Dan Robertson, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Bupa
What stage has your organisation reached on its data maturity journey? I am one year in at my current organisation. We have set a clear vision for data and analytics and are now embarking on a significant transformation. Our starting point was low data maturity, but we are starting to climb upwards. Tell us […]
Daragh Kelly, Global VP, Data and Analytics, Burberry
What stage has your organisation reached on its data maturity journey? I think we’ve made huge strides in using data and analytics to operational decision-making – in trading, in media, in personalisation and CRM etc. The next step for us will be for data to have a greater impact in the really existential ‘bet the […]
Pankaj Arora, Director of Analytics and Customer Insight (Interim), Tesco Bank
What stage has your organisation reached on its data maturity journey? On a scale of chaotic to fully optimised, we are in the middle of the data maturity curve. We have a well-governed data platform actively used for analysis and modelling. However, we still have data trapped in different systems. Trusted and connected data is […]
Tom Smith, Director, Spatial Data Unit, Chief Data Officer, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Later, I helped launch a spin-out data, analysis and tech company from the research group, and over a decade we worked with hundreds of public sector organisations across the UK and internationally. Gradually, I became more involved with government work, advising on opening-up and using data, and then applied to ONS to lead the Data […]
Natalia Lyarskaya, Chief Data Officer, ZestMoney
As the company was growing fast, I also grew my team and became lead data scientist, overlooking UK and International markets from a data and modelling perspective. Later, in 2014, I created a new team focusing on alternative data sources and emerging ML technologies for risk and fraud assessment. In August 2015, I joined ZestMoney, […]
Davin Crowley-Sweet, Chief Data Officer, National Highways
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Our purpose is to connect the country and how do we do that if we are not as connected amongst ourselves as we could be. Here is where data really shows itself. Data is more than just 1s and 0s, it […]
Andy Gregory, Deputy Director, Data Services and Analytics, UK Home Office
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Data has been at the centre of Home Office activities, across Intelligence, policy, reporting, security and automation initiatives, for some time. The pandemic’s principal impact was around immediacy of data, both in terms of new data being ingested, integrated and made […]
Papinder Dosanjh, Head of Data Science and Machine Learning, ASOS
Does data now have a seat at the table during strategic discussions? If not, what will it take to get it there? Data is becoming increasingly important as our business scales. Data as fuel is one of our strategic business transformation initiatives which has executive ownership. We will be accelerating our investments to support future […]
Dave Holland, Head of Data and Insight, Coventry Building Society
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? For our team, it meant increased demands for data from internal teams and regulators alike, with a greater emphasis on real-time data. More strategically, it accelerated our digital transformation and, inevitably, data is a key part of that. Does data […]
Rob McKendrick, Former Head of Data and Insights, The Co-operative Group
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? As part of working through the pandemic, we have adopted a much flatter organisational structure. Our data teams actually find it easier to engage with the business as organisational constructs are less important. Does data now have a seat at […]
Cornelia Schaurecker, Global Big Data and AI Director, Vodafone Group
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Whilst the pandemic has changed our best laid plans quickly and drastically, we quickly shifted to working from home, with the result that all the team worked remotely as of early March 2020, and the majority of the time since […]
Damian Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Podium Analytics
What impact has the pandemic had on demand from your clients? Podium is a start-up, and was two people strong when the pandemic started. Our initial recruitment and building of the team was conducted under lockdown, and depending on when they joined, team members went months before meeting each other face-to-face. Our clients include […]
Jon Hussey, Head of Data and Strategic Analytics, Barclays Payments
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Data has been at the heart of how we’ve adapted and supported our customers, colleagues and suppliers during the pandemic. The pandemic has dramatically increased the need and appetite across the organisation for real-time indicators of consumer and business behaviour, […]
Hany Choueiri, Chief Data Officer, Aldermore Group and Vice-Chair, Global Legal Entity Foundation (GLEIF)
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? We have seen a significant emphasis and increased demand for data. Unexpected events such as mortgage holidays and the need to protect customers has been at the cornerstone of the demand. However, there has also been the increased need to […]
Gareth Powell, Group Data Officer, Irwin Mitchell
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? I joined Studio Retail during the pandemic. Like many organisations, Studio reflected on the transformative areas that will move the proposition forward and identified data as an area for us to drive the transformation agenda further. To that effect, we […]
Christina Finlay, Director of Data and Analytics, Nest Corporation (Pensions)
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Cross-organisation collaboration has to be so much more deliberate. The pandemic has meant more proactive outreach for us, making sure that people are building data into their plans. It’s easier for everyone to keep data top of mind when you […]
David Hutcheson, Head of Data and Analysis, BMJ
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? 2020 was about weathering the impact of the pandemic organisationally and understandably some of the future aspirations for data were not able to be progressed. Through 2021 the understanding that a strong data capability is needed to underpin the future […]
Richard Tate, Executive Vice President, Data, DAZN Group
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? On a personal level it’s meant an even greater focus on the team, checking in with people more frequently as we’ve moved between working remotely and in offices, and with a particular focus on mental health. It’s been important to make […]
David Todd, Global Head of Data and Analytics, Meggitt Aerospace
Does data now have a seat at the table during strategic discussions? If not, what will it take to get it there? Data is higher on the agenda than ever before and the output is being used to help strategic discussions across all areas and levels of the business. However, the data being used still […]
Craig Civil, Head of Data Innovation, R&D and Analytics, Lloyd’s
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Lloyd’s purpose – Sharing risk to create a braver world – defines our role in the world and guides our work every day. It is the reason our market exists. It reflects who we are and what we do. […]