CDOTrends Digi-Live! Summit Series

Doing Digital Better: Scaling Your Digital Business with Optimized Data

 

 

 

DATE
24 March 2022 10:00am SGT/HKT
LOCATION
Online
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Doing Digital Better: Scaling Your Digital Business with Optimized Data

We have transformed significantly in 2020/2021 to ensure business continuity. It is now time to shift from performing to growing.

To scale your business, you need data-driven insights to make timely and informed decisions. And to achieve this, we need to refine our processes, insight generation, customer engagement, IT architecture and talent management.

This edition of the CDOTrends Digi-Live! Summit, themed Doing Digital Better: Scaling Your Digital Business with Optimized Data, serves as a collaborative platform for data, digital and business leaders to reexamine the new ways to do business and how organizations can further leverage automation, data analytics, and cloud architecture to excel.

In support of Asian musical talents who now see performance opportunities severely limited by COVID-19 restrictions, the Summit will also feature Live! music performances for your enjoyment.

This Summit is for all professionals involved in data, digital, technology, transformation, and business strategies, including:

  • Chief Digital Officers

  • Chief Data Officers

  • Chief Analytics Officers

  • Chief Customer Officers

  • Chief Technology Officers

  • Chief Strategy Officers

  • Chief Data Officers

  • Chief Information Officers

  • Chief Transformation Officers

  • Chief Digital Technology Officers

  • Chief Innovation Officers

  • Heads of eCommerce

AGENDA

10:00
Welcome Remarks

10:05 - 11:00

Data 360: Establishing a Complete View of Data to Optimize Business Growth
Enterprises are increasingly turning to data to identify business opportunities and make optimal decisions. Yet, challenges remain in disparate data sources, data quality and trust. This panel will explore:

  • Deriving business insights: Unifying data sources with ideal architecture
  • Building trust in data: Ensuring data quality and discovery
  • Connecting data: Determining the inter-linkage of connected data through data lineage

Sponsored Insight: Unifying Data for Real-Time Business Decisions
Enterprise data remains siloed in distinct systems. To access data in real time for decision-making regardless of format, location, or latency, the right technology is needed. Explore how the data virtualization solves the holistic real-time data challenge.

Additional Resources:

Data Quality Hurdles Keeping CDOs Awake in the Night
Getting around the challenges of accessing quality data. Read more...

Moderator:

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Winston Thomas
Editor-in-Chief
CDOTrends

Panelists:

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Athikom Kanchanavibhu
VP, Business Transformation
Zuellig Pharma
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Felix Liao
APAC Director of Product Management
Denodo
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Deeksha Malik
Data Science Director
Pomelo Fashion
11:00 - 11:55

The End-to-End Automation of Analytics
In the quest to democratize data and generate insights quicker, enterprises are automating their data processes. This panel will explore:

  • Accelerating data input, cleansing, integration, and analytics through robotic process automation.
  • Democratizing data analytics through low-code tools.
  • Surfacing insights and building models through AutoML.
  • Establishing auto-triggers for prescriptive actions.

Sponsored Insight: How Automation Can Power Faster, Better Business Outcomes
Data scientists are still spending a large portion of their time cleansing and preparing data. To get the data ready faster and deliver real-time insights for actions, they need to eliminate such mundane and repetitive tasks. Find out how analytic process automation helps convert data into decisions in minutes.

Additional Resources:

Succeeding With Citizen Data Scientists
How organizations can help citizen data scientists reach their full potential. Read more...

How To Use Citizen Data Scientists To Maximize Your D&A Strategy
For citizen data scientists to be successful, data and analytics (D&A) leaders must enable, encourage and promote the role. Read more...

Moderator:

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Winston Thomas
Editor-in-Chief
CDOTrends

Panelists:

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Suganthi Shivkumar
Vice President - Asia
Alteryx
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Lee Sarkin
Head: Data Analytics (Life & Health), Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa
Munich Re
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ThengHui Chong
CTO
Hiredly
11:55

Live! Music Performance

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Lo Sze Wing (Nicole)
Freelance Singer
2nd runner-up of Asian Millionstars Season 3
12:05 - 13:00

The Imperative of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Data Analytics
For enterprises to get the right products and solutions, diversity is a must. From a data governance perspective, diverse data sets are needed for bias-free modelling and AI-training. From a team composition perspective, the gender imbalance of only 26% female professionals in data and AI needs to be addressed to facilitate genuinely diverse ways-of-thoughts. This panel will explore:

  • How data leaders can ensure fairness in data set for bias-free insights
  • Why enterprises should care about having diverse, inclusive data teams
  • How chief data officers can ensure diversity and inclusion in data and AI teams

Sponsored Insight: Cultivating Female Data Talents through Partnerships
Microsoft has launched the Code; Without Barriers program in partnership with organizations across Asia Pacific. Addressing the challenges in locating women with aspirations in data and AI, skilling them and retaining them in this field, the program aims to for a more diverse data community. Find out how you could participate in this initiative to upskill women in AI.

