls and foster stakeholder confidence in your AI deployments. Walter E. Bixby, IV, CDIM, CGEIT, PMP, CSM, FLMI Assistant Vice President, Finance Kansas City Life Insurance Company Chairman Information Security Committee |
| 9:40- 10:15 a.m. | General Session: AI in Action Transforming Underwriting, Claims and Customer Engagement with Strong Data Governance As artificial intelligence continues to disrupt the insurance industry, understanding its role in core operations like underwriting, claims, and customer engagement is critical. This session will explore how AI is reshaping these areas and why strong data governance, and Master Data Management (MDM) are essential for ensuring its responsible and effective deployment. We will discuss how governance ensures data integrity, security, and transparency while mitigating risks related to bias, privacy, and compliance. Richard Pluschau Chief Information Officer Falcon Risk Services Gopika Shah Technology Officer Falcon Risk Services |
| 10:15- 10:45 a.m. | Networking Break Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:45- 11:45 a.m. | Tracks: Illuminating AI Model Lineage: Governing Data in the Age of AI in Insurance The Intersection of Data Protection, Data Governance and AI: Driving Innovation As insurance organizations embrace artificial intelligence, they face increasing challenges in protecting sensitive data while enabling broad access for innovation. This comprehensive session presents a unified approach to implementing AI-powered data protection that spans discovery, classification, and protection. Attendees will hear real-world examples on how to leverage AI to transform their data protection programs from cost centers into competitive advantages. This session goes beyond technical implementation to address the critical governance elements needed for success, including team structure, roles and responsibilities, and change management strategies. Paul Aasmundstad Director, Data Governance Ryan Specialty Conrad Wojtan Director Premium IQ |
| 11:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:00- 2:00 p.m. | Tracks A Holistic Approach to Data Quality Management All part of the insurance value chain are connected by data. If its data is not reliable, an insurance organization can lose out on opportunity through inefficient operations, poor decisions, internal conflict, and less-than-optimal partnerships. Since insurance organizations are data-dependent, they need to understand and address obstacles to high-quality data. If they want to be data-driven, they must take a holistic view of their data and actively cultivate conditions that result in high quality data. During this session, we will identify: major challenges in high-quality data in insurance organizations; practices that can help improve and sustain data quality; characteristics of an environment where there is a strong basis for trust in data and information; and ways to take initial steps in support of a holistic approach to data quality management. Laura Sebastian-Coleman Vice President, Data Management and Governance Prudential Financial Data Products Demystified For some, the role of data products in a mesh architecture provides slightly more clarity, while also being completely unattainable. For others, the benefits of data products loom large, but remain out of grasp in part to misguided perceptions on what they are, and how they should be managed. This combination of hype and confusion is creating chaos-- ensuring most will fail to realize any meaningful value from data products. This session will define data products, while acknowledging the definition is largely meaningless; delineate data products in a data mesh versus data products versus product management; outline concepts and benefits of product management to data and analytics teams; and provide recommendations on how to break free from the chaos. Malcolm Hawker Chief Data Officer Profisee |
| 2:00- 2:15 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 2:15- 3:15 p.m. | Tracks Empowering Insurance Teams with AI and Data: The Future of Work Starts Now In the rapidly evolving insurance industry, data literacy is no longer optional—it is a critical skill for driving innovation, improving risk assessment, and enhancing customer experiences. As organizations integrate AI-powered analytics, automation, and predictive modeling, the workforce must adapt to new ways of working, requiring upskilling in data fluency, ethical AI usage, and advanced decision-making. This session will explore how insurance companies can empower their teams by embedding data literacy programs, leveraging AI to augment human expertise, and preparing employees for emerging roles in data-driven enterprise. Bridget Bratt, DBA Director Protiviti Navigating Shifting Disaster Assistance: Implications for Risk Reduction, Insurance and Claims This session will discuss the transitioning disaster management and risk management environment and its potential implications for disaster recovery operations. We will explore policy shifts and funding reduction and why these matter for insurance professionals. Additionally, we will address how insurance providers may promote resilience through incentives. Anthony Mangeri, MPA, CPM, CEM Chief Operating Officer/ Principal Mangeri Group, LLC |
| 3:15- 3:45 p.m. | Networking Break Exhibit Hall Open |
| 3:45- 4:35 p.m. | General Session: Data Leadership in Action |
| 4:35- 4:45 p.m. | Key Takeaways from Day 2 |
| 6:15- 9:00 p.m. | Casino Night Reception |
Thursday, October 30, 2025
| 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. | Registration and Event Information Desk |
| 8:00- 9:00 a.m. | Networking Breakfast Exhibit Hall Open |
| 9:00- 9:35 a.m. | Keynote: Bring Data Literacy to Your Company Using an AI Chatbot... for Free! Andrew Leong-Fern Founder/ CEO Strategy AI |
| 9:35- 10:15 a.m. | General Session: Balancing Agentic AI with Humans in-the-Loop Oversight Balancing agentic AI with human in-the-loop oversight is essential to ensure responsible and effective decision-making. While agentic AI systems operate autonomously, human involvement provides critical oversight to address ethical concerns, mitigate biases, and manage edge cases. This session will review end-end use case examples of where agentic AI and human-in-the-loop execution occurs, the benefits and risks, and incremental steps along the journey to realize the full potential of agentic AI while mitigating risk. Stephen Gatchell Vice President, AI & Data Strategy BigID |
| 10:15- 10:45 a.m. | Networking Break Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:45- 11:45 a.m. | Tracks Data Stewardship as a Foundation for Data Culture and Acumen (Literacy) When properly designed and implemented, data stewardship can substantially improve data quality by establishing the right accountabilities for data. It can also provide a robust foundation for building a data culture and improving data acumen (literacy), supporting AI efforts. This session will explore a comprehensive data stewardship model, and discuss a case study of how it was successfully implemented, enabling a strong data culture and acumen. C. Lwanga Yonke Founder/ President Padouk Consulting, LLC Reshaping Regulatory Data This session will explore the background of regulatory reporting and assess its current state in the industry. As the need for timely, actionable insights grows, we'll discuss how collaboration can help standardize processes, raise awareness, and maximize the value of shared data. We will also review real-world case studies to illustrate the impact these strategies can have. Join us to discover the innovative solutions we're developing to better serve the industry on this transformative journey. Nancy Clark, CPCU, CGFM Director, Regulatory Strategy, Core Lines Verisk Rich Morales, CPCU, CIDM, PMP, FIDM Product Director, Data Management Solutions Verisk |
| 11:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. | Network Lunch Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:30- 1:30 p.m. | Leadership Panel: Bridging Disruption and Discipline: Data Governance in the Age of AI Closing Remarks & Exhibit Hall Raffle Winners |