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December 12, 2023 | Hyatt Regency Houston West
December 12, 2023
Hyatt Regency Houston West
Get together with Houston's top CDAOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Adapting Strategies in a Rapidly Changing World
Ethics, Privacy, and Innovation - Navigating Data's Evolving Landscape
Harnessing Generative AI's Transformative Potential
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CDAOs, for CDAOs.
Navin Advani
Sysco
VP IT and Tech Innovation
David Bowlby
Occidental Petroleum
VP, Data & Analytics
Vincent Cen
NRG Energy
Head of Digital Usage & Data Analytics
Partha Chatterjee
Shell USA
Data and Analytics SME, Shell Energy Americas
Sarah Karthigan
Chevron
GM Strategy & Innovation – Data & Insights
Raphael Louvrier
City of Houston, TX
Enterprise Data Officer
Arun Narayanan
Renewable Energy Group
Chief Digital Officer
Hema Yalamanchi
The Kraft Heinz Company
Global Chief Data Officer
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:00am - 8:30am Networking
Ellen Nielsen
Chief Data Officer
Chevron
Join us for an informal networking break exclusively for women in CDAO leadership and their allies. Connect and build relationships with like-minded leaders in the Houston Greater Area who are making an impact in their organizations and communities. Come prepared to share ideas, inspire and be inspired and forge new connections that can help empower each other to achieve your goals and broaden your perspectives.
This session is aimed at, but not limited to women who are leading the D&A function at their organizations (CDAO or equivalent). Seating priority is given to women in D&A leadership roles (CDAO/equivalent and direct reports to the CDAO/equivalent).
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Hosted by Qlik
Bill Franks
Analytics and AI Expert, Author
Guest Speaker
Generative AI rapidly emerged from obscurity in late 2022, captivating not only the AI and data science communities but also the wider public. Amidst sensationalism and misinformation, this presentation aims to offer a balanced perspective on generative AI, clarifying its true nature, strengths and challenges. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of its potential impact on our world and practical applications for both personal and professional endeavors.
Join Bill Franks as he explores how to:
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Hosted by Starburst
Chandra Radhakrishnan
VP of Data and Analytics
Sunbelt Rentals
Jon Walters
Vice President, Data & Analytics
National Oilwell Varco
In the realm of modern data-driven organizations, a pressing challenge confronts CDAOs - the need for enhanced analytic literacy across their workforce. This challenge stems from the inefficiencies in data access and usage. By equipping individuals with essential data skills, empowering them to make informed decisions, and promoting continuous learning, it not only alleviates the burden on CDAOs but also strengthens an organization's data-driven capabilities.
Join this session as CDAOs explore ways to:
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Hosted by Monte Carlo Data
Summer Husband
SVP Data & Applied Intelligence
Worley
Sarah Karthigan
GM Strategy & Innovation – Data & Insights
Chevron
Anu Krishnan
Head of Information, Data & Analytics at Shell
Shell USA
As the architects of data-driven transformation, CDAOs face a monumental challenge: scaling their data and analytics journey across the enterprise. This formidable task demands strategic investments in scalable technology infrastructure, a workforce equipped with data literacy, and a collaborative ethos that ensures data-driven insights propel the entire organization toward unprecedented growth and innovation.
Join CDAOs as they discuss:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Kunal Sharma
Head of Data Engineering and Analytics
Archrock
Raphael Louvrier
Enterprise Data Officer
City of Houston, TX
As the digital landscape evolves rapidly, the demand for data availability soars. While some organizations swiftly embraced the cloud, others found it fell short of expectations. How can data and analytics leaders collaborate with stakeholders to design the right data architecture—rather in the cloud, on-premises, or a hybrid solution?
Join your peers for a discussion on:
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
christopher.cresci@evanta.com
10:25am - 11:00am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:00am - 11:45am Breakout Session
Hosted by IBM
Matt Free
Americas Data Fabric Leader
IBM
AI adoption has more than doubled since 2017 and its evolution leaped forward in 2023 with advances in large language models. This advancement holds the potential to unlock trillions of dollars in economic value over the next decade. But, implementing AI for business has unique requirements – it needs to be open, properly governed, designed for the enterprise and most importantly, create value.
Explore the age of AI including:
11:00am - 11:45am Executive Boardroom
Long Huynh
Head of Digital Transformation
Panasonic
Mustafa Rizvi
Head of Data Management & Architecture.
ConocoPhillips
Sam Jaim
Head of Data Science and Machine Learning
American Century Investments
Data sharing is crucial for informed decisions, but CDAOs face hurdles like data silos, privacy, and compliance. To triumph, they must build strong data governance, use anonymization, and embrace secure sharing tech. This proactive approach empowers CDAOs to drive innovation and business growth through effective data sharing.
Join this round table to discuss:
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
christopher.cresci@evanta.com
11:00am - 11:45am Executive Boardroom
Shannon Hughes
CDO Enterprise Data Architecture Manager
ExxonMobil
Anissa Lyvers
VP Data & Analytics
American Bureau of Shipping
Mario Rojas
Chief of Data Analytics
University Lands
When an organization views data and analytics as expenses rather than assets, ROI suffers. Discover how to create a strategic roadmap to not only increase your company's bottom line, but to also reinforce the importance and measure the impact of data and analytics within your organization.
Join this roundtable session to discuss:
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
christopher.cresci@evanta.com
11:45am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Parking
Self-parking is complimentary and located on the West side of the building. There is attached covered parking as well as uncovered parking available.
Valet is $21.00 for overnight and $10.00 for day parking.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Houston West at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 877-803-7534.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $149 USD (plus tax) is November 20, 2023.
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