Darren Wood
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- DataEngBytes
- Big Data LDN
- Data Decoded
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Big Data LDN 2026 | Big Data LDN | speaker | Treating Data as a Product in the Age of AI: How Your Data Team Can Build Less, Learn Faster and Deliver Strategic Value as BBC AI is changing what we can build, how quickly we can build it and how people interact with data. As the build cycle gets faster, our roles needs to shift…Show lessAI is changing what we can build, how quickly we can build it and how people interact with data. As the build cycle gets faster, our roles needs to shift further towards outcomes, discovery and learning. This talk explores what treating data as a product means, how data products have changed in 2026 and how knowing what to build is more important than ever. | |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Data Decoded LDN 2026 | Data Decoded | keynote | Stop Being a Data Factory – Start Treating Data Like a Product as BBC | |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Big Data LDN 2025 | Big Data LDN | speaker | The Great AI Giveaway: Years of Hype, Zero Product Thinking and no Value as BBC Insights on how to generate real value with AI, treat data as a product, and the state of data products today. | |
| Jul 29, 2025 | DataEngBytes 2025 Sydney | DataEngBytes | workshop | Mastering GraphRAG with Neo4jJoin us for an intensive hands-on workshop where you'll dive deep into building GraphRAG applications using Neo4j. This workshop will cover everything from…Show lessJoin us for an intensive hands-on workshop where you'll dive deep into building GraphRAG applications using Neo4j. This workshop will cover everything from setting up your development environment to implementing advanced RAG patterns using graph databases. | |
| Jul 24, 2025 | DataEngBytes 2025 Melbourne | DataEngBytes | workshop | Mastering GraphRAG with Neo4jJoin us for an intensive hands-on workshop where you'll dive deep into building GraphRAG applications using Neo4j. This workshop will cover everything from…Show lessJoin us for an intensive hands-on workshop where you'll dive deep into building GraphRAG applications using Neo4j. This workshop will cover everything from setting up your development environment to implementing advanced RAG patterns using graph databases. | |
| Sep 24, 2024 | DataEngBytes 2024 Sydney | DataEngBytes | speaker | Knowledge Graphs : Adding a New Dimension to Vector Search and Generative AI as Neo4j Language models, embeddings and vector indexes are the new standard for powering search and customer personalisation. These approaches alone however are still…Show lessLanguage models, embeddings and vector indexes are the new standard for powering search and customer personalisation. These approaches alone however are still limited to a generalised semantic context, making them prone to inaccuracy, hallucination and a lack of explainability. | Video |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Reis | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Juan Sequeda | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Dan Keeley | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Effie Kilmer | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Jane Smith | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Jason Foster | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Joe Herbert | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Jovita Tam | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Mike Ferguson | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Rosanne Werner | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Adam Segal | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Adam Sroka | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Agrim Manchanda | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Alicia Heavisides | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Aman Bhattarai | 2 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.