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9th Annual DAMA Edmonton Conference
November 2, 2023 - November 4, 2023
Get ready for the DAMA Edmonton’s highly anticipated 9th annual fall conference! Join us on Nov 2-3, 2023 for two days of immersive learning and networking opportunities.
CIPS members can use the code “CIPS20” to get a 20% discount to the attend!
Time & Location
Nov 02, 7:30 a.m. MDT – Nov 04, 4:30 p.m. MDT
Edmonton, 10210 Princess Elizabeth Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 0Y2, Canada
About the event
“Generating Business Value with Augmented Intelligence”
Let’s build our AI and Data Analytics Community together – learn about new initiatives and resources we are generating for you in the Alberta & Canada Region – especially how enterprise adoption of AI will provide significant business opportunities. You will also learn about the “AI Foundation” – A Richard Sutton initiative and how you can contribute.
DAMA Edmonton is hosting DAMA Days Canada, a National Data Management Conference, at the Productivity Innovation Center (PIC Building), on Nov 2-4, 2023. The Conference in-person event is held simultaneously in six provinces across Canada by seven DAMA Chapters affiliated with DAMA International. Attendees will be able to access a video-stream (live).
Who should attend: CDOs, CIOs, CTOs, Data Management Professionals from all areas of Data and Generative AI, including Data Analysts, Data Architects, Data Governance Professionals, Data Protection & Security Professionals, Data Scientists, Application Developers, Data Warehouse Specialists, Data Visualization Professionals, Machine Learning Engineers, Business Intelligence Professionals, and Artificial Intelligence Researchers & Developers.
Learn from experts and thought leaders from the US and across Canada. Approximately 40 sessions (across 3 tracks – one in-person and the others live-streamed from other DAMA Chapters) over 2 days will cover all aspects of the Data Management (DM) profession. A third day is devoted to Certified AI Professional and Certified Data and Data Governance Professionals.
Presentations will be live-streamed from the following Chapters: DAMA Calgary, DAMA NCR-RCN (DAMA Ottawa), IRMAC (DAMA Toronto), DAMA Vancouver, DAMA Winnipeg, and DAMA Montreal.
Confirmed Edmonton speakers include:
Nov 2
- KEYNOTE: Dr. Richard Sutton (AMII Fellow; Fellow of the Royal Society, Father of Reinforcement Learning)”Understanding Intelligence by Creating AI”
- Celia Wanderly (CTO-AltaML) – “From Project to Product, Accelerating Enterprise Adopting of AI”
- Kimberly Nevala (Strategic Advisor & Advisory Business Solution Manager, SAS Institute “Strategies to generate business value with AI”
- Daniel Haight (Founder – Darkhorse Analytics) – “Visualizing Analytics through AI”
- Katrina Ingram (Founder and CEO, Ethically Aligned AI) – “Ethical AI Practices, Guardrails on the Use of AI”
- Robert Perez (Director Enterprise Information Governance – UofA) “Data Management, embrace the future”
- Bruce Matichuk (Co-founder, Health Gauge) – “Generative AI and its uses in Health Gauge – (Health Management & Weight Loss)”
Nov 3
- KEYNOTE: Dr. David Marco, PhD., CBIP, CDP (Consultant & Author Metadata Management, Data Governance, Data Literacy)”AI, ML, and ChatGPT’s Role in Data Management”
- Stacey Corbett (Manager of Geospatial Analytics, EPCOR) – “Visualization Analysis Using Geospatial Analytics”
- Kris Andreychuk (Manager, Data Science & Research, City of Edmonton) – “Using AI to enhance municipal data analytics and services”
- Malcolm Bruce (CEO, Edmonton Global) “Regional Generative AI Startups and investment environment”
- Tatyana Sukhina (SIA Partners) – “Customizing ChatGPT for Corporate Needs & Utilities Forecasting”
- Garrett Corkery (Planning Analyst, EPCOR) – “Integrated Resources Planning Using Data Analytics”
- Kewal Dhariwal (Executive Director, ICCP) – “AI & Data Management – Certification Programs that prove your business value to the enterprise”.
- Bruce Matichuk (Co-founder, Health Gauge) – “Generative AI and its uses in Health Gauge – (Health Management & Weight Loss)”
Presenting via live stream to Edmonton:
- Peter Aiken andTrudy Curtis from the Calgary Chapter
- Karen Lopez from the Toronto Chapter
- Ellen Brown from the Ottawa and Calgary Chapters
- Jeff Johnson from the Vancouver Chapter
- + more from each of the chapters.
Plus 1/2 or Full day workshops on Oct 22
- Certifications: AI/ML Professional, Data Professionals, Data Governance Professionals, Public Sector Data Governance, Data Scientists, Data Management, etc with Kewal Dhariwal (Morning ExamCram; Afternoon- Exams – Bring your own device)
- 1/2 day: Hands-on workshop in the morning on Generative AI and customized AI development with Bruce Matichuk