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Andy Chatham, Co-Founder and CEO at DIMO, delves into revolutionizing transport with data. Car data provides a wealth of insights to optimize public transit routes, alleviate congestion, and enhance overall urban mobility. Yet, it is underutilized today, even though it has the potential to significantly transform and improve current transportation systems. Today, Andy discusses the future of mobility for transit-dense cities.

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Pedram Navid, Head of Data Engineering and DevRel at Dagster Labs, explores data products and AI and large language models’ roles in data. While AI has limitations, it offers data practitioners new ways to explore and leverage data, transforming the analysis process. Further, AI and LLMs democratize access to data analysis for non-technical people, enabling them to explore and derive insights from complex datasets without feeling overwhelmed. Today, Pedram discusses the role of AI and large language models in data.

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Pedram Navid, Head of Data Engineering and DevRel at Dagster Labs, explores data products and AI and large language models’ roles in data. With the rising data literacy levels in organizations, leaders are increasingly inclined to access data independently. Shifting towards viewing data as a product, data teams can strategically enable self-service and empower them to find the answers they need to make business decisions. Today, Pedram discusses cutting through the noise of data products.

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Krishnan Venkata, Chief Client Officer at LatentView Analytics, delves into data strategy approaches and driving change with data. In the pursuit of growth, innovation stands as a crucial catalyst for organizations. Yet, innovation requires a culture of experimentation, a practice that can pose challenges within organizations facing budgetary constraints and the need to showcase early successes. Today, Krishnan discusses how to drive change with data.

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Krishnan Venkata, Chief Client Officer at LatentView Analytics, delves into data strategy approaches and driving change with data. Amid the buzz surrounding generative AI and executive pressure, there's a risk of adopting new technologies for the sake of staying ahead of the technology curve. Often, organizations prioritize technology over identifying the specific problems new solutions can effectively address. Today, Krishnan discusses a problem-first approach to data strategy.

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Sam Torres, Chief Digital Officer at The Gray Dot Company, shares her insights on optimizing customer experience data insights and privacy regulations.In an increasingly digital world, data privacy regulations are essential for protecting the information of our consumers. While they pose challenges for businesses in terms of compliance and adaptation, they ultimately contribute to a more secure and ethical landscape for the handling of personal information. Today, Sam discusses the impact of data privacy regulations.

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Sam Torres, Chief Digital Officer at The Gray Dot Company, shares her insights on optimizing customer experience data insights and privacy regulations. Traditionally, consumer insights came from costly and time-consuming market research reports. However, the digital landscape, powered by AI and machine learning, allows us to swiftly access and understand consumer mindsets, significantly speeding up the process. Today, Sam discusses using consumer insights data to improve customer experience.

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Massoud Alibakhsh, CEO of Omadeus, explores data, AI, and improving workplace communication. Today’s models of communicating information or data within the workplace are flawed. However, with the emergence of LLMs like ChatGPT, and their natural language processing ability, we can pivot the communication model to our workflows and the critical entities within our workflows. Today, Massoud discusses how data can improve workplace communication.

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Massoud Alibakhsh, CEO of Omadeus, explores data, AI, and improving workplace communication. We establish collective intelligence by streamlining communication within an organization so that information flows efficiently between individuals at the right time and place. However, the challenge is that this information is spread across our existing software, email, and chat channels, forming isolated data silos. Today, Massoud discusses data, AI, and collective intelligence.

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Adam Hickman, Vice President of Organizational Development at Partners Federal Credit Union, explores effective strategies for personal and professional growth insights from Disney and data-driven HR. During COVID, layoffs seemed the logical choice based on data. But now those same companies are rehiring to get back that talent, highlighting the need to balance emotions with data in decision-making. Today, Adam discusses data-driven HR and performance development.

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