CDO National Virtual Summit
February 17, 2022
CDO National Virtual Summit
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Agenda
* All Times In EST
12:00pm-12:05pm
Opening Remarks
12:05pm-12:55pm
Keynote Panel: “Enterprise Transformation: How to Futureproof against Technology Shifts and Disruptive Technologies?”
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| Ravi Shankar SVP & CMO |
Center for Mathematical Sciences Merck & Co. Inc. |
Atlanta International School |
Janssen Pharmaceuticals |
Quest Diagnostics |
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| Vijay Yadav Director, Quantitative Science, Head of Data Science |
Marsha Maxwell Head of Technology & Innovation |
Jeffrey Headd Vice President, Commercial Data Science |
Ryan Donnally Executive Director, Data, Analytics, and Governance |
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The only way for your business to stay ahead of the competition is to embark on continuous enterprise transformation. That means, given the digitally entwined business, enterprises need to embrace disruptive technologies and brace for technology shifts. But how can you insulate the business from such technology changes and keep the operations running without interruption? In this panel, veteran CIOs and CDOs will share their experience of what, and specifically what not, to do while adopting the latest technologies and yet keeping the business humming.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn about the major challenges in undertaking major transformation changes. When to migrate data, how much and which priorities.
- Lean how you can plan for a future state architecture across a Hybrid environment
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1:00pm-1:15pm
Keynote Presenter: “Innovate with AI & ML: Achieving the Data Driven Enterprise”
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| Reed Peterson SVP Strategy and Customer Engagement |
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AI systems exhibit learning, planning, reasoning, decision making, and problem-solving. AI is a step deeper than Machine Learning and, when supported by a modern data stack, brings tremendous value to both enterprises and their customers.
Join this session to:
- Learn the ideal architecture & features required to deliver AI/ML solutions including real time data, scalable infrastructure, intelligent replication, relevant data & dynamic provisioning
- Discuss how the process should work along with some of the key challenges & pitfalls that limit success
- Walk through ML & AI use cases and the key ways take advantage of them in your business
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1:20pm-1:50pm
Fireside Chat: “DataOps: The Mindset Shift for Modern Data Integration“
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| Judy Ko Chief Product Officer |
Sanjeev Mohan Principal |
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In the ever-accelerating world of the data supply chain, you may have experienced one or more of these trends: you depend on more and more data that you can’t control; you need to provide data at the speed of thought; your digital transformation is happening faster than your data infrastructure can keep up. As a data leader, you have pressures all around to do more and faster. But just how fast can you go given the enormous complexity of data, platforms and architectures today?
DataOps is an approach that can tease order out of the chaos of modern architectures, and reconcile the apparent contradiction of complexity and agility. Organizations who are able to adapt and make the shift to DataOps are able to transform their business and achieve continuous design, operation and observability of their data; all things fundamental to a true DataOps approach.
Join this fireside chat to learn how to:
- understand what DataOps is and isn’t
- separate the hype from what’s been happening on the ground
- spur the mindset shift that needs to occur within the organization
- begin the journey of becoming DataOps-focused
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1:55pm-2:10pm
Disrupter Presenter: “3 Steps to Achieving Data Intelligence“
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| Nick Brandreth Data Governance Consulting Manager |
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Organizations become trusted brands when they include a data strategy that transforms compliance initiatives into data intelligence. Data Intelligence is built upon compliance and extends to the people, processes and technology involved in the use and transformation of data into tangible business value.
In this session, we’ll dive into the 3 steps organizations take when building their path to data intelligence:
- Embedding policies into data inventory to control data access, retention, and usage based on the latest regulatory research
- Establishing a unified view into data privacy and security programs that is actionable for compliance and governance teams
- Increasing accuracy and efficiency of privacy and compliance data with automated workflows that leverage AI/ML driven discovery and classification
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2:15pm-2:35pm
Fireside Chat: “The Great Convergence: Active Intelligence and the Secret to Modern Analytics Value Creation “
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| Joe DosSantos Chief Data Officer |
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The past 5 years has seen an incredible convergence in technology that has brought the power of cloud computing, the scale of big data, and the speed to insights driven by Analytics and AI capabilities. And with the fever pitch of expectations in the analytics arena, the Chief Data and Analytics Officer must set a course for value realization. History has shown that technology is rarely the biggest obstacle. Come hear Joe DosSantos, Chief Data and Analytics officer of Qlik outline strategic approaches for delivering on the promise of this great convergence in the real world, discussing topics such as executive buy-in, cross-functional collaboration, data security, and DataOps methodology and how to implement an analytics strategy around which the enterprise can rally.
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2:40pm-2:50pm
Senior Supporter: “Reimagining Enterprise Data as a Service: How to create a data center of excellence“
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| Ted Sfikas Regional Vice President Of Solutions Consulting, Americas |
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Organizations globally have amassed an enormous amount of customer data that now requires careful oversight and timely activation in order to meet modern expectations. Doing so will bring brands as close as possible to the customer and automate some of the best revenue-generating processes available. You’re going to need some technology automation to help. You will increase revenue streams and optimize operational processes.
So how can companies unlock this customer data? Who holds the key? Creating a Data Center of Excellence charts the path for successful data management in every business – large or small.
Join this session to learn:
- What a Data Center of Excellence (DCoE) is
- The major stakeholders that benefit from increased revenue and operational excellence
- Business practices and topics in scope for optimization by a DCoE
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* All Times In EST
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Why should I attend?
Your time is valuable and we make sure to make the most of it! We take the time to figure out your challenges and customize your experience to meet your needs. Our agendas are tailored to your feedback and we pride ourselves in covering the most cutting-edge content delivered by renowned industry experts. Look forward to building enduring partnerships and together we’ll go straight to the top.
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The event is by invitation-only. The location will be released to all attendees once your registration has been confirmed.
What is the dress code?
We recommend business attire. Most attendees wear suits or comparable attire. Ties are optional.
Can I bring a colleague with me?
Yes! We always urge our members to refer their colleagues! We love adding new members to the community, especially if they come highly recommended by a current member. Either have them reach out to your Apex POC or have them fill out the Member Registration Form.
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I plan on being in attendance, but what if something comes up and I have to cancel?
We understand that something may come up on your calendar! Before canceling with us, please know that we will have a separate room for attendees to step out for work-related activities (meetings, emails, conference calls, etc.). If you must cancel, we just ask that you let us know at least 48 hours in advance so that we can open up the waitlist for another member.
In today’s digital landscape, the role of the CIO/ CDO has become the most dynamic amongst their peers. CIOs are focused on finding the most transformative technologies that enable them to bring value to their enterprise and customers.
Adopting an enterprise wide transformation strategy is driven by fundamental shifts in internal and external forces that impact the business and how it operates. Disruptive technologies are being introduced to the market faster than ever and executives must have the ability to align and address the enterprise-wide transformation challenges. These changes will ultimately influence strategic planning, business operations and the overall trajectory of the operating model moving forward. With unceasing demands, technology has become more complex and solution providers more difficult to decipher.
Apex Assembly will unite visionary leaders and industry experts for a half day of content and discussion, where we will examine the challenges of 2022 and concentrate on the most pressing issues of the future in the information technology sector.
Through collaboration with our executive community, we have discovered key industry challenges and trends. These topics form the foundation of the Summit and will be addressed through Panels, Disrupter sessions, and Fireside chats.
Hosted using video conferencing technology, our Virtual Summit gives executives and service providers the opportunity to engage with like-minded executives and industry leaders without having to leave their office or home.