Chief Data Officer Forum

The unbridled proliferation of data presents modern businesses with their greatest opportunities and most formidable risks.

The Chief Data Officer is at once the defender of a company’s critical assets and champion of the evolution of the business toward greater sophistication. This role will require more focus, skill, and innovation in the coming years than ever before.

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Advisory Board:

• Sami Ahmed (OMERS), Senior Vice President, Data, Analytics, Architecture and Engineering
• Dora Boussias (Stryker), Transformational Leader, Data Strategy & Architecture
• Milena Gacheva (American Express), Director, Global Operational Risk and Oversight
• Devshree Golecha (Texas Dow Employees Credit Union), Vice President, Data
• J.D. Elliott (Silicon Valley Bank), Head of Data Programs & Operations
• Moin Haque (Warner Music Group), Chief Data Officer
• Christine Keung (On Technology and Innovation City of San José), Chief Data Officer
• John Lawrence (ITT), Executive Director, Talent/Human Capital Analytics
• Rachel Levanger (Fidelity National Financial), Vice President, Director of Data Science
• Brad Lipic (Reinsurance Group of America), Vice President, Head of Global Data Strategy
• Shahidul Mannan (Bon Secours Mercy Health),  Chief Data Officer
• Anurag Minocha (Webster Bank),  Senior Managing Director – Head of Regulatory and M&A Data Strategy
• Brian Richardi (Stryker),  Head of Finance Data Science
• Patrick Terry (BOK Financial), Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer
• Pawan Verma (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.),  Chief Data Officer – DMO Head
• Wendy Zhang (CSL Behring), Senior Director, Head of Data and Analytics Delivery
• Zach Zukowski (EJF Capital LLC), Chief Data Officer

Topics for discussion include:

• CDO Boardroom: The State of the Industry
• Upskilling Your Employees: Practical Tips on Building a Successful Data Literacy Program
• KnowledgeBridge™: Get your organization Analytics and AI ready to drive efficiency and transform customer experiences
• KnowledgeBridge™: Your Data Keeps Breaking Silently. Why Data Quality is so Hard to Solve
• What is an Optimal Organization for a Data Team?
• Infonomics: The Shift from a Cost Center to a Profit Center
• KnowledgeBridge™: The Hidden Value of Alternative Data Sets
• KnowledgeBridge™: Challenges and Opportunities — AI-Driven Innovation in Life Sciences
• Increasing Innovation Velocity with Embedded Data Controls and Governance
• KnowledgeBridge™: How to Build an Effective Data & Analytics Roadmap
• KnowledgeBridge™: Data Democratization: Best Practices in Making Information Assets Consumable
• Driving the Adoption and Operationalization of Analytics Insights by Business Stakeholders
• The Short “Life Expectancy” of a CDO: Key Steps to Maximizing Your Impact within the Organization
• KnowledgeBridge™: The Pros and Cons of Data Governance Under IT or Business
• Ask the Experts: Actionable Recommendations on Succeeding as a Data Leader

Rotating Roundtable Discussions:

• Strategic Use of Analytics Resources
• Key Steps to Enabling Data Classification, Communication and Ownership
• Developing a Comprehensive Data Governance Framework
• Overcoming Roadblocks to High Data Quality

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