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Alec Sharp

Founder
Clariteq Systems Consulting
Alec Sharp, a senior consultant and acclaimed teacher with Clariteq Systems Consulting, has deep expertise in a rare combination of fields – business analysis and requirements specification, data modelling, strategy development, facilitation, and, of course, business process modelling, analysis and design.
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Eevamaija Virtanen

Lead Data Engineer
Invinite
Eevamaija Virtanen is a lead data engineer and founding partner at Invinite, a health data company. Eevamaija has spent the past few years designing and implementing modern cloud data platforms, focusing on scalable pipelines, clean data modeling and DataOps practices. She’s delivered projects in the healthcare, energy, e-commerce and digital services industries. Her talks cut through hype and focus on what organizations actually need to connect data work with humans and business outcomes.
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Rick van der Lans

Managing Director
R20/Consultancy
Rick van der Lans is an independent analyst, consultant, author and internationally acclaimed lecturer specializing in data warehousing, business intelligence, and database technology. Rick helps clients worldwide to design their data warehouse, big data and BI architectures.
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Juha Korpela

Founder
Datakor Consulting
Juha Korpela is an experienced data professional from Helsinki, Finland. For many years, he has been working in high-profile data leadership positions in a variety of industries. He is founder of Datakor Consulting, advising large enterprises on data modeling and data product management at scale.
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Mathias Vercauteren

Managing Director
Data and AI Governance Partners
Mathias Vercauteren is a global leader in data and AI governance, known for transforming complex challenges into practical, lasting solutions. Mathias partners with C-level leaders and executive teams to implement governance strategies that drive performance, compliance, and trust in data. He is also helping organizations prepare for the future through AI governance, ensuring that innovation is matched with ethics, accountability, and value creation. As Project Manager of the DAMA-DMBOK® 3.0, Mathias leads one of the world’s most significant initiatives in data management.
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Jos van Dongen

Director Erasmus Data Collaboratory
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jos is the director of the Erasmus Data Collaboratory – House of AI, where data & AI come to life. The EDC is part of the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics, in which Jos serves as a member of the management team.
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Rutger Rienks

Thought Leader Data Strategy
KPN
Rutger Rienks is the author of "Predictive Policing: Taking a Chance for a Safer Future". He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Twente in The Netherlands and is a well-known enthusiastic speaker.
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Antoine Stelma

Lead Data Architect
Connected Data Group
Antoine Stelma co-founded Connected Data Group and is responsible for business innovation with Data & Analytic architectures. Antoine has an extensive background of 20 years in Enterprise Data Warehousing, specialising in Data Vault modeling, Data Virtualization and designing Data & Analytics platforms.
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Dennis van Gelder

Consultant
Deltiq
Dennis van Gelder works at Deltiq as an expert in the field of data, data management, analytics and digital transformations. He is an experienced consultant who enjoys helping organisations become smarter.
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Huub Meertens

IT and data expert
Eviden
Huub Meertens works at Eviden and has over 30 years of experience as an IT and data expert in both the public and private sectors. He combines strategic leadership with a passion for innovation, improving business processes, and solving complex data challenges.
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Tanja Ubert

Docent and researcher
Hogeschool Rotterdam
Tanja Ubert is Lecturer at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences at the CMI department, regarding all sorts of methodology, Design, Data engineering and Business Intelligence. She is co-author of the new Bachelor Applied Datascience & Artificial Intelligence and Researcher in the Research team for Education and Learning Technology.
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