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Main Conference Day One
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08:15
Register; grab a coffee. Mix, mingle and say hello to peers old and new.
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08:45
Welcome from Corinium and the Chairperson
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08:55
Speed Networking – Making new connections at CDAO Sydney!
During this 10-minute networking session, the aim of the game is to go and meet three people you don't already know. Use the questions on the screen to guide your conversation. Have fun!
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09:05
Keynote Headliner: Future of the CDAO role
Omer Hassan - Head of Data & Analytics - Amazon (USA)
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09:40
Leveraging data for accelerated insights
Lucy Tang - Analytics and Insights Manager - MinterEllison
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10:05
Extracting value from data – operations and delivery
Sonya Crosby - Chief Data & Analytics Officer - QBE
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10:30
Morning Coffee and Connect
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11:00
Realising fit for business use data with modern data management and data governance
Peter Ku - Vice President & Chief Industry Strategist – Banking, Capital Markets, Financial Services - Informatica
What will you learn from this session?
- What’s driving the need for modern data management and data governance in financial services?
- What are the data challenges impacting the industry and the root causes that require attention?
- What does a modern data management and data governance architecture look like?
- How are companies benefiting from Informatica across banking and financial services?
- Where do you start and what does it take to succeed?
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11:25
Keynote Panel: How will humans and AI work in the data context?
- How do you envision humans and AI working together in the future? How would we manage AI and/or people?
- Performance reviews with AI? Will we treat AI like an employee and what is the cost element?
- Opportunity and risk and how data and analytics plays a critical role
- Workforce of the future: What skills do you need to work with AI assistants?
- The function of AI and how we should treat it– is it a worker or it a tool?
- How do you inspire confidence in data with Generative AI models?
Moderator:
Blair Hudson Director of Engineering, Workforce Solutions Pearson
Panellists:
Anya FitzGibbon Head of Data Governance & Delivery Endeavour Energy
Nasca Peng, Head of Artificial Intelligence Fonterra NZ
Dan Chesterman Group Executive, Technology and Data ASX
Artak Amirbekyan Head of Data and Analytics, Transurban
Aleena Delore (nee O’Neill) Head of Data & Governance NGM Group
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12:00
Data4Good Session: Changing the world one byte at a time
Veronica Coyle - Data4Good Lead - Data4Good
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12:05
Lunch
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12:05
Data Leaders Private Lunch (Invite Only) Hosted by Qlik
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Track A - Innovation
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13:25
Boost data integration productivity and innovate faster with Advanced Generative Integration
Brad Drysdale - Principal Solutions Engineer - SnapLogic
In this session, we will highlight how both technical and non-tecnical users can leverage no-code generative tools to rapidly create data pipelines and LLM-powered applications, fostering rapid innovation and significantly increasing operation efficiency.
Key Highlights:
- Data Integration Productivity: Learn how SnapLogic's no-code approach accelerates data pipeline creation and insight extraction.
- Generative AI Integration: Understand how GenAI Builder enables effortless development of enterprise-grade applications without extensive programming.
- Efficient Document Handling: Explore techniques to automate and enhance document workflows, leveraging generative AI to improve accuracy and reduce manual processing times across various industries.
- Live Demonstrations: Experience the capabilities of GenAI Builder, including vector databases and retrieval augmented generation (RAG), to boost operational intelligence and scalability.
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13:50
Leveraging data to create actionable
Irina Chinenova - Head of Customer and Channel Insights - Optus
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14:15
Panel: Building your AI capabilities: The challenges and opportunities
- How do you define AI capabilities
- How do you adopt AI capabilities?
- How has Generative AI changed things?
