January 16, 2024

S4 | Ep 11 | From Zero to Hero; The Role of Education in Data & Analytics Success with Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Executive Chairman at Cambridge Spark

47 minutes

In Episode 11, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Executive Chairman of Cambridge Spark, where they discuss the role of education in Data & Analytics success, which includes;

Creating a business out of a passion for education and technology
Gaining a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge
Becoming a published author
The pace of technological change and transformation is becoming bigger and faster
How CDOs/CIOs are constantly battling to adopt and embrace that change
Creating a business out of a passion for education and technology
Why there’s too much hype in the industry and the impact that has on expectations
Why there needs to be more education around commercial use cases for business leaders
What it will take for Data and AI to be a profit centre
Why it’s always about people (staff and customers)
The importance of being able to see the impact of your work
The retention challenge; why Data and AI skills are in high demand
Why you have to invest in people to keep pace with technological advances
How education supports retention
Why CDO tenure often disincentivises education and people investments
How the role of the CDO is expected to deliver ROI like any other exec role
The power of a strong HR business partner
Getting the balance of delivering quick wins while also building for and investing in the future
Educational use cases from some big brand names
How apprenticeship programmes can create several £m in top-line
How graduate boot camps are reducing time to ROI
Why educated leaders understand how talent delivers profit
Why people are the first to go when costs need to be cut
Why most UK organisations don’t realise the apprenticeship levy is readily available for training existing staff
How a lack of value realisation may become a blocker for investment in education
How business leaders don’t view data and AI as something that will support revenue growth
Why training is needed for business leaders to understand how a data strategy delivers value
Why that is the job of the CDO and the importance of selling
Why CDOs need to take more credit for what they do
Understanding which educational avenue is best for your organisation
The benefits of career changers and reskilling

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January 16, 2024

S4 | Ep 11 | From Zero to Hero; The Role of Education in Data & Analytics Success with Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Executive Chairman at Cambridge Spark

47 minutes

Creating a business out of a passion for education and technology
Gaining a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge
Becoming a published author
The pace of technological change and transformation is becoming bigger and faster
How CDOs/CIOs are constantly battling to adopt and embrace that change
Creating a business out of a passion for education and technology
Why there’s too much hype in the industry and the impact that has on expectations
Why there needs to be more education around commercial use cases for business leaders
What it will take for Data and AI to be a profit centre
Why it’s always about people (staff and customers)
The importance of being able to see the impact of your work
The retention challenge; why Data and AI skills are in high demand
Why you have to invest in people to keep pace with technological advances
How education supports retention
Why CDO tenure often disincentivises education and people investments
How the role of the CDO is expected to deliver ROI like any other exec role
The power of a strong HR business partner
Getting the balance of delivering quick wins while also building for and investing in the future
Educational use cases from some big brand names
How apprenticeship programmes can create several £m in top-line
How graduate boot camps are reducing time to ROI
Why educated leaders understand how talent delivers profit
Why people are the first to go when costs need to be cut
Why most UK organisations don’t realise the apprenticeship levy is readily available for training existing staff
How a lack of value realisation may become a blocker for investment in education
How business leaders don’t view data and AI as something that will support revenue growth
Why training is needed for business leaders to understand how a data strategy delivers value
Why that is the job of the CDO and the importance of selling
Why CDOs need to take more credit for what they do
Understanding which educational avenue is best for your organisation
The benefits of career changers and reskilling