In this session, Scott Zoldi, Chief Analytics Officer, FICO, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as an analytics executive, best practices, and hacks for upcoming executives challenges/opportunities he's observing as a Chief Analytics Officer. Scott discussed creating the data-driven culture and what leaders could do to get buy-ins for building strong data science capabilities. Scott discussed his passion for security analytics. He shared some best practices to put-up a Cyber Security Center of Excellence. Scott also shared what traits future leaders should have.

Timeline:

0:29 Scott's journey.

5:10 On Falcon's fraud manager.

9:12 Area in secuity where AI works.

11:40 FICO's dealing with new products.

15:30 Centre of excellence for cyber security.

22:00 Should a center of excellence be inside out or in partnership?

28:22 The CAO role in FICO.

31:14 Is FICO in facing or out facing?

32:12 Being analytical in a gutt based organization.

35:54 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

38:22 Challenges as CAO in FICO.

41:09 Opportunity for data science in the security space.

45:54 Qualities required for a CAO.

48:54 Tips for a data scientist to get hired at FICO.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/analyticsweek-leadership-podcast-with-scott-zoldi-cao-fico/

Here's Scott Zoldi's Bio:

Scott Zoldi is Chief Analytics Officer at FICO, responsible for the analytic development of FICO’s product and technology solutions, including the FICO™ Falcon® Fraud Manager product, which protects about two-thirds of the world’s payment card transactions from fraud. While at FICO, Scott has been responsible for authoring 72 analytic patents, 36 patents granted, and 36 in process. Scott is actively involved in developing new analytic products and Big Data analytics applications, many of which leverage new streaming artificial intelligence innovations such as adaptive analytics, collaborative profiling, and self-learning models. Scott is most recently focused on the applications of streaming self-learning analytics for real-time detection of Cyber Security attacks and Money Laundering. Scott serves on two boards of directors, including Software San Diego and Cyber Center of Excellence. Scott received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Duke University.

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In this session, Mike Flowers, Chief Analytics Officer, Enigma, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as an analytics executive, best practices, hacks for upcoming executives, and some challenges/opportunities he's observing as a Chief Analytics Officer. Mike discussed his journey from trial prosecutor to Chief Analytics Officer, sharing some great stories on how Govt. embraces data analytics.

Timeline:

0:29 Mike's journey.

23:32 Mike's role in Enigma.

27:46 The role of CAO in Enigma.

29:50 How much Mike's role is customer-facing vs. in facing.

30:00 Getting over the roadblocks of working with the government.

34:06 Creating a data bridge.

39:17 Collaboration in the data science field.

46:02 Challenges in working with Clients at Enigma.

51:34 Benefits of having a legal background before coming to data analytics.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/enigma_io/

Here's Mike Flowers Bio:

Mike is Chief Analytics Officer at New York City tech start-up Enigma, an operational data management and intelligence company, where he leads data scientists assisting the development and deployment of decision-support technologies to Fortune 500 clients in compliance, manufacturing, banking, and finance, and several U.S. and foreign government agencies. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at Bloomberg Philanthropies, working with select U.S. city governments to launch sustainable analytics programs. Mike is also an advisor to numerous organizations in a wide variety of fields, including, for example, Weil Cornell Medical College, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Office of the New York State Comptroller, the Greater London Authority, the government of New South Wales, Australia, and the French national government.

From 2014-15, Mike was an Executive-in-Residence and the first MacArthur Urban Science Fellow at NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, where he advised students and faculty on projects to advance data-driven decision-making in city government.

From 2009-2013, Mike served under Mayor Michael Bloomberg as New York City’s first Chief Analytics Officer. During his tenure, he founded the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, which provides quantitative support to the city’s public safety, public health, infrastructure development, finance, economic development, disaster preparedness and response, legislative, sustainability, and human services efforts. In addition, Mike designed and oversaw the implementation of NYC DataBridge, a first-of-its-kind citywide analytics platform that enables the sharing and analysis of city data across agencies and with the public, and he ran the implementation of the city’s internationally-recognized Open Data initiative. For this work, Mike was twice recognized by the White House for innovation.

