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Data Citizens® in New York

October 8, 2025 New York, NY Convene 117 West 46th Street
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AI-powered governance, everywhere.

Thank you for joining us in New York City on Wednesday, October 8th. We hope you gained valuable insights and made meaningful connections with fellow data leaders. We look forward to continuing the conversation.

Featured topics

Intelligent automation, enhanced trust

Learn how Collibra boosts productivity by embedding AI-powered automation and intelligent agents directly into data governance workflows.

Accelerate processes by 90%

Discover how Collibra’s newest innovations ensure data reliability and streamline unified governance for data and AI assets across structured and unstructured data.

Enhanced connectivity to support your AI initiatives

Learn how our expanded integrations ensure Collibra is embedded directly into all your most crucial data and AI initiatives.

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Agenda overview

30 mins
10:00am EDT

Registration, refreshments and networking

45 mins
10:30am EDT

Unified Governance: Automated

General session

Step into the future of governance! Join us for a transformative keynote where we'll unveil how groundbreaking automation features can dramatically cut costs and instantly deliver game-changing speed to insights. This is your chance to discover how to move faster and smarter with confidence. Don't miss out on unlocking a new era of quality, efficiency and control for your organization.

  • Felix Van de Maele

    Felix Van de Maele

    Founder, CEO

    Collibra

    Felix Van de Maele

    Felix Van de Maele

    Founder, CEO

    Collibra

    Felix has led Collibra for more than ten years of record growth and is responsible for global business strategy. Prior to cofounding Collibra, he served as a researcher at the Semantics Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STARLab) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he focused on ontology-focused crawlers for the semantic web and semantic data integration. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a Master's in General Management from the Vlerick Business School. In 2019, Felix was named the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in New York.

  • Kate Wendell

    Kate Wendell

    Director, Product Management

    Collibra

20 mins
11:15am EDT

Revolutionizing Governance: Shifting from reducing risk to a strategic advantage

General session

Unlock the power of governance! Discover how one customer transformed M&A hurdles into a real opportunity, shifting governance from perceived red tape to a dynamic business accelerator. This session reveals their journey to building a rock-solid data foundation, successfully launching new governance initiatives, developing innovative data products, and expanding their vision beyond structured data. Join us to learn how to drive real value and propel your organization forward.

  • Kayden Bonnell

    Kayden Bonnell

    Director of Data Governance

    RR Donnelley

25 mins
11:35am EDT

A data ecosystem for AI: Your blueprint for success

General session

Are siloed data and fragmented governance holding back your AI ambitions? Join our panel of data leaders from Accenture, Google Cloud and SAP to learn how a unified data ecosystem can help solve these challenges. In this session, learn how Collibra and our strategic partners are helping organizations build the foundations for trusted AI to achieve significant business outcomes. This is your chance to discover a new era of data and AI governance built on collaboration and innovation.

  • Chaitanya Geddam

    Chaitanya Geddam

    Managing Director, Data & AI

    Accenture

  • Gus Kimble

    Gus Kimble

    GM & Head of North America Data Analytics Customer Engineering

    Google Cloud

  • David Steinbruck

    David Steinbruck

    Sr Dir Enterprise Architect - Business Technology Platform SAP COE

    SAP

  • Mark Pacey

    Mark Pacey

    Executive VP, Global Sales and Alliances

    Collibra

    Mark Pacey

    Mark Pacey

    Executive VP, Global Sales and Alliances

    Collibra

    Mark leads all Global Sales teams at Collibra. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT services and solutions market, with a career spanning consulting, software sales and leadership across multiple industries and geographies including both established and emerging markets.

    Mark’s journey from hands-on developer to global leadership positions in companies such as NTT Data, Bluewolf, Salesforce, his previous chapter at Collibra leading Global Sales, and more recently as CRO of ValueBlue reflects his deep understanding of the technology market and his ability to help customers, prospects and partners achieve the true business value of their data.

60 mins
12:00pm EDT

Networking lunch

20 mins
12:20pm EDT

Lunch & Learn: A data product playbook in 20 minutes

Trusted, high-quality data products provide a clear path from governance to P&L. In 20 minutes, our value consulting team will walk you through a simple, repeatable playbook to scope a data product, quantify its business impact (efficiency and revenue), and frame the executive story for internal and external monetization. We’ll walk through 3 data product calculations that demonstrate efficiency gains and revenue enhancements.

  • George Trujillo

    George Trujillo

    Senior Business Value Consultant

    Collibra

50 mins
1:00pm EDT

Interactive breakout sessions

Select a session to attend.

DQ brain trust: Elevate your data quality strategy with community insights
Are you ready to tackle the real-world challenges of implementation, scaling and demonstrating value? Join us for a dynamic, interactive session led by a DQ Global Practitioner, designed to harness the collective wisdom of the Collibra community.

After a brief introduction to set the stage, we will break out into focused, practitioner-led discussion groups. Each group will dive deep into a critical data quality topic, allowing you to share your experiences, troubleshoot challenges and brainstorm solutions with your peers.

From overload to scale: Governing AI and unlocking the value of unstructured data
Join this interactive discussion to dive into two of today’s most critical challenges: governing AI responsibly and unlocking the potential of unstructured data. Learn how your governance expertise can be applied to both areas — from aligning AI use cases with business goals to making unstructured content usable, trustworthy, and fit for AI.

Through practical use case scenarios, you’ll learn from Collibra experts and your peers how to confidently navigate the intersection of AI, data, and governance.

Transforming data into impactful data products: Building, governing and scaling
Data products have emerged as the bridge between technical data assets and business-ready outcomes. This engaging and interactive discussion will reveal the secrets to building trusted data products that drive adoption and deliver real value.

