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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://dgiq-aigov2026.da
 taversity.net/sessionPop.cfm?confid=166&proposalid=16827\n\n\nData Governan
 ce has a reputation problem. This lively panel explores counterintuitive wa
 ys to be part of the solution. It starts with three observations:\n\n\
 n\n\n\n\n\n
 Data Governance has evolved over the past 25 years. Today, most of us 
 can't even agree on definitions, what we focus on, and the value w
 e provide. And that's before we start talking with stakeholders.\n
 Now, in this era of AI, workforce reductions, and ruthless bottom lines, pr
 ogram budgets are at risk.\n
 Still, pundits cry "failure!” - even when programs meet mod
 est objectives for compliance, tactical efforts, or paying down data debt. 
 Just read LinkedIn articles, and it’s clear that even industry though
 t leaders are piling on to the “failures” debate.\n\nThis panel
  of industry experts knows what happens to budgets and reputations when wor
 k is seen as irrelevant, outdated, or just plain confusing. In private conv
 ersations, they "know value when they see it," but acknowledge th
 at we can be "our own worst enemies" when trying to explain that 
 value to our stakeholders and budget holders. \n\nIn this animated ses
 sion, they’ll face the controversy head-on. Be ready for strong 
 opinions about what we all should do (and stop doing) and how we should tal
 k about success, failure, and value. \n\n\n\n\n
DTSTART:20261117T154500
SUMMARY:Panel: The Data Governance Reputation Problem
DTEND:20261117T162959
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