Moderator:

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Sheila Lam
Contributing Editor
CDOTrends

Panelists:

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Renee Lo
GM Data and AI
Microsoft Asia
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Dr. Cher Han Lau
CEO
LEAD
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Chloe Li
Data Science Lead
Johnson Controls

Presenter:

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Annie Mathew
Director, Developer Relations
Microsoft Asia Pacific
13:00

Closing Remarks and End of Conference

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

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Suganthi Shivkumar
Vice President - Asia
Alteryx
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Sheila Lam
Contributing Editor
CDOTrends
speaker
Winston Thomas
Editor-in-Chief
CDOTrends
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Felix Liao
APAC Director of Product Management
Denodo
speaker
ThengHui Chong
CTO
Hiredly
speaker
Chloe Li
Data Science Lead
Johnson Controls
speaker
Dr. Cher Han Lau
CEO
LEAD
speaker
Renee Lo
GM Data and AI
Microsoft Asia
speaker
Annie Mathew
Director, Developer Relations
Microsoft Asia Pacific
speaker
Lee Sarkin
Head: Data Analytics (Life & Health), Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa
Munich Re
speaker
Deeksha Malik
Data Science Director
Pomelo Fashion
speaker
Athikom Kanchanavibhu
VP, Business Transformation
Zuellig Pharma
speaker
Lo Sze Wing (Nicole)
Freelance Singer
2nd runner-up of Asian Millionstars Season 3

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Winston Thomas
Editor-in-Chief
CDOTrends

Winston brings over 20 years of journalistic experience to CDOTrends.com. As the previous editor at Computerworld Hong Kong, CIO Asia and PCWeek Asia, he followed, edited and wrote how the Internet and the rise of the digital economy impacted businesses across various industries. Most recently, Winston served as N. Asia editor of CMOInnovation. As the Editor-in-Chief of CDOTrends.com, he is bringing together intriguing articles, insights from leading thinkers, in-depth lessons from practitioners, and various thought leadership materials to develop a new resource for CDOs and other digital practitioners. Fascinated by new technology trends, he is constantly looking at how digital is reshaping our future lives.

Besides his communication skills, he is well-versed in building conference and marketing programmes externally and internally. Recently, he produced Total Security Conference 2016, Big Data and Business Analytics Forum 2016 and Future Workplace Forum 2016. Previously, he also launched CIO Asia Awards and helped to create the Computerworld Hong Kong Readers’ Choice Awards (today Computerworld Hong Kong Awards under Questex Asia).

As a copywriter, Winston has contributed to South China Morning Post (for finance and IT sections), Asia Week and IT Malaysia. He has also contributed technology-based articles for inflight magazines, including Cathay Pacific’s The Club and Gulf Air magazine, and recently to Benchmark Magazine.

Previous to his career in the media industry, he was a commodities broker and an abattoir manager in Singapore. He currently holds a B Sc. (Biology) with Merit, loves playing the piano and running marathon events.

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Sheila Lam
Contributing Editor
CDOTrends

Sheila Lam is a seasoned journalist covering the enterprise IT market for 20 years. Formerly as Editor-in-Chief of Computerworld Hong Kong (CWHK)—a technology publication with more than 30 years of history—Sheila has witnessed the emergence, development and maturity of different technologies. She played a vital role to transform CWHK from a print-based into a digital-focus media. She is also a recognized conference moderator and producer for roundtables and seminars.

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Suganthi Shivkumar
Vice President - Asia
Alteryx

Suganthi has over 25 years’ experience and has held senior leadership positions across the markets of ANZ, India, North Asia, Japan and also South Asia. Suganthi has a distinguished track record of sales success; is a transformational leader and has built strong high-performance teams focused on best practices and in achieving hyper growth.

Prior to joining Alteryx, Suganthi managed Qlik’s Asia business and before that JDA Software, Informatica and also Hyperion/Oracle. Suganthi has deep experience in data management, data analytics and the markets we serve throughout Asia. The teams she has led have also been able to experience phenomenal success and growth under her leadership.

She has many accolades to add to her distinguished career; recognised as Singapore Top 100 Women in Technology 2020, Stevie Awards winner for best Asian executive and iGroup Women Leaders in India. Suganthi is also a certified behavioural, sales and an executive coach.

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Lee Sarkin
Head: Data Analytics (Life & Health), Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa
Munich Re

Lee has over 16 years of experience in actuarial, AI / data analytics, research and consulting roles at primary insurers, reinsurers and independent consulting. As a regional Chief Analytics Officer, Lee heads the regional AI-analytics team, located in Singapore, covering the Life & Health Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa business of Munich Re. Lee’s team combines cutting edge AI/ML modelling with Munich Re’s deep domain knowledge and technology to develop AI-driven digital solutions that enhance insurers’ end customer experience and operational efficiency by transforming underwriting and claims processes. His Master’s degree, presented at the 2014 International Congress of Actuaries in Washington D.C., provided many South African insurers with the first credible South African research for underwriting HIV and applied advanced analytics methods to medical scheme and managed care data. Lee is now completing a PhD in AI and advanced analytics, is a member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of South African where he chairs its Demography & Epidemiology committee.

