We are proud to announce the keynote speakers for the Inaugural Chief Data Officer & Information Quality European Symposium:

Dr. Alexander Borek, Director of Data Analytics, Zalando SE: Data strategy in the time of paradigm shifts

Marcus Hartmann, Chief Data Officer, PwC, with Sven Meier, EnBW: The value of sensitive information

The following CDOs and data leaders from across different industries and European countries will share their experience and views in 14 sessions and 4 panels.

Walid Mehanna, Group Data Officer, Merck: Digital innovation at Merck – Establishing and leveraging a data & analytics ecosystem (Session 3B)

Carl-Johan Nakamura, Chief Data Officer, ZEISS: How to be successful in data & analytics transformation? (Final Panel)

Micheline Casey, Chief Data Officer, Siemens Energy: Becoming Data Driven, Driving the Energy Transition (Session 3A)

Nicolas Shire, Group Chief Data Officer, AXA: Driving a data strategy in a large, decentralized organization (Session 4A)

Bettina Goerner, Chief Data Officer, Centogene: How to develop a data business with a great P&L (Session 7A)

Alberto-Giovanni Busetto PhD, Group SVP Head of Data & AI, The Adecco Group: How to be successful in data & analytics transformation? (Final Panel)

Carlos Soares, SVP Data & Analytics, Brenntag

Ludovic Codeluppi, Data Business Lead, Afteriize – a Mobivia brand: Data Marketplace – How to actively engage with your ecosystem. Use case in the aftermarket & mobility industry (Session 3C)

Xavier Lagardere, Chief Data Officer, Lufthansa Group

Dr. Igor Rotin, Domain Lead Data & Analytics, C&A: Implementing analytics at scale (Session 5B – Panel)

Wolfgang Hauner, Head of Group Data Analytics, Allianz: Implementing analytics at scale (Session 5B – Panel)

Maija Nikula, Chief Data Officer, KONE: Barriers in implementing data strategies and how to overcome them (Session 5A – Panel)

Sarah Gadd, Head of Data & AI Solutions, Credit Suisse: Implementing analytics at scale (Session 5B – Panel)

Errol Koolmeister, former Head of AI Foundation, H&M: Enabling speed and autonomy in your AI teams to unlock innovation – Learnings from setting up AI at H&M (Session 4B)

Eloy Sasot, Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Richemont: Barriers in implementing data strategies and how to overcome them (Session 5A- Panel)

Dr. Juan Bernabé Moreno, Former Chief Data Officer, eON – now IBM Research: How Quantum Computing will change the role of the CDO (Session 7B)

Jennifer Belissent, PhD, Chief Data Strategist, Snowflake: Barriers in implementing data strategies and how to overcome them (Session 5A – Panel)

Stijn Christiaens, Co-founder and Chief Data Citizen, Collibra: Barriers in implementing data strategies and how to overcome them (Session 5a – Panel)

Dennis Kessler, Global Data Governance Lead, Amazon GREF: Barriers in implementing data strategies and how to overcome them (Session 5A – Panel)

Henri Tallon, Head of Telecom Business Unit, Hub One: Europe’s economic future – boosted by data exchanges (Session 5C – Panel)

Dr. Olivier Verscheure, Swiss Data Science Center, EPFL and ETH Zurich: Industry academic collaboration to drive innovation (Session 6B)

Jerome François, General Manager, NUM-ALIM, digital platform for Food: Europe’s future economy – boosted by data exchanges (Session 5C – Panel)

Didier Navez, SVP Strategy & Alliances, Dawex: Europe’s future economy – boosted by data exchanges (Session 5C – Panel)

Véronique Blum, Associate Professor, University Grenoble Alpes: Europe’s future economy – boosted by data exchanges (Session 5C – Panel)

Stefan Peetz, Managing Director Business Consulting BI & Data, Schwarz Group: Data Sharing for better data – from a crazy idea to operational data sharing (Session 6C)

Dr. Kai Hüner, Chief Technology Officer, CDQ: Data Sharing for better data – from a crazy idea to operational data sharing (Session 6C)

Matthias Eigenmann, Data Protection Officer, City Hospital of Zurich: Enabling sensitive data collaborations with data clean rooms (Session 4C)

Maximilian Groth, CEO and Co-Founder, decentriq: Enabling sensitive data collaborations with data clean rooms (Session 4C)

Arka Mukherjee, PhD, CEO, Global IDs: Implementing analytics at scale (Session 5B – Panel)

Luk Arbuckle, Chief Methodologist, Privacy Analytics: Implementing analytics at scale (Session 5B – Panel)

Tobias Ebi, ESTAINIUM Association & Project Fellow at World Economic Forum: Industry collaboration for solving the sustainability challenge – a blockchain-based approach for product carbon footprint (Session 7C)

Silvia Quarteroni, Chief Transformation Officer, Swiss Data Science Center: Implementing analytics at scale (Session 5B – Panel)