Gartner • 11/06/2025

AI Aftershocks — The Future of Your Team

CDAOs are driving AI transformation, requiring a bold vision for enterprise data and analytics. As this vision unfolds, what will the impact be on D&A teams and the evolving role of the CDAO? This keynote will deliver actionable strategies to help you navigate these changes with confidence.

Gartner • 06/03/2025

Gartner CDAO Summit | AI Aftershocks: The Future of Your Team

CDAOs are driving AI transformation, requiring a bold vision for enterprise data and analytics. As this vision unfolds, what will the impact be on D&A teams and the evolving role of the CDAO? This keynote will deliver actionable strategies to help you navigate these changes with confidence. Join to gain insights on:

• Automating data management and simplifying dashboard creation

• Keys to successful enterprise-wide AI operations

• Measuring outcomes and ROI for AI initiatives

The Millennium Alliance • 03/26/2025

Millennium Alliance Speech

A very large bank took a novel approach to achieve their intended business outcomes, the first of which was to stay ahead of the competition by significantly improving CX, and to streamline the bottom line with efficiencies, but this was at a time they were a few hundred data engineers short of meeting demand for their data and analytics services. They understood that gen AI could assist in achieving these goals, but that they would have to operate like a startup to implement that technology effectively.

Alldus • 03/24/2025

AI in Action E550: Shayde Christian, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Cloudera - Alldus

Welcome to episode 550 of the AI in Action podcast, the show where we break down the hype and explore the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives.
Powered by Alldus International, our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is being done within AI in North America and Europe.
Today’s guest is Shayde Christian, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Cloudera....

The Millennium Alliance • 01/15/2025

Millennium Alliance | San Francisco

First, the pace innovation is perceived to be as high as it’s ever been, but the impact of that innovation is certainly accepted to be at an all time high... generative AI has given rise to agentic AI...

Gartner • 10/22/2024

2024 Gartner CIO Xpo Speaker

Xpo Topics Covered: Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Infrastructure and Operations, Data and Analytics
Session Type: CIO Boardroom Session 45-minute interactive boardroom

Cloudera • 09/12/2024

Host | Data Impact Awards (Dubai)

"It is our honor to present the Data Impact Award winners. We take great pride in delivering and supporting innovative products and services, but our pride takes on a whole new dimension when we witness what you are doing with them, how you are changing the world. To every nominee, please know that you inspire us..."

The Millennium Alliance • 08/22/2024

Enterprise AI Maturity and Transformation Assembly

Without trusted data there is no trusted AI. With data sprawled and siloed, data governance is extremely difficult, and while data privacy concerns are justified, the business continues to clamor for the efficiencies offered by generative AI. How can open datalakehouses, unified data governance tools, true hybrid data architectures, and AI model/private data proximities assist us to generate business value? A share-and-collect-insights gathering.

Cloudera • 08/14/2024

Host: Data Impact Awards Gala (APAC)

Evolve 2024 Singapore

Gartner • 06/25/2024

Gartner Data & Analytics Summit Orlando

Data Mesh or Data Mess? Best Practices for Data Products
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CDOIQ MIT/Sloan • 07/19/2023

The 17th Annual CDOIQ Symposium

Build Your AI Roadmap: Practical Steps and Advice
1 What is AI for me, my company, and my industry?
2 What business value should I be driving using AI technologies?
3 How can I be an effective thought leader to the business employing AI tech?
4 What criteria can I use to evaluate which use cases should/should not be delivered using AI?
5 Are no-cost/low-cost tools and models available to reduce time to value, and what risk am I incurring by employing them?
6 Which human resources do I need, where do I find them, and what can I do while I wait?

LinkedIn • 06/24/2024

Austin Executive Roundtable Panel

“You've emphasized the significance of generative AI and machine learning in driving growth and customer experiences. How do you foresee these technologies evolving in the next few years, and what impact might they have on industries beyond your current scope?”

Gartner • 10/17/2023

The Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo Orlando

Generative AI: Limitless Possibilities or Limitless Risk?

Gartner • 08/01/2023

Gartner Data & Analytics Summit Sydney, Australia

Establishing an Effective Data Strategy, A Practicum

Align everything you do to corporate objectives
- Operating at C-level
- Corporate strategy dictates data strategy
- Data strategy informs analytics use cases
- Use cases dictate KPI and metrics
- Align people, process, and technology
What about generative AI strategy?

EDM Council Summit • 01/25/2023

EDM Council Global Summit

Top 5 Data & Analytics New Year’s Resolutions
1 - Review & Refresh Your Data Strategy
2 - Evaluate Cloud Strategy & Impact
3 - Organize and Benchmark Better
4 - Prioritize the Right Workloads & Modernization Projects
5 - Keep Building Data Culture, Literacy, and Governance

CDOIQ MIT/Sloan • 07/17/2023

The 17th Annual CDOIQ Symposium (Invite Only Day#1)

CDO Simulation: Navigating Leadership Challenges

In this energetic conversation, we'll be presented with common scenarios and challenges that Chief Data Officers face throughout their career and tasked with navigating them successfully. We'll explore delivering value, executing your strategy, stakeholder buy-in and last minute curve balls.