2026 New York CDAO Community Inner Circle

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Join New York's top CDAOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

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

Establishing the CDAO as an influential and strategic leader

Understanding how to articulate the value and quantify impact of D&A and AI investments

Becoming a visionary driver of business outcomes

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Andrew Foster

M&T Bank
Chief Data Officer

Glenn Hofmann

MetLife
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Tembi Hommes

Arup Group Limited
Global Chief Data Officer

Kyle Pudenz

Cencora
SVP, Enterprise Analytics

Andrew Reiskind

Mastercard
Chief Data Officer

Agenda

February 5, 2026

4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics

Demonstrating Value – The ROI of Data, Analytics & AI

Jyoti Mishra

SVP, Enterprise Analytics

Kohl's Corporation

Kyle Pudenz

SVP, Enterprise Analytics

Cencora

Keerti Purohit

Executive Director, Head of Data Analytics & AI Product Management

Verizon

Jim Young

Global Chief Data Officer

AIG

As data-driven strategies and emerging technologies face heightened scrutiny, proving return on investment has become a top priority for Chief Data and Analytics Officers. While demonstrating ROI has always been important, today’s leaders are under increasing pressure to deliver a clear, compelling narrative that connects data, analytics, and AI initiatives to measurable business value.

How can data, analytics, and AI investments be mapped to tangible financial outcomes such as P&L impact or balance sheet improvements?
Where do gaps in data literacy, skills, or talent exist within your organization — and how can this be addressed to overcome blocking ROI?
With many AI initiatives still in exploratory phases, how are you quantifying or assessing success?
What obstacles have you encountered in optimizing, governing, and extracting value from enterprise data—and what strategies have proven effective in overcoming them?
How do you approach the decision to buy versus build solutions in-house? Where have you found the most value in each category?

6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour

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