Description
The St. Louis (STL) CDO Forum is an organization comprised of metro area data and analytics (D&A) leaders, representing a variety of organizations and industries (industry representation includes retail, CPG, agriculture, healthcare, investment services, etc.). It was established to facilitate the evolution and improvement of regional data and analytic capabilities through the open sharing of ideas, information, and innovations relevant to the disciplines that comprise data and analytics leadership. The Forum establishes a trusted, credible network where its members support and learn from one another through one-to-one relationships, and quarterly meetings where members, D&A industry leaders and/or relevant third-parties contribute educational materials, new concepts and/or opportunities for collaboration.
Mission
The Forum will explore topics of interest, conduct peer-to-peer mentoring, and initiate the creation of meaningful work-products for the benefit of the collective. By helping to solve challenges common to its members, the STL CDO Forum will help to improve the performance of its participating organizations (and by extension, the community of customers served including consumers, farmers, patients, doctors, etc.) and establish the St. Louis metro area as a place where data and analytics professionals THRIVE. Benefits will include:
Guiding Principles
Management & Agenda
The St. Louis CDO Forum will be organized, managed, and operated by an Organizing Committee (OC) comprised of 4-5 volunteer members, with one member designated as the chair. Beyond the founding members, OC membership is to be determined by the general membership.
Forum meetings will occur at a minimum of once quarterly. Meeting locations and agenda topics will be determined by the OC with input from the general membership body. Meeting locations may be local physical facilities or online. As a rule, member organizations will share the provision of physical meeting spaces. Agenda topics should have a bias toward initiating the production of meaningful work-product that will benefit the membership. Lunch or after work meeting times generally work best. It is recommended that meetings be limited to 2 hours.