Moderator:
Anne-Sophie Roessler Account Director ANZ Dataiku
Panellists:
Michaela Shea Head of Data Strategy and Engagement Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Sandeep Mathur Head of Data and Engineering Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Susan Gibson Head of Data Analytics and AI University of Technology Sydney
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14:40
Exploring the scalable patterns to balance the risks and opportunities of data democratisation
Ruben Alexander - Director Data Governance and Management - Transport for NSW
- Balancing Data Risks with Meaningful Outcomes
- Constantly changing and high demand Data & AI environment
- Scalable patterns to meet evolving environment
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15:05
Free Session
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Track B - Governance, AI Ethics & Privacy
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13:25
Fireside chat with Snowflake and NIB
Mathew Finch - Head of Data & AI - NIB
Discover the transformative impact of Snowflake's cloud data platform on data modernisation. Mat will share insights from our 5-year journey with Snowflake, including lessons learnt and the business benefits from transitioning from legacy systems.
Learn about leveraging Snowflake's workloads, to enhance customer experience, personalisation and enabling secure, governed data collaboration. Snowflake's platform has significantly improved our operational efficiency and productivity, allowing more time for analysis and the flexibility to test assumptions by quickly running multiple scenarios.
Speaker:
Mathew Finch Head of Data & AI NIB
Host:
Megan Carrabott Account Executive Snowflake
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13:50
Privacy and consent in a data-packed universe
Malcolm Wanstall - VP Data - Cochlear
- Sensitivity and regulation framework
- Do the end-users know the data is being leveraged a certain way?
- Reconciling data-driven processes need for large data sets against the more restrictive
- Requirements of privacy regulations
- Taking into account ethical considerations focussed on privacy and consent when dealing with data
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14:15
Unified data sharing and governance enabled by data intelligence
Abhishek Pratap Singh - Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect - Databricks
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape where data + AI is fast becoming the driving catalyst to market differentiation and innovation, effective governance is paramount. The complexity and fragmentation of data across various platforms have traditionally hindered the seamless governance, security, and utilisation of critical data assets. In this session, we will dive into the details of the data sharing and governance challenges solved by Unity Catalog and how your organisation can simplify data and AI governance.
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14:40
Modern data governance and how it will serve future commercial needs
Greg Nichelsen - Chief Data Officer - Teachers Mutual Bank
During this session, the speaker will explore the new trends in data governance and how fine-tuning your governance strategy in the modern era will enhance business prospects.
Some talk-points include:
- What does modern data governance mean to you?
- Promoting governance initiatives to the board and cultivating company-wide support and adoption
- Drawing the link between good governance and good business
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15:05
Evolving Data Governance for the real-time streaming and AI era
James Gollan - Head of Solutions Engineering, ANZ - Confluent
Real-time streaming data is all around us — we just don’t realise it. Today, it is not enough to just have data. Having the right data to leverage at the right time is essential for delivering exceptional customer experience and enhanced business outcomes. Streaming data is becoming the data backbone for the modern AI stack. Addressing the challenge of connecting AI models to enterprise data is essential now, more than ever, to promote re-usability of governed, secure, and trustworthy AI data.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- The data architecture challenge businesses have been trying to solve
- How businesses can unify their operational and analytical worlds with data streams, i.e. make sense of the data chaos
- Connecting AI models to real-time, highly governed enterprise data streams to power AI applications
- How organisations are benefiting from a modern data streaming platform
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Track C - Strategy Session
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13:25
Strategy Session: The art of stakeholder management and locking in investment
- How can you empower the CDAO within an organisation?
- Reporting to the board and communicating with success
- Strategies to win the board over
Moderators:
Shiva Storer General Manager – Data, Strategy & M&A, Enterprise Services TAL
Mark Albert Head of Business Intelligence and Enterprise Data University of Sydney
Sandeep Mathur Head of Data and Engineering Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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13:50
Strategy Panel: Unifying different data teams to fortify the data impact in business
In this 15-minute session, we will engage in an open dialogue about different data teams (data engineering, data science, analytics and data governance) and brainstorm how they could work together to strengthen the role of data.
