Succeed with Data Career Transitions and Leadership

At the May meetup, leaders and data experts from DataIQ clients came together to discuss career progression stories and delve into how the career pathway for data professionals is changing.
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 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.
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.
The leading names in North American data and AI are revealed in the 2025 DataIQ 100 North America list

The industry’s premier data and AI leaders gathered in Nashville for the unveiling of the 2025 DataIQ 100 North America.
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.
Data Practitioners Meet-up: Career Pathways

Join us at our Meet-up on ’Career Pathways’ where we will have a panel session with subject matter experts who will share their insights and strategies for advancing your career in data.
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.
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.
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 […]
DataIQ 100 North America to be unveiled at Nashville Summit

The DataIQ 100 has long been acknowledged as a benchmark for leadership in data and AI. Expanding its reach to North America reinforces DataIQ’s commitment to showcasing and connecting the individuals driving data-led transformation across industries. “Recognizing the leaders driving data and AI is not just about celebrating individual achievement but also acknowledging the strategic […]
Voice of the Chief Data Officer 2024

We´re delighted to present to our members Voice of the Chief Data Officer 2024. This report captures the latest insights, experiences and advice shared by some of today’s most brilliant Chief Data Officers during Data Leader’s Guild think tank which took place 20-21st June just outside of Lisbon, Portugal. As always, Guild was an exploration […]
How the Academy for Future Leaders (AFL) benefits aspirational data professionals

AFL alumni Jordan Dwyer explains why data professionals should take part in the AFL programme and how careers can be boosted by expert tuition.
Organisational data engagement through gamification

Gamification has been utilised by DataIQ member data leaders to improve connections across the wider organisation have to data and its benefits.
2025 DataIQ Awards Masterclass
2025 DataIQ Awards Shortlist Reveal
DataIQ Guild

DataIQ Guild Think-Tank delves into the evolution of Chief Data and Analytics Officers (CDAOs) and the ever growing importance of data and AI in the organisations and society as a whole. Entering its fourth year, DataIQ Guild brings together an exclusive group of leaders to discuss, collaborate and to ultimately amplify data and AI’s impact in organisations.