Semantic Data 2024: Taxonomy, Ontology, and Knowledge Graphs

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October 23, 2024

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8:30am
Registration and Breakfast - Exhibition Opens
Enjoy breakfast and explore the DAM New York and Semantic Data co-located exhibition before joining the event!
 
9:00am
Chair’s Welcome
Conference Chair
Madi Weland Solomon, Head of Client Solutions and Services, Graphifi
 
9:10am
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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Speaker
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
Building an Organization Semantic Mindset (anything less will deliver sub-optimal results)
IF the objective is to align your organization’s information domains of products, customers, governance, and campaigns. THEN you must build a true semantic mindset throughout your organization. ‘SEMANTICS’ properly structured enables full and robust discovery, sharing, and analysis of information...
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Speaker
Gary Carlson, Co-Founder, Factor Firm LLC
Bram Wessel, Co-Founder, Factor Firm LLC
 
10:50am
Refreshments, Networking and Visit the DAM Exhibition
Your chance to visit the DAM New York and Semantic Data co-located exhibition and network with fellow attendees.
 
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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Speaker
Heather Hedden, Senior Consultant, Enterprise Knowledge LLC
 
11:50am
Taxonomy Implementation - Today Case Studies from PayPal
Understanding the context: The goals of developing and deploying a taxonomy include:
  • Organizing information.
  • Improving search and navigation.
  • Standardizing terminology.
  • Enabling personalization.
  • Bridging gaps between content silos.
The real-...
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Speaker
Bonnie Griffin, Global Customer Operations Taxonomist, Paypal
 
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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Speaker
Tim Padilla, Director, Sales & Consulting North America, Datavid
 
12:40pm
Lunch, Networking and Visit the DAM Exhibition
Enjoy your lunch in the shared exhibition area with DAM New York. We'll resume at 1:50 PM for the afternoon sessions!
 
1:50pm
Interactive Roundtable
Kickstart the afternoon with an engaging roundtable session led by an industry leader and insights from our speakers. We'll tackle pressing questions facing practitioners in our field today. Session agenda:
  • Speaker Introduction and Topic Overview: 10 minutes
  • Facilitated Table Di...
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2:35pm
Hear from Scibite
 
2:55pm
Refreshments, Networking and Visit the DAM Exhibition
Your chance to visit the DAM New York and Semantic Data exhibition and network with fellow attendees.  
 
3:30pm
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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Speaker
Ahren Lehnert, Principal Taxonomist, Nike
4:00pm
Presentation
 
4:30pm
Presentation
 
5:00pm
Drinks and Networking
Continue networking, sharing ideas and celebrate a great day at the official drinks reception!
 
6:00pm
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