
Boston CDAO Community
Inner Circle
April 30, 2025 | Limani Grille Seaport
April 30, 2025
Limani Grille Seaport
Collaborate with your peers
Join Boston's top CDAOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Data Unification for Competitive Advantage
Strategic Data Governance and Security
Building Trust and Accountability in AI
Boston CDAO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CDAOs, For CDAOs™.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Douglas Clark
Biogen
Executive Director, Technology, Analytics and Data Insights

Matt Griffiths
Stanley Black & Decker
Vice President, CDO

Shahidul Mannan
Orlando Health
Chief Data, Analytics, and AI Officer
Agenda
April 30, 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Trusted Unified Data for Better Business Outcomes in the Age of AI

Ansh Kanwar
Chief Product Officer
Reltio

Jane Urban
Vice President, Customer Engagement Operations
Otsuka Holdings

Nava Cretu-Kessel
Head of Chief Customer Data Office / Data Strategy & Transformation
National Grid North America

Joseph Santos
Director of Data Advisory
ZoomInfo

Pramod Khanchandani
Head of Digital Analytics & Personalization
MathWorks
Companies must modernize to remain competitive in today’s dynamic business environment, but siloed, unreliable data makes digital transformation virtually impossible. Traditional solutions to data fragmentation are failing because they are unable to power business applications in real-time and fail to deliver reliable data where and when it’s needed. As a result, they fail to deliver on business value. Companies need data unification and management capabilities to deliver interoperable data that is trusted, adaptable, and mobilized.
In this interactive discussion, CDAOs will explore ways to establish a data unification strategy and navigate core data challenges for AI.
Topic 1: Establishing a data unification strategy
- How are you defining clear objectives and goals for data unification?
- What guides you in assessing and selecting appropriate data unification tools and technologies?
- Where do you start in implementing a comprehensive data governance framework to ensure the success of the data unification strategy?
Topic 2: Navigating AI challenges with trusted and secure core data
- How can organizations ensure the integrity and reliability of core data when integrating AI systems into their operations?
- What are the key strategies for mitigating security risks associated with AI-driven data processing and decision-making?
- In what ways can transparent data governance frameworks contribute to building trust and accountability in AI applications reliant on core data?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Boston CDAO Community Inner Circle.
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
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Location
Venue
Limani Grille SeaportMore Information
Self-Parking at Pier 4 Garage, 200 Pier Four Blvd, South Boston
Boston, MA 2210. $45 before 5pm and $25 after 5pm.
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