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Sridher Arumugham
Digikey
Chief Data Analytics Officer
Ylan Kazi
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
Chief Data & AI Officer
Jeremy Lembeck
Land O'Lakes
Head of Data and Analytics
Stephanie Lenzner
Baptist Health
Vice President, Digital, Data and AI
Thomas Moore
Xcel Energy
Senior Director, Data and Analytics
Keith Narr
Cargill
SVP, Technology & Data
American Equity Investment
Head of Distribution Technology & Analytics
Workiva
Head of Product Insights & Analytics
Taylor
BU President, Data Analytics Group
CentraCare
Vice President, Enterprise Analytics and Transformation
Allianz Life US
VP, Data & Analytics
Andersen Corporation
Head of Technology & Data
Fairview Health Services
Vice President Data Management & Analytics
Macquarie Group
Chief Analytics Officer
Winnebago Industries
Vice President - Data, Analytics, and Integration
Sentara Healthcare
Chief Data Officer
Acadia Healthcare
SVP & Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Hennepin County
Chief Data Officer
C.H. Robinson
Head of Data Engineering
R.D. Offutt Company, Inc.
Data Scientist - Director of Analytics
Mutual of Omaha
VP, Financial Data Strategy
MiTek
VP, Data & Analytics
Schwan's
Business Relationship Manager
Trane Technologies
Director, Decision Science & Advanced Analytics
Trimble Navigation
Director, Data & Analytics
Ecolab
CDO
CHS
Senior Director, Intelligent Data & Emerging Technology
Kindeva Drug Delivery
Director, Data Enablement
Patterson Companies
Senior Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics
Daikin Applied
Senior Director, Data & Analytics
UCare
Associate Director, Enterprise Data & Reporting
Emplify Health System
Vice President Analytics and Data Sciences
American Electric Power
Managing Director, Data & Analytics, Automation, and Integration
Minnesota Twins
Director, Customer Data Strategy
Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights, Global Operation
Carelon Health
Head of Data Science and Analytics
Sanford Health
VP Enterprise Data Analytics
Evernorth
Senior Director, Engineering & Data, Care Delivery
3M
GVP, Data Analytics, MDM, AI/ML & Gen AI
General Mills
VP, Data & Analytics
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Senior Director, Analytic Innovation & Strategy
Great River Energy
Director, Information Services
Delta Air Lines
VP, IT Revenue Technology and Analytics
U.S. Bank
SVP - Enterprise Analytics, Data Product, and Platforms
Life Time
Vice President - AppDev, Data & Analytics
National Marrow Donor Program
VP, Enterprise Analytics & Insights
Piper Sandler Companies
Head of Software & Data Engineering
Metropolitan Council
CDO
Apogee
Director, Data Strategy & Governance
Minnesota Wild
Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics
Medtronic
Global IT Director, Master Data & Governance Solutions
Donaldson
Senior Director - Advanced Research & Development
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