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CALL FOR SPEAKERS

DAMA Day is the Pacific Northwest’s premier data management conference, uniting data and technology professionals for a day of insight, innovation, and networking. This year's program is built around the theme From Data to Decisions – Powering Innovation in the Age of AI and Quantum, and is reflective of a pivotal moment for data professionals.

As AI adoption accelerates and quantum computing begins to influence real-world applications, organizations must rethink how data is governed, architected and activated. DAMA Day sessions will showcase how forward-looking data strategies, resilient architectures, and emerging technologies come together to turn complexity into clarity and data into decisive, high-value actions

 Event Date: May 15, 2026 Event Time: 7:30am - 6:00pm PST Venue: Meydenbauer Center - Bellevue, WA

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Chief Technology Officers (CTO)
  • Chief Data Officers (CDO) 
  • Chief DATA & AI Officer (CDAIO)
  • Data & AI Practitioners and Professionals
  • Business and IT leaders and managers
  • Early & Rising Career Professionals & Students

EXAMPLE TOPICS

  • Decision-Ready Foundations - Modernize data quality and metadata as accelerators for AI pipelines; sessions like "Why 'Good Enough' Data Breaks AI."
  • AI & Decision Intelligence - Shift analytics to agentic workflows and measure decision quality; discuss "When AI Recommends, Who Decides?"
  • Governance & Trust - Enable ethical decisions with auditability and regulatory readiness; explore "Trust Is a Decision Outcome."
  • Platforms & Scale - Build decision workflows over storage; tackle "Why Most Data Products Fail the Decision Test."
  • Future Horizons - Prepare for quantum and autonomy; discuss "Quantum Won’t Save Bad Data."
  • Career Development - Prepare early and rising career individuals with guidance on resumes, mentoring, leadership pathways, and skill development for data leaders 

SPEAKER / PRESENTATION CONSIDERATIONS

  • Session length: Presentations should be 50 minutes total, including Q&A. Applications close March 25, 2026 with notification shortly after closing

  • Materials & deadlines: Selected speakers must submit an abstract and final presentation (PowerPoint required) to DAMA-PS no later than April 15, 2026. Final agenda details and speaking slots will be communicated by April 30, 2026.

  • Copyright & usage: Speakers retain copyright to their original content. By submitting a proposal, speakers grant DAMA-PS the right to record, reproduce, and distribute the presentation (print, web, audio, and video formats) without royalties or fees. 

  • Commercial content policy: All presentations are subject to preview and pre-approval by the DAMA-PS Board of Directors. Sales pitches or promotional content may result in the session being interrupted or stopped, and may disqualify the speaker from future events.

  • Company approval: By submitting a proposal, speakers confirm they have permission from their employer to present under these terms. If approval has not yet been obtained, this must be clearly noted in the submission.

  • Panels: Speakers may also be considered for one or more panel discussions, as determined by DAMA-PS. 

APPLY TO SPEAK

Share your expertise - help attendees move from Data to Decisions. Applications close on March 20, 2026 



STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? 

Additional questions about the event and/or speaking, please reach out to info@dama-ps.org 

TIMELINE 

Applications Close - March 20

Selections Announced - April 3

Presentations Due -  April 17

Agenda Published - April 30 

Optional Pre-Event Speaker Dinner - May 14

DAMA Day Event - May 15



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