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21st Nov 2023

S4 | Ep 3 | The Future of the Board; The Future of the CDO with Sanjeevan Bala, Group Chief Data & AI Officer at ITV

In Episode 3, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Sanjeevan Bala, Group Chief Data & AI Officer at ITV, where they discuss the future of the Board and ExcCo, and the role the CDO plays in the future, which includes;

  • Why data drives an offensive growth strategy at ITV
  • The importance of having a value-driven strategy
  • The importance of the PLC board and ExCo on signposting the strategic importance of data
  • Making data a strategic business initiative and not a technical one
  • The future possibilities for CDO's on their next career move
  • Why the CDO is less about the task and more about building relationships
  • Why the technicalities are the easiest part of the D&A equation to crack
  • The role of data in board advisory
  • If reporting lines/structures have an impact on success
  • Why insight isn’t the problem, unlocking the last mile is
  • Being an offensive, value-driven function versus being an enabling function
  • Why being an enabler means you’re a cost centre
  • Why the D&A voice is often missing from ExCo
  • The role of diversity in the boardroom and the relationship with how D&A is viewed
  • Why many boards are asleep at the wheel and are not fit for purpose for the future
  • The difference between “value potential” versus “value capture”
  • How “value-driven” versus “data-driven” can be measured
  • The benefit of bringing in outside thinking and perspective to build next-generation capability  
  • Why technical skills alone won’t help you win
  • How to get onto a board without board experience
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Driven by Data: The Podcast
Designed for Data Enthusiasts to hear from the Data & Analytics industry's thought leaders
Orbition Group is delighted to bring you this podcast series, which is designed for Data Enthusiasts, to hear from some of the most high-profile Data, Analytics and AI thought leaders from around the globe.

Each episode will detail the guests journey to the top while bringing unique insights, drawn from first-hand experience on the industry’s most trending topics.

This podcast was created as a way for our industry's most respected leadership figures from across the world to give back to the Data & Analytics community, by sharing; knowledge, experiences and ideas, to inspire, innovate and provide real-life use cases on the industries most pressing topics/challenges.

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Kyle Winterbottom

Founder of Orbition Group, a Search and Talent Solutions business that operates exclusively within the world of Data, Analytics & AI.

I am hugely passionate about enabling organisations to drive decisions and obtain value from the use of Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence.

As such, I believe it is imperative that as a community, we share; knowledge, ideas, real-life use cases and inspiration to collectively give back to our industry.

Given my fortunate position of speaking with hundreds, if not thousands of leadership figures within the global Data & Analytics community each year , I feel it is my duty to share the successes, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Therefore, I have positioned Orbition Group to be a facilitator of that knowledge sharing, through these podcasts, events we host and public speaking.