New York CDAO Community
Executive Summit

This special evening at Midtown Terrace is hosted by the Governing Body to launch the June 1 summit day. Join us for an evening of peer networking, food, drinks and fun.

To grow the business and enable a data-driven culture, data and analytics leaders must build trust in the way master and metadata is managed. Webster's CDAO, now more than two years into their data management overhaul, says accurate master and reference data are integral to creating a golden copy of the customer to support business initiatives.

Join this session as Webster’s CDAO shares how they are:

• Collaborating to create the proper lens for domain data

• Cleaning data, tracing its lineage and building a foundation of user trust

• Tying business value to data initiatives via a master reference catalog and enterprise data platform

Never let a good crisis go to waste. Whether you face a global financial slowdown or growing competition in your space, a crisis gives you the chance to change. Savvy leaders are turning to data to guide those evolutions. In this session, Alation's CEO, Satyen Sangani, shares top guest tips from his Data Radicals podcast on leading data culture with D&A strategy (including advice for transforming crisis into success)! 

During this presentation, you’ll learn:

• The challenge of cloud complexity – and how leaders are responding
• Key ways CDOs can lead an impactful data strategy
• How to foster a data-driven culture in any industry

When the gates to organizational data are open to all, innovation and business outcomes accelerate across the enterprise as actionable insights are delivered directly to your front-line workers. However, with this vast access comes great responsibility. As companies expand self-service data, how can they ensure that data privileges and data literacy increase at the same rate to ensure success while mitigating risks?

Join this boardroom as CDOs discuss:

• Evolving from a siloed to democratized data model
• Determining data privileges for data owners and users across the enterprise
• Challenging your workforce to become data literate and embrace self-service data

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: Bailey Brewer at (402) 639-2062 or bailey.brewer@evanta.com.

When integrating data from various sources, it's crucial for data and analytics leaders to not only keep track of its lineage, but to also ensure its quality. To do this, D&A leaders must have the proper governance framework in place, an effective data quality monitoring system as well as the right talent in roles to uphold data management. 

Join this session to discuss: 

• Utilizing data fabric to enhance data lineage and quality

• Leveraging AI-driven augmentation to improve user productivity

• Enhancing data-driven decision-making

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: Bailey Brewer at (402) 639-2062 or bailey.brewer@evanta.com.

According to Gartner, generative AI like ChatGPT, promises to accelerate digital product delivery and improve operational efficiency more than any technology of the last 10 years. But to capitalize on this effort, organizations must have the proper foundation in place. Not only should data and analytics leaders be focused on the people, process and technology aspect of data governance but also on risk, security, transparency and ethics.

Join this keynote session to explore:

• Tying governance initiatives to business objectives

• Creating an adaptive and scalable governance framework

• Identifying challenges and solutions when governing AI

One of the biggest goals for chief data and analytics officers is to cultivate a culture that embraces data, centering around insights for decision-making. But to enable a workforce that reads, writes and communicates data effectively, D&A leaders must first create a culture of safety.

Join this session to explore:

• Making data actionable and moving away from "gut feel" decisions

• Creating a program to educate and boost the skills of the workforce

• Building your internal pipeline for data-related roles

When crafting and implementing a data and analytics governance framework, a traditional one-size-fits-all approach is ineffective. Data and analytics leaders must take an adaptive approach based on users and use cases. This must also be augmented, leveraging active metadata to achieve governance at scale.

Join this session to explore:

• Changing perception of governance from top-down "IT responsibility" to a team effort

• Identifying a "single source of truth" in the modern data stack

• Leveraging active metadata for more programmatic and scalable approach

Data mesh is becoming increasingly popular as more organizations recognize the limitations of traditional centralized data architectures and the benefits of decentralized, domain-driven approaches. In a fast-paced and highly regulated environment, data and analytics leaders need a way to provide self-service data across data mesh architectures, all while maintaining strong, consistent security.

 Join this interactive roundtable to explore:

• Enabling data democratization and self-service data-as-a-product

• Thinking about federated governance in a data mesh

• Making considerations for data product discovery and access flows

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: Bailey Brewer at (402) 639-2062 or bailey.brewer@evanta.com.

The goal of the modern chief data and analytics officer is to create and execute a D&A strategy that enables the business to make data-driven decisions, improve business outcomes and to drive innovation. Many leaders rely on the cloud for innovation when deploying analytics, business intelligence and data science solutions.

Join this session to explore:

• Examining wins and challenges around your analytics strategy

• Identifying ways to implement AI & ML to improve output

• Enhancing productivity with self-service reports

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: Bailey Brewer at (402) 639-2062 or bailey.brewer@evanta.com.

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.

Whether you’re pitching a transformative idea or conveying the impact of your data and analytics initiatives — presenting to a board, subcommittee or leadership team requires persuasive skills that must be mastered. CDAOs are tasked with communicating business value and synthesizing complex information in a way that makes sense. Join this interactive session to improve your executive pitch for the next time you’re in the hot seat. 

In this interactive session, you will work to:

• Craft and deliver a pitch, showcasing the value of D&A investment
• Receive real-time feedback on your pitch
• Learn strategies in effective leadership communication

The shock factor of generative AI is not only breaking the internet, but causing major organizations to rethink the way they do business, inspiring innovation among leaders. However, as businesses race to test and implement these new advanced capabilities, it's imperative for data and analytics leaders to consider governance, privacy, copyright laws and ethics.

In a session first launched in partnership with IBM last year, this continuation of the conversation will address:

• Training AI and successfully showcasing use cases
• Ensuring regulatory compliance and ethics of AI
• Realizing the impact of advanced analytics on the workforce

As the demand for data skills increases, upskilling employees in data-related roles can provide numerous benefits, including retaining valuable internal knowledge, reducing hiring costs and driving innovative efficiencies. How can data and analytics leaders build a culture of upskilling to ensure revenue is not lost as a result of poor data literacy?

Join this session to discuss: 

• Tailoring recruiting and retention strategies

• Upskilling the workforce with evolving digital capabilities 

• Building a culture that centers around data

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: Bailey Brewer at (402) 639-2062 or bailey.brewer@evanta.com.

In this fast-moving digital age, organizations looking to stay ahead of the competition must adopt a data and analytics strategy that can keep pace with increasing amounts of data, while delivering value to the customer faster. To do this, the enterprise must modernize, strategically leveraging the cloud and operationalizing AI for predictive analytics. 

Join this roundtable discussion to explore: 

• Aligning on a D&A strategy that’s adaptable at scale

• Ensuring data quality and searchability across ecosystems

• Assessing the workforce’s analytical competency and skill needs

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: Bailey Brewer at (402) 639-2062 or bailey.brewer@evanta.com.

Just like the makeup of a hit song, there are key drivers of success an organization should have to thrive. For data and analytics leaders, the ability to explain the past in order to predict the future is not only crucial to prove the validity of D&A strategy, but to gain buy-in from the business.

Join this session as guitarist and Head of Analytics and Insights for Verizon, Dr. Ansar Kassim, explores:

• Drawing parallels between music and data

• Uncovering and leveraging existing opportunities to grow the business

• Understanding measurements of success — prioritizing business value over hype

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 New York 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).