Broken Data Club LA

Data is everywhere.
So are the problems.

A Santa Monica gathering for people who know where data breaks.

Focused topic. Real conversation. No pitch.

Upcoming events
Current programming
Santa Monica, California

About the conversation

AI is not simply a faster tool. It is becoming a new operating layer for how companies work.

Where is AI actually worth using?
What data can it trust?
When does your own data become the advantage?
What needs governance?
Why do good pilots still die?

Clarion AI Partners is bringing the conversation to Los Angeles in partnership with Broken Data Club.

20% technical.
80% psychological.
Bennett B. Borden
Clarion AI Partners

The technology is only part of it. People have to trust it, use it and change how they work.

Who you are hearing from
Bennett B. Borden
Featured speaker
Bennett B. Borden
Founder & CEO, Clarion AI Partners
Lawyer. CIA-trained data scientist. AI ethicist.

Bennett is a globally recognized authority on the legal, technological and business implications of AI.

Before founding Clarion AI Partners, he was Partner and Chief Data Scientist at DLA Piper, where he helped shape AI strategy for multinational organizations.

Today he advises enterprises, AI developers and policymakers on how to put AI to work while managing the risks that come with it.

Cydni Tetro
In conversation with
Cydni Tetro
Three-time CEO and transformation leader

Cydni has spent her career making transformation happen inside companies.

Most recently she served as CIO of Swire Coca-Cola, leading AI, data and digital transformation.

As CEO of Brandless, she drove 400% growth and more than $100 million in new revenue in 18 months and raised $118 million.

She also founded and sold two technology companies and began her career at Disney Imagineering.

What we're actually going to talk about
01
Where AI is actually worth it
Not every AI problem is worth solving. Where does it really save time, make money or change the work?
02
Your own data
Everyone can buy similar models. They don't have your customers, history, decisions and operating knowledge.
03
Why pilots die
Lots of demos look great. Then nobody uses them.
04
The people problem
Trust, behavior and incentives can kill a good AI project faster than the technology.
05
Governance without handcuffs
Enough control to move with confidence. Not enough bureaucracy to stop the work.
Parking and arrival

Expert Dojo, 395 Santa Monica Blvd, Unit 308, Santa Monica, CA. The entrance is near The Cheesecake Factory on the top floor of Santa Monica Place. Parking is available in the Santa Monica Place structure.

Request Invite - Sept 15

Approval required

A Broken Data Club LA gathering at Expert Dojo in Santa Monica
SEP 21Monday
Next Broken Data Club LA gathering

Is your data actually ready for AI?

Monday, September 21 / 6:00 - 8:00 PM / Expert Dojo, Santa Monica

Meet people who work with the same kinds of broken records, disconnected systems and untrusted data. A few people from the Club will kick things off with real examples of where data broke, what happened and what they learned. Then the room takes over.

This is our regular gathering. Same room, same rules. No pitch.

Request Invite - Sept 21
Parking and arrival

Expert Dojo is inside Santa Monica Place, 395 Santa Monica Place, Unit 308. The entrance is near The Cheesecake Factory on the top floor. Parking is available in the Santa Monica Place structure.

Evening schedule
  • 6:00 p.m.Drinks and networking
  • 6:30 p.m.Welcome to Broken Data Club
  • 6:40 p.m.Stories from the Club
  • 7:05 p.m.Open Club discussion
  • 7:35 p.m.What we heard from the room
  • 7:50 p.m.Drinks and continued conversation
  • 8:00 p.m.Close

Why Broken Data Club

The same customer exists five ways. The same vendor has three records. CRM, ERP, warehouse and MDM disagree. Then AI gets plugged in and everyone expects trusted answers.

Broken Data Club is for the people who have to deal with that.

Real problems. Smart people. No pitch.

The people in the room matter.

This is for people who work close to the data, know the problems firsthand and have something real to add.

Different roles. Different industries. Everyone has lived some version of the problem.

  • Data leaders
  • AI / ML leaders
  • Analytics and BI
  • Data governance
  • MDM and Customer 360
  • Data engineering
  • Data platform
  • Data product
  • Privacy and risk
  • Customer, account, vendor, supplier and operational data
Recent conversations
    Presented with

    Matchbook AI helps companies integrate, enrich, resolve and govern business data so customer, supplier and vendor records can be trusted across systems.

    matchbookai.com · bgrushcow@matchbookai.com

    Hosted at

    Expert Dojo is a Santa Monica venture fund and growth accelerator that backs early-stage founders.

    395 Santa Monica Place, Unit 308
    Santa Monica, CA 90401
    (Waze)

    www.expertdojo.com
    Gatherings
    Los Angeles · San Francisco · New York
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