CDO Live ANZ May Edition

Overview

Once a month, industry leaders in Data will be at the Chief Data Officer Live Series. They are committed to delivering transformation strategies that will build agility, speed, intelligence and innovation. CDO ANZ Live is a hub space for all data-driven leaders, where you can gain insights, hear solutions or join as a silent observer!

What to expect

• Live Face-time Interactions 1:1
• Sessions
• Attendees 200+
• Hours

What we will cover

• Understanding Key Components of Innovation When you think of the word innovation, what does that mean to you? Innovation may be defined as new products, devices, concepts, or systems, but it also can entail a new way of thinking creatively in order to make something better or easier.
• Aligning Data Strategy with Corporate Strategy When developing a Data Strategy, the use of a framework may allow stakeholders to assess each step involved in the Data Strategy process, such as taking into account business needs, current state, strategic imperatives, and aligning across the entire company vision
• The CDO Of The Future How best to apply the data at hand to your organisation's short and long-term business goals.
• Rethink Data-Driven Culture Instead of trying to force a data-driven culture, change the way you think about it with next-gen analytics. Use AI to bridge skill set gaps, and leverage low-code tools to minimise talent shortages.

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.
• Kate Carruthers · Chief Data and Insights Officer, UNSW Kate Carruthers is Chief Data & Insights Officer for UNSW Sydney, and is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a Certified Information Security Manager and is currently undertaking postgraduate studies in terrorism and cybersecurity. Kate has extensive experience in senior roles in ICT across the finance sector, marketing, data and digital; and is a member of the NSW Government’s Data Analytics Centre Advisory Board. Kate was appointed to the Microsoft Regional Director program for her work in cybersecurity in 2020 (this is an external advisory role that provides Microsoft leaders with the customer insights, real-world voices and insights). She is currently working at the intersection of data analytics, AI, ML, privacy, data protection, cyber and information security.
• Rachel Fojtik · Business Engagement Leader Data and Digital Solutions, Mater my role as Director I have implemented a new model of working. The Analytics and Performance team are now an Analytics Hub. We welcome in analysts and SME's from all over the organisation who have an interest in developing Analytics.
• 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.
• Chris Day · Director, APAC Sales Engineering, Denodo Chris Day assists organisations to leverage the capabilities of Denodo Data Virtualisation to increase their understanding, agility and collaboration across their disparate information landscapes. With over 16 years of experience in data integration, data governance, data quality and system architecture, Chris leads enterprises through the challenge of transforming their data contained in disconnected disparate silos, into valuable information assets that the whole enterprise can use and understand.
• Vicent Osabel · Senior Solutions Engineer, Dataiku Vicent Osabel is a senior solutions engineer from Dataiku based in Melbourne. She has 20+ years experience in Data and Analytics by supporting large organisations realise their data science vision and roadmap through defining AI solution roadmaps, implementing data science projects and conducting training and enablement for customers and prospects. Having worked predominantly in the Financial Services sector both in A/NZ and SE Asia, she has accumulated expertise in the areas of regulatory compliance, credit risk management and customer analytics during her careers at SAS (PH and AU), Businessminds (now merged with Bain & co) and Deloitte Australia. She is also an advocate of women pursuing careers in Data Science and has been a trainer and judge for a datathon sponsored by TechWomenNZ late last year."
• Jeroen Hoexum · Risk Manager, ASB Bank Experienced program / project manager in the Chief Data Officer responsibility area. Connector between business & tech, around topics like Data Governance, Business Intelligence, Data Migration & Data Analysis. Besides Data Assurance capabilities and Workflow Management Implementation experience. 20 years of consulting & audit experience across New Zealand and The Netherlands. Worked in Professional Services, Retail & Government. Within the Professional Services, I have serviced a wide variety of organisations across industries (Financial Services, Health Care, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Transport & Utilities). A leader who is a trusted-adviser to the business. I strive to provide pragmatic assurance, advice and guidance balancing risk with reward. My goal is to support and help my clients to be more successful than the competition by balancing wider stakeholder needs.

Partners

• 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.
• 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.

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