Wednesday, December 11, 2024
02:50 PM - 03:30 PM
All Levels
Dora Boussias is an award-winning executive and thought leader in data, AI, and leadership, with nearly 30 years of experience at top companies like GE, Stryker, and Prudential. Known for her deep domain expertise and authentic leadership, she excels at driving business-value innovation and scalable solutions on a global scale. As a trusted advisor, keynote speaker, and coach, Dora expertly guides leaders and organizations in crafting and executing tailored data and AI strategies. She is particularly passionate about empowering mid-career professionals – especially women – in data & tech to 'be the captain of their ship™,' helping them steer their strategic growth and career success to their fullest potential with unwavering confidence. Her extensive cross-vertical experience and contributions have earned her several prestigious industry awards. Dora’s engaging keynotes resonate with audiences of all sizes.
Becky Lyons, PhD, is a Principal Consultant at First San Francisco Partners. Her work focuses primarily on navigating the organizational and cultural issues around enterprise data management. She leads teams of all sizes to implement and manage systematic and sustainable data management strategies that create value through data. With an eye toward organizational improvement, she engages and empowers leaders to reach better decisions faster with trusted data. Her work is informed by a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Institutional Analysis from North Dakota State University, her thought leadership in Organizational Change Management, and a passion for helping individuals succeed. Becky is a thought leader in the area of data governance and organizational change management, regularly speaking at conferences and writing for industry publications and the FSFP blog.
Efrain Rodriguez is a of Director of Business Intelligence and Metrics,and a former participant of the Senior Technical Development Program (STDP) and a former Directorate Data Steward at the US. Department of Defense (DoD). Efrain’s area of research is focused on augmenting data management/data governance methodologies to streamline the integration of data and AI. As a Data Steward, Efrain led various cross-directorate functional teams and still participates in several data governance working group efforts geared toward improving data governance and data sharing standardization across DoD and the Intelligence Community (IC). Efrain has over 20 years of experience working in Tactical/Technical Signal Intelligence (SIGINT), Applied Research and Development, Cyber Policy/Cyber Tactical Strategic Operations, and Missile/Radar System Design and Development. Efrain has previously led tactical and strategic Cyber Mission Operations support for DoD, providing DoD customers with technical capabilities and expertise in cloud analytics, and systems/software engineering to support rapid prototype development organizations.