Driven by Data: The Mentorship
Developing Future Leaders
This free programme, with nearly 300 partnerships and 500+ participants, 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
Lara Izlan
Director of Insights & Analytics, ITV
Kevin Cassar
Head of Data Science, AXA Health
Phil Parry
Head of DataOps, Bupa
Naureen Hussain
Director Data Estate, Virgin Media O2
Tony Zona
Chief Data Officer, Grant Thornton UK LLP
Amy Higgins
Head of Insight & Analytics, TalkTalk
Emma Wicks
Director of Data Science and Audience Behaviour Analytics, The Telegraph
Sanica Menezes
Head of Customer & Marketing Analytics, Aviva
Holly Chatton
Head of Data Governance, AJ Bell
Lindsay Mason
Head of Data Management, Governance and Skills Development (SCS Deputy Director), UK Ministry of Defence
Dane Buchanan
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, M&C Saatchi Performance
Rupal Sumaria
Head of Data Management, ASOS
Andre Richter
Head of Data Science - Growth, Monzo Bank
Brian White
Chief Data Officer, Supply Chain, Shell plc
Luis Mejia
VP of Data, PensionBee
Peter Laflin
Director of Data & Analytics, Morrisons
Mike Leverington
Director of Insight Capability, ITV
Clara Cali Mella
Senior Analytics and Insights Manager, Bayer
Dan Kellett
Director of Lending and Data Analytics, Carmoola
Gabriela Filip
Chief Data & Analytics officer, Knab Bank
Stu Bevis
Data Culture & Insights Lead, Zurich Insurance
Tom Spencer
Director of Customer Data Science, Aviva
Rui Machado
VP of Data Engineering and Architecture, H&M Group
Dr Andy Moore
Chief Data Officer, Bentley Motors
Kripakarprasad Krishnamurthy
Director - Enterprise Information Management and Data Intelligence, Dominos Pizza
Dee Samra
Global Director of Data & AI Governance, Booking.com
Evie Dineva
Head of Data Engineering & Data Science, Gymshark
Atul Sehgal
Director of Data Science, Swire Coca-Cola
John Thompson
Global Head, Artificial Intelligence, EY
McKinley Hyden
Director of Data Value & Strategy, The Financial Times
“I have always found mentoring beneficial, particularly across industries. I always learn something and feel rewarded by coaching others & watching people take pride in their career. I was really impressed with the mentee I was paired with. We’ve had a brilliant dynamic and I look forward to our monthly hour long sessions. We both appreciate structure and so have followed a career development framework to guide our conversations and address her challenges & opportunities.” McKinley Muir Hyden, Director of Data Value & Strategy at Financial Times
Rachel Purchase
Director of Data & Analytics, Admiral Group
Pankaj Arora
Group Director of Analytics and Decision Science, Saga
Denholm Hesse
Chief Data Officer, BDO UK LLP
Graeme McDermott
Chief Data Officer, Tempcover
Andy Mcmahon
Director - Principal AI & MLOps Engineer
Tia Cheang
Director of IT Data and Information Services, Gallagher
Atul Agarwal
Senior Vice President Product Management - Advanced Analytics | AI, choreograph
Gokhan Ciflikli
Founder, Cogentis
Andrew Sharp
Principal Consultant, The Oakland Group
Rachel Pillsbury
Director of Data & Analytics, Caledonia Private Capital
Will Lowe
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Transform
Paul French
Director of Data and Analytics, First Central
Pete Williams
Director of Data, Penguin Random House UK
Dizem Ozalp Sari
Head of Data Services Domain, BNP Paribas
Dave Holland
Director of Data Strategy, SMBC Group EMEA
Liz Henderson
Executive Advisor, Capgemini
Vlad Jiman
Group Head of Data, Policy Expert
Martin Miller
Chief Technology Officer, M-Vision
Harleen Thethy
VP, Digital Analytics & Marketing, Barclays
Ines Ashton
Digital and AI Strategy Director, Compleat Food Group
Vipul Parmar
Global Head of Data Management, WPP
Sheetal Patole
Co-Founder, XIST Global
Aubrey HB
VP Data, Huuuge Games
Kudzayi Chakahwata
Global Data, Audiences & Technology Solutions Director, Publicis Groupe
Giuliano Ghisi
EMEA Advisory Solutions Principal for Data & AI, Dell Technologies
Giuseppe Boccuzzi
Chief Data Architect, British Airways
Hanan Belarbi
Global Chief Data Product Officer, VML
Henry Brown
Chief Data Officer, Ascent
James Makepeace
Global Head of Data & Analytics, CEF
James Miller
Data & Digital Transformation Director, Anmut
Atif Ishaq
Head of Data - R&D and GenAI, Haleon
Andy Sutton
GM Advanced Analytics (CDAO), Endeavour Group Limited
Andrew Burns
Global Head of Data Strategy, Innovation and Talent, National Grid
Anni Toner
CEO, Data Shack Limited
Arpine Aghjoyan
Review Board Member, CDOIQ Program
Kreena Patel
Global Director Perfect Store and Category Analytics, Mars
Angelique Augereau
Independent Non Executive Director, Pets at Home
Ben Day
AVP Data & Insights (International), Travelers Europe
Shaun Adams
Founder, Principal Consultant, Acta Data Ltd
Emma Dickinson
Head of Data & Insight, Education & Training Foundation
James Blagg
Interim Head of Data Platform, St. James’s Place
Richard Cook
Head of Data Insights & Analytics, The Access Group
