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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳? That question is becoming very real for enterprise leaders. At our latest CDO Magazine Executive Boardroom Dinner in San Francisco, data, AI and technology leaders came together for a candid conversation about what happens as agentic AI moves from experimentation into the workflows that actually run organizations. The discussion moved from workflow automation and orchestration to some of the harder questions that emerge as AI systems gain more autonomy: → How do you decide what should remain human-led and what can be delegated to AI agents? → What does trust really require when AI is taking action, not simply generating an answer? → How do organizations keep agentic initiatives aligned with business priorities as both the technology and those priorities change? One idea from the evening captured just how foundational the work ahead may be. @Shadaab Kanwal put it simply: “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.” Before organizations can automate work intelligently, they first have to understand how that work actually happens. And the conversation around trust went well beyond accuracy. @Ozlem Peskoy Bishop challenged the room to think about intentionality, usefulness, meaning and bias, as well as the pathways being created, or potentially closed, as AI becomes embedded in more decisions. That is exactly why these conversations matter. There is no single playbook for agentic AI yet. Bringing leaders from different organizations and industries together gives the community a chance to compare what they are seeing, challenge assumptions and learn from one another while the playbook is still being written. Thank you to the data, AI and technology leaders who joined us in San Francisco: Debarag Banerjee, L&T Finance Nadeem C., Bungalow Brian Dempsey, Robert Half Patrick E., OVAL Ankit Goyal Brijesh Kalidindi, Stellarus SHADAAB KANWAL, MBA.MISM., Yale University Jayant Kolhe, Stripe Josué Martínez, University of California Bhavani Palukuri, Patelco Credit Union Ozlem Peksoy Bishop, Renaissance Park Corporation Jayanthi Pillutla, Stitch Fix Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, Grounded Health Jean-Paul Saliou, Augura Lauren Stoller, Brigit Sachin Vaidya, Heritage Bank of Commerce Guan Wang, Diversis Capital Lilly Zoltak, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management A special thank you to our partners at Google Cloud and the team who joined the conversation: Chris Bocchicchio, Google Marina Brassington, Google Joel French, Google Akshat Mathur, Google Cat Spurrell, Google Taige Eoff, Google Cloud 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: https://lnkd.in/gb6GdBTn #CDOMagazine #AgenticAI #AILeadership #DataLeadership #EnterpriseAI #ArtificialIntelligence

Accurate data isn't always current enough for AI. As AI systems move beyond summarizing information to recommending or triggering actions, CDOs need to consider not only whether data is correct, but whether it is still safe to use for the decision at hand. In this contributed article for CDO Magazine, Hemang Upadhyay explores how data leaders can set freshness requirements based on business risk, establish controls for stale data, and use recurring freshness issues to help guide investment. 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/er52B928 #DataGovernance #DataManagement #DataLeadership

Osaic Appoints Dr. Sayee Bellamkonda Chief AI & Technology Officer. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eqCwS8pt

🚨 20 DAYS TO GO! 🚨 Save Your Seat: https://lnkd.in/enZNvn_c 👉 NYC is getting BIGGER — and the countdown is on. On October 20, 2026, data, technology, and business leaders will come together for the first-ever CDO Magazine NYC Leadership Summit. Expect: 🔹 BIGGER Conversations 🔹 BIGGER Insights 🔹 BIGGER Outcomes If NYC is part of your leadership, data, or technology community, don’t wait to register. Seats are filling as we get closer to October 20. 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/enZNvn_c 📅 October 20, 2026 📍 New York City 20 days. One BIGGER conversation. See you in NYC. #CDOMagazine #NYCLeadershipSummit #DataLeadership #ChiefDataOfficer #DataLeaders #TechnologyLeadership #NYC #LeadershipSummit #CDOCommunity

