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Atlanta CDAO Executive Summit

November 9, 2023 | The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

November 9, 2023
The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Atlanta's top CDAOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:

Structuring Data Governance to Improve the Digital Enterprise

Transforming Through Trusted and Secured Data

Enhancing Impact of Data and Analytics Initiatives

Atlanta CDAO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CDAOs, for CDAOs.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

James Bolles

Southern Company
Director, Enterprise Solutions COEs

Snorwlor “Sno” Bropleh

Habitat For Humanity International
Senior Director, Global Integrated Planning – Office of Strategy Management

Vijay Gandapodi

Reynolds American
Head of IT - Data, Reporting, Analytics

Sesha Madapoosi

NCR
Exec Director, Data & Analytics Products

Karthikeyan Ramasamy

Georgia-Pacific
Vice President - AI Product Development & Strategy

Kenneth Viciana

TSYS
VP, Global Data & Analytics Products

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CDAO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Atlanta CDAO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Evanta's Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda


November 8, 2023

November 9, 2023

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking.

7:45am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am  Keynote

Establishing Pillars of Transformation to Build Success

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Krystine Mahmood

Vice President, Data Science

UnitedHealthcare

The journey to executive leadership is paved with unique challenges, successes and learnings. To thrive in these roles, data and analytics leaders need to build a foundation of trust to catapult meaningful success, beginning with their own.

Join this session to learn how Krystine Mahmood, VP, Head of Data Science, UnitedHealthcare is:

  • Championing the customer experience to drive change
  • Increasing expertise at scale to impact her team's success
  • Transforming business outlook to leverage digital tools

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

Data Monetization — Influencing Data Strategy

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Kumar Menon

CTO, Data Fabric & Decision Science Technology

Equifax

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Kenneth Viciana

VP, Global Data & Analytics Products

TSYS

According to previous Gartner surveys, just 10% of CDAOs have been effective at data monetization. But this year, that number has jumped to 24%, as data and analytics leaders are focused on building a robust digital enterprise with data at the heart of business strategy.

Join this session to learn about:

  • Transforming internal and external assets to drive value
  • Increasing cloud capabilities to support monetization initiatives
  • Overcoming challenges facing an expanding enterprise

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Decoding Generative AI— Essential Insights for Your Enterprise

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Doug Bryan

Field Chief Data Officer

Dataiku

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Satish Bandapati

Director, Marketplace Data & Machine Learning Engineering

Thrivent

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Mustafa Nisar

Director, Exploratory Data Science & Analytics

The Home Depot

With all the recent hype, it's hard to sift through the noise surrounding Generative AI. But how can your team move beyond the lab and build real and safe GenAI applications at enterprise scale? Discover the key differentiators and relevant nuances this new technology brings to your business and how it can propel your organization forward.

Join this interactive roundtable as CDAOs discuss:

  • How to effectively implement Generative AI
  • Ways to use this technology to drive ROI
  • Roadblocks in GenAI implementation and ways to overcome them to gain a competitive edge

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stack, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Empowering Your Entire Organization with Data-Driven Insights

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Robert Ruppel

SVP - Global Sales

Actian

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Rashu Garg

Head of Enterprise Data Strategy and Simplification

Wells Fargo

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Anand Saokar

Head - Omnichannel, Ethical & Explainable AI, Consumer Analytics & Enterprise Data Platform

WellStar Health System

When the gates to organizational data are open to all, innovation and business outcomes accelerate across the enterprise as actionable insights are delivered directly to your front-line workers. However, with this vast access comes great responsibility. As companies expand self-service data, how can they ensure that data privileges and data literacy increase at the same rate to ensure success while mitigating risks?

Join this boardroom as CDAOs discuss:

  • Evolving from a siloed to democratized data model
  • Determining data privileges for data owners and users across the enterprise
  • Challenging your workforce to become data literate and embrace self-service data


Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stack, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

10:25am - 11:00am  Networking Break

10:30am - 10:55am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Leveraging Data to Solve High Impact Business Challenges

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Ethiraj Purushothaman

Head Data Science – Customer, Marketing, Merchandising & Digital

Best Buy

For CDAOs, providing the right information at the right time to the people who need it is a key driver to solving common business challenges. To tackle transformational action and enable business operations, CDAOs must create positive and impactful engagement that addresses stakeholder needs.