Learn how to transform raw data into highly consumable assets ready to be discovered in Collibra Data Marketplace, and learn how Raito, one of our latest acquisitions, seamlessly governs access rights.

Beyond the demo, you'll have the chance to share experiences and best practices with your peers—from overcoming adoption hurdles to scaling data product governance across your organization.

30 mins
1:50pm EDT

Networking break

50 mins
2:20pm EDT

Interactive breakout sessions

Select a session to attend.

DQ brain trust: Elevate your data quality strategy with community insights
Are you ready to tackle the real-world challenges of implementation, scaling and demonstrating value? Join us for a dynamic, interactive session led by a DQ Global Practitioner, designed to harness the collective wisdom of the Collibra community.

After a brief introduction to set the stage, we will break out into focused, practitioner-led discussion groups. Each group will dive deep into a critical data quality topic, allowing you to share your experiences, troubleshoot challenges and brainstorm solutions with your peers.

From overload to scale: Governing AI and unlocking the value of unstructured data
Join this interactive discussion to dive into two of today’s most critical challenges: governing AI responsibly and unlocking the potential of unstructured data. Learn how your governance expertise can be applied to both areas — from aligning AI use cases with business goals to making unstructured content usable, trustworthy, and fit for AI.

Through practical use case scenarios, you’ll learn from Collibra experts and your peers how to confidently navigate the intersection of AI, data, and governance.

Transforming data into impactful data products: Building, governing and scaling
Data products have emerged as the bridge between technical data assets and business-ready outcomes. This engaging and interactive discussion will reveal the secrets to building trusted data products that drive adoption and deliver real value.

Learn how to transform raw data into highly consumable assets ready to be discovered in Collibra Data Marketplace, and learn how Raito, one of our latest acquisitions, seamlessly governs access rights.

Beyond the demo, you'll have the chance to share experiences and best practices with your peers—from overcoming adoption hurdles to scaling data product governance across your organization.

30 mins
3:10pm EDT

Networking break

25 mins
3:40pm EDT

From electricity to Big Macs: How data and AI are helping serve customers

General session

Join Collibra Chief Data Citizen, Stijn Christiaens, New York Power Authority Head of Data Governance and Quality, Ami Doshi, and McDonald's Director of Enterprise Data Governance, John Tucker to explore the evolving landscape of data, AI, and the governance that unites them. Discover how these two distinct organizations are strategically implementing data governance frameworks, developing innovative data products, and navigating the complexities of AI governance. This discussion will offer data professionals valuable insights into real-world challenges, successes, and future directions in leveraging data and AI for business impact.

  • Ami Doshi

    Ami Doshi

    New York Power Authority

  • John Tucker

    John Tucker

    Director of Enterprise Data Governance

    McDonald's

  • Stijn Christiaens

    Stijn Christiaens

    Founder and Chief Data Citizen

    Collibra

    Stijn Christiaens

    Stijn Christiaens

    Founder and Chief Data Citizen

    Collibra

    Stan leads Collibra’s Data Office and is responsible for overall data strategy, data infrastructure and translating internal learnings into value for our customers and partners. He is also Collibra’s product evangelist and drives future innovation. Previously, Stan launched various departments within Collibra including Product, Presales, Postsales, Partnerships, Marketplace, and Research and Education. Prior to cofounding Collibra, he was a senior researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he focused on application-oriented research in semantics. Stan holds a Master's of Science degree in Information Technology, a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a Postgraduate in Industrial Corporate Governance from Europese Hogeschool Brussel. He is a sought-after expert resource, industry speaker and author on the topic of Data Intelligence.

20 mins
4:05pm EDT

Unlocking AI's Potential: Amica's Journey to Data Readiness

General session

In today’s AI-driven landscape, organizations are increasingly asking: Is our data ready for AI? At Amica, this question sparked a transformative journey. Join the governance team as they share how, in under a year, they’ve begun reshaping their data environment—building a unified data language and improving data quality with the goal of becoming AI-ready. This session offers practical insights into the foundational steps Amica is taking to prepare for AI adoption and what that path looks like in real-world terms.

  • Steffanie Archer

    Steffanie Archer

    Sr. Data Governance Manager

    Amica

    Steffanie Archer

    Steffanie Archer

    Sr. Data Governance Manager

    Amica

    Steffanie Archer is a seasoned data leader with over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in Data Governance, Privacy, and Strategic Enablement. She has led enterprise-wide initiatives focused on building scalable governance frameworks and advancing global data privacy. Steffanie’s deep expertise in change management has been key to driving adoption of governance practices—bridging the gap between strategy and execution.

20 mins
4:25pm EDT

The Future Unveiled: Collibra's Next-Gen Automation & Control

General session

Don't miss the grand finale! Get an exclusive sneak peek into the future of unified governance as we unveil Collibra's groundbreaking product roadmap. This session will take you beyond current capabilities, revealing how our next wave of innovations will elevate automation to unprecedented levels, delivering even greater control and empowering your organization with unparalleled foresight. Be the first to discover what's next and stay ahead of the curve.

  • Felix Van de Maele

    Felix Van de Maele

    Founder, CEO

    Collibra

    Felix Van de Maele

    Felix Van de Maele

    Founder, CEO

    Collibra

    Felix has led Collibra for more than ten years of record growth and is responsible for global business strategy. Prior to cofounding Collibra, he served as a researcher at the Semantics Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STARLab) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he focused on ontology-focused crawlers for the semantic web and semantic data integration. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a Master's in General Management from the Vlerick Business School. In 2019, Felix was named the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in New York.

60 mins
4:45pm EDT

Networking reception

The sessions were well-structured and engaging, and I loved seeing how companies have implemented newer concepts in data and AI. The collaborative atmosphere and opportunity to share ideas with people from different organizations made it truly valuable.

Data Citizens on the Road ‘24 NYC attendee