9:00 – 9:30 AM

Opening Address

Dr. Shantay Bolton
Executive Vice President of Administration & Finance
Chief Business Officer
Georgia Tech

9:30 – 10:30 AM

Keynote Address

Dr. Amelia Parnell
VP for Research and Policy
NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Author of “You Are a Data Person”

Concurrent Sessions

11:00 – 11:45 AM 

Getting to Know U: Harnessing Higher Education Data for Informed Decision-Making

Andre Goodman
Associate Director of Enterprise Reporting
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Data Governance & Discovery: A Program to Empower You!

Jennifer Dill
Data Governance Analyst, Sr.
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Embracing Digital Transformation Within Infrastructure & Sustainability

Jimmie Hardin
Director of Data Analytics
Infrastructure & Sustainability
Georgia Tech

Lunch Provided | 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

1:30 – 2:15 PM 

Preparing for the Future: How EADI is Modernizing its Data Services Tech Stack

Nick Chaviano and Team
Director of Data Services
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Cybersecurity Foundations for Home and Work

Richard Gilbert
Information Security Engineer Lead
College of Computing
Georgia Tech

Harnessing Labor Market Data: An Insight into the Georgia Degrees Pays Dashboard

Patrick Harris
Research Professional
Research & Policy Analysis
University System of Georgia

Scott King
Scientific Computing Professional Specialist
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
University System of Georgia

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Concurrent Sessions

2:45 – 3:30 PM 

Building a Data Culture at Your Institution

Holly Goodson Rubio
AVP of Institutional Research
Augusta University

Data Governance & Discovery: OneTrust – Technology to Discover Data!

Jennifer Dill
Data Governance Analyst, Sr.
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

GTRI Portana: A Case Study in Visualizing an Organization’s Research Story

Luke Starnes
Principal Research Engineer
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Georgia Tech

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Concurrent Sessions

4:00 – 4:45 PM

Harnessing Self-Service Analytics at Georgia Tech with Tableau Server

Justin Boone
Information Technology Professional
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Kenji Terawaki
Business Intelligence Developer II
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Ramblin’ Wreck Viz Challenge (Part 1)

Andre Goodman
Associate Director of Enterprise Reporting
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Privacy and Students’ Rights: FERPA, GDPR & Other Regulations

Ansley Sharp
Senior Assistant Registrar – Registration & Customer Relations
Registrar’s Office
Georgia Tech

Concurrent Workshops | 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Build Your Own Power Apps

Daniel Zealy
Systems and IT Architect Manager
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Caleb Tarleton
Systems and IT Architect Lead
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Empowering Faculty & Staff with Self-Service Analytics: An Introduction to the GT Enterprise Tableau Server

Andre Goodman
Associate Director of Enterprise Reporting
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Poster Sessions | 11:00 – 11:30 AM

Lunch Provided | 11:30 AM – 1 PM

Special Session | 1:00 – 2:00 PM

USG Executive Dashboards: Realizing Data-Driven Decision Making

Rich Loftus and Deloitte
Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Implementation
University System of Georgia

Sundae Bar | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Concurrent Workshops | 2:30 – 4:30 PM

Harness the Power of AI with ElasticSearch

Elastic

Mastering Advanced Techniques in Tableau: A Deep Dive into the GT Enterprise Tableau Server for Experienced Developers

Andre Goodman
Associate Director of Enterprise Reporting
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Navigating Your Career Path: Insights from Industry Experts

Partnership with Data Science@GT | 5:30 to 7:00 PM

Student focused panel discussion with industry professionals across data-related fields. Moderated by Krishi Manek, president of Data Science @ GT.

Panelists will discuss a day in the life for entry-level employees, provide career, mentorship and recruiting tips from more experienced professionals, and highlight student networking opportunities. Dinner will be provided for attendees.

Registration for this event will open Oct. 2.

Concurrent Sessions

9:00 – 9:45 AM

Harnessing AI: Exploring the Potential of AI at Georgia Tech

Brent O’Guin
Tech Strategist & Architect Sr.
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Eric Scott Sembrat, Ph.D.
Director of Digital Learning Technologies
Center for 21^st Century Universities (C21U)
Georgia Tech

Didier Contis
Executive Director of Academic Technology, Innovation, Research Computing 
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Where Does Georgia Tech’s Data Go?

Samantha James
IRP Data Management Specialist
Institutional Research & Planning
Georgia Tech

Jason Wang
Senior Director of IRP
Institutional Research & Planning
Georgia Tech

Ramblin’ Wreck Viz Challenge (Part 2)

Andre Goodman
Associate Director of Enterprise Reporting
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

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Concurrent Sessions

10:30 – 11:15 AM

Empower Your Day with Microsoft 365 Collaboration Tools

Kim Kruthaup Calleros
IT Service Delivery Manager, Sr.
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Operationalizing Data Analytics Methodology (ODAM)

Chris Perkins
Staff Solutions Architect
Splunk

Erma Sallis
Cyber Security Analytics Lead
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Enterprise Integrations: Creating Order from Chaos

Chhaya Amin
Associate Director of ETL & Integrations
Office of Information Technology 
Georgia Tech

Joe Younkins
Integration Developer Manager
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

John Gisi
Integration Developer Manager
Office of Information Technology
Georgia Tech

Mercury (Hg): A Data Source for News and Events across GT

Fletcher Moore
Web Developer Lead
Institute Communications
Georgia Tech

Lunch Provided | 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions

1:00 – 1:45 PM

Mapping GT Campus and Facilities

Doug Sims
Systems Support Engineer Sr
Infrastructure and Sustainability, Technology Services
Georgia Tech

Natural Language Processing for Financial Markets [FOMC + LLMS]

Agam Shah
Graduate Student
Scheller College of Business
Georgia Tech

Leveraging KnowBe4 for Cybersecurity Learning & Development

Eric Gill
Cybersecurity Training Manager
Office of Information Technology/Georgia Tech Cyber Security
Georgia Tech

HR/ASC Joint Presentation

TBD
Administrative Services Center
Georgia Tech Human Resources
Georgia Tech

Fall Theme | 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Closing Keynote | 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Data: A Foundational Component of Innovative Exploration at Tech

Daren Hubbard
VP for Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
Executive Sponsor for Data Days
Georgia Tech