CDO ANZ Hybrid Series - August Edition 2022
Elevating Your Data Strategy with Growth and CX in Mind
Hosted by Factor
- 500 attendees
- 32400 hours
Overview
Over the past decade, chief data officers have been increasingly recognised for the value they bring to an enterprise. CDOs today are responsible for all of an organisation’s data strategies, from data management to governance to privacy and analytics. As more enterprises rely on data for decision making, CDOs are more responsible than ever.
How can we continue to get more value out of your data?
How can we utilise data for an enhanced customer experience?
How can we begin monetisation with coupled with data ethics?
Join us at this edition of the CDO Series as we focus on:
What measures we need to take when we set up for transformation with customer experience in mind
Understanding that data governance is fundamentally about data culture
Data foundations: process, application, reporting initiatives
How to be transparent with your stakeholders for long term growth
What to expect
- Sessions 20+
- Speakers 15+
- 2 Executive Roundtables with 40+ Leaders Sit-Down Executives
- Live Interactions 1:1
- Attendees 150+
What we will cover
- Monetisation Approach What’s the right data monetisation strategy for your organisation
- Ethics and Governance What governance strategy we have to adhere to
- Results and Orientation How to adopt a product orientation approach
- What to Set Up For What measures we need to take when we set up for transformation
Agenda
- Operating Models for the Data-Driven Organization(Plenary) When it comes to AI initiatives, everyone talks about building a so-called Center of Excellence. But what does that mean? Ultimately, the reality of operating models is much more complex - this session dives into the details of different types of operating models and which work best for what situation.
- Adventures in Astronomical Data Pipelines(Plenary) One favourite hobby for almost everyone is star gazing using whatever telescope we can lay our hands on. The skies provide us with the curiosity to explore the unknown and astronomy in this era is feeding our deepest imaginations. There has been an astronomical shift in this field as it has transformed from being particularly hypothesis-driven to being data-driven to being data-intensive. Today, astronomy finds itself in the mesh of humongous amounts of data, which has only grown in terms of volumes, rates, and complexity. This is where Big Data Analytics comes into the picture. Join us in this session as Simon O’Toole shares his incredibly exciting journey of working with Big Data and the challenges that lies ahead. He will also share some key details on The Square Kilometre Array which is designed with an ambitious goal and a daunting task of moving sheer volume of data and generating data streams far beyond the total Internet traffic worldwide . What are the challenge of Big Data Analytics for astronomy? Software Engineering, Data movement, Storage are just some of the few. “Citizen Science” and what this means for astronomy enthusiasts and the conversion of raw data into consumable knowledge.
- A Business-first Approach to Building Data Governance Programs(Plenary) Traditional data governance initiatives fail by focusing too heavily on policies, compliance, and enforcement, which quickly lose business interest and support. This leaves data management and governance leaders having to continually make the case for data governance to secure business adoption. In this presentation, we will share a lean, business-first data governance approach that connects key initiatives to governance capabilities and quickly delivers business value for the long-term. He will give examples of organisations worldwide who have successfully implemented a data governance program by engaging with key stakeholders using innovative techniques such as gamification and data catalogue scavenger hunts.
- Evolve: How to Become an Authority and Global Leader in your Field(Plenary) Join us for an interactive interview with Ahmad Imam , International Influencer of the Year 2022. and Founder of elite social media agency ‘The Executive Brand’. If you are an expert in your field, not only is your personal brand critical, but you should be receiving the online recognition you deserve!! Learn how to gain a competitive edge on social media so you can: 1. Leverage your success 2. Amplify your brand visibility 3. Be the authority in your field 4. Become a recognised, global leader Ahmad has built a LinkedIn community of over one million professionals in under three years, averages 2 million views per month, but most importantly, uses his platform to leverage real world opportunities, and gain access to his ideal client profile.
