Everything you need to know about Data Management Summit

The DMS is an exclusive event to guide the Data Management community in the technology landscape, an open discussion forum to share experiences and use cases. A fundamental summit for CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, BI Managers, Data Governance Officers, Data Scientists implementing emerging technologies to solve new technological challenges. We are very excited to announce that in 2021 we will have 3 editions of the DMS one of them completely in English (International Editions) in feasible time for the professionals of Latin America and USA.

The event was born from the impulse of its founders at a time when the Data Management scene was offering many events with more marketing or digital transformation oriented approaches. We at Synergo! were looking for a technical event to attend and support, when we saw that no event seemed to have this approach we spoke with customers and suppliers to see if there was a chance to fill this gap. All this crystallized in 2018 with the first Data Management Summit at the Polytechnic University of Valencia on its Gandia campus. From there we reached a brilliant 2019 edition "scaling" in Italy and this 2020 edition is one of the most important in the industry for content and professionals.

Dogmas

From the first moment, we decided not to fall into the schemes of other events of these characteristics, hence the creation of what we internally call the "Dogmas of the DMS".

Technical event: The event has a technical focus and therefore we select the audience in a rigorous way by checking one by one the profiles of the registered people (that's why we call them candidates) and we do it by checking their Linkedin profile so it is mandatory to enter it when registering for the event. Only those who register will be able to enjoy the event.

Free event: We do not want the DMS to be a paid event. The business model is based on the participation of sponsors who support the costs of the event, including Synergo! which offers the work done by the organization. 

Speech of companies only: We do not allow speeches from suppliers, solution providers, and consultants (unless they introduce some topic of general interest and do training). We do not want "evangelists", we think that for the type of technical event it is not necessary to hold this type of speech in the event. Sponsors may suggest a client company to hold a speech, but vendors' speeches are not allowed. Vendors can be an active part of the roundtables, as it is interesting to know the approach to trends and the future of the data world.

Agonistic approach: We think that in this kind of event it doesn't make sense to talk about technology, but rather about solutions, ideas, experiences. This is why our approach is agnostic with respect to technology.

Alignment to DAMA: We believe in the DAMA-I Framework and our event, even if it is not a DAMA event has a close relationship, many associates of DAMA Spain and board members actively participate in the good development of the event.

Group Dynamics: Since the first edition was the most important moment of the event as we give the protagonism to the assistants who actively participate in the generation of knowledge. In the 2020 edition, due to the restrictions of COVID, the event will be online and the dynamics have been preserved with some technical limitations. We will use the Google Meet Enterprise platform creating discussion tables that will be activated after each speech.

Round Tables: In this edition, there will be 4 contemporary round tables that will give the participants the opportunity to follow the session of their interest but that will give the possibility to change tables during the development of the same. The round tables of the 2020 edition will have the following topics: Data Governance, MDM and Architecture, Data Security, Data Quality In the round table, participants will be able to interact with members and facilitators through chat.

The companies that have supported this edition of the Data Management Summit are Google, Deloitte, Fivetran. AboutDataGovernance, and Pragma Etimos

Call for Chapter Development

To set up an event of this nature requires public and private collaboration, it is necessary local support we use the formula of the chapter. In each country there are different referents who are in charge of proposing content, looking for sponsors and promoting the event locally.

The ideal location is a Public/Private University. We believe that an independent event cannot be hosted in the headquarters of a technological vendor, we want to put students in contact with the business realities within Data Management. If you plan to open a DMS chapter in your country do not hesitate to contact us.

What We Need From University

We need space for 70/80 people for case presentations and roundtable discussions. We need a classroom or another space with tables of 8 people maximum to make the dynamic group and space for catering. For both spaces, we need a projector and a megafony suitable for the room. We need an internet connection for internal use and for the attendees. Eventual availability of student volunteers for the logistical organization (not mandatory)

I would be proud to have a speech from the University. We would be honored to have the rector at the opening ceremony. We need the authorization to use the university logo to promote the event and for communication.

With the allocation of space, the University is automatically a sponsor of the event at no other cost.

International Development

We are interested in developing the DMS in the following countries: Germany, France, Denmark, Holand, Portugal wih editions in Local Language. From Synergo! we will manage International, Spanish and Italian Editions.

Contact us for more info.

Michele Iurillo ([email protected])

How to participate: directly by registering at https://datamanagementsummit.org

How to suggest speech https://dms.synergo.es/what-speeches-have-to-be/

How to sponsor: https://dms.synergo.es/data-management-summit/

Profiles of participants admitted to the Summit: https://dms.synergo.es/professionals-admitted-at-the-summit/

Hall of Fame: All profesional that have be an active part in past editions: https://dms.synergo.es/dmss-hall-of-fame/