The full conference programme is available on ConfTool and through the Conf4me app.

Keynote Speaker

We welcome Mandy Chessell CBE FREng, Founder of Pragmatic Data Research Ltd. as out keynote speaker.
Mandy Chessell is a trusted advisor to executives from large organisations, working with them to develop their strategy and architecture relating to the governance, integration and management of information. Mandy worked for IBM for 35 years, the last 15 as an IBM Distinguished Engineer. She is now one of the founders of Pragmatic Data Research Ltd, dedicated to improving the transparency, security and efficiency of digital operations and data management. Mandy is also the honorary president of the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED).
Mandy has been developing integration software throughout her career. Her focus has always been on using and supporting open standards to achieve heterogeneous-interoperability. Today Mandy is the leader and top contributor to the Egeria Open Source project (https://egeria-project.org) which is part of the LF AI & Data Foundation. Egeria is focused on providing an open metadata and governance technology that is able to exchange, integrate and correlate metadata from different tools, engines and platforms.
Mandy is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2015 she received a CBE for services to software engineering. In 2000, she was identified as one of MIT Technology Review’s hundred young people most likely to make significant 21st Century technical innovation. She is also distinguished as the first woman to win a Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal. Mandy has published numerous titles and has over 50 patents issued worldwide.

Registration

Early registration for when you arrive at the conference will be available by the reception desk at Aston University starting on Wednesday 4th of September, at 13:00.

Alternatively, you may register on Thursday morning from 8:30.

Workshops

Workshops are scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday 4th September 2024, from 14:00 to 17:00. Registration for workshops and activities is done through the ConfTool, during the conference registration procedure.

If you wish to attend a particular workshop and did not mark it when you registered, please update your conftool registration.

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner will take place at The Bond Digbeth. This is a short walk from Aston University along the canal.

Venue Map