08:30 - 09:20
Arrival, registration & breakfast networking
09:20 - 09:30
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.
09:30 - 10:10
Measuring the impact and outcomes of a CDO: Key ingredients of success
- Organisational context & CDO archetypes
- Critical parameters to measure – impact, OKRs
- Playing the long game – Data strategy is NOT about Data
JP Bhamu, (Interim) Head of Data Mgmt, Gov and Capability, UK Ministry of Defence
10:10 - 10:50
What new direction? Legislative reform in the UK and the effect on data protection
- How changes to data protection law and other frameworks might influence the UK’s privacy landscape
- The effect on data protection compliance
- The future direction on international data transfers
- Aligning the company vision with your data strategy
Eleonor Duhs, Partner – Head of Data Privacy, Bates Wells
10:50 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 1
Building a team that can thrive in a crisis
Nic Prettejohn, Lead of Forward Deployed Engineering, Palantir
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 2
Why traditional data governance projects fail
Tom Codling, EMEA Presales Manager, Alation
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Workshop 3
Driving business performance through digital skills transformation
Marc Jones, Regional VP for UK&I, Udacity
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
13:05 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00 - 14:35
Case study: Horses for Courses – Building a data driven culture in a CPG environment
- What’s the problem, why does it matter?
- Building a pragmatic strategy and bringing an organisation along
- Looking outside for inspiration
- Driving commercial outcomes
Tony Rimmer, Global Head of Analytics, Cereal Partners Worldwide
14:35 - 15:10
Increasing the efficacy of your marketing by 50% through smart customer journey mapping by not using your own data
- Understanding your position relative to competitors
- Using aggregate analytics techniques through use of multiple data sets is crucial to define intent
- Customer journey mapping should be the first task in marketing to define what metrics determine success
- Use case for B2C, B2B, internally or for verticals
Jonny Bentwood, Global Head of Data & Analytics, Golin
15:10 - 15:25
Coffee break & networking
15:25 - 15:50
Workshop 4
How to democratise data quality & enable everyone to work with trusted data
Maarten Masschelein, CEO & Co-Founder, Soda Data
15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40
Workshop 5
Enhancing last-mile adoption of your data investments – The data-app approach
Brett Gibson, Director of Strategy & Customer Success, Domo
16:40 - 17:05
Networking
15:25 – 17:10
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
17:10 - 17:50
Panel Discussion: Hands on deck – adapting naturally to your myriad roles – Covering the core qualities of the operational CDO
- Staying on top of a multi-layered workload
- Forging a co-operative culture with your C-Level peers
- Understanding the aims from the ground up
Dan Kellett, CDO, Capital One
Jean Perez, Director of Data & Analytics, Valuedynamx at Collinson
Premal Desai, Head of Data & Analytics, The Gym Group
19:00
NETWORKING DINNER
8:30 - 9:05
Morning registration & breakfast
Informal Networking over breakfast before the sessions begin.
09:05 - 09:10
Chairperson’s opening remarks
09:10 - 10:10
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.
Roundtable 1: CDO Success
JP Bhamu, (Interim) Head of Data Mgmt, Gov and Capability, UK Ministry of Defence
Roundtable 3: Advanced analytics
Hosted by LatentView Analytics
Roundtable 2: Driving a data culture
Tony Rimmer, Global Head of Analytics, Cereal Partners Worldwide
Roundtable 4: AI & ML
Dr. Darko Matovski, CEO and co-founder, causaLens
Roundtable 5: Cloud strategies for analytics as scale
Clara Hughes, Head of Automation & Insight, Pensions Insurance Corporation
Stian Johnsen, HPC Infrastructure Lead, Pensions Insurance Corporation
10:10 - 10:50
Wrap-up session
Each host gives a short overview of key findings from their discussion & creates an ideas board to be distributed post event with the presentations.
10:50 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 6
How should you structure your data architecture? Debating the physical v logical approach
Charles Southwood, Regional VP, Northern Europe & MEA, Denodo
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 7
How to deliver superior real-time experiences by unifying transactions & analytics
Sukki Sandhar, VP, International PreSales, SingleStore
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Workshop 8
Increase your business agility & reduce risk with an AL driven data platform
Steve Holyer, Cloud Solution Specialist, Informatica
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
13:05 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
Stream 1 - Future of data
14:00 - 14:35
Analysing company data integration
- Solidifying fruitful data channels
- Alternatives to transformation
Suresh Daniel, Data & Architecture Integration Director, Coats
Stream 2 - Training
14:00 - 14:35
Creating a Robust data strategy
- Avoiding key pitfalls in strategy
- Generating different perspectives
- Distinguishing different data organisation models
- Balancing Organisation, Strategy & Culture
- Applying data strategy in your organisation
- Consolidating disclosure reports to a solid yearly timeline
Nikhil Asthana, Head of Data Transformation, RegTech and Automation, Grant Thornton UK LLP
14:35 - 15:10
Tackling the skills shortage in digital
- Take a new approach to increasing required skills in your teams
- Understand how people learn
- Pilot results of implementing learning in businesses
- Take matters into your own hands
Rachel Whitter, Director of Customer Engagement, Data & Marketing Association
15:10 - 16:05
Panel Discussion: The next steps for AI & ML
How far will we go in the employment of applied intelligence
- Weighing up the pros and cons of predictive tech reliance
- Looking ahead to the future role of the CDO
- Augmenting your data strategy with balanced AI implementation
Dr Kion Ahadi, Director of Strategy, Futures and Insight, The Law Society
Angela Baker, Programme Lead – Data Assurance, Open Data Institute
16:05 - 16:10
Chairpersons closing remarks