DAMA Days Toronto 2025

Community Access Pass
Early Bird - Member Day 1 only – $160.00
Early Bird - Member Day 2 only – $120.00
Early Bird - Member full Conference pass – $260.00
Member Day 1 only – $200.00
Member Day 1 & Pay if you Pass – $325.00
Pay if you Pass - An opportunity for our members to write the CDMP exam and pay the exam fee to DAMA International only if you pass
Member Day 2 only – $150.00
Member full Conference pass – $325.00
Non-Member Day 1 only + reception – $275.00
Includes Evening reception
Non-Member Day 2 only – $225.00
Non-Member full Conference pass – $425.00
Pay if you pass only + Refresher course – $200.00
Pay if you Pass - An opportunity for our members to write the CDMP exam and pay the exam fee to DAMA International only if you pass. There will be a refresher course before the exam from an experience data professional to review all the chapters.
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✨ Announcing the 3rd Annual DAMA Days Toronto Conference held at Deloitte Toronto!

This year’s event promises even more value, connection, and opportunities for data professionals.

Highlights include:

Special guest speakers and presentations from leaders in the field.
Member-only offer to give CDMP exam and you pay for the exam only if you pass
Main stage recordings available to attendees after the conference.
Exciting raffle prizes
Free professional headshots for all attendees.
Exclusive discounts on literature authored by industry experts.
Networking opportunities with:
- local data management professionals from across GTA.
- Leaders from both private and public sectors.
- Subject matter experts spanning technical and business perspectives.
- Vendors showcasing tools, demos, and innovations.
- Local nonprofits and community organizations making an impact in data management.

Tickets are on sale now!

⚠️ As planning progresses, some program details may be updated.

Program Agenda below may subject to change as some more details are worked on by the organizing team.

Day 1: November 26, 2025

Time	Speaker	Topic
08:00 AM	Doors Open	Registration
09:00 AM	Sapna Jain, President DAMA Toronto	Opening Remarks
09:15 AM	Mitesh Kapadia, Ernst & Young LLP	Key note Address
09:45 AM	Anuyogam Venkataraman, Microsoft	Supercharge Spark on Microsoft Fabric: Boost Performance, Cut Costs, and Optimize with Confidence
10:45 AM	Break	Networking Break
11:00 AM	Yulia Koserenko, Consultant - Why Change Inc.	Embedded Analytics: How To Deliver Business Insights to the Right Place at the Right Time
12 Noon	Lunch Break	Lunch, vendor booth, headshots
01:00 PM	Abhishek Saha, Delotte	TBD
02:15 PM	Mitesh Kapadia, Anuyogam Venkataraman, Yulia Kosarenko, Abhishek Saha, Rob Emerson, Abdul Farra	Panel: Getting your organization ready for AI journey (People, Process, Technology, Data and beyond)
03:00 PM	Break	Networking
03:20 PM	Rob Emerson, City of Barrie	Embarking on a Transformational Journey: AI Adoption at the City of Barrie
04:30 PM	Sathya Ramamoorthy, Board member, DAMA Toronto	Day 1 Closing remarks
05:00 PM		Networking and evening reception

Day 2: November 27, 2025

Time	Speaker	Topic
08:00 AM	Doors Open	Registration
09:00 AM	Sardar Kayan, Board member, DAMA Toronto,	Day 2 Opening Remarks
09:15 AM	Ian Cheng, Slalom Consulting	Enabling a Data Product Organization
10:15 AM	Albert Guo, Telus	Catalog of Trust — Privacy at the Center
10:45 AM	Break	Networking Break
11:00 AM	Abdul Ferra, CAAT Pension Plan	Domain driven Data Hub Architecture
12 Noon	Lunch Break	Lunch, vendor booth, headshots
01:00 PM	Rob Gerbrandt, RMG Consulting & Jason W.D. Cassidy, Shiny Docs Corporation	Is it time for Detente? Removing the barriers between Information Governance and Data Governance
02:15 PM	Group Activity lead by Vishal Vashista, Deloitte	Case study
03:15 PM	Break	Networking
03:30 PM	Group Activity continues	Top 3 team presentation & Winner Announcement
04:30 PM	Sathya Ramamoorthy, Board member, DAMA Toronto	Day 2 Closing remarks & vote of thanks

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