Hub & Spoken: Data | Analytics | Chief Data Officer | CDO | Data Strategy

In this episode of the Hub & Spoken special series, we've curated previous discussions with some great leaders in this space. They demonstrate that you can create a strategic asset out of your data; take focused, deliberate, and iterative steps to make data accurate, available, accessible and actionable.

A data strategy is a framework that allows you to deliver business value through the application of data and analytics. It’s a vital asset to support buy-in, get approval & create a data-guided organisation. In this episode of the Hub&Spoken special series, we explore the role of the data strategy, the important ingredients, the need to focus on outcomes - and how the strategy needs to evolve and adjust with your organisation.

In this episode, host Jason Foster hands over the hosting duties to Pete Williams and takes the hot seat himself. They reflect on how the industry, the chief data officer role, and appetite in business have changed and what's stayed the same since they first got together in episode 1. They also look ahead and explore where we are heading.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks to Óli Páll Geirsson, Chief Data Officer at The City of Reykjavik, Iceland, about the value of being data-driven in making decisions in order to result in a positively impactful experience for the people. Oli shares his experience as CDO, the agenda they have in Reykjavik, and insights on how the council and the decision-makers assess their decisions for the residents of Reykjavik.

In this episode, Jason talks with Scott Harrison, the VP chief data officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System based in Dallas, Texas. They talk about how data is used to deliver the best healthcare service in the United States and explore how to build a mission-driven team, the future of virtual care and how data science helps provide for the community's needs.

In this episode, Jason Foster talks with Anthony Roscoe, the Director of Enterprise Data Governance at Highmark Health, about how data governance is seen through the lens of healthcare in a proactive and enabling way. Anthony talks about his background and experience in the healthcare field, the focus of Highmark Health, how data play a part in the healthcare system, and what's more important in terms of managing and governing data in a positive way to drive benefit

In this episode host, Jason Foster talks to Max Métral, Senior Analytics Manager at Formula 1. They talk about how Formula 1 operates their data, dial up the use of insights to deliver value, the difference between being data-informed and data-driven - and which one is better to use in decision making. Max also shares insights on his role, where the sports industry is in terms of its use of data, and how Formula 1 sets up a team that delivers.

In this episode, Jason talks to Natalia Lyarskaya, Chief Data Officer at ZestMoney, and one of the DataIQ top 100 most influential people in data. Their conversation focuses on building data science teams, how data is measured, and how to apply a business and product outcome-focused approach to it. Natalia also shares her role and experience as a Chief Data Officer, her set of principles in building out a data science team and the cultural challenges in different markets.

In this episode host, Jason Foster talks about the metaverse: what it means, its characteristics, where it has come from, and where it can go in the future. Metaverse has been a hot topic in the digital world for how it transforms the way we connect - that can either be beneficial or disruptive to businesses. Jason shares his view on how to support a bright future for the metaverse where digital and physical interact, rather than fully immersive digital that takes away any real social interaction.

In this episode, Jason talks to Giuseppe Sollazzo, Deputy Director and Head of AI Skunkworks and Deployment at NHSX. They discuss how data and predictive analytics have changed the world of healthcare for the better, and why it is so important to always keep innovating in the field of data. Giuseppe shares his background, how he began working in data, how data in the medical field has evolved and how the work of NHSx fits into NHS’ overall data strategy.