Speakers Swap Stories and Learnings at CDO Magazine Pre-Summit Dinner

The evening before the CDO Magazine Summit Cincinnati, dozens of the event’s speakers gathered to kick off the Data, AI & Security Week. CDOs, CDAIOs and other enterprise leaders across industries enjoyed connecting, sharing stories and insights, and learning from their peers’ experience at the CDO Magazine Pre-Summit Dinner September 30.

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Expressing her thoughts on the event, Denise Turley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce VP, Corporate Systems, Leading AI Implementation, says, “Had an amazing time at the CDO Magazine dinner! It was an honor to connect with so many brilliant minds and industry leaders, but what truly stood out was the warmth and camaraderie of the group.”

Turley says that she left the event “with fresh insights, meaningful connections, and a sense of excitement for what’s to come tomorrow. Grateful for the inspiring conversations and new friendships!”

Priya Reddy, Reprise Financial VP, EDM, Chief Data Officer, shares Turley’s excitement, saying: “It was an incredible evening connecting with data and analytics executives from diverse industries at the CDO Magazine Pre-Summit Dinner. The discussions around data governance challenges -- need for Global AI regulation, industry-wide collaboration, and the evolving role of chief data and analytics officers were deeply insightful. It’s inspiring to see how our collective passion for data is not only creating value but also driving real change across organizations.”

Reddy adds that the event’s “atmosphere fostered meaningful connections, insightful dialogue, and learning and collaboration among peers,” and that the “experience was truly memorable.” She thanks sponsors HPE and NVIDIA “for their dedication to making AI easier,” and CDO Magazine for the “great food and outstanding hosting.”

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Recounting his experience, Shivanku (Shiv) Misra, McKesson VP, Enterprise Advanced Analytics, says, “CDO Magazine excels in fortifying the data and analytics leadership community, uniting leaders who share professional insights and forge lasting relationships. In an era of rapid technological acceleration and heightened shareholder expectations, these events provide a crucial platform for leaders to find common ground and learn from each other.”

“CDO Magazine has the amazing ability to offer events and meetings that seem to put me in the right place at the right time,” says Jason Duke, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chief Data Officer. “I always walk away from these interactions with new insights and new friends in the data and AI world. CDO Magazine is as much of an enabler as the technologies themselves are to our industry.”

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Camille Prado, CDO Magazine Global Editor, says, “It was such a pleasure kicking off our Data, AI & Security Week with some of our Summit speaker superstars and Global Board members from Boston, Dallas, Nashville, Toronto, Washington, DC, as well as Cincinnati and Columbus. The energy in the room is always palpable as these data and AI executives bring their passion to everything they do, including swapping stories, building community with their peers, and fostering new opportunities for collaboration.”

Andrew Taylor, HPE NVIDIA Alliance Manager, sums up the event saying, “The dinner provides an exceptional opportunity to network and have detailed conversations around projects, experiences, and life. One of the best partnership events I've been to.” 

Special thanks goes to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA for their partnership in making the event a success.

Denise Turley, Priya Reddy, Shivanku (Shiv) Misra, and Jason Duke are members of the CDO Magazine Global Editorial Board.

Executives attending this CDO Magazine Pre-Summit Speaker Dinner included: 

Greg Adams, Drees Homes VP, Information Technology; Jason Duke, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chief Data Officer; Chris Hutchins, Lifepoint Health SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer; Aravind Jagannathan, Freddie Mac VP, Chief Data Officer; Todd James, 84.51 Chief Data & Technology Officer; Ryan Kean, Total Quality Logistics Chief Information Officer; Nan Li, Nationwide VP, AI/ML & Statistical Practice; Vikas Mahajan, Travelers AVP, Data Engineering; Geoff McCormack, Progressive Insurance Enterprise Architect; James McIntyre, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati Chief Information Officer; Shiv Misra, McKesson Enterprise VP, Head, Advanced Analytics, Data Science, AI/ML; Arun Moolchandani, Travelers Sr. Director, Data Engineering/Lead Data Engineer; Tasneem Nipplewala, MassMutual Head, Data & Security Enterprise Architecture; Paula Osborn, U.S. Department of State Deputy Chief Data & AI Officer; Bharath Prabhakaran, University of Cincinnati VP & Chief Digital Officer; Jason Pridemore, Gray Director, Analytics, AI & Governance; David Ramsey, former Macys Director, Data Science; Priya Reddy, Reprise Financial VP, EDM, Chief Data Officer; Josette Riep, University of Cincinnati Assistant Vice President; Tracy Ruberg, T6 Group/The Circuit Chief Executive Officer; Shubha Sampath, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati VP, Data & Analytics; Ferial Sheybani, Colliers VP, Head, Technology & Data, Canada; Latha Subramanian, GM Financial Sr. Vice President; Cindy Tu, Discover Financial Services Director, IT & Data Audit; Denise Turley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce VP, Corporate Systems, Leading AI Implementation; Clyde Gillard, HPE North American AI GTM Leader; Matt Hitt, NVIDIA OEM Sales Manager; Al Lucarelli, Cirrascale Cloud Services VP, Sales; Tabitha Norvell, HPE NVIDIA Alliance Marketing & Operations Manager, Americas; Malena Plut, Cirrascale Cloud Services Strategic Customer Relations; Greg Popham, HPE VP, Americas Marketing & GTM; Dan Sandman, HPE Category Manager, AI Solutions; Andrew Taylor, HPE Nvidia Alliance Manager; Michael Parks, CDO Magazine Global Community Director; Camille Prado, CDO Magazine Global Editor.