Dallas CDAO Community
Inner Circle
September 16, 2025 | The Ritz Carlton- Las Colinas
September 16, 2025
The Ritz Carlton- Las Colinas
Collaborate with your peers
Join Dallas'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:
Linking Data, Analytics and AI Initiatives to Business Value
Maturing D&A Culture with Data Democratization and Self-Service Analytics
Modernizing Data Governance to Adopt and Scale Advanced D&A and AI Capabilities
Dallas 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
Aamer Charania
Best Buy
Head of Applied Machine Learning
Jayadev Gopinath
DraftKings
SVP of Data Engineering & Data Science
Murali Kallem
Salesforce
Head of Office of Data
Sonia Khosla
Globe Life
SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Sanjeev Kumar
Gainwell
VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Mano Mannoochahr
Travelers
SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Mark Nance
American Fidelity Corporation
Chief Data Officer
Phanii Pydimarri
Health Care Service Corporation
Data & Analytics Transformation Leader
Latheef Syed
Verizon
Vice President Data Products & Governance for Data & Analytics/ AI.
Agenda
September 16, 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Delivering Results – Crafting a Business-Driven Data, Analytics and AI Strategy
Hosted by dbt Labs
Patrick Barch
Director, Product Management
dbt Labs
Aamer Charania
Head of Applied Machine Learning
Best Buy
Malcolm Hicks
CDO
Bank OZK
Ibrahim Itani
Head of Analytics and lnnovation
Marathon Petroleum
Dhananjay Kulkarni
Sr. Director, Decision Systems and Supply Chain IT
Diodes
John O’Carroll
Head of Data, Analytics, AI
Global Medical Response
Zul Sidi
Head of Data & Analytics-Retail, Preferred & Wealth Management
Bank of America
Many organizations aim to be data-driven, but for CDAOs to contribute effectively, their data, analytics, and AI strategies must be directly linked to tangible business results. While this alignment can be challenging, CDAOs should focus on becoming influential business leaders who can extend their impact beyond the traditional data domain.
Join this discussion to explore how to develop a strategy to effectively leverage D&A and AI capabilities to achieve business outcomes.
- Who are the key stakeholders impacted by your organization's D&A strategy, and how are you involving them in strategy development?
- How are you ensuring that your D&A strategy remains resilient and adaptable to emerging technologies and shifting market conditions?
- How are you communicating the value and purpose of your D&A strategy across the organization?
- How are you aligning your D&A strategy with specific business outcomes, such as revenue growth, cost reduction, or customer acquisition?
- How can D&A leaders evolve to reframe data strategy goals in terms of business outcomes rather than projects or milestones?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
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Self \-park- Hosted by Gartner, Parking lot next to hotel
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