I'm an information management consultant, practitioner and thought leader with over 20 years experience, gained in large organisations, both in the UK and elsewhere. Specialising in data governance and data quality I am a passionate advocate for keeping IM as simple and business focused as possible. I believe a key role of IM professionals is to help business people relate IM to real business benefits. Much of my consultancy work has been to enable organisations do this, helping them to produce IM business cases, data governance processes and structures that complement existing business models, and demonstrating & delivering the benefits of improved data quality and data exploitation.

Mike Ferguson is CEO of Intelligent Business Strategists. An independent IT industry analyst and consultant, specialising in BI/analytics and data management. With over 40 years of experience, Mike has consulted for dozens of companies on BI/analytics, data strategy, technology selection, enterprise architecture, and data management. Mike is also conference chairman of Big Data LDN, and a member of the EDM Council CDMC Executive Advisory Board. He has spoken at events all over the world and written numerous articles. Formerly, a principal and co-founder of Codd and Date – the inventors of the Relational Model that caused the birth of relational databases and SQL, and Chief Architect at Teradata on the Teradata DBMS. He teaches master classes in Data Strategy, Data Catalogs, Data Warehouse Modernisation, Practical Guidelines for Implementing a Data Mesh, Big Data Fundamentals, How to Govern Data Across a Distributed Data Landscape, and Embedded Analytics, Intelligent Apps & AI Automation

Adrian Reed is a true advocate of the analysis profession. In his day job, he acts as Principal Consultant at Blackmetric Business Solutions where he provides business analysis consultancy and training solutions to a range of clients in varying industries. He is editor-in-chief of the quarterly open-access magazine BA Digest, and he speaks internationally on topics relating to business analysis and business change. Adrian wrote the 2016 book ‘Be a Great Problem Solver… Now’ and the 2018 book ‘Business Analyst’ You can read Adrian’s blog at http://www.adrianreed.co.uk and connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianreed/

Roger is the president of Process Renewal Consulting Group Inc. He is also co-founder of BPTrends Associates; the services firm of the world-leading BPTrends.com knowledge portal. He started the pioneering Process Renewal Group (PRG) in 1993 and was at the forefront of process-centric ways of running businesses. He is regarded globally as a thought leader and dynamic practitioner who brings reason, clarity, and practicality to complex business architecture and business change. Roger's insights can be found in his acclaimed book: Business Process Management: Profiting from Process, the Business Process Manifesto, the Handbook on Business Process Management and numerous other publications including his articles featured on BPTrends.com. Roger chairs several of the largest and most influential Business Architecture and BPM conferences in the world and is a sought after speaker dealing with the tough issues of business change in a thought provoking and entertaining manner. A seasoned practitioner, Roger has conducted over 200 in depth consulting engagements with companies around the world and offers a pragmatic approach to helping clients to help themselves through supporting their strategy, architecture and transformation efforts. Roger is also a lecturer for senior year programs at the University of Toronto - Industrial Engineering faculty. Specialties: business case, business process, change management, customer relations, customer satisfaction, drivers, financial services, government, human resources, information technology, innovative, management consulting, marketing, organizational skills, performance management, process engineering, process management, statistics, strategic, strategic planning, telecommunications, workshops,

40 years of international consulting experience helping clients achieve organisational change, improve or transform their business processes, improve their data initiatives through effective, business-friendly concept modelling (conceptual data modelling,) and specify requirements for purchased or custom-built systems to support those processes. Particular strengths in group facilitation, and helping parties with conflicting priorities and objectives reach alignment on major initiatives. Globally recognized as an expert in practical techniques for business process change, process modelling and analysis, and data modelling (or concept modelling, if you prefer.) Also widely recognized for expertise in requirements definition (use cases, scenarios, service specifications) and group facilitation. Deliver top-rated workshops globally on topics such as Working With Business Processes, Advanced Business Process Management, introductory and advanced Data Modelling, and Requirements Modelling with Use Cases and Service Specs. Author of "Workflow Modeling, Second Edition" (Artech, 2009) a top-selling title on process modeling, analysis, and redesign. Widely used in industry, by consulting firms, and as an MBA text. The second edition was a complete rewrite, and has received many (unsolicited!) five star ratings on Amazon.com. Specialties: All major industry sectors, but currently specialising in Higher Education Business Process Redesign, Process Scope and Workflow Modelling, Business-oriented Data Modelling, Requirements Modelling, Use Cases, Service Specification (requirements modelling for SOA environment), Group techniques - Session facilitation + presentations + education + seminars