2025 New York CDAO Executive Summit

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Collaborate with your peers

Get together with New York's top CDAOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today:

Proving Business Value of Data, Analytics and AI Initiatives

Advancing Data Governance

Setting Up a Solid Data Foundation

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Andrew Foster

M&T Bank
Chief Data Officer

Eric Hirschhorn

BNY
Chief Data Officer

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CDAO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your New York CDAO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda

Executive Boardroom Session

Scaling with AI — Delivering Meaningful Outcomes

AI is quickly becoming essential for enterprise innovation, but scaling it across organizations presents challenges like fragmented data, inconsistent definitions and governance issues. Without proper strategies, AI projects risk becoming expensive experiments with little impact.

Join this session to discuss:

Exploring key challenges in scaling AI across organizations
Comparing AI scaling issues to those faced in modern BI
Providing actionable steps for data leaders to ensure AI success

Breakout Session

GenAI Revolution— Redefining Data Fabric, Metadata Management, and Governance

As CDAOs elevate their strategic pursuits, the integration of GenAI into data ecosystems unveils a landscape rich with opportunities and challenges. How can we creatively harness the power of GenAI while ensuring the integrity, security, and governance of our data remain intact?

Join this session to learn more about:

Advancing Metadata Management Techniques
Navigating Data Fabric Challenges with GenAI
Improving the process of governance models

Keynote Session

You Speak, They Swarm — The Power of Story in Reaching Your Audience

Speakers want action, not just applause. But busy executives don’t have time to learn complex communication models or esoteric storytelling processes — they need a simple, effective speaking framework that can help them not only connect with any audience but also elicit real change. Enter the "Swarm Effect."

Join this session with Arthur Zards — a thought leader, TEDster and provocateur — to: