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HOUSTON CDO EXECUTIVE SUMMIT

December 6, 2022 | C. Baldwin Curio Collection by Hilton

December 6, 2022
C. Baldwin Curio Collection by Hilton

REGISTER NOW
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COLLABORATE WITH YOUR PEERS

Get together with Houston's top CDOs to tackle shared business challenges and
critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local
program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true
C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today:

Empowering business users and decision makers to adapt a self-service culture

Impacting organizational culture through data

Creating connections through shared data

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HOUSTON CDO GOVERNING BODY


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The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content
is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.

CO-CHAIRS

Navin Advani

Sysco
Vice President | BT - Supply Chain & Merchandising Technology and Enterprise
Data & Analytics Platforms

David Bowlby

Occidental Petroleum
VP, Data & Analytics

Vincent Cen

Direct Energy
Head of IT Data Architecture and Analytics

Raphael Louvrier

City of Houston, TX
Enterprise Data Officer

Arun Narayanan

AngloAmerican
Chief Data Officer


WHAT TO EXPECT

INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Hear from CDO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical
challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller,
interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

COMMUNITY NETWORKING

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations
during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your
Houston CDO community.

PEER-TO-PEER MEETINGS

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Evanta's
Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on
your shared interests and priorities.

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FEATURED SESSION

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Keeping AI Ethics Front and Center

Eliminating bias

DECIDING THE ETHICAL PARAMETERS THAT DEFINE SUCCESS IN MODELING AND OUTCOMES


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Strengthening Data Operations

Resolve Data Issues Quickly

INTEGRATE ACTIVITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE END-TO-END DATA OPERATIONS


FEATURED SESSION

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Boost Agility with Self-Service

Centralizing data across the enterprise

BUILD AN AGILE DATA STACK THAT DRIVES IMPACTFUL BUSINESS INSIGHTS


AGENDA

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

GOVERNING BODY WELCOME RECEPTION

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with
an evening of peer networking.





DECEMBER 6, 2022 - MORNING

7:45am - 8:45am  Registration & Breakfast

8:45am - 9:30am  Keynote

EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE

Ellen Nielsen

Chief Data Officer

Chevron

Details coming soon.





9:30am - 10:00am  Networking Break

10:00am - 10:45am  Breakout Session

STRUCTURING GOVERNANCE TO KEEP AI ETHICS FRONT AND CENTER

Justin Lo

Head of Data Science & Analytics

Chevron

Quang Ton

Head Of Business Intelligence

Schlumberger

Data has become the new gold with an increased emphasis on AI, machine learning
and analytics to drive decision making. As inequities reach a boiling point in
society at large, data and analytics leaders are critically evaluating
organizational data practices and algorithms to weed out bias and unintended
impacts.

Join this session as D&A leaders share how they are:

 * Creating data practices and mechanisms to improve explain ability and
   understand the conditions of AI's code for processing data
 * Devising governance methods to change the dichotomy between under-represented
   groups and data modeling
 * Deciding the ethical parameters that define success in modeling and outcomes





10:00am - 10:45am  Executive Boardroom

DATA ORCHESTRATION – CONDUCTING ORGANIZATIONAL OPTIMIZATION

Hosted by Hitachi Vantara

The need to digitize business has never been so dire or moved at such a rapid
pace. The shortage of experienced workers in mission-critical operations, the
lasting impact of Covid-19 and the increased environmental and regulatory
environment are all key factors driving this. To remain competitive, businesses
must unlock and intelligently automate their data, ultimately activating an
industrial data fabric that optimizes operations.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

 * Maximizing your data value with a complete site to enterprise OT/IT data
   fabric
 * Leveraging data automation and orchestration to deliver real-time analytics
   as well as remote operation and performance monitoring
 * Consolidating metadata to bring the power of DataOps to your asset-intensive
   business, putting the right data in the right hands at the right time

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





10:00am - 10:45am  Executive Boardroom

PROPELLING INNOVATION WITH SHARED DATA

Rajeev Aluru

Managing Director, Innovation and Analytics

Smartbridge

Varun Kumar

Sr. Director- Global Data & Integration Platforms

Sysco

Raphael Louvrier

Enterprise Data Officer

City of Houston, TX

Sharing data not only creates new opportunities, it can lend to new business
models. As shared data becomes more prevalent, data and analytics leaders are
challenged to select the right technologies to keep data secure and trustworthy.

