CDO ANZ Hybrid Series - September Edition 2021
Realising the True Value of Your Data Through a Unified Approach Across All Business Units
Hosted by Factor
- 500 attendees
- 19275 hours
Overview
The uncertainty ushered in by 2020 will stay with us for multiple years to come. But with disruption comes enormous opportunity to not just restart what we used to do, but forge new paths. Data and analytics leaders that thrive will design and execute on a strategy that accelerates change, builds resilience and optimise business impact.
What to expect
- Speakers 10+
- Virtual Attendees 150+
- On-site Attendees 60
- Partners
What we will cover
- Overcoming the challenges of data sharing and siloed behaviours
- Crafting data & analytics narratives that align, Inform and inspire from top to bottom
- Effective data and analytics governance
- Fostering a data-driven culture to drive organisational growth and increase data literacy
Agenda
- Unlocking the Promise of Customer 360(Plenary) Despite investments in technology and platforms, customers are still unhappy with how companies communicate and engage with them – and business leaders are even more frustrated, because they are not able to meet their customer expectations. According to recent research, the key to success is healthy data. Attend this session to learn how you can: Take preventative measures to support good C360 data habits Ensure high quality C360 data at scale with effective treatment Create an organisational culture that promotes healthy C360 data
- Keynote: Utilising Your Data Insights to Drive Competitive Edge(Plenary) Using data and analytics strategically is crucial to an organisation’s competitiveness and survival. Yet leaders face pressure to prioritise, measure and communicate the value of these initiatives and align them to business priorities. Join Sean to discuss: How to turn data insights into real organisational value. How to help drive culture and improve data quality.
- Three Reasons You Won't Have This Job Next Year(Plenary) The role of Chief Data Officer is relatively new, and often poorly defined. However, there are already several key predictors of success - or failure - for CDOs and other data leaders trying to build a data-driven culture inside their organisation. In this talk, we'll discuss three reasons that CDOs fail, how to identify them, and what to do about them, so you still have this job next year.
- Keynote: How Can we Enrich our Data-Decision Making(Plenary) Join this session to understand and gain insights into why we need to enrich our decision making when it comes to our data, what are the challenges involved also: How do the data points combine to support our incident processes How to let data tell the story The data is all around you … Lift your eyes and look What are the benefits to our businesses and organisations? What are the challenges involved?
- The Era of Connected Intelligence(Plenary) Early graph innovators have already pioneered the most popular use cases – fraud detection, personalization, customer 360, knowledge graphs, network management, and more. Building upon their efforts, the next generation of graph thinkers are engineering the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Neo4j Graph Data Platform provides the latest in Connected Data capabilities, scaling to 1.2 trillion relationships with lightning fast processing speeds to enable your enterprise to cater for the needs and demands of today's digitally transformed world.
- Keynote: Battle for the Eyeballs, Hearts and Minds. Fast Track your Data Management Journey(Plenary) Andrew has successfully delivered Information and Data Management programs and published numerous eBooks on Enterprise and Information Architecture. He has also successfully delivered a number of country and company-wide Architecture and Data Management initiatives in Australia and New Zealand. Join Andrew as we explore some key case studies that address: Data Management Frameworks, Data Management Capabilities and Data Management culture – what are your biggest Data Management challenges Summary insights and war wounds – what to avoid, what to focus on, what does success look like in Data Management Where to start or where to strengthen or extend your Data Management journey – holding the Data Management mirror up to your own organisation
- Panel - Storytelling Through Data to Make Informed Business Decisions(Plenary) Today the business landscape has changed due to COVID-19. In order to stay relevant and remain competitive, organisations must embed a data-driven culture to support operational resilience and revenue generation. This panel will hear insights from data leaders on how data can drive business outcomes and meaningful insights through successful storytelling. We will explore how we can drive our strategic organisational needs to create successful engagement across all units. This panel will hear insights from data leaders on how data can drive business outcomes and meaningful insights through successful storytelling and strategic understanding of our customers’ needs: Using data and analytics to influence stakeholders at all levels How to shape data into a narrative to help reveal findings and emerging trends How to use data storytelling, data visualisation and dashboards to think differently about its impacts on the wider enterprise? What are the data literacy skills required in a data-driven era? How we can drive our strategic organisational needs to create successful engagement across all units.