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Athikom Kanchanavibhu
VP, Business Transformation
Zuellig Pharma

Bespoke digital business transformation orchestrator with over 21 years of experience in consulting and industry. Drive business performance transformation through design thinking at the intersection of business, people, technology, and innovation. Infusing digital and data analytics to rejuvenate stakeholder experience from client, employee, customer and patient to making healthcare more accessible.

CIO75 ASEAN awards winner with breadth and depth in technology management, strategy, governance, risk, and compliance. PMP and SAP-certified professional in project, agile, and application lifecycle management from corporate and consulting. Directed over hundreds of projects and transformational initiatives in 7 industries in Thailand and overseas, including multiple locations delivery and offshoring.

Digital and technology proficiency in diverse areas; business solutions, B2B2C commerce, automation, data analytics, digital marketing, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure. T-Shaped professional in business, technology, and innovation management; PhD. Candidate, MBA, and MIS from Chulalongkorn University. Highly passionate about lifelong learning and contributing back to communities.

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ThengHui Chong
CTO
Hiredly
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Renee Lo
GM Data and AI
Microsoft Asia

Renee Lo leads Microsoft’s Data and AI business across Asia and is a part of the company’s global Data and AI leadership team. She focuses on helping organizations digitally transform; utilizing the latest technology to capitalize on new opportunities for innovation and monetization. She brings both technical and business thought leadership on the Data and AI business while influencing global product development.

Prior to Microsoft, Renee held leadership roles at AWS and Amazon in both the US and Asia. She has built sales teams from the ground up, and led global business development focused on telcos, consumer hardware devices, and new services. Renee has also led product development and channel strategy at global technology firms such as Pivotal Software and SAP.

Renee is a champion of diversity as a frequent speaker at both internal and external D&I events and chairs the Women@Asia Microsoft group.

She holds an undergrad degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and an MBA from the University of Manchester.

She resides in Singapore with her husband and two daughters. In her spare time, she enjoys combining technology with her passion for food - from automating her hydroponics system, to revamping traditional cooking methods with modern cooking tools.

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Dr. Cher Han Lau
CEO
LEAD

Dr. Lau Cher Han, founder of LEAD, is a chief data scientist and keynote speaker in data science and A.I for major companies, organisations, and government agencies across Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan and other ASEAN countries.

He has trained and advised many of the organisations including Intel, Standard Chartered, IBM, and Telekom Malaysia.

He has also been invited as the keynote speaker in data science events, such as Microsoft Azure Global Bootcamp, Facebook Developer Circles,and European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR).

As the CEO of LEAD, Dr. Lau's current focus is on helping clients to grow their data science teams, gain insights by combining structured and unstructured data, and implementing data analytics and big data strategies, preparing clients for the future big data economy.

He has also launched CoronaTracker.com to use artificial intelligence to combat the Coronavirus on a large scale.

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Felix Liao
APAC Director of Product Management
Denodo

Felix has over 16 years of experience working in the analytics industry across the APAC region. Currently as the director of product management for APAC at Denodo. He is responsible for product evangelizing and product innovation that serves the needs of customers in the APAC region.

A computer engineer from his undergraduate study, he obtained his MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and is also a certified data scientist. Felix is a regular speaker and blogger on the topics of analytics and AI and has deep domain knowledge across data management, data visualization and machine learning.

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Chloe Li
Data Science Lead
Johnson Controls

Chloe Li is an experienced data science professional with a passion for creating business impact through data and advanced analytics. She currently leads the APAC data science practice in Johnson Controls, where the team creates flexible and innovative solutions to support operations and strategies. Chloe is also passionate about growing talents, driving diversity, including encouraging more representation of women in the workplace. Chloe made Singapore 100 Woman in Tech List in 2021, which is an initiative that recognises and celebrates women based in Singapore who have been inspiring their communities and making significant contributions to the tech industry.

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Deeksha Malik
Data Science Director
Pomelo Fashion
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Annie Mathew
Director, Developer Relations
Microsoft Asia Pacific

Annie Mathew is recognized as an advocate for a more inclusive and humane tech industry. She is Director of Developer Relations at Microsoft Asia Pacific empowering developers to achieve more. She leads Code Without Barriers a program that aims to help close the gender gap in cloud and AI industry for inclusive economic growth.

With a background in engineering and leadership her career expands across several industries including Manufacturing, Consumer electronics, Healthcare and software industries. She has received the Chief Minister’s recognition for her work with startup ecosystem and was nominated for Sthree Shakthi award in Science and Technology in her home state in India. Annie likes to challenge the status quo and was the first woman president of HIMSS India, a founding board member of Startup Village and Guide to the first Forbes Ignite Impact fellowship for women in AI.

Annie lives in KL, Malaysia and enjoys reading, radio and travel.

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Lo Sze Wing (Nicole)
Freelance Singer
2nd runner-up of Asian Millionstars Season 3

2nd runner-up of Asian Millionstars Season 3 (produced by ATV) in 2010. A former television program host and radio jockey at DBC. Now as a singing coach and freelance singer, performing for television programs, shopping malls, wedding gigs, bars and restaurants.

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