ODI

2025

From Insights to Strategic Execution

October 24, 2025
Mayer Brown LLP

The Optimizing Digital Insight (ODi) Conference, hosted annually by the Insight Digital Lab in partnership with DePaul University iD Lab, brings together professionals from Fortune 500 companies. It's a one-of-a-kind opportunity to network, exchange ideas between industry and academia, and explore cutting-edge innovation strategies.

20+
Speakers
200+
Participants
45+
Companies

Past Highlights

Speakers

Yele Adelakun

Founder & Executive Director

DePaul iD Lab

Brad Peterson

Partner

Mayer Brown

Talvis Love

Group Chief Information & Digital Officer

National Grid

Shuchita Singh

Vice President, Enterprise Procurement and Supplier Management

AbbVie

Joe Pennell

Partner

Mayer Brown

Brandon Brooks

Global Head of Privacy - Legal

Morningstar

Benét DeBerry-Spence

Professor of Marketing

University of Illinois Chicago

Joe Powell

Chief Digital Officer

Gallagher Bassett

Dale Davis

Chief IP Counsel and Deputy General Counsel

Cummins Inc.

Paul Haisman

Chief Information Officer

Rotary International

Don Fleschut

Chief Data Officer

Ryerson

Darcy Ross

DVP, Content Marketing, Global Marketing External Affairs

Abbott

Thomas Zwick

Director, Data Services and Digital Transformation

OMRON Americas

Julian M. Dibbell

Partner

Mayer Brown

Jennifer Wimberly

Corporate Director AI and Data Strategy

Abbott

Nate Hartauer

SVP

Morningstar

Philip Van Swol

Vice President, Finance & Operations (Chief of Staff)

CCC Intelligent Solutions

Greg Chasson

Professor, Psychologist, Keynote Speaker, Author

University of Chicago, Translational Mental Health

Lauren Rosen

Board Member

iD Lab

Tim Dickson

Chief Digital & Information Officer

Regal Rexnord

Denice Young-Durrant

Director, Engineering & Data Science

UL Standards & Engagement

Jobin Ephrem

Co-Founder & CEO

Origin

Craig Bryson

DVP & Associate General Counsel

Abbott

Rob McGillen

Chief Innovation Officer

CBIZ

Dwayne Prosko

Managing Director

KPMG US

Akbar Aidarov

Senior Data Scientist

DePaul iD Lab

Schedule

08:30
 - 
09:00
Registration
09:00
 - 
09:15
Introduction and Kick Off
Yele Adelakun
Nate Hartauer
09:15
 - 
09:45
Why Digital Insights are More Important Than Ever
Darcy Ross
Moderator: Yele Adelakun
Transition Break
09:50
 - 
10:30
From Strategy to Execution - Governance and Resource Framework
Brad Peterson
Paul Haisman
Talvis Love
Moderator: Lauren Rosen
Coffee Break
10:40
 - 
11:20
From Insight to Impact - Executing Digital Strategy across the Enterprise
Jennifer Wimberly
Philip Van Swol
Don Fleschut
Denice Young-Durrant
Moderator: Jobin Ephrem
Transition Break
11:25
 - 
11:45
Abbott AI Summer Camp - Use Case and Demo
Moderator: Nate Hartauer
Lunch
13:00
 - 
13:45
Legal Boundaries in a Digital World - Balancing Innovation with Legal Requirements
Brandon Brooks
Dale Davis
Joe Pennell
Craig Bryson
Moderator: Brad Peterson
Coffee Break
13:55
 - 
14:35
Tactical Approach to Bringing Innovation to Life
Joe Powell
Shuchita Singh
Tim Dickson
Rob McGillen
Moderator: Yele Adelakun
Transition Break
14:40
 - 
15:10
Bringing Innovation to Life with iD Lab
Thomas Zwick
Akbar Aidarov
Moderator: Dwayne Prosko
Transition Break
15:15
 - 
15:35
Innovation Through Engaged Scholarship
Greg Chasson
Benét DeBerry-Spence
Moderator: Yele Adelakun
Coffee Break
15:45
 - 
16:30
Navigating the Innovation Roadmap - A View from Executives' Suite
Talvis Love
Joe Powell
Dale Davis
Moderator: Julian Dibbell
16:30
 - 
16:45
Closing Remarks
16:45
 - 
18:30
Networking Reception