UK & Ireland CDAO Community
Inner Circle
18 September 2023 | The RSA, London
18 September 2023
The RSA, London
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner UK & Ireland CDAO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CDAO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Driving Business Outcomes with Your Data Strategy
Identifying the Processes and Technology to Advance Decision-Making
Establishing a Framework of Connected Governance
UK & Ireland CDAO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CDAOs, For CDAOs™.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Sanjeevan Bala
ITV
Group Chief Data & AI Officer

Niresh Rajah
Danske Bank
Group Chief Data Officer
Agenda
18 September 2023
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
Leveraging Advanced Analytics to Inform Critical Decisions
Prathiba Krishna
AI & Ethics Lead, SAS Institute UKI
SAS North America
Ruben Lara
Data & Analytics Director
Tesco Plc
Johanna Hutchinson
Chief Data Officer
BAE Systems
James Benford
Chief Data Officer
Bank of England
Stefan Crossfield
Head Information Exploitation, Chief Data Officer and Principal AI Officer
British Army
Amitabh Seli
Head of Data, CDO UK&I
Danone UK
Ming Tang
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
NHS
Kassim Hussein
Head of Enterprise Analytics
Cleveland Clinic London
David Braddick
Global Head of Data Analytics / Business Intelligence
Gartner
Lee Fulmer
Global Head of Innovation, Chief Data Officer
UBS Inc.
For decades, business leaders have made decisions through more traditional means, based on a handful of factors or a gut feeling. But in the age of big data, organisations are shifting towards advanced analytics for critical decision-making. In fact, according to Gartner, 70% of public companies that outperform competitors on key financial metrics will report being data-and-analytics-centric by 2025. To establish a data-driven culture, CDAOs must show ROI by linking their data strategy to the business strategy, upskilling the workforce to be data-literate, establishing a framework of connected governance and prototyping use cases that advance mission-critical priorities.
In this interactive conversation, CDAOs will discuss their role in proactively contributing to analytics-based decision-making.
Topic 1: Driving Business Outcomes with Your Data Strategy
Are your workforce and C-suite bought into a data-driven mission?
Have you been able to execute on mission-critical priorities with your data strategy?
How are you demonstrating ROI from your data investments and connecting to your wider business strategy?
Topic 2: Identifying the Processes and Technology to Advance Decision-Making
How are you working to build a foundation of trusted data?
Are establishing connected governance to accommodate fragmented data across non-traditional sources?
Are you using AI or other advanced tools to augment decision-making?
18:45 - 19:15 Networking Break
19:15 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
Venue
The RSA, LondonCommunity Programme Manager
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