CDO Magazine’s inaugural New York Leadership Summit on November 22 sparked some of the most engaging and forward-thinking conversations in the city’s data community. Hundreds of participants, expert speakers, and over 15 panels and keynotes created a dynamic forum on data, analytics, and AI. Data executives from diverse industries actively participated, posing thought-provoking questions and contributing insights in focus groups.

CDO Magazine thanks the host city Co-Chairs of the New York Leadership Summit for their guidance: Andrew Reiskind, Mastercard Chief Data Officer; Kyle Pudenz, Cencora SVP, Enterprise Analytics; and Purvi Shah, American Express VP, Product Management.

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Reflecting on his keynote “A Blueprint for Scalable, Responsible AI: Navigating Compliance and Governance,” speaker Reiskind says, “Sharing the Mastercard Responsible AI program with fellow CDOs was a true pleasure. This initiative is not just a business imperative for us but also for many other trusted brands. The feedback and new ideas we received will undoubtedly help us continue to advance our Responsible AI efforts across the board.”

Sharing his take, speaker Ash Dhupar, Analog Devices Chief Data & Analytics Officer, says, “This conference provided valuable insights into the current state of GenAI and its implications for businesses.”. He adds his key takeaways from his presentation on “Scaling Generative AI: From Lab to Launchpad:”

• The recognition that GenAI is creating new hurdles for organizations regarding people, technology, and processes.

• While there’s a lot of prototyping happening, truly scalable solutions that make a tangible impact are still a struggle for most organizations.

• It’s clear that a robust, data-driven AI infrastructure is essential for organizations to meet the evolving demands of this new era.

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Speaker Tiffany Perkins-Munn, JPMorgan Chase Head, Data and Analytics for JPMorgan Chase’s Connected Commerce & Digital Payments, describes her panel “Unstructured Data Strategy: Lessons from Real-World GenAI Use Cases” as a “fascinating and insightful” exchange.

“As an expert in this domain, I was honored to share the stage with two esteemed panelists, Arvind Balasundaram from Regeneron, and Ajay Dhaul from Kenvue, as well as a skilled moderator, Or Zabludowski from Flexor,” says Perkins-Munn.

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Adding his key takeaways from the “Unstructured Data Strategy” panel, speaker Dhaul highlights the following insights:

• Unstructured data holds untapped potential. GenAI will be a major driver of unlocking value from the unstructured data encompassing formats like text, images, audios, and videos. This data is rich in contextual information and harnessing this information provides a real-life, unfiltered representation of a company’s products and consumer experiences. 

• Cement a data product first mindset across the organization. Invest in creating domain specific data products like Customer 360 that provides complete business context and meaning to data to help users access and interpret it. Build a frictionless marketplace that fosters a “curate once, use everywhere” approach. It enables data democratization and faster monetization.

• Focus on “data that matters” and mobilize the organization to ensure it is “clean, complete and connected!” Be on a mission to harness its value via AI to enable growth and/or unlock productivity.

• Invest in a robust data strategy for clean, complete, and connected data. There is no AI without the data foundation which includes acquisition, ingestion, and processing of various data types (structured, unstructured, and synthetic) and in real-time to generate actionable insights.

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Shedding light on her experience at the event, panelist Kjersten Moody, Prudential Chief Data Officer, says: “Thank you to CDO Magazine for bringing together so many members of our strong community. Once again, CDO Magazine’s Summit was an enlightening experience. The depth of insight, the innovative strategies, and the collaborative spirit demonstrated by data and AI leaders were inspirational for us all to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Kudos to all the organizers and participants for fostering such an environment.”

Offering insights from her panel “The Evolving CDO/CDAO/CAIO Roles,” speaker Anjali Gupta Reddi, Green Street Chief Data Officer, says, “The role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) has evolved significantly over the past decade, reflecting the increasing importance of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in organizational strategy.”

Reddi elaborates that the evolution of the CDO role into a Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) or a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) “reflects the growing strategic importance of data, analytics, and AI in driving business value.” Additional drivers for this change according to Reddi include:

    • Need for an end-to-end data strategy

    • Big data technologies

    • AI democratization & need for AI governance

    • Cultural transformation to become data driven organizations

    • Innovation Imperative for organizations to stay ahead

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Steve Wanamaker, CDO Magazine Founder & Publisher, sums up the event saying, “Having the opportunity to host leading data and AI experts at our NYC Summit was a special moment. As the capital of global commerce, New York City’s data and AI community is having a worldwide impact.”

Special thanks to Oracle, Tiger Analytics, Burtch Works, Flexor, Incorta, Neudata, Snowplow, ThoughtSpot, Velotix, FiveTran, The Data Lodge, Data Society, and EDM Council, for their partnership in making the event a success.

Andrew Reiskind, Kyle Pudenz, Purvi Shah, Ash Dhupar, Tiffany Perkins-Munn, Ajay Dhaul, Kjersten Moody, and Anjali Gupta Reddi are members of CDO Magazine Global Editorial Board.

Executives speaking at the CDO Magazine New York Leadership Summit included:

Arvind Balasundaram, Regeneron Executive Director, Commercial Insights & Analytics; Mark Birkhead, JPMorgan Chase Firmwide Chief Data Officer; Bhaskar Borah, Dow Jones SVP & Head, Marketing Data Science; Marla Dans, Chicago Trading Company Head, Data Management & Governance; Ajay Dhaul, Kenvue Inc SVP, Global Data, Applied AI & Digital Business Transformation; Ash Dhupar, Analog Devices CDAO; Brian Gelinas, Dow Jones SVP, B2B Products; Anjali Gupta Reddi, Green Street CDO; Sujatha Krishnan, LG Electronics USA Sr. Director, Head Data Solutions (Analytics, Insights & Data Solutions);  Valerie Logan, The Data Lodge Founder; Traci Mabrey, Dow Jones Factiva General Manager; Kjersten Moody, Prudential CDO; Jacklyn Osborne, BNY Risk, Compliance, & Finance Data Officer; Tiffany Perkins-Munn, JP Morgan Chase Head, Data & Analytics for JPMorgan Chase’s Connected Commerce & Digital Payments; Jeffrey Reid, Regeneron VP, RGC CDO; Andrew Reiskind, Mastercard CDO; Salema Rice, CDO Today CEO; Kenneth Schwartz, Genmab VP, Global Data & Analytics; Gaurav Shah, Sanofi Head, Data and Analytics for Opella; Purvi Shah, American Express VP, Product Management;Matthew Arellano, XponentL Data CDO; Hilee Avrahami, Velotix CMO; Michael Butts, Burtch Works CEO; Alex Dean, Snowplow Co-Founder & CEO; Michael Hejtmanek, Neudata Corporate Solutions;Alex Izotic, EDM Council Member Support Manager; Kelley Jarrett, ThoughtSpot SVP, Strategy, Operations & Enablement;Deepak Khetpal, Tiger Analytics Head, Strategic Growth Initiatives & Business Unit; Julie Miller, Velotix Principal; Mike Nader, Incorta VP, Business Solutions; Robert Rummel, EDM Council Sr. Regional Advocate; Paul Sonderegger, Oracle Sr. Data Strategist; Or Zabludowski, Flexor Co-Founder & CEO; Steve Wanamaker, CDO Magazine Founder and Publisher; and Steve Bangsund, CDO Magazine Sr. Director Programs.