Minneapolis CDAO Virtual Executive Summit

Business leaders struggle with immature data environments and cultural obstacles when shifting to a data-driven organization. Learn how your peers are automating the foundation of trusted data to deliver business value and enable compliance, data privacy and modernization efforts through AI and Machine Learning.

In this boardroom we will discuss:

• Overcoming cultural challenges that inhibit enterprise data transformation
• Building on strong foundational elements to support innovation and disruption
• Measuring and delivering ROI through automated tooling

In this interactive session, learn how your peers are managing the issue of data sprawl in migration to the cloud and share practices for centralizing, integrating, governing and protecting valuable data. Come prepared to discuss the following questions:

• What data is important and who decides what we keep?
• How can we create efficiencies and simplify our data environment?
• How can we continue to be data driven organizations as context evolves?

Transformation into a data-driven company requires a lot more than slapping data onto existing processes. It involves fundamental change, weaving data into the fabric of the company - with the right people, process, and tools.  

In this fireside chat, Jon Tudor, Director, Data and Analytics at GE Aviation shares how they are democratizing and scaling their data initiatives, along with what pitfalls to avoid in the process.

Join this informal and interactive networking session to connect with your Minneapolis CDO peers. In this session, the Minneapolis community will have the chance to share their takeaways from the program in small groups and walk away with at least one new connection.

Data and analytics leaders possess the tools and resources to empower the business to navigate unstable conditions, plan for recovery, and tap new revenue streams for economic growth. Join this keynote session to hear a diverse panel of CDOs discuss how they are weaving their team into the fabric of the business and driving the enterprise forward.

This panel will explore:

• Best practices for aligning data strategy with business objectives and outcomes 
• Managing the human element and changing needs and usage of data
• Promoting an innovative data driven culture

Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity; stifling an organization's ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CDOs strike the right balance to lead this transformation?

During this peer conversation, you will uncover:

• IT’s role in sparking data curiosity across your org
• How to let the data flow in safe, certified, secure ways
• Advantages of being data shop-keeper (vs. a data gate-keeper)
• Strategies for shifting shadow IT into a force for responsible curiosity

Rapid product innovation is the single most important driver of success for many companies and the push to understand and act on customer data is more in demand than ever. There is increasing urgency for CDOs to build strong self-service analytics that empower users across the enterprise to make these autonomous data-driven decisions, which allows data and analytics teams to focus on higher-value projects.

Join this boardroom:

• Democratizing access to product data and metrics with easy-to-use and collaborative analytics
• Best practices when implementing self-service data analytics & machine learning at scale
• Strategies for implementing the proper tools to connect customer insights into action in real time to drive revenue and impact

Now more than ever, companies are facing increased competition and are seeking ways to stay at the top of their industries. Learn how your peers are leveraging their data and analytics capabilities to maintain a competitive advantage and plan for tomorrow.

In this session you will discuss:

• Best practices for utilizing data as a differentiating asset
• Strategies for effective change management
• Leveraging information to impact enterprise-wide future business strategy