Past Conferences
Ten editions. More than a decade of bringing the data migration community together. Each one built on the last.
Data Migration Matters ran from 2008 to 2019 — ten annual editions held at BCS London and, in the early years, at The King's Fund in Cavendish Square. The conference established itself as the only practitioner-led, vendor-neutral forum dedicated exclusively to data migration. After a seven-year break, DMM returns in Spring 2027 as the 11th Annual conference.
Conference impressions
From the archives — DMM at the King's Fund (2009) and BCS London (2015).
Presenting at DMM
A selection of title slides from presentations delivered at DMM8 (2015) and DMM9 (2016).
DMM over the years
2019 DMM10 BCS London 15 May 2019
The 10th anniversary edition introduced three parallel tracks across multiple rooms, allowing delegates to choose their own programme. PDMv3 was presented publicly for the first time.
Speakers
- Johny Morris — Introducing PDMv3
- Dylan Jones — A Quality Bedrock
- David Vulli — A View From The Top
- Sune Petersen — Hopp Tech — Ready-made Migration
- Tobias Eberle — Financial Institution, Data Migration Engine
- Andres Martens — How to Eat an Elephant
- Christina Robinson — Heavenly Gates
- Peter McAlister
Sponsors
2016 DMM9 BCS London 5 July 2016
The largest DMM to date, with nine speakers covering cloud migration, AI and big data, testing, and the C-suite perspective. Agile data migration featured prominently for the first time.
Speakers
- Johny Morris — Agile Data Migration
- Dylan Jones — De-risking Data Migration
- Jim Williams — Always Up Migrations
- Michelle Ayres — Best Practice Cloud Migrations
- Nick van Beest — Data Migration Testing
- Philip Howard — Industry Overview
- Sean Green — A View From C Level — Tower Hamlets
- Wael Elrifai — Big Data, AI and IoT in Data Migration
- Dan Clark
Sponsors
2015 DMM8 BCS London 29 May 2015
DMM8 opened with Johny Morris's keynote on the changing landscape of CRM and NAS systems. Cloud migration and data quality featured across the session programme.
Speakers
- Johny Morris — The Rise of CRM and NAS (Keynote)
- Jim Williams — Real Time Cross Platform Migration
- Glen Vaal — A Matter of Quality
- Dylan Jones
- Michelle Ayres
- Nicholas Kelly
- Andrew Reichman
Sponsors
2014 DMM7 BCS London May 2014
Agile delivery models for data migration were a central theme, with practitioners debating how Agile and waterfall approaches apply to migration programmes.
Speakers
- Richard O'Neill
- Caroline Atkinson
- Philip Howard
- Nathaniel Suda
Sponsors
2013 DMM6 BCS London 30 May 2013
A wide-ranging programme covering the human and organisational dimensions of migration as well as technical delivery, with a focus on what makes projects succeed or fail.
Speakers
- Amir Chaudhry
- Charles Thomas — Data Migration - Delivering the Impossible
- Clive Belmore
- Henry Sykes
- Jacqui Taylor
- Paul Young
Sponsors
2012 DMM5 BCS London 16 May 2012
Cloud migration and Master Data Management featured for the first time, alongside practical tooling sessions from technology sponsors.
Speakers
- Johny Morris — Keynote
- Dylan Jones — Data Migration in the Cloud
- Wael Elrifai — Data Migration for MDM
- Mike Chapman — Talend Data Migration Overview
Sponsors
2011 DMM4 BCS London 2011
The programme included a "Battle of the Methodologies" debate and real-world case studies including English Heritage, alongside sessions on migration factory approaches.
Speakers
- Johny Morris — Battle of the Methodologies
Full speaker list not available in archive.
2010 DMM3 BCS London 28 April 2010
Ian Murray's session on the Myths of Data Migration sparked significant discussion. The conference was establishing its identity as a practitioner-focused, vendor-neutral forum.
Speakers
- Ian Murray — Myths of Data Migration
- Bill Humphrey
- Charles Blyth
- Martin James
- Sean Green
- Mel Jordan
- Paul Kevers
Sponsors
2009 DMM2 The King's Fund, London W1 1 October 2009
The second edition moved to the prestigious King's Fund venue in Cavendish Square. Johny Morris, Dylan Jones, and Philip Howard drew a strong turnout for what was still a young event proving its concept.
Speakers
- Johny Morris — 7 Steps to De-risking Data Migration
- Dylan Jones — Data Quality Tools in Data Migrations
- Chris Bradley — Designing for Success
- Tony Ellis
- Philip Howard — Industry Overview
Sponsors
2008 DMM1 London 2008
The inaugural Data Migration Matters conference - the first event dedicated exclusively to data migration as a professional discipline. No detailed archive documentation survives.
No detailed archive available for the inaugural edition.