
Southern California CDAO Community
Executive Summit
May 25, 2023 | Renaissance Long Beach
May 25, 2023
Renaissance Long Beach
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Southern California's top CDAOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Aligning People and Process to Excel at Data Governance
Adopting a Data-Centric Culture to Remain Competitive with Digital Natives
Using and Identifying Analytics for Impactful Decision Making
Southern California CDAO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CDAOs, For CDAOs™.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Meetali Agarwal
Financial Services Company
Vice President, Analytics & Insights

Mike Burkes
Ultra Mobile
SVP, Enterprise Information Management (CDO)

Prachi Priya
Team One
Chief Data Officer

Matt Smith
Microsoft Corporation
Chief Data Officer - West Enterprise Operating Unit
What to Expect
Agenda
May 24, 2023
May 25, 2023
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Do You Believe in Magic? – Fueling Innovation Through Curiosity

Nash Fung
Innovation Keynote Speaker | Magician
Guest Speaker
The surest way to fall behind is to stick to the status quo. How do you inspire your team to maintain an innovation-focused approach to drive business value? When D & A leaders create space for people from diverse backgrounds and become curious about each others' ideas and perspectives, the path toward innovation becomes more tangible.
Join this interactive experience for strategies to:
- Erase assumptions that distract from big ideas
- Leverage curiosity to drive long-term success
- Become an active listener to bolster innovation and impact
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Conceptualizing the Future of AI and Data Ethics

Yiqun (Helen) Li
Sr. Director of Digital Transformation
Eli Lilly and Company
While the role of the CDAO continues to evolve, a few core responsibilities remain constant – creating value with data, crafting data strategy, enabling the workforce to utilize data and establishing a governance framework. But in addition to maintaining these foundational pillars, data and analytics leaders must also remain vigilant of data ethics, sourcing the right talent and staying ahead of emerging trends.
Join this interactive session to discuss:
- Defining data ethics to mitigate unintended bias
- Developing strategy to attract and retain talent
- Anticipating and preparing for the art of the possible
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Establishing and Enhancing Trust in Data
Hosted by Reltio

Aurore Wu
Vice President of Product Marketing
Reltio

Rajeev Mehrotra
VP of Business Systems, Engineering, Analytics, & Big Data
Western Dental Services

Prabhaker Narsina
Vice President, Data, Data Applications and Data Science
First American Financial

Vinay Soitkar
Head of Data Warehouse & BI
The Cheesecake Factory
As organizations increasingly rely on data and analytics to enable various business transformation initiatives, the need for trusted data to drive trusted insights increases exponentially. Effective D & A leaders invest in building on a trusted data foundation to provide maximum business value from core data assets.
Join this session to discuss:
- Elevating organizational trust in data
- Overcoming core data management challenges with faster time to value
- Identifying and presenting business outcomes of core data management investments
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
Community Program Manager Casey Tomooka, casey.tomooka@evanta.com
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Defining Value — Making an Impact
Hosted by Qlik

Todd Margolis
Senior Director of Applied Research and Emerging Technologies
Qlik

Richard Lombardi
Senior Vice President, Data Strategy & Innovation
Black Knight Financial

Bruce Yen
VP, Retail Applications
Guess

Brian West
SVP, Data & Measurement Strategy
NBC Universal
Data and analytics are the foundation to a successful digital business. Yet, many data and analytics strategies fail to leverage measurable metrics to account for that success. D & A leaders must remain agile and think critically when making data and analytics investments at scale.
Join this roundtable to discuss:
- Closing the gap between data and action to shift the cultural needle
- Identifying use cases where analytics can increase ROI
- Getting buy-in around D&A strategy from stakeholders
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact:
Community Program Manager Casey Tomooka, casey.tomooka@evanta.com
10:25am - 11:00am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
May 24, 2023
May 25, 2023
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Southern California CDAO Community Executive Summit.
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.
Location
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Renaissance Long Beach at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-800-468-3571.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $339 USD (plus tax) is April 21, 2023.
Community Program Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.