8:30 - 9:30
Arrival, registration and breakfast networking
The event will begin with an informal networking session over a continental breakfast. This gives the attendees the opportunity to begin expanding their networks, break into small groups and begin to discuss their biggest challenges as well as to exchange ideas.
9:30 - 9:40
Introduction from the Network Group and 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 and enables attendees to arrange one-to-one meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the Chairperson.
Philipp Behre, Chief Data Officer, TÜV SÜD
9:40 - 10:15
Data democratisation
- Addressing the cultural challenges to becoming data centric
- Learning key techniques to improve data literacy
- Breaking down silos, and embedding data capabilities across the organisation
Bianca Scheffler, Data Economist, IT Director, Swiss Re
10:15 - 10:50
The data-product focused entrepreneurial CDO
- Insight into how to build a state-of-the-art, product focused data and analytics organisation from scratch
- Overview of the data and analytics opportunities in ecommerce and manufacturing
- Discussing how to unlock value from analytics insights by embedding into business processes
Sebastian Klapdor, Chief Data Officer, Vistaprint
10:50 - 11:00
Coffee break and networking
11.00 - 11:25
Workshop 1
Meaningful Data Governance
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 2
Adopting AI & Machine Learning
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Workshop 3
Hosted by Databricks
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—Social Data
14:00 - 14:35
The value of social data
- Discovering the key benefits of social data analytics for your business
- Discussing channelling social data to generate analytics, that influence business decision making
- Learning how to use the scrutinised data to improve customer relations and experience
Marc Roulet, Director of Analytics, XING
Stream 2—Governance
14:00 - 14:35
Getting the right data governance strategy in place to drive AI & ML
- Insight into how Rexel developed the business case for AI
- Examining the roadblocks to adoption, and how to overcome them
- Discussing the challenges of evaluating, testing, and scaling across global locations
Hervé Liboureau, Group Director of Data, Innovation & Services, Rexel
Stream 1—The algorithm challenge
14:40 - 15:15
Not all questions are created equal
- Discussing the power of asking the right questions of your AI
- Walk through of the diagnosis of an algorithm to ensure it is delivering the expected output
- Analysing governance frameworks and processes that allow for algorithmic accountability and transparency
Daniel Hill, Snr. Director, Data Science, Expedia Group
Stream 2—Transformation
14:40 - 15:15
Using legacy data systems to gain a competitive advantage
- Discussing how to manage the existing business legacy systems
- Learning how to modernise the current internal data infrastructure
- Analysing how to use the data feedback to drive your organisations competitive edge
Lukas Skocek, VP Data & Insights, Magenta Telekom
15:15 - 15:25
Coffee break and networking
15:25 - 15:50
Workshop 4
Revenue Generation
15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40
Workshop 5
Master Data Management
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
Transitioning CDOs into a profit centre
- Discussing how to leverage data foundations to monetise data as an asset
- Effectively facilitating data acquisition to enhance value of products or services
- Deliberating the changes required for CDO organisations to become revenue generators with the ability to self-fund
Bettina Goerner, Managing Director Data Products & Data Services, Springer Nature
19:00
NETWORKING DINNER & DRINKS RECEPTION FEATURING AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER
8:30 - 9:00
Morning registration and breakfast
Informal Networking over breakfast
9:00 - 10:15
Roundtable discussions
Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging and significant data topics—please confirm attendance prior to the session. Each host will facilitate the discussion and give a short presentation of key findings in the wrap up session.
Roundtable 1: Culture & Literacy
Christian Koblmiller, Chief Data Officer, International Committee of the Red Cross
Roundtable 4: Advanced Analytics
Nicole Gerling, Director Advanced Analytics & Data Science, Arvato Financial Solutions
Roundtable 2: AI & ML Implementation & Adoption
Roundtable 5: Ethics
Jörg Dubiel, Snr. VP Data Science & Intelligence, K – Mail Order
Roundtable 3: Data Governance
Ramón Keulen, Former Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Philip Morris International
Roundtable 6: Visualisation & Storytelling
Mario Meir-Huber, Head of Big Data, Analytics & AI CoE, A1 Telekom Austria Group
10:15 - 10:50
Wrap-up session
Each host gives a short overview of key findings from their discussion and creates an ideas board to be distributed post event with the presentations.
10:50 - 11:00
Coffee break and networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 6
Metadata Management
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 7
Hosted by ONE LOGIC
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Workshop 8
Data Storage & Protection
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—Strategy
14:00 - 14:35
Creating a successful data strategy
- Maximising the value of data to have a positive effect on the organisation’s agility, efficiency, and profit
- Utilising internal and external data sets to create effective business processes
- Understanding how to use data to increase the businesses return on investment
Philipp Behre, Chief Data Officer, TÜV SÜD
Stream 2—Transformation
14:00 - 14:35
Digital & Data Transformation
- Discovering how to uncover and manage confirmation bias
- Developing a data offence strategy to drive new revenue growth, through the use of AI, ML and big data
- Discussing the components required to create a ‘best in class’ team
Stream 1—Data-To-Value
14:40 - 15:15
Data governance strategies to drive transformation
- Introduction to the purpose and definition of the Data & Analytics Framework (DAF)
- Data-To-Value as end-to-end process for delivering analytical products
- Overview of the current application of the concept and future outlook
Thomas Bodé, Global Head of Data & Analytics, Swarovski
Stream 2—Becoming agile with data
14:40 - 15:15
Using Cloud to push towards a data driven business
- Discussing how to move the focus away from infrastructure, and more towards data
- Leveraging the cloud data ecosystem to deliver business analytics
- Extending to other cloud applications in order to accelerate business value
Rahul Ramachandran Atman, Director Business & Data Solutions, Viking Cruises
Stream 1—Ethics and privacy
15:20 - 15:55
On stage interview: Privacy by design
The acceleration of connected technologies and the growth of social networks has led to the consensus that data privacy goes beyond check-box compliance. Just because something is technically feasible, and legally compliant it does not make it ethically or morally right.
Discussing how to avoid retrospective thinking by implementing privacy by design, embedding data privacy requirements at every stage of your data strategy.
Rene Plug, Chief Data & Technology Officer, Admeira
Anna Zeiter, Chief Privacy Officer, eBay
Stream 2—Talent
15:20 - 15:55
Attracting & retaining the in-demand talent
- Addressing what the business can offer to entice new talent
- Questioning what you can do to incentivise your current team
- Discussing how to develop, train and grow your ‘A+’ players
Asif Jan, Group Director – Data Science, Roche
16:00 - 16:10
Closing remarks from Chairperson