The Data Monetization Company
Our team has CDO’s and Senior Data Experts of which 85% have 25+ years of experience, 15% have 15+ years of experience. In addition, we are best-selling Data Authors with expertise in more than 5 sectors: Healthcare, Insurance/Banking, Supply Chain, Retail/Global Brands, Agriculture and Manufacturing.
Executive Management Board
Althea Davis
Award Winning Chief Data Officer | 2022 and 2021 Global Data Power Women | the "Gitex CDO of Year 2022" - Woman in AI award recipient | Board Member (IsCDO.org) | Ambassador to the UAE for IsCDO.org | CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member.
Althea Davis is the Founder/CEO at Alstrada. She is responsible for managing and driving forward the Data & AI Practice, linking business critical data fundamentals and practical uses cases to positively impact the organization. For 25 years she has worked for global leaders; ING Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, National Nederlanden, Atradius, European Commission, Nike, Levi Strauss, Accenture and Etihad.
Ben Rijnders
Business Development and Partnership Director Alstrada
A seasoned global business development, marketing, and sales consultant, with a wide and long-term experience in the international food equipment and technology industry, predominantly for hospitality, healthcare services, production, new concepts, and initiatives. Building and supporting global, sustainable networks of business partnerships are the basis for growth and pivotal for continuous success.
Gus Saggu FCCA
Chief Financial Officer, Alstrada Finance & Acquisition Executive Consultant
A consummate leader with a strong grasp of a broad range of commercial matters & business drivers, Gus is innately entrepreneurial using his finance background to drive growth. With his specific SME focus, Gus was an inspiration to our CFO community during the COVID crisis, successfully turning around a business & preparing it for sale in the most difficult of circumstances
Jason Gamage, PhD
CISO, Keynote Speaker, Panelist, Advisory Board, CISSP
Dr. Jason Gamage, PhD, CISSP, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CISA is a
seasoned cybersecurity expert with over 32 years of experience
in the field across various industry verticals. His experience
includes working with companies such as Goldilock, Microsoft,
Merrill Lynch, Delek US Holdings, Nintendo, Fashion Nova, TOMS
Shoes, and AVG.
Executive Data Advisory Board
Peggy Tsai
Chief Data Officer at BigID | Adjunct Faculty at Carnegie Mellon | Top 50 Women in Tech 2020 & 2021 | Co-author of The AI Book | Data Podcaster | Tech Start-Up Advisor | Independent Consultant
Peggy is experienced in strategically designing and implementing enterprise data management programs in the financial services and insurance industries with hands-on expertise in regulatory compliance programs including BCBS 239, Solvency II and General Data Protection Regulation.
Dave McComb
President at Semantic Arts | Independent Consultant
Leading large firms through their transition to Semantic
Technology and Data-Centric Architectures. Inventor on four
patents in the area of Model Driven Development, and author of
"Semantics In Business Systems" and "Software Wasteland: How the
Application-Centric Mindset is Hobbling our Enterprises".
Michael Conlin
Chief Technology Officer at Definitive Logic (DL)| Former Chief Data and Analytic Officer The Pentagon (DoD) USA | Independent Consultant
Mr. Conlin leads DL’s technology and innovation strategy and execution, allowing DL to implement bleeding edge solutions at the intersection of mission support processes and emerging technology. Michael served as the first Chief Data Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense, and then as its first Chief Business Analytics Officer.
Bill Inmon
Founder, Chairman, CEO, Best-Selling Author, University of Denver & Scalefree Advisory Board Member Independent Consultant
Best known as the “Father of Data Warehousing”, Bill Inmon has
become the most prolific and well-known author worldwide in the
Big Data analysis, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
arena and a former Mayo Clinic Senior Data Consultant.
Cortnie Abercrombie
CEO, Founder AI Truth. #Responsible AI Expert #AIEthics | Speaker | Advisor | Independent Consultant
She was named one of “12 Brilliant Women in Artificial Intelligence & Ethics to Watch,” one of the “Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics,” and one of “10 Big Data Experts to Know.” She’s a top advisor to Fortune 500 companies on responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Data Innovation Practices. She is on several boards advising startups, universities, and other non-profits. She is also the CEO and founder of AI Truth.
Peter Aiken
Associate Professor of Information Systems and Anything Awesome |Independent Consultant
Peter Aiken, an acknowledged Data Management (DM) authority, is
an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, past
President DAMA International, and Associate Director of the MIT
International Society of Chief Data Officers.
Doug Laney
Data & Analytics Innovation Fellow at West Monroe | Author of "Infonomics" | Independent Consultant
Doug is the data & analytics strategy innovation fellow with the consultancy, West Monroe. Formerly he was a vice president and distinguished analyst with Gartner's Chief Data Officer (CDO) research and advisory practice. He is an accomplished practitioner and recognized authority on data and analytics strategy, and is a three-time recipient of Gartner's annual Thought Leadership Award.
Stefano Bonfa
Former Oxford Professor | Director & Founder of Oxford Sustainable Development Enterprise (EEIG) with HQ in Oxford | Independent Consultant
Over 30 years of experience in digital transformation and
innovation strategy, build data innovation hub for government
and private sector, design data incubation for digital economy.
Adaptation of EU Smart Strategy Specialization towards data
driven approach and industrial strategy.
Michael Hansen
Adjunct Professor James Cook University, Singapore | Globally leading Research Smart City | Design Thinking | Digital Transformation | Entrepreneurship | Independent Consultant
Adjunct Professor at Cooke University in Singapore and PhD candidate for Digital Twin and Gamification for Smart City Provide lectures for Science and Engineering: Collective Intelligence, Web 2.0 and Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking including Lean UX, GV design sprint and the SCRUM framework, Network Security which includes infrastructure architecture and security tools, ...