About this session

This exclusive dinner brings together forward-thinking Data Leaders for an evening dedicated to strategic networking and high-level discussions. Seize the opportunity to connect with other influential Data Leaders, exchange fresh perspectives on emerging trends, and explore solutions to the most pressing challenges in Data & Analytics.

Sunanda Ramakrishnan, currently CDAO, Northwest Europe, at Philip Morris International, has 20 years experience across large global consumer goods organisations in Asia and Europe. Sunanda has led digital strategy and transformation initiatives, managed global technology platforms, and built data and analytics capabilities that connect consumer, customer, and business insight to decision-making. She has worked extensively at the intersection of business and IT, partnering with senior leaders to translate strategic priorities into scalable transformation programmes and measurable business outcomes, and will lead the evening's conversation around Data Strategy to Business Advantage: Why Execution Maturity Will Decide the AI Winners. 

Nearly all companies have a similar strategy, and the technology platforms look similar as well. It’s the execution and the adoption of the new capabilities that will differentiate one from another. Execution is no longer about POCs; it is about about scaled implementation and adoption that drive measurable business impact. We will discuss some of the levers in execution that help shift organisational maturity.

                                                                                                                        The new age of skills is no longer about technical expertise or business knowledge alone. Its about redefining the operating model and reshaping team structures to include agents. We will also spend some time discussing what this new operating model looks like and the challenges involved in implementing it!