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Robin Patra, Director of Innovation – Data, Analytics, and AI, ARCO Construction

How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Data transformation transcends mere technological shifts; it necessitates a profound cultural overhaul, a fundamental shift in organizational operations, and mindset. It is an art form, seamlessly integrating data, insights, and tools into […]
Robert J Abate

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 […]

Ritesh Aggarwal, Analytics Practice Head – Americas, WNS Global Services

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? Challenges include domain orientation in analytics needs, evolving data products structural stacks managing data complexity from exponential growth in data volume, variety, valency, value and velocity, requiring robust […]

Keith Toney, Executive Vice President, President – Credit and Decision Management, Discover Financial Services

[…] we are developing data literacy in the organization is through our Advanced Analytics Resource Center (AARC) at our downtown Chicago office. This two-year program drives value through technology, insights, and decisioning intelligence to improve the customer experience and allows young professionals to gain exposure to multiple business areas, develop technically, and receive ongoing coaching […]
Kate Strachnyi

Kate Strachnyi, Founder, DATAcated

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? There is a growing skills gap in the industry. The rapid evolution of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies makes it hard to stay up to date. Just keeping […]
Juan Tello

Juan Tello, Chief Data Officer, Deloitte

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? With all the technological advancements and modernization across the data value chain the biggest challenge is looking holistically across all data types (structure and unstructured) bringing together to […]
John Lee

John Lee, Chief Data Officer, NBCUniversal, Enterprise Data Organization

[…] leadership and working committee level representation across all our business lines inclusive of streaming, sports, news, entertainment, studios, and theme parks in close partnership with our corporate technology, privacy, legal, infosec and governance teams. This executive council sets the cross-line data priorities, allocates resources to key initiatives and conducts an ongoing series of alignment […]
John K Thompson

John K Thompson, Global Head, AI, EY

[…] on the industry as a whole? The most significant challenge in data at this point is to communicate that the new tools available make all data available for active use; we no longer have to restrict ourselves to structured data. That message needs to be understood more broadly in both technology and management communities.
Joanna Peller

Joanna Peller, UK Health Lead, Palantir Technologies

What impact has the pandemic had on demand from your clients? Over the last two years, we’ve witnessed the toughest health crisis of modern times. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only changed the very nature of our work, it has changed the significance of our outcomes as well. While the heart of our health work […]
Jim Tyo

Jim Tyo, Chief Data Officer, Invesco

Prior to joining Invesco, Tyo was chief data officer at Nationwide for four years where he was responsible for overall strategic vision, planning, execution and management for data optimisation. He also held chief data positions at BB&T and USAA where he introduced new technologies and business operations.
Jillian Powers

Jillian Powers, Responsible AI, JP Morgan Chase

[…] even those who have mature data practices. Tell us about the data and analytics resources you are responsible for As part of a responsible AI team within enterprise technology, our mission is to bring standardization, ethics and best practices to our firm. We support all functions and stakeholder groups, especially data practitioners, owners and users.
Inderpal Bhandari

Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer, IBM

[…] expertise is to transform data into business value and improved customer experiences by delivering strategic and innovative capabilities that use analytic insights to enable growth and productivity. Bhandari aims to convert challenges into opportunities, solving the most complex problems through data, AI, and technology while building a trusted, enterprise-wide data and AI backbone for IBM.
Himanshu Shah

Himanshu Shah, Director – Data and Analytics Platform, Nike

Shah has been involved with analytics and computer technology for many years and has worked with businesses including financial services providers Adaptu, LLC and The Standard, industrial machinery manufacturer IMI CCI and IT services provider Patni Computer systems.
Heather Cox

Heather Cox, Chief Digital Health and Analytics Officer, Humana

In her positions, Cox has been responsible for teams involved with the design, building and implementation of digitally enabled end-to-end experiences and introduced mobile technology for users. Cox was listed as a top three woman to watch in banking in October 2017. In 2015, she was named one of the 10 most innovative CEOs […]
Dr Joy Buolamwini

Dr Joy Buolamwini, Founder, Algorithmic Justice League

Dr Buolamwini was also a board member and ambassador to Africa for the Georgia Institute of Technology between 2013-2015 during which time she was also the founder and executive director of Zamrize, an IT service that sought to accelerate Zambian IT capabilities and empower young people to create economic opportunities. She was also the […]