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Steve Neat, Chief Revenue Officer, Solidatus

Throughout my four-decade career in the software industry, I have assisted organisations globally in optimising the return on their technology investments. I have always worked on the supplier side, with specific focus on areas such as customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, and analytics. Over the past decade, I have dedicated […]

Osman Peermamode, Head of Data and Analytics, Vodafone

[…] a senior data and analytics leader with a proven track record of driving business transformation through AI, cloud, and data-driven strategies. I have extensive experience in telecommunications, technology, and finance, and specialise in leveraging analytics and automation to enhance customer experience, optimise operations, and generate business value. I lead the global data, AI, and […]

Ian Spatz, Partner, Data Reply

[…] set up a UK operation for Slalom. Along the way, I learned how cloud platforms and agile working methods enable businesses to benefit quickly from the latest technology. Before joining Data Reply, I managed a company called Devbridge focused on DevOps that was sold to Cognizant. These experiences enable me to focus on business […]

Jawwad Rasheed, Global Transformation Lead, Alteryx

[…] hats that have complemented my passion for data-driven decision making and business transformation, including leading market propositions for enhancing enterprise intelligence and performance management, developing and activating technology partnerships, and leading vendor solution implementation across business lines, as well as finance, risk, treasury, audit and operations. My broad industry experience and domain knowledge has […]

Nayur Khan, Partner, QuantumBlack

[…] experiments with AI to industrialised solutions that run reliably at scale. Data is the fuel of those solutions. Before joining QuantumBlack, I helped organisations by driving strategies and implementations with data, machine learning, and AI to achieve digital change and impact. I built and led multi-disciplined engineering teams to deliver complex technology solutions and products.

Chris Miller, Chief Data Officer, Royal London

I graduated with a degree in Computing Science and began my career at Deloitte in the Technology Assurance and Advisory practice. I qualified as a chartered accountant and gained valuable experience working with UK insurance and banking firms. In 2015, I joined Royal London Group, starting in Group Internal Audit, which equipped me […]

Rebecca Fitzgerald, Director of Architecture, Data and AI, Yorkshire Building Society

[…] My mandate covers strategy, architecture and design, business partnerships, self-serve data coaching, and data and AI governance, risk, and control. With over a decade of experience in technology, data, and change delivery, plus my prior compliance, risk, and analytics background, I am to empower better decisions through optimised data and services. I focus on […]
Stephanie Bell

Steph Bell, Director of Analytics, Sainsbury’s

[…] heart of retail where even the smallest analytical discovery can drive change that is shared with millions of customers every day. Throughout my career, the industry has changed both in terms of technology but also in the way we harness data for value. All those changes have brought new opportunities, new questions and broader scope.

Shreenivasa Rajanala, Vice President, Head of Data Analytics and AI Foundations, Bayer AG

[…] 14 years ago, helping shape business outcomes through data and statistical modelling. This grew into leadership roles engaging senior leaders across pharma, life sciences, retail, consumer goods, technology, banking, and insurance, maximising the value of data, and delivering on business outcomes effectively by building internal and partner teams. I joined Bayer to develop global […]

Sam Stafford, Chief Digital Officer, LifeSearch

As the Chief Digital Officer, I manage the IT, Change, Product and Data Functions. My career has included a broad range of data and technology roles across organisations and sectors. I have a degree in Operational Research and Statistics and have worked to develop predictive models for marketing, underwriting, and other functions. I enjoyed […]

Ranbeer Sandhu, Head of Data and CDO, Brown & Brown

I have extensive experience in facilitating business transformation and revenue growth by combining people, process, and technology capabilities across financial services, management consulting and civil service. Currently I lead the data, analytics, and AI function adopting a modern data platform to drive value across Retail, Wholesale and MGA business domains. In previous roles I […]

Pradeep Chelpati, Group Chief Data and AI Officer, UniCredit

I am currently the Head of Group Data and Artificial Intelligence with over 20 years of experience in the technology and financial sectors. I have led digital transformations at institutions like Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, and Mastercard, I hold a Master’s degree in Machine Learning from UC Berkeley, and a certification in […]
Mehul Shah

Mehul Shah, Vice President, Data Insights and Governance, Condé Nast

I discovered my passion for data in 2001 after completing a Computer Science post-graduate degree in Australia. I began developing data products to help organisations monitor their technology assets, which sparked my focus on using data to create value. Throughout my career, I have focused on leveraging data as a strategic asset to transform […]

Mateus Morato Fantini, President – IIRIS (Customer Data, AI and Analytics platform), Informa

Driven by a passion for innovative technology, I started my career in Brazil as a self-taught computer technician before moving to software development. While working full-time, I earned degrees and diplomas in Information Management; Project Management; an MBA; and a three-year professional Master’s in Administration focusing on strategy, innovation and organisational competitiveness. My last […]

Lyndsay Weir, Chief Analytics and Insight, Barilla Group

My career has provided me with a real combination of business, technology, functional role experience, and deep knowledge of how to drive business adoption and impact from data. I have worked in the CPG sector for the last 15 years, in leading companies including Nestle and Barilla Group. I am Chief Analytics and Insight […]

Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, Transport for London

I have always had an interest in data and technology, and I come from a line of engineers on both sides of my family tree. I am passionate about helping people in cities flourish, so my training has been focused on public policy and management, and my leadership in data caps a history of […]

Lara Izlan, Director of Insights, ITV

[…] have worked in digital media across several disciplines, starting in investment research covering dot.com companies and then moving into roles in consumer research, strategic planning, and advertising technology. I worked in multiple media companies at the height of their digital transformation and have contributed to pivotal business model shifts over the years powered by […]

Indhira Mani, Chief Data Officer, RSA UK & I

Across my career I have committed to putting data at the heart of organisations and helping unlock value. I have led transformations, from shaping 25 signature initiatives for the CDO at Danske Bank to making the data fabric buzzword a reality at Anglo American and delivering strategic data transformation initiatives at Barclays and now driving […]

Di Mayze, Chief Data and AI Officer, Marks & Spencer

[…] learning and intellectual curiosity. I joined Boots to run their commercial insights team, and I then spent the next ten years at Wpp, firstly running a Marketing Technology Agency that they had recently acquired and then five years as their Global Head of Data and AI. A highlight of 2024 without doubt was joining […]