Moderator:
Greg Nichelsen Chief Data Officer Teachers Mutual Bank
Panellists:
Bradley Dixon Chief Data and Analytics Officer University of Wollongong
Simon Herbert Group General Manager, Data and Insights Ramsay Health
Joe Chapman Division Director, Data & Analytics Macquarie Group
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14:15
Strategy Session: Commercialising AI by bringing tangible value to the business
- What do we mean when we talk about commercialising AI?
- Are we really taking advantage of the opportunities generative AI has to offer?
- What are some common and uncommon challenges that organisations face?
- Success stories, war stories and ideas: What can you impart that will help other organisations commercialise AI?
Moderators:
Jon Shen Head of Solutions Engineering, ANZ Arturo
Blair Hudson Director of Engineering, Workforce Solutions Pearson
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14:40
Strategy Panel: Creating the right pathways for data careers
How can we grow talent under challenging and changing times?
In this audience-driven interactive strategy session, we will discuss how different industries can work together to shape the future talent of data and analytics. Talk points will include:
- What should the ideal data career look like?
- From academia to industry – How can we forecast the right trajectory for the market?
- Banding together: How can we come together to develop future talent?
- Is Generative AI the solution to this challenge?
Moderator:
Paul Wainwright Chief Analytics Officer Mable
Panellists:
Shamin Kinathil Head of Data Science ALDI Stores
Simon Joyce, Assistant Secretary Data Integrity Australian Government, Department of Defence
Andrew Spiegelman, Head of Data & Analytics Service NSW
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15:30
Afternoon Coffee and Connect
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Track A: Innovation
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16:00
Drive growth and solve business problems through a strong partnership between the data office and advanced analytics team
Su-Ann Porter - Head of Analytics - GrainCorp
This session will cover the importance of how a strong partnership between the data and advanced analytics team can drive both cost savings and revenue growth outcomes for the business. We discuss ways to unlock the power of data-informed decisions, framework to cultivate strong partnerships, steps to take to deliver business insights and a couple of example projects.
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16:25
Practical 5 step approach to AI governance and safe GenAI
John Cunningham - Vice President & General Manager for APAC and Middle East - Securiti
During this session the speaker will cover the following topics:
- Understand the need for AI governance and practical examples
- Discuss the 5 step approach for AI governance
- Enable safe use of AI versus build safe GenAI
- Safely unleash the power of your data in GenAI
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16:50
Panel: Generative AI is here to stay: What are the simple steps to take to adopt AI into business?
In this session, the panel will explore the opportunities and challenges that generative AI has brought to organisations and the business world. We will tackle interesting and current questions, such as:
- Have you identified clear use cases with Positive ROI for your business and how did you do this?
- Tell us how you are planning to safely embed Generative AI into your business?
- How are you navigating the many challenges of implementing Generative AI?
- Where do you see Generative AI being applied innovatively in the next 3 to 5 years?
Moderator:
Steven Tuften Director of AI and Emerging Technology Steadfast Group Limited
Panellists:
Kristopher Lopez Head of Data and Analytics PetSure
Dr Rima Chaudhuri Former Data Science Manager & Team Lead Finder
Will Liang Executive Director, Asset Management MA Financial Group
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Track B: Data Integrity, Protection & Management
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16:00
Be data literate: How to sustain a data-savvy organisation
Keegan O'Shea - Head of Data and Analytics - Baby Bunting
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16:25
Data Integrity: How to avoid breeding bad bots
David Colwell - VP, AI & Machine Learning - Tricentis
- The Importance of Data Integrity in AI Applications: Understanding how compromised data integrity can lead to flawed AI models, or "bad bots," which can propagate errors and biases across financial systems.
- Mitigating Risks in Generative AI Pipelines:Strategies for ensuring high-quality data inputs in AI/ML models to prevent the long-term harmful effects of inaccurate data.
- Building a Resilient Data Ecosystem: Developing robust data management frameworks that support reliable and effective AI-driven outcomes.
- Case Studies and Real-World Challenges: Examining how major financial institutions address data integrity issues and the implications of these challenges in their AI initiatives.
