The data dividend: delivering a data and AI strategy that drives business value 2022 | Economist Impact events | 25 October 2022 | La Salle Chicago, 208 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60604 USA

Smartphones and the internet have made data abundant and ubiquitous. More data is now being generated each year than all the data produced since the advent of computers. This resource can be owned, traded and tapped into to drive step-change improvements in growth and performance. The benefits of exploiting data assets are numerous, from more agile product development and optimised value chains to faster market penetration and more personalised customer relationships.

But while businesses are keen to tap into this potential, they struggle to keep pace with the flow of information. Most data is unstructured, making it difficult to store, manage and analyse. Without the right people, tools and strategies to address this, organisations face a lag in connecting and integrating their data from disparate locations to discover timely insights. To speed the process, data and analytics leaders are looking beyond traditional data-management practices to navigate the trade-offs between centralising data assets and processing them closer to where they are collected.

Why attend?

As we discuss how data and analytics leaders can deliver a winning strategy that drives business value. With executives from Chicago and the Midwest, this unmissable high-energy event will discuss a series of questions including:

• How can organisations connect their data strategy to their business strategy? Why is this important?
• How are data-driven organisations using analytics and AI to anticipate and respond to disruptions and unexpected change?
• What is good and “trusted” data? How can organisations put trusted data to work for accurate, accountable and responsible AI?
• Which data architectures optimise data consumption to promote innovation and help companies build a competitive edge?

The data dividend – an event series
Data is considered the fuel of the digital era. As digitalisation accelerates resulting from a convergence of trends that are advancing the disruptive power of data, businesses are keen to leverage this resource to maximise their value chain. A data strategy that delivers value can open up new sources of competitive advantage, allowing business leaders to identify risks and opportunities and make smarter, better-informed decisions.

Who should attend?
• Chief data officers
• Chief analytics officers
• Chief risk officers
• Chief compliance officers
• Chief privacy officers
• Chief customer experience officers
• Chief governance officials
• Chief information officers

2022 Speakers

Karin Chu
Vice President, Data Science and Digital Analytics, Peapod Digital Labs

Daniel Knowles
Midwest Correspondent, the Economist

Yuan Luo
Chief AI Officer, Northwestern University Clinic

Raymond Boyle
Vice-president Data and Analytics, Hyatt Hotels

Kristina Chambers
Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Ttx Company

Mike Maresca
Global Chief Technology Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Derrick Higgins
Head of Enterprise Data Science and Ai, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Steve Astorino
Vice-President of Development, Data and Ai and Canada Lab Director, Ibm

Shawn Wang
Chief AI Officer, Elevance Health

2022 Sponsor

• IBM