Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Currently, Mario Cantin is assisting Cirque du Soleil data executives in defining and implementing a lean, actionable data governance approach in line with their value-driven context. Mr. Cantin�s efforts are focused on defining an actionable Data Quality Management (DQM) framework while guiding the development of a DQM web-based application with the single focus of delivering organizational value through quality of data.� Prior to this role with Cirque du Soleil and Prodago, he was Data Quality Strategist at National Bank of Canada where for more than 3 years he managed their evolution to a value-oriented data governance strategy including the business case that lead to creation of the Data Governance team (roadmap, KPI definitions, team structure, objectives and staffing). Mr. Cantin�s DQM role at NBC also included major projects such as the SAP implementation, MDM/CDI, BI and other related development projects. Prior to NBC, he was a senior consultant to Bell Mobility and other large Canadian firms on their data strategies. �Mr. Cantin received his Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - Project Management from Universit� de Montr�al - Ecole polytechnique de Montr�al. He received his MBA in Finance - IT systems from Universit� de Montr�al - HEC Montr�al.

As Sr. Director of Business Applications at Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), Sree Vaidyanathan is responsible for the Retail Planning & Optimization Applications, ERP & Value Chain Planning application, HCM, Risk & Identity Management Applications, Web Applications, GDW & Cloud Services (Big Data & Mobile platform) as well as the fundamental MDM capabilities for all of America.� As such he has ownership of all MDM projects relating to SCEA's consumer & customer data and is responsible for Data Quality practices and Data Governance controls throughout the company's applications and data sources.� Prior to SCEA, Mr. Vaidyanathan was IT Manager at Agilent Technologies.�� He received his Computer Science Engineering Degree from Gulbarga University, Karnataka, India.

Dave Crolene is a partner at Datasource Consulting, LLC. With 20+ years of experience in business intelligence and data integration, David has worked for two leading BI vendors, managed data warehouses for an electronics giant, and consulted across a range of industries and technologies.�

Rob Harris has over 19 years of experience in architecting and delivering IT projects in a variety of industries. After obtaining his Computer Science degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign - Urbana, he has specialized in creating large scale data management solutions for such companies as ABN AMRO, Dell, Grainger, United Airlines, and Walgreens. �He has spent time both in IT, defining the technical architectures, and in the business, creating the business value justifications for executives to invest in data related initiatives. Recently Rob has joined IBM, where he works as part of a team defining integrated solutions that revolve around the Master Data Management and Data Governance disciplines.

Robert Guberud leads the strategy for Stream Integration's Quality Management practice and Information Governance automation. In this role, he is responsible for identifying key initiatives and implementing solutions within enterprise Information Governance and Quality Frameworks, Information Value Chains, and Business Language modeling. Previously, Mr. Guberud has held a number of information architecture and development positions at IBM.

Angie Pribor has extensive experience, understanding and passion for MDM and Data Governance, both in theory and practical application, across multiple data domains. �As a practitioner, advocate, and speaker, Ms. Pribor relies on over 23 years of core experience that includes various aspects of business-focused Information & Data Management, reaching from database marketing to business intelligence to bleeding edge MDM. �An early pioneer in MDM, she continues to be involved in building foundational programs that encompass best practices in Business Data Management, Data Governance & stewardship as well as leveraging MDM Technology including Oracle MDM (Customer Data Hub, Universal Customer Master, Data Relationship Management and Product Data Hub) and most recently, SAP MDM Suite (MDG, Data Services and Information Steward).