Join this session to learn how to:

 * Cultivate collaboration across the enterprise, tearing down silos
 * Invest in technology that fosters innovative business models and ecosystems
 * Deliver real-time analytics for faster decision-making

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





10:45am - 11:20am  Networking Break

10:50am - 11:15am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

PEER-TO-PEER MEETINGS

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s
Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on
your shared interests and priorities.





DECEMBER 6, 2022 - MID-AFTERNOON

11:20am - 12:05pm  Breakout Session

INFLUENCING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY WITH DATA SCIENCE

Arvind Battula

Head of Data Science

Quantum

For industries born before the digital age, such as energy, it’s a race to
modernize when it comes to edging out the competition. At Quantum Energy
Partners, the digital team is building out an energy cloud with machine learning
operations platform that is serving custom digital solutions for various streams
within energy value chain.

Join this session as their head of data science shares how they’re:

 * Building a portfolio of digital assets within the energy sector
 * Supporting analytics-based decision-making across disparate sources
 * Prioritizing efficiency while targeting best-in-class performance





11:20am - 12:05pm  Executive Boardroom

STRENGTHEN DATA OPERATIONS THROUGH DATA OBSERVABILITY

Hosted by IBM

Darrel Haswell

Director, Product Management

IBM Data and AI

Frank Hayden

VP, Trading Compliance

Calpine

Rajesh Sharma

Vice-President & GM for Analytics, SI and Interoperability Product Offerings

Gainwell

Data observability is the natural evolution of the data quality movement and a
strategic approach can accelerate an organization’s ability to resolve data
issues quickly. How can CDOs integrate activities and technologies into the
end-to-end data operations workflow to enhance visibility and propel the
business forward?

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

 * The mix of activities and technologies that create greater data observability
 * Best practices of incident management applied to data operations
 * Building end-to-end visibility to accelerate incident response

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





11:20am - 12:05pm  Executive Boardroom

ACCELERATING THE BUSINESS WITH ANALYTICS-BASED DECISION MAKING

Sarah Karthigan

GM Data & Insights

Chevron

Anissa Lyvers

VP Data & Analytics

American Bureau of Shipping

Chandrasekaran Radhakrishnan

VP of Data and Analytics

Sunbelt Rentals

More than two-thirds of CEOs view insights, generated from collected data and
advanced analytics, as a competitive business advantage. But despite the
benefits, data and analytics leaders are challenged by a lack of workforce
skills and a siloed operating model.

Join this roundtable as CDOs discuss ways to:

 * Upskill the workforce to be data-driven and enable self-service models
 * Evaluate your operating model to allow for cross-collaboration
 * Generate and communicate business value from analytics-based decisions

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





12:05pm - 12:35pm  Lunch Service

12:35pm - 1:10pm  Keynote

CREATING A COMPANY OF OWNERS

Daren Martin

Culture Architect and Best-Selling Author of "A Company of Owners"

Guest Speaker

Business leaders are always hunting for ways to squash culture killers,
cultivate a fun business climate and boost employee relationships. In Dr. Daren
Martin’s top-selling book, “A Company of Owners,” he provides a blueprint for
business leaders to build a thriving culture and maximize employee engagement.

In this session, you will discover:

 * Tips for engagement to keep a high level of talent
 * The importance of having a BAM – Business Actionable Mantra!
 * Strategies to inspire cultural innovation and growth





1:10pm - 1:25pm  Break

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

BRIDGING THE SKILL GAP — A DATA TALENT Q&A

Jeanna Abbott

Alumnus

Texas A&M University System

Matthew Adesuyi

Alumnus

Texas A&M University System

Clay Oliver

Alumnus

Texas A&M University System

Jim Webb

Alumnus

Texas A&M University System

In this hypercompetitive landscape, it's more challenging than ever for data and
analytics leaders to acquire the talent they need to support a digital business.
CDOs grapple with the best ways to attract and retain top prospects that are
capable of empowering the future enterprise. In this session, we take a unique
approach by listening to talent entering the workforce tomorrow.

