
UK & Ireland CDAO Community
Executive Summit
15 September 2021 | Royal Lancaster London
15 September 2021
Royal Lancaster London
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with UK & Ireland'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:
Scaling a data-first culture and driving data literacy across the enterprise
Adopting D&A strategies and operating models that deliver business value in volatile environments
Generating measurable economic benefits to the business from data assets and advanced analytics
UK & Ireland 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
What to Expect
Agenda
14 September 2021
15 September 2021
08:00 - 09:00 Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - 09:45 Keynote
Pushing the Boundaries of Science Through Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Jim Weatherall
Vice President, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Astra Zeneca
AstraZeneca has played an integral role in the response to the pandemic, in collaboration with the scientific community.
In this keynote, Dr Jim Weatherall will present his thoughts and perspectives on how data and technology have helped with the company’s response to the pandemic as well the impact it is making more broadly to maximise time for the discovery and delivery of potential new medicines.
This includes:
- How AstraZeneca has embedded DS&AI in its R&D strategy
- The impact this approach is having on its R&D productivity
- How DS&AI helped enable business continuity throughout the pandemic
09:45 - 10:00 Networking Break
10:00 - 10:45 Breakout Session
Adaptable Governance for Scalable Operating Models

Meera Naik
Data Product Manager
Nando's

Douglas Silverstone
Chief Data Officer
Money and Pensions Service

Roberto Maranca
VP, Data Excellence
Schneider Electric
Enterprise expectations for data and analytics to power business ambitions continues to rise, requiring effective governance foundations. However, current governance capabilities often fall short of what organisations need. To scale business-relevant governance initiatives, D&A leaders must address evolving requirements while ensuring a scalable and adaptive governance as part of the operating model.
In this session you will discuss:
- Creating compelling business use cases to ensure stakeholders understand the role governance plays in achieving business outcomes
- Strategies for approaching governance holistically by using adaptive frameworks to enable application of different governance styles for various business scenarios
- Designing a trust-based adaptive governance as part of the business operating model
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Real World Data Mesh for Data Leaders
Hosted by Starburst Data

Andy Mott
Lead Solution Architect - Data Mesh
Starburst Data

Di Mayze
Global Head of Data & AI
WPP

Dan Robertson
Group Director of Data & Analytics
National Grid
Investment in data, analytics, and AI innovation is consistently increasing across industries, but these investments have not yielded the kind of transformational results companies expect.
This spiral of inefficiency and dissatisfaction among large companies has given rise to Data Mesh, a new, more holistic approach to managing scale within global enterprises. The Data Mesh concept is a paradigm shift that demands organisational, technological, and architectural change. Yet the inherent logic of Data Mesh, combined with the success of several companies that have put it into practice, suggest that it has the potential to help organisations achieve the kind of results they have been hoping for since the beginning of the Big Data era.
Join this interactive round table to
- Get closer to the core principles of the Data Mesh concept
- Discuss the basic architectural patterns
- Share experiences of how Data Mesh is used in practice today.
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Creating a Culture of Purpose and Innovation to Attract D&A Talent Aligned to Business Objective

Brad Currin
Chief Data Officer
Shell

Will Lowe
Chief Data Officer
Transform UK
Most CDOs know that attracting top D&A talent has less to do with job benefits and perks and more to do with the environment and work itself. The common denominator among all the flavours of data scientists is the drive to evaluate and solve problems that are meaningful and compelling. Creating a culture of purpose and providing opportunities to be creative and innovative are essential to attracting and retaining talent within D&A.
Collaborate with your CDO community peers to discuss:
- Organising your D&A team to align with business objectives and foster innovation
- Crafting and communicating your data strategy to attract top talent
- Building a purpose driven D&A community to foster knowledge sharing and interdisciplinary problem solving
10:45 - 11:15 Networking Break
14 September 2021
15 September 2021
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the UK & Ireland 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
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Community Programme Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.
Luis Arango Abello
Senior Community Programme Manager
+44 (0)1784 267 880
luis.arangoabello@gartner.com