CDOIQ-Boston Newsletter, January 2025 vol. I

Symposium Sponsorship

Join us as a sponsor! We are in full swing for sponsorship drive and have a limited number of sponsorships still available. This is a unique opportunity to connect and share insights with CDOs, senior data leaders, and industry influencers from Fortune 500, S&P 500, Global 2000 and the public sector. For more information, schedule a meeting below.

Agenda and Registration

The 2025 CDOIQ-Boston Symposium Agenda is available below and at https://cdoiq-2025.org/. We truly have an outstanding lineup of seasoned experts and speakers in the industry, as well as valued partners. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the must-attend data leadership event of 2025!

Early-bird special will expire on February 17, 2025. Be sure to apply the discount codes below at checkout to take advantage of this opportunity.

   CDOIQEARLYOS45% for on-site registration

   CDOIQEARLYV45% for virtual registration

Distinguished CDOIQ Speaker: Tom Davenport

Tom Davenport is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, a Visiting Professor at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, a Fellow of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and a Senior Advisor to Deloitte’s AI practice. He pioneered the concept of “competing on analytics” with his best-selling 2006 Harvard Business Review article (and his 2007 book by the same name). He has published over twenty books and over 300 articles for Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and many other publications. He has been named one of the world’s “Top 25 Consultants” by Consulting magazine, one of the top 3 business/technology analysts in the world by Optimize magazine, one of the 100 most influential people in the IT industry by Ziff-Davis magazines, and one of the world’s top fifty business school professors by Fortune magazine. He’s also been a LinkedIn Top Voice for both the education and tech sectors.

JPMorgan Chase Speaker: Mark Birkhead

Mark Birkhead is a Managing Director and Firmwide Chief Data Officer at JPMorgan Chase. In this role, he is instrumental in fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making and leveraging data and analytics to benefit customers and clients globally. Mark has a strong track record of building and transforming analytic organizations both in the United States and internationally. Prior to his current position, he was the Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Chase and JPMorgan Wealth Management, where he harnessed analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to drive growth, enhance sales and marketing strategies, optimize branch distribution, and improve the customer experience.

Gilead Sciences Speaker: Nghi Ho

Nghi Ho, Sr. Director, Head of Data & AI Platform and Enterprise Data Governance, Gilead Sciences

Session Title: Operationalizing Generative AI at Gilead with the Gilead Enterprise Data & AI Platform

Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize biopharmaceutical innovation and operations. At Gilead Sciences, the Gilead Enterprise Data & AI Platform serves as the foundational ecosystem for securely scaling data and AI solutions. This talk explores how Gilead operationalizes Generative AI, transforming initial prototypes into production-grade solutions through the platform’s robust infrastructure, including self-service AI workspaces, MLOps & LLMOps tooling, and comprehensive Responsible AI governance. Key topics include the transformation from traditional MLOps to LLMOps, the integration of foundation models, prompt engineering, and vector databases, and the processes needed to scale from a compelling demo to a fully operational solution. Attendees will gain insights into Gilead’s strategies for AI risk assessment, real-time model monitoring, and fostering enterprise collaboration through a centralized AI agent catalog and federated governance. By streamlining generative AI adoption, Gilead accelerates the delivery of impactful, enterprise-ready AI solutions, driving innovation to advance its mission of transforming care for patients worldwide.

2025 CDOIQ SPONSORS

We’re grateful that the following valued partners have already re-confirmed their sponsorship for the 2025 CDOIQ Symposium! Their support ensures an impactful and engaging event as we continue advancing the data management community.

Reserve Your Symposium Hotel ASAP

Guest Rooms at Hyatt Regency Cambridge Hotel for the 19th Annual CDOIQ Symposium are now available for reservations, limited to 300 rooms only. Please do reserve at your earliest convenience to secure your room. 

The 19th CDOIQ Symposium is held in collaboration with

MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, Citizant, theCUBE, MIT Horizon and

UCSD SPARK AI

https://cdoiq-2025.org/

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