- Morning Tea & Networking Break(Plenary)
- Uncovering the Business Value of Data Intelligence(Plenary) Data intelligence is the foundation of modern self-service analytics, growing a data culture, and driving data literacy. But how do you measure success? Is there a data culture ROI? And how do you communicate that value to business stakeholders?Alation has developed a metric framework and value measurement process to answer these questions. It combines catalog usage statistics with an organisation's supplied assumptions to quantify value along several dimensions.During this session we will introduce this approach and review a series of real examples. Attendees can expect to learn: How to define a value metric framework The dependency between key use cases & their value How to extend the measurement to specific business outcomes (and convey their value to c-suite!)
- Feeding a Data Hungry Organisation Through Transformation(Plenary) Organisations are driven by quality data. In this presentation I will share our experience in driving value with data on the back of significant organisation digital transformation. Endeavour Energy is part of the energy crisis in Australia and I will show how our data transformation has enabled us to minimise impacts for our customers in this environment. In this session we will tackle: Disruption to old data practices Leveraging the benefits of new technology and how this drives business value The mechanisms to drive adoption amongst stakeholder will be covered including where this hasn’t worked in the past
- Rethinking Data Security in the era of Digitalisation(Plenary) From the increasing severity of cyberattacks, to keeping pace with rapidly shifting consumer needs, to the need to support remote workers, today's realities are increasing pressure on CDOs (whether Chief Data Officers or Chief Digital Officers). As digital and analytics capabilities become more critical to competitiveness, organisations need to rethink their data management strategies to gain the most value out of their data, while ensuring it remains secure against cyberattacks. Data resilience is a key enabler for CDOs looking to drive a data-driven culture – if data is secure, has integrity, and can be trusted, then the possibilities for innovation are endless. Achieving this requires thinking beyond infrastructure security and ensuring security at the point of data. In this session, we will unpack the cyber security risks that are influencing data management strategies. We will explore how data resiliency, data observability, and data recovery enables organisations to be compliant with data regulations, reduce cyber exposure, and strengthen their competitive edge.
- Data Mesh: Scalable Analytical Data Management(Plenary) As every organisation’s data landscape continues to advance and evolve, so too must its approach to analytical data. In this presentation, we look at the data mesh approach, focusing on its core concepts of: Domain ownership Data-as-a-product Self-service infrastructure Federated governance
- Lunch & Networking Break(Plenary)
- How Uniti Wireless Took Their Growth to the Next Level by Putting Data to Work for Everyone(Plenary) Join this session to hear about how Uniti are driving: A data driven culture lead by business leaders Insight led decision-making Modern Business intelligence with a lean team
- The DIY Data Journey(Plenary) With data being such an area of opportunity businesses are leaning into what kind of future the effective use of data affords them. We’ll walk you through some insights as to how one of Australia’s leading Audio Entertainment companies Nova has been tackling the opportunity. With a lean team and plenty of learnings on the way they’ll share some of their experience in driving change and creating a data strategy to support ongoing transformation objectives. Learn about some of the ways they approached the opportunity and challenged the status quo to drive progress. In this session we will: How to start your DIY Journey Going against the norm in the data sect Making data work for you, rather then you working for the data
- How to Weave an Agile Data Fabric (and Keep it From Getting Stained)(Plenary) In this short presentation, Tym Lawrence will talk about some of the common data challenges seen across multiple industries and how this has given rise to a data swamp within many organisations. He'll explore the technologies and capabilities you need to create an Agile Data Fabric and then look at the advantages of providing well governed, high quality data to all - and how this data democratization can help organizations provide better customer experiences, improve their operational efficiency and reinvent their business to be more agile and innovative.
