Data Champions
Learn from data experts in the government community
Data Champions is the meetup group that brings together data-driven professionals in government and industry who want to increase their data knowledge and share expertise and perspectives.
This monthly program features a robust group of data analytics and IT modernization experts from the government community. Data Champions is unlike any other meetup you’ve attended. No slides, no formal presentations—just sharing of best practices and examples of leveraging data as a strategic asset. Data Champions is moderated by host Nicholas Speece, Snowflake Chief Federal Technologist. Register today for upcoming sessions or view past sessions on-demand!
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Data Champions: Cloud Modernization for Student Success in Massachusetts
December 8, 2021
Join the Data Champions program on December 8 to hear from Danielle Ondrick, Enterprise Cloud Architect, Massachusetts Executive Office of Education; and Danielle Norton, Program Manager, Integrated Digital Data Services (IDDS), Massachusetts Executive Office of Education, as they discuss how Massachusetts is leveraging the cloud to modernize student visibility and success systems.
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Data Champions: Expanding the Reach and Use of NOAA Data
October 28, 2021
From the depths of our oceans to the uppermost edge of our atmosphere and all the space in between, NOAA has data that is used by government, industry, and citizens. And they are working to enable even more sharing of the data collected. Hear from Adrienne Simonson, NOAA Director, Big Data Program; Jenny Dissen, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, and Monica McEwen, Deloitte Managing Director, as we discuss current and future efforts to emphasize user engagement. Who would find NOAA data useful and what is the best way to effectively, yet securely, share that data?
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Data Champions MasterBuilder Series: Make Data Work to Solve a Mystery – Part 3
July 22, 2021
The 2021 season of Data Champions: MasterBuilder Series is an informative, fun, three-part program that demonstrates how data can solve a hypothetical murder mystery. So far we identified the murder weapon. In Part 3 on July 22, we’re digging further into the evidence to prove the innocence of two of our suspects. Who will be left as an “individual of interest”?
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Data Champions: Department of Defense and Accenture
June 17, 2021
The Department of Defense (DOD) Data Strategy is robust, providing an overarching vision, focus areas, guiding principles, essential capabilities, and goals for transforming DOD into a data-centric enterprise. Data Champions welcomes Dr. Clark Cully, DOD Deputy Chief Data Officer, and Albrecht Powell, Accenture Enterprise Data Management Global Lead, who will discuss progress against data-sharing goals, overcoming the challenges of collaboration between the branches, and how DOD is achieving enablement and training.
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Data Champions MasterBuilder Series: Make Data Work to Solve a Mystery – Part 2
May 20, 2021
The 2021 season of Data Champions: MasterBuilder Series is an informative, fun, three-part program that demonstrates how data can solve a hypothetical murder mystery. In Part 2 on May 20, the mystery deepens! How can we leverage data clues to identify the murder weapon?
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Data Champions: Department of Veterans Affairs and Aptive Resources
April 14, 2021
The COVID pandemic tested the government’s ability to provide necessary services—and federal agencies rose to the challenge. Join the Data Champions program to hear from Daniel McCune, VA, and Patrick Sullivan, Aptive Resources, how federal healthcare agencies and their technology partners adopted a mindset of agility and innovation to leverage technology and data in providing continuity of care and services.
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Data Champions MasterBuilder Series: Make Data Work to Solve a Mystery – Part 1
March 25, 2021
Snowflake’s Data Cloud provides seamless interoperability to work with data across multiple clouds. Join a new season of Data Champions: MasterBuilder Series for the first of an informative, fun, three-part program to see how data can solve a hypothetical murder mystery.
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Data Champions: California and Tennessee
February 18, 2021
Data visionaries like Joy Bonaguro, California Chief Data Officer, and Kimberly Wienzierl, Tennessee Chief Data Officer, are leading the way in navigating the complexity of infrastructure, tools, processes, and skills to collect, share, and leverage data effectively and responsibly. Join the February Data Champions “State Government Data Strategy” to hear how states are addressing data challenges while leveraging the potential of the Data Cloud to better serve citizens.
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Data Champions: Department of Transportation and Leidos
December 17, 2020
The Data Champions Meetup program welcomes Dan Morgan, Department of Transportation Chief Data Officer, and Tony Gehr, Leidos Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Digital Transformation Lead. December’s program will explore how the Department of Transportation is leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for better data science and improved highway safety.
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Data Champions – MasterBuilder Series: Addressing Identity Access Management (IAM) Integration Challenges
December 8, 2020
The Data Champions – MasterBuilder Series delves into specific, real-world challenges government agencies are facing. During this Data Champions – MasterBuilder webinar, we’ll look at the most common IAM tool, Okta, and how to combine it with a cutting-edge integration approach from Snowflake partner Active Cyber.
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Data Champions: USDA, CDO Council, and SAIC
November 18, 2020
The Data Champions Meetup program welcomes Ted Kaouk, USDA Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Federal CDO Council Chair, and Sanjay Sardar, SAIC Vice President of Modernization and Digital Transformation to discuss “CDO Council: Outlook for the Federal Data Strategy. Hear about the Federal CDO Council’s priorities and plans for establishing processes, building capacity, and aligning existing efforts to better leverage data as a strategic asset.
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Data Champions: Air Force and Booz Allen Hamilton
October 15, 2020
Joining Data Champions this month are Col. Charles Destefani, Air Force Deputy Chief Data Officer, and Justin Neroda, Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President, AI Practice Lead, to discuss “Perspectives and Insights on DoD Data Modernization.” The Air Force is focused on providing cybersecure, cloud-based tools to connect, find, and share data to improve readiness and mission success. What can other agencies learn from the Air Force that they can implement in their own efforts to fully leverage data?
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Data Champions: Virginia and Sense Corp.
September 10, 2020
Data Champions is pleased to welcome Carlos Rivero, Commonwealth of Virginia Chief Data Officer, and Stu Davis, Sense Corp Managing Director and former State of Ohio Chief Information Officer. September’s topic is “Data Collaboration Between States and Federal Agencies.” Data is being collected at all levels of government at unprecedented rates. What are the strategies and tactics for ensuring that data is shared properly and appropriately to best serve the public?
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Data Champions: Office of Management and Budget and Deloitte
August 18, 2020
Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer and Vishal Kapur, Deloitte Government Principal, Strategy & Analytics, join the August Data Champions program to discuss “What’s Next for Federal CDOs?”
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Data Champions Virtual Meetup: Talking Data with Tony Scott and Alteryx
June 4, 2020
Join former Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott, Snowflake, ThoughtSpot, and Alteryx for an engaging and informative discussion on how data is currently being leveraged as a strategic asset in the federal government and the outlook for further collaboration and data sharing.
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