CDO Magazine Podcast Series

Jude Schramm, CIO of Fifth Third Bank, speaks with Chris Galligan, Senior Manager of Business Development at Centric Consulting, about training employees in new technology, avoiding tool sprawl, and the bank’s data priorities for the coming years.

Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer at Blackbaud, speaks with ElectrifAi CEO Ed Scott about the company’s business, the approach to generative AI, and the state of data.

Matthew Hough, VP and Chief Information Officer at Cintas, speaks with Tracy Ring, Chief Data Officer and Global Generative Lead for Life Sciences at Accenture, about generative AI as a disruptor, the importance of external partnerships, and the approach to using generative AI for business use cases.

Amanda Eastman, Former Director of Data Strategy and Transformation at General Motors, speaks with Chris Sittig, Field CTO at Stratascale, about mitigating the stress caused by heavy organizational changes, measuring results of change initiatives, and the importance of effectively communicating change to different levels of an organization.

Ram Iyer, Chief Data Officer of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), speaks with Adita Karkera, Chief Data Officer, Government and Public Services at Deloitte about the challenges he faces in his day-to-day role, the value of publishing a data strategy, the importance of collaborative and inclusive processes, and the implementation of AI at the FDA.

Analytics leader Sid Raisoni speaks with Savio Rodrigues, VP Client Partnership at Trianz – USA, about the metrics of measuring the success of demand sensing, blending real-time data with AI and ML to forecast demand, and bridging the gap between long and short term forecasts.

Pooja Dewan, VP and Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Otis Elevator Company, speaks with David Zhao, Managing Director of Coda Strategy about the importance of data governance at Otis, having a central core with regional localization capability, measuring enterprise data value, the need to enable efficient processes, the need for constant evolution, and finding the right partners.

Talal Butt, VP of Enterprise Transformation and Architecture at Rockwell Automation, speaks with Stephen Gatchell, Director of Data Advisory at BigID, about leveraging agile principles for transformational journeys, the value agile processes provide, learning from missteps, and the leaders’ hard work in carrying out transformation.

Huma. AI Co-founders Lana Feng, CEO, and Greg Kostello, CTO, speak with Caroline Carruthers, Chief Executive at Carruthers and Jackson, in an interview featuring the success stories with Huma. AI , its future roadmap, the importance of ethics, and contemplating the future achievements of the platform.

Seth Rao, CEO of FirstEigen, speaks with Sreeram Potukuchi, Director of Enterprise Data at Republic Services and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member about deciding the priority for organizations, deployment, and role of data trust monitors, the two prime organizational skill sets, the powerful human-AI combination, and some real-world consequences of using inaccurate data.

May Habib, Co-Founder and CEO of Writer, speaks with Kirk Ball, EVP and Chief Information Officer at Giant Eagle Inc., about how organizations can start using Writer, its functional areas, successful use cases, and on creating the expert-AI balance.

Denise M Letcher, Chief Data Officer at PNC Financial Services, speaks with Dessa Glasser, Principal at FRG (Financial Risk Group) about the importance of data quality with the increased adoption of AI/ML, the need for CDO team to be involved with the model development lifecycle, having governance in place, and the interesting usage of language processing in the bank.

Kirk Ball, EVP, and Chief Information Officer at Giant Eagle, speaks with ElectrifAi CEO Ed Scott, about ways to retain the C-Suite’s attention, how structured work streams depend on machine learning, the role of customer segmentation, the need to understand customer journey, personalization to retain customers, and creating the next generation of immersive experiences.

Dr. Bryan Pendleton, Chief Data Officer, I&A (Intelligence and Analysis), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks with Adita Karkera, Chief Data Officer for Government and Public Services at Deloitte, about organizational data strategies, the four strategic pillars of data management, his AI responsibilities as a CDO, and managing data governance through the Data Access Review Council...

Infocepts Partner Scott Taylor, also known as the “Data Whisperer,” speaks with Randy Bean, Innovation Fellow for Data Strategy at Wavestone and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member about the “three Vs” of the data narrative, techniques for better data storytelling, how to make a data narrative successful in an organization, and what his book has to offer.

Analytics leader Sid Raisoni speaks with Savio Rodrigues, VP Client Partnership, Trianz – USA, about demand sensing as a solution to business problems and the four challenging pillars that must be considered while building data and analytic strategies.

Jude Schramm, CIO of Fifth Third Bank, speaks with Chris Galligan, Senior Manager of Business Development at Centric Consulting about finding the right tools that align with the bank’s strategies and objectives, enabling self service, the future of banking with AI, the different challenges in the transition, and leveraging data insights that help the bank deliver better customer service.

Sarah Marshall, Director of Data and Information Governance at British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), speaks with Maria Espona, Professor, ArgIQ and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member about the evolving profile of data and analytics leaders, cultivating leadership, the importance of data literacy, organizational data literacy programs, the data roadmap and its implementation, and the need f...

Pooja Dewan, VP and Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Otis Elevator Company, speaks with David Zhao, Managing Director of Coda Strategy, in a video interview about how the company uses data to improve the passenger experience and operations, both for end users and internal customers.

Simon Nuss, VP of Data and Analytics, Hitachi Solutions, Canada, speaks with Jason Brandt, Managing Partner and Commercial Officer at Stagwell Technologies, in a video interview about data security, explanation of data platforms, the shifts in data warehousing, the different roles of data engineers and scientists, and how data lakehouse platforms are changing the industry dynamics.

Elif Tutuk, VP of Product at AtScale, speaks with Robert Lutton, VP at Sandhill Consultants and Editorial Board Vice Chair at CDO Magazine, about the major gravity shifts in the data and analytics, the hub-and-spoke approach to analytics, and the various key aspects of leveraging analytics mesh.

Besa Bauta, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, speaks with Asha Saxena, Founder and CEO of WLDA.tech, about the about ethical and responsible use of AI, and the importance of considering the unintended consequences of technology.

Dr. Alan Sim, Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks with Adita Karkera, Chief Data Officer, Government and Public Services at Deloitte, about enterprise initiatives including data modernization, public health data strategy, and the EDAV platform, success stories with data and technology, strategies to improve organizational data literacy and talent...

Talal Butt, VP of Enterprise Transformation and Architecture at Rockwell Automation, speaks with Stephen Gatchell, Director of Data Advisory at BigID, about change management, its three main pillars, the technology component in digital transformation, and the evolving role of technology leaders with regard to change management and new technologies.

Ankur Uttam, VP of Data Science and Analytics at Poshmark, speaks with Maria Espona, Professor at ArgIQ and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member, about the ideal profile of a data and analytics leader, the role of data literacy, increasing value for customers with data, and the approach to developing leadership skills.