About the Speakers
Kurt Zimmer is the Head of Data Engineering for Data Enablement at AstraZeneca. His Data Enablement team is tasked with creating an enabling framework & capability to support foundational data with backbone technology & functions in support of AstraZeneca's move to better address its massive data assets. His team also supports frontline execution teams & business units with new, innovative approaches to large-scale, automated data delivery & governance.
Jim Tyo is the Chief Data Officer at Invesco. He has more than 25 years of risk management, data analytics & executive management experience. At various points in his career, he has been a CDO at financial institutions such as Nationwide, BB&T & USAA. His team's goal is to provide trusted data services for business optimization, owning & delivering on the data & analytics strategy by enabling alignment of needs, skills & governance across the lifecycle of solutions through improved data accessibility & analytic capabilities.
Ryan Chapin is the Founder & President of Trusted Consulting, LLC. He has more than 25 years of aerospace engineering, data analytics & executive management experience. As Executive Manager of Digital Services Solutions at GE Aviation, he led a team focused on linking data science, physics, & the Internet of Things (IOT) to drive services productivity. They were able to deliver ~$3B in services & labor productivity through innovations like Digital Twin creation, shop cost & time on wing analytics, & launch of customer analytics centers in Dubai & Shanghai.
Chris Bergh is the Co-Founder, CEO & Head Chef of DataKitchen, a DataOps software & services startup. He has more than 30 years of research, software engineering, data analytics & executive management experience. At various points in his career, he has been a COO, CTO, VP & Director of Engineering. Chris is a recognized expert on DataOps. He is the co-author of The DataOps Cookbook & The DataOps Manifesto & a speaker on DataOps at many industry conferences. You can follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisBergh.