Data & Analytics Live 2023

Data Collaboration: Balancing Storytelling and Data Literacy

Although we live in a world where data is ubiquitous, it can be still quite difficult to collaborate with data effectively and efficiently in an organization. Tiankai will explain how these difficulties come down to a tension field of two dimensions: data storytelling and literacy, vs individual motivation & data culture, and outline some actions to take to turn that tension field into an opportunity. Data collaboration doesn’t have to be difficult, and after this session you’ll know why.

Speaker:

Tiankai Feng, Head of Product Data Governance, Adidas (a.k.a. The Data Musician!)

Fireside Chat: Data Governance is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: How to Manage Economic Headwinds and Deliver Impactful Business Results

Finding champions for your data governance program can be hard. Especially when companies are tightening their budgets amid an economic downturn. This session will show you how to do more with less by optimizing your delivery model and better managing expectations. You'll learn the top five areas you should focus on to drive better business outcomes when your business is hit by economic fallout. It will also show you how you can secure a community of business leaders who are invested in your data governance program.

Speakers:

Susan Wilson, GVP North America Solutions Leader, Informatica
Wendy Batchelder, SVP, Global Data Governance & Chief Data Officer, Trust, Salesforce

Identifying Suitable Data Strategy to Accelerate Organization’s Analytics Journey

Organizations are facing challenges in selecting suitable data management strategy to drive more values out of data. Cloud data warehouse has accelerated analytics for many organizations. The emerging strategy such as lake house, data fabric and data mesh holds promise for sustainable data management and faster acceleration for analytics and machine learning use cases. However, each approach requires more clarity and guidance. Choosing a viable strategy is crucial to organizational planning and achieving business values. This presentation will help data and analytics leaders to extract salient points and invest in foundation components that can evolve with time.

Speaker:

Khanh Chau, Enterprise Data Architect, Grainger

Panel Discussion: Marketing and Data - Collaborating Towards a Data-Driven, Customer-Centric Organization

How do successful organizations leverage advanced insights to understand customers’ needs, attitudes, and behaviors? What are the key steps in building a customer-centric data strategy to create a seamless, frictionless, and connected experience? How can leaders align data and AI initiatives with CX priorities? These are some of the questions this panel of experts will be addressing.

Moderator:

Avinash Triphathi, VP, Analytics, Marketing Sciences, University of Phoenix

Panelists:

Pranav Patil, Customer Analytics Manager, Nextdoor
Ana Garcia, Director of Data Science, Zip Recruiter
Boris Kerzhner, Principal Data Scientist, Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Aleksandar Lazarevic, Former VP, Analytics, HelloFresh

Overcoming Obstacles to AI Scaling and Transformation

AI/ML leaders have been given mandates to rapidly scale their organizations. But most organizations do not have the infrastructure necessary to support these efforts. Attend this session with DataRobot to learn how to assess your current architectural needs, determine where to focus your team's efforts within the AI/ML value chain, and engage in change management as you scale AI/ML across your organization.

Speaker:

Lisa Aguilar, Head of Field CTOS, DataRobot
Jean Roberts, Field CTO, Financial Markets, DataRobot

Delivering Value from Data Investments

Join Randy Bean to hear the top 10 highlights from the annual 2023 CDAO Executive Survey followed by the CDO Panel!

How are successful CDAOs taking advantage of the disruptive force of change to drive data and AI innovation at scale and cope with fluctuations in global markets? What are the foundational elements needed to nurture business partnerships and deliver insights at the speed of business? How can CDAOs become experts in change management and data communication to secure buy-in and infuse data into the organizational DNA? Join this dynamic live panel to hear how leading-edge CDAOs are impacting their businesses with value-driven data strategies.

Moderator:

Randy Bean, CEO, New Vantage Partners

Panelists:

Jim Tyo, Chief Data Officer, Invesco
JoAnn Stonier, Chief Data Officer, Mastercard
Ryan Swann, Chief Data Analytics Officer, Vanguard

How Much is This Worth? Turning Data into Dollars

One of the most important questions any CDO has to answer, how much is their data products worth; what are they bringing into the business? It may be one of the most important, but at times it can also be one of the most challenging. We sit down with a data leader to talk about how he converts data into dollars.

Speaker:

Christopher J Hutchins, VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Enterprise Data Information & Intelligence, Northwell Health System

The AI Factor: How to Apply Artificial Intelligence and Use Big Data to Grow Your Business Exponentially

Through the pandemic, there is an acceleration of digitalization resulting in more data than ever and the importance of information has never been greater. Organizations are thinking about how they can harness the power of data analytics, artificial intelligence and ‘big data’ and how they can make significant investments. But you can’t start with data, you need to start with where and how you want to create value in your business, then move to data. Join our speaker Asha Saxena CEO at Women Leaders in Data and AI [WLDA.TECH] and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, to discuss the best practices, frameworks and how-to build strong, sustainable data organization for tangible outcomes.

Speaker:

Asha Saxena, CEO, Women Leaders in Data and AI (WLDA. TECH) & Adjunct Professor, Columbia University

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