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SPRING SEMINAR FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROBERT F. SMALLWOOD is an industry-leading author, keynote speaker, consultant, and educator. He is the world's leading IG author, blogger, and trainer, and our keynote speaker for the ARMA Arizona 2016 Spring Seminar. Mr. Smallwood is author of the pioneering text Information Governance: Concepts, Strategies, and Best Practices (Wiley, 2014). He is a founding partner of IMERGE Consulting and heads up the Institute for Information Governance. Mr. Smallwood has over 25 years of experience in the information technology industry and holds an MBA from Loyola University of New Orleans. He has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Contributors to the IG Industry by the 2014 & 2015 Information Governance Conference. In addition to teaching IG courses, he consults with Fortune 500 companies and governments to assist them in making technology decisions and implementations. Some of his past research and consulting clients include the World Bank, Sidley Austin LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Johnson & Johnson, Apple, Pacific Gas & Electric, AT&T, the Supreme Court of Canada, and IBM. Smallwood was an AIIM International chapter founder and president, and a member of the executive committee of the Board of Directors, and is active in ARMA International. Mr. Smallwood has published more than 100 articles and given more than 50 conference presentations on documents, records,