Arrival, registration & breakfast networking
Introduction from the Network Group & Chairperson
A brief introduction to the event software, SNS — this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event by maximising networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda & enables attendees to arrange one-to-one meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the chairperson.
Tor Boe-Lillegraven, Chief Data Officer, ING
Win Together! Data as Rocket Fuel for Growth
- The Just Eat Data journey
- Standardising data platforms & driving value
- Creating a single source of truth
Eric Bobek, Director of Analytics, Just Eat Takeaway
From Business Strategy to Data Strategy using Data Governance
- Aligning data governance with business strategies
- The importance of considering the business value of data
- Improving operational efficiency & reducing risk
Anwar Mirza, Global Head of Data Strategy & Governance, FedEx Express
Panel: Engaging the Board: The CDO Business Partner
- Should the Chief Data Officer report to the CEO?
- The road to both actionable & engaging business conversations
- Communication skills—What steps can you take as a leader towards preparing your team?
Camilla Björkqvist, EMEA Director Commercial Data Strategy & Execution, Johnson & Johnson MedTech (Moderator)
Yury Moiseev, Snr Director Global Data & Analytics, Radisson Hotels
Gabriela Filip, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Knab
Jeroen van Wimsen, Chief Data Officer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Priya Sharma, Head of Client Connectivity & Data, Clearstream
Coffee break & networking hosted by IBM

Workshop 1
Impacting Business Success with Data Governance
Nick McHugh, Senior Sales Engineer, Alation
Workshop 2
Exceeding customer expectations: How to boost loyalty and increase market share
Nouman Ali, Senior Director, Global Data Governance & MDM, Radisson Hotels
11:00 – 13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Advanced Analytics
- IOT
- Digital Transformation
- Enterprise Information Management
- AI/Machine Learning
- Big Data
- Business Intelligence
- Data Privacy/Security
- Cloud
- Data Management
- Data Integration
- Risk, Compliance & Regulation
- Data Visualisation
- Data Storage/Infrastructure
- Data Governance
Networking Lunch hosted by Cloudera

Establishing a Modern Data Platform for BI & AI to Improve Data Centricity & Monetise High-Value Use Cases
- Improving data centricity
- Data monetisation
- Modern data platforms for BI & AI
Joelle van der Bijl , Global Head of Analytics, FrieslandCampina
Dr. Ben Kuzey, Global Head of Data Science, FrieslandCampina
Data Privacy Compliance: The Impact of AI & Privacy Compliance Challenges
- Privacy challenges linked to connected and personalised technology
- Creating value out of connected car data while managing privacy compliance risks
- How to build in a compliance approach
Cassandra Moons, Head of Compliance & Data Protection Officer, TomTom
Data Monetisation – Data as a Product that you can sell
- Data as the key aspect of business strategy
- Lessons learnt – The challenges faced & how Euroclear overcame them
- Understanding the true value of data
Pierre Delville, Chief Data Officer, Euroclear
How Data Driven Innovation is Shaping the Future of Healthcare
- How will data solve the number 1 problem in Healthcare?
- Will real-world data still be affordable & what are the alternatives?
- What kind of talent do we need to achieve this?
Patrick Mans, Senior Director of Data Transformation, Philips
Coffee break & networking hosted by IBM

Workshop 5
AI Governance with Nutritious Data
Stijn Christiaens Founder, Chief Data Citizen, Collibra
15:25 – 17:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Advanced Analytics
- IOT
- Digital Transformation
- Enterprise Information Management
- AI/Machine Learning
- Big Data
- Business Intelligence
- Data Privacy/Security
- Cloud
- Data Management
- Data Integration
- Risk, Compliance & Regulation
- Data Visualisation
- Data Storage/Infrastructure
- Data Governance
Panel: How AI is Transforming Business
- Open AI & using AI in a practical domain
- The importance of data science & data engineering roles
- Key success factors for AI implementation across the industry
Sumit Arya, Director of Enterprise Data & Analytics, LeasePlan (Moderator)
Raghunath Banerjee, VP Data Solutions & Innovation, Bridgestone
Shane Ó Seasnáin, Program Director AI, Eindhoven University of Technology
Dr Sophia Katrenko, Director of AI, EcoVadis
Networking Dinner & Drinks Reception hosted by IBM
Morning registration & breakfast
Chairperson’s opening remarks
Tor Boe-Lillegraven, Chief Data Officer, ING
Roundtable discussions
Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging & significant data topics—please confirm attendance prior to the session. Each host will facilitate the discussion & give a short presentation of key findings in the wrap up session.
Jacco Stan, Director, Supply Chain Process Excellence & Master Data, Global Supply Chain, MSD Animal Health
Bailey Boergesson, Director, Planning & Analytics, Trendyol
Sander Kerstens, Director, Data Analytics, Vanderlande
Ward van Breda, Head of Data Science & Engineering. Stedin
Camilla Björkqvist, EMEA Director Commercial Data Strategy & Execution, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Catarina Silva, Head of Europe Data Protection Office – Senior Managing Counsel, Mastercard
Sanchit Juneja, Director-Product (Big Data & Machine Learning Platform), Booking.com
Menno van der Winden, Head of Data Insights Netherlands, Tata Steel
Roundtable Wrap-up
Each host gives a short overview of key findings from their discussion & creates an ideas board to be distributed post event with the presentations.
Coffee break & networking hosted by IBM

Workshop 6
Beyond the tool – Generating business enthusiasm for Data Governance & Data Quality
Shaun Connolly, VP Int. Strategic Services, Precisely
Christoph Balduck, Partner & CTO, Data Trust Associates
11:00-13.05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Advanced Analytics
- IOT
- Digital Transformation
- Enterprise Information Management
- AI/Machine Learning
- Big Data
- Business Intelligence
- Data Privacy/Security
- Cloud
- Data Management
- Data Integration
- Risk, Compliance & Regulation
- Data Visualisation
- Data Storage/Infrastructure
- Data Governance
Networking Lunch
Data Mesh – From Theory to Practice
- Implementing a data mesh fuelled platform
- Applying the four principles
- Data platform capabilities
Sander Kerstens, Director, Data Analytics, Vanderlande
AkzoNobel – The Data Journey
- AkzoNobel’s data management case journey – the past, present & future
- Data glossaries & data ownership
- The challenges faced along the way & how AkzoNobel overcame these
Anup Nambiar, Global Data Architect, AkzoNobel
Ramya Ramaswamy, Global Lead Data Principal, AkzoNobel
Data Quality – The Cornerstone of a Successful Data Governance Program
- Transforming data quality to bring value to the organisation
- Implementing data governance that is pushed by regulatory requirement
- Increasing your organisations data maturity
Jean-Paul Otte, Group Chief Data Officer, Degroof Petercam
Panel discussion: Driving Value as a Senior Data Leader
- Constructing value propositions to all CXO’s & effectively engaging the board
- Using Technology & Data for good
- Effectively managing your team & expectations to the business
Priya Sharma, Head of Client Connectivity & Data, Clearstream (Moderator)
Patrick Mans, Senior Director Data Transformation, Philips
Cassandra Moons, Head of Compliance & Data Protection Officer, TomTom
Itziar Goicoechea, Director of Data Science, Adidas