The Data Transparency Coalition and Workiva will host Data Transparency 2014 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. September 30, 2014, at the JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C.
The Data Transparency Coalition advocates on behalf of the private sector and the public interest for the publication of government information as standardized, machine-readable data.
The program includes keynote addresses from White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Nick Sinai and Comptroller General of the United States Gene Dodaro, along with speakers Dave Mader, from the White House Office of Management and Budget, and David Lebryk, from the Department of the Treasury. Mader and Lebryk are charged with implementing the DATA Act.
Representative Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, will speak about H.R. 5405, which requires the SEC to stop using the eXtensible Business Reporting Format (XBRL) for collecting public company financial statements.
The full list of speakers include:
- SEC Mark Flannery, Chief Economist and Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
- Nick Sinai, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Hon. Patrick McHenry, House of Representatives
- Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States
- Dave Mader, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, White House Office of Management and Budget
- David Lebryk, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury
- Mark Flannery, Chief Economist and Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, Securities and Exchange Commission
- Hon. Mike Duffey, Ohio House of Representatives
- Bob Taylor, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Department of the Treasury
- Ali Ahmad, Senior Communications Adviser, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Amy Edwards, Director, Government Performance Task Force, Senate Budget Committee
- Tickets are $35.00 for students and non-profits, free for government employees and $145.00 for for-profit members.Go to the event’s website to register.