- Do you Trust your Data?(Plenary) In answering this question, let's take a step back and consider why we care about data at all? Data has allowed us to create meaningful information, feeding our knowledge of business value chains. This knowledge creates wisdom that bears the fruits of more data and will enable us to optimise the in-focus business value chains. This has become an essential function of any business today and is why we all care about data. However, this also calls to focus the volume, velocity and variety of data and how they can impact veracity. Join this session to learn: Old and new techniques available to us How to i ncrease business trust in data How to be transparent with your stakeholders for long term growth
- Afternoon Tea & Networking Break(Plenary)
- Realising Data Governance Values(Plenary) Della Zhuang , VP of Growth - APAC at Ataccama will sit down with Amar Poddatooru, Head of Data & Technology at Australian Ethical Investment to discuss: · Common challenges in data governance for organisations at different maturity levels · Learnings from past experience in rolling out enterprise-wide data management program · How to obtain executive sponsorship and enable data-driven culture change
- A Data Strategy Designed to Deliver Customer Value(Plenary) The development of UTS data strategy has recognised the importance of ensuring outcomes are focussed to deliver customer value and an improved customer experience. In being able to deliver improved customer value this session will provide an overview of The data journey at UTS Foundation activities to improve the customer experience. The benefits and measures of success in undertaking this approach
- Using a Data Clean Room for Business Growth(Plenary) Sharing data while adhering to privacy regulations has always been challenging. But by using distributed data clean rooms, it’s now possible to collaborate with data in a secure manner that aligns with privacy rules. The capabilities of distributed data clean rooms are especially beneficial to advertisers and the media industry as we continue moving to a cookieless future. Data clean rooms allow organizations to manage data effectively, deidentify it, and share it. Let’s explore what a data clean room is and how it works, the benefits you can experience with a data clean room, and how today’s companies use data clean rooms for business growth.
- Making Trusted Data-Driven Decisions(Plenary) In a common business there are so many different sources in which business can ingest. Heidi from Fivetran deep dives into why businesses should make data driven decisions and how best to do so. More importantly - how to do so accurately, timely and securely.
Speakers
Nikita Dhami · Director - Data, Analytics & AI Platforms and Business Solutions Lead, PwC Nikita Dhami is a Director at PwC Australia and currently leads the Data, Analytics & AI Platforms and Business Solutions practice. Previously, she has held the Head of AI & Machine Learning position across Australia & New Zealand for DXC Technology. She has long been curious about data & technology and their value in decision-making and has rapidly risen through this field's ranks. While her most significant challenge has been rising to leadership positions at an early age, she has leveraged her knowledge and ability to get things done for the collective benefit of her organisation and the broader community. Her work has led to her ARN WIICTA Innovation Award 2020 win and the ARN 30 under 30 Technical Award 2020 win. She is also an active member of non-profits and think-tanks like Women in AI as a keen advocate for diversity in technology.
Craig Napier · Chief Data Officer, UTS Craig Napier is the Chief Data officer at UTS and is developing and collaboratively advancing a whole of institutional approach to drive evidence-based decisions. Craig has in excess of 20 years’ experience in data intensive environments both domestically and internationally and 15 years as data and analytics executive in the higher-education sector and is well known for his collaborative approach. Craig was recognised in the Top 10 (Ranked 3rd) in the IAPA Analytics Leaders in 2020. Craig is currently President of Transforming Data With Intelligence (TDWI); and former Chair of the Australasian Association for International Research (AAIR)’s Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Analytics Special Interest Group. He holds a Master of Business Administration (UOW), Bachelor of Business (Accounting) (UWS) and is a Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant (FCPA).
Simon Lewis · Data lead, Endeavour Energy Simon is passionate about using data and analytics to drive value for the whole organisation. This has manifested itself in a transformation project at Endeavour Energy over the past 5 years to recognise and uplift capability. As an Electrical Engineer by trade he has used process mindsets to ensure engagement is translated to real outcomes. Outside of work he is passionate about all things sport (especially cricket) and his family.
Tim Armstrong · Director Of Digital Capability and Data, Nova Entertainment As Director of Digital Capability and Data, Tim is responsible for aligning technology, data and operational frameworks through people, building and enabling new digital and data capability across the NOVA Entertainment network. Tim’s role is important in steering the digital transformation of our business, creating a solid digital and data infrastructure to drive audience growth and commercialisation.
