Evanta: CDO Dach

Gain powerful new perspectives

Join fellow CDOs in the DACH community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.

Invaluable network

Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.

Peer collaboration

Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.

Actionable insights

Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today.

Expanding digital business & accelerating value creation
Influencing culture & collaboration with governance
Orchestrating change & empowering real-time decisions

DACH CDO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the DACH CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.

Co-Chairs

Christian Freytag

SAP
CTO & CDO

Wolfgang Hauner

Allianz SE
Head of Group Data Analytics

Members

Thomas Averesch

Lufthansa Technik
Head of Analytics & Data Intelligence

Kai Barz

Edeka
Head of Data

Philipp Behre

TÜV SÜD
Chief Data Officer

Vikrant Bhan

Nestle
Group Head Analytics Data and Integration

Thomas Bode

Swarovski
Global Head of Data & Analytics

Alexander Borek

Zalando
Head of Data

Alberto-Giovanni Busetto

The Adecco Group
Group Head of Data & AI

David Castro-Gavino

Hellofresh
Vice President Data, Global

Curt Cramer

Lidl Germany
Global Head of Analytics

Katrin Drumm

ING-DiBa
Chief Data Officer

Alexandra Fück-Zilles

Generali Deutschland Holding AG
Head of Data Governance and Analytics

Naveen Gupta

Archroma
Global Head Data Governance & Analytics

Sebastian Klapdor

Vistaprint
Chief Data Officer

Irina Koitz

Siemens AG
Head of Data Analytics

Holger Kömm

adidas
Senior Director Advanced Analytics

Christian Lang

Stada
Global Director Data Science & Analytics

Steffen Lange

Sulzer
Group & Data Analytics Officer

Helmut Linde

Merck
Global Head of Data Science & Analytics

Chris Lobo

Fresenius Kabi
Global Head of Data and Analytics

Soeren Lueders

ProSiebenSat.1
Vice President Effectiveness & ROI Modeling

Sudhir Mahakali

Sandoz
Global Head, Data Strategy & Advanced Analytics

Mario Meir-Huber

Uniqa
Head of Data

Carl-Johan Nakamura

Zeiss Group AG
Chief Data Officer

David Power

Julius Bär
Head Data & Analytics

Rahul Ramachandran Atman

Viking
Director Business and Data Solutions

Niklas Teichmann

Henkel
Head of Data & Analytics

Axcella Xu

eBay
Head of EU Analytics

“In the past couple of months, Houston virtual CDO events have been a fantastic source of communication and networking with peers. Covid-19 has thrown us a lot of social challenges, but thanks to Evanta and their conscientious efforts, virtual boardrooms and roundtables are here to stay.”

DR. ASHWANI DEV, DIGITAL AND DATA SCIENCE OFFICER
HALLIBURTON

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

30 June 2022 | an evening

DACH CDO Inner Circle

Frankfurter Botschaft, Frankfurt

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

Learn More

PAST PROGRAMS

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TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | MAY 11, 2022

Harnessing Unstructured Data with AI

The amount of data created and consumed across the globe is growing at an unfathomable rate. But, enterprises can utilize AI to channel this unstructured data toward innovation and sharper data-driven decisions. Read insights from this New York CDO discussion on harnessing unstructured data.

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BLOG | MAY 5, 2022

3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022

After a couple of highly unusual years filled with business uncertainty on the back of a global pandemic, what are C-suite leaders focused on this year? Read the 3 areas executives cited in our survey as their most important priorities for 2022.

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BLOG | APRIL 20, 2022

The CDO’s Perspective: Data Governance

Data governance is the clear, number one priority for CDOs for the second year in a row and the most selected area of investment for 2022. What goals and challenges have CDOs shared on the topic? Here are some CDO perspectives on data governance.