
Chicago CDAO Community
Executive Summit
October 17, 2024 | Convene at 233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower)
October 17, 2024
Convene at 233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower)
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Chicago'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:
Leading ethical AI for transformative impact
Promoting business growth and modernization through data governance
Navigating the landscape of modern data architecture
Chicago 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

Kristina Chambers
TTX
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Madhav Madaboosi
bp
Head of Digital Transformation, Future Midstream & Strategy

Prasannal Nithyanandam
Volkswagen Financial Services
Head of Data and Advanced Analytics

Sid Raina
Medline
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Vijay Rajandram
Northern Trust
Chief Data Officer
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Insight to Impact — Mastering the Craft of Data Storytelling
Hosted by Starburst

Karthik Raja
SVP, Chief Analytics & AI Officer
Ascension
In digitally advanced organizations, every decision is underpinned by data. A key duty of data and analytics leaders is to demonstrate the pivotal role of data in tackling the most complex business challenges. Find the balance between honesty and softening the message, making sure your stories resonate deeply and create a lasting impact.
Join this session as Karthik Raja, SVP-Analytics, Chief Data Science Officer as he shares ways to:
- Use storytelling when connecting data to business outcomes
- Drive true organizational culture change as it relates to data and analytics
- Execute a simple storytelling approach
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Adapting to Thrive — Creating the Next Generation of D&A Delivery Models

Brian Foster
MVP, Research & Advisory
Gartner

Cameron Roche
Director, Research
Gartner
With new capabilities like generative AI, it's incumbent upon chief data and analytics officers to be agile in implementing and enabling AI-driven business innovation. But with this quick adaptation inevitably comes stress on traditional D&A delivery practices, processes and systems.
Join this Gartner-facilitated session to:
- Clarify the most effective strategies for supporting AI-driven business innovation
- Design more adaptable and scalable delivery models
- Understand how to collaborate with business units to ensure value of new D&A capabilities and services
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Responsible AI — Navigating the Risks and Opportunities of AI for the Enterprise
Hosted by Pryon

Igor Jablokov
CEO
Pryon
As AI becomes more ubiquitous, enterprise leaders face a challenging dilemma. On the one hand, they need to leverage the power of AI to increase productivity and drive innovation. On the other hand, they must protect their organizations against the risks of open generative AI solutions.
Join this session to learn about:
- Advancements and risks of generative AI in the workplace, including critical issues like data leakage, hallucination and legal consequences
- Insights into how enterprises can safely harness AI by adopting thoughtful approaches
- The importance of approaching innovation responsibly
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Data Unification for Better Business Outcomes
Hosted by Reltio

Ansh Kanwar
Executive Vice President of Technology, Product, and Strategy
Reltio

Vijay Jakka
Global Data Governance Leader
MetLife

Amit Sahani
Global Head of Data
StoneX Group Inc.
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.
Join this roundtable to discuss:
- Implementing a comprehensive data unification framework to improve trust and reusability of data assets and simplify governance
- Enabling continuous data integrity and reliability when supporting AI systems
- Mitigating security risks in AI-driven data processing and decision-making
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Evolving Data Strategies in the Age of AI
Hosted by Dataiku

Conor Jensen
Global Field CDO
Dataiku

Wei Manfredi
VP of Global Architecture, Data and Generative AI
McDonald's

Narayanan Krishnan
Vice President - Digital
Athletico

Mohammed Nasir
VP, Data and Analytics Platforms
Dun & Bradstreet
As organizations advance towards data-driven decision-making, AI and machine learning offer immense potential to enhance innovation and governance. Yet, challenges around data quality, scalability and accessibility persist. Join this roundtable discussion to explore how thought leaders are evolving their data strategies to maximize AI capabilities while ensuring trust and scalability.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Incorporate AI capabilities within your existing data strategy
- Establish robust and systematic AI governance beyond regulatory requirements
- Understand and navigating the implications of the EU AI Act on your governance strategies
10:25am - 11:05am 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.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Ensuring Governance Amid Digital Innovation
Hosted by IBM

Steve Mortefolio
VP, Marketing, Data & AI
IBM
In today’s dynamic landscape, organizations often push to operationalize new technologies given the promising and innovative use cases. However, data and analytics leaders must spearhead a governed approach to eliminate risks and generate value. Effective strategies are needed to confidently implement AI with governance as a dependable safety net.
Join this session to explore:
- Operationalizing AI governance and model monitoring
- Managing enterprise risk and reputation
- Ensuring compliance through a changing regulatory landscape
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Unlocking Business Value — The Intersection of Data Usability and Security
Hosted by Protegrity

James Rice
VP of Customer Solutions
Protegrity
New technologies are rapidly changing the way we use data to optimize experiences, but the debate between usability and security of sensitive data presents a significant challenge for organizations striving to achieve both local and global data accessibility.
In this session, we'll discuss:
- The delicate balance between enabling data to drive business forward and ensuring compliance and user trust
- Unlocking the door to AI initiatives, advanced analytics and cloud migration with modernized data
- Interplaying between data risk and consumption to maximize business value and data security posture
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Empowering Decision Making with Data-Driven Insights
Hosted by Fivetran

Chris Lawless
VP, Global Services
Fivetran

Tom Szatkowski
Head of Innovation, Transformation & Digital Health
Takeda

Vikrant Saxena
SVP, Analytics Officer
Global Atlantic Financial Group

Don Fleschut
Chief Data Officer
Ryerson
As organizations collect more data, it’s crucial to empower the enterprise to use this data to ensure better business and customer outcomes. Organizations who want to futureproof their business will think beyond the dashboard to use data for decision making. Learn how technology leaders are modernizing their data platforms and automating processes to get the most value from their data.
Join this session to discuss:
- Laying the foundation for predictive and advanced analytics
- Balancing the benefits of data control with data democratization
- Encouraging the enterprise to make more data informed decisions
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
AI Readiness — Going from Big Data to Better Data
Hosted by Qlik

Patrick Wolf
Strategy and Value Engineering
Qlik

Shazia Manus
SVP, Chief Data Analytics Officer
TruStage

Prashant Mehrotra
Chief AI Officer
U.S. Bank
There is so much potential with AI, but also so many new risks. Setting the correct foundation by designing with purpose and value will lead to trusted, better data. But how do you get to this point?
Join this interaction roundtable as CDAOs discuss:
- Building a robust, trusted foundation for AI
- Responsibly exposing data to AI
- Pinpointing the source of troubles within the tech stack
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
Convene at 233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower)Hotels Nearby
151 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60603
Distance from venue - 0.2 mile
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226 West Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60606
Distance from venue - 0.1 mile
172 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60603
Distance from venue - 0.2 miles
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