Blake Abbenante
Director of Analytics & Data Science Suffolk Construction Company
Blake is a seasoned leader in data analytics and business intelligence, currently serving as the Director of Analytics & Data Science at Suffolk Construction. With over two decades of experience, he has successfully driven data strategy, innovation, and AI adoption across industries, including construction, healthcare, real estate, and technology. His expertise spans data-driven decision-making, predictive modeling, machine learning applications, and business intelligence solutions that enhance operational efficiency and profitability.
Previously, Blake has held senior leadership roles at Minded, CBRE, and Zipcar, where he spearheaded analytics transformations, built high-performing teams, and secured critical business insights that contributed to growth, funding success, and strategic pivots. A passionate advocate for leveraging data to solve complex challenges, he has played a pivotal role in integrating AI and automation into business processes.
Seminars
- Examining how to scale and evolve from simple reporting tools towards analytics that drive more effective decision making
- Addressing the challenge of funding analytics in an industry in tight margins and limited overhead, and how creative cost models can drive sustainable innovation
- Revealing how defining clear responsibilities across data, technical, and innovation teams, integrates analytics into your firm’s DNA
- Ensuring your analytics practices are aligned with the overall strategic objectives of your firm
- Discussing why limiting AI pilots to well-defined, high-value workflows reduces risk and creates measurable results before expanding into complex operational processes
- Implementing frameworks that manage nondeterministic outcomes and prepare teams for solutions that may not deliver predictable results every time
- Developing success metrics to benchmark AI pilots against traditional analytics
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