Brett Tarr
Information Governance & Legal Operations
Ernst & Young

Attorney and technologist helping organizations address complex data challenges, mitigate risk, and build sustainable legal processes. Building solutions that address the complex and changing regulatory landscape around data privacy and governance.

John Addington, CEDS
Corporate eDiscovery Advisory
Corning Incorporated

John Addington is a Corporate Ediscovery Advisor currently with Corning’s litigation department. Working in the ediscovery field for many years on the vendor, law firm and corporation sides have provided Mr. Addington a unique perspective and broad area of expertise. He takes the lead in introducing new technologies/processes to improve efficiencies, and reduce costs in the corporate arena. Additionally, Mr. Addington testifies as a corporate representative on ediscovery and knowledge governance topics and often publishes and presents on these topics. He is a Certified Electronic Discovery Specialist and was on a past ACEDS committee that revised the certification criteria. Previous to Corning, Mr. Addington worked at Dell, where he directly managed the ediscovery in Dell’s largest litigation matters such as in Dell’s privatization or the EMC acquisition. As a result, Mr. Addington was a regular recipient of the annual Michael Dell Champion Award in recognition of superior performance.

Jeff Beckham
Principal Technologist
Microsoft

Jeff is a Principal Technologist at Microsoft who helps customers establish and reach their compliance goals through consultation on vision, strategy, and best practices. During his nearly 20 year career, he’s worked across multiple disciplines in internal IT, as a solution architect, trainer, consultant, and in sales. He has a passion for sharing the knowledge he’s gained over this time and has provided training and presented at numerous events including global events like Microsoft Ignite.