Executive Summit

Managing egos in the world of CDO Leadership can be a daunting proposition. Are you leading your team effectively? Recent research suggests that conventional leadership strategies actually fuel drama in the workplace, wasting time and money in the process. Clearly, leadership is in need of a rebuild. Cy Wakeman has a radically different approach to leadership. From accountability to engagement, Wakeman shares the science and research behind her modern approach to leadership and the tools and techniques that will enable leaders to cut the cost of drama, eradicate entitlement and drive big results.

Join Tyler Leshney as he shares how Ultra Mobile is leveraging and democratizing data across its organization. Learn how fostering a data-driven, decision-based culture helped this Mobile Virtual Network Operator compete and win in a league of giants.

No more silos. When it comes to dealing with change quickly and effectively, the C-suite is finding that there is strength in collaboration. Join Bently Au and Richard Battersby as they share their strategies on how they work together to drive innovation at AEG Worldwide. Discover how you can develop successful partnerships across the business that will help your company thrive.

As organizations begin to transform and adopt new business models, we find that digital transformation has moved from hype to reality. During this shift, companies are trying to figure out what is digital transformation, how it impacts their businesses and customers, what technologies they should consider, and where is the best place to start? In this session, Ibrahim Debbagh will pull back the curtain and show you how companies are leveraging digitalization to build new growth strategies. Discover how data and analytics leaders can play an important role in moving the business forward by utilizing analytics and emerging technologies.

No matter where you are in your journey to the cloud, you won’t want to miss this peer-driven discussion that will help you implement new ideas and concepts that will help your organization be more efficient. Discover answers to various questions including:

• How can data in the cloud be properly secured?
• How you can you best leverage cloud capabilities to maximize your data assets and increase your business?
• What is the best way to effectively communicate these revenue-generating ideas with your executive teams?
  
  

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 CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 
Clay Gartner at +1-503-808-9833 or Clay.Gartner@evanta.com

Many companies are struggling to put together the right organizational structure, technologies and processes to support the growing need for analytics. Chief Data Officers are asked to define and implement strategies to support these needs, however they often inherit unwieldy organizational structures and silos that make their task complicated, stressful and, most importantly, less effective. Where do you turn when there are few good examples to follow? Join Mohammed Mahbouba as he describes his five-year journey at UCLA to build state-of-the-art analytical capabilities from the ground up. Discover key success factors that will help you avoid some of the not-so-apparent mistakes when designing your program.

Making the seemingly impossible, possible. That’s what Andre Vargas and David Ikeda were able to achieve when they decided to build a data platform in the cloud in record time for Creative Artists Agency. Don’t miss their personal journey on how they applied speed and efficiency to help the business innovate and achieve its goals.

As Chief Data Officers strive to build data-driven cultures in their organizations, one of the biggest challenges they face is data quality. You can't make make the right decisions if the data is incorrect. Join your peers for this interactive discussion and uncover answers to various questions including:

• What data collection strategies have been most useful?
• What issues are you facing due to data challenges?
• How can you effectively leverage technology and processes to help you improve and strengthen your organization's data quality?

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 CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 
Clay Gartner at +1-503-808-9833 or Clay.Gartner@evanta.com

Deep Learning. Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence. These trends can deliver immense dividends for those who take advantage of them. But how do you get started? Consider this session a practical guide for CDOs on cutting through the hype and benefiting your organization both in the near-term and long-term. You’ll hear practical tips and examples of how to incorporate Internet of Things, cloud and analytics to make sure you’re getting the most out of AI.