Driven by Data: The Mentorship
Developing Future Leaders
This free programme, with over 150+ partnerships, is designed to develop, upskill and progress the next generation of leaders in the data analytics industry; by providing access to the Orbition Group community’s elite mentors made up of high-profile and respected thought leaders in the global data and analytics space, including business leaders, published authors, and keynote speakers.
Participants will be given the opportunity to access, connect, and engage with influential individuals who would normally be out of reach.
Meet our Mentors
Dan Kellett
Chief Data Officer, Capital One
Gabriela Filip
Chief Data & Analytics officer, Knab Bank
Prachi Priya
Chief Data Officer, Team One
Tom Spencer
Director of Customer Data Science, Aviva
Gareth Powell
Group Data Officer, Irwin Mitchell
Anthony Spence
Head of MI Centre of Excellence, Boots
“It’s often easy to lose track of all the ways many, many people have helped me in my career. Being a mentor has been a great way to give back to the amazing data community. I have also been able to learn a huge amount by mentoring someone from a different industry (& geography), giving me a broader understanding. I would recommend the programme to any data professional.” Dan Kellet, Chief Data Officer, Capital One
Harleen Thethy
VP, Digital Analytics & Marketing, Barclays
Ines Ashton
Director of Advanced Analytics, Mars
Vipul Parmar
Global Head of Data Management, WPP
Sheetal Patole
Chief Information Officer, Barclays
John Thompson
Global Head, Artificial Intelligence, EY
Kudzayi Chakahwata
Global Data, Audiences & Technology Solutions Director, Publicis Groupe
Evie Dineva
Head of Data Engineering & Data Science, Gymshark
Dave Holland
Director of Data Strategy, SMBC Group EMEA
Dee Samra
Director of Data Excellence, Liberty Global
Atul Sehgal
Director of Data Science, Swire Coca-Cola
Michael Green
Head of Data & Analytics, JD Sports Fashion plc
Pete Williams
Director of Data, Penguin Random House UK
James Scott
Managing Director, PROOF insight, C&C Group
Andy Isaacs
Director of Data & Analytics, UKTV Media Ltd
Nick Creagh
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, University of East London
Tia Cheang
Director of IT Data and Information Services, Gallagher
Rachel Purchase
Head of Data Product, Insights & Data Science, Admiral Group
McKinley Hyden
Director of Analytics Business Impact, The Financial Times
Agustina Hernandez
Director of Data, CDO, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Graeme McDermott
Chief Data Officer, Tempcover
Pankaj Arora
Director of Analytics & Decision Science, Saga
Krzysztof Krasnodebski
Analytics Director, Delivery Hero
Veronica Comper
Head of Data & Analytics, Danone
Tim Armstrong
Director of Digital Capability & Data, Nova Entertainment
Andy Mcmahon
Head of MLOps, NatWest Group
Gokhan Ciflikli
Director of Data & AI, Superside
Aubrey HB
Chief Analytics & Automation Officer, 888holdings
Rachel Pillsbury
Chief Data Officer, LeftWise
Will Lowe
Chief Data Officer, Transform
Paul French
Director of Data and Analytics, First Central
Robert Whetsel
Associate Director for Data Architecture, FDA
Dizem Ozalp Sari
Head of Data Services Domain, BNP Paribas
Denholm Hesse
Chief Data Officer, BDO UK LLP
Liz Henderson
Chief Data & Analytic Officer, Capgemini
Vlad Jiman
Director of Data, N Brown Group
Martin Miller
Chief Technology Officer, M-Vision
Ben Steele
Head of Data & Analytics, BMS Group
Charles Evans
Head of Data for Capital Markets, Capco
Kat Holmes
Data Director, Siemens Energy
Gavin Jackson
Head of Performance Analytics, Zepz
Yucel Yuksel
Chief Data Officer, DEHN
Solomon Kahn
Founder & CEO, Delivery Layer
Atul Agarwal
Director of Data & Personalisation, John Lewis Financial Services
Dan Power
Managing Director, Data Governance, Global Markets, State Street
Sally Bashuan
Executive Director - Head of Data Governance, Federated Hermes
Sami Rahman
Head of Data Engineering & Data Platform, Penguin Random House
Bill Schmarzo
Customer Advocate, Data Management Incubation, Dell Technologies
Kulani Likotsi
Head Data Management and Data Governance , Standard Bank
Angelique Augereau
Chief Analytics Officer, Capital One
Ben Day
Data & Analytics Director, Sage Group Ltd.
