The Power of Data

Alex Wares, Managing Director UK at Transmission joins the podcast to discuss the transformation the pandemic has ignited in marketing and sales, bringing the need to find more agile ways of marketing. Alex also explores the power of data as a single source of truth, the importance of embracing new data sources and his excitement around personalisation.

We speak to renowned finance archaeologist William N Goetzmann, Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Management Studies & Director of the International Center for Finance at the Yale School of Management as he takes us on a history trip of the stock market and how seismic events have impacted it, and how this might help us better prepare for the aftermath of COVID-19. Professor Goetzmann also explores what it takes to be a great asset management firm and the importance of environmental, social and governance factors in the world of investing.

Danny McCoy, CEO of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, shares his unique insights on the success around the driving forces across Ireland’s thriving business and economic landscape. Danny also shares Ireland’s unique growth story of the past decade, dealing with COVID-19 and the value of data in digitizing economies.

We speak to, Noor Sugrue, Founder of Vintro, one of Dun & Bradstreet’s latest partners of Dun & Bradstreet Accelerate and James Caan, Entrepreneur, Investor and Advisor to Vintro, on the transformational value that the right connection can have in business. They explore making investment all that more available to entrepreneurs through curating a marketplace with access to the best business, political and creative leaders and the importance of helping the next generation of businesses. 

Richard Wilding, Professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield University School of Management and Hemanth Setty, Global Head of Product for Risk, Supply Chain and Compliance Solutions at Dun and Bradstreet explore the value of supply chains and their critical role during the pandemic and how they’ve been impacted. They discuss the importance of planning and infrastructure in the vaccine supply chain, leveraging automation and how supply chain 4.0 is changing the capabilities that we have.

In this episode of The Power of Data Podcast, Cristiano Heckert, Management Secretary at the Ministry of Economy for Brazil and Marcos Maciel, CEO at CIAL Dun & Bradstreet explore Brazil's digital agenda as it looks to digital transformation to improve services and optimise government efficiency. They discuss the Ministry of Economy’s work with CIAL to reduce barriers to entry for foreign suppliers and increase competition for better services and products, the challenge and opportunity coordinating hundreds of government departments together can bring, and the turning point we are now at with digital services.

In this episode of the Power of Data Podcast, Samantha Seaton, Chief Executive Officer at Moneyhub Enterprise shares her insight on harnessing the power of consumer data in business, the true value of data exchange in our daily lives and launching the world's first QR code payment capability for the third sector to tackle donation leakage. 

Sam also talks about her other venture Open 51 and how it is challenging how women are represented in finance and the importance of tackling bias in machine learning and algorithms.

Julie Page, CEO of Aon UK and President of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) discusses how data will be key to assessing non-damage business interruption insurance in the wake of the global pandemic. Julie also shares her views on the importance of supporting diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry and business, supporting public trust in insurance and preparing for unforeseen events.

Dun & Bradstreet experts Gary Kotovets, Chief Data & Analytics Officer; Anthony Scriffignano, Chief Data Scientist; and Rikard Cantell, Analytics Director get together in this special episode to predict their top five trends in data and analytics for 2021 and beyond. Listen to find how businesses can use data to drive growth and navigate unpredictability in an environment disrupted by COVID-19 and other factors.

Simon Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer at Salesforce, discusses the power of putting data and actionable insights at the fingertips of everyone in the organization to enhance collaboration, increase customer satisfaction, and supercharge growth. Simon also discusses the importance fostering a culture of learning at every level to drive innovation.