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,