Alyson
Welch
Chief Revenue Officer at Neo4j
"How the Power of Data can Make you a Stronger Leader in the GenAI Era"
"How the Power of Data can Make you a Stronger Leader in the GenAI Era"
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"How the Power of Data can Make you a Stronger Leader in the GenAI Era"
"How the Power of Data can Make you a Stronger Leader in the GenAI Era"
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Session: How the Power of Data can Make you a Stronger Leader in the GenAI Era
In today’s data-driven world, the power of data is undeniable. It shapes industries, fosters innovation, and defines our world. Yet, amidst this deluge of data and the rise of generative AI, the importance of data quality and explainability often gets overlooked.In her presentation, Alyson dives into the symbiotic relationship between data quality and effective IT, and how strong leadership is pivotal to its mutual success. She emphasizes the importance of deciding when to invest in transformative technology and how using emerging technologies centered on data, such as GenAI, graph databases, and analytic-centric software, can make you a stronger leader.
In the era of GenAI, rapid insights and heightened productivity are essential for growing business opportunities, and Alyson explains how enterprises can harness GenAI’s potential by using knowledge graphs to safeguard against hallucinations. Moreover, knowledge graphs help to uncover hidden connections and patterns within complex data, enhancing decision-making, predictions, and business innovation. She also offers insights on how to avoid the pitfalls, such as data wastage and inaccurate forecasting.
Alyson credits much of her success as Chief Revenue Officer to her embrace of emerging technologies, and she believes that fully understanding your business's data will lead to the next wave of exceptional leaders.
Join this session to explore how your organization can harness the power of data to drive transformative innovation and how you can grow as a leader in the process.
Key Takeaways
- How female leaders can gain a critical advantage with the effective use of new technologies such as AI and graph databases.
- An understanding of why combining quality data and the latest technologies is essential to both company innovation and personal leadership success.
- A brief understanding of one impactful emerging technology, graph technology, what it is, and why it can be a game-changer during your data journey.
- How to deal with AI hallucinations and achieve greater outcomes for business success.
- The mutually beneficial relationship between data and strong leadership, and how data impacted Alyson’s rise to the C-Suite.
Bio
Alyson Welch is Neo4j’s Chief Revenue Officer. She leads the company’s global field and partner operations, services, and customer success organizations. Welch previously led enterprise sales across North America for Twilio, helping grow the company from $300MM to more than $3 billion in five years. Before Twilio, she was Global Head of Sales at Zignal Labs, where she built the company’s first revenue organization and grew earnings 3x in 18 months.Before Zignal, Alyson spent 14 years at Akamai Technologies as Vice President of Sales, where she was integral in scaling the company from $50M to $1.2B. A ~30-year technology sales and consulting veteran, she sits on the Board of Advisors at Bucknell Freeman’s School of Management, the university where she received her B.A. in Economics and French. She is based in San Francisco.
