Atlanta CDAO Executive Summit

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking.

According to Gartner, by 2023 data literacy will become an explicit and necessary driver of business value and will be formally included in over 80% of data and analytics strategies and change management programs. By elevating the need for advanced analytics, Carter’s is successfully addressing the fundamentals of a data-driven environment and pinpointing which efforts to improve.
 
Join this session to hear how they are:

• Implementing modern change management processes through data transformation
• Leveraging lessons learned to create scalable building blocks for self-service models
• Elevating the diagnostic and advanced analytics space by streamlining the descriptive analytics process

CDOs have a challenging dual mandate to manage corporate risk and accelerate growth using analytics. Data governance is intended to enable both, but legacy approaches have failed and are simply unequal to the explosion of modern data volumes, rapidly expanding regulation, and increasingly data literate employees. During this executive-level presentation we will examine new, successful strategies that CDOs are using to partner with business stakeholders to embed governance as a part of the corporate culture.

Attendees will learn:

• The top six modern data governance strategies
• How an active data governance process is defined
• How to quickly assess program maturity

Data observability is the natural evolution of the data quality movement and a strategic approach can accelerate an organization’s ability to resolve data issues quickly. How can CDOs integrate activities and technologies into the end-to-end data operations workflow to enhance visibility and propel the business forward?

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

• The mix of activities and technologies that create greater data observability
• Best practices of incident management applied to data operations
• Building end-to-end visibility to accelerate incident response

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDOs).

Not only has the pandemic accelerated digital business, it's also highlighted the need for data democratization. Organizations that extend the reach of analytics to all of their associates generate three times more measurable economic benefit than their counterparts, according to Gartner's Fifth Annual CDO Survey.

Join this session as CDOs discuss ways to:

• Align analytic strategies with digital business objectives
• Invest in the right technology to scale reach of analytics
• Apply learnings from democratization best practices

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDOs).

Understanding the tools necessary to build a strong data foundation requires tools working in tandem to support strategic decision making. In doing so, the results yield insightful patterns, uncover hidden trends and allow for a holistic view of the issue at hand. Discover and learn what makes AI for enterprises powerful and what cases are best suited for AI and machine learning. 

Join your peers to learn: 

• How the intersect of ML and AI models improve organizational decision-making
• Why a trustworthy data foundation is crucial to the success of the enterprise
• Ways to remain vigilant in the governance of AI & ML while also operationalizing for the future

In today’s climate, digital ethics are no longer an afterthought but now critical in avoiding unintended consequences. By adopting an ethical approach to data management, data and analytics leaders can remain vigilant in the face of emerging AI capabilities.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

• Defining data ethics within the enterprise
• Uncovering the impact data bias can have on long term implications
• Implementing best practices in robust data and privacy initiatives

Poor data quality is holding back data and analytics leaders from delivering on the promise of business value through their D&A investments. Moving forward with a continuous data quality improvement program is not a question of why — but how. In this session, Collibra's Senior VP Data Quality as he runs you through tips and tricks for dealing with data quality. 

Join this storytelling session to explore:

• Bad business decisions due to incomplete or bad data
• Mountains of rules that do not scale and are impossible to manage
• Failure to resolve data quality problems, even when they are identified

The speed of collecting and analyzing data is faster than ever before, and businesses that fall short lose a competitive advantage. Data and analytics leaders are challenged to centralize data across the enterprise to make strategic business decisions.

Join this interactive roundtable as CDO discuss ways to:

• Identify key features of agile analytics to expand new growth opportunities
• Build an agile data stack that drives impactful business insights
• Support a self-service data access model to reduce bottlenecks and demands on data teams

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDOs).

To deliver value to the business and advance digitally-focused initiatives, data and analytics leaders must ensure the operating model defines collective enterprise actions. Organizations must be flexible with their operating model to remain agile and innovative; either choosing a centralized, federated or hybrid approach.

Join this session as CDOs discuss:

• Linking your operating model to your D&A strategy
• Gaining employee buy-in to achieve true culture change around organizational structure
• Defining the roles, resources and skills needed to execute on delivery
  
  

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Monica Podolsky at monica.podolsky@evanta.com

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Building a highly secure, scalable and fully-governed data ecosystem is a challenge for organizations, especially in the strictly regulated financial services industry. Both centralized and decentralized solutions bring their own sets of implementation challenges. At Equifax, their data fabric platform allows them to create full domain ownership and a standardized governance approach globally.

Join this session to learn more about:

• Creating a data fabric architecture within highly regulated industries
• Realizing a governed data ecosystem by creating right balance of centralized and decentralized components
• Lessons learned in the transformation journey

Significant data quality problems are a continuous obstacle for enterprise digital transformations at scale. When not addressed, business value suffers and organizations are left at a unique disadvantage. CDOs have the opportunity to implement data quality at scale to optimize their organization.

Join this session to uncover ways to:

• Simplify and streamline deficiencies with the help of machine learning and AI
• Empower data stewards to do more with less
• Connect enterprise data to power intelligent systems

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CxOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Monica Podolsky at monica.podolsky@evanta.com

More than two-thirds of CEOs view insights, generated from collected data and advanced analytics, as a competitive business advantage. But despite the benefits, data and analytics leaders are challenged by a lack of workforce skills and a siloed operating model. 

Join this roundtable as CDOs discuss ways to:

• Upskill the workforce to be data-driven and enable self-service models
• Evaluate your operating model to allow for cross-collaboration
• Generate and communicate business value from analytics-based decisions

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Monica Podolsky at monica.podolsky@evanta.com

Across every enterprise, analytics serve as the caretaker of data. Yet, streamlining and harnessing that data is easier said than done. The remedy? Effective data storytelling. When used as a catalyst for growth, these skills drive the overall health of the institution and ultimately propel the data and analytics space to shift from a cost center to a robust revenue generator. With this in mind, data and analytics leaders must ensure the insights they deliver are trusted and compelling to the business.

Join this session to hear how the University of Phoenix is:

• Upskilling and reskilling the widening talent gap
• Fostering a culture of foundational data literacy
• Aligning analytics resources with overarching strategy