Randy Bean, CEO, Founder, Senior Advisor, Data and AI Leadership Exchange
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on you and on the industry as a whole? Leading companies and global organizations face a data and AI leadership challenge. These organizations are under increasing pressure to deliver business value from their data and AI investments. At the […]
Robert J Abate, Founder and CDAO, Info Immersion LLC
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on you and on the industry as a whole? GenAI has made its mark on the industry and is being pushed into organizations in use cases it was not intended for. This will create a challenge in implementing projects […]
Scott Taylor, The Data Whisperer, MetaMeta Consulting
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on you and on the industry as a whole? The way we talk about data is holding the industry back. Despite the excitement around generative AI (genAI) and related technologies I still believe in many cases data leaders spend […]
Thomas H Davenport, Distinguished Professor, Research Fellow, Senior Advisor, Babson College, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, Deloitte CDAO Program
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on you and on the industry as a whole? Preparing data and getting value from generative AI (genAI); institutionalizing data product management; dealing with the democratization of IT development, automation, and data science in the citizen movement.
Dr Seth Dobrin, CEO, Qantm AI
What challenges do you see for data in the year ahead that will have an impact on you and on the industry as a whole? Integrating foundational AI models, such as GPT, Gemini, and more within the frameworks of complex regulations (GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act) poses a significant challenge. This complexity is magnified by […]
John Looney, Director, Wall Street Technology Association
What stage has your organization reached on its data maturity journey? In my experience, the maturity journey begins with a governance and compliance focus and then expands over time to a commercial focus. The benefit of taking this approach is that it establishes a solid foundation that can then be built upon with increasing levels […]
Richard Wang, Executive Director and Founder, CDOIQ
What key skills or attributes do you consider have contributed to your success in your current role? One of my most important skills is my visionary leadership. I have a clear vision of what I want to achieve with the Chief Data Officer & Information Quality (CDOIQ) Symposium now on its 17th year. We also […]
Valerie Logan, CEO and Founder, The Data Lodge, Inc.
What stage has your organization reached on its data maturity journey? At The Data Lodge, we are “all in” on supporting the world’s first data literacy programs – from the case for change, strategy, design through support of implementation. We are now three and a half years into this journey, and have run 15 bootcamps […]
Chris Whitlock, Co-Founder and Partner, aiLeaders
What key skills or attributes do you consider have contributed to your success in your current role? First, we have 30 years of practical experience including an analytics and AI start-up as well as leading large businesses in two global firms. Even so, we are continuously learning about users’ missions, relevant technology changes, opportunities and […]