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Ioana Mazare

VP Enterprise Data Strategy
UPS

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Tej Savant

Director
Carrier

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Balaram Krishna Tidhi

VP/CDAO
Artera Services

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Karthikeyan Ramasamy

Chief Analytics Officer
Georgia-Pacific

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Raj Nimmagadda

CDO R&D, Data and Data Sciences
Sanofi

CO-CHAIR

Krishna Valluru

VP / TL of Advanced Data Analytics Tech
Fidelity Investments

CO-CHAIR

Kishore Aradhya

Adjunct Faculty, College of Engineering - Data Engineering & GenAI/LLM
Northeastern University

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Jane Urban

VP, Customer Engagement Operations
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)

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Randy Bean

Innovation Fellow | Data Strategy
NewVantage Partners | A Wavestone Company

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Savio Rodrigues

Head of New Business Acquisition
Trianz

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Dan Whitacre

Adjunct Professor
University of Cincinnati

CINCINNATI CDO FORUM CHAIR

Brett Starr

VP, Data Engineering & Intelligent Automation
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

CINCINNATI CDO FORUM CO-CHAIR

Bharath Prabhakaran

VP & Chief Digital Officer
University of Cincinnati

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Blair Davis

Director - Decision Science, Quality and Transformation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Brian Minick

Chief Technology & Information Security Officer
Fifth Third Bank

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Donnie Slavens

CIO
First Financial Bank

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Jacob Lorz

Director, IT Security
Cintas

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Jim Fitzgerald

SVP & CIO
Western & Southern Financial Group

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Jude Schramm

CIO
Fifth Third Bank

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Kirk Ball

EVP & CIO
Giant Eagle

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Mark Boyed

CEO
LION Apparel

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Mark Johnson

Regional VP
New Era Technology

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Matt Hough

VP and CIO
Cintas

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Matt King

Chief Security & Data Officer
Belcan

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Steve Wanamaker

Founder and Publisher

CDO Magazine

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Todd James

Chief Data & Technology Officer
84.51˚

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Wesley Rhodes

Executive Consultant, AI and Technology Transformation
Kroger

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Angelo Mazzocco

VP of Advisory Services

Avaap

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COLUMBUS CIO FORUM FOUNDER

Ben Blanquera

VP - Evangelist and Senior Architect
Rackspace Technology

CENTRAL OHIO FOUNDER
COLUMBUS CIO FORUM CHAIR

Adam Frumkin

CIO
Franklin County Data Center

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Anupam Srivastava

CISO
State of Ohio

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Bart Murphy

CTO & CIO
OCLC

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Brian Shea

Interim CIO
Lexclin

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Bryan Holmes

VP Information Technology
Andelyn Biosciences

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Chris Crites

Director, Cyber Security Operations & Incident Response
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated

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Dan Whitacre

Adjunct Professor
University of Cincinnati

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Jasmine de Gaia

SVP, Head of Customer Data Strategy
Wells Fargo

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Jasmine Ramaradjou

CIO
State of Ohio Department of Public Safety

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Jason Drake

Chief Strategy and Analytics Officer
TerraStrat

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Jim Connolly

Director of IT
Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jim Tyo

CDO
Invesco Ltd.

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Junell Felsburg

Sr. Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
The Columbus Foundation

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Mark Harris

Sr. Director of Engineering
GEICO

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Mark Johnson

Regional VP
New Era Technology, US

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Matt Prezbindowski

IT VP CISO Infrastructure and Operations
State Auto

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Matt Snider

CIO
Central Ohio Urology Group

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Michael Farrar

CIO
City of Westerville

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Michal Slominski

VP of Technology
The Wasserstrom Company

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Mike Sullivan

CIO
Post Holdings

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Orlando Sprockel

Director Of Information Technology
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

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Rich Nagle

AVP & CISO
The Ohio State University

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Salema Rice

CEO & Founder
CDO Today

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Sharon Wilhelm

VP, Digital and Enterprise Applications
Highlights for Children

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Steve Farley

VP, Information Technology
Nationwide

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Tracie Cleveland Thomas

SVP & Digital Transformation Executive
KeyBank

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V Vandhana Veerni

CIO
formerly of Columbus City Schools

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Valerie Skeese

formerly VP, Customer Data & Analytics
formerly Victoria's Secret (fka L Brands)

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Venki Rao

VP & CTO
CAS

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Karen Hyman

Head of Data Management, Defense
Rolls-Royce

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Todd Shock

VP, Data and Analytics
OneAmerica

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Vipin Gopal

Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Eli Lilly and Company

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Michael Redmond

Deputy CISO
Louisville Metro

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Elias Oxendine

CISO
YUM! Brands

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Drew Perry

VP, CISO
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC

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Bryan Willett

CISO
Lexmark International, Inc.