Join this session to learn how Best Buy is:

  • Identifying opportunities to drive business value with data
  • Building high performance data culture
  • Embedding creative approaches into the decision-making process

11:00am - 11:45am  Breakout Session

Putting AI to Work

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Jason Federoff

Principal Data & AI Transformation Executive

IBM

AI adoption has more than doubled since 2017 and its evolution leaped forward in 2023 with advances in large language models. This advancement holds the potential to unlock trillions of dollars in economic value over the next decade. But, implementing AI for business has unique requirements – it needs to be open, properly governed, designed for the enterprise and most importantly, create value.

Explore the age of AI including:

  • Developing a foundational data fabric architecture to support LLMs
  • Delivering a competitive business advantage through strategic use cases
  • Deploying governed AI with responsibility

11:00am - 11:45am  Executive Boardroom

Data Chameleons — The Evolving Role of the CDAO

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Sean Stauth

Global Director AI and Machine Learning

Qlik

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Anthony Canitano

Head of Performance Analytics

IHG

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Manish Limaye

USIS Chief Architect & Head of Data Engineering

Equifax


Bridging the gap between technology and business has become crucial for CDAOs in driving cross functional collaboration and value creation. But with the continuous evolution of business needs, the role of the CDAO is shifting focus with momentum.

Join this session as CDAOs discuss:

  • Strategizing the CDAO role with the emergence of generative AI
  • Enabling an optimal organizational structure to drive success
  • Determining how data and analytics coexist


Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stach, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

11:00am - 11:45am  Executive Boardroom

Automated Analytics: Steering Enhanced Governance in the Age of Generative Intelligence

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Heather Harris

Field Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Alteryx

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Shannon Dollerschell

Vice President; Data Architect; Enterprise Data Strategist

Wells Fargo

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Jacob Kosoff

Data Science & Model Development Executive

Bank of America

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Atuanya Thomas

Director of Analytics Strategy

Koch Industries

Challenges that have traditionally impeded governance efforts also curtail an organization's capacity for innovation on a grand scale. By tapping into cutting-edge data methods, automated analytics, and AI—particularly generative AI—CDAOs can refine processes, drawing upon data from a multitude of sources, to respond to the dynamic requirements of businesses 

In this session, we'll delve into:

  • Accelerating analytics and AI-driven solutions for optimal value
  • Enhancing efficiency in vital business operations through generative AI insights
  • Fortifying governance to ensure consistent, scalable precision

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stack, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

11:45am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Driving Business Value with Data and Analytics

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Lalit Thakur

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Nissan Motor Corporation

In today's modern, digital landscape, data and analytics are vital to the success of organizations across the globe. But without a robust D&A strategy and stakeholder buy-in, chief data and analytics officers will be ineffective. When championing a D&A program, CDAOs must bring the organization along for each step of the journey.

Join this keynote session as Nissan's CDAO shares how to:

  • Create business value with D&A no matter the use case
  • Never lose the pulse on talent — whether recruiting or retaining
  • Leap frog with technology — leveraging cutting edge tools

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

Generative AI — What’s Your Take?

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Mark Jackson

Chief Data Officer

Piedmont Healthcare

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Guru Kashyap

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Chief Digital Officer

Mercer

Generative AI — oh my! As this topic makes its way to the boardroom and dinner table alike, it’s up to data and analytics leaders to determine the priorities to focus on now.

Join this session to discuss and debate with your peers:

  • Hot topics surfacing across industries
  • Business impacts of emerging trends
  • Key strategies for communicating new trends to stakeholders

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Breakout Session

From Theory to Practice – Successful GenAI Implementation

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Craig Butler

Americas Data & AI Specialist - Global Black Belt Team

Microsoft Corporation

When it comes to GenAI implementation and application, some CDAOs are in active implementation mode while others are still exploring the theoretical space. What successful approaches are companies using to incorporate GenAI into their data strategy, no matter where they are on the journey? 

