At its exclusive Roundtable Exchange at the Chamberlain’s Steakhouse on February 11, CDO Magazine hosted Dallas’ top data, analytics, and AI leaders for an engaging evening of connection and collaboration on the timely topic of “How to create actionable data governance in the age of AI with foundational capabilities.”

Industry peers discussed how many organizations remain trapped in endless data “cleanup phases,” shifting toward automation to resolve quality issues in real time rather than project by project. They emphasized metadata as AI’s instruction manual, strengthening data integrity to prevent LLM hallucinations, and evolving governance frameworks to address risks from generative and agentic AI systems.

Sharing his experience, Co-chair Vino Kingston, Lockheed Martin AI Data & AI Leader Leader, says, “It was more than exciting to hear how the community now talks about ‘knowledge’ beyond ‘data’. This aligns with my priorities well as I push for ‘knowledge-driven decision-making’ by capitalizing on AI technology breakthroughs that have happened in recent years.”

Calling it an “honor” to Co-chair the CDO Magazine Roundtable Exchange and spend the evening with fellow data and AI leaders, Shuchi Agrawal, SMBC Group Head, AI Execution, says, “I loved reconnecting with old friends, meeting new ones, and exchanging practical ideas, from actionable data governance and responsible AI to data quality, architecture, and even favorite hiking and food spots. Grateful for this collaborative, growth-minded community and the energy everyone brings to moving our field forward together.”

Jenna George, CDO Magazine Community Director, highlights, “The CDO Magazine Dallas community continues to grow. We had several new members join us for an evening of insightful discussions. I look forward to our Forum in August as well.”

Summing it up, Patrick Wolf, Qlik Head, Value Engineering, North America, says, “The discussion reinforced that AI maturity is inseparable from data maturity: quality, governance, and resilient platforms are prerequisites for any credible AI strategy. The most compelling examples were practical, internal efficiency gains built on strong data foundations.”

Special thanks to Qlik, Cyera, Google Cloud, and Upriver for their partnership in making the event a success.

Executives attending the CDO Magazine Dallas Roundtable Exchange included:

Shuchi Agrawal, SMBC Group Head, AI Execution; Ian Allison, Ivanti Head, Data; Vidhya Balakrishnan, former JLL VP, Engineering; Anil Bariki, A-Max Insurance Services VP, Data & AI Strategy; Aniketh Bothra, Capital One Data Products & Analytics; David Burton, DTCC Director, Solutions Architecture; Kiran Cavaturu, ORIX Corporation USA Director, Business Intelligence & MDM; Aamer Charania, Best Buy Head, AI; Shrikanth Kannan, Nasco Healthcare Director & Head, Data & AI Architecture; Abhishek Karanam,  MV Transportation Director, Data & AI; Chaitanya Katterapalli, Texas Health Resources Director, Data & Analytics; Livia Kessler, Bon Secours Mercy Health Head, Analytics Delivery; Vino Kingston, Lockheed Martin Data & AI Leader; Nitin Kumar, Marriott International Director, Data Science; Biswajit Mahapatra, Texas Capital Bank Director, Data Platform; Amit Maheska, Capital One Director; Mano Mannoochahr, Verizon Chief Data, Analytics & AI Officer; Erum Manzoor, Citigroup SVP, Technology Enablement; Brandon Micci, JPMorganChase Head, AI; Justin Nguyen, The Home Depot Head, Enterprise Data; Anil Pantangi, Capgemini America Delivery Executive, AI & Analytics; Sivanandhan Paramasivam, CRC Group Head, Data Platforms; Michael Parris, Sound Physicians Chief Data & Analytics Officer; Mona Pinjani, American Airlines Sr. Manager, Cloud Platform; John Porter, Albertson’s Corporate VP, Retail Finance; Shanthi Pudota, Bank of Oklahoma Financial Chief Data Officer; Sai Pulavarthy, Walmart Global Tech Director; Arjun Puri, DTCC Director, Cloud Data Engineering; Prakash Reddy, Atlassian Head, Data Engineering & AI Enablement; Edward Rips, DTCC Principal Database Engineer; Hemal Shah, Southwest Airlines Sr. Manager; Tejas Shinge, Comerica Sr. Manager, Data Products; Zul Sidi, Bank of America Managing Director, Consumer, Small Business & Wealth Technology; Dippu Kumar Singh, Fujitsu North America Emerging Data & Analytics Leader; Harveer Singh, former Truist Chief Data Officer; Narendran Sreedharan, Capital One Director, Data Engineering; Amar Sureka, Microsoft Director, Data Governance & Data Management; JK Venkatesh, Capital One Financial Group Sr. Director, Data Products & Analysis; Ranjit Vidhani, Flex Head, AI Strategy & Transformation; Ido Bronstein, Upriver Data Founder & CEO; John Dorr, Qlik Enterprise Client Executive; Steve Duncan, Cyera Global Account Executive; Troy Jensen, Cyera Solutions Engineering; Ravi Ramanathan, Google Cloud Data & AI Sales Leader; Darcy Ryan, Qlik Regional Sales Director; Sam Sharma, Google Cloud Data Analytics, Specialist Customer Engineer; Bill Shortell, Qlik Global Client Executive; Patrick Wolf, Qlik Head, Value Engineering, North America; Jenna George, CDO Magazine Community Director; Anthony Losanno, CDO Magazine SVP, Sales.