AGENDA
“The Business Value of Data”
Inaugural Chief Data Officer & Information Quality South Africa Symposium
The Business Value of Data
2024
AGENDA
You can choose from 3 keynotes, 2 tracks with 14 presentations and 3 panels:
Track 1: Turning data into value
Track 2: Data sharing and data protection
DAY 1:
2 September 2024
8:00 – 8:30
Registration and networking
8:30 – 9:00
Welcome and introduction to CDOIQ
Dr. Danie Smit, BMW Group
Dr. Richard Wang, Director, MIT CDOIQ Program (?)
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome from the University of Pretoria
Prof Sunil Maharaj, Vice-principal, Research, Postgraduate Studies and Innovation Support, University of Pretoria
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break and networking
10:30 – 11:15
KEYNOTE – The Business Value of Data
Thorsten Achenbach, BMW Group, Director Global and Digital Solutions
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee break and networking
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Track 1:
Turning data into value
11:30 – 12:15
Session 1.1: Democratizing data access for decision-ready analytics
Dr Daan Steenkamp, CEO of Codera Analytics
12:15 – 13:00
Session 1.2: Leveraging big data and AI to personalise and automate care delivery for efficient and quality outcomes
Vukosi Sambo, Executive Head of Data, Insights & AI at AfroCentric
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch and networking
14:00 – 14:45
Session 1.3: Accelerating Business Value from Data and the Data Value Architect role
Karl Dinkelmann, CEO,Nexus Data
14:45 – 15:30
Session 1.4: Data Collaboration for Economic Upliftment
Matthew Bernath, Head of Data Ecosystems, ShopriteX
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break and networking
16:00 – 16:45
PANEL 8 Data enablement technologies
Moderated by Prof. Manoj Chiba, Principal Consultant & Data Analysis Specialist: ATBMI Advisory
17:00 – 18:00
Roundtable
18:30 – 22:00
Symposium dinner and reception sponsored by BCX
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Track 2:
Data sharing and data protection
11:30 – 12:15
Session 2.1: Application of Gen AI and Standards in Master Data Management
Dr Salomon de Jager, CEO and President, Pilog Group
12:15 – 13:00
Session 2.2: Building an information asset towards support of the AI-native organisation
Dr. Alet Smith, General Manager: Data Analytics Centre of Excellence, MTN South Africa
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch and networking
14:00 – 14:45
Session 2.3: The relevance of Governance of Data and AI for the board member
Danie Behr, Member of Audit, IT and Risk committee of the council of the University of Pretoria
14:45 – 15:30
Session 2.4: Building a Culture of Data-Driven Sustainability
Stefan Steffen, Data and AI Leader | Professional Speaker | Executive at BCX
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break and networking
16:00 – 16:45
PANEL 8 Data enablement technologies
Moderated by Prof. Manoj Chiba, Principal Consultant & Data Analysis Specialist: ATBMI Advisory
17:00 – 18:00
Roundtable
18:30 – 22:00
Symposium dinner and reception sponsored by BCX
DAY 2:
3 September 2024
8:00 – 8:30
Registration and networking
8:30 – 9:00
Recap of day 1 facilitated by Platinum Sponsor
9:00 – 9:45
Large Language Models Impact and Strategy: Are You Ready?
Prof John Talburt, Professor of Information Science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Lead Consultant for Data Governance at Noetic Partners
9:45 – 10:00
Coffee break and networking
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Track 1:
Turning data into value
10:00 – 10:45
Session 1.5: The impact of AI on Data Quality for large scale ERP system migrations
Arné Schreuder, Associate | Senior Software Engineer Ai/Ml, Global Services, EPI-USE
10:45 – 11:30
Session 1.6: Data ROI (Data, Data Office and DataCo)
Howard Diesel, President of DAMA Southern Africa and Data Management Training and Advisory Services
11:30 – 12:15
The Journey to Analytics Ecosystem in the Cloud – Energy Industry Use Case
Tshepo Mokgoto, Head of Sasol Energy and Southern Africa Data Office
12:15 – 13:00
Session 1.8: Experimental platform: Data driven decision making
Dr Wynand Beukes, CDO, WeBuyCars
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch and networking
14:00 – 14:45
PANEL: Advances in Enterprise Data Management
Moderated by Howard Diesel, President of DAMA Southern Africa and Data Management Training and Advisory Services
Panel members:
14:45 – 15:00
Symposium wrap-up and final remarks
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Track 2:
Data sharing and data protection
10:00 – 10:45
Session 2.5: Topic
Prof Manoj Chiba, Principal Consultant & Data Analysis Specialist: ATBMI Advisory, Gordon Institute of Business
10:45 – 11:30
Session 2.6 AI use cases towards business value
Dr Alta de Waal, BMW, Delivery Manager: AI use cases
11:30 – 12:15
Session 2.7 Vehicle Digital Twin
Dujon Fredericks, BMW Group, Information Technology Delivery Manager
12:15 – 13:00
Session 2.8 TBD
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch and networking
14:00 – 14:45
PANEL: Advances in Enterprise Data Management
Moderated by Howard Diesel, President of DAMA Southern Africa and Data Management Training and Advisory Services
Panel members:
14:45 – 15:00
Symposium wrap-up and final remarks
THE Inaugural Chief Data Officer & Information Quality South Africa Symposium IS HOSTED BY
PLATINUM SPONSOR
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