Sam Darmo · Senior Sales Engineer, Precisely Sam is a Senior Sales Engineer at Precisely Australia, based in Sydney. He is responsible for matching customers’ present business and technological challenges with relevant and cost-efficient solutions. Exposing the customers to best practices within the appropriate field during the process. Sam has spent 23 years in the industry with numerous solution designs, implementations, and consulting engagements. At Precisely Sam enjoys both the culture of the organisation and the comprehensive and strong solutions portfolio. Sam also enjoys his long motorcycles trips and camping outdoors.Tym Lawrence · Director, Solution Engineers, TIBCO Tym Lawrence is the Director of the TIBCO Solution Engineering presales team in Australia & NZ. Solution Engineers (or SEs) advise customers from multiple industries on how to seamlessly connect systems, intelligently unify data and confidently predict outcomes in real time to drive better business decisions.
Vigyan Jain · Data Management and Data Security Solutions Architect APJ, Rubrik Vigyan Jain is a Data Management and Data Security Solutions Architect for Asia Pacific and Japan at Rubrik. He has over 14 years of leadership experience in the IT industry with a specialized specialised focus on data management and governance. He has been assisting customers globally with their Digital Transformation efforts, Cloud Migration & Data Management moderniszation requirements. Prior to joining Rubrik, Vigyan served many roles at MongoDB and Oracle. Before working at Oracle, Vigyan served as a consultant for McKinsey & Company’s digital practice. Vigyan has a background in instrumentation and control engineering and loves solving real world problems. Vigyan lives in Melbourne and tries to spend his free time hanging out with his awesome son, in fear of the day he wakes-up and decides his father is no longer cool enough to hang out with.Simon O'Toole · Head of Research Data & Software, Macquarie I am an experienced research systems specialist with a demonstrated history of developing tools that enable researchers to achieve their best. I look for the best tools to do the job and get frustrated with a dogmatic approach to software development. Right now I am leading a project to build a next generation astronomical data archive.
Brett Chase · Senior Manager, Sales Engineering, APAC, Collibra Brett Chase is the APAC Head of Sales Engineering at Collibra and has over 30 years experience in Information Technology. The last 20 years specialising in data, from data management, eDiscovery and compliance, to now leading Collibra’s Sales Engineering team creating solutions for the latest Data Intelligence challenges.
Alexandra Coffey · Growth Account Executive, Fivetran As a Growth Account Executive based in Australia Alexandra works to help businesses automate the centralisation of their data from their various data sources. In recent years she transitioned from marketing to sales and is passionate about working with organisations as they adopt the Modern Data Stack. Alexandra is enthusiastic about the data space and how data can be utilised to drive greater business decisions.David Normandeau · Sr. Director Sales Financial Services, Precisely David is lead sales of Precisely Data Integrity Software & Solutions into the Banking & Financial Services sector in Australia & New Zealand. I recently relocated in January from Boston to Brisbane. My previous role with Precisely was leading a team that was responsible for Global technology partnerships, prior to that I was the head of North America Sales Data Integration & Quality for Precisely.
Alex Lei · Senior Solutions Engineer, Snowflake Coming from the background of an Oracle Applications E-Business Suite DBA with thirteen years in Information Systems servicing the Finance, Mining and Government sectors. Alex is an experienced EBS System implementer with skills in architecture, systems analysis and hands on development.
Christos Mousouris · Vice President of Sales Engineering, Alation Christos Mousouris is the Vice President of Sales Engineering at Alation with over 20 years of experience in Data Intelligence. In his current role, Christos regularly works with data and analytics leaders to derive value from their data assets. Prior to Alation, Christos has led Sales Engineering and Customer Success teams at IBM, Cognos, Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot. Christos lives in Seal Beach, California, USA with his wife and 2 children.
Partners
- Dataiku Dataiku is the centralized data platform that moves businesses along their data journey from analytics at scale to enterprise AI. By providing a common ground for data experts and explorers, a repository of best practices, shortcuts to machine learning and AI deployment/management, and a centralized, controlled environment, Dataiku is the catalyst for data-powered companies. Customers like Unilever, GE, and Comcast use Dataiku to ensure they are moving quickly and growing exponentially along with the amount of data they’re collecting. By removing roadblocks, Dataiku ensures more opportunity for business-impacting models and creative solutions, allowing teams to work faster and smarter.
