S4 | Ep 32 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Transforming A Data Culture with Admiral Group, AXA, Heineken and Lloyds Banking Group

In Episode 32, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom hosts a panel discussion alongside;

• Hannah Davies, Head of Data Culture & Excellence at Admiral Group
• Josh Cunningham, Group Head of Data Culture at Lloyds Banking Group
• Cali Wood, Head of Data Strategy and Culture at AXA
• Sandra Oudshoff (who was the Global Analytics Engagement Lead at Heineken at the time of recording)

Where they discuss how Data Culture teams are transforming organisations in 2024, which includes;

• Why Data Culture is more than just training
• The relationship between being 'data-driven' and failure
• The importance of people and trust to improve competency and capability
• Why it’s important to break the notion of culture down by target audience
• Why data culture is everyone’s job
• The importance of having dedicated roles to drive data cultural initiatives
• Why culture is important to make better decisions that drive business value
• The different types of data culture initiatives that these organisations are delivering
• Battling against ‘the taught’ fear of data
• Differences in upskilling when catering for D&A colleagues and business stakeholders
• The importance of upskilling the executive team
• Using different mediums and methods of communication to highlight the value being realised
• Measuring how good your data culture is and the value of your culture initiatives
• The impact that data culture has on the value generated
• The importance of tracking and measuring engagement
• Understanding your data maturity and having a maturity roadmap
• The relationship between culture and value
• Tailoring culture initiatives to different personas
• The relationship between self-service and data culture
• The major roadblocks/challenges you may face
• The  impact that GenAI will have on data culture/literacy initiatives
• Key advice for any organisation that is just about to embark upon its Data Cultura journey
• Making these initiatives mandatory or optional
• Making data sexy and fun

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