Nicola Askham presents keynote and workshop at DW & BI Summit 2025

Nicola Askham will present her session Navigating the Changing Data Governance Landscape at the twelfth edition of the DW & BI Summit. Following on 3 april she will present the workshop Mastering Your Data: An Introduction to MDM and Data Governance. The DW & BI Summit will take place on April 2, 2024 at the Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht.

Known as The Data Governance Coach, Nicola helps organisations understand and manage their data better. For over two decades she has helped organisations reduce costs and inefficiencies. The explosion of data and the rise of transformative technologies such as AI and machine learning are reshaping the landscape, demanding adaptive and changing approaches to Data Governance. In this session Nicola will share invaluable insights from her extensive Data Governance journey to date.

Mastering Your Data: An Introduction to MDM and Data Governance
This half-day workshop provides an essential introduction to Master Data Management (MDM) and the critical role of Data Governance in ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and value. Through interactive discussions and practical insights, participants will explore key concepts of MDM, learn how to identify valuable data domains, and understand why mastering reference data and implementing data governance strategies are essential for business success.

As in previous years, this edition of the DW & BI Summit offers an extensive program of lectures by speakers from the Business Intelligence field. Benefit from the knowledge and experience of the first-rate lineup of speakers that includes Wouter van Aerle, Nicola Askham, Remco Broekmans, Jos van Dongen, Winfried Etzel, Victor de Graaff, Suzanne Kraaij, Alec Sharp, Linda Terlouw and Sjoukje Zaal.

Workshops
Following this, a series of workshops will take place on April 3, taught by Winfried Etzel, Nicola Askham and Alec Sharp. The workshops will be face-to-face in Utrecht only:
– Data Mesh – Federated Data Governance: Structuring Teams and Driving Accountability by Winfried Etzel (English language).
– Master Data Management and Data Governance by Nicola Askham (English)
– Concept Modelling for Business Analysts by Alec Sharp (English).

About DW & BI Summit
The Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence Summit is organized annually by Adept Events and is substantively affiliated with BI-Platform.nl.