Shaun Adams
Founder, Principal Consultant, Acta Data Ltd
Emma Dickinson
Head of Data & Insight, Education & Training Foundation
James Blagg
Head of Data, Principality Building Society
Richard Cook
Head of Data & Analytics, Marsh Commercial
Alina Mihaila
Global Head of IT & Data & Analytics, Danone
Martin Stanley
Head of Data & AI Business Partnering, BT Group
Lindsay Pellow
Data & Analytics Director, Network Digital Marketing
Robert Kent
Global Chief data Officer, Hays Recruitment
Zohar Liran
Head of Data Intelligence, Autodesk Construction Cloud
Robert Barbour
Group Data and Insights Director, Travis Perkins Plc
Lynne Bailey
Chief Data Officer, KPMG
Samir Sharma
Chief Executive Officer, Datazuum
Nick Latocha
Global Lead Data & Analytics, Brambles
Daniel Hulme
Chief Executive Officer, Satalia
Crystal Lee
VP, Data & Analytics, Wild Alaskan Company
Meenal Lyer
VP of Data, SurveyMonkey
“I enjoy conversations with thought leaders and also enjoy sharing experiences. Data leaders need grooming if they need to learn how to drive value using data and earning a seat at the table. I was able to figure it out and so use this opportunity to share my experiences as much as possible. I have 2 mentees and we spend about an hour each month. I have told them that we can connect as needed as well and don’t need to necessarily need to wait for a monthly connect. This program has been as enriching and satisfying as I had wanted and thought it to be. My mentees and I have built a strong friendship and we feel comfortable sharing stories. I am glad to be a part of this journey and thank Orbition for the opportunity.” Meenal Iyer, VP of Data, SurveyMonkey
Hannah Davies
Head of Data Academy, Admiral Insurance
Nirali Patel
Group VP Data Strategy, Liberty Global
Rob Lancashire
Senior Consultant, The Oakland Group
Simon Spyer
CEO, Data Driven Marketing, Iris
Mike Holmes
Head of Data Science, Provenir
Calvin Ferns
Head of Data & Analytics, Rapha
Roberto Maranca
Data Excellence VP, Schneider Electric
Maksat Amangeldiyev
Director of Fintech Analytics
Emma Wicks
Head of Editorial Data & Analytics, The Telegraph
Richard Dundas
Head of Analytics Development, Tokio Marine Kiln
Lisa Allen
Director of Data & Services, Open Data Institute
Jordan Morrow
Vice President & Head of Data & Analytics, BrainStorm Inc
Jasmina Lazic
Head of R&D, Bigtincan
James Morgan
Senior Director, Asda
Sarah Tolfey
Head of Data, Zilch
Nino Letteriello
Partner, FIT Academy
Phil Thirlwell
Head of Analytics, FIS
Robert Ogilvie
Head of Data, Aviva
Vijay Rajandram
CDO, Northern Trust Asset Mangement
Brett Markell
Head of Strategic Insight, Farnell Global
Rachael Bland
Director of Data & Insights, Arqiva
Edosa Odaro
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Tawuniya
Asheeka Hyde
Head of Trading Analytics, Dunelm
David Thomas
Chief Data Officer, LSEG
Daniel Piatkowski
Director Data & Analytics, Singtel
Ed Child
Global Head Consumer Data & Digital Analytics, Costa Coffee
Jessica Simons-Boswell
Head of Data, e.surv Chartered Surveyors
Eddie Short
Managing Director, Chief Data and Digital Officer, MidEuropa LLP
Brendon Moodley
Head of Data Engineering, Hastings Direct
Frederique De Letter
Senior Director Business Insights & Analytics, Keller Williams Realty
Lisel Engelbrecht
Executive Head: Data Engineering, Analytics and AI, Standard Bank
Swapnil Wirmalwar
Head of Data & Analytics, Scottish Government
Amritpal Singh Assi
Senior Director, Head of Data Innovation, Haleon
Simon Hayter
Partner & Group Head of Data, Knight Frank
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Adonis Themistokleous
Head of Data Analytics and Strategy, Wundeman Thompson
Alex McGhee
Head of Data and Analytics, Linnaeus
Alexander Angelov
Senior Director, Data & Analytics, CluePoints
Andrew Rawlinson
Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics, Johnson Matthey
Andy Ruckley
Chief Data Officer, Sea
Angela Livingstone
Chief Data Officer, Dataly Consultancy
Anton Abrarov
Head of Data Science and AI, Norilsk Nickel
Archie Dhaliwal
Director, Strategic Partnerships, Data, Analytics & AI, Wipro
Ben Peterson
Head of Data EMEA, Treliant
Bhushan Kokate
