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November 12, 2024 | Etc.venues at 360 Madison
November 12, 2024
Etc.venues at 360 Madison
Get together with New York'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:
Connecting data and analytics initiatives to business impact
Closing the GenAI expectation gap
Executing responsible AI in a shifting regulatory landscape
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CDAOs, for CDAOs.
Andrew Foster
M&T Bank
Chief Data Officer
Eric Hirschhorn
BNY Mellon
Chief Data Officer
Jodi Morton
KPMG
Global and U.S. Chief Data Officer
Kyle Pudenz, DBA
Cencora
SVP, Enterprise Data & Analytics
Gaurav Shah
Sanofi
Global Head of Data & Analytics for Consumer Healthcare
JoAnn Stonier
Mastercard
Fellow of Data & AI
Kendell Timmers
CNN
SVP, Head of Data Analytics, Science & Insights
Risë Zaiser
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
US Chief Data Officer
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Kalyani Sekar
SVP, Chief Data & AI Officer
Verizon
As CDAOs transition from small-scale AI pilots to enterprise-wide deployments, the challenge of scaling AI responsibly becomes imperative. To achieve this, data leaders must focus on building robust infrastructure, integrating AI into existing processes and ensuring scalability while maintaining high performance. Join Kalyani Sekar, Chief Data Officer & SVP at Verizon, as she highlights the roles data, governance and cross-functional collaboration play in successfully scaling AI.
Join this keynote to gain insights into:
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Brian Foster
MVP, Research & Advisory
Gartner
Cameron Roche
Director, Research & Advisory
Gartner
As data and analytics becomes increasingly democratized, integrating self-service analytics and AI presents significant challenges. Current data management practices can compromise data quality, lead to misuse and result in poor decision-making.
This session will explore:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Ataccama
Jessie Smith
VP Product Management
Ataccama
Enhancing Data Quality Through ObservabilityIn the intricate landscape of modern data ecosystems, ensuring the reliability and quality of data pipelines is paramount, particularly as organizations increasingly adopt AI technologies. Data observability has become an essential practice to uphold the integrity, performance, and quality of these pipelines.
Join this session to discuss
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Equinix
D.R. Carlson
Senior Director, Segment Marketing
Equinix
Secure data mobility is not just a technical requirement but a strategic imperative for business agility and innovation. As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid cloud environments, the need to ensure secure, compliant and accessible data flow becomes paramount.
Join this executive boardroom to discuss:
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.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Brian Richardi
Head of Finance Data Science
Stryker
In today's data-driven world, mastering predictive analytics is crucial for businesses seeking to convert data into insights for enhanced decision making. This session will reveal how to evolve from conceptualizing predictive analytics opportunities to embedding it as a core capability, illustrated by real-world examples.
Join to explore:
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Reltio
Neil Bhandar
VP of Analytics
Generac Power Systems
Companies must modernize to remain competitive in today’s dynamic business environment, but siloed, unreliable data makes digital transformation virtually impossible. Traditional solutions to data fragmentation are failing because they are unable to power business applications in real-time and fail to deliver reliable data where and when it’s needed.
Join this roundtable to discuss:
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by dbt Labs
Drew Banin
Co-Founder
dbt Labs
John Baker
Executive Director, Manufacturing Data and Analytics
Merck & Co.
Roseann Chu
Head of Digital Innovation & AI
Takeda
Great AI models rely on trustworthy data, but CDAOs face significant challenges ensuring quality and transparency within Enterprise AI systems. Inaccurate data can erode trust and pose operational risks to your business. Fortunately, advanced tools are helping CDAOs accelerate their AI initiatives while maintaining governance.
Join this roundtable discussion to explore how to:
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
Evanta facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Hotels Nearby
16 E 46th St
New York, NY 10017
Distance from venue - .1 mile
Club Quarters, Times Square Midtown
40 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036
Distance from venue - .2 mile
45 West 44th Street
10036 New York City
Distance from venue - .2 mile
Parking:
Public transit or rideshare services are encouraged due to minimal availability for parking in the area. Please see below for options
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1133 6th Ave New York,
NY 10036212.398.0464
Manhattan Parking
120 W 45th St. New York,
NY 10036
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