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  • 08:00

    Registration & Coffee in the Exhibition Area

  • 08:50
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    Chair’s Opening Remarks

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  • 08:55

    Speed Networking – Making new connections at CDAO Benelux!

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    During this 5-minute networking session, the aim of the game is to go and meet two people you don't already know.  

  • 09:00
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    Opening Keynote: AI & Data Strategy: Vision, Value, and Verve in High-Stakes Environments

    Dr. Irina Mirkina - Chief AI Scientist - Fugro

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    AI is revolutionizing critical industries—from infrastructure to energy—where stakes are high and responsible innovation is essential. In this keynote, we’ll explore how to build a bold yet ethical AI and data strategy that delivers real business impact, especially in complex, regulated environments. Learn how to align your data foundations with AI goals, foster diverse innovation, and embed trust at the core of your roadmap. 

    Key Takeaways: 

    • 4 steps to design an integrated AI roadmap—prioritizing value, identifying key resources, and removing adoption barriers. 
    • 3 approaches to foster ethical, explainable AI development using clean and well-governed data. 
    • 2 principles to assess and maximize the real-world impact of AI using data-driven metrics. 
  • 9:30
    Panel Discussion

    Integrating Data, AI & Digital to Accelerate Business Value

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    • Converging tech, data, and transformation agendas 
    • Cross-functional KPIs: data and digital alignment in action 
    • Driving embedded intelligence across customer and operational journeys 
    • Creating data agility in highly regulated industries 
    • From strategy to execution: enabling scalable digital ecosystems 


  • 10:00
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    Presentation: From MLOps to LLMOps: Industrialising AI Across the Lifecycle

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    • What are the key challenges in adapting MLOps for GenAI? 
    • Ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and governance for LLMs 
    • Managing model deployment, versioning, and continuous learning 
    • Structuring data and feature stores across domains 
    • Automation strategies to reduce handoffs between data and DevOps 
    • Case examples: GenAI pipeline architecture in production 
  • 10:30

    Mid-Morning Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Area

  • TRACK A: Applied AI & Technology Frontiers

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  • 10:50
    Panel Discussion

    Discussion Group: Modernizing Data Infrastructure for Scalable, Trusted Analytics

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    Join this peer-led group to discuss the critical elements of building future-ready, reliable, and flexible data infrastructure.  

    • Building the backbone for real-time, reliable, and cost-efficient data operations 
    • Architecting for low-latency, high-throughput analytics pipelines 
    • Ensuring data quality, governance, and lineage in multi-source environments 
    • Migrating from monolithic to modular, cloud-optimized data platforms 
    • Managing hybrid/multi-cloud data storage while controlling cost and compliance 
    • Leveraging streaming data where it matters: operational analytics & ML enablement 
  • 11:35
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    Roundtable: The Role of Data Mesh in Enabling Scalable, Cross-Functional Innovation

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    Explore how enterprises are transitioning to domain-driven, decentralized data architecture models while maintaining alignment and governance. 

    • Implementing domain-oriented ownership of data products 
    • Overcoming cultural barriers in adopting a federated model 
    • Aligning data mesh with legacy systems and cloud migrations 
    • Setting standards for interoperability and discoverability 
    • Lessons from pilot programs: metrics, adoption, and resistance 

     

  • TRACK B: Business Impact & Leadership

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  • 10:50
    Panel Discussion

    Discussion Group: AI/GenAI Use Cases in Ecommerce

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    Retail and consumer leaders will explore how they’re applying AI and GenAI to optimize customer experience, supply chains, and marketing. 

    • Creating personalized shopping experiences at scale 
    • Predicting demand and optimizing supply chains in real time 
    • Chatbots, virtual assistants, and AI-enhanced customer service 
    • Leveraging GenAI for marketing content and campaign strategy 
    • Ethical and privacy-conscious personalization in Nordic markets 
  • 11:35
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    Roundtable: Driving Business Agility with Data-Driven Decision-Making

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    This session explores how organizations are empowering business units to make informed, agile decisions by embedding data across all workflows. 

    • Aligning data with shifting business priorities in uncertain times 
    • Creating fast feedback loops between insight and action 
    • Making data accessible to decision-makers beyond the data team 
    • Enabling line-of-business leaders with guided analytics 
    • Identifying and scaling “quick-win” use cases 
  • 12:10

    Lunch & Networking in the Exhibition Area

  • 13:10
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    Presentation: Talent & Capability – Shaping the Future Data Workforce in Benelux

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    • Bridging the data skill gap in a hybrid AI world 
    • Reskilling and upskilling beyond data science 
    • New leadership archetypes: from translators to data product managers 
    • Building diverse teams that think beyond the model 
    • Collaborating with universities and government 
  • 13:40
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    Expert Ask Me Anything: Industrial AI & Predictive Maintenance – From Pilots to Scale

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    Ask a leading practitioner how AI is reshaping industrial operations, from uptime optimization to smart manufacturing. 

    • How are Benelux manufacturers scaling predictive maintenance? 
    • Using IoT and machine data to detect anomalies and optimize yield 
    • From proof-of-concept to embedded intelligence 
    • The role of edge AI in latency-sensitive environments 
    • GenAI and digital twins: real or hype? 
  • 14:10
    Fireside Chat

    Fireside Chat: Data Leadership in a Post-GenAI Landscape – Rethinking Roles, Skills & Value

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    A frank conversation about how GenAI is reshaping team structures, leadership responsibilities, and data strategy across industries. 

    • What’s the evolving role of the CDAO? 
    • Redefining data literacy in the age of GenAI 
    • Balancing innovation with control and governance 
    • Managing cross-functional data teams: what’s changed? 
    • How to lead through uncertainty and fast-moving change 

     

    Oliver Maugain, Data Governance & Activation Manager – IKEA 

  • 14:40

    NETWORKING IN THE EXHIBITION AREA

  • 15:10
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    Presentation: From Reactive to Proactive – Enabling Data-Driven Decisioning in Real Time

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    • What infrastructure is needed to support real-time insight delivery? 
    • Applying streaming analytics in logistics, finance, and operations 
    • Use cases for operational dashboards vs. strategic BI 
    • How to create fast, trusted feedback loops in business processes 
    • Architecting for performance: latency, cost, and data volume
  • 15:40
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    How Pharma is Accelerating R&D and Personalization Through AI

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    • How is GenAI improving clinical trial design and protocol development?
    • Integrating patient data, biomarkers, and EHRs for personalization 
    • Use of LLMs in literature review and drug discovery 
    • Managing regulatory scrutiny in AI-driven R&D 
    • Accelerating innovation while safeguarding patient privacy 

     

  • 16:10
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    Closing Roundtable: GenAI, Data Ownership & the New Enterprise Power Dynamic

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    Description: 
    As GenAI becomes embedded across organizations, it’s redefining how data is owned, accessed, and acted upon. This roundtable brings together data and AI leaders from across sectors to discuss how to balance innovation with accountability, ensure ethical ownership of insights, and futureproof governance structures. 

    Discussion Points: 

    • Who owns the value created by GenAI? Business, tech, or the customer? 
    • How is GenAI shifting the role of the CDO, CIO, and business leaders? 
    • Empowering product and domain teams to responsibly use LLMs 
    • The rise of internal data marketplaces — trend or transformation? 
    • How to avoid decentralisation chaos: platform strategy, trust, and standards 

     

    Participants: 
    Oliver Maugain, Data Governance & Activation Manager – IKEA 

  • 16:50

    Chair’s Closing Remarks

  • 17:00

    Networking drinks and Prize Draw

  • 18:00

    END OF THE CONFERENCE