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. In CDO Magazine’s new Trend Report, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 + 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜: 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲, research among 118 respondents found: 𝟲𝟱.𝟯% are already in early production or beyond. 𝟲𝟰.𝟰% report hitting a “transition wall.” And among organizations at production-plus maturity, 𝟴𝟰.𝟰% report at least one of the surveyed control gaps. So what separates experimentation from enterprise-ready AI? That’s a question the leaders featured in this report are working through firsthand. A special thank you to the executives who contributed their expertise and perspectives to this report: Karthikeyan Ilangovan, VP of Data, Analytics & AI/ML, MODE Global Justin H., Executive Advisor and Experienced Chief Data Officer Murali K., Head of Data & AI, Box Tiffany Perkins-Munn, Ph.D., Author, Data (De)coded Moataz M., SVP, Enterprise Data Management, First Citizens Bank Dhivya Nagasubramanian, VP of AI Transformation and Innovation Their contributions tackle some of the questions data and AI leaders are facing as they move these technologies into production: How do you operationalize GenAI beyond the pilot? Who owns the context layer? What changes in governance as AI moves from assistance to execution? What does “human-in-the-loop” oversight actually require? And how do you manage identity, access, and risk when the actor isn’t human? In addition to their thought leadership, we’d also like to thank Tuhin Chattopadhyay, Ph.D. Chattopadhyay for his analysis of the research findings and CDO Magazine Managing Director Anthony Losanno for his introduction to the report. We’re grateful to Turgon AI, the sponsor of this Trend Report, for supporting this important conversation and helping us bring original research and executive perspectives to the data and AI community. If you’re responsible for taking Generative or Agentic AI from experimentation to enterprise scale, this report is for you. 🔗 Download the full report → https://lnkd.in/gxjqy6Qz And we’d like to hear from you: What has been the biggest barrier to moving AI from pilot to production in your organization? #AgenticAI #GenerativeAI #AILeadership #DataLeadership #CDOMagazine

Accurate data isn't always trustworthy data. As AI systems draw from third-party sources, synthetic data, model-generated content, and increasingly complex transformations, CDOs need to know more than whether data is accurate. They need to know where it came from, how it changed, and whether it is appropriate for the decisions it supports. In this CDO Magazine article, Gopichand Mannava, explores why data provenance is becoming an important control for AI governance and outlines practical steps for managing it across the data lifecycle. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/euhrMX46 #DataGovernance #DataProvenance #ArtificialIntelligence #CDO

For the first time this year, agencies are required to submit data maturity assessments to the Texas Department of Information Resources. What will those results mean for AI readiness? In the concluding installment of our two-part series, Neil Cooke, Chief Data Officer for the Texas Department of Information Resources, continues the conversation with Adita Karkera, Ph.D., Chief Data Officer, Government and Public at Deloitte, on preparing state data and workforces for AI. Where statewide data strategy turns into practical execution: 🔹 How data maturity assessments decide where state agencies get support first  🔹 Why AI readiness and data readiness reinforce each other in government  🔹 Where role-based data literacy fits into the daily workflow of state staff 🔗 Watch the concluding interview here: https://lnkd.in/ezDNEzTx Catch up on Part 1: https://lnkd.in/etSzs-ww #AIReadiness #DataGovernance #GovTech

5 trends shaping the future of Data & AI in 2026. From Data & AI strategy and value to generative AI, responsible AI, data architecture, and leadership, these are the conversations shaping the next chapter for technology leaders. And we’re bringing those conversations to NYC on October 20 at the CDO Magazine NYC Leadership Summit. The agenda is taking shape. The speakers and co-chairs are joining the conversation. Now it’s time to make sure you’re in the room. 📍 NYC 📅 October 20, 2026 Join the discussion and register: https://lnkd.in/eFZNQ5GE #CDOMagazine #NYCLeadershipSummit #DataLeadership #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataAnalytics #DataStrategy #CDAO

Now available on demand! 🎥 As AI ambitions grow, data leaders face a critical question: How do you turn investments in data infrastructure, governance, and AI readiness into measurable business impact? In this CDO Magazine webinar, Andrew Reiskind, Chief Data Officer at Mastercard, and Olimpia Nitti, Chief Data & AI Officer at Procter & Gamble, join moderator Chris Pierpan, Senior Director, Communities of Practice at Salesforce, to explore how leading organizations are: → Connecting data investments to business priorities → Demonstrating the ROI of data and AI initiatives → Building trusted, AI-ready data foundations → Using governance to enable responsible AI at scale → Preparing their organizations for what comes next Watch the full conversation on demand and hear how data leaders are translating infrastructure into business value. 🔗 Watch Here: https://lnkd.in/eVusdjcT #DataLeadership #ArtificialIntelligence #DataStrategy #DataGovernance

💡Data and AI are reshaping the future of higher education. 🚀 From student success and enrollment management to research administration, leaders across academia are driving meaningful change through data-driven innovation. CDO Magazine is now accepting nominations for the inaugural 🏆 Top 30 Higher Education Data & AI Influencers 2026! Do you know a CDO, CDAO, CAIO, CIO, or senior leader transforming higher education with data and AI? Nominate them today! 🔗 Learn More/Nominate: https://lnkd.in/dMaXx_X8 #HigherEd #DataLeadership #AIinEducation #Top30Influencers