
Toronto CDAO Community
Executive Summit
December 14, 2022 | Sheraton Centre Toronto
December 14, 2022
Sheraton Centre Toronto
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Toronto'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:
Accelerating a Data-First Mindset to Improve Business Outcomes
Mastering the Art of Change and Adaptability
Building a Culture of Security and Enabling Smart, Secure Decision Making
Toronto 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

Allie Harris
Scotiabank
Vice President and Chief Data Officer, Global Banking and Markets

Eugene Wen
Manulife
Vice President, Group Advanced Analytics
What to Expect
Agenda
December 13, 2022
December 14, 2022
7:45am - 8:45am Registration & Breakfast
8:45am - 9:30am Keynote
The ROI of Creativity
Hosted by Google Cloud

Noah Scalin
Artist, Innovation Consultant
Guest Speaker
The World Economic Forum named creativity one of the top must-have skills for success in all industries. It is the key to thriving in this era of rapid innovation and change. But very few organizations have truly invested in the development of this essential capability. Why? Because creativity is considered too intangible to measure, too messy to fit into a strategic plan or simply something that is only for a few specially talented people. In this engaging presentation, Artist/Author Noah Scalin pulls back the curtain on his own creative practice to explain the real ROI of creativity.
In this session, we will learn:
- Why creativity is a crucial skill for fostering innovation at your organization
- How to use creativity strategically for long-term impact
- Simple strategies that anyone can use to innovate, grow and inspire others
9:30am - 10:00am Networking Break
10:00am - 10:45am Breakout Session
Promoting Data Culture Through Democratization
Hosted by Quantexa

Dan Onions
Global Head of Data Management and Platforms
Quantexa
Data sharing, availability and democratization is critical to ensure the enterprise is able to make data-informed decisions, with the goal of improving business outcomes. But in granting user access, permissions and roles should be defined to safeguard data and meet compliance requirements.
Join this session to discuss ways to:
- Encourage data-based decision making and enable data sharing through entity resolution
- Promote the safe and secure use of data
- Provide the right technologies to source and analyze data
10:00am - 10:45am Breakout Session
Speed Round – Benchmarking Your Data and Analytics Maturity Journey
Data drives everything we do and is increasingly critical for enterprises to strategically use as they compete in their industry. Gartner research shows that 78% of boards of directors believe analytics is emerging as a game-changer, influenced by the pandemic. Now is the time for D&A leaders to not only focus on data, technology and skills but the culture around data and analytics and how leadership is embracing that effort.
Join this interactive speed networking session as CDOs:
- Evaluate their data and analytics strategies
- Uncover gaps and areas of opportunity for growth and development
- Identify innovative capabilities to maximize on the customer experience while maintaining internal efficiency
10:00am - 10:45am Executive Boardroom
Building and Sustaining a High-Performance Data Team
Hosted by Andela

Chris Chilton
Head of Data Practice
Andela

Kiren Handa
Executive Director, Institutional Research and Data Governance
University of Toronto

Song Yu
Senior Director, Data & Analytics COE
Royal Bank of Canada
As more organizations work to build a data-driven culture, the demand for D&A talent is high. To keep up with an evolving ecosystem of talent, business leaders are seeking to create and sustain diversity of people, roles and skills.
Join this session to discuss:
- Empowering employees to level-up their data skills
- Seeking out unrecognized talent
- Creating individual and team development plans to drive retention
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 CDOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Alison Topliff at Alison.Topliff@Evanta.com
10:00am - 10:45am Executive Boardroom
Staying Ahead of the Curve with Machine Learning

Natalie Perkins Ceccato
VP Analytics and Product
Teladoc Inc

Ozge Yeloglu
VP, Advanced Analytics & AI
CIBC
In a highly innovative space, machine learning capabilities need to evolve at a rapid pace to stay relevant. Learn how your peers are implementing and capitalizing on cutting edge ML to stay ahead of the game.
Join this roundtable session to discuss ways to:
- Evaluate current technologies to optimize internal processes
- Transform company culture to embrace ML
- Identify opportunities for ML to expand your data roadmap
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 CDOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Alison.Topliff@evanta.com
10:45am - 11:20am Networking Break
10:50am - 11:15am 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.
December 13, 2022
December 14, 2022
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Toronto 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
Venue & Accommodation
Sheraton Centre TorontoMore Information
Sheraton valet parking: $60 +tax per day
Self-park at City Hall Parking: $20 day maximum
*Guests can walk directly from parking to hotel via underground PATH system.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Centre Toronto at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-888-627-7175 . Please mention Toronto Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $199 CAD (plus tax) is November 28, 2022.
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