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In this session, John Young, Chief Analytics Officer, Epsilon Data Management, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey to Chief Analytics Officer, life @ Epsilon, and discussed some challenges/opportunities faced by data-driven organizations, its executives and shared some best practices.

Timeline:

2:51 What's Epsilon?

5:12 John's journey.

9:24 The role of CAO in Epsilon.

12:12 How much John's role is in facing and out facing.

13:19 Best practices in data analytics at Epsilon.

16:15 Demarcating CDO and CAO.

19:52 Depth and breadth of decision making at Epsilon.

25:00 Dealing with clients of Epsilon.

28:48 Best data practices for businesses.

34:39 Build or buy data?

37:21 Creating a center of excellence with data.

40:01 Building a data team.

43:45 Tips for aspiring data analytics executives.

46:05 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

48:31 Closing remarks.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/analyticsweek-leadership-podcast-with-john-young-epsilon-data-management/

Here's John's Bio:

Mr. Young has general management responsibilities for the 150+ member Analytic Consulting Group at Epsilon. His responsibilities also include design and consultation on various database marketing analytic engagements, including predictive modeling, segmentation, measurement, and profiling. John also brings thought leadership on important marketing topics. John works with companies in numerous industries, including financial services, technology, retail, healthcare, and not-for-profit.

Before joining Epsilon in 1994, Mr. Young was a Marketing Research Manager at Digitas, a Market Research Manager at Citizens Bank, Research Manager at the AICPA, and an Assistant Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Mr. Young has presented at numerous conferences, including NCDM Winter and Summer, DMA Annual, DMA Marketing Analytics, LIMRA Big Data Analytics, and Epsilon’s Client Symposiums. He has published in DM News, CRM Magazine’s Viewpoints, Chief Marketer, Loyalty 360, Colloquy, and serves on the advisory board of the DMA’s Analytics Community.

Mr. Young holds a B.S. and M.S. in Economics from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

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In this session, Dr. Nipa Basu, Chief Analytics Officer, Dun&Bradstreet, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared her journey as Chief Analytics Officer, life @ D&B, Future of Credit Scoring, and some challenges/opportunities she's observing as an industry observer, executive, and practitioner.

Timeline:

0:29 Nipa's background.

4:14 What is D&B?

7:40 Depth and breadth of decision making at D&B.

9:36 Matching security with technological evolution.

13:42 Anticipatory analytics.

16:00 CAO's role in D&B: in facing or outfacing?

18:32 Future of credit scoring.

21:36 Challenges in dealing with clients.

24:08 Cultural challenges.

28:42 Good use cases in security data.

31:51 CDO, CAO, and CTO.

33:56 Optimistic trends data analytics businesses.

36:44 Social data monitoring.

39:18 Creating a holistic model for data monitoring.

41:02 Overused terms in data analytics.

42:10 Best practices for small businesses to get started with data analytics.

44:33 Indicators that indicate the need for analytics for businesses.

47:06 Advice for data-driven leaders.

49:30 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/analyticsweek-leadership-podcast-with-dr-nipa-basu-dun-bradstreet/

Here's Nipa's Bio:

Dr. Nipa Basu is the Chief Analytics Officer at Dun & Bradstreet. Nipa is the main source of inspiration and leadership for Dun & Bradstreet’s extensive team of data modelers and scientists that partner with the world’s leading Fortune 500 companies to create innovative, analytic solutions to drive business growth and results. The team is highly skilled in solving a wide range of business challenges with unique, basic, and advanced analytic applications.

Nipa joined Dun & Bradstreet in 2000 and since then has held key leadership roles focused on driving the success of Dun & Bradstreet’s Analytics practice. In 2012, Nipa was named Leader, Analytic Development, and in March 2015, Nipa was named Chief Analytics Officer and appointed to Dun & Bradstreet’s executive team.

Nipa began her professional career as an Economist with the New York State Legislative Tax Study Commission. She then joined Sandia National Laboratories, a national defense laboratory where she built a Microsimulation Model of the U.S. Economy. Prior to joining Dun & Bradstreet, Nipa was a database marketing statistician for AT&T with responsibility for building predictive marketing models.

Nipa received her Ph. D. in Economics from the State University of New York at Albany, specializing in Econometrics.