Join this interactive session to examine:

  • Approaches to data governance
  • Embedding a culture of change acceptance
  • Best practices with juggling competing priorities

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Establishing and Enhancing Trust in Data

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Matt Kehoe

Senior Account Executive

Reltio

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Davis Burgess

Executive Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Grady Health

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Brandy Ford

Assistant Vice President, Manager Strategic Learning Projects and Analytics

FM Global

As organizations increasingly rely on data and analytics to enable various business transformation initiatives, the need for trusted data to drive trusted insights increases exponentially. Effective D & A leaders invest in building on a trusted data foundation to provide maximum business value from core data assets.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Elevating organizational trust in data
  • Overcoming core data management challenges with faster time to value
  • Identifying and presenting business outcomes of core data management investments

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stach, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Expanding Beyond Data Governance

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Ramesh Shurma

CEO

Orion Governance

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Snorwlor “Sno” Bropleh

Senior Director, Global Integrated Planning – Office of Strategy Management

Habitat For Humanity International

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Nicholas Handville

Chief Data Officer

Georgia Department of Education


Positioning data governance as enablement rather than restrictive is a tactic more data and analytics leaders are taking to gain buy-in. But as the needs of the digital enterprise evolve, remaining innovative and strategic in your governance approach is crucial.  

Join this session as CDAOs discuss:

  • Conceptualizing governance for the modern data landscape
  • Understanding compliance and security aspects across platforms
  • Outlining a path to ensure framework scalability


Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stach, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

2:15pm - 2:50pm  Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Breakout Session

Shifting Data Culture– Inspiring Data Fluency

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Sameer Vittal

Chief Engineer - Data Science/Analytics and Reliability

General Electric

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Durgesh Das

Head of Data, Analytics, & Governance

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)

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Meet Patel

Senior Director, Global Advanced Analytics Strategy, Capabilities & Culture

(formerly Kellogg Company)

Success happens when leaders prioritize, adapt and evolve with the needs of the business. As data and analytics initiatives continue to gain momentum, the need for a thoughtful data literacy approach is increasing. Industry standouts are coming together to share how they're inspiring culture-based approaches to empowering the workforce.

In this session, they'll explore:

  • Setting effective data literacy guardrails to ensure data governance
  • Inspiring an impactful shift in embracing data culture
  • Elevating data literacy approaches to propel innovation

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Better Data, Better Business, Better World - Going Beyond Data Quality

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Nils Pedersen

Senior Vice President, Product Strategy

Stibo Systems

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Marcy Cunningham

Head of Information Governance

IHG

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Maximiliano Just

Global Head - Data Governance

The Coca-Cola Company

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Balaram Tidhi

Chief Data Officer

Artera Services

Garbage in, garbage out. That’s the sentiment from data and analytics leaders regarding data quality. But organizations who adopt data observability are able to do more than just track quality. They can monitor the status and health of data pipelines across architectures and they can be alerted before problems spread downstream.

Join this roundtable session as your peers discuss how to:

  • Identify the gap between your current data management approach and desired outcomes
  • Track data observability and governance initiatives to measure progress
  • Build trust in data through successful transparency initiatives

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stach, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

2:50pm - 3:35pm  Executive Boardroom

Launching Data Strategy — A Roadmap for Success

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Sudipto Ghose

VP, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Equifax

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Amit Arya

Chief Data & Analytics Officer – Global Banking

McKinsey and Company

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Olga Sudvarg

Chief Operating Officer (Data)

Invesco

For all modern organizations within the digital age, the goal is to build a data strategy that aligns with the goals of the business and creates value. To execute on this, data and analytics leaders should gain buy-in from key stakeholders and showcase measurable impacts of D&A initiatives on the bottom line.

In this session, join your peers to discuss: 

  • Identifying the key focus areas for your D&A strategy
  • Showcasing digestible data use cases for leadership buy-in
  • Scaling digital business and generating new revenue streams

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Tony Stack, Community Program Manager | Tony.Stach@evanta.com

3:35pm - 4:00pm  Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm  Keynote

Executive Presence for Lasting Leadership

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Chris Ulrich

Body Language Expert & Political Consultant

Guest Speaker

Any given gesture -a nod, a point of the finger - unconsciously communicates powerful ideas and feelings that have tangible consequences. Top executives are generally proficient in their ability to interact with others, but the stakes are raised during high-level negotiations, reporting to the board, inspiring and empowering senior managers or dealing with tricky internal matters. 

Join body language expert Chris Ulrich as he shares: 

  • Why every movement and action is magnified in high-level situations
  • Tools and techniques to build rapport quickly
  • How executives can communicate more effectively

4:35pm - 5:00pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

November 8, 2023

November 9, 2023

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


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Location


Venue & Accommodation

The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
MORE INFORMATION

A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 770-395-3902.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $189 USD (plus tax) is October 16, 2023.

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Tony Stach

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tony.stach@evanta.com