In this interactive Q&A session, students from Texas A&M University and data and
analytics leaders explore:

 * Identifying the data and analytics skills needed now and for the future
 * Understanding the expectations of data talent in the workforce
 * Pinpointing gaps in enterprise expectations vs. collegiate curriculum





1:25pm - 2:10pm  Executive Boardroom

SELF-SERVICE ANALYTICS FOR AN AGILE WORLD

Hosted by Sigma Computing

Mike Palmer

CEO

Sigma Computing

David Bowlby

VP, Data & Analytics

Occidental Petroleum

Ted Furlong

Chief Data Scientist

Baker Hughes

The speed of collecting and analyzing data is faster than ever before, and
businesses that fall short lose a competitive advantage. Data and analytics
leaders are challenged to centralize data across the enterprise to make
strategic business decisions.

Join this interactive roundtable as CDO discuss ways to:

 * Identify key features of agile analytics to expand new growth opportunities
 * Build an agile data stack that drives impactful business insights
 * Support a self-service data access model to reduce bottlenecks and demands on
   data teams

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





1:25pm - 2:10pm  Executive Boardroom

FUELING ENTERPRISE DATA GOVERNANCE THROUGH COLLABORATION

Hema Yalamanchi

Chief Data Officer

Oceaneering International

Securing leadership support for an agile data governance framework is top of
mind for most data and analytics leaders, and for good reason. A strategic
governance plan with the backing of the C-suite, is critical to improve
decision-making, increase efficiency and mitigate risks.

Join this interactive roundtable discussion as CDOs discuss:

 * Defining agile data governance and how it democratizes data access
 * Protecting enterprise data from losses, thefts and breaches
 * Tracking and promoting the ROI of governance in tangible terms

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





DECEMBER 6, 2022 - AFTERNOON

2:10pm - 2:40pm  Networking Break

2:15pm - 2:40pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

PEER-TO-PEER MEETINGS

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s
Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on
your shared interests and priorities.





2:45pm - 3:30pm  Breakout Session

OPTIMIZING ADVANCED ANALYTICS FOR FUTURE INSIGHTS

Partha Chatterjee

Data and Analytics SME, Shell Energy Americas

Shell USA

With the explosion of big data, organizations are utilizing advanced artificial
intelligence not only to analyze data, but also predict future trends and
events. But for this effort to be successful, data leaders must overcome the
challenges posed by legacy systems and legacy culture when implementing AI
across the business.

Join this session to discuss:

 * Identifying cultural aspects to consider for incorporating data driven
   environment
 * Breaking organizational silos with advanced AI
 * Communicating the ROI on predictive analytics technologies





2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

DATA-DRIVEN STORYTELLING

Adil Ahmed

Chief Data Scientist and Director of Knowledge Management

Bristow Group

Stories make information more memorable, persuasive, and engaging. Data
storytelling gives D&A leader’s opportunities to break down silos, leading to
more information sharing and better business outcomes.

Join this roundtable discussion to discover how to:

 * Transform data analyses into a comprehensible narrative to influence decision
   making
 * Shift from insights to action faster through collaboration
 * Identify opportunities to close the data literacy gap     

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

BUILDING AN ENTERPRISE DATA STRATEGY

Shyamala Chalakudi

Head of Enterprise Data Analytics & Digital Technology

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Ram Karnati

VP Data Engineering

Synchrony Financial

The use of data & analytics is altering the competitive dynamics across all
industries. But all too often, business goals and data realities are misaligned.
D&A executives must build a data and analytics strategy that enables digital
acceleration and agility while driving significant business value.

In this session, CDOs will explore strategies for:

 * Communicating data value and strategy to key stakeholders across the business
 * Building a D&A foundation to create immediate impact and long-term viability
 * Organizing your D&A team to align with business objectives and foster
   innovation

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster
dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door
discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees
(seating priority is given to CDOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

christopher.cresci@evanta.com





3:30pm - 3:45pm  Networking Break

4:20pm - 4:50pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

REGISTER

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at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling
713-759-0202. Please mention TGC1 to ensure the appropriate room rate.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $209 USD (plus tax) is
November 7, 2022.

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