Denholm Hesse, Head of Data Analytics, M&G

[…] frequently as possible; it’s an analytics team’s job to work with the business and find the right techniques for the situation and apply them. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? I feel optimistic for 2020. I think […]

Davide Cervellin, Chief Marketing and Data Officer, Telepass

[…] starting to realise the importance of data quality and how that can enable analysts and data scientists to thrive and have a major impact. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? I believe data is a language and […]

David Payne, Vice-President Client and Marketing Analytics, WorldPay

[…] goal is to drive value for the business through providing insight that can be acted on, whether that is defining specific marketing tactics or shaping overall strategy. The technology and data exist, the challenge is to bring them together in the hands of the data analysts and scientists to deliver at pace and at scale.

Daniel Ray, Director of Data, NHS Digital

[…] bringing in graduates and setting up secondments. What aspect of data, analytics or their use are you most optimistic about and why? The level of technology software, advanced techniques and utility that we can solve and address problems that previously have been not possible. In health, for example, we are tackling cancer […]

Craig Suckling, Worldwide Head of Data Strategy, Amazon Web Services

[…] insights across lines of business. Related to this is growing data talent and empowering teams to act independently across the organisation. In the same way that technology went through a revolution from monolithic platforms to microservice based architectures, data organisations now also need to restructure to become highly distributed, autonomous units that minimise […]

Craig Civil, Head of Data Innovation, R&D and Analytics, Lloyd’s

How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Lloyd’s purpose – Sharing risk to create a braver world – defines our role in the world and guides our work every day. It is the reason our market exists. It reflects who we are and what we do. […]

Claire Williams, Vice President, Analytics and AI, Retail and Consumer Product, Capgemini Invent

[…] on your clients and on the industry as a whole? There is always a balance in data between getting carried away with the power of innovative technology and getting to value delivered. There is no doubt that generative AI is a truly generational transformative evolution, however, getting to value delivered at scale is […]

Christine Foster, Cco, The Alan Turing Institute

[…] Without divulging any confidential information, that one suite of algorithms was good for consumers, delivered double-digit improvements to the P&L year-in and year-out, and pieced together existing technology in a novel way. Tell us about a career goal or a purpose for your organisation that you are pursuing? Reproducible research is work […]

Christine Andrews, Director, DQM GRC

[…] which means sending emails and texts to people who were customers 12 months ago but have not bought since should be done with care. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? The increased use of AI across all […]

Chris Teolis, Head of Data Office and Analytics, Heathrow Airport

[…] deal about data modelling and governance, as well as business change and digital transformation. I built relationships in many areas of the business by being interested in technology, data and business processes and wanting to combine them to improve outcomes. I’ve leveraged these relationships to build bridges between various areas of the business that […]

Chris Miller, Chief Data Officer, Royal London Group

[…] Being positioned here has brought strong business alignment and ownership of the data-agenda. It also helps us to coordinate business demands around data before they reach our technology teams, who we collaborate closely with day to day. Our data office has a broad remit and works across most areas of the data eco-system […]

Catherine Brien, Chief Data Officer, Guardian Media Group

[…] cookies is declining. This reinforces the importance of building trusted first party relationships, with the data collection and permissions that enable value creation. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? Power to those who build the richest, […]

Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer, Blackbaud

What role do you play in building and delivering conventional AI solutions, including machine learning models? Are you involved in your organization’s adoptions of generative AI? As the Chief Data Officer, I lead our Data Intelligence Center of Excellence, and am responsible for Blackbaud’s AI and data strategy, product innovation, data science, and engineering […]

Brady Gadberry, Senior Vice President and Head of Data Products, Acxiom

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? We will see continued uncertainty within the adtech ecosystem regarding cookie deprecation and the resulting impact on addressability and measurement. Even though Google continues to kick the removal […]

Ben Downe, Director of Decision Intelligence, BCA

[…] source stack. This provides flexibility at much lower cost. I foresee more companies adopting this strategy and moving away from proprietary approaches in 2020. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? Mobility is critical to our society and […]

Barry Panayi, Chief Data Officer, Lloyds Banking Group

Path to power I started my career being a data analyst and writing code and built on those skills as I moved around various companies. My experiences at EY opened my eyes to the massive opportunity in all areas of all businesses of using data and, by that stage, I well and truly had […]

Ángel Serrano, Head of Data Science, Santander UK

[…] organisations. I would also expect this to be the year when customers start to feel the advantages of machine learning in a larger scale. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? The biggest opportunities are cost reduction though […]

Andy Gregory, Deputy Director, Data Services and Analytics, UK Home Office

What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation? Data has been at the centre of Home Office activities, across Intelligence, policy, reporting, security and automation initiatives, for some time. The pandemic’s principal impact was around immediacy of data, both in terms of new data being ingested, integrated and made […]

Andy Day, Chief Data Officer, Pepper Global Financial Services

How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Data and analytics is a core pillar of Pepper’s vision. Some 24 months ago, there was a view that data and analytics could help drive further business performance and over the past two years we have proven that to […]

Andy Rowe, Head of Marketing Sciences, Code

[…] the greatest data eco-systems in the world and build the best machine learning models, but unless companies have the right data-driven vision and the people, processes and technology to deliver that vision, then it’s all worthless. Learning how to implement organisational change is one of the biggest assets I have and ensures that the […]