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In this session, Joe DeCosmo, Chief Analytics Officer, Enova International, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey to Chief Analytics Officer, life @ Enova, and some challenges/opportunities as he is observing as an executive, industry observer, and a Chief Analytics Officer.

Timeline:

0:29 Joe's journey.

5:05 Credit risk and fraud prevention models.

6:27 Enova: in facing or outfacing?

9:12 Enova area of expertise.

10:47 Enova decisions: Center of Excellence?

12:36 Depths and breadths of decision making at Enova.

14:51 CDO, CAO, and CTO.

17:24 Who owns the data at Enova?

19:55 Challenges in building a data culture.

25:52 Convincing leaders towards data science.

31:24 Business challenges that analytics is solving.

34:15 Getting started with data analytics as a business.

38:11 Exciting trends in data analytics.

41:09 Art of doing business and science of doing business.

44:00 Advice for budding CAOs.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/analyticsweek-leadership-podcast-with-joe-decosmo-enova-international/

Here's Joe's Bio:

Joe DeCosmo is the CAO of Enova International, where he leads a multi-disciplinary analytics team, providing end-to-end data and analytic services to Enova’s global online financial service brands and delivering real-time predictive analytics services to clients through Enova Decisions. Prior to Enova, Joe served as Director and Practice Leader of Advanced Analytics for West Monroe Partners and held a number of executive positions at HAVI Global Solutions and the Allant Group. He is also Immediate Past-President of the Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association and serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Business.

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In this session, Beena Ammanath, Data Science Products at General Electric, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared her journey as an analytics executive, life @ GE, future of analytics in the industrial sector, how Predix is helping other industrial companies cope up with growing data, and some challenges/Opportunities she's observing as an analytics executive.

Timeline:

0:29 Beena's journey.

5:19 Data science in the manufacturing sector.

7:03 Driving data science in the manufacturing sector.

9:39 Bringing in the data culture into the manufacturing sector.

11:35 Upskilling and being relevant as a data scientist.

13:27 Hacks to managing data teams well.

16:08 What's Predix?

19:06 Investment opportunities for data science in manufacturing.

21:07 Challenges manufacturing businesses in data.

24:46 IoT and manufacturing.

25:18 Dealing with IoT vendors at Predix.

26:24 Ontology of data at Predix.

29:43 Dealing with the new rules and laws in the IoT sector.

31:30 Interesting use cases in the manufacturing industry.

34:37 Open source vs. enterprise.

35:35 Getting recruited as a data scientist in manufacturing.

40:07 Pitching your product for a manufacturing company.

Podcast link:

https://futureofdata.org/leadership-playbook-with-beena-ammanath-ge/

Here's Beena's Bio:

Beena Ammanath is Board Director at ChickTech and Head of Data Science Products at General Electric. She is a seasoned technology leader with over 24 years of a proven track record of building, and leading high-performance teams from the ground-up focused on strategy and successful execution of industrial scale technology products and services. She has an impressive track record, having worked at recognized international organizations British Telecom, E*trade, Thomson Reuters, Bank of America, and Silicon Valley startups in engineering and management positions.

She is also helping build the next-gen of computer scientists through her role on the Industry Advisory Board for Cal Poly. She holds a Masters in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance. She has been a featured speaker on the topics of data science, big data, technology transformation, and women in leadership at numerous industry conferences.

Throughout her career in technology, Beena has been a strong advocate for women in positions of technology leadership and has established herself as a voice for resolving gender disparities.

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In this session, David Rose, CEO, Ditto Labs, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as a data driven executive, best practices, shared some thought leadership in visualizations and usability. Some challenges/opportunities he's observing as an analytics-driven startup.

Timeline:

0:29 David's journey.

4:50 Bringing technology to everyday objects.

9:37 Sensor and photosensor.

13:02 Choosing the right use cases.

16:54 On deep learning.

21:49 Working on new use cases in image processing.

26:05 Ditto Labs's allure classifiers.

28:15 Challenges as an entrepreneur in an image processing company.

32:50 Technical challenges for Ditto faces.

36:58 Privacy and IoT.

40:17 Different countries, different legal norms on privacy.

42:55 Data culture and image processing company.

44:46 Opportunities in the image processing stacks.

