Emergence of the Corporate Data Team

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This presentation brings a common awareness about the corporate data team that most organizations are establishing as they go through their enterprise transformation and modernization journey. The corporate data team, often referred to as the Data Office, serves as a critical function responsible for managing data quality, governance, and integration across disparate source systems providing accessibility to analytics and reporting for all business departments in the organization. This case study explores the history of how organizations typically handled data in the past and how technology as well as data practices have evolved to leverage data to become a critical element for an organization’s enterprise strategy. We will examine how the data team is structured, the impact of each of the key roles (such as data engineers and data scientists), how data is governed, and the data architecture that is supported by a centralized data team. The presentation also reviews the technical and organizational challenges faced by modern corporate data teams. This session should demonstrate why organizations have had to mature their data practices to accelerate business outcomes and efficiently manage data for strategic growth.

 


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  • University of Regina
  • Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Regina, Saskatchewan
  • Canada S4S 0A2
  • Building: Education
  • Room Number: ED 388
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  • Starts 24 October 2025 06:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 06 November 2025 06:00 AM UTC
  • No Admission Charge

  Speakers

Mike Jacobson

Director, Data Architect

Data Strategy, Management & Enablement

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)

Biography:

Mike Jacobson grew up in the small town of Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, where his passion for technology began through a fascination with computer gaming that delved into computer game design. That early curiosity evolved into a career focused on data and information systems spanning more than two decades across consulting, application development, and enterprise data management.

While working at The Cooperators in various technology roles for 15 years, Mike has found his passion in data while working on the data warehousing team. Adept at learning various techniques focusing on data profiling, data analysis, data modeling and solution design, Mike has spent over a decade delivering enterprise data solutions that has transformed data into information that his business partners are able to use to determine business insights and make critical decisions.

In his current role at SGI as both a hands-on Data Architect and Director, Mike is leveraging his experience with deep domain expertise in data architecture as well as his knowledge in the insurance industry to help shape the data platform and advance the data team’s maturity. As SGI undergoes a major transformation from legacy systems to modern architecture, Mike ensures that the data platform remains consistent, scalable, reliable, and auditable, supporting the organization’s evolving ecosystem and enabling a data-driven future.




Agenda

  1. Land Acknowledgement

  2. Introduction of the Speaker

  3. Talk on "Emergence of the Corporate Data Team"

  4. Q&A

  5. Refreshments