Semantic Data 2024: Taxonomy, Ontology, and Knowledge Graphs

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8:00am

Registration and Breakfast - Exhibition Opens

9:00am

Chair’s Welcome

Conference Chair

Madi Weland Solomon, Head of Client Solutions and Services, Graphifi

9:10am

Keynote: Realizing the Semantic Layer: Building the Foundation for the Future

Most organizations can get much more from developments in advanced knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) than they currently do. Recent advances in higher computing plus an abundance of open-source solutions (e.g.: OpenAI, and multiple Large Language Models) The interest is there...
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Lulit Tesfaye, Partner, VP of Knowledge & Data Services and Engineering, Enterprise Knowledge, LLC.

9:50am

Speeding Content Integration with a Consumer Based Semantic Layer by Leveraging an LLM Based Auto-Classifier

In a recent acquisition WebMD Ignite inherited a large patient education content collection. A unified content corpus that could be delivered across all systems on its platform. Combination and deduplication were required to support multiple use cases. To support this primary business need, metho...
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Polly Alexander, Director, Metadata and Taxonomy, WebMD Ignite

10:20am

Securing Taxonomy and Ontology Strategy Buy-In

Managing strategic shifts in knowledge modeling approaches that garner support with lessons learned Different situations (e.g. projects and/or organizations) require different approaches (sometimes unique) to get the necessary support that ensures effective taxonomy and ontology development strat...
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Ashley Marty, Senior Taxonomy Manager, Meta

10:50am

Refreshments, Networking and Visit the Exhibition

11:20am

Taxonomies to Ontologies: How, When and Why to Connect or Extend

Taxonomies and ontologies each have their own distinctive benefits. However, uses often overlap. Especially when the goals are improved enterprise information with excellent data findability, analysis, and linking. Fortunately, most currently used taxonomies and ontologies are built on the same b...
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Heather Hedden, Taxonomy Consultant, Hedden Information Management

11:50am

‘Copilot’ is my Copilot: Assistance Across the Taxonomy Development Process

Currently, generative AI is not considered capable of creating a viable taxonomy from scratch. The complexity involved in developing a semantically rich taxonomy with appropriate broader and narrower relationships and helpful labels and definitions, free from inconsistencies is still a task that ...
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Bonnie Griffin, Taxonomy Consultant

12:20pm

Modern Data Platforms: How Semantics Enhances Them

How both business and advanced technologies are transformed The data and technology landscape constantly evolves. With the integration of advanced technologies like Generative AI and Machine Learning modern data platforms have become an important determinant of business success. Because semantics...
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Tim Padilla, Director, Sales & Consulting North America, Datavid

12:40pm

Lunch, Networking and Visit the Exhibition

Enjoy your lunch in the shared exhibition area. We'll resume at 1:50 PM for the afternoon sessions!

1:50pm

Semantic Data Conversations: Join your peers in roundtable discussions

Kickstart the afternoon with an engaging roundtable session led by our Conference Chair, Madi Weland Solomon, Head of Client Solutions and Services, Graphifi. We'll tackle pressing questions facing practitioners in our field today. What better way to look at how current technological development...
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Madi Weland Solomon, Head of Client Solutions and Services, Graphifi

2:40pm

From Data to Discovery: How Ontologies Accelerate Innovation in Life Sciences

The challenge In life sciences, vast amounts of complex data are generated. Turning those data into meaningful discoveries is the real challenge. Tackling the problem Ontologies and knowledge graphs are transforming the way data are handled, helping researchers gain faster, more accurate insight...
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Thomas Woodcock, Technical Sales Consultant, SciBite

3:00pm

Layers, Multi-Purpose Taxonomies, and the Ghost in the Machine

Challenges and Solutions Effective, unbiased machine learning models require clean, consistent, contextual, and well-considered data. Taxonomies are foundational knowledge organization structures that provide a single source of truth for concepts used for purposes like navigation, insight discove...
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Ahren Lehnert, Principal Taxonomist, Nike

3:30pm

Refreshments, Networking and Visit the Exhibition

4:00pm

What will be the Hot Topic in 2025 and Why it Matters

With rapid technological change, the future is arriving more quickly than ever. According to Amy Webb, CEO of the Future Today Institute, we have entered into a technology supercycle. A supercycle refers to an extended period of booming demand, and the development of multiple transformative gene...
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Madi Weland Solomon, Head of Client Solutions and Services, Graphifi

Bonnie Griffin, Taxonomy Consultant

Bob Kasenchak, Information Architect & Taxonomist, Factor

Drew Wanczowski, Sr. Principal Engineer, Progress MarkLogic

Michelle Roell, Taxonomy Consultant

4:40pm

Closing Keynote: Building an Organization’s Semantic Mindset

Aligning your organization around a common purpose requires an often overlooked transformation – a shift to a semantic mindset. Organizations that have a semantic mindset possess a shared understanding of the meaning of core business concepts that is internalized among the organization’s members ...
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Gary Carlson, Co-Founder, Factor

Bram Wessel, Co-Founder, Factor

5:10pm

Drinks and Networking

Continue networking, sharing ideas and celebrate a great day at the official drinks reception!

6:00pm

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