VIP Invitation: SAS Data Governance Event

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The importance of treating data as an asset has become an undisputed objective across various industries over the past decade. Domain experts and key decision makers have been prioritizing their efforts to provide effective solutions to achieve this objective and derive business value from enterprise data.

We invite you to join us on the 11th April 2017, for a half day event at the One and Only Royal Mirage, Al Sufouh Road in Dubai which will provide a holistic understanding of the end-to-end Information Value Chain and how Enterprise Data Governance can help unlocking the value of data by transforming raw data into business insight, by aligning data management initiatives to strategic business objectives and by enabling cross-functional collaboration.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Time: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Venue: One and Only Royal Mirage, Al Sufouh Road, Dubai

Agenda

8:30am onwards

Registration and Welcome Refreshments

9:30am - 9:40am

Opening Remarks
Marcel Yammine, General Manager, Gulf and Emerging Markets - SAS

9:40am - 10:00am

Becoming a data-driven organization in a fast-moving world
Olivier Penel, Data Management Lead - SAS EMEA

10:00am - 10:20am

How to set up an effective Data Governance organization
Thula Ngonyama, Head of Information Management and Customer Insights - PBB Africa Regions - Standard Bank

10:20am - 11:00am

Panel Discussion: Treating Data as an Asset : Myth or Fact

Panelists: Thula Ngonyama - Standard Bank, Mohammad (Abdulla) Al Madhani - Federal Demographic Council, Olivier Penel - SAS

Moderator: Yigit Karabag

11:00am - 11:30am

Networking Coffee Break

11:30am - 12:00pm

Customer Speaking Slot: Federal Demographic Council - Data Quality and Data Governance towards better strategic government decision making
Mohammad (Abdulla) Al Madhani, Director, Information Management - Federal Demographic Council

12:00pm - 12:40pm

Customer Success Stories from the region
Yigit Karabag, Information Management and Analytics Expert - SAS

12:40pm - 1:10pm

Data Lake VS Data Swamp - How to manage Data Effectively in a Big Data Environment - Cloudera

1:10pm - 1:30pm

Call To Action - Kickstart your data governance program today
Yigit Karabag, Information Management and Analytics Expert - SAS

1:30pm - 1:40pm

Closing Remarks
Marcel Yammine, General Manager, Gulf and Emerging Markets - SAS

1:40pm onwards

Networking Lunch

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