- Confidence in Data-Driven Strategies: Steps that leading financial entities globally can take to ensure their AI initiatives are built on a foundation of trustworthy data.
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16:50
Panel: Data and cybersecurity: How is cybersecurity relevant for CDAOs?
- Cybersecurity 101: What are the key points data leaders need to know?
- How will cybersecurity risks impact data processes?
- How can the cyber and data teams work together to benefit from a safer, more secured organisation?
Moderator:
Gladwin Mendez Advisory Board Member Corinium Global Intelligence
Panellists:
Jihad Zein Global Head of Governance, Risk and Assurance, Group IT Toll
Himanshu Anand Head of Cyber Threat Management Tabcorp
Sandeep Mathur Head of Data and Engineering Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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17:25
End of Day One
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17:25
Cheers with Peers
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Main Conference Day Two
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09:05
Welcome from Corinium and the Chairperson
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09:15
Keynote presentation: Driving business outcomes in an AI powered/hyped world
Ash Nair - Former Chief Data Officer - Westpac Group
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09:40
Keynote Panel: Connecting data to real-world business challenges – we all agree this is important, but why is it challenging to deliver?
- Embedding data into business, why is it not as straightforward as it should be?
- What are some of the challenges that we need to overcome for data to take the lead?
- Winning the pitch for data to fully integrate data into all facets of the organisation – what are the steps needed for this to be a success?
Moderator:
Durjoy Patranabish Vice President, Head of Global Business Tiger Analytics
Panellists:
Andy Sutton General Manager Advanced Analytics Endeavour Group
Oliver Dwyer Head of Analytics & Data Strategy MYOB
David Silvestre Director Data and Digital BVAC Bupa Villages and Aged Care – Australia
Vasyl Nair Group Chief Executive Officer Mine Super
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10:15
The data product that rules all other data products
Tal Bergman - Director Data and Analytics - Zip Co
You’ve built a central data platform that powers your entire business, all workloads have been migrated and the old platform has been turned off. You breathe a sigh of relief knowing that 100% of the team's focus is dedicated to the new world, the new platform. It is really fast to execute use cases today, but how do you ensure it remains fast in 12 months, 2 years, 3 years and beyond. Come and hear how Zip is future-proofing their data platform to ensure that it continues to be fast, relevant, scalable and reliable for years to come.
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10:40
Morning Coffee and Connect
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11:10
Rethinking business with the advancements in AI
Alex Vasilenko - Head of Business Intelligence and Data Strategy (South-East Asia) - BAT
In this session, we will debate the growing influence of LLMs and the usefulness of AI in the decision-making process. From the valuable advantages to the potential risk and downfalls, we will look at how organisations are taking AI on-board as part of decision-making and what tales of caution are out there.
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11:35
Once Upon a Data Stack: Navigating vast data realms in the quest for customer identity
Sam Bessey - Solution Consulting Lead - Amperity
Enterprises face significant challenges in managing their customer data ecosystems. Fragmented customer identities and the technical debt from maintaining unified customer datasets place unprecedented pressures on your teams and impact business operations. As the deprecation of third-party cookies and upcoming APP legislation lead to further signal loss and reshape data privacy, a robust, first-party customer data strategy becomes ever more crucial. Join us at this session hosted by Amperity to explore how you can embrace AI-backed tooling to create stronger customer identities from your data, reduce IT's burden, enhance data integrity, and leverage improved insights for superior business outcomes.
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12:00
Data awareness and education: Are we doing enough and are we doing it right?
Arvind Raghuraman - Senior Manager, Data Governance - National Australia Bank
In this session, the speaker will share strategies on driving data awareness and education. Explore how you can transform your organisation into a united, data-savvy business.
Key talk-points will include:
- Education policies and practices.
- Roadblocks and how to overcome them?
- Roadmapping the endgame: What is the ideal data savvy organisation?
