Events
Interested in ODGA Lunch and Learns?
Commonwealth of Virginia employees and contractors can access previous lunch and learn recordings through the ODGA Data Governance and Literacy library*.
*This library is available to Commonwealth of Virginia employees and contractors only.
If you are interested in ODGA presenting a lunch and learn to your agency directly, please fill out this form.
July 2026
Lunch and Learn - Data Risks and Issues
July 15, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Join us for a workshop on identifying, assessing, and mitigating data risks and issues that can compromise your organization's operations, compliance, and decision-making.
Audience: State Employees, Data Stewards, Data Owners, and Data Custodians
Lunch and Learn - Virginia Open Data Portal Workshop
July 29, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Join us to explore the Virginia Open Data Portal and discover how to access and leverage publicly available state government datasets for research, analysis, and transparency.
Audience: State Employees, University staff, and Virginia Localities
August 2026
Lunch and Learn - Data Classification
August 5, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Join us to learn how to properly classify and categorize your organization's data based on sensitivity, criticality, and regulatory requirements. Discover practical frameworks for labeling data assets, implementing appropriate security controls, and ensuring compliance with privacy and protection standards.
Audience: State Employees, Data Stewards, Data Owners, and Data Custodians
Data Stewards Group
August 12, 2026 1:00-3:00 PM
Group established by the Virginia Code. Learn more on the Data Stewards Group page of the website
Lunch and Learn - ODGA Free Resources for Agencies
August 19, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Learn about what free ODGA resources exist for agencies to use!
Audience: State Employees, Data Stewards, Data Owners, and Data Custodians
September 2026
Lunch and Learn - AI and Data
September 9, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Join us to explore the critical relationship between artificial intelligence and data, and learn how quality data serves as the foundation for successful AI initiatives. Discover best practices for preparing, managing, and governing data to power machine learning models and drive AI-driven innovation in your organization
Audience: State Employees, Data Stewards, Data Owners, and Data Custodians
Lunch and Learn - Introduction to ODGA
September 23, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Introduction to the Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics and the office’s services for agencies.
Audience: State Employees
Lunch and Learn: ODGA Reference Data Solution
September 30, 2026 12:00-1:00 PM
Join us as we share information related to ODGA's new Reference data solution. ODGA has built and standardized central, authoritative reference datasets that you can plug directly into your internal data pipelines. We handled the research, matching, standardization, and quality checks, giving you immediate data quality improvements out of the box.
Audience: State agencies
October 2026
Executive Data Board
October 14, 2026 1:00-3:00 PM
Group established by the Virginia Code.
November 2026
Data Governance Council
November 5, 2026 1:00-3:00 PM
Group established by the Virginia Code.