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Heidi Lanford

Data Leadership

Building CDO Influence in the C-Suite

Heidi Lanford

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Should senior data leaders align regularly with the CEO? Chief Data Officer Heidi Lanford of Fitch Group describes multiple strategic benefits from this exchange.

Josh Tapley

A Data Literacy Checklist

Josh Tapley

Josh Tapley

Senior Director, Enterprise Reporting, Altice USA

Josh Tapley from Comcast describes how intuitive data drives higher use and greater literacy.

7 Data Leader Best Practices for AI Success

Christy O’Gaughan

Chief Data Officer, GE Healthcare

Christy O’Gaughan, Chief Data Officer of GE HealthCare shares seven key best practices for data leaders trying to create strategies for successful AI.

3 Data Priorities for Any Startup

Alessandro Pregnolato

Data & Analytics consultant - Fractional VP Data, Unobravo

Preply VP of Data Alessandro Pregnolato argues for the primacy of a data strategy and team in startup organizations and shares three priorities to build data leadership.

Driving Toward a Higher State of Data Analytics

Dr. Andy Moore

Chief Data Officer, Bentley Motors

AI and analytics are becoming central in our digital evolution, with a need for data strategy and a clear purpose, as they enhance our capabilities in the business world and our personal lives.

Data Leadership

Driving Greater Innovation through Broader Representation in Product Development

Kira Wetzel

Global Head of Analytics Engineering, Meta

Kira Wetzel shares strategies for fostering diversity and inclusiveness in product design and innovation.

Five Ways to Build a Better Data Product

Rachael Tucker

Founder, Constellate Advisors

Rachael Tucker offers five best practices for building better data products in an increasingly complex and crowded data economy.

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Data Leadership

Confessions of a Data Leader: Why I Left

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Anonymous Author(s)

Data Leaders, Anonymous Companies

Learn why data leaders are leaving their roles: key insights from six experts reveal common frustrations and challenges in the fast-paced world of data-driven business.

How to Become Your Company’s Data Insights Consultant

Felipe Henao

SVP; Automation, Visualization, & Self-Service Enablement Team Lead at Bank of America

Learn how to become the go-to data insights consultant at your company and unlock the full potential of your data for smarter business decisions.

6 Strategies to Assess and Advance Data Governance Maturity

Funke Bishi

Associate Director, Data & Business Analysis, RBC Capital Markets

Explore the challenges of data governance and its value proposition for data leaders. Here are six successful strategies that go beyond regulatory compliance in establishing an effective data governance framework.

Nate Mayfield

Data Leadership

My Career in Data – and Four Strategies to Build Your Own

Nate Mayfield

Nate Mayfield

Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Applications Service Excellence, Oracle

Discover the journey from analytical mind to a career in data leadership. Learn more about the importance of effective communication in starting and succeeding in a data analytics role.

DLC Essentials: How to Build a Data Culture

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Multiple Authors

Six proven data leaders share their insights about what all data leaders need to do to build, strengthen, and sustain a modern data culture.

Five Strategies to Drive Stronger Data Culture

Sarah Bartlett

BI Enablement Director - EMEA, JLL

If you know the signs to look for, it’s easy to spot a thriving data culture versus the siloed environments where most departments do things their own way and rarely talk to each other about data.

Rik Tamm-Daniels

Four Vital Considerations for Your Data Governance Plan

Rik Tamm-Daniels

Rik Tamm-Daniels

GVP Ecosystem Alliances and Technology, Informatica

As demands for data grow faster by the minute and increasingly outstrip human efforts to meet them, Rik Tamm-Daniels of Informatica shares his recommendations on how data leaders can use data governance to keep their heads above water.

Cheryl Lin

Data Leadership

Expanding Your Remit Beyond Core Analytics

Cheryl Lin

Cheryl Lin

Former Head of Creator Growth, Epic Games

Wondering where your data analytics career could go? Cheryl Lin provides some helpful advice to help you find the right path.

Heidi Lanford

It’s Time for Shared Incentives (If You Want a Successful Transformation)

Heidi Lanford

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Shared incentives are key to aligning teams and executing successful data and AI transformations. These four key steps will help you succeed.

Kevin O'Callaghan

Building a Data Governance Framework: 5 Best Practices

Kevin O'Callaghan

Kevin O'Callaghan

Head of Data Analytics, Teamwork

Kevin O’Callaghan of Teamwork describes a five-point approach to building a data governance framework that everyone will follow.

Nate Mayfield

Data Leadership

The Power of Data Storytelling in the C-Suite

Nate Mayfield

Nate Mayfield

Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Applications Service Excellence, Oracle

Research continues to show that C-Suite awareness of or involvement in data and analytics initiatives remains low. Nate Mayfield of Oracle discusses where data leaders can break through to senior executives by telling powerful stories with data.

The Key to Realizing the Potential of GenAI

Paroma Varma

Co-Founder, Snorkel AI

GenAI's potential in real-world applications requires more than out-of-the-box solutions. Learn why data development is the key.

Nate Mayfield

Data Leadership

5 Ways to Lead with Data

Nate Mayfield

Nate Mayfield

Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Applications Service Excellence, Oracle

Oracle’s Nate Mayfield presents five core principles behind strong data leadership and why it is so important with today’s rapid pace of change.