San Francisco CDAO Community
Inner Circle
April 24, 2025 | Merchants Exchange Club
April 24, 2025
Merchants Exchange Club
Collaborate with your peers
Join San Francisco'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:
Building an Effective D&A Strategy
Demonstrating Business Impact
San Francisco 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
Sharad Mathur
Zoom
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Christopher Paskins
McKesson
Data and AI Governance Leader
Agenda
April 24, 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
Yasmeen Ahmad
Product & GTM Executive - Data, Analytics & AI
Google Cloud
Sam Hamilton
SVP, Global Head of Data & AI
Visa
Mark Clare
Chief Data Officer
Quest Diagnostics
Srujana Kaddevarmuth
AI Leader, Group Director AI/ ML COE
Walmart
Manesh Kitanhoth
Head of Data & Analytics
GE Aerospace
Francesca La O
Chief Data Officer
Early Warning
Sharad Mathur
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Zoom
Kiran Mysore
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Sutter Health
Bala Sahejpal
Chief Data Officer
DocuSign
Hemang Timbadia
Global Head of Payments & Commerce Data & Analytics
Apple
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
Apply to participate in the San Francisco CDAO Community Inner Circle.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
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Merchants Exchange ClubMore Information
Parking Vouchers will be given out at the registration desk. Please use the structure at 555 California Street, enter off of Pine Street.
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