Nick Sawyer, Chief Data Officer, Dr Martens
How are you developing the Data Literacy of your organisation, including the skills of your data team and of your business stakeholders? We talk about the data fluency of Dr. Martens, as we believe our people are not data illiterate, but rather need our support and guidance to develop a greater understanding of the […]
Alan Grogan, Global Lead For Intelligent Data Platforms, Avanade
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on your clients and on the industry as a whole? Our research shows nearly all (94%) organisations are increasing digital investments due to generative artificial intelligence (AI), but inconsistencies emerge when it comes to how those digital investments […]
Will Lowe, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Transform
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on your clients and on the industry as a whole? I think 2024 is a great opportunity for data, driven by the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the desire for all organisations to unlock the benefits. We […]
Jason Foster, Chief Executive Officer, Cynozure
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on your clients and on the industry as a whole? As artificial intelligence (AI) has gone mainstream, it poses both threats and opportunities to the data profession and strategies. The opportunities come in the pace in which businesses […]
Joseph George, CEO, Dufrain Group
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on your clients and on the industry as a whole? In the years ahead, managing and leveraging data effectively will remain pivotal for business success, amidst challenges such as the widening gap between large enterprises and SMEs in […]
Carolyn Stebbings, Chief Operating and Inclusion Officer, RAPP
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on your clients and on the industry as a whole? Artificial intelligence (AI) – specifically generative AI (genAI) – remains top of the agenda in 2024 for everyone on the planet. Not only because it is all-pervasive in […]
Lauren Walker, Chief Client Solutions Officer, Annalect
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on your clients and on the industry as a whole? One of the biggest challenges this year will be tempering the excitement and potential of generative AI (genAI). Unfortunately, by February 2024, we had seen many unintended or […]
Rich Pugh, Chief Data Scientist, Ascent
What key skills or attributes do you consider have contributed to your success in this role? I use my mathematical background, mixed with my experience building and running a company, to envisage new business models based on the potential of data and analytics What level of data maturity do you typically encounter across your […]
Payal Jain, Managing Director, JCURV
What impact has the pandemic had on demand from your clients? During the pandemic, the demand for data went through the roof for organisations. We have all witnessed a real sense of business-level transformation with data at the heart of many organisations’ responses. This helped CDOs think big and secure investment while the exec and […]
Di Mayze, Global Head of Data and AI, WPP
What impact has the pandemic had on demand from your clients? It is more important than ever for brands to be able to understand and empathise with their customers, to be relevant and trustworthy and our approach to creative transformation has been a key part of this. From a data point of view, it […]
Nick Jewell, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Alteryx
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Alteryx is leading the charge in analytic process automation (APA) which delivers end-to-end automation of analytics, machine learning and data science processes to help support customers on their mission to accelerate digital transformation. We’re using data and analytics to […]
Michael Payne, Managing Director, Information Business, Barclays Bank UK
Path to power Over the past four years, I have overseen the development of the information business within Barclays UK, helping it to expand under the twin pillars of stewardship and commercialisation. Running a start-up business within an organisation with a 325-year history is no mean feat, yet this has been achieved at pace, […]
Natalie Cramp, Chief Executive Officer, Profusion
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? People and purpose are very important to us. In the past year, we have successfully developed and launched several major initiatives, including a data academy and a pioneering data ethics advisory board. The academy aims to get under-represented groups […]
Simon Walker, Managing Partner, Kubrick Group
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Every decision we make, from what new practices we develop and which new industry sector we should focus on to where in the US should we launch our office, is decided through analysing the data. We are very […]
Nicholas Metzgen, Director, Transaction Advisory Services, EY
Path to power After studying for a Master’s in electronic engineering, I wanted to learn more about business and finance, so I began my accountancy career focusing on private equity due diligence at one of the Big Four. After many late nights and long weekends in this job, I realised that I could apply the […]
Steve Rooney, Director of Address Management Unit, Royal Mail
Path to power I started work for Royal Mail back in the 80s as a counter clerk and quickly moved into a number of different customer service and sales roles, taking a keen interest in developing and deploying new solutions and designing new ways of working. I joined the Address Management Unit in February 2010 […]
Vijay Sharma, Vice President and Senior Partner, IBM Global Business Services
Path to power Originally from India, I came to the UK for higher education. After completing my computer engineering degree and a couple of graduate roles, my first career defining move was joining Cisco Systems. Working ground up, I spent over six years delivering various data related projects, building data-driven closed loop marketing solutions, micro-segmentation […]
Ian Thomas, Chief Data Officer, Publicis Spine
Path to power I’ve been involved in data and analytics for most of my career, in both the UK and the US. In 2000, I co-founded one of the world’s first web analytics firms, helping to shape the industry in its infancy, and pioneering techniques in digital media and marketing analytics. In 2006, I […]
Anna Spender, Director of Actuarial and Data Analytics, Psyon
Path to power Following my degree in mathematics at Exeter University, I began my career as an actuarial trainee mixing on the job experience with the further study needed for qualification. I quickly found my way into life and health insurance, where I could combine the technical side of actuarial pricing, analytics, and modelling with […]
Nick Whitfeld, Partner, KPMG
Path to power I started out as a manufacturing engineer, which I studied at university. This gave me a valuable insight into the intimate relationship between good data and good business process: they are perfectly symbiotic. Many of the challenges organisations face today when exploiting their data stem from a lack of […]