Chief Data Architect, MS Amlin
Cristina Álvarez López
Head of Consumer Programs, Philip Morris International
Dane Buchanan
Global Director of Data, Analytics & Tech, M&C Saatchi Performance
Dr. Nadia Morozova
Global Chief Analytics & Insights Officer - Brand, Marketing and Communications, EY
Elise Walker
Data Platform Director, International Data Office, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Fausto Artico
Global Head of Data Science, GSK
Florian Baptise
Head of Product, Data, Tempr
Helen Blaikie
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Aston University
Holly Chatton
Head of Data Governance, AJ Bell
Ian Moore
Director of Data, Studio Retail Limited
Irina Ioana Brudaru
Head of Data & Strategy, Element Insurance AG
Jean Ortiz Perez
Director of Data & Analytics, Valuedynamx (Collinson)
Julian Highley
SVP Data Science, MarketCast
Kiran Padavala
Head of Data and Revenue Management, Viator
Sameer Rahman
CEO and Founder, DataMonet
Riddhi Sen
Former, Global Head of Data, Delta Capital
Samantha Starling
Head of Data & Insight, Wiltshire Council
Sanica Menezes
Head of customer & marketing analytics, Aviva
Sarah McHattie
Head of Operational Analytics, Ocado Technology
Luis Mejia
VP of Data, PensionBee
Lana Videnova
Technology Director, Data & AI, TPXimpact
Sid Shah
VP, Data & Analytics, International, Live Nation Entertainment
Sophie Holland
Director of Data and Business Platforms, Chambers and Partners
Ust Oldfield
Head of Analytics, Advancing Analytics
Maurice Roche
Director of Analytics, Zellis
Shaohong Bai
Director of Data Science & Analytics, Adthena
Philip Lui
Director of Data, Atlanta Group
The Purpose:
We know we aren’t the only mentorship programme in the data space, but many out there are designed for recent graduates and students, or to encourage business users to become more data savvy.
What about the people already in our industry? Here at Orbition, we provide a way for people to develop, upskill, and progress who are already in our market.
Most organisations have very small Data Analytics teams/functions, and as such don’t have the resources to offer substantial development, upskilling, and progression schemes.
Our goal is to offer unparalleled development opportunities to the brightest minds who are already working within the Data & Analytics industry, and who have the potential to be the future leaders, in every sense, of our community.
This programme seeks to serve those on their career journey from senior manager and upwards.
Why Join?
Can you see value in being mentored by some of the most high-profile and respected thought leaders in the global data and analytics industry?
Leaders that span various fields such as;
- Governance
- Architecture
- Engineering
- Analytics
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Change & Transformation
- Strategy
- Literacy
- Storytelling etc.
Driven by Data: The Mentorship has been specially designed to help people like you, to access free advice from some of the most recognised and influential experts in our industry on things like:
- Career Advice
- Personal Branding
- Upskilling
- Technical Topics
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The Orbition Group Community
Orbition is very fortunate to host an expert community, which is made up of data & analytics leaders from all over the world. Our community has been carefully built and assembled over a period of time, with value being at the centre of everything we do.
The Orbition Group Community was founded on the premise of ‘giving back’ to the global data analytics community with whom we serve talent solutions and much more!
Driven by Data: The Podcast
One of the most popular thought-leadership podcasts in the world (over 20k listeners in 100+ countries)
Driven by Data: The Events
A series of thought-leadership events that have been ongoing since 2018 across the UK.
Driven by Data, Magazine
Unleashing the Power of Data for the world’s Leading Data, Analytics & AI Executives via elite Editorial content
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Our next cohort will go live in June 2024
Who is accessing the Mentorship program?