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Jonathan Peña

Associate VP, Data Science, Consumer Growth
Humana

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Angelique Augereau

Former Chief Analytics Officer
Capital One

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Gaurav Shah

Global Head of Data & Analytics, Consumer Healthcare
Sanofi

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Meltem Kilicoglu

Former Global Head of Data Strategy, Governance & Data Sciences

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Santha Ramakrishnan

VP, Head of R&D Data Strategy and Governance
Bayer

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Sherman Cooper

Former Managing Director, Big Data & Data Science Platform Leader
Marsh

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Sid Raisoni

Global Head of Analytics
Philip Morris International

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Savitha Anantharaman

SVP - Data, Analytics + Reporting
Bank of America

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Prachi Priya

CDO
Team One

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Greg Townsend

SVP and CDAO
AltaMed Health Services

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Purvi Savera

SVP, Data Governance Officer
Banc of California

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Ron Daugherty

President and CEO
Daugherty Business Solutions

CO-CHAIR

Tom Henry

Chief Data and Deputy CIO
Schnuck Markets, Inc.

CO-CHAIR

Abigail Doolittle

EVP, Chief Marketing Analytics Officer
M&T Bank

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Andy Sweet

Sr. Director, North American Advisory
Avanade

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Christopher Lehmuth

Partner - Data Strategy and Intelligence
Turnberry Solutions

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Naveen Singla

Global Managing Director
Accenture

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Rick Hall

CIO - North America
Royal Canin

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Charles Apigian

Executive Director of the Belmont Data Collaborative
Belmont University

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Elise Cambournac

President & CEO
Greater Nashville Technology Council

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Ido Biger

EVP, Chief Technology & Data Officer
Delek US Holdings, Inc.

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Jason Duke

CDO
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Joe Melvin

Data Officer
Nissan Americas

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Tom Baldwin

Global VP - Strategy
Mars

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Devshree Golecha

Adjunct Professor of Data Science
Southern New Hampshire University

CHAIR

Patrick Issa-Abbas

Head - Retail Banking
Data & Analytics
USAA

VICE-CHAIR

Deep Sogani

VP and Chief of Enterprise Data
Virgin Pulse

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Dilip Sarangdevot

SVP - Data and Analytics | CDO
The SSI Group, LLC

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Jenna Zhou

Chief Information Architect
Dell Technologies

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Aida Tahiri

Former Senior Finance, Data, Analytics and Transformation Executive

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Della Shea

Executive Director
isCDO

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Rex Davis

CDO
Royal Bank of Canada

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Alex Tait

U.S. CDAO, Enterprise Data & Analytics
Bank of Montreal

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Anu Oladele

VP, Data Engineering
Flexiti

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Owen Tak

Manager, Business Intelligence & Data Management
BMW Group Financial Services Canada

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Robert Lutton

Vice President
Sandhill Consultants

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Adita Karkera

CDO - Government & Public Services
Deloitte

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Ben Joseph

CDO
USPS

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Brian Erickson

Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO)
United States Coast Guard

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Elizabeth Puchek

CDO
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Justin Marsico

Assistant Commissioner and CDO
U.S. Federal Government Agency

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Mike Horton

VP of National Security
ASRC Federal

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Dave Everett

VP of Engineering and Product Development
Daniel Defense

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Doug Barton

Director
University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium

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Gokula Mishra

VP, Data Science

Direct Supply

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Karan Dhawal

Enterprise Data & Transformation Strategy Leader
ZS

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Kathy Henrich

CEO
MKE Tech Hub Coalition

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Maribeth Achterberg

CIO/CTO
The Boldt Company

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Sidd Kuckreja

SVP, Chief Technology Officer
TruStage

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Talal Butt

Global VP – Enterprise Transformation & Architecture
Rockwell Automation

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Ido Biger

EVP, Chief Technology and Data Officer
Delek US Holdings, Inc.

CHAIR

Einat Shimoni

EVP & Senior Analyst for MarTech, CX & Analytics
STKI

CITIES

Atlanta

Ioana Mazare

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Tej Savant

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Balaram Krishna Tidhi

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Karthikeyan Ramasamy

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Boston

Raj Nimmagadda

CO-CHAIR

Krishna Valluru

CO-CHAIR

Kishore Aradhya

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Jane Urban

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Randy Bean

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Savio Rodrigues

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Cincinnati

Dan Whitacre

CINCINNATI CDO FORUM CHAIR

Brett Starr

CINCINNATI CDO FORUM CO-CHAIR

Bharath Prabhakaran

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Blair Davis

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Brian Minick

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Donnie Slavens

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Jacob Lorz

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Jim Fitzgerald

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Jude Schramm

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Kirk Ball

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Mark Boyed

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Mark Johnson

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Matt Hough

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Matt King

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Steve Wanamaker

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Todd James

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Wesley Rhodes

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Columbus

Ursula Cottone

COLUMBUS CDO FORUM CHAIR

Angelo Mazzocco

Ben Blanquera

Adam Frumkin

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Anupam Srivastava

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Bart Murphy

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Brian Shea

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Bryan Holmes

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Chris Crites

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Dan Whitacre

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Jasmine de Gaia

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Jasmine Ramaradjou