CDO ANZ Series - July Edition 2021

Overview

Data is essential in the modern workplace, but not all organisations are actually able to master their data. The use of information and analytics tools make a significant difference in an organisation’s ability to exploit that data. In this session we’ll talk about the past, the present and the future of data. We’ll dig deep into why Data is a superpower when it comes to your business success. Our panel of industry experts will dive into:

What to expect

• Live Interactions 1:1
• Partners
• Virtual Attendees 150+
• Speakers 10+

What we will cover

• Solutions to Make an End-to-End Strategy Possible Exploring the technologies and implementations currently in place in leading organisations and the outcomes thus far
• What to Consider Moving Forward For CDOs An honest conversation with CDOs, the winning moments in the past 2 years, the challenges, the aha moments and what to consider moving forward
• Challenges Organisations Face When it Comes to Data Management A deep-dive into proven use cases and transformation journeys undergone through COVID-19 pandemic
• Data Governance, Improving Trust, Reliability & Constant Quality in Your Data Key strategies to support the needs of data ethics across your organisation

Speakers

• Oleg Kravets · Global Head of Data and Analytics, The Travel Corporation Oleg Kravets CPA is an experienced Data&Analytics leader, Advisory Board member and international keynote speaker. As a Global Head of Data and Analytics at The Travel Corporation (TTC), his goals include creating enterprise D&A vision and strategy, driving Data Science, AI/ML initiatives and delivering Data Management and Analytics platforms. With a background in Data&Analytics, Finance and Commerce, his career expands over several industries including Tourism, Energy and Retail. He helps companies deliver business value and impact through digital innovation and change, create and implement visions and strategies, find and explore new opportunities as well as develop and mentor high-performing teams.
• Dr. Ian Oppermann · Chief Data Scientist, NSW Government Chief Information & Digital Office Dr. Ian Oppermann is the NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist working within the Department of Customer Service, and Industry Professor at University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Ian has 27 years’ experience in the ICT sector and, has led organisations with more than 300 people, delivering products and outcomes that have impacted hundreds of millions of people globally. He has held senior management roles in Europe and Australia as Director for Radio Access Performance at Nokia, Global Head of Sales Partnering (network software) at Nokia Siemens Networks, and then Divisional Chief and Flagship Director at CSIRO. Ian is considered a thought leader in the area of the Digital Economy and is a regular speaker on “Big Data”, broadband enabled services and the impact of technology on society. He has contributed to 6 books and co-authored more than 120 papers which have been cited more than 3500 times. Ian has an MBA from the University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mobile Telecommunications from Sydney University. Ian is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, is a Fellow and President of the Australian Computer Society, and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ian is also president of the Australia National Committee of the IEC and president of the JTC1 strategic advisory committee in Australia.
• Kapil Sabharwal · Head of Strategy and Execution - Risk Data Analytics & Visualisation, Commonwealth Bank Management professional experienced across multiple sectors and regions, with focus on strategy, digital, risk management, robotics process automation and digital transformations. Experience includes: Management Consulting, Strategy formulation, Operating model design, Profitability, Cost Optimisation, Strategic Execution, Risk Management, IT, Technology & Digital Strategy, Technology Advisory and Transformation Management, Large Scale Program Management, ITSM (IT Service Management) transformation, IT Change Management, Large Scale Data Migration, Outsourcing / Offshoring, Transition Management, Multi-Vendor Management, People Management, Process Improvement & Quality Assurance, BCBS 239, CPG 235. Sectors served: Financial Services: Insurance, Banking, Wealth and Asset Management & Superannuation Telecommunications Transport and Logistics Hi-tech / Technology
• Dr Mahendra Samarawickrama · Senior Manager - Data Science and Analytics, Australian Red Cross Dr Mahendra is a leader in the AI and data science sector with rich experience across a wide range of people, cultures, technologies and governance. He is extremely passionate about empowering people, innovations, and creativity to enhance the businesses and customer experience. His experience spans across conceptualising, building and managing a variety of data science and analytics teams, systems and processes. He specialises and focuses on Data Science, AI and Customer Experience (CX). He has been part of, or led teams that have built state-of-the-art data science, AI and CX capabilities. He has taken initiatives to improve and streamline business insight and data-science processes that directly or indirectly generate revenue and improve business productivity. He is a regular mentor in various tech forums, conferences and events worldwide. He holds a PhD in computer science with masters of business administration (MBA) and project management (MPM), enabling him to solve complex data-driven business problems optimally. He is skilled in machine learning, deep learning, statistics, big-data analytics and high-performance computing. He is a graduate of the AICD (GAICD), an ACS certified professional (CP), a senior member of IEEE (SMIEEE) and an honorary visiting scholar at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
• Peter Philipp · General Manager, ANZ, Neo4j Peter brings more than 20 years' of technology and leadership experience, working with business and technology leaders on data-driven projects, from government agencies in Europe and Asia-Pacific, to several of the world's top 10 financial institutions. Prior to joining Neo4j, Peter held regional leadership positions with SAP, HP Autonomy and most recently as GM of Europe for Attivio, a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for Insight Engines.
• 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
• 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.
• Ian Stephens · Award Winning Keynote Speaker, enRich Training & Development There’s a reason Ian Stephens is invited to speak around the world to teams, sales executives and leaders. That’s because he’s got a passion for equipping people with practical tools they can use immediately to amplify productivity, stay resilient and resourceful, and stay motivated during changing times. A master of integrating his Neuro-linguistic Programming tools into his talks, Ian particularly specialising in helping people amplify their ability to manage themselves and others in terms of team dynamics, collaboration and ‘bouncing back’. High-engagement infused with humour… all custom-tailored to your organisation’s needs, vision and specific challenges. His keynotes or workshop sessions are a mastery intensive for team focus, discipline and achievement. A prolific writer, Ian is the author of 4 books, and the creator of 11 on-line resources and 8 on-line virtual programs all designed to amplify your personal and business results. His new booked ‘SHIFT Yourself’ will be available in July 2021 exploring how to stay focused and effective in the newly evolving environment including working from home, remote working and challenge of maintaining a high performance team culture. In 2020 Ian was the recipient of the ‘Educator of the Year Award’ by the Professional Speakers Association (PSA) and given the highest honour of being also presented ‘The Nevin Award’ inducting into PSA’s Hall of Fame.

Partners

• Dataiku · Event Partner 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.
• Tiger Analytics · Event Partner Tiger Analytics is pioneering what AI and analytics can do to solve some of the toughest problems faced by organizations globally. We develop bespoke solutions powered by data and technology for several Fortune 500 companies. We have offices in multiple cities across the US, UK, India, and Singapore, and a substantial remote global workforce. We have received multiple awards ranging from being recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research to being ranked among the fastest-growing tech companies by Inc. and Financial Times. We consistently feature in prestigious ‘Best Analytics Firms’ lists. If you’re interested to explore career opportunities with Tiger, we’d love to tell you more. You’ll work alongside the best in the industry, learn the structured approach to innovate, and have fun along the way.
• Denodo · Event Partner 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 · Event Partner 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.
• Neo4j · Event Partner 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.
• Factor Sit-Down helps senior thought leaders and executives, stakeholders, advisors and suppliers, interested and passionate about what they do. With years of track record in the business matching services industry we specialise in helping creative business build, change and maintain their profile. With years of enthusiastic and passionate experience of working with fortune 500 companies and over 125000 CXOs, we now are one of the leading providers, enabling government agencies and enterprises advance their operational initiatives through engagements with those facing the same challenges.

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