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December 3, 2024 | Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria
December 3, 2024
Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria
Get together with Houston's top CDAOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:
Harnessing AI for strategic growth
Elevating your brand as a visionary data leader
Maximizing business impact through ROI driven data initiatives
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CDAOs, for CDAOs.
Navin Advani
Sysco
VP IT and Tech Innovation
Vincent Cen
Direct Energy
Head of Digital Usage & Data Analytics
Partha Chatterjee
Shell USA
Data and Analytics SME, Shell Energy Americas
Sarah Karthigan
Chevron
GM Strategy & Innovation – Data & Insights
Raphael Louvrier
City of Houston, TX
Enterprise Data Officer
Arun Narayanan
Renewable Energy Group
Chief Digital Officer
Quang Ton
SLB
Head of Data Science & AI
Hema Yalamanchi
The Kraft Heinz Company
Global Chief Data Officer
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Henry Evans
Best-selling Author, "Winning With Accountability"
Guest Speaker
An organization needs to focus on its culture and strategy in tandem so business results can flourish. Challenging by nature, these topics are often approached separately, disrupting the equilibrium of the organization. When leaders are focused on becoming a high-performing organization, with a high degree of trust, they create a competitive advantage.
Join this working session with author Henry Evans to:
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Partha Chatterjee
Data and Analytics SME, Shell Energy Americas
Shell USA
Nitant Chakranarayan
Director, Data & Analytics
Houston Methodist
Yunique Demann
Data Protection Officer
NTT Data Services
Data governance is the compass that guides CDAOs in turning raw data into trusted insights, fostering innovation while maintaining control. By crafting dynamic, adaptive policies, leaders can strike the perfect balance between agility and accountability. With governance at the helm, CDAOs can unlock new possibilities while ensuring data is secure, compliant, and impactful.
Join this panel discussion as peers discuss:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by DataRobot
Justin Swansburg
VP - Applied AI & Technical Field Leads
DataRobot
Dave Bhattacharjee
SVP/Chief Data Officer
Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Christopher Romano
Chief Data Architecture
ExxonMobil
Kim Wiley
VP, IT
Hanger
As data and analytics leaders look to scale AI adoption, they are focused on integrating AI solutions that deliver tangible business value consistently and securely. However, disparate workflows, tooling patchwork, and the need to manage regulatory compliance, ethical considerations, and data privacy are hindering organizations from confidently delivering AI. This transition requires a strong emphasis on governance and observability, cross-functional collaboration, and AI applications that are sustainable and impactful.
Join this round table discussion as peers discuss:
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 CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: mallory.adamson@evanta.com
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Govindaraj Palanisamy
Sr. Solutions Architect
Global Payments
Mario Rojas
VP, Business Intelligence & IT Services
University Lands
Pauline Ramos
CDO, Deepwater
Shell
As AI reshapes traditional dashboards into dynamic, personalized tools, CDAOs face challenges in data integrity and managing AI complexities. To adapt, CDAOs must enhance skills, enforce strict data governance, and employ AI monitoring tools to keep the new generation of dashboards reliable and ethical. Will dashboards as we know them disappear, or merely evolve into something entirely new?
Join this roundtable as peers discuss:
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 CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: mallory.adamson@evanta.com
10:25am - 11:05am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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.
11:05am - 11:50am Breakout Session
Chuck Layton
Chief Data Management Officer
San Jacinto College
Data and analytics leaders aren’t just participants—they're trailblazers, shaping the future of business by unlocking the immense power of data. But with rapid technological evolution and the need for robust data governance, how can Chief Data and Analytics Officers (CDAOs) ensure they remain at the forefront, driving innovation and trust? What strategies can they adopt to not just navigate but thrive in this fast-paced, ever-changing landscape?
Join us in this exhilarating session to discover how to:
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Adil Ahmed
Chief Data Scientist and Director of Knowledge Management
Bristow Group
Data as a product transforms data management, posing challenges for CDAOs in data quality, compliance and culture. Adopting robust governance, user-centric design and collaboration, CDAOs can overcome these hurdles, unlocking innovation opportunities and guiding organizations towards value-driven data utilization.
Join this round table discussion as peers discuss:
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 CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: mallory.adamson@evanta.com
11:05am - 11:50am Executive Boardroom
Ming Guo
Director Business Intelligence, HR
University of Texas Medical Branch
Omar Ali
Head of Data
Cerebral
In today's global marketplace, CDAOs lead teams across the globe and within the U.S., confronting unique challenges such as managing different data regulations and coordinating across time zones. To navigate these complexities, CDAOs must adopt comprehensive talent strategies that include advanced remote collaboration tools and specialized leadership development programs. These initiatives will enhance communication and drive consistent performance, empowering CDAOs to lead effectively no matter where their teams are based.
Join this roundtable discussion as your peers discuss:
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 CDAOs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: mallory.adamson@evanta.com
11:50am - 12:35pm Lunch Service
Evanta facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Parking Information:
Complimentary valet parking provided by Evanta.
Hyatt Regency Houston/Galleria - Room Block Cancellation Policy:
Any cancellations made after the Cut Off (November 11, 2024) are subject to a cancellation fee of one (1) night room charge plus tax.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Houston/Galleria at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-800-233-1234. Please mention "CDAO Executive Summit" to ensure the appropriate rate.Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $159 (plus taxes) is Monday, November 11, 2024
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-800-233-1234. Please mention CDAO Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $159 USD (plus tax) is November 11, 2024.
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