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# CDO Summit 2021 - The Data Governance Imperative: Tools, Teams, and Processes - How to Successfully Implement a Data Governance Strategy
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/cdo-summit-2021-data-governance/
- Published: 2021-07-23T14:38:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T03:51:27.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: speaking, data governance, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

Spoke on a panel recently at [CDO Summit 2021](https://www.cdomagazine.tech/cdo%5Fmagazine/topics/governance%5Fand%5Fquality/cdo-summit-2021---the-data-governance-imperative-tools-teams-and-processes--/video%5F18673e14-3d1f-588e-b6a4-74ee7e05960b.html?ref=katecarruthers.com) regarding data governance along withModerator: John Hershberger, Practice Lead for Financial Services and Insurance at Wavicle; and [Mark Pannek](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-pannek-mba-58934119/?ref=katecarruthers.com), Data Governance Leader at ADM

It was a really interesting panel, with each of us from different kind of organisations, from different continents too.

Some common themes that emerged were:

- the complexity of the modern data landscape
- issues around securing data effectively
- the perennial issue around tagging data for classification purposes (this one has been around since at least the 1990s)
- tracking provenance of data
- the plethora of new compliance obligations, especially if your organisation operates on a global basis
- the challenges of managing data governance across the organisation

[Watch the video here](https://www.cdomagazine.tech/cdo%5Fmagazine/topics/governance%5Fand%5Fquality/cdo-summit-2021---the-data-governance-imperative-tools-teams-and-processes--/video%5F18673e14-3d1f-588e-b6a4-74ee7e05960b.html?ref=katecarruthers.com)

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