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Chicago’s top AI and data leaders are coming together for a day of strategy, innovation, and enterprise transformation at the Chicago AI Enterprise Forum on June 22. Join senior executives shaping the future of AI adoption, governance, data strategy, and business impact across the enterprise ecosystem. We’re also excited to spotlight our incredible Co-Chairs helping lead the conversation: • Patrick Chew, MBA, AIT Worldwide Logistics • Ivana Donevska, BMO • Sabrykrishnan Loganathan, Peloton Interactive Expect high-level discussions, meaningful networking, and actionable insights from leaders driving AI at scale across today’s most influential organizations. 📍 Chicago AI Enterprise Forum 🗓 June 22 ⏰ 8 AM – 5 PM EST Register today: https://lnkd.in/eS4gEBgB #AI #EnterpriseAI #DataLeadership #ChiefDataOfficer #GenerativeAI #DataStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #ChicagoTech #CDOMagazine #Leadership #MachineLearning #DataAndAnalytics

Most AI governance programs distribute responsibility. Very few assign true accountability. In this new article, Rehan Kausar, Chief AI Officer at AI Advantages, argues that committees coordinate AI governance — they do not own it. He breaks down why regulated enterprises fail governance examinations when no single, named individual is accountable for an AI system across its lifecycle, from approval to decommissioning. Key insights include: • Why “responsibility” is not the same as accountability • The governance gaps exposed during regulatory examinations • How AI governance roles should shift across the AI lifecycle • Why executive authority matters more than governance councils • The “named owner test” every enterprise should apply today A sharp and highly practical read for CAIOs, CDOs, CROs, risk leaders, and enterprise AI governance teams navigating regulated AI at scale. ➡️ Read now: https://hubs.ly/Q04jltYY0

Ahold Delhaize USA Welcomes Vipin Gopal as SVP, Chief Data and AI Officer 🔗Read more about it here: https://hubs.ly/Q04jlHHL0

Most organizations believe they control their data. 🚩 Until they need to migrate platforms. 🚩 Until AI vendors change policies. 🚩 Until jurisdiction, dependency, or operational disruptions expose how little autonomy they actually have. In this article, Bergson Lopes Rêgo, VP of the DAMA Brazil chapter, argues that data sovereignty is no longer just a compliance or infrastructure discussion. It is becoming a strategic business issue tied directly to autonomy, vendor dependency, reversibility, and long-term enterprise resilience. A timely read for CDOs, CIOs, CDAIOs, and executive leaders navigating AI-era data strategy. ➡️ Read now: https://hubs.ly/Q04jdswp0

AI is exposing a major flaw in how many organizations approach data governance. In this new article, Jenna Zhou, Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies, explains why traditional data governance maturity models often create the *appearance* of progress while masking operational risk, slowing AI readiness, and weakening governance credibility. Key themes: • Why perception-based scoring misrepresents real governance capability • How maturity models can delay action and create false executive confidence • Why governance must shift from static frameworks to measurable operational outcomes • The growing gap between “governance maturity” and actual AI readiness A timely perspective for CDOs, CAIOs, and enterprise data leaders navigating governance at AI scale. ➡️ Read: https://hubs.ly/Q04jcsY80

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AI governance cannot succeed without strong data governance. Robin Gordon, Chief Data Officer at Hippo Insurance, explains why many organizations remain stuck in AI pilots despite investing heavily in governance frameworks, catalogs, and policies. 🔎 Key insight: AI systems do not consume governance documents. They consume data. And if that data lacks context, consistency, lineage, and business meaning, AI simply scales ambiguity. Robin explores: • Why traditional governance creates the illusion of AI readiness • How poor governance limits advanced AI interoperability • Why semantic metadata and context must become engineering priorities • What organizations need to change to operationalize trustworthy AI at scale Read the full article: https://hubs.ly/Q04jb3Yf0

Andres Vives, Visa CDO, Joins CDO Magazine Global Board 🔗Read the announcement here: https://hubs.ly/Q04j9bW40

AI transformation is no longer just about tools. It’s about workforce fluency, measurable impact, and business adoption. Jeff Goldman, VP, Enterprise Data Science at Procter & Gamble, discusses building AI fluency at scale, prioritizing AI initiatives, and measuring enterprise impact. Key insights include: • Why P&G invested in AI upskilling long before generative AI • How ChatPG, ImagePG, AskPG, and InsightsPG support enterprise adoption • Why measurement is one of the biggest barriers to scaling AI • What P&G learned from a 750-person AI collaboration experiment with Harvard Business School • Why teams working with AI produced the strongest ideas In conversation with Donna Medeiros of Data Society Group. ➡️ Read the interview now: https://hubs.ly/Q04j99z20

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