CDOIQ Newsletter, November 2024 vol. I | |
Be the Beacon of Data for Good | |
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At CDOIQ, our vision is to be the beacon of data leadership, driving innovation, excellence, and collaboration across the global data community.
We invite you, our sponsors, speakers, attendees and data professional around the world to co-own this mission. Together, we can inspire change, foster best practices, and build a more data-savvy world. The future of data leadership starts with us, today.
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2025 CDOIQ Symposium Sponsorship | |
Join us as a sponsor! This is a unique opportunity to connect 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. | |
Already Invited 2300 Most Senior Data Leaders
from Fortune 500, S&P 500, Global 2000, Federal, and State
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We are excited to have invited more than 2,300 Chief Data Officers (CDOs) from Fortune 500, S&P 500, Global 2000, Federal, and State to the CDOIQ Symposium in July 2025 to be held in Cambridge, MA next to MIT Campus.
We use the term CDO to refer to Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Chief Data and AI Officer, and more generally most senior data leaders in the organization, reflecting the fast-changing landscape where data and AI officers must collaborate closely. Fill out the short survey below to receive an invitation.
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2025 CDOIQ Symposium Plenary Session:
The Future of the CDO role and Data Leadership
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Moderator: Richard Wang, CDOIQ Program
Panelists:
Randy Bean, Data & AI Leadership Exchange
Tom Davenport, Babson College & MIT
Mark Ramsey, Ramsey International LLC
John Talburt, UA Little Rock
We will explore the evolving role of the CDO as a pivotal force in shaping data-driven strategies and driving innovation across industries. This dynamic panel will delve into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities facing data leaders today, discussing how the CDO's influence is expanding from traditional governance to become integral in advancing AI, automation, and ethical data practices. Attendees will gain actionable insights and inspiration to navigate the future of data leadership, ensuring their organizations remain competitive in an increasingly data-centric world.
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Coming Attractions: Symposium Panels | |
We’re pleased to share that the 2025 CDOIQ Symposium will feature many engaging panel sessions from Fortune 500, S&P 500, Federal, State, and Academic data leaders. These discussions will dive into the latest advancements and challenges in data management. Stay tuned for more updates! | |
Symposium Panel Session:
What does successful data leadership look like?
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Moderator: Peter Aiken, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University; Founding Director, Anything Awesome
Panelists:
Karen Bernhard, CDO, CITI
Cathy Doss, Enterprise CDO, Freddie Mac
Daniel Morgan, CDO, Department of Transportation
Nancy Morgan, former IC CDO
While the CDO title is relatively new and still evolving, there are some lessons that can be gained from the combined 100+ years of data leadership experience from this group. They present actionable insights on: paths to data leadership, communicating as a data leader and communicating about data, creating and accounting for data value, and the role of AI and other buzzwords.
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Symposium Speaker: Tom Redman | |
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The CD/AO’s Guide to Data Quality for AI: Why, What, Who, and How
It is no secret that artificial intelligence, as powerful as it is, depends on high-quality data. Bad data compromises individual projects, can embarrass companies in the public eye, and exposes companies to legal liabilities. At the same time, the data quality requirements are broader, deeper, and tougher for AI than for anything else.
This session covers the full range of issues and points the way to resolution: why: Explores why high-quality data is so important, what: Explores the full range of requirements, who: Explores the full range of people needed to meet the requirements (Hint: data engineers have only a minor role to play), and how: Explores how people and companies should attack the requirements.
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Symposium Speaker: Scott Taylor | |
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Data Is the New Bullsh*t – GenAI Edition!
The way we talk about data is holding the industry back and YOU can do something about it!
Are you struggling to gain leadership support, craving stakeholder engagement, and begging for proper funding? Even though you may create Gen AI wonders with your data, it won’t matter unless you explain the value in practical business terms. Join The Data Whisperer’s rollicking and riotous review of current buzzwords and some practical tips including: differentiating between a data management narrative and other data storytelling and data literacy efforts, developing strategies to secure sponsorship and funding, and the 3Vs of Data Storytelling for Data Management
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