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Driven by Data: The Podcast

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Orbition Group is delighted to bring you this podcast series, which is designed for Data Enthusiasts, to hear from some of the most high-profile Data, Analytics and AI thought leaders from around the globe. Each episode will detail the guests journey to the top while bringing unique insights, drawn from first-hand experience on the industry’s most trending topics. This podcast was created as a way for our industry's most respected leadership figures from across the world to give back to the Data & Analytics community, by sharing; knowledge, experiences and ideas, to inspire, innovate and provi...

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S3 | Ep 19 | Bottom-Up Data Governance with CJ Anderson, Director at Iron Carrot 14.03.2023 38:25

In Episode 19 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by CJ Anderson, one of the most recognised Data Governance advisors in the UK, where they discuss the importance of tackling Data Governance from the bottom up, which includes;  CJ’s journey from a librarian to one of the most recognised names in Data Governance Why most legal organisations' clients are far...

S3 | Ep 18 | How Not To Do Machine Learning and Why Organisations Are Getting it Wrong with Sarah Schlobohm, Head of AI at Kubrick Group 07.03.2023 41:41

In Episode 18 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Sarah Schlobohm, Head of AI at Kubrick Group, where they discuss how not to do Machine Learning and why organisations are getting it wrong, which includes;  The frustrations as a hiring manager in the ML space  The most common mistakes organisations make when implementing AI  The importance of...

S3 | Ep 17 | Building a Data Function From Scratch - The Differences Between Big and Small Organisations with Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines 28.02.2023 54:04

In Episode 17 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines, where they discuss the differences in building a high-impact Data & Analytics capability between a large (Google) and small (Tines) organisations (Tines), which includes;  The key differences between building teams in big organisations to small...

S3 | Ep 16 | Delivering £500m in Value with Benny (Clive) Benford, Chief Data Officer, Formerly of JLR 21.02.2023 54:31

In Episode 16 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Benny (Clive) Benford, Chief Data Officer, Formerly of Jaguar LandRover (JLR), where they discuss the journey to realising £500m in commercial value through data and analytics, which includes;  The journey of building a Data & Analytics function at JLR How they unlocked and realised £500m worth of co...

S3 | Ep 15 | Using Data & Analytics to Drive Innovation with Paul Evangelista, Chief Data Officer at United States Military Academy at Westpoint 14.02.2023 50:35

In Episode 15 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Paul Evangelista, Chief Data Officer at United States Military Academy at West Point, where they discuss how the armed forces are using Data & Analytics to drive innovation, which includes;  The role of Data in the current US Military Academy How Data has played a role in the military since the early...

S3 | Ep 14| The Role of Responsible AI in Organizational Transformation with Chun Schiros, SVP of Enterprise Data Science Group at Regions Bank 07.02.2023 46:58

In Episode 14 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Chun Schiros, SVP of Enterprise Data Science Group at Regions Bank, where they discuss the role of responsible AI in organisational transformation, which includes;  What data innovation in a traditional industry sector looks like The role of speed in data innovation The opportunity for partnerships betwe...

S3 | Ep 13 | MLOps Maturity: ML V Ops with Leanne Fitzpatrick, Director of Data Science at Financial Times, and Andy McMahon, Head of MLOps at Natwest Group 31.01.2023 1:01:45

In Episode 13 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Leanne Fitzpatrick, Director of Data Science at Financial Times, and Andy McMahon, Head of MLOps at Natwest Group, where they discuss the current MLOps maturity, which includes;  The maturity of MLOps over the last 12 months Why getting ML into production is no longer the challenge Why the Ops component...

S3 | Ep 12 | Building a Data Literacy Programme at Scale with Greg Freeman, CEO & Founder at Data Literacy Academy 24.01.2023 46:36

In Episode 12 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Greg Freeman, CEO and Founder of Data Literacy Academy, where they discuss how to build a data literacy programme at scale, which includes;  The reason the Data Literacy Academy exists What the business is, who it’s for and who it’s not for How they’ve raised over half a million in funding to grow the or...

S3 | Ep 11 | The Steps to Fast and Sustainable Commercial Impact with Data & AI with Cornelia Schaurecker, Global Group Director AI & Big Data at Vodafone 17.01.2023 44:37

In Episode 11 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Cornelia Schaurecker, Global Group Director AI & Big Data at Vodafone, where they discuss how to create commercial impact quickly and sustainably with Data and AI, which includes;  Why it's all about people The benefits of reporting to a commercial leader How they've delivered several hundred data-dr...

S3 | Ep 10 | Data Transformation; Creating Scalable Change with Nirali Patel, Group VP of Data Strategy at Liberty Global 10.01.2023 50:13

In Episode 10 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Nirali Patel, Group VP of Data Strategy at Liberty Global, where they discuss how to create change at scale to drive data transformation, which includes;  The similarities/differences of operating across different sectors Why data transformation is merely a part of business evolution What good data trans...

S3 | Ep 9 | Data Strategy; Why Customers Should be Front and Centre with Ed Child, Global Head of Consumer Data & Digital Analytics at Costa Coffee, and James Miller, Product & Strategy Director at Carruthers & Jackson 03.01.2023 42:52

In Episode 9 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Ed Child, Global Head of Consumer Data & Digital Analytics at Costa Coffee, and James Miller, Product & Strategy Director at Carruthers & Jackson, where they discuss why customers should be front and centre of your data strategy, which includes;  Why businesses are doubling down on data and an...

S3 | Ep 8 | Modern Day Data Leadership; Business, People & Culture with Vijay Yadav, Director, Quantitative Sciences; Data, Digital & Analytics, at Merck 27.12.2022 52:41

In Episode 8 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Vijay Yadav, Director, Quantitative Sciences; Data, Digital & Analytics, at Merck, where they discuss what modern-day data leadership should consist of, which includes;  The reality of why most data initiatives don’t start from the business objective, despite everyone knowing that should be the starti...

