Houston CDAO Virtual Executive Summit

A CDO’s journey and responsibilities are arguably more unique and less defined than any other C-level executive. Many find themselves juggling multiple business reins to simply manage data demands. To tame the chaos, Shell assigned different CDOs for specific arms of the business.

In this keynote, hear from a panel of CDOs from Shell on:

• The evolution of their role 
• Strategies for working with other CDOs within your organization 
• Ways "the new normal" is impacting teams, departments, and the enterprise 

Now more than ever, companies are facing increased competition and are seeking ways to stay at the top of their industries. Learn how your peers are leveraging their data and analytics capabilities to maintain a competitive advantage and plan for tomorrow.

In this session you will discuss:

•  Best practices for utilizing data as a differentiating asset
• Strategies for effective change management
• Leveraging information to impact enterprise-wide future business strategy

As 2020 comes to a close, leaders must reflect the emergent data and analytics trends of the year and what they mean for future strategy. Ben Taylor, Chief AI Evangelist at DataRobot, will sit down with Dr. Ashwani Dev, Strategy Manager and Head Big Data Analytics at Halliburton to review, discuss and analyze five such trends and their impact for CDOs. Come listen to, engage with and challenge their thoughts on MLOps, value metrics and reporting, data storytelling, and more.

Business leaders struggle with immature data environments and cultural obstacles when shifting to a data-driven organization. Learn how your peers are automating the foundation of trusted data to deliver business value and enable compliance, data privacy and modernization efforts through AI and Machine Learning.

In this boardroom we will discuss:

• Overcoming cultural challenges that inhibit enterprise data transformation
• Building on strong foundational elements to support innovation and disruption
• Measuring and delivering ROI through automated tooling

Raise a glass and join this informal virtual reception to meet our Shell Opening Keynote Panelists, to network with your peers and catch up with other CDO's in your Houston community. Come engage in video chats with one friend or more friends to unwind during your lunch break. You will also have the opportunity to share a challenge you currently have with other CDO leaders, and discuss possible approaches and solutions. 

Data and Analytics leaders have been thrust into the forefront of decision making for the current and future states of their organizations. Faced with the intensifying pressure of accelerated data collection and insights, CDOs are challenged with the dynamic tension between data speed and quality.

In this session, we'll discuss:

• The role and evolution of data nerve centers to meet the real-time data needs of the business
• Approaches to balancing data speed, data quality and data governance
• Adopting a data-driven culture