Discover how Cognizant helped a Media conglomerate transition to Snowflake in just six months, saving millions in licensing fees. By automating 70% of the conversion process and leveraging Cognizant Ignition™ accelerators and Cognizant’s Migration Factory approach, the project modernized the data architecture, improved data accuracy and enhanced accessibility. The successful migration resulted in a robust, autoscaling data warehouse platform, faster project deliveries and significant cost savings.
Partners
Cognizant
Black Diamond
Overview
1109
Sponsored Sessions
Intermediate
Theater Session
Technical Executive
Business Executive
IT / DBA
BI / Analyst
Security Practitioner
Product Manager
DevOps
Data Engineer
Platform Migrations
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Media, Entertainment & Advertising
2980
Data Lakes
Platform Migrations
Customer 360
BI and Analytics
Data Engineering & Pipelines
DevOps
Governance
Lakehouse
Data Warehouse
Snowconvert
Other
Tue, Jun 3
All Days
Theaters are first come, first seated
Not department-specific
Advertising, Media, and Entertainment (Industry-A)
BI & Analytics (Topic)
Data Architectures, including Lakehouse, Mesh, Lake and Warehouse (Topic)
Data Engineering & Streaming (Topic)
DevOps & Observability (Topic)
Governance, Privacy & Security (Topic)
Marketing & Customer 360 (Topic)
Platform Migrations (Topic)
BI / Analyst (Role)
Business Executive (Role)
Data Engineer (Role)
IT / DBA (Role)
Product Manager (Role)
Security Practitioner (Role)
Technical Executive (Role)
General Theaters
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jun 03
Tuesday, Jun 03
Intermediate
Breakout Session
Technical Executive
Business Executive
BI / Analyst
Marketing Practitioner
Product Manager
Data Engineer
Platform Migrations
11:00am - 12:00pm
Financial Services
2973
Platform Migrations
Finance Operations
Customer 360
Security
Compliance
Other
BI and Analytics
Data Engineering & Pipelines
Data Mesh / Data Fabric
Governance
Data Sharing & Collaboration
AI & GenAI
Lakehouse
Secure Data Sharing
Cortex Search or Cortex Analyst
Snowconvert
Other
Wed, Jun 4
All Days
Not department-specific
Financial Services (Industry-A)
AI & GenAI (Topic)
BI & Analytics (Topic)
Collaboration & Marketplace (Topic)
Data Architectures, including Lakehouse, Mesh, Lake and Warehouse (Topic)
Data Engineering & Streaming (Topic)
Governance, Privacy & Security (Topic)
Marketing & Customer 360 (Topic)
Platform Migrations (Topic)
BI / Analyst (Role)
Business Executive (Role)
Data Engineer (Role)
Marketing Practitioner (Role)
Product Manager (Role)
Technical Executive (Role)
OnDemand
11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jun 04
Wednesday, Jun 04
Moving from fragmented data landscapes to a state of true AI synergy is a significant undertaking for any large bank. In this candid panel discussion, the Chief Data and AI Officer of a leading financial institution will share practical insights and lessons learned from their journey leveraging Snowflake. Explore the key implementation strategies, best practices and technological considerations involved in building a unified data foundation that empowers AI initiatives across various business units.
Speakers
Satish Hegde
Practice Leader - AI : Data & Analytics
Cognizant Technology Solutions (HQ)
A seasoned technology leader with over two decades of industry experience, blending thought leadership, technical mastery, and practical expertise in architecting, designing, building, and deploying cutting-edge Agentic AI, Generative AI, AI & Analytics, Data Engineering, and Cloud solutions for global clients across diverse sectors. Collaborates with executive leadership, business heads, and IT professionals to assess organizational landscapes, develop strategic roadmaps for AI, Analytics, Generative AI, Data, and Cloud initiatives, driving business outcomes and growth.
Tom Mazzaferro
Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer
Truist Bank
Tom Mazzaferro is the Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer for Truist Financial Corporation. Tom has been named the Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Data for the last 3 years and named Top 10 leaders in AI and Big Data by CIO Business World. Tom has also received the fintech of the year award in payments, AI and Fraud for both 2020 and 2021 and recently was name Top CDAO to watch out for in 2024. Previously, Tom held multiple roles at HSBC, most recently as U.S. Chief Data Officer, and multiple executive roles across risk, technology, data, and finance at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mazzaferro earned an MBA from The Ohio State University and his undergraduate degree at Villanova University.