Most organizations don't have a data strategy problem because they lack ambition — they have one because they don't actually know what data they hold, where it lives, or how sensitive it is. In this 45-minute session, Fahad Diwan and Rebecca Perry give you a practical framework for building a defensible data strategy, then bring it to life with a live look at Exterro OptiX360.
You'll walk through the platform's three-tiered scanning approach in real time — from a Surface Scan that maps and clusters your data sources, to a Metadata Scan that refines those clusters, to a Targeted Content Scan that classifies sensitive and regulated content in place. See how Exterro OptiX360 turns raw metadata into business-context clusters, recommends retention, protection, and access control policies, and surfaces data that's ready for defensible disposition — all while your raw content stays inside your own environment.
Whether you're starting from a survey-based inventory you no longer trust or building a governance program from scratch, leave with a concrete first step for turning data chaos into a governed, current foundation that legal, privacy, security, and IT can all work from.
Rebecca Perry is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Exterro. Rebecca has been with Exterro almost 30 years. She works with legal, IT, Compliance and Privacy professionals, along with their outside counsel, to accelerate compliance and mitigate risks in the areas of Data Privacy, Data Retention, Data Inventory/Mapping, Data Breach, E-Discovery & Digital Forensics.
Rebecca has been a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the last 10 years and has been in the trenches with clients helping them solve complex data governance challenges.
Rebecca speaks frequently on these topics to groups like the Association of Corporate Counsel, IAPP, PrivSec, Data Protection World Forum and Today's General Counsel. Rebecca also manages strategic partnerships with legal service providers and works closely with law firm partners.
Fahad Diwan is Director of Product Management (Privacy & Data Governance Products) at Exterro, a market Data Risk Management software provider. In his role, he brings to market products that streamline and automate privacy compliance. Previously, Fahad was a privacy lawyer & consultant and worked at leadings firms like Norton Rose Fulbright, KPMG, and EY.
Phil Donaus is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Exterro, where he partners with legal, compliance, and IT teams to design and implement enterprise solutions for eDiscovery, Legal Hold, and Data Privacy. With a background spanning privacy engineering, data governance, and regulatory compliance, he helps organizations modernize legal and privacy operations by bridging technical implementation with business and legal requirements. His expertise includes privacy management, information governance, consent, and defensible data workflows, enabling organizations to reduce risk while improving operational efficiency.