KDD 2019

There is no doubt that Chief Data Officers (CDOs) have an extraordinary opportunity to utilize their organizations’ enterprise data assets, enable data-driven decision-making and implement digital transformation at scale — all of which are highly needed, especially in the post-pandemic period. In demand, CDOs are in a highly strategic, visionary role to unlock the power of their organizations’ data for AI-infused applications and long-term autonomous enterprise efforts. While the first generation of CDOs was mostly about defense-driven, risk-mitigating endeavors, with an emphasis on data governance, the next generation is about building an enterprise-wide data platform to bring business value out of data.

During the pandemic, decentralized clinical trials became more and more relevant. With moving away from on-site trials, this new trend changes the reality of big and complex data management, the use of artificial intelligence tools and new regulatory frameworks. How do we manage gathering, storage and processing of data in a decentralized environment? The community still discusses the full application of CTIS and the regulatory application.

Denodo Technologies invites you to be our VIP guest at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC on Wednesday, November 9th from 6-9pm. Please join us for an evening of drinks and hors d’oeuvres while experiencing the thrill of racing in the racing simulators used by NASCAR premier series drivers. In addition, you will have the opportunity to join lively conversation on best practices in data integration, delivery and management with local senior IT and data leaders.

At this moment the world faces many global challenges related to environment, climate change, health, food insecurity, economic recovery or human displacement. To take appropriate action, governments have to understand and monitor the existing situation and therefore need relevant and timely data. The statistical community is tasked to deliver these data, in particular also data on the Sustainable Development Goals.