S3 | Ep 7 | Phase 1 Transformation; The Strategy & Investment with Vlad Jiman, Director of Data at NBrown Group 20.12.2022 51:14

In Episode 7 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Vlad Jiman, Director of Data at NBrown Group, where they discuss formulating a winning data strategy to secure investment for phase 1 data transformation, which includes; Being involved in the largest IPO on London Stock Exchange The overinvestment in Data Science The award-winning Data Transformation at Pets...

S3 | Ep 6 | The Struggles of the Chief Data Officer with Randy Bean, Founder, NewVantage Partners (A Wavestone Company) 13.12.2022 49:40

In Episode 6 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Randy Bean, Founder of NewVantage Partners (A Wavestone Company), where they discuss the struggles of the Chief Data Officer, which includes; The average tenure of the CDO Tenure The increase in organisations that believe the CDO role is established and successful over the last 2 years The future of the CDO ro...

S3 | Ep 5 | Why Data Literacy Won’t be the Cornerstone to Success with Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy at Profisee 06.12.2022 57:08

In Episode 5 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Malcolm Hawker, Head of Data Strategy at Profisee, where they discuss why Data Literacy isn't the key to success, which includes; The benefits of starting his career in Product His time at Gartner; the 1500+ conversations he had with CDO’s and why he left Why there are so few successful use cases of Data &...

S3 | Ep 4 | The Resurgence of Data Modelling with Kelly Hume, Lead Partner - Data Analytics & AI at Baringa Partners 29.11.2022 46:33

In Episode 4 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Kelly Hume, Lead Partner of Data Analytics & AI at Baringa Partners, where they discuss the resurgence of data modelling, which includes; How she was persuaded not to study astrophysics but went on to work at NASA Why she suffered from Imposter Syndrome by being surrounded by Nobel Prize winners Why Baring...

S3 | Ep 3 | Data; A People Sport with Liz Henderson, Executive Advisor (and NED) at Capgemini 22.11.2022 49:53

In Episode 3 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Liz Henderson, Executive Advisor (and NED) at Capgemini, where they discuss how data is ultimately a people sport, which includes; How a bad experience shaped her appreciation of change management Why the resistance to change occurs Why you’ve got to get the key influencers in a business to drive the ch...

S3 | Ep 2 | Balancing Offence, Defence and ESG with Niresh Rajah, Managing Director; Data, RegTech & Digital Advisory at Grant Thornton 15.11.2022 45:52

In Episode 2 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Niresh Rajah, Managing Director; Data, RegTech & Digital Advisory, where they discuss how to obtain the balance between Offence, Defence and ESG, which includes; The role of CDO in tomorrow’s world How to obtain a balance between Offence and Defence Why defence is more than regulation Why no one is...

S3 | Ep 1 | Valuing Your Data as an Asset with Davin Crowley-Sweet, CDO at National Highways 08.11.2022 49:22

In Episode 1 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Davin Crowley-Sweet, Chief Data Officer at National Highways, where they discuss how to value your data like you value any other asset, which includes; Why CDO’s shouldn’t expect organisations to know what they want/need How data is an intangible digital asset that can be valued like any other asset whe...

S2 | Ep 50 | Conversational AI with Joe Bradley, Chief Scientist and SVP Data Science & ML at LivePerson 13.09.2022 57:16

In Episode 50 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Joe Bradley, Chief Scientist SVP Data Science & ML at LivePerson, where they discuss Conversational AI, which includes; What the business benefits are of Conversational AI Hype V Reality of Conversational AI Who is doing it versus who isn't and why How organisations know when they are ready to impl...

S2 | Ep 49 | The Framework of Change & Transformation with Zoher Karu, Vice President CDAO of Blue Shield of California 06.09.2022 54:43

In Episode 49 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Zoher Karu, Vice President Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Blue Shield of California, where they discuss the framework of change & transformation, which includes; How to spot evidence of transformation The key ingredients of transforming organisations through Data & Analytics Why most or...

S2 | Ep 48 | Data Enablement to Help Britain Prosper with Ranil Boteju, Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Lloyds Banking Group 30.08.2022 53:08

In Episode 48 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Ranil Boteju, Group CDAO at LBG, where they discuss the importance of enabling Data and Analytics teams into businesses, to help them transform, which includes; How Data and Analytics have evolved in Banking What the Data and Analytics transformation he is leading at LBG looks like What does winning in...

S2 | Ep 47 | Data Science; Past, Present & Future with Adam Sroka, Head of Machine Learning Engineering at Origami 23.08.2022 44:19

In Episode 47 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Adam Sroka, Head of Machine Learning Engineering at Origami, where they discuss everything that entails Data Science, which includes; An insight to Origami Adam's role/responsibilities and what he is tasked with achieving Some of the key challenges/complexities when it comes to using Data and Analytics...

S2 | E46 | Attracting Great Talent to Build Great Teams with Paul French, Director of Data & Analytics at First Central 16.08.2022 59:07

In Episode 46 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Paul French, Director of Data & Analytics at First Central, where they discuss how to attract great talent, to build great teams, which includes; Why First Central defines its business as an “innovator in data” Why he decided to set up Data Culture & Product Team The 3 characteristics that made...

S2 | Ep 45 | The Role of Data in Business Transformation with Lara Izlan, Director of Data Strategy at ITV 09.08.2022 59:47

In Episode 45 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Lara Izlan, Director of Data Strategy at ITV, where they discuss the role of Data in business transformation, which includes; The group-wide, multi-year Data Strategy and what it incorporates How that supports the wider ITV corporate Digital Transformation Strategy The benefits of a cross-functional te...