- Fivetran Shaped by the real-world needs of data analysts, Fivetran technology is the smartest, fastest way to replicate your applications, databases, events and files into a high-performance cloud warehouse. Fivetran connectors deploy in minutes, require zero maintenance, and automatically adjust to source changes — so your data team can stop worrying about engineering and focus on driving insights.
- Snowflake Snowflake delivers the Data Cloud — a global network where thousands of organizations mobilize data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. Inside the Data Cloud, organizations unite their siloed data, easily discover and securely share governed data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single and seamless experience across multiple public clouds. Snowflake’s platform is the engine that powers and provides access to the Data Cloud, creating a solution for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development, and data sharing. Join Snowflake customers, partners, and data providers already taking their businesses to new frontiers in the Data Cloud.
- Rubrik Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company™, delivers data security and operational resilience for enterprises. Rubrik’s big idea is to provide data security and data protection on a single platform, including: Zero Trust Data Protection, ransomware investigation, incident containment, sensitive data discovery, and orchestrated application recovery. This means data is ready at all times so you can recover the data you need, and avoid paying a ransom. Because when you secure your data, you secure your applications, and you secure your business. For more information please visit www.rubrik.com and follow @rubrikInc on Twitter and Rubrik, Inc. on LinkedIn. Rubrik is a registered trademark of Rubrik, Inc. Other marks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
- Alation Alation is the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions including data search & discovery, data governance, data stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation. Alation’s initial offering dominates the data catalog market. Thanks to its powerful Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle even the most demanding challenges in data and metadata management. More than 330 enterprises drive data culture, improve decision making, and realize business outcomes with Alation including AbbVie, American Family Insurance, Cisco, Exelon, Fifth Third Bank, Finnair, Munich Re, NASDAQ, New Balance, Parexel, Pfizer, US Foods, and Vistaprint. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alation was named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list and is backed by leading venture capitalists including Blackstone, Costanoa, Data Collective, Dell Technologies, Icon, ISAI Cap, Riverwood, Salesforce, Sanabil, Sapphire, and Snowflake Ventures. For more information, visit alation.com.
- Precisely Precisely is the global leader in data integrity, providing accuracy, consistency, and context in data for 12,000 customers in more than 100 countries, including 97 of the Fortune 100. Precisely’s data integration, data quality, data governance, location intelligence, and data enrichment products power better business decisions to create better outcomes.
- Ataccama Ataccama reinvents the way data is managed to create value on an enterprise scale. Unifying Data Governance, Data Quality, and Master Data Management into a single, AI-powered fabric across hybrid and Cloud environments, Ataccama gives your business and data teams the ability to innovate with unprecedented speed while maintaining trust, security, and governance of your data. Learn more at www.ataccama.com
- Collibra Collibra is the Data Intelligence company. We accelerate trusted business outcomes by connecting the right data, insights and algorithms to all Data Citizens. Our cloud-based platform connects IT and the business to build a data-driven culture for the digital enterprise. Global organizations choose Collibra to unlock the value of their data and turn it into a strategic, competitive asset. We have a diverse global footprint, with offices in the U.S., Belgium, Australia, Czech Republic, France, Poland and the U.K. Visit our website at Collibra.com
- Domo Domo’s mission is to help all employees – from the CEO to the front-line worker – optimise business performance by connecting them in real time to the right data and people they need to improve business results. The company works with many of the world’s leading and most progressive brands across multiple industries including retail, media and entertainment, manufacturing, finance and more. For more information, visit www.domo.com. You can also follow Domo on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Instagram.
- TIBCO TIBCO Software unlocks the potential of real-time data for making faster, smarter decisions. Our Connected Intelligence Platform seamlessly connects any application or data source; intelligently unifies data for greater access, trust, and control; and confidently predicts outcomes in real-time and at scale. Learn how solutions to our customers’ most critical business challenges are made possible by TIBCO at www.tibco.com
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