Governor Roy Cooper
Democratic Candidate for NC Governor
DAY ONE AGENDA | THURSDAY, JULY 23
Welcome + Opening Keynote Presentation | 9:00 AM
Heidi Lanford
Vice President, Enterprise Analytics + Data at Red Hat
Topic: Uncertainty Opens the Door to a More Data-Driven Future
In times of uncertainty, like the current COVID-19 pandemic, decision-makers are hungry for information that can accurately help them make decisions. Collecting and understanding data suddenly becomes a high priority, but in many circumstances the data culture and capability are underdeveloped and both take time to cultivate. Heidi Lanford, Vice President of Enterprise Data + Analytics at Red Hat, will share a vision of how to build a data culture and the data literacy essential for our professions and our world to thrive.
Startup Showcase I | 9:45 AM
Check out the Startup Showcase where 6 North Carolina early stage companies will pitch + demo their product/solution. At the end of the conference, attendees will be asked to vote for the startup in which they'd most likely invest.
Views on Innovation from the Gubernatorial Candidates | 10:05 AM
Listen to the two major gubernatorial candidates share their views on the future of the tech sector.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest
Republican Candidate for NC Governor
Break + Tech Expo | 10:30 AM
Take a break and visit our Tech Expo.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions I | 10:50 AM
Choose one of the following three interactive panel discussions:
- Conspiracy vs Convenience – Your Data Privacy
- People, HR and Talent Analytics – How Data Is Impacting Recruiting and Retaining
- The Power of Visualization – How Can You Use Data For Executive Storytelling
Wrap Up Day One | 11:50 AM
DAY TWO AGENDA | FRIDAY, JULY 24
Welcome + Opening Keynote Presentation | 9:00 AM
Kerri Patterson
Director of Technology, Clinical Decision Support
Optum
Topic: Culture Values in the Heart of Healthcare
Startup Showcase II | 9:35 AM
Check out the Startup Showcase where 6 North Carolina early stage companies will pitch + demo their product/solution. At the end of the conference, attendees will be asked to vote for the startup in which they'd most likely invest.
Break + Tech Expo | 9:55 AM
Take a break and visit our Tech Expo.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions II | 10:15 AM
Choose one of the following three interactive panel discussions:
- Bias in Data – How Can We Overcome It?
- Data For Good – How Data Can Be Used To Improve Our World
- Data Massaging – Let’s Strip It Down
Closing Keynote Presentation | 11:15 AM
Michael Capps
CEO
Diveplane
Showcase Winner Announcement + Closing Remarks | 11:45 AM
Wrap Up Day Two | 12:00 PM
SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS TO DATE
Patrick Hill
Executive Director
A Cultivated Mindset
Christian Screen
SVP - Data Analytics Delivery
Ai Consulting Group
Hersh Tapadia
CEO
Allstacks
Harold Zeishner
Director, Customer Experience
APC
Christopher Schultz
Director – Data, Analytics & Automation
Aprio
Bryce Gartner
Principal, Client Experience
Cherry Bekaert
Eric Jackson
Data + Analytics Program Manager
City of Asheville
Sean Doherty
CTO/Partner
CrossComm
Gregg Lumsden
Consultant - Project/Program Management
Dell
Eban Scanlan
Director – Global Risk
Deutsche Bank
Kasey Hobson
Sr. Product Manager
Dude Solutions
Ryan O’Donnell
COO
EmployUs
Melissa Nysewander
Head of Data Science - People Analytics
Fidelity Investments
Phaedra Boinodiris
IBM Academy Fellow
IBM
Rob Delaney
COO
Infinia ML
Diana Medina
Director - E-Commerce
Inmar
Scott Moody
CEO and Co-Founder
K4Connect
Karl Rectanus
CEO
Learn Platform
Quinn O'Brien
VP - Global Marketing
Lenovo
Steve Cobb
CISO
One Source
Kavi Pandya
Data Scientist
Red Hat
Atrin Assa
Senior Product Manager – Visualization
SAS
I-Sah Hsieh
Social Innovator
SAS
Jillian Munro
CTO
Spreedly
Richard Boyd
CEO
Tanjo
Tom MacKenzie
VP - Privacy + Security Compliance
TCDI
Prem Ranganath
VP Quality, Risk & Sustainability
Trilliant Networks
Ryan Schwiebert
CIO
Wake Technical Community College
Kurt Merriweather
VP of Strategy + Transformation
Walk West
Lynn Percival
Partner, Data Privacy + Security Practice
Wyrick Robbins