Podcast Link:

https://futureofdata.org/analyticsweek-leadership-podcast-with-david-rose-ditto-labs/

If interested in vision catalog (as discussed in the video): http://www.slideshare.net/davidloring...

David's website: enchantedobjects.com

Here's David's Bio:

David is the CEO at Ditto Labs, an image-recognition software platform that scours social media photos to find brands and products.

His new book, Enchanted Objects, focuses on the future of the internet of things and how these technologies will impact how we live and work.

Prior to Ditto, David founded and was CEO at Vitality, a company that reinvented medication packaging now distributed by CVS, Walgreens, and Express Scripts.

He founded Ambient Devices, which pioneered glanceable technology: embedding internet information in everyday objects like lamps, mirrors, and umbrellas.

David holds patents for photo sharing, interactive TV, ambient information displays, and medical devices. His work has been featured at the MoMA, covered in the New York Times, WIRED, and The Economist, and parodied on the Colbert Report.

David co-teaches a popular course in tangible user interfaces at the MIT Media Lab with Hiroshi Ishii. He is a frequent speaker to corporations and design and technology conferences.

He received his BA in Physics from St. Olaf College, studied Interactive Cinema at the MIT Media Lab, and earned a Masters at Harvard.

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In this session, Eloy Sasot, Head of Analytics, NewsCorp, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as an analytics executive, best practices, hacks for upcoming executives, and some challenges/opportunities she's observing as a Chief Analytics Officer.

Timeline:

0:29 Eloy's journey.

4:43 Why work in a publishing house?

7:16 Non-tech industry doing tech stuff.

10:18 Tips for a small business to get started with data science.

13:46 Creating a culture of data science in a company.

17:23 Convincing leaders towards data science.

22:05 Initial days for a leader in creating a data science practice.

27:20 Putting together a data science team.

29:18 Choosing the right tool.

33:00 Keep oneself tool agnostic.

35:20 CDO, CAO, and CTO.

38:58 Defining a data scientist at News Corp.

42:12 Future of data analytics.

46:37 Blaming everything on Big Data.

Podcast Link:

https://futureofdata.org/563533-2/

Here's Eloy's Bio:

Eloy is the CAO at News Corp, a worldwide network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services, such as The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, New York Post, The Times, The Sun, The Australian, HarperCollins, Move, Storyful and Unruly

Prior to this, Eloy led Pricing, Data Science and Data Analytics for HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 18 countries, nearly 200 years of history, and more than 65 unique imprints. Since joining HarperCollins in 2011, Eloy pioneered the creation and development of the pricing function, first in the UK, and then its extension to an international scale for the global company. He worked with his teams and each division around the world to drive data-driven decision-making, with a particular focus on Pricing. Besides his global role, he was Board Level Director of HarperCollins UK.

He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s in Mathematical Engineering from INSA Toulouse.

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In this session, Michael O'Connell, Chief Analytics Officer, TIBCO Software, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as a Chief Analytics Executive, shared best practices, cultural hacks for upcoming executives, shared his perspective on changing BI landscape and how businesses could leverage that and shared some challenges/opportunities he's observing across various industries.

Timeline:

0:28 Michael's journey.

4:12 CDO, CAO, and CTO.

7:30 Adoption of data analytics capabilities.

9:55 The BI industry dealing with the latest in data analytics.

12:10 Future of stats.

14:58 Creating a center of excellence with data.

18:00 Evolution of data in BI.

21:40 Small businesses getting started with data analytics.

24:35 First steps in the process of becoming a data-driven company.

26:28 Convincing leaders towards data science.

28:20 Shortest route to become a data scientist.

29:49 A typical day in Michael's life.

Podcast Link:

https://futureofdata.org/analyticsweek-leadership-podcast-with-michael-oconnell-tibco-software/

Here's Michael's Bio:

Michael O’Connell, Chief Analytics Officer, TIBCO Software, developing analytic solutions across a number of industries including Financial Services, Energy, Life Sciences, Consumer Goods & Retail, and Telco, Media & Networks. Michael has been working on analytics software applications for the past 20 years and has published more than 50 papers and several software packages on analytics methodology and applications. Michael did his Ph.D. work in Statistics at North Carolina State University and is Adjunct Professor Statistics in the department.

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