Data Modeling Panel Discussion | Enterprise Data World

So, I got myself elected to be part of a panel at Enterprise Data World in Tampa in April. My bud Chris Bradley from British Petroleum will be leading this discussion along with my main data evangelist on the interwebs, Karen "@datachick" Lopez and some other compatriots to the cause. It looks pretty interesting. The panel will discuss opinions on how to keep data modeling relevant today. I love to be contentious so we'll see what I come up with and I am very bullish on making data modeling 'real' for the masses. In other words, moving the practice from out of the ivory tower of enterprise academia and enable it as a main stream practice...not unlike making a PowerPoint to articulate a point.....just using REAL metadata to do it with!