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CDO Magazine Launches Louisville Executive Community

CDO Magazine launches Louisville Executive Community with 40 data, security and tech executives: Nayla Sidhoum, AHEAD Client Director; Adel Elmaghraby, University of Louisville Director of Research & Innovation for Digital Transformation; Alok Chaudhary, Ballad Health Chief Data and Analytics Officer; Amber Hedges, AHEAD Client Director; Chuck Fitch, CareRing Health Chief Information Officer; Tina Orozco, AHEAD Sr. Field Marketing Manager - Northeast; Tawanda Chitapa, Norton Healthcare System Director Business Intelligence, Clinical Value & Healthcare Analytics; Chris Marshall, CDO Magazine Global Community Leader; KP Singh, Norton Healthcare System Director Data Governance; Deuce Sapp,ISCO Industries, Inc.Vice President of Information Technology; Tony Fleming, Wasteology Group Chief Information Officer; Dan Seevers, Lexmark International Inc. Director of Data Science & Analytics; Elias Oxendine, Yum! Brands Chief Information Security Officer; Jose Edwin, Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Corporate Director of Information Technology; Bill Moorman, AHEAD Senior Client Solution Architect; John Mark Inman,Farm Credit Mid America AVP Business Intelligence: Nanda Subhakanta, AWS Account Executive (kneeling); Michael Redmond, Louisville Metro Deputy Chief Information Security Officer; Brian Duvall, AHEAD Senior Client Director; Amit Parulekar, Brown-Forman Director, Global Advanced Analytics; David Washo, AHEAD Data Leader and Partner, Advisory Client Services; Jeff Jarecki, Volta Chief Information Security Officer; Grace Simrall, Founder and CEO iGlass Analytics; Taylor Gorning, AHEAD Managing Director; Mitch Greenfield, Humana AVP & Information Security Officer, CenterWell Home Health; Steven Aiello, AHEAD Chief Information Security Officer; Eric Satterly, Bellarmine University CIO & AVP for Information Technology & Digital Transformation; Nate Simon, Churchill Downs Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President; Steven Ramirez, Renown Health Chief Information Security & Technology Officer; Steve Schoen, Humana Director - Cloud Architecture; Joe Harrington, Churchill Downs Incorporated Chief Information Security Officer; Steve Wanamaker, CDO Magazine CEO & Publisher; Shane Rodabaugh, Baptist Health Vice President, IT Infrastructure; Camille Prado, CDO Magazine Global Editor; and Shawn Justice, AWS Field CTO/Principal Architect.
CDO Magazine launches Louisville Executive Community with 40 data, security and tech executives: Nayla Sidhoum, AHEAD Client Director; Adel Elmaghraby, University of Louisville Director of Research & Innovation for Digital Transformation; Alok Chaudhary, Ballad Health Chief Data and Analytics Officer; Amber Hedges, AHEAD Client Director; Chuck Fitch, CareRing Health Chief Information Officer; Tina Orozco, AHEAD Sr. Field Marketing Manager - Northeast; Tawanda Chitapa, Norton Healthcare System Director Business Intelligence, Clinical Value & Healthcare Analytics; Chris Marshall, CDO Magazine Global Community Leader; KP Singh, Norton Healthcare System Director Data Governance; Deuce Sapp,ISCO Industries, Inc.Vice President of Information Technology; Tony Fleming, Wasteology Group Chief Information Officer; Dan Seevers, Lexmark International Inc. Director of Data Science & Analytics; Elias Oxendine, Yum! Brands Chief Information Security Officer; Jose Edwin, Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Corporate Director of Information Technology; Bill Moorman, AHEAD Senior Client Solution Architect; John Mark Inman,Farm Credit Mid America AVP Business Intelligence: Nanda Subhakanta, AWS Account Executive (kneeling); Michael Redmond, Louisville Metro Deputy Chief Information Security Officer; Brian Duvall, AHEAD Senior Client Director; Amit Parulekar, Brown-Forman Director, Global Advanced Analytics; David Washo, AHEAD Data Leader and Partner, Advisory Client Services; Jeff Jarecki, Volta Chief Information Security Officer; Grace Simrall, Founder and CEO iGlass Analytics; Taylor Gorning, AHEAD Managing Director; Mitch Greenfield, Humana AVP & Information Security Officer, CenterWell Home Health; Steven Aiello, AHEAD Chief Information Security Officer; Eric Satterly, Bellarmine University CIO & AVP for Information Technology & Digital Transformation; Nate Simon, Churchill Downs Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President; Steven Ramirez, Renown Health Chief Information Security & Technology Officer; Steve Schoen, Humana Director - Cloud Architecture; Joe Harrington, Churchill Downs Incorporated Chief Information Security Officer; Steve Wanamaker, CDO Magazine CEO & Publisher; Shane Rodabaugh, Baptist Health Vice President, IT Infrastructure; Camille Prado, CDO Magazine Global Editor; and Shawn Justice, AWS Field CTO/Principal Architect.

About 40 executives strategically aligned in data, analytics, information security, and information technology came together at CDO Magazine’s launch of the Louisville Executive Community at the Louisville Thoroughbred Society July 27.

Louisville's growing reputation as a hub for innovation was the perfect backdrop for an engaging discussion around the themes of “Data Value Creation, and Generative AI and Its Impact.”

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The inaugural event featured a panel of industry thought leaders Adel Elmaghraby, University of Louisville Director of Research & Innovation for Digital Transformation, Mitch Greenfield, Humana AVP & Information Security Officer, Shane Rodabaugh, Baptist Health VP of IT Infrastructure, and David Washo, AHEAD Head Data Leader and Partner, Advisory Client Services. Moderator Taylor Gorning, AHEAD Managing Director, led the discussion around:

  • Advances in ROI through data and AI investments

  • Organization leaders working together to harness the power of their data assets to support AI and new analytic insights

  • Overcoming obstacles to harnessing data, AI, and the more sophisticated and novel techniques and advanced technologies.

Key points were:

  • The foundation of Generative AI, as with anything, is the need for good and clean data.

  • The key to change management and leadership are internal partnerships.

  • More and more companies are using Gen AI as a tool, even experimenting behind firewalls to see how it can be better utilized for internal analytics.

According to Michael Redmond, Louisville Metro Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Louisville Executive Host, “CDO Magazine's executive boardroom dinner in Louisville gave not only a great opportunity to network with like-minded executives but also to hear a superb group of panelists on the topic of artificial intelligence.” She adds, “While the speakers had diverse ideas and experience, together they created a uniform vision for the use of AI in organizations considering the data as well as the cybersecurity, data transformation and enterprise business needs all in one package.”

Panel speaker Washo agrees, “CDO Magazine provides a tremendous forum for data and analytics professionals to get together. We were able to validate assumptions and test ideas helping to pave the way for more sophisticated techniques such as AI/ML.”

Yum! Brands Chief Information Security Officer and Louisville Executive Host Elias Oxendine summarizes saying, "It was a great inaugural event for CDO Magazine. This evening's impact will resonate for months ahead. The discussion on generative AI showcased the immense collective power of this group. We're excited about working together to make cyber and technology a prominent part of the Midwest, especially in Louisville, Kentucky. Looking forward to the next event!"

CDO Magazine CEO & Publisher Steve Wanamaker affirms, “We were excited to give Louisville leaders an opportunity to share perspectives, exchange knowledge and strengthen bonds in their executive community.”

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