Anthony Spence
Head of MI Centre of Excellence, Boots
Ricky Dhaliwal
Head of Retention & Data, Entrepreneurs Circle
Praveen Tomar
Head of Process Digitisation, Ofgem, UK
Matthew Brown
Head of Data Science & Analytics, Markerstudy Distribution
Hemant Patel
CEO, Anumana
Ankur Jain
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
“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, Director of Lending and Data Analytics, Carmoola
Sarosh Azhar
Quality Assurance and Enhancement Manager, University of South Wales
Ryan Jamieson
Chief Technology Officer, Calybre Group Limited
Prachi Priya
Data & AI Strategic Advisor, Stealth Startup
Robin Patra
Head Innovation - Director Data & Analytics, ARCO Construction
Rob Waterhouse
Senior Principal Consultant - Data and Technology, Slalom
Mo Villagran
Associate Director of Insights, Analytics & Data, Cambrex
Agustina Hernandez
Director of Data, CDO, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Andy Isaacs
Director of Data & Analytics, UKTV Media Ltd
Nick Creagh
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, University of East London
Krzysztof Krasnodebski
Analytics Director, Delivery Hero
Veronica Comper
Engineering Delivery Lead Analytics, MediaMarktSaturn
Tim Armstrong
Director of Digital Capability & Data, Nova Entertainment
Matteo Vasirani
Director, Data Science and Engineering, GitHub
Mark Beckwith
Director of Data Governance and Architecture, Financial Time
Kyle Fox
AVP, Analytics and Sales Enablement, Chubb
Gareth Powell
Group Data Officer & Partner, Irwin Mitchell
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Michael Green
Head of Data & Analytics, JD Sports Fashion plc
Robert Whetsel
Associate Director for Data Architecture, FDA
Simon Hayter
Partner & Chief Digital Officer, Knight Frank
Amritpal Singh Assi
Senior Director, Head of Data Analytics & Product, Haleon
Jesse Finch Gnehm
VP, Data MeisterLabs GmbH
John Fiore
Senior Manager, Data Culture - Data Literacy, Lloyds Banking Group
Jon Clay
Data Director, Solera
Jordan-Lee Reddington
Data Product Director, Havas Media Company
Kathleen Bayles
Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, Happy Money
Kirendip Chheena
Director of Business Analytics, Unilode
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
Data & AI, Endava
Yucel Yuksel
Data and Analytics Product Owner, DEHN digital solutions GmbH
Solomon Kahn
Founder & CEO, Delivery Layer
James Scott
CDO, Coterie Holdings UK Ltd
Dan Power
Vice President, Data Governance, Raymond James
Sally Bashuan
Executive Director - Head of Data Governance, Federated Hermes
Sami Rahman
Director of Data, HypeBeast
Bill Schmarzo
Customer Advocate, Data Management Incubation, Dell Technologies
Kulani Likotsi
VP: Technology Lead and Enterprise Data Management, Absa Group
Sheetal Dash
Vice President, J.P.Morgan Chase & Co.
Nic Granger
Director of Corporate, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)
Marion Shaw
Head of Data & Analytics, Chaucer Group
Madhumita Mund Rao
Founder & CEO, PlanetOr Limited
Amit Shivpuja
Director of Data Governance and Strategy, Walmart
Alejandro Martinez
CEO, Propelling Tech
Alina Mihaila
Global Head of IT & Data & Analytics, Danone
Martin Stanley
Director of Insight & Analytics, MST Insight Ltd
Lindsay Pellow
Data & Analytics Director, Network Digital Marketing
Robert Kent
Founder, AI Advisory Group
Zohar Liran
Head of Data Intelligence, Autodesk Construction Cloud
Robert Barbour
Group Data and Insights Director, Travis Perkins Plc
Chukwuebuka Akwiwu-Uzoma
Senior Data Engineer, Arm Limited
Dan Senter
Director Enterprise Data, Serco
Debadyuti Roy Chowdhury
VP Product, InfinyOn
Dylan Anderson
Lead Data Strategy Consultant, Redkite by Accenture
Emma Corbett
Founder & Strategy Consultant, E Corbett Consulting Ltd
Gareth Smart
Global Director Data and Analytics, Berry Global
Lynne Bailey
Lead Data Strategist, Databricks
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 Culture & Excellence
Nirali Patel
Group VP Data & AI 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
Jasmina Lazic
Head of R&D, Bigtincan
James Morgan
CDO, Crown Estate
Sarah Tolfrey
Head of Data Operations, Jaja Finance
Nino Letteriello
Partner, FIT Academy
Phil Thirlwell
Director of Analytics & Data Strategy, FIS
Robert Ogilvie
Head of Data, Aviva
Lisel Engelbrecht
Executive Head: Data Engineering, Analytics and AI, Standard Bank
Dr. Nadia Morozova
Chief Analytics & Insights Officer, Enriched Insights
Elise Walker
Data Platform Director, International Data Office, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Oliver Crowley
Head of Data and Analytics, Ecrebo Ltd
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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
New Process
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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 60k listeners in 160 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 2025
Who is accessing the Mentorship program?
