Andy Cotgreave

As organisations race to deploy AI across the enterprise, many are discovering that the hardest part is not choosing the right model. It is giving AI enough business context to produce accurate, reliable, and cost-effective results at enterprise scale. This panel explores what "context" actually means for enterprise AI, where semantic layers, ontologies, and governance fit into the picture, and what organisations are learning as they move AI initiatives from pilot to production. Drawing on real-world examples, these industry leaders will share practical lessons, common pitfalls, and the context that makes the difference between AI and enterprise AI.

Forget polite panel discussions and canned PowerPoint slides. The Duel of the Data Experts is a high-stakes clash of ideas where you, the audience, hold the power. Six of the industry's sharpest thinkers will take the stage to debate the most pressing controversies in modern analytics. Operating under strict time limits, our debaters are split into two opposing camps: Team Optimist (visionaries betting on the AI-driven future) and Team Pragmatist (battle-hardened veterans who’ve lived enterprise software reality). They debate, YOU vote. Fast, unfiltered, and deeply provocative, this interactive session pits champion against challenger across three explosive thematic rounds: ROUND 1 — THE INTERFACE: AI Analytics means dashboards, and even data stories, are a thing of the past. Can conversational AI agents truly replace human-designed BI reporting, or are we abandoning visual clarity for hallucinated chaos? ROUND 2 — THE ARCHITECTURE: Modern semantic architecture finally makes 'Single Source of Truth' a reality. Do modern semantic layers finally solve corporate metric alignment, or are we just building the next unmanageable tech swamp? ROUND 3 — THE HUMAN: Data teams and analysts are the primary drivers of modern business value. Does AI elevate analysts into strategic powerhouse decision-makers, or are data teams dazed and drowning in an automated ticket queue? Expect sharp banter, zero corporate diplomacy, and direct audience voting to decide who wins each round. Whether…