Event Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Location:
710 Central St. KC MO
Admission: Free
Most organizations don’t have a data problem.
They have a trust problem.
We’ve built faster pipelines, cheaper storage, and prettier dashboards.
And yet teams still argue over numbers, rebuild the same datasets, and don’t trust what’s already there.
At the next Kansas City Data Professionals meetup, I’ll be walking through what “Data as a Product” actually means in practice:
- Why ownership is the missing ingredient
- Why governance keeps failing when it’s bolted on
- How trust, reuse, and speed are designed, not hoped for
- How to start without a massive transformation program
This isn’t theory or vendor hype. It’s a practical operating model for teams that want data people actually trust and reuse.
If you’ve ever asked “why don’t people trust our data?” this one’s for you.
Agenda
5:30 – 5:45 – Arrival & Open Networking
5:45 – 6:00 – Welcome
6:00 – 6:10 – Presentation
6:25 – 7:00 – Open Networking
Hosts
- David Traynham – David is a Kansas City based data engineering leader and organizer of the Kansas City Data Professionals community.
- Melanie Traynham, MSN, RN – Melanie is a Kansas City based clinical data strategist and healthcare informatics leader and organizer of Kansas City Data Professionals community.
- Matthew Copple – Matthew is a Kansas City based data and analytics engineer and organizer of the Kansas City Data Professionals community.
Attendee Instructions:
Please use the parking lot directly in front of the building. Anything with HIVE COWORKING signs is great place to park!