CDOIQ Newsletter, September 2024 Vol. II | |
Join Us at the 2025 CDOIQ Symposium | |
We are thrilled to invite Fortune 500, S&P 500, and Global 2000 senior data and analytic leaders to share their insights and lead discussions on the evolving landscape of data and AI. Kindly volunteer yourself to speak. As an invited guest, you will receive your on-site or virtual (non-speaker) complimentary pass. | |
2025 CDOIQ Symposium Speaker: GE Aerospace | |
Maureen Butler, VP Digital Technology Lean And Data Transformation, GE Aerospace
With 3 previous implementations of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) in her career (Honeywell, Tyson Foods, W.W. Grainger), she is currently implementing the EDM strategy at GE Aerospace. She has learned that the right EDM strategy, and executive sponsorship and investment, EDM can deliver real financial benefits tied to revenue, working capital, productivity, and operating income, while building a strong foundation for process digitization and robust analytics and insights. Maureen has been recognized as one of the Global Data Power Women of 2024 by CDO Magazine.
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CDO Certification Special Topic:
Executive Data Literacy
October 15, 2024 | By invitation only
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Peter Aiken, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University; Founding Director, Anything Awesome
To drive innovation and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, organizations must elevate their data literacy, especially at the executive level. As digital transformation and AI technologies accelerate, C-suite executives must develop a deeper understanding of data and its strategic role. By enhancing decision-making and ensuring proper investment in data practices and talent, organizations can unlock top-line and bottom-line improvements, reduce risks, and stay ahead of regulatory requirements.
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CDO Certification Special Topic:
Quantum Computing
November 12, 2024 | By invitation only
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James C.S. Meng, Ph.D., MSM, Senior Fellow, UC San Diego – Super Computer Center
This short course provides descriptions of daily encountered quantum phenomena to quantum computing hardware, software, and algorithms on IBM Q systems. This course is designed to inform data managers on quantum computers without requirements of advanced physics and mathematics for quantum mechanics. Especially for students who has interests in AI and ML, this course informs you on how quantum computations support classical AI ML computations for near real-time and large-scale applications.
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The 2nd cohort of the CDO Certification Program started on September 3rd! If you missed the start but still want to become a Certified CDO, fill out the form below to schedule a briefing. The 3rd cohort is planned in September 2025. | |
How Vanguard Is Innovating With Data & AI | |
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Randy Bean, Forbes, Sept. 24, 2024
Vanguard is an American investment management company founded on May 1, 1975, and based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. As of May 31, 2024, according to the firm’s website, Vanguard manages $9.3 trillion dollars in assets for 50M+ clients worldwide, while operating 423 funds through 17 global offices, making the firm one of the largest global money managers. Vanguard has been an innovator in the money management business since its founding. John Bogle, Vanguard founder, is widely credited with the creation of the first index fund for individual investors. Vanguard has been a pioneer in low-cost investing for individual consumers for nearly five decades. See more...
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6 ways to help employees embrace data-driven initiatives | |
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Kara Baskin, MIT Sloan School, Aug. 19, 2024
In today’s tech-propelled world, businesses rely on data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive growth.
Employee acceptance is critical in this race to embrace data-driven strategies, but change is never easy. Workers naturally worry: Will my job be disrupted or eliminated? Will my workload increase?
Change management is the secret sauce for driving ROI in these moments. Companies that do it successfully are three times more likely to meet objectives than companies that don’t, according to Beth Montag-Schmaltz and Erin Daly, change management experts affiliated with global digital services firm West Monroe. See more...
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Data literacy: The key to cracking the data culture code | |
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Meredith Somers, MIT Sloan School, Aug. 14, 2024
In the early 1900s, Ford Motor Co. found itself with a problem: Many of its immigrant employees didn’t speak English. The lack of a common language meant inefficient communication, extra costs to hire translators, and misunderstandings about important safety procedures.
So the company opened the Ford English School, a program that educated workers in simple English words and phrases. The school helped Ford’s bottom line, and employees became literate in the common language of the time, said Valerie Logan, CEO and founder of The Data Lodge, a firm dedicated to supporting data literacy program development. See more...
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