Day 2 Highlights: Summit North America 2025
Day 2 of the US DataIQ Summit continued the opening day energy and discussions, shifting from foundational strategy and experimentation surrounding AI to the structural, cultural, and commercial transformations needed to embed data and AI into the enterprise.
The Inflection Point: Data and AI Moving to the Mainstream
Data and AI have reached a turning point, evolving from emerging capabilities to mainstream catalysts of enterprise transformation. In North America, this shift is being led by the most influential data and AI leaders, embedding intelligence at the core of their organizations to deliver results at scale. Get your copy to explore how the most […]
The 2025 DataIQ Awards North America winners announced
Destination Canada, Colgate-Palmolive, and National Grid were among those celebrated at the Awards for their data and AI developments to improve functions, processes, and benefits to users.
Same CDAO title, different game: the realities of data and AI leadership
At Guild, senior data and AI leaders will be exploring the evolving role of the CDAO. Following last year’s event, leaders from Databricks, Elsevier, and DataIQ unpacked three leadership archetypes and discussed what it takes to move beyond delivery into enterprise influence.
Day 1 Highlights: DataIQ Summit North America 2025
The opening day of the 2025 DataIQ Summit North America brought together an energized community of the region’s leading data and AI practitioners, strategists, builders, and changemakers united by a shared mission: to move data and AI into the mainstream of business value creation.
Avoiding the rocket trap: AI strategy needs a guiding mind
At Guild 2025, senior data and AI leaders will be tackling the challenges of successfully scaling AI. Based on insights from Databricks, Elsevier, and DataIQ, this post explores why CDAOs need to act as guiding minds—avoiding fragmentation by aligning innovation with enterprise-wide value.
Walking in sunshine: Resilient leadership in the age of AI
At DataIQ’s Guild think tank, senior data and AI leaders unpack the emotional arc of leadership—from early optimism to disillusionment, and back to clarity. Featuring insights from Databricks, Elsevier, and DataIQ, they discuss why emotional resilience is a core capability for AI-first leadership.
Guild Think Tank 2025: Data and AI leadership in an AI-first world
At the Guild think tank, a small group of big thinkers are shaping the future of data and AI leadership — through conversations that can only happen here.
Mastering data foundations for AI: Practical strategies for chief data and AI officers
As AI evolves faster than businesses can handle, it is up to data leaders to understand how solid foundations will ensure long-term success and flexibility.
What CDOs wish they knew before taking the job
Lessons from Data and AI Leaders on the CDO role who have been there before, and things the new CDOs wish they knew about the challenges ahead.
AI governance as a strategic advantage: Regulation, trust and competitive edge
Demands for AI governance are growing, provoking concern among data and AI leaders that it will stifle their ability to create value. However, others see it as compelling opportunity for trust-building and innovation.
Best practices for implementing agentic AI
Agentic AI is a leap forward in organisational AI adoption. Here we discuss the best practices to harness its full potential.
Why analysts stay stuck in execution mode
Analytics teams remain stuck in delivery mode rather than shaping strategic conversations, but this can be remedied with trust and culture according to David Castro-Gavino, Global Vice President of Data, HelloFresh SE.
DeepSeek – Game changer or risk?
What are the risks associated with the controversial generative AI tool DeepSeek and what are the benefits that data leaders can extract?
How to Craft an Award-Winning Entry
Now in its 13th year, the DataIQ Awards celebrate exceptional companies, individuals, and programmes that have significantly advanced the impact of data and AI. These prestigious awards honour outstanding contributions to innovation, the cultivation of data-driven cultures, and the advancement of ethical practices in the industry. Our comprehensive guide provides all the information you need […]
How can businesses leverage agentic AI?
Agentic AI is the next evolution for data-driven organisations, so community members came together to share their early-stage experiences and aspirations for the new technology.
The DataIQ 100 reveals the top ten leading data professionals for 2025
The leading personalities in data and AI for 2025 were revealed at yesterday’s DataIQ 100 – the premier curated list of influential data and AI leaders.
Embedding your data literacy programme masterclass
Data literacy programmes are essential for data-centric success and evolving data culture. DataIQ members came together to listen to an expert explain their organisation’s data literacy journey.
Developing engagement with your own data academies
In recent years, many DataIQ members have heavily invested in developing data academies, e-learning courses, and in-house training to improve data literacy. However, engagement and application of learning remain significant hurdles.
Focus on strategic outcomes for CRM success: Slow down to speed up
DataIQ partner Salocin Group explains how organisations can benefit from shifting focus to being more outcome obsessed in implementing future-ready CRM, to achieve strategic success.