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Harsha Kapre serves as a Senior Product Manager for IBM's Infosphere Master Data Management offering. He has ownership of the product strategy and roadmap for Collaborative MDM including Product Information Management (PIM). In his previous role, Harsha was the MDM Client Advocate responsible for client relationships and references world wide. Harsha has been with IBM for over 15 years and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.�

Kevin Shannon is Vice President and Global Head of Data Stewardship for Standard and Poor�s ratings agency.� He has over 18 years of experience conceiving and implementing enterprise wide technology and data management strategies.� He is a thought leader in establishing vision, re-engineering enterprise data architectures and managing the associated change.Kevin has a broad range of experiences in the financial services industry that cross front, middle and back offices.� He has overseen numerous data infrastructure re-engineering initiatives; established enterprise data management strategies; implemented data governance, stewardship and quality measurement programs; and managed fixed income trading and derivative collateral management technology teams.evin Shannon is Vice President and Global Head of Data Stewardship for Standard and Poor�s ratings agency. �He has over 18 years of experience conceiving and implementing enterprise wide technology and data management strategies. �He is a thought leader in establishing vision, re-engineering enterprise data architectures and managing the associated change.Kevin has a broad range of experiences in the financial services industry that cross front, middle and back offices. �He has overseen numerous data infrastructure re-engineering initiatives; established enterprise data management strategies; implemented data governance, stewardship and quality measurement programs; and managed fixed income trading and derivative collateral management technology teams.Kevin Shannon is Vice President and Global Head of Data Stewardship for Standard and Poor�s ratings agency. �He has over 18 years of experience conceiving and implementing enterprise wide technology and data management strategies. �He is a thought leader in establishing vision, re-engineering enterprise data architectures and managing the associated change.�Kevin has a broad range of experiences in the financial services industry that cross front, middle and back offices. �He has overseen numerous data infrastructure re-engineering initiatives; established enterprise data management strategies; implemented data governance, stewardship and quality measurement programs; and managed fixed income trading and derivative collateral management technolog

Jim Denyer is an expert in the development and implementation of enterprise data strategy, including MDM and Data Governance applications.� Since 2005, Mr. Denyer has played an integral role in the development and evolution of IBC’s enterprise data strategy.� He currently directs the Information Governance group which oversees data architecture, data governance and quality.� Mr. Denyer previously was with PeopleSoft Consulting working on-site with customers implementing PeopleSoft data warehouse and analytics solutions, before joining Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia.� He received his BSc from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

As a practice leader for TriCore BI Solutions, Kevin O’Rourke is responsible for assisting organizations thru insight in BI, enterprise planning and information architecture. With over 20 years in the BI industry, Kevin provides expertise in BI lifecycle solutions management, corporate performance management, BI standardization practices, organizational vision & roadmap, evaluation of reporting and analytical systems, information architecture modeling, training program development and organization readiness assessment. Prior to joining TriCore, Kevin served as a business development manager with NEC Solutions, serving the Northeast region, and he co-established the TriCore BI Solutions Practice in September 2006.  Kevin O’Rourke may be contacted at korourke@tricoresolutions.com. 

As Vice President of Products & Marketing, Eric helps brands leverage the power of the Digby Localpoint Mobile Platform with focus on leveraging location, marketing, commerce and analytics. During his 18 year career, Eric has worked at a variety of successful startups including Pluck (now part of Demand Media), Powered, DataBeam (now part of IBM), Direct Hit (now part of Ask Jeeves) and Question Technologies (now part of Motive Corporation). He holds an M.B.A. degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and B.A. degrees in Information Systems and Marketing from the University of Cincinnati.

John Parker is a Senior Director in Oracle's Enterprise Data Management group. For the past 9 years he has worked with hundreds of Oracle customers around the world defining data strategies and architectures for maintaining and improving mission-critical data. Prior to Oracle, he ran financial services for Vitria Technology. He was COO and CEO of Sectorbase, now Revere Data, and has designed and implemented MDM and reference data solutions at major banks and brokerage firms. He was educated at MIT and Emory University, majoring in Economics.

As the Director of Global Customer Data at Elsevier, Frank Guastafeste is a business champion, advocate and partner on the use, development and growth of Customer MDM.� He supports many initiatives that demand a deeper understanding of the people we serve (researchers and customers) with the knowledge that the unique identification of individuals and institutions has become increasingly important to Elsevier�s strategy.� Customer Master Data Management (CMDM) is one of the key enablers in developing this deeper understanding. Mr. Guastafeste works with the relevant business customer data teams across organizational boundaries to enable a 360 degree view of the customer through the successful implementation of the Oracle Customer Hub.� He provides guidance to the business teams in the area of business requirements, data definitions, data standards, and logical data models.� Mr. Guastafeste works with the business teams to implement appropriate data governance processes that support the creation and delivery of high quality customer data to Elsevier.

Jason O’Meara is the Director of Enterprise Information Management in Quest Diagnostics’ Solution Architecture group. Mr. O’Meara is responsible for overseeing the architecture and design of Quest Diagnostics’ master data management solutions, enterprise information architecture (EIA) solutions, and the organization's information-sharing strategy. In partnership with business, functional, and information technology (IT) leaders, he is responsible for develop the requirements, principles, designs, and models that strengthen the network effect of sharing information across the enterprise. He is also responsible for developing and supporting the architectural blueprint and implementation roadmap that guides the IT investments required to effectively manage the company’s enterprise information assets. Prior to joining Quest Diagnostics in 2004, Jason was a Senior Consultant in Cap Gemini Ernst & Young’s Life Sciences Practice. In this role he delivered custom IT solutions for Standard & Poor’s, Quest Diagnostics, Cigna Healthcare, and GE Capital. Jason earned a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree for Computer and Electrical Engineering from Duke University.

Mehmet Orun leads the Data Solution Advisory Practice at Salesforce.com, advising customers on how to address data quality challenges and maximize the value of enterprise information through proven and emerging practices.� Mr. Orun’s philosophies have been shaped through his experiences as a Management Consultant with Ernst & Young, Enterprise Data Architect and MDM Solution Owner at Genentech, and Product Management Director for Salesforce.com where he lead Data.com Data Quality Roadmap and developed the internal Data Operations team. During his career as a data professional, Mr. Orun established himself as a recognized practitioner and thought leader as a result of sharing real world implementation experiences, often based on leading and emerging practices. �He holds a mastery level CDMP, and was the primary contributor of the Reference and MDM chapter of the DAMA-DMBOK. Mr. Orun received his B.S. in Computer Engineering and his MBA from the University of Missouri-Columbia.