Join us for the International Master Data Quality Conference 2017 to learn
how business intelligence can help your organization transform its data assets for the boardroom.
The IMDQ conference is the big event for data leaders, data users, data analysts, data stewards,
chief data officers and data scientists who believes that quality master data, big data and business intelligence can turn current data into an organisational asset.
Speakers

Dr John R. Talburt
Dr John R. Talburt, PhD, IQCP, CDMP is the Chief Scientist for Black Oak Analytics, Inc., an Arkansas-based company specializing in data quality solutions.

Dr. Salomon De Jager
Dr Salomon is the Chief Executive Director (President) of the PiLog Group. The PiLog Group is established from PiLog International (BVI Company) with companies in South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Russia and USA.

MR. Imad Syed
Senior executive with vast experience & expertise in conceiving, designing & building enterprise solutions for medium to large corporates; designed SaaS, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Cloud & On-Premise business models. Managed & strategised Research, Innovation & Development of strategic products & solutions in the field of master data governance, management & data transformations.

PROF Ismael Caballero
Ismael Caballero holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, where he works as associate professor teaching Software Engineering and Data Quality Management foundations.

Mr. Edward Thomas
Edward has been part of the Transnet family for the past 10 years. Before being appointed as Group Chief Supply Chain Officer, Edward was the Executive Manager for Strategic Sourcing.

MR. Jacques Rossouw
Jacques Rossouw has more than 22 years of experience in transforming and running companies and defines himself as an ‘entrepreneurial technologist’.

MR. Deon Olckers
I am a book, not a magazine to be scanned over, take some time to know the character; there will be something of interest for sure! .

MR. Lucien Xavier Pierce
Lucien is managing partner of Phukubje Pierce Masithela Attorneys (“PPM”), a boutique commercial law firm focusing on commercial, regulatory and compliance aspects of ICT and information security and data protection.

MR. Wesley Diphoko
Wesley believes in the value of enabling people to access information.He is the founder of the Infonomist - a technology platform that turns data into valuable information for society.

MS. Nicolene Fourie
Nicolene is currently employed as a Principal Researcher: Geo-Informatics at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Meraka Institute.

MR. Johann van Tonder
Johann van Tonder is an economist and financial wellness researcher at Momentum. He worked as an economist at the National Treasury before taking up an economics and personal finance journalist position at a prominent newspaper.

MR. Peter Blignaut
Peter Blignaut started programming computers using BASIC when he was 12 using an Apple IIe. He spent his early working life on a variety of systems development and implementation projects.

MR. Willie Snyman
Willie Snyman is an Executive Coach and Partner at Change Partners Coaching. He retired as General Manager from Astute Financial Services in March 2016 where he previously filled the roles of Head of Business Development 2007 – 2013 and acting Managing Director during 2014.

MR. Reinhard Schiel
Reinhard is the International CEO of PiLog, responsible for Europe, Russia and CIS countries. Reinhard started his career as an telecommunications engineer in the laboratories of Telkom after completing his Electrotechnical Engineering degree at the University of Pretoria.

MR. Pieter Strydom
Mr Strydom has a Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Pretoria, South Africa, and furthered his studies with a MBL from Unisa. He started his career at Eskom as Maintenance Engineer in the nuclear field.

MR. CHRISTO VAN DER RHEEDE
Christo van der Rheede is the Deputy Executive Officer of Agri SA, South Africa’s leading organised primary agricultural establishment.

MS. Adri Senekal de Wet
Adri Senekal de Wet is the Executive Editor of Independ Business, the editor of Business Report and Personal Finance, print and on-line, South Africa’s biggest national financial publication with a daily readership of 2 million readers in print and on line.

MS. Charene Nortier
Charene Nortier has been at the FSB for 10 years, prior to that she worked in the banking sector in various roles.

MR. Gideon Huisamen
Mr Gideon Huisamen completed his National Higher Diploma in Cost Accounting in 1989 and then his Bachelor in Commerce (Finance) in 1996. He worked as a Management and Cost accountant for 16 years in South Africa with a Telecom Company and also later in a food Canning Manufacturing Company.

Mr. Nati Venter
Natie’s career in the Telecommunication industry spans 30+ years of various facets from technical, financial, training, transport and mechanical, supply chain to systems development.