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12:35
Panel: What’s measured is managed – relevant, timely and accurate data is critical to drive an organisation’s ESG agenda
Sustainability or a broader view of ESG is no longer a ‘nice to have’ for businesses. There’s a real need for organisations to understand the use cases for ESG data – for public and internal reporting, as well as for insights to help drive decision making. ESG professionals are not necessarily data experts, so how do we collaborate and partner together to ensure that organisations can easily access relevant, timely and accurate data?
Key talkpoints:
- How companies are using data analytics to enhance their ERG reporting and disclosures
- Benefits and challenges of automated data collection tools for ESG data, and how these tools can help improve accuracy and efficiency
- Importance of standardised ESG data metrics and frameworks for improving comparability, consistency and transparency
- Strategies for ensuring the accuracy, reliability and integrity of ESG data, including data validation processes and data accuracy checks
- How data visualisation tools can be used to present ESG data in a clear and compelling way for better stakeholder engagement and decision making
Moderator:
Gladwin Mendez Advisory Board Member Corinium Global Intelligence
Speakers:
Scott Lam Data Conduct: Records Management SME, Group Compliance Standard Chartered
Anshu Chaudhary Senior Director Business Analytics JLL
Kate Carruthers Chief Data Officer UNSW
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12:50
Lunch
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13:50
The three essential keys to kickstart data innovation now
Robert Curtis - Managing Director, APAC - InterWorks Asia Pacific
With so many breakthrough technologies emerging in the data marketplace, it's challenging for businesses to know what to expect, how to take advantage of opportunities, and how to prepare for future innovation. Join Robert Curtis, Executive Director of InterWorks Asia Pacific, as he lays out the three essential requirements to accelerate data innovation today.
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14:15
How do CDAOs drive the conversation about what we should be measuring: Can CDAOs influence performance metrics?
David Miller - Chief Data Officer - Macquarie University
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14:40
Strategies to enhance stakeholder literacy and confidence in data
Andrew Saba - Head of Data, Analytics & Insights - AstraZeneca
- Driving data literacy initiatives amongst the leadership ranks – how do you start and what is the goal?
- Communication is key: Could you get the board to speak your language?
- Kicking off effective literacy projects and initiatives
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15:05
Panel: Data as an asset: What does data as an asset mean to you and your organisation?
Data is as important as technology, not a subset. Data has moved from a reporting afterthought to an important input and output of business processes. Some questions that will be posed to the panel includes:
- How do you define data as an asset?
- How do we operationalise data as an asset? What were some of the challenges faced?
- If you could change anything, what would you do differently?
Moderator:
Paul Milinkovic Regional Director, APAC StreamSets Inc.
Panellists:
Suzie Cardwell Chief Data Officer Nine
Amy Shi-Nash Chief Analytics and Data Officer Tabcorp
Dan Chesterman Group Executive, Technology and Data ASX
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15:30
Closing Keynote Panel: What makes a great data leader?
- How do data leaders adapt to the changing environment?
- How can data leaders contribute and collaborate on strategy and vision for their organisation.
- How do you inspire and educate the next generation of data leaders.
Moderator:
DR Virginia Wheway Global Head of Enterprise Data Optiver
Panellists:
Dr Paul Robards Chief Data Integration Officer Department of Defence
Anshu Chaudhary Director Business Analytics JLL
Tim Armstrong, Director, Digital Capability and Data Nova Entertainment
Will Liang Executive Director, Asset Management MA Financial Group
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16:05
15-Minute Lightening Session: Neural data and the possible emergence of cyberneurosecurity
Dr Allan McCay - Deputy Director Sydney - Institute of Criminology
- How do devices such as those produced by Elon Musk’s company Neuralink lead to data privacy concerns?
- What are neurotechnologies?
- Could neurotechnologies be at risk of hacking?
- Will there be legal responses to neurotechnology?
- Might there be future scope for specialisation in an area known as ‘cyberneurosecurity?
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16:20
Afternoon Coffee and Connect
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16:50
Close of CDAO Sydney 2024
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