Dave has spent the last 20 years shaping how creative businesses operate, from inside agencies, publishers, and tech companies, to consulting with governments and global brands. His work is grounded in creative operations: building the systems, structures and rhythms that allow creative teams to scale without losing their edge.

Dave is also the founder of Signals, an employee engagement platform used by creative and professional services firms across the world. Signals helps leadership teams track sentiment in real-time, turning staff feedback into a competitive advantage.

Alex is an experienced archivist with over a decade of expertise in digitization, digital collections, and managing digital asset management systems. She is passionate about developing user-centered systems that make archival collections more searchable and accessible. With a background in both photography and the music industry, Alex has contributed to the archives of renowned institutions including Saturday Night Live, The New York Times, the Adirondack Experience (formerly the Adirondack Museum), and the Rauschenberg Foundation.

Exhibition Opens - your chance to check out the live demos, to contrast and compare.

Networking prompt and let’s ‘break the ice’ - connect with someone you’ve not met before! Mingle with your peers. Take time to forge a new connection in your Semantic Data community.

Challenges for the ambitious:

Organizations with semantic ambitions such as dynamic content and personalization often face practical challenges in implementing knowledge organization structures that are sophisticated enough to support them. These challenges include system constraints, fledgling governance models, and human factors.

Some solutions:

Refresh over coffee. Share experiences.

Networking prompt and let’s ‘break the ice’ - connect with someone you’ve not met before! Mingle with your peers. Take time to forge a new connection in your DAM and Semantic Data community.

Exhibition - your chance to check out the live demos, to contrast and compare. Talk to those who have the solution you might need.

Led by Conference Chair, Madi Weland Solomon, and with insights from the event’s speakers, this interactive roundtable is an opportunity to exchange views, share experiences, hear innovative questions, pose questions and expand one’s network - just the way to kickstart the afternoon. 

All in a collaborative environment designed to increase knowledge, enhance skills, and propel careers. 

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