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UK & Ireland CDO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CDOs in the UK & Ireland 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
UK & Ireland CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the UK & Ireland CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
Sanjeevan Bala
ITV
Group Chief Data & AI Officer
Anita Fernqvist
Zurich Insurance Company UK
Chief Data Officer & Director of Operations
Ruben Lara
Tesco Plc
Data & Analytics Director
Niresh Rajah
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Managing Director, Head of Data, Regulatory Change & RegTech Practice | Head of Digital Assurance
Members
Amitabh Apte
Mars
Global CIO (interim) & DT Director - Mars Petcare
Clive Benford
Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover Data Office Director
Andy Brown
M&G Plc
Chief Data Officer
Debal Chakraborty
BAT
Global Head of Analytics, BI & Data
Chris Dean
Nomad Foods
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Papinder Dosanjh
ASOS.com
Head of Data Science & Machine Learning
Peter Eckley
Bank of England
Head of Data Strategy
Matt Edwards
Anglian Water Services
Chief Data Officer
Daniel Gilbert
News UK
Director of Data
Lee Grimes
Brambles
Global Data Analytics Strategy Lead
Elizabeth Hollinger
Aggreko
Director of Insight
Martin Houghton
Serco
Group Chief Data Officer
Simon Hughes
Markerstudy Insurance Company Limited
Group Head of Data & Analytics
Jon Hussey
Barclays
Chief Data Officer, Cards & Payments
Vlad Kaltenieks
William Hill
Global Director of Data & Analytics
Daragh Kelly
Burberry
VP, Data & Analytics
Paul Lodge
Department for Work & Pensions
Chief Data Officer
Jose Loureda
The Crown Estate
Chief Data Officer
Orlando Machado
LEGO
Chief Data Officer, VP Data Science & Data Platforms
Neil McIvor
Department for Education
Chief Data Officer
Rob McKendrick
Co-op
Head of Data
Nina Monckton
Just Group
Head of Data Engineering & Science
James Morgan
ASDA
Senior Director, Data Management & Information Strategy
Wade Munsie
GSK Consumer Healthcare
Global Chief Data Officer (Consumer Health)
Barry Panayi
John Lewis Partnership
Director of Data, Insight & Analytics
Dan Robertson
National Grid
Group Director of Data & Analytics
Cornelia Schaurecker
Vodafone
Group Director Big Data and AI
Sid Shah
Conde Nast Publications
Global Head of Analytics & Insight
Eddie Short
O2 (Telefónica UK)
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Ross Simson
CDP
Global Chief Data Officer
Ming Tang
NHS
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Pete Williams
Penguin Random House UK
Director of Data and Online
Steve Wright
Willis Towers Watson
Chief Data Officer & Global Head of Change for Operations
“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
VIRTUAL
23 February 2022 | 1 hour
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Boardroom
Keeping Pace with an Ever-Changing Data Landscape
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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IN-PERSON
14 June 2022 | 1 day
UK & Ireland CDO Executive Summit
Royal Lancaster London
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Boardroom - 21/10/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Town Hall - 01/10/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Executive Summit - 15/09/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Inner Circle - 28/07/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Boardroom - 21/06/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Town Hall - 29/04/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Boardroom - 17/03/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Town Hall - 11/03/2021
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Executive Summit - 01/12/2020
UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Town Hall - 12/11/2020
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Content from your CDO peers
BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
Swinging the Pendulum — Women Technology Leaders in 2021
The content team at Evanta, who ensures all topics and agendas are driven ‘by C-level executives and for C-level executives,’ set a goal – to intentionally and deliberately showcase women technology leaders at Evanta in-person summits. Read on to see what they were able to accomplish in 2021.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021
As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 6, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 6, 2022
Chief Data Officers — 2021 Year in Review
The role of the CDO has become critical to enterprises, as data is the lifeblood of digital business. In 2021, D&A leaders relied on each other for insights to help them succeed. Here is a recap of the content that CDOs felt was most compelling for their role today.
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