

A recurring theme among analytics and data science leaders is the concern of not being able to keep up with all of the rapid change taking place – both individually and as a team.
Sense check your approach with like-minded industry experts, sharing insight on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.
Connect with 70+ senior Data & Analytics leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward.
Our summits are designed to help you:
Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders
Stay current with emerging business trends
Understand the impact new technology can make
De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights
Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships
Downloadable and actionable takeaways
09:00 - 09:15
Intro & Diamond Commentary
09:15 - 09:50
Future-Proof your data-driven organization
The topic of this talk is “Industrialization” and to get organizations to think about delivery advanced data & analytics at scale
09:45 - 10:25
10:25 - 10:35
10:35 - 11:25
Track 1: Establishing the Vision for a Data-driven Organization
CDOs, CAOs and D&A leaders, know that the key to success in this digital age is data. To capitalize on the true potential of data at our fingertips, organizations must fundamentally change how they view and use data. Transforming the view of D&A from what was typically considered a support function, to a strategic growth asset and core business competency requires data leaders to innovate to match the pace of digital transformation. How do D&A leaders quantify and prove the ROI of data initiatives in the context of bona fide business value? How can data leaders drive change while bridging the gap between business and technology?
Track 2: Get ready for Enterprise AI success
Organizations with diverse ecosystems are significantly more likely to have a transformative vision for AI, enterprise-wide AI strategies, and use AI as a strategic differentiator. How can organizations be ready for enterprise AI success? In enterprise AI, there's a gap between what's possible and what's expected — a disconnect that is hurting implementation. While the ultimate goal for AI adoption is a more efficient organization, sometimes the gap between the possible and the achievable is too big. Sometimes, the technology is ready to deliver, but the infrastructure and quality of data aren't quite there yet.
Track 3: Data Democratisation - Enabling Employees to Take Control of their Data Objectives
Expanding the pool of people who can analyse and develop meaningful business action from data is critical to gain a competitive edge for your business. Data democratisation as a goal has been hampered by silo issues, fears around data quality and access to skills to analyse it properly. That said, if done properly it will enable different functions to make better decisions and collaborate more effectively. Critical to success is creating a culture where people want to take control of their own data destinies and how can IT be an enabler given the critical questions of governance.
11:25 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:10
12:11 - 12:41
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40
Data Transformation in Creative Industries
How can industries that rely on human creativity and service excellence leverage the power of data? In this opening keynote we hear from Anca Marola, Chief Data Officer at the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group. She will be sharing her thought leadership on continuous data transformation, enhancing consumer experience and brands desirability in the age of artificial intelligence.
09:42 - 10:22
10:22 - 10:32
10:35 - 11:25
Track 1: Establishing the Vision for a Data-driven Organization
CDOs, CAOs and D&A leaders, know that the key to success in this digital age is data. To capitalize on the true potential of data at our fingertips, organizations must fundamentally change how they view and use data. Transforming the view of D&A from what was typically considered a support function, to a strategic growth asset and core business competency requires data leaders to innovate to match the pace of digital transformation. How do D&A leaders quantify and prove the ROI of data initiatives in the context of bona fide business value? How can data leaders drive change while bridging the gap between business and technology?
Track 2: Get ready for Enterprise AI success
Organizations with diverse ecosystems are significantly more likely to have a transformative vision for AI, enterprise-wide AI strategies, and use AI as a strategic differentiator. How can organizations be ready for enterprise AI success? In enterprise AI, there's a gap between what's possible and what's expected — a disconnect that is hurting implementation. While the ultimate goal for AI adoption is a more efficient organization, sometimes the gap between the possible and the achievable is too big. Sometimes, the technology is ready to deliver, but the infrastructure and quality of data aren't quite there yet.
Track 3: Data Democratisation - Enabling Employees to Take Control of their Data Objectives
Is xOps as a term and a function necessary? Is it not creating confusion among other established disciplines such as DevOps and DataOps?
11:26 - 11:56
11:58 - 12:30
AI Built for Business
To thrive in this digital age, companies are turning towards artificial intelligence to stay competitive, innovate future ideas, and automate business processes. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, specifically built for business, smarter organizations are able to increase the value of their data in real-world applications - such as predicting outcomes with analytics and personalizing experiences with customer care. Join us in this thought-provoking session to hear about:•How organizations can kick start their use of AI•The top real-world applications for AI•Proven use-cases that generated optimized outcomes
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:40
09:41 - 10:21
10:22 - 10:32
10:32 - 11:22
11:22 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:01 - 12:31
Bringing a Product Mindset to Data
A Product mindset has been used for many years in software development, but in the future it will be extraordinarily important to driving growth with data.
12:31 - 12:41
Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.
The ultimate live polling and gamification tools, keeping your audience engaged.
Enabling our team to help you control your session experience.
Interactive quizzes to gamify your session.
Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most.
There is no cost associated with attending a GDS Summit. In return, we ask that all senior executives in participation attend for the full duration to ensure that all attendees get maximum value and insight from the interactive roundtables, live Q&As and breakout networking sessions.
Our digital summit portfolio is designed to bring together senior decision makers from large global businesses and innovative disruptor brands to drive industry forward through addressing business critical challenges collaboratively.
If you’re keen to build new connections with likeminded leaders, de-risk your projects through new insight and establish new partnerships that can accelerate your projects then apply to attend today.
Complete our ‘apply to attend’ form on the event page if you’re interested in attending the summit and you meet our application criteria. A member of the GDS team will then reach out to run you through the programme and event format and discuss your participation.
On stage: co-host a panel discussion with a group of likeminded senior executives or host a solo keynote presentation. Both slots include elements of interactive audience Q&A
Off stage: become a roundtable moderator, leading the discussion with the same cohort of executives for the duration of the summit around a specific topic you’ve agreed to focus on during the roundtable session.
We can tailor a partnership package to help meet your business objectives. This might include brand awareness, driving traffic to your site or quality editorial content via exclusive interviews and Q&As with our executive audience. Enquire today for more information.
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You will leave the summit with best practices to immediately apply back to your organisation and new connections from meaningful conversations.
If you haven’t been to a GDS Digital Summit, you will be incredibly impressed. It’s far more engaging than most digital event experiences. It’s a very interactive environment.
I connected with peers that I know I’ll stay in touch with, including suppliers which have presented a fantastic opportunity for 7-Eleven Global in the future. It may well be the most valuable summit I’ve attended in many years
Thank you so much! Great Summit - an outstanding 3 days that culminated in this Award ... I am humbled and honored. Congratulations to you all for pulling off a Hybrid Summit with Augmented Reality features that are truly unparalleled in the Industry! Collaborative, Interactive & showcasing leading edge technology ... GDS Summits really set the bar so high that a return to physical conferences might be re-evaluated in the Industry. You are an amazing Team of Professionals & I am truly honoured to have been a part of this Summit.