San Francisco CDAO Community
Inner Circle
March 17, 2027 | Domenico Winery
March 17, 2027
Domenico Winery
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner San Francisco CDAO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CDAO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Creating Measurable Business Value Through Data and AI
Improving Decision Effectiveness Across the Enterprise
Prioritizing Investments for Greater 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
David Leach
PG&E
Chief Data & Analytics Officer and Chief Security Officer
Christopher Paskins
Platform Science
Head of Data & AI Engineering
Deep Ratna Srivastav
Franklin Templeton
Chief AI Officer
Agenda
March 17, 2027
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Building the Business Decision Advantage
As organizations expand their investments in data and AI, expectations for measurable business value continue to rise. For many CDAOs, the challenge is becoming less about generating insights and more about ensuring intelligence influences the decisions that matter most. From investment priorities and resource allocation to growth and operational performance, leaders are increasingly focused on how intelligence can improve enterprise outcomes.
The organizations creating the greatest advantage are often those that can translate intelligence into action and business value. Join fellow CDAOs for an interactive discussion on how leading organizations are improving decision effectiveness, demonstrating ROI, and turning investments in data and AI into measurable business impact.
Discussion Questions
Which business decisions create the greatest enterprise value, and how are you improving them?
Where have data and AI materially changed an important business decision, investment, or priority, and what made that change possible?
How do you connect intelligence initiatives to measurable business value, outcomes, and ROI?
Which decisions should remain human-led, be AI-augmented, or become increasingly automated?
What prevents organizations from consistently turning intelligence into action at scale?
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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