Part 1: Tabletop Exercise: Debate (2:15PM-3:00PM)
Attendees will be split into two groups where they will work together to draft up an argument, for vs. against, to defend an important analytics topic or situation. Each group will have 20 minutes to work collaboratively to draft their argument and select a presenter(s) from within their group, and then each group will have 10 minutes to share their views (a fast paced 40 minutes).

Be prepared to exercise your innovative thinking and come with an open mind, as you may be purposefully put on the "for" team when you are actually "against" it and vice versa to help you think constructively to promote further development and advancement. Ultimately, we want to help you meet more people during this timeframe, take part in an interesting, informative, and collaborative activity, and most importantly to have some fun. The debate topic for the Enterprise Analytics Community is “Data First or Business Problem First/ Start with the data or start with business problems?

Part 2: Successful Strategy through Data Mesh for Data Driven Utilities (3:00PM-4:00PM)
Join the Enterprise Analytics Community on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in-person at UA Week in San Diego for a presentation with Q&A and open discussion on "Successful Strategy through Data Mesh for Data Driven Utilities" by Angela White Parker, Enterprise Information Architect, SoCalGas and Umesh Sawnani, Enterprise Architect, Sempra Energy.

Data Driven utilities will have significant impact on future of society, their environmental impact and energy security. Productization can unlock the tremendous potential of data through Data Mesh, Service Mesh and well-defined data products. We will share details on some of the key strategies that can help enterprises successfully implement them.

Key strategies for success of Data Mesh & Service Mesh adoption:

• Reference Architectures
• Organization and Operating Model Options
• Success criteria