IN-PERSON

Chicago CDAO Community
Inner Circle

September 10, 2025 | Morgan's on Fulton

September 10, 2025
Morgan's on Fulton

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Join Chicago'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

Chicago 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

Kristina Chambers

TTX
CDAO

Madhav Madaboosi

bp
Head of Digital Transformation, Future Midstream & Strategy

Prasannal Nithyanandam

Volkswagen
Head of Data & Advanced Analytics

Sid Raina

Medline
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Vijay Rajandram

Northern Trust
Chief Data Officer

Agenda


September 10, 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 headshot

Ansh Kanwar

Chief Product Officer

Reltio

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 

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

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