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SPEAKERS 2022
Inderpal Bhandari
Global Chief Data Officer
IBM
Inderpal Bhandari is the IBM Global Chief Data Officer, where he has leveraged his extensive experience to lead IBM’s data strategy to ensure IBM remains the number one AI and hybrid cloud provider for the enterprise. Under his leadership, the Cognitive Enterprise Blueprint was created, a roadmap for IBM’s clients on their own transformation journeys.
Inderpal brings to IBM more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles at such leading companies as Cambia Health Solutions and Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions. Prior to joining IBM, Inderpal served as Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer of Cambia Health Solutions where he led the development of Cambia’s data strategy and drove the transformation of the company’s consumer experience strategies.
Prior to that, Inderpal served as Vice President of knowledge solutions and Chief Data Officer at Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions, where he was responsible for maximizing the utility of the company’s data and its readiness to respond to emerging market trends. Before that, he founded Virtual Gold, growing the company into an international market leader for analytics in call centers and professional sports.
Inderpal is an expert in transforming data into business value and improved customer experiences by delivering strategic, innovative capabilities that use analytic insights to enable growth and productivity. In 2017, he was named U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year by the CDO Club and has been featured as an industry expert by Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, US News & World Report, CNN and FOX.
Inderpal earned his Master of Science Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and holds a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Liliana Horne
Director, AI Accelerator, Chief Data Office
IBM
In an era of disruptive technologies and a myriad of innovation challenges, Dr. Liliana Horne empowers start-ups, government agencies, and Fortune 500 organizations through major transformations and complex enterprise architectures.
Liliana is the IBM Director of AI Accelerator, which has enabled $350M in revenue since 2019, along with a diverse portfolio of 20+ data and AI assets and solutions. Her strategic thinking and passion for harnessing leading technologies to accomplish core business goals align perfectly with the team’s mission. Liliana brings together deep expertise in technical, application and network optimization solutions, as well as client solutions.
Attaining an MIT Post-Graduate Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and a Ph.D. in Information Systems, Liliana successfully developed the “Client-Side Mobile Evil Twin Attack Detection (CSMETAD)” application and published her doctoral dissertation “Development of a Client-Side Evil Twin Attack Detection System for Public Wi-Fi Hotspots based on Design Science Approach.”
Previously, as Client Solutions Executive at IBM, Liliana led global, large-sized teams to advance enterprises and government agencies to become agile by adopting new technologies. As a future-focused technology leader, she led complex transformation projects, designed clear IT strategy and roadmaps, and strengthened network and information security.
For a global hospitality organization, Liliana developed a net new $15M cloud-managed High-Speed Internet Access service product from scratch, which grew hotel revenue by 22% and improved customer experience. For the Puerto Rico Department of Education, she drove the network modernization initiative at 750 schools, which reduced cost by 50%.
Earlier, as a Growth Executive and Application & Network Optimization Solutions Leader, Liliana added to the top- and bottom-line growth by boosting the enterprise sales pipeline by 60% and closing $10M in revenue in the first year.
Liliana served as a National Practice Leader and was entrusted with building and running a net new line of business for IBM. Here, she led go-to-market, strategic partnerships, and pricing strategy. As Principal, she supported clients’ growth by delivering scalable and resilient architectures, modernizing systems and networks, and cutting-edge engineering infrastructures.
Liliana operated as the Acting CIO, leading the US DOJ-sponsored multiyear Life Sciences digital transformation initiative for the anti-terrorism and human rights forensic services division. Here, she developed a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), including automated workflows, modern data management, and secured networks.
Liliana is married to a successful business executive and has a 12-year-old daughter who is a rising robotics inventor and entrepreneur. She is proficient in English and Spanish and loves yoga, biking, swimming, and hiking.
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MIT-IBM AI Lab Study: Economic Attractiveness of AI
• Liliana Horne, PhD, Director, AI Accelerator, Global Chief Data Office, IBM
• Dinesh Nirmal, General Manager, Data, AI, and Automation, IBM
• Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer, IBM
Data and technology challenges that companies are going to encounter when implementing ESG
• Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer, IBM
• Tanya March, Sustainability Software, IBM
• Nicole Jackson, ESG Data Office Leader, Global Chief Data Office, IBM
A data-driven organization requires data access, infrastructure, and tools. But these are meaningless without a workforce that has the skills to access relevant data, understand what it means related to their role and use it to achieve business objectives. In this session, we'll talk about how data literacy is the next evolution of computer literacy, and the 4 foundations of a data literate organization that facilitate adoption of your data strategy.
Moderator:
• Ana Manrique, Vice President, Design, Data and AI, IBM
Speakers:
• Bernardo Rodriguez, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, J.D. Power
• Daniel Morris, Global Head of Analytics & Business Intelligence, HBO Max
• Zoher Karu, VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Blue Shield of California
With the democratized data access of a modern data architecture, teams can access the data they need to make better decisions, faster. In this session we'll talk about the value you can deliver with the right architectural approach, why we believe data fabric is the foundation for a data-driven organization and how data mesh fits into the conversation.
Moderator:
• Ana Manrique, Vice President, Design, Data and AI, IBM
Speakers:
• Krish Swamy, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Analytics and Data Science, Wells Fargo
• Sham Kashikar, Global Head of Analytics & Data Management, Meta/Facebook (former)
• Sibito Morley, Senior Vice President & Chief Data Officer, Lumen Technologies
With the right governance approach, organizations can deliver on the data security, data ethics, and data privacy needs of the organization amidst ever evolving and compounding global regulations. As a data leader, you’re responsible for making that happen, plus implementing dynamic and transformative AI solutions into workflows along the way. This discussion will dive deeper into the business value data governance delivers as it expands to address privacy, security, and many aspects of AI—from regulatory compliance to workflow innovations.
Moderator:
• Betsy Greytok, Vice President, Ethics & Policy, IBM
Speakers:
• Krishna Venkatraman, Chief Data Officer, Kueski
• Rolland Ho, Chief Data Officer, Sequoia Consulting Group
• Ronke Ekwensi, Vice President, Chief Data Officer, T-Mobile
• Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer, IBM, Independent Director for Walgreens Boots Alliance
• David Mathison, CEO, CDO Club
Quantum Safe: Addressing data encryption in a post-quantum world
• Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer, IBM
• John Buselli, Offering Manager, Research, IBM
• Thomas Ward, AI Project Leader, Global Chief Data Office, IBM
What are the critical elements of an effective chief data office where stakeholders see the value of your efforts? From people to processes and technology, we'll cover what it takes to create a CDO that sets your organization up for success—and the KPIs to prove it.
Moderator:
• Timothy Humphrey, Vice President, Global Chief Data Office, IBM
Speakers:
• Danielle Crop, Chief Data Officer, Albertsons Companies
• Das Dasgupta, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi
• Ronke Ekwensi, Vice President, Chief Data Officer, T-Mobile
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