- Networking break(Plenary) 30 minute networking break
- Organisational Data-driven Culture Powered by Data Virtualization(Plenary) The early crop of CDOs was focused on data governance, data quality and regulatory drivers but today's CDOs are more focused on enabling a data-driven culture. To become data-driven, organisations must ensure that as many data consumers as possible are able to access the entire enterprise data and use it to improve and optimise both business and decision-making processes. Data Virtualization is a modern data integration technique in which a single semantic layer can be built containing semantic definitions of all of the underlying sources. Attend this session to understand how data virtualization can be used to Seamlessly implement the concept of 'Data Marketplace' Enable all business users to derive value from self-service analytics tools Apply consistent security and governance policies across the enterprise data architecture
- Keynote: A Transformational Approach to Data Governance(Plenary) Attend this session to understand and gain insights into: How to significantly turn the dial on data maturity How to Increase understanding of data quality issues Customise your roadmap but keep common themes activities
- Modern BI for All: A Field Guide for Accelerating the Data Life Cycle to Drive Business Value(Plenary) BI is no longer a “nice-to-have” option; it is a requirement for staying competitive. Yet, a growing number of organisations worldwide are asking whether their existing BI tools and processes can keep pace with the rapidly evolving needs of their business. The real power of Modern BI for All is its ability to shift the way your entire organisation thinks about data—and the value you get from that data, because it lives in a system designed to make integrating, sharing, and acting upon data easy. During this session we will discuss modern approaches to business intelligence for any organisation at any time. Learn how to unlock the value of data throughout your business and ecosystem, relying on three core pillars: data agility, data literacy, and the ability to take action on data insights quickly.
- Keynote: From Astronomy to Analytics - How to Reap the Benefits to Drive Data Success(Plenary) Attend this session to gain insights across: Understanding the difference between RPA, ML & AI Case study: using data in space and the benefits to earth What you can consider to drive data success in your organisation
- Bridging the Gap Between CX and Customer Data: Client-Side vs Server-Side(Plenary) Customer expectations have grown exponentially in recent years, CX is now more important than ever, but how can you elevate your customer experience to stand out in such a competitive landscape? The answer - connecting your customer data. Join us as we dive in on how to build out a data foundation with both client-side and server-side data collection capabilities, so you have the power to make the right choice for your data strategy and create stand-out customer experiences.
- Keynote: Data Science & Re-imagining our Agile Mindset(Plenary) Join Dr Rose as we explore how to create an agile data culture that supports innovation and creates business impact. Key discussion points include: Data science challenges when fitting to usual a gile expectations Agile mindset alignment to data science methodology Customer segmentation as a use case to demonstrate the challenges and some tips and tricks to re-image our a gile mindset
Speakers
Gareth Lewis · Content Creator, Factor Creatively driven, strategic thinker, with a passion for story-telling & story-doing. Working to helping business leaders connect through meaningful and engaging experiences.
Chris Day · Director, APAC Sales Engineering, Denodo One of Chris particular interests is in Data Integration and Transformation technologies, and methodologies, particularly in reusing 'legacy' data and systems to solve current problems and questions. Have the ability and experience to explain the relationship between technical abilities and business challenge, making it relevant to the audience. Specialties: Data Integration, Quality and Transformation Data Management Tools and Platforms Enterprise Content Management Environments Data Warehouse Platforms and Reporting Architecture Partner Channel Enablement
Andrew Swindell · National Analytics Solution Lead, GHD Andrew Swindell is a Director of "On a Page" a company that provides Reference Architectures and Architecture support for a range of clients and has over 25 years' experience in the field of Information Technology, Enterprise, Business and Information Architecture. He is also the National Analytics Solutions Lead for GHD Digital and is based in Brisbane, Australia. Andrew has successfully delivered Information and Data Management programs and published numerous eBooks on Enterprise and Information Architecture and has successfully delivered a number of country and company-wide Architecture and Data Management initiatives in Australia and New Zealand. Andrew has extensive experience in the Mining, Financial Services, Utilities, Health Insurance and Tourism industries and has twice presented at the European EA conference in London, UK and the World Architecture Summit in Sydney, Australia
Stu Garrow · SVP & General Manager, APAC, Talend Stu Garrow, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Talend Asia Pacific, brings more than 25 years of experience in developing high performing teams, business, channel and alliances strategy in Asia Pacific on leading cloud data integration and software companies. Prior to joining Talend, Stu served as Director of Channels and Alliances Asia Pacific at MuleSoft and on the strength of its success he became Global Director, Channel and Alliances Programs for MuleSoft. Stu is also a Business Mentor providing his expertise to social entrepreneurs to help them develop their business and innovation.
Peter Philipp · General Manager, ANZ, Neo4j
Shehan Fernando · Senior Manager, Data Analytics, Westpac Group I am currently a Data Analytics Senior Manager at Westpac Group. Previously I was an Associate Director in KPMG’s Management Consulting practice in Brisbane. I have a raft of experience in technology, data analytics, risk management, assurance, artificial intelligence, machine learning, strategy and program/project management. I have a very strong passion for the space sector especially in observational astronomy and astrophysics, and was a member of the KPMG Australian Space Agency Client Service Team. I am also part of the steering committee for the SmartSat Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Space Cooperative Research Center (CRC), where we look at the implementation of AI and other emerging technologies through the use of Satellites in Australia and around the world. I recently completed my thesis to develop an Artificial Intelligence model to find new exoplanets using data from NASA's TESS space satellite.Beverley Paratchek · Data Governance Manager and Transformation Leader, Suncorp Group Beverley is passionate connecting data management to strategic outcomes and helping organisations execute their vision using transformational leadership. Beverley has dedicated 20+ years of her career connecting business and technology to their data assets and leveraging data using safe, simple and strategic approaches. Originally from Canada, Beverley has held roles across the data and analytics value chain in consulting and financial services prior to her current role as Manager, Data Governance at Suncorp.
Rob Wiggan · Associate Director Information Security, QUT An accomplished IT professional with over 25 years of industry experience, specialising in building teams to deliver and manage secure Information Security Operations within complex working environments. Previous roles include senior leadership positions that have focussed team on Team Engagement and Development, Delivery and Operational Management of Information Security infrastructure, Financial and Strategic Planning. An innovative leader who prioritises conflicting priorities well and has an excellent sense of teamwork to get results by instilling the values of commitment, trust, fairness, loyalty and service culture. Strengths include solid communication and problem solving skills.
Nic Crouch · Account Executive, SnowflakeRose Skandari · Data Science Manager, ME Bank A PhD qualified Data Science Lead named as Top 25 Analytics Leaders in Australia with exceptional leadership experience in successfully managing and delivering of multiple data science projects from design and implementation to production and maintenance in different disciplines. I lead and coach a team of data scientists, data analysts, and engineers to deliver valuable insights via data analytics, advanced data-driven methods, and novel Machine Learning techniques from big data including timeseries like metering data, GIS, and LiDAR. I have also hands on experience in professionally using data analytics tools such as Python, R, Spark, SQL, and Matlab to build and deliver practical Machine Learning and AI products. I have several years of senior manging experience in a large oil& gas company, with management of technical staff including multidisciplinary engineers and third party local and international inspectors, along with leading, planning and scheduling, and control of detailed technical specifications. My electrical engineering background with hands on data analytics skills plus leadership experience in advance analytics projects distinguishes my profile as a Data Science Lead/Manager in the digital innovation space. I had exceptional experience at IBM where I designed and developed interactive applications for mathematical modelling and visualisation of complex systems. I have gained analytical skills at my PhD program working on mathematical modelling of neural networks and predictive modelling of movement of T cells. I have demonstrated skills in communicating complex concepts and providing guidance and support to peers and customers developed through teaching graduate level courses at universities such as Probability and Random Models, and Signals and Systems Processing.
Richard Wright · Digital Analytics Manager, NZME Experienced and passionate digital professional with 15 years experience in data lead digital marketing, analytics, innovation, and insights. Currently leading a team of highly skilled data scientists, analysts, and engineers in the fields of digital analytics, machine learning strategy implementation, insights and data visualisation, personalisation. I also lead the data lead media and audience development at NZME. My team services internal (NZ Herald, Grabone, Oneroof, Driven, iHeart, Radio (ZB, ZM, etc) and many other sites) customers and external direct and agency clients. I have worked with some of New Zealand's largest companies to transform, understand and improve their digital performance. I believe that if you lead with exceptional customer experience and use data and insight to ensure that the experience is always improving, then you will win in digital.
Nikos Acuna · Senior Director Product Marketing, Domo Design-thinking technology executive and entrepreneur, with 20 years of experience in strategy, product development, analytics, enterprise architecture, and operations management for both early stage and large-scale B2B+B2C platform enterprises. Over ten years of experience in deploying data products powered by advanced machine learning and predictive modeling. Expert in building teams and scaling cross-functional global organizations. By night, Researcher at the intersection of AI, quantum mechanics, cognition, and media theory. Broad business acumen and intricate technical depth. Award-winning author of Mindshare.
Partners
Neo4j Neo4j is the leading graph database platform that drives innovation and competitive advantage at Airbus, Comcast, eBay, NASA, UBS, Walmart and more. Thousands of community deployments and more than 300 customers harness connected data with Neo4j to reveal how people, processes, locations and systems are interrelated. Using this relationships-first approach, applications built using Neo4j tackle connected data challenges including artificial intelligence, fraud detection, real-time recommendations and master data. Find out more at Neo4j.com.- Denodo Denodo is the leader in data virtualization – providing unmatched performance, unified access to the broadest range of enterprise, big data, cloud and unstructured sources, and the most agile data services provisioning and governance – at less than half the cost of traditional data integration. Denodo’s customers have gained significant business agility and ROI by creating a unified virtual data layer that serves strategic enterprise-wide information needs for agile BI, big data analytics, web and cloud integration, single-view applications, and SOA data services across every major industry. Denodo Platform offers the broadest access to structured and unstructured data residing in enterprise, big data, and cloud sources, in both batch and real-time, exceeding the performance needs of data-intensive organizations for both analytical and operational use cases, delivered in a much shorter timeframe than traditional data integration tools. The Denodo Platform drives agility, faster time to market, increased customer engagement from single view of customer and operational efficiencies from real-time business intelligence and self-serviceability. Founded in 1999, Denodo is privately held, with main offices in Palo Alto (CA), Madrid (Spain), Munich (Germany) and London (UK). For more information visit www.denodo.com, follow Denodo via twitter: @denodo or contact us to request an evaluation copy at info@denodo.com.
- Talend Talend, the leading data integration and data integrity company, enables every business to find clarity amidst the data chaos. Talend is the only company to bring together in a single platform all the necessary capabilities that ensure enterprise data is complete, clean, compliant, and readily available to everyone who needs it throughout the organization. Businesses rely on Talend to deliver exceptional customer experiences, make smarter decisions in the moment, drive innovation, improve operations, and thrive in a future they can’t yet see.
- 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.
- Tealium Helping brands make data actionable, in real-time, across every customer experience touch point. Tealium revolutionizes today’s digital businesses with a universal approach to customer data orchestration – spanning web, mobile, offline and Internet of Things devices. With the power to unify customer data into a single source of truth, Tealium offers a turnkey integration ecosystem supporting more than 1,000 client-side and server-side vendors and technologies. The Tealium Customer Data Hub encompasses tag management, API hub, customer data platform and data management solutions that enable organizations to leverage real-time data to create richer, more personalized digital experiences across every team, technology, and customer touchpoint. www.Tealium.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.
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