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Meetali Agarwal
MetLife
Head of Data & Analytics RIS &MDM
Mike Burkes
Ultra Mobile
SVP, Enterprise Information Management & CDO
Das Dasgupta
McDonald's
CDAIO
Prachi Priya
HP Inc.
Global Head of Digital Products
Teradata
Principal Data Scientist
LG Electronics
Head of Content Acquisition
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fellow at Office of Chief AI Officer
OneAmerica
VP & CDO
ACCO Engineered Systems
Director, Data & Field Services
Kilroy Realty
Chief Technology Officer
California State University
Director, Cloud Data Engineering
UC Irvine Health
VP, Data & Analytics
Yamaha Motor Corporation
Head of Data Management
Mitchell International
Head of AI & Senior Director of AI & ML Engineering, Smart Solutions
Yelp
Head of Products, Data & AI
BetaNXT
Head of Data Governance Practice
Niagara Bottling
VP & Head of Data Sciences and Business Intelligence
TransUnion
SVP, Global Data & Analytics
Max
SVP & Head of Data and Analytics
Public Storage
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Providence
Head of Marketing Analytics
Eli Lilly and Company
Executive Director, Data & Analytics in BR&D, Digital Transformation
Experian
Head of AI/ML Innovation
University of California - Los Angeles
Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO)
Risk Placement Services
Chief Data Officer
Western Dental
Vice President, Business Systems, Data & AI
Los Angeles Dept. of Health Services
Chief Analytics Officer
United Talent Agency
VP of Engineering, Strategy
Pacific Life Insurance
AVP, Data Strategy, Architecture & Governance
Slalom
Head of Data & Analytics
The Walt Disney Company
SVP of DTC Data & Analytics
DIRECTV
CDO
American Homes 4 Rent
SVP, Data
Bank of America
Managing Director, Data & Technology Strategy and PMO
Alliant Credit Union
Director, Data
Chipotle Mexican Grill
VP, Data & Analytics
The Cheesecake Factory
VP, Business Intelligence & Data Management
AltaMed Health Services
CDO & Analytics Officer
Capital Group
Head of NAD Data Management & Governance
Guess
VP, AI Office
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