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Minneapolis CDAO Community

Town Hall

September 22, 2026 | 11:00am CDT

September 22, 2026
11:00am CDT

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CDAO/Minneapolis CDAO Community/Minneapolis CDAO Programs

Driving Value in the Agentic Era — A CDAO Framework

Participate in an interactive, one-hour virtual discussion with fellow CDAOs. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic focused on emerging priorities and challenges through facilitated, small-group conversations. Share perspectives, exchange real-world experiences and gain practical insights through candid discussions.

Join fellow CDAOs in the Minneapolis community to discuss:

Proactive Automation of High-Impact Agentic Workflows

Integration of Security, Trust, and Oversight

Strategic Alignment through Governance and Monitoring

Discussion Leaders

Members of the Minneapolis CDAO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Ryan Colaco

Google Cloud

Sr Principal, Value Creation

Presenter

Badri Pidatala

Graco

Integrations, Data, and AI Leader

Discussion Leader

Sridher Arumugham

DigiKey

VP & Chief Data Analytics Officer

Discussion Leader

Nick Volkmann

Securian Financial

2nd VP, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Discussion Leader

Steve Kludt

NorthWestern Energy

Director, Data & Analytics

Discussion Leader

Eric Tupy

Hormel Foods

Assistant VP, Data & Analytics

Discussion Leader

Agenda

September 22, 2026

11:00am - 12:00pm  CDT

Driving Value in the Agentic Era — A CDAO Framework

As data leaders navigate the agentic era, the focus shifts from reactive analytics to orchestrating proactive, high-ROI agentic workflows that bridge infrastructure and business value. This framework invites discussion on integrating operational intelligence, proactive security, and board-level governance to accelerate enterprise AI transformation. Come together with your peers to explore how to:

  • Automate high-impact, low-risk workflows to realize agentic value
  • Integrate security and trust with centralized, transparent oversight
  • Align agentic initiatives with strategy via structured governance and monitoring

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Community Member Criteria

To maintain the highest standard of peer‑level connections and discussions, members must meet the following criteria:

• Enterprise-wide C-Level or

• Business unit or regional C-Level responsible for:

- Private sector: $500M+ in revenue

- Public sector: 1,000+ employees

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