Chief Digital, Data and
Analytics Officers Speakers

London
England Location

TBD

Speakers

David Mathison
Curator, CDO Summit
Founder, CDO Club

David Mathison

Curator, CDO Summit

Founder, CDO Club

David Mathison is the CEO and founder of the CDO Club and CDO Summit.

Mathison is the world’s leading authority on Chief Digital and Data Officers, and has been quoted recently by American Banker, CIO.com, CIO Journal, CIO-UK, CMS Wire, CNBC, Computer Weekly, Computerworld, Deloitte, Diginomica, EdTech Magazine, eMarketer, FedTech Magazine, FierceCIO, Financial Times, Forbes, Guardian, Huffington Post, I-CIO, McKinsey & Company, Media Post, MIT Sloan Management Review, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, and ZDNet, among others.

He was previously founder and Managing Director of the Digital Media practice at Chadick Ellig, a premiere executive search consultancy named by Business Week as “one of the world’s most influential headhunters”.

Mathison’s book, BE THE MEDIA, was featured by the AP in the NY Times after he pre-sold over 5,000 copies in 11 days via his web site, Twitter, and Facebook.

He has given keynote presentations everywhere from Columbia University to the United Nations (3 times in 2010), from Austin, TX (SXSW) and Amsterdam, Holland to Zagreb, Croatia.

From 1999-2001 he was founder and CEO of the Kinecta Corporation where he raised $30 million in under 2 years. Kinecta was acquired and is now part of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).

From 1994-1999 Mathison was Vice President with Thomson Reuters, the world’s largest news agency, where he pioneered online content syndication.

Mathison earned his Masters degree from Columbia University in 1995

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AGENDA

LONDON

TBD

10:00 - 11:00:

Registration, Breakfast, and Networking

11:00 - 11:15:

IBM Welcome Address and Kick Off

• Liliana Horne: Director, AI Accelerator, Chief Data Office, IBM

11:15 - 12:00:

Keynote: The CDO's role in AI

One thing is certain—there’s no AI without data. But where does responsibility for AI start and stop within the CDO role and how do you design a data strategy that allows these technologies to thrive?

In this session we’ll explore recent AI trends and how they align with the 4 characteristics of the most successful CDOs from the 2023 Chief Data Officer Study: Turning data into value.

• Inderpal Bhandari: Global Chief Data Officer, IBM

12:00 - 1:00:

Panel: The right data foundation sells itself: How to ensure data users have a clear line of sight from data to value

Some technical users of data want to be able to flex their coding skills, and others prefer more out of the box solutions. Line of business users don’t always care about the brilliant work that makes their day to day seamless, but the tools and software you select to help them action data insights is very much on their radar.

In this panel session, explore how you can cultivate a modern data foundation that excites technical teams and entice business users to get data literate.

• Speakers: to be announced

1:00 - 2:15:

Lunch + Networking

1:00 - 2:15:

Women in Data Networking Lunch

2:15 - 2:45:

Session: Extremely engaged collaboration: How does a CDO work with a CHRO to implement AI in HR processes?

A successful data strategy means getting buy-in from stakeholders across the organization early on and having true partners in the execution of a data strategy.

Listen to the CHRO organization at IBM discuss how they’ve overcome data and AI adoption hurdles together to ensure a truly data-driven hiring process in partnership with IBM GCDO.

2:45 - 3:30:

Panel: Responsible AI depends upon the full c-suite

It’s understood that AI will drive business transformation, but not one single area is responsible for successful AI implementations. For CDOs it’s crucial to adapt to think collaborative environment and help lead the c-suite to a truly data-driven organization with AI solutions at its core.

The Data and Trust Alliance was founded by CEOs to achieve a single goal: responsible AI adoption through actionable guidance. Hear from Data and Trust Alliance members about the work they’ve been doing to help companies with HR Safeguards, M&A and Data Provenance efforts and how data quality and AI are pivotal for success.

• Speakers: to be announced

3:30 - 4:15:

Session: What’s next in AI for business: foundation models, large language models and generative AI

Innovations like ChatGPT have brought significant attention to the enormous technical advances in the area of foundation models and generative AI. How do businesses harness the power of these advances in an effective and trustworthy manner to power automation and accelerate their digital transformation? Join us for a conversation on the business opportunity of generative AI and foundation models, and how IBM’s next-generation AI and data platform, watsonx, can help multiply the impacts of AI across your business through three powerful components.

4:15 - 4:30:

Closing remarks

• Liliana Horne: Director, AI Accelerator, Chief Data Office, IBM

4:30 - 6:00:

Networking Reception

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Endorsements

David, here’s a handy C^3 test for conference value: Did I learn at least three new perspectives? Check. Did I meet at least three interesting people? Check. Did I take back at least three relevant pieces of news I can use? Check. Flying colors for the Chief Digital Officer Summit 2013! Thank you so much, and yes, I’d be very pleased to participate next year!

Perry Hewitt
Chief Digital Officer Harvard University

“Congratulations and thanks to David Mathison for spotting the need for community and collaboration in the growing Chief Digital Officer space, and for having the wherewithal, network, and organizational talent to put together such a top-notch event in its inaugural year. Next year’s summit should be even more of a must-do for anyone working digital at senior levels in all kinds of businesses.”

Teddy Goff
Digital Director President Barack Obama 2008 and 2012

“The best-organized conference I’ve been to in years, the Chief Digital Officer Summit was packed with smart people and smart ideas. Leave ‘em wanting more is what they say, and David Mathison and his team delivered. Now, we want more!”

Sree Sreenivasan
Chief Digital Officer The Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Sometimes a conference comes along that hits the trifecta – hot topic, high-caliber attendees, and stellar location. The first Chief Digital Officer Summit reached that mark with ease, and I look forward to attending the next one.”

Eric Hellweg
Managing Director,
Digital Strategy/Editorial Director Harvard Business Review

“Congratulations on an absolutely fantastic inaugural Chief Digital Officer conference. Between the incredibly smart agenda (from start to finish), the very insightful and highly relevant research/content, the all-star lineup of speakers, and David Mathison’s terrific moderation of the panels and schedule overall, this was one really amazing day! It must be gratifying to know that all of your hard work over the last 18 months resulted in such a successful outcome and greatly appreciated by everyone in attendance. Thanks for a great day!!!”

Riley McDonough
SVP/GM Reuters Consumer Media Thomson Reuters

“Congratulations on an exceptional first CDO Summit. I truly enjoyed all the panel discussions as well as the intimate environment where I was able to meet such amazing people. The conversations were very enlightening and touched on all the challenges my team and I face on a technology, content, and culture front. I look forward to participating next year.”

Laxmi Wordham
Chief Digital Officer The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

“I just wanted to say thank you for hosting such a wonderful event and inviting me to participate. To see shared and divergent challenges across industry verticals was truly enlightening.”

Angela Wei
Chief Digital Officer Arnold NY

“Congratulations on the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit. Rarely does a conference offer such high caliber content and attendees. Kudos to David Mathison on creating an event that sparked such great insights and conversation.”

Linda Perry-Lube
Chief Digital Officer RF | Binder

“Congratulations on the tremendous success of the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit. It was, in a word, fantastic. Outstanding content, engaging conversations and great networking — truly one of the better conferences that I’ve ever attended. The event did more than just explore the current and future reality of the Chief Digital Officer role, it delved into the impact that digital is having across multiple industries.”

Mayer Danzig
Chief Digital Officer Kantar Retail

“Thanks to David Mathison for his leadership in setting up the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit. It was nice to be among my digital colleagues and to share our experiences.”

Albert Cheng
Executive Vice-President and Chief Product Officer, Digital Media Disney ABC Television Group

“I was thrilled to be part of this groundbreaking event. Never have I seen in one place a collection of Chief Digital Officers and other senior executives in this fairly new and unique role. It was great to meet one another and learn of the innovations going on at other companies.”

Rosemary Maggiore
President Rachael Ray Digital

“Great conference, David Mathison! The topics were relevant, the panelists and speakers top notch, the setting was intimate, and the connections were truly valuable for any senior executive in the digital space. Thanks for pulling it together. I really look forward to attending next year.”

Lisa Choi Owens
SVP/GM Scripps Networks

“Thank you, David Mathison for a fantastic Chief Digital Officer Summit. It was awesome to meet all of these leading digital thinkers who really care about, and often dramatically improve, their large organisations’ core business. Yes, I think the CDO deals with the new business core in most companies!"

Ola Tiverman
Chief Executive Officer Admeta (Gothenburg, Sweden)

"It was wonderful to attend this inaugural event. The Chief Digital Officer Summit exceeded my expectations and fostered an atmosphere where the right conversations were taking place with the right people. A huge thank you to David Mathison for putting together what will become a staple event in the international digital space."

Rob Gordon IV
Chief Digital Officer America's Promise Alliance

“Congratulations and thank you for an amazing Chief Digital Officer Summit. Coming all the way from Sweden, one might understand that our expectations were set skyhigh, yet curator David Mathison exceeded those by miles. Very well organized, great attendees and great location – please promise to invite us next time David!”

Alexander Edström